UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number: | 811-3919 |
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Name of Registrant: | Vanguard STAR Funds |
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Address of Registrant: | P.O. Box 2600 |
| Valley Forge, PA 19482 |
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Name and address of agent for service: | Heidi Stam, Esquire |
| P.O. Box 876 |
| Valley Forge, PA 19482 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (610) 669-1000 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | November 1, 2006–April 30, 2007 |
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Item 1: Reports to Shareholders |
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Vanguard® STAR® Fund |
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> Semiannual Report |
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April 30, 2007 |
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> Vanguard STAR Fund returned 7.3% for the six months ended April 30—a solid return during a volatile period for the U.S. stock market as a whole.
> The fund’s return nearly matched that of its composite benchmark index and the average return for its composite peer group.
> The STAR Fund got strong performances from its two largest stock holdings, Vanguard Windsor™ II Fund and Vanguard Windsor Fund, both of which outpaced the broad U.S. market.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter | 2 |
Fund Profile | 6 |
Performance Summary | 7 |
Financial Statements | 8 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 15 |
Glossary | 17 |
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 cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 |
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| Ticker | Total |
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Vanguard STAR Fund | VGSTX | 7.3% |
STAR Composite Index1 |
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STAR Composite Average2 |
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | ||||
October 31, 2006–April 30, 2007 |
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| Distributions Per Share | |
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Vanguard STAR Fund | $21.04 | $21.86 | $0.360 | $0.327 |
1 The STAR Composite Index is weighted 50% Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Broad Market Index, 25% Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, 12.5% Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 12.5% MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index.
2 The STAR Composite Average, which is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc., is weighted 50% average general equity fund, 25% average fixed income fund, 12.5% average 1–5 year investment-grade fund, and 12.5% average international fund.
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Vanguard STAR Fund’s balanced and broadly diversified approach held up well during a volatile six months. STAR returned 7.3% over the fiscal half-year ended April 30, 2007, a performance that nearly matched the return of its benchmark composite index and the average return of a composite of Lipper fund groups weighted to approximate STAR’s asset allocation.
The STAR Fund got a boost from its two large-capitalization value holdings, Vanguard Windsor II Fund and Vanguard Windsor Fund, which together represented about a quarter of the fund’s assets at the end of the half-year. STAR’s underlying international funds also provided strong absolute returns during the period.
Stocks soared to a new high in the final month of the period
The U.S. stock market was particularly volatile during the six-month period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crept up gradually through the first three months, fell steeply in late February, then recovered in March and climbed steadily through April. The Dow closed above 13,000 for the first time on April 25 and gained 5.9% overall for the month, its best single-month performance since December 2003.
During the period, the market was buoyed by economic reports that showed slower, but broad-based, growth in the domestic economy, and by strong profit reports from a host of blue chip companies.
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Once again, international stocks outperformed U.S. stocks. And in a marked turnaround from recent years, large-cap stocks outpaced small caps.
Bonds produced modest gains
The Federal Reserve Board maintained its target for the federal funds rate at 5.25% throughout the six-month period. The inversion of the yield curve continued, with yields of long-term bonds remaining lower than short-term yields. As inflation fears abated, the premium generally paid for long-term bonds—and for the longer commitment of capital—diminished.
Money market instruments continued to be a bright spot in the fixed income firmament, returning 2.5% for the half-year, as measured by the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. The yield of 3-month
U.S. Treasuries was 4.8% at the end of the period. For the six months, the broad taxable bond market returned 2.6%, while municipal bonds posted a return of 1.6%.
Large-cap value funds led the way in a volatile stock market
The STAR Fund’s eight actively managed stock funds represent holdings of all sizes and valuations, including both domestic and overseas companies. Over the past six months, these funds produced generally strong returns that reflected the trends in the broader market. The best performances came for the most part from funds focused on larger, value-oriented holdings and on international stocks.
The STAR Fund’s two largest stock holdings, Windsor II and Windsor, outgained the broad market over the past six months,
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Stocks |
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Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.1% | 15.2% | 9.1% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) | 9.1 | 14.5 | 9.7 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 16.1 | 19.7 | 18.3 |
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Bonds |
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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 2.6% | 7.4% | 5.1% |
Lehman Municipal Bond Index | 1.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 |
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Consumer Price Index | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
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as the deeply discounted stocks they champion—particularly consumer-oriented issues—found favor with investors. Windsor II, which climbed 10.9% over the fiscal half-year, also got a lift from utilities that benefited from an increased demand for power, and Windsor, which gained 10.1%, was aided by its advisors’ shrewd stock selection among information technology companies.
STAR’s smaller holdings also delivered solid returns. The two international funds produced double-digit gains—14.4% for Vanguard International Growth Fund and 13.8% for Vanguard International Value Fund. Vanguard Explorer™ Fund, which focuses on smaller-cap growth stocks, returned 10.1%, and Vanguard Morgan™ Growth Fund gained 9.2%.
Somewhat weaker performances were turned in by STAR’s two other growth-oriented funds, Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund, which gained 6.7%, and Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund, which returned 6.5%. Both funds seek stocks with excellent long-term growth prospects, and both have focused lately on health care and technology companies, a commitment that went largely unrewarded over the past six months.
In the fixed income market, shorter-term issues continued to outperform longer-term securities, and STAR’s bond funds reflected this. Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund returned 2.9% over the six months, and Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund returned 1.7%. Vanguard GNMA Fund earned 2.6% in what was generally a solid six months for mortgage-backed securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Annualized Expense Ratios |
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Your fund compared with its peer group |
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STAR Fund | 0.34% | 1.29% |
1 This figure represents an annualized, weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which STAR Fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 Based on the STAR Composite Average, which is weighted 50% average general equity fund, 25% average fixed income fund, 12.5% average 1–5 year investment-grade fund, and 12.5% average international fund. The figure is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.
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Volatile times remind us that balance is key
The stock market’s steep drop in late February and its subsequent climb through April offered a fresh reminder that the path for investors is, if nothing else, unpredictable. Fortunately, this time around the market recovered fairly quickly, something we can’t always count on.
Times of heightened volatility in the markets underscore the value of a balanced approach to investing—an approach exemplified by the STAR Fund. STAR is unlikely to lead the return rankings in any particular period, or to bring up the rear. Its broad mix of stock and fixed income funds can help position you to reap the benefits of the market’s better performers while moderating the impact of those that lag behind.
In one package, STAR embodies the characteristics essential to long-term investing success: balance among asset classes, diversification within them, and a commitment to keeping costs low. Whether it is the core of your investment plan or one part of it, we believe the STAR Fund can play a vital role in your efforts to reach your financial goals.
Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,
John J. Brennan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 11, 2007
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Vanguard Fund | Percentage of | Six Months Ended |
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Windsor II | 16.2% | 10.9% |
Windsor | 8.9 | 10.1 |
Morgan Growth | 6.9 | 9.2 |
PRIMECAP | 6.9 | 6.7 |
U.S. Growth | 6.9 | 6.5 |
Explorer | 4.3 | 10.1 |
International Growth | 6.2 | 14.4 |
International Value | 6.2 | 13.8 |
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Long-Term Investment-Grade | 12.6% | 1.7% |
GNMA | 12.5 | 2.6 |
Short-Term Investments |
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Short-Term Investment-Grade | 12.4% | 2.9% |
Combined | 100.0% | 7.3% |
1 As of April 30, 2007.
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Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Financial Attributes |
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Yield | 2.8% |
Expense Ratio | 0% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.34% |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds |
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Windsor II | 16.2% |
Windsor | 8.9 |
Morgan Growth | 6.9 |
PRIMECAP | 6.9 |
U.S. Growth | 6.9 |
Explorer | 4.3 |
International Growth | 6.2 |
International Value | 6.2 |
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Long-Term Investment-Grade | 12.6% |
GNMA | 12.5 |
Short-Term Investments |
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Short-Term Investment-Grade | 12.4% |
Total | 100.0% |
Volatility Measures2 |
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| Composite Index3 |
R-Squared | 0.97 |
Beta | 1.05 |
Equity Investment Focus
Fixed Income Investment Focus
Fund Asset Allocation
1 This figure represents an annualized, weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the STAR Fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 17.
3 The STAR Composite Index is weighted 50% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 25% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 12.5% Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 12.5% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 50% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 25% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 12.5% Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 12.5% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
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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 www.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 (%): October 31, 1996–April 30, 2007
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1997 | 17.9% | 4.1% | 22.0% | 22.4% |
1998 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
1999 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 16.4 |
2000 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 12.5 | 7.9 |
2001 | –6.4 | 3.3 | –3.1 | –12.9 |
2002 | –9.4 | 2.9 | –6.5 | –6.5 |
2003 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 19.0 | 17.3 |
2004 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 9.2 |
2005 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 |
2006 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 |
20072 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
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STAR Fund | 3/29/1985 | 9.71% | 8.26% | 6.09% | 3.19% | 9.28% |
1 The STAR Composite Index is weighted 50% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 25% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 12.5% Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 12.5% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 50% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 25% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 12.5% Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 12.5% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
2 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 12 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
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| Vanguard Windsor II Fund Investor Shares | 63,750,777 | 2,357,504 |
| Vanguard Windsor Fund Investor Shares | 66,104,735 | 1,287,059 |
| Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund Investor Shares | 50,439,178 | 1,008,784 |
| Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Investor Shares | 13,929,914 | 1,006,436 |
| Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares | 52,722,276 | 999,614 |
| Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Shares | 7,788,725 | 624,266 |
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International Stock Funds (12.4%) |
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| Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares | 35,327,041 | 907,552 |
| Vanguard International Value Fund | 20,907,787 | 902,798 |
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Bond Funds (25.1%) |
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| Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares | 197,723,471 | 1,824,988 |
| Vanguard GNMA Fund Investor Shares | 178,401,342 | 1,821,478 |
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Short-Term Bond Fund (12.4%) |
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| Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares | 170,039,207 | 1,804,116 |
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1 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 16,542,477 | 16,542 |
Total Investment Companies (Cost $10,671,233) |
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Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) |
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Liabilities |
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Net Assets (100%) |
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Net Asset Value Per Share |
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Paid-in Capital | 10,167,985 | $15.26 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 88,762 | .13 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 418,471 | .63 |
Unrealized Appreciation | 3,889,904 | 5.84 |
Net Assets | 14,565,122 | $21.86 |
• 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.
2 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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Statement of Operations
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Income Distributions Received | 228,107 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 228,107 |
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Capital Gain Distributions Received | 442,595 |
Investment Securities Sold | 17,499 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 460,094 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 299,337 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 987,538 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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Net Investment Income | 228,107 |
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Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 460,094 |
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 299,337 |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 987,538 |
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Net Investment Income | (230,928) |
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Realized Capital Gain1 | (209,760) |
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Total Distributions | (440,688) |
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Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
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Issued | 845,802 |
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Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 428,538 |
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Redeemed | (778,399) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 495,941 |
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Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,042,791 |
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Beginning of Period | 13,522,331 |
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End of Period2 | 14,565,122 |
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1 Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $39,771,000 and $33,279,000, 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 $88,762,000 and $91,583,000.
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Financial Highlights
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Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $21.04 | $19.14 | $17.92 | $16.67 | $14.41 | $15.92 |
Investment Operations |
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Net Investment Income | .353 | .533 | .46 | .41 | .40 | .480 |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | .673 | .378 | .01 | — | — | .181 |
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(Loss) on Investments | .481 | 1.554 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 2.28 | (1.656) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.507 | 2.465 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 2.68 | (.995) |
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Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.360) | (.510) | (.44) | (.42) | (.42) | (.500) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (.327) | (.055) | — | — | — | (.015) |
Total Distributions | (.687) | (.565) | (.44) | (.42) | (.42) | (.515) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $21.86 | $21.04 | $19.14 | $17.92 | $16.67 | $14.41 |
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Total Return | 7.30% | 13.13% | 9.33% | 10.14% | 18.96% | –6.53% |
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Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $14,565 | $13,522 | $11,547 | $10,083 | $8,671 | $7,225 |
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Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%1* | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
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Average Net Assets | 2.85%* | 2.64% | 2.44% | 2.39% | 2.60% | 3.07% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 6%* | 9% | 6% | 6% | 15% | 12% |
1 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.34%.
* Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard STAR Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund follows a balanced investment strategy by investing in selected Vanguard funds. The fund invests 60% to 70% of its net assets in stock funds (predominantly large-capitalization U.S. stock funds), 20% to 30% in intermediate- to long-term bond funds, and 10% to 20% in a short-term bond fund.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $10,671,233,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,889,904,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $3,896,993,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $7,089,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $1,139,619,000 of investment securities and sold $405,423,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.
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E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
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Issued | 39,718 |
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Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 20,407 |
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Redeemed | (36,528) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 23,597 |
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F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s 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 typical fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. The STAR Fund has no direct expenses, but bears its proportionate share of the costs for the underlying funds in which it invests. These indirect expenses make up the acquired fund fees and expenses, also expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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 costs were calculated using the acquired fund fees and expenses for STAR Fund.
The table below 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.
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1 The calculations are based on the acquired fund fees and expenses for the most recent six-month period of each underlying fund. STAR Fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses figure as of April 30, 2007, was 0.34%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the expense figure 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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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 account service fee described in the prospectus. If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Glossary
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Funds that invest in other Vanguard funds incur no direct expenses, but they do bear proportionate shares of the operating, administrative, and advisory expenses of the underlying funds, and they must pay any fees charged by those funds. The figure for acquired fund fees and expenses represents a weighted average of these underlying costs. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
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%. 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.
Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.
Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.
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.
Yield. A snapshot of a fund’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund’s net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.
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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.
Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.
Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
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Trustee since May 1987; | Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment |
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Trustee since January 2001 | in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business |
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Trustee since December 20012 | of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) since 2005; |
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Trustee since June 2006 | Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania |
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| University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of Carnegie |
| Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development Corporation and |
| Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004. |
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Trustee since July 1998 | Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information Officer | |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson | |
| (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center | |
| at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute. | |
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Trustee since December 2004 | and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty | |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Recruiting, and Chair of Finance Faculty, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman | |
| of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm) since 2003; Chair of the Investment Committee of | |
| HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm) since 2005; Director of registered | |
| investment companies advised by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and affiliates | |
| (1985–2004), Genbel Securities Limited (South African financial services firm) | |
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Trustee since January 1993 | Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director | |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services). | |
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Trustee since April 1985 | Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and | |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University | |
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Secretary since July 2005 | Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of | |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
| Group, since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006). | |
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Mortimer J. Buckley | Paul A. Heller | Ralph K. Packard |
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2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.
More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.
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> For the six months ended April 30, 2007, returns for the four LifeStrategy Funds ranged from 4.4% for the most conservative fund to 9.1% for the most aggressive.
> Bond returns were modest for the half-year period, while the U.S. and international stock markets produced healthy gains.
> Among the underlying Vanguard funds represented in the LifeStrategy series, the best performance belonged to the Total International Stock Index Fund, while the Total Bond Market Index Fund delivered the most modest return.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter | 2 |
LifeStrategy Income Fund | 7 |
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 15 |
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 23 |
LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 31 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 39 |
Glossary | 41 |
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 cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 |
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Vanguard LifeStrategy Income Fund | VASIX | 4.4% |
Income Composite Index1 |
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Income Composite Average2 |
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Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | VSCGX | 6.0% |
Conservative Growth Composite Index1 |
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Conservative Growth Composite Average2 |
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Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | VSMGX | 7.5% |
Moderate Growth Composite Index1 |
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Moderate Growth Composite Average2 |
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Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund | VASGX | 9.1% |
Growth Composite Index1 |
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Growth Composite Average2 |
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1 Total returns for the composite indexes are derived by applying the funds’ target allocations to the results of the following benchmarks: for U.S. stocks, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Broad Market Index; for International stocks, the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index; for bonds, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index; and for short-term investments, the Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index.
2 Each average is a blended composite that weights the return of the average comparable mutual fund for each asset class in proportion to the target weighting of the appropriate LifeStrategy Fund. All average returns for funds are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. The Income Composite Average is weighted 60% average fixed income fund, 20% average general equity fund, and 20% average money market fund. The Conservative Growth Composite Average is weighted 40% average fixed income fund, 35% average general equity fund, 20% average money market fund, and 5% average international fund. The Moderate Growth Composite Average is weighted 50% average general equity fund, 40% average fixed income fund, and 10% average international fund. The Growth Composite Average is weighted 65% average general equity fund, 20% average fixed income fund, and 15% average international fund.
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
The entire LifeStrategy Fund lineup posted strong returns for the six months ended April 30, 2007, ranging from 4.4% for the LifeStrategy Income Fund to 9.1% for the LifeStrategy Growth Fund.
Bonds produced relatively modest returns during the period, while domestic and international stocks turned in more volatile, but generally strong performances. Those LifeStrategy Funds with a larger exposure to international equities fared best during the period, as foreign stocks continued to outpace domestic issues.
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund makes up one-quarter of the assets in each of the LifeStrategy Funds. The Asset Allocation Fund can change its allocations to stocks, bonds, and cash, depending on which asset class is anticipated to have the strongest performance. For most of the half-year, the Asset Allocation Fund held a 100% exposure to the stock market, boosting returns for all four LifeStrategy Funds.
All of the funds outpaced their composite benchmark indexes and their peer-group averages. The yield of the LifeStrategy Income Fund was 3.92% at the end of the period.
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Stocks soared to a new high in the final month of the period
The U.S. stock market was particularly volatile during the six-month period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crept up gradually through the first three months, fell steeply in late February, then recovered in March and climbed steadily through April. The Dow closed above 13,000 for the first time on April 25, and gained 5.9% overall for the month, its best single-month performance since December 2003.
During the period, the market was buoyed by economic reports that showed slower, but broad-based, growth in the domestic economy, and by strong profit reports from a host of blue-chip companies. Once again, international stocks outperformed
U.S. equities. In a marked turnaround from recent years, large-capitalization stocks outpaced small-cap issues.
The bond market produced modest gains
The Federal Reserve Board maintained its target for the federal funds rate at 5.25% throughout the six-month period. The inversion of the yield curve continued, with yields of long-term bonds remaining lower than short-term yields. As inflation fears abated, the premium generally paid for long-term bonds—and for the longer commitment of capital—diminished.
Money market instruments continued to be a bright spot in the fixed income firmament, returning 2.5% for the half-year,
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Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.1% | 15.2% | 9.1% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) | 9.1 | 14.5 | 9.7 |
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 16.1 | 19.7 | 18.3 |
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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 2.6% | 7.4% | 5.1% |
Lehman Municipal Bond Index | 1.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 |
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as measured by the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. The yield of 3-month U.S. Treasuries was 4.8% at the end of the period. For the six months, the broad taxable bond market returned 2.6%, while municipal bonds posted a return of 1.6%.
The funds’ performances varied according to asset allocations
Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds are “funds of funds” that invest in varying combinations of underlying Vanguard mutual funds that track the domestic and international stock markets and the broad U.S. bond market. Among the underlying Vanguard funds represented in the LifeStrategy series, the best performers for the six-month period were the Total International Stock Index Fund (+15.4%) and the Total Stock Market
Index Fund (+9.0%). The lowest-returning portfolios were the Total Bond Market Index Fund (+2.6%) and the Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund (+2.9%).
A key factor in differentiating performance for the period was the extent to which each LifeStrategy Fund was exposed to international markets, where stocks excelled. As a result, Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund helped boost returns for the LifeStrategy Growth, LifeStrategy Moderate Growth, and LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Funds, which have international weightings of 15%, 10%, and 5%, respectively. The fund with the largest international allocation, LifeStrategy Growth, also posted the highest return for the period at 9.1%.
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LifeStrategy Income Fund | 0.25% | 1.10% |
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 0.25 | 1.18 |
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 0.25 | 1.29 |
LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 0.25 | 1.38 |
1 This figure represents a weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the LifeStrategy Funds invest. The LifeStrategy Funds do not charge any expenses or fees of their own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 Peer groups are (from top to bottom) the Income Composite Average, the Conservative Growth Composite Average, the Moderate Growth Composite Average, and the Growth Composite Average. Each average is a blended composite that weights the expense of the average comparable mutual fund for each asset class in proportion to the target weighting of the appropriate LifeStrategy Fund. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through year-end 2006.
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As noted earlier, all four LifeStrategy Funds held a 25% weighting in Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund, which gained 8.1% during the period. Its heavy allocation to stocks during the half-year allowed the Asset Allocation Fund to significantly outperform its benchmark, which is weighted 65% stocks and 35% bonds. The performance of the Asset Allocation Fund in turn helped each of the LifeStrategy Funds to best their benchmarks.
Fixed income investments generated modest returns for the six-month period. Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, which returned 2.6%, was weighted 10%, 30%, 30%, and 50%, in the LifeStrategy funds, moving along the risk spectrum from growth to income. Vanguard Short-Term
Investment-Grade Fund—a 20% weighting in the LifeStrategy Conservative Growth and Income Funds—fared somewhat better, returning 2.9% for the half-year.
The LifeStrategy series provides broadly diversified portfolios
Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds offer four approaches to allocating your assets among broadly diversified investments. In the process, the funds rely on cost-efficient Vanguard funds, primarily index funds, to capture the returns of the stock and bond markets.
Relative returns for the LifeStrategy Funds during the past six months were in line with our long-term expectations for these funds—namely, a ladder-like progression
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LifeStrategy Income Fund | 20% | 28% |
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 40 | 48 |
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 60 | 67 |
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 80 | 87 |
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1 Actual international stock positions for the Income, Conservative Growth, Moderate Growth, and Growth Funds equaled 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% of assets, respectively.
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based on the funds’ asset allocations. In exchange for accepting a higher level of risk, more aggressive investors were rewarded with higher returns for the period, while more conservative, risk-averse investors received more modest returns, with a larger income component. Although the funds will certainly depart from this pattern over shorter time periods, history suggests that bond-heavy allocations tend to produce steady income and lower, less volatile returns, while stock-heavy allocations produce higher, but more volatile, long-term results.
As we have counseled through the years, choosing and sticking with a carefully considered, balanced portfolio suited to your unique circumstances and time horizon can be critical to your long-term success as an investor. Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds put this counsel into practice. The funds also keep your investment costs as low as possible, making them an extremely efficient choice for your portfolio.
Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,
John J. Brennan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 14, 2007
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LifeStrategy Income Fund | $13.97 | $14.22 | $0.290 | $0.068 | 3.92% |
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 16.43 | 17.11 | 0.290 | 0.000 | 3.26 |
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 20.09 | 21.28 | 0.310 | 0.000 | 2.68 |
LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 23.32 | 25.13 | 0.300 | 0.000 | 2.04 |
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Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
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Yield | 3.9% |
Expense Ratio | 0% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.25% |
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R-Squared | 0.94 |
Beta | 1.06 |
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Total Bond Market Index Fund | 50.1% |
Asset Allocation Fund | 25.0 |
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund | 19.9 |
Total Stock Market Index Fund | 5.0 |
Total | 100.0% |
Equity Investment Focus
Fixed Income Investment Focus
Fund Asset Allocation
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 41.
3 60% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 20% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, and 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index through April 22, 2005; and 60% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 20% MSCI US Broad Market Index, and 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index thereafter.
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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 www.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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1997 | 7.6% | 5.9% | 13.5% | 12.5% |
1998 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 10.0 |
1999 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
2000 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
2001 | –0.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
2002 | –5.3 | 4.5 | –0.8 | 1.3 |
2003 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 8.2 |
2004 | 2.8 | 3.4v | 6.2 | 5.9 |
2005 | –0.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
2006 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 7.3 |
20072 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
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|
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|
|
| Ten Years |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Capital | Income | Total |
LifeStrategy Income Fund | 9/30/1994 | 8.12% | 5.79% | 2.46% | 4.62% | 7.08% |
1 60% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 20% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, and 20% Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index through August 31, 2003; 60% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 20% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, and 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index through April 22, 2005; and 60% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 20% MSCI US Broad Market Index, and 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index thereafter.
2 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 12 for dividend and capital gains information.
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LifeStrategy Income Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (100.2%) |
|
|
U.S. Stock Fund (5.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 2,494,616 | 89,282 |
|
|
|
Balanced Fund (25.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund Investor Shares | 14,842,919 | 447,217 |
|
|
|
Bond Fund (50.2%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 89,394,922 | 895,737 |
|
|
|
Short-Term Bond Fund (20.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares | 33,606,936 | 356,570 |
Total Investments (Cost $1,614,789) |
| 1,788,806 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 8,305 |
Liabilities |
| (12,531) |
|
| (4,226) |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 125,509,391 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 1,784,580 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $14.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:1 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 1,601,694 | $12.76 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 6,387 | .05 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 2,482 | .02 |
Unrealized Appreciation | 174,017 | 1.39 |
Net Assets | 1,784,580 | $14.22 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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LifeStrategy Income Fund
Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 34,446 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 34,446 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 3,027 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 3,027 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 36,132 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 73,605 |
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LifeStrategy Income Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, |
| October 31, |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| ($000) |
| ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | 34,446 |
| 63,568 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 3,027 |
| 8,495 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 36,132 |
| 64,199 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 73,605 |
| 136,262 |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | (35,031) |
| (63,294) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | (8,121) |
| — |
Total Distributions | (43,152) |
| (63,294) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
|
Issued | 243,298 |
| 336,154 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 40,416 |
| 58,819 |
Redeemed | (195,192) |
| (553,945) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 88,522 |
| (158,972) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 118,975 |
| (86,004) |
Net Assets |
|
|
|
Beginning of Period | 1,665,605 |
| 1,751,609 |
End of Period2 | 1,784,580 |
| 1,665,605 |
1 Includes fiscal 2007 short-term gain distributions totaling $3,344,000. 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 $6,387,000 and $6,972,000.
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Financial Highlights
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $13.97 | $13.38 | $13.39 | $13.03 | $12.28 | $12.97 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .280 | .53 | .47 | .43 | .44 | .57 |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | .01 | — | — |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | .328 | .58 | (.02) | .35 | .76 | (.67) |
Total from Investment Operations | .608 | 1.11 | .45 | .79 | 1.20 | (.10) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.290) | (.52) | (.46) | (.43) | (.45) | (.59) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (.068) | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.358) | (.52) | (.46) | (.43) | (.45) | (.59) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $14.22 | $13.97 | $13.38 | $13.39 | $13.03 | $12.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return | 4.41% | 8.49% | 3.39% | 6.15% | 9.95% | –0.79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,785 | $1,666 | $1,752 | $1,611 | $1,305 | $1,001 |
Ratio of Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 4.06%* | 3.85% | 3.47% | 3.31% | 3.53% | 4.64% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 8%* | 14% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 10% |
1 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.25% (annualized).
* Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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LifeStrategy Income Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard LifeStrategy Income Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR® Funds. The fund follows a balanced investment strategy by investing in selected Vanguard funds to achieve its targeted allocation of assets to U.S. stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,614,789,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $174,017,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $186,143,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $12,126,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $158,137,000 of investment securities and sold $69,606,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.
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LifeStrategy Income Fund
E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| October 31, 2006 |
| Shares |
| Shares |
| (000) |
| (000) |
Issued | 17,307 |
| 24,760 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 2,892 |
| 4,362 |
Redeemed | (13,898) |
| (40,824) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 6,301 |
| (11,702) |
F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Financial Attributes |
|
|
|
Yield | 3.3% |
Expense Ratio | 0% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.25% |
Volatility Measures2 |
|
| Fund Versus |
| Composite Index3 |
R-Squared | 0.98 |
Beta | 1.12 |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds |
|
|
|
Total Bond Market Index Fund | 30.0% |
Asset Allocation Fund | 25.1 |
Total Stock Market Index Fund | 20.0 |
Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund | 19.9 |
Total International Stock Index Fund | 5.0 |
Total | 100.0% |
Equity Investment Focus
Fixed Income Investment Focus
Fund Asset Allocation
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 41.
3 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 35% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 5% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 35% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 5% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
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LifeStrategy Conservative 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 www.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 (%): October 31, 1996–April 30, 2007
|
|
|
| Conservative |
|
|
|
| Growth |
Fiscal | Capital | Income | Total | Composite |
Year | Return | Return | Return | Index1 |
1997 | 11.5% | 4.9% | 16.4% | 15.7% |
1998 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 11.0 |
1999 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
2000 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
2001 | –7.6 | 4.3 | –3.3 | –4.6 |
2002 | –7.7 | 3.6 | –4.1 | –2.5 |
2003 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 12.2 |
2004 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
2005 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
2006 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
20072 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
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|
|
| Ten Years | ||
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Capital | Income | Total |
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 9/30/1994 | 9.53% | 6.82% | 3.83% | 3.85% | 7.68% |
1 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 35% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 20% Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index, and 5% MSCI EAFE Index through August 31, 2003; 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 35% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 5% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, 35% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 20% Lehman 1–3 Year U.S. Credit Index, and 5% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
2 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 20 for dividend and capital gains information.
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (100.1%) |
|
|
U.S. Stock Fund (20.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 38,291,463 | 1,370,451 |
|
|
|
International Stock Fund (5.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | 18,045,040 | 344,119 |
|
|
|
Balanced Fund (25.1%) |
|
|
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund Investor Shares | 57,030,426 | 1,718,327 |
|
|
|
Bond Fund (30.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 204,905,549 | 2,053,154 |
|
|
|
Short-Term Bond Fund (20.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares | 128,805,015 | 1,366,621 |
Total Investments (Cost $5,892,515) |
| 6,852,672 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 22,456 |
Liabilities |
| (33,657) |
|
| (11,201) |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 399,766,526 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 6,841,471 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $17.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:1 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 5,865,594 | $14.67 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 19,882 | .05 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (4,162) | (.01) |
Unrealized Appreciation | 960,157 | 2.40 |
Net Assets | 6,841,471 | $17.11 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 105,169 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 105,169 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 1,021 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 1,021 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 238,160 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 344,350 |
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, |
| October 31, |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| ($000) |
| ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | 105,169 |
| 148,299 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 1,021 |
| 6,680 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 238,160 |
| 347,065 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 344,350 |
| 502,044 |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | (102,463) |
| (142,715) |
Realized Capital Gain | — |
| — |
Total Distributions | (102,463) |
| (142,715) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
|
Issued | 1,871,332 |
| 1,570,776 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 100,012 |
| 138,928 |
Redeemed | (698,179) |
| (821,888) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 1,273,165 |
| 887,816 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,515,052 |
| 1,247,145 |
Net Assets |
|
|
|
Beginning of Period | 5,326,419 |
| 4,079,274 |
End of Period1 | 6,841,471 |
| 5,326,419 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $19,882,000 and $17,176,000.
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.43 | $15.24 | $14.83 | $14.17 | $12.81 | $13.88 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .29 | .50 | .44 | .40 | .39 | .51 |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | .01 | — | — |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | .68 | 1.18 | .41 | .64 | 1.37 | (1.06) |
Total from Investment Operations | .97 | 1.68 | .85 | 1.05 | 1.76 | (.55) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.29) | (.49) | (.44) | (.39) | (.40) | (.52) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.29) | (.49) | (.44) | (.39) | (.40) | (.52) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $17.11 | $16.43 | $15.24 | $14.83 | $14.17 | $12.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return | 5.96% | 11.23% | 5.77% | 7.49% | 13.99% | –4.11% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $6,841 | $5,326 | $4,079 | $3,463 | $2,795 | $2,133 |
Ratio of Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 3.40%* | 3.21% | 2.95% | 2.74% | 2.92% | 3.79% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 8%* | 4% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 12% |
1 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.25% (annualized).
* Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR Funds. The fund follows a balanced investment strategy by investing in selected Vanguard funds to achieve its targeted allocation of assets to U.S. stocks, international stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $5,607,000 to offset future net capital gains of $187,000 through October 31, 2010; $4,848,000 through October 31, 2011; and $572,000 through October 31, 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $5,892,515,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $960,157,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $971,030,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $10,873,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $1,549,636,000 of investment securities and sold $248,580,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.
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E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| October 31, 2006 |
| Shares |
| Shares |
| (000) |
| (000) |
Issued | 111,297 |
| 99,714 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 5,990 |
| 8,898 |
Redeemed | (41,659) |
| (52,170) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 75,628 |
| 56,442 |
F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Financial Attributes |
|
|
|
Yield | 2.7% |
Expense Ratio | 0% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.25% |
Volatility Measures2 |
|
| Fund Versus |
| Composite Index3 |
R-Squared | 0.99 |
Beta | 1.09 |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds |
|
|
|
Total Stock Market Index Fund | 34.9% |
Total Bond Market Index Fund | 30.2 |
Asset Allocation Fund | 24.9 |
Total International Stock Index Fund | 10.0 |
Total | 100.0% |
Equity Investment Focus
Fixed Income Investment Focus
Fund Asset Allocation
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 41.
3 50% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 50% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
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LifeStrategy Moderate 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 www.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 (%): October 31,1996–April 30, 2007
|
|
|
| Moderate |
|
|
|
| Growth |
Fiscal | Capital | Income | Total | Composite |
Year | Return | Return | Return | Index1 |
1997 | 15.7% | 3.9% | 19.6% | 19.6% |
1998 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
1999 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 14.3 | 15.0 |
2000 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
2001 | –13.7 | 3.0 | –10.7 | –10.9 |
2002 | –10.1 | 2.8 | –7.3 | –5.5 |
2003 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 18.1 | 16.9 |
2004 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
2005 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 |
2006 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 14.1 | 13.0 |
20072 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
|
|
|
| Ten Years | ||
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Capital | Income | Total |
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 9/30/1994 | 11.01% | 7.96% | 5.26% | 3.09% | 8.35% |
1 50% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 50% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 40% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
2 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 28 for dividend and capital gains information.
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (100.1%) |
|
|
U.S. Stock Fund (35.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 103,836,564 | 3,716,311 |
|
|
|
International Stock Fund (10.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | 55,866,577 | 1,065,376 |
|
|
|
Balanced Fund (25.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund Investor Shares | 88,064,294 | 2,653,377 |
|
|
|
Bond Fund (30.1%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 320,006,439 | 3,206,464 |
Total Investment Companies (Cost $8,252,742) |
| 10,641,528 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 51,069 |
Liabilities |
| (62,157) |
|
| (11,088) |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 499,659,951 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 10,630,440 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $21.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:1 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 8,180,256 | $16.38 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 64,856 | .13 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (3,458) | (.01) |
Unrealized Appreciation | 2,388,786 | 4.78 |
Net Assets | 10,630,440 | $21.28 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 153,593 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 153,593 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 3,152 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 3,152 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 565,821 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 722,566 |
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, |
| October 31, |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| ($000) |
| ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | 153,593 |
| 230,205 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 3,152 |
| 17,599 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 565,821 |
| 882,180 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 722,566 |
| 1,129,984 |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | (148,018) |
| (221,290) |
Realized Capital Gain | — |
| — |
Total Distributions | (148,018) |
| (221,290) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
|
Issued | 1,334,434 |
| 2,000,890 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 146,263 |
| 218,740 |
Redeemed | (888,196) |
| (1,443,071) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 592,501 |
| 776,559 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,167,049 |
| 1,685,253 |
Net Assets |
|
|
|
Beginning of Period | 9,463,391 |
| 7,778,138 |
End of Period1 | 10,630,440 |
| 9,463,391 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $64,856,000 and $59,281,000.
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $20.09 | $18.09 | $17.17 | $16.06 | $13.96 | $15.52 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .31 | .51 | .47 | .39 | .345 | .45 |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | .03 | — | .01 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 1.19 | 1.99 | .89 | 1.07 | 2.130 | (1.55) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 2.475 | (1.09) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.31) | (.50) | (.44) | (.38) | (.375) | (.47) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.31) | (.50) | (.44) | (.38) | (.375) | (.47) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $21.28 | $20.09 | $18.09 | $17.17 | $16.06 | $13.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return | 7.53% | 14.09% | 7.97% | 9.37% | 18.06% | –7.30% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $10,630 | $9,463 | $7,778 | $6,596 | $5,246 | $3,897 |
Ratio of Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 2.87%* | 2.70% | 2.61% | 2.36% | 2.39% | 2.98% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 6%* | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 15% |
1 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.25% (annualized).
* Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR Funds. The fund follows a balanced investment strategy by investing in selected Vanguard funds to achieve its targeted allocation of assets to U.S. stocks, international stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard and the funds in which the fund invests.
C. 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $5,204,000 to offset future net capital gains of $67,000 through October 31, 2010, and $5,137,000 through October 31, 2011. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $8,252,742,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,388,786,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $2,394,527,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $5,741,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
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LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $920,444,000 of investment securities and sold $291,050,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments.
E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| October 31, 2006 |
| Shares |
| Shares |
| (000) |
| (000) |
Issued | 64,755 |
| 105,376 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 7,163 |
| 11,859 |
Redeemed | (43,266) |
| (76,272) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 28,652 |
| 40,963 |
F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Financial Attributes |
|
|
|
Yield | 2.0% |
Expense Ratio | 0% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.25% |
Volatility Measures2 |
|
| Fund Versus |
| Composite Index3 |
R-Squared | 1.00 |
Beta | 1.08 |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds | |
|
|
Total Stock Market Index Fund | 49.9% |
Asset Allocation Fund | 25.0 |
Total International Stock Index Fund | 15.0 |
Total Bond Market Index Fund | 10.1 |
Total | 100.0% |
Equity Investment Focus
Fixed Income Investment Focus
Fund Asset Allocation
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 41.
3 65% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 20% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 15% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 65% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 20% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 15% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
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LifeStrategy 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 www.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 (%): October 31,1996–April 30, 2007
|
|
|
| Growth |
Fiscal | Capital | Income | Total | Composite |
Year | Return | Return | Return | Index1 |
1997 | 19.5% | 3.0% | 22.5% | 22.7% |
1998 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 14.8 | 13.5 |
1999 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 19.4 | 20.0 |
2000 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
2001 | –20.1 | 1.9 | –18.2 | –18.4 |
2002 | –12.7 | 1.8 | –10.9 | –9.4 |
2003 | 19.9 | 2.2 | 22.1 | 20.9 |
2004 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
2005 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
2006 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 16.9 | 15.8 |
20072 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
|
|
|
| Ten Years | ||
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Capital | Income | Total |
LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 9/30/1994 | 12.31% | 8.79% | 6.42% | 2.27% | 8.69% |
1 65% Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index, 20% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 15% MSCI EAFE Index through April 22, 2005; and 65% MSCI US Broad Market Index, 20% Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, and 15% MSCI EAFE Index thereafter.
2 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 36 for dividend and capital gains information.
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (99.9%) |
|
|
U.S. Stock Fund (49.9%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 134,099,555 | 4,799,423 |
|
|
|
International Stock Fund (15.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | 75,830,080 | 1,446,080 |
|
|
|
Balanced Fund (25.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund Investor Shares | 79,924,574 | 2,408,127 |
|
|
|
Bond Fund (10.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares | 96,403,972 | 965,968 |
Total Investment Companies (Cost $6,994,448) |
| 9,619,598 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 26,611 |
Liabilities |
| (24,194) |
|
| 2,417 |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 382,913,777 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 9,622,015 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $25.13 |
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:1 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 6,981,293 | $18.23 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 35,246 | .09 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (19,674) | (.05) |
Unrealized Appreciation | 2,625,150 | 6.86 |
Net Assets | 9,622,015 | $25.13 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 115,396 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 115,396 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 929 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 929 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 664,255 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 780,580 |
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended |
| April 30, |
| October 31, |
| 2007 |
| 2006 |
| ($000) |
| ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | 115,396 |
| 155,467 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 929 |
| 9,757 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 664,255 |
| 1,003,198 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 780,580 |
| 1,168,422 |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | (109,531) |
| (152,028) |
Realized Capital Gain | — |
| — |
Total Distributions | (109,531) |
| (152,028) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
|
Issued | 1,127,505 |
| 1,689,483 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 108,255 |
| 150,342 |
Redeemed | (707,099) |
| (1,038,605) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 528,661 |
| 801,220 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,199,710 |
| 1,817,614 |
Net Assets |
|
|
|
Beginning of Period | 8,422,305 |
| 6,604,691 |
End of Period1 | 9,622,015 |
| 8,422,305 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $35,246,000 and $29,381,000.
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $23.32 | $20.37 | $18.84 | $17.32 | $14.45 | $16.56 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .31 | .45 | .42 | .32 | .28 | .34 |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | .16 | — | — |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 1.80 | 2.95 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 2.87 | (2.10) |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.11 | 3.40 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 3.15 | (1.76) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.30) | (.45) | (.40) | (.32) | (.28) | (.35) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.30) | (.45) | (.40) | (.32) | (.28) | (.35) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $25.13 | $23.32 | $20.37 | $18.84 | $17.32 | $14.45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return | 9.11% | 16.94% | 10.30% | 10.70% | 22.12% | –10.91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $9,622 | $8,422 | $6,605 | $5,535 | $4,422 | $3,209 |
Ratio of Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 2.24%* | 2.07% | 2.09% | 1.79% | 1.79% | 2.12% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 3%* | 3% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 7% |
1 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.25% (annualized).
* Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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LifeStrategy Growth Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR Funds. The fund follows a balanced investment strategy by investing in selected Vanguard funds to achieve its targeted allocation of assets to U.S. stocks, international stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard and the funds in which the fund invests.
C. 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $19,269,000 to offset future net capital gains of $16,316,000 through October 31, 2010, and $2,953,000 through October 31, 2011. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $6,994,448,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,625,150,000, consisting entirely of unrealized gains on securities that had risen in value since their purchase.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $685,323,000 of investment securities and sold $134,292,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments.
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E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
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Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 4,518 |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 21,817 |
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F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s 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 typical fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. The LifeStrategy Funds have no direct expenses, but each fund bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. These indirect expenses make up the fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses, also expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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 costs are calculated using each fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses.
The table on page 40 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.
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LifeStrategy Income Fund | $1,000.00 | $1,044.12 | $1.27 |
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 1,000.00 | 1,059.55 | 1.28 |
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 1,000.00 | 1,075.31 | 1.29 |
LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 1,000.00 | 1,091.11 | 1.30 |
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LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund | 1,000.00 | 1,023.55 | 1.25 |
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund | 1,000.00 | 1,023.55 | 1.25 |
LifeStrategy Growth Fund | 1,000.00 | 1,023.55 | 1.25 |
Note that the expenses shown in the table above 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 account service fee described in the prospectus. If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
1 The calculations are based on the acquired fund fees and expenses for the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized expense figures for that period are (in order as listed from top to bottom above) 0.25%, 0.25%, 0.25%, and 0.25%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense figures, 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
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Funds that invest in other Vanguard funds incur no direct expenses, but they do bear proportionate shares of the operating, administrative, and advisory expenses of the underlying funds, and they must pay any fees charged by those funds. The figure for acquired fund fees and expenses represents a weighted average of these underlying costs. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
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%. 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.
Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.
Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.
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.
Yield. A snapshot of a fund’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund’s net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.
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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.
Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.
Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
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Trustee since May 1987; | Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment |
Chairman of the Board and | companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
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Trustee since January 2001 | in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business |
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Trustee since December 20012 | of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) since 2005; |
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Trustee since June 2006 | Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania |
| since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the |
| University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of Carnegie |
| Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development Corporation and |
| Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004. |
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
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Trustee since July 1998 | Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson |
| (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center |
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André F. Perold |
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Trustee since December 2004 | and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Recruiting, and Chair of Finance Faculty, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman |
| of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm) since 2003; Chair of the Investment Committee of |
| HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm) since 2005; Director of registered |
| investment companies advised by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and affiliates |
| (1985–2004), Genbel Securities Limited (South African financial services firm) |
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Trustee since January 1993 | Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services). |
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Trustee since April 1985 | Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University |
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Secretary since July 2005 | Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group, since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006). |
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Treasurer since July 1998 | Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
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Mortimer J. Buckley | Paul A. Heller | Ralph K. Packard |
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2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.
More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.
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> | Emerging markets were among the strongest performers, as was reflected in the 19.2% return of the Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund’s Investor Shares. |
> | The returns of the other funds’ Investor Shares ranged from 17.3% for the European Stock Index Fund to 8.9% for the Pacific Stock Index Fund. |
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Your Fund’s Total Returns | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter | 4 |
European Stock Index Fund | 10 |
Pacific Stock Index Fund | 32 |
Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | 52 |
Total International Stock Index Fund | 81 |
Developed Markets Index Fund | 89 |
Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund | 97 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 105 |
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement | 108 |
Glossary | 109 |
European Stock Index Fund |
Pacific Stock Index Fund |
Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund |
Developed Markets Index Fund |
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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 cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended April 30, 2007 |
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Vanguard European Stock Index Fund |
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Investor Shares | VEURX | 17.3% |
Admiral™ Shares1 | VEUSX | 17.4 |
Signal™ Shares2 | VESSX | 17.4 |
Institutional Shares3 | VESIX | 17.4 |
ETF Shares4 | VGK |
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Net Asset Value |
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MSCI Europe Index |
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Average European Region Fund5 |
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Investor Shares | VPACX | 8.9% |
Admiral Shares1 | VPADX | 9.0 |
Institutional Shares3 | VPKIX | 9.0 |
ETF Shares4 | VPL |
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Net Asset Value |
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MSCI Pacific Index |
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Average Japan/Pacific Region Fund5 |
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1 A lower-cost class of shares available to many longtime shareholders and to those with significant investments in the fund.
2 Signal Shares also carry lower costs and are available to certain institutional shareholders who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
3 This class of shares carries low expenses and is available for a minimum initial investment of $5 million.
4 ETF shares are traded on the American Stock Exchange and are available only through brokers. The table shows ETF returns based on both the AMEX market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2.
5 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund |
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Investor Shares | VEIEX | 19.2% |
Admiral Shares1 | VEMAX | 19.2 |
Signal Shares2 | VERSX | 7.83 |
Institutional Shares4 | VEMIX | 19.3 |
ETF Shares5 | VWO |
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Net Asset Value |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
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Average Emerging Markets Fund6 |
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Total International Composite Index7 |
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Average International Fund6 |
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MSCI EAFE Index |
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MSCI EAFE Index |
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Average International Fund6 |
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1 A lower-cost class of shares available to many longtime shareholders and to those with significant investments in the fund.
2 Signal Shares also carry lower costs and are available to certain institutional shareholders who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
3 Since inception: January 19, 2007.
4 This class of shares carries low expenses and is available for a minimum initial investment of $5 million.
5 ETF shares are traded on the American Stock Exchange and are available only through brokers. The table shows ETF returns based on both the AMEX market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2.
6 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
7 Consists of the MSCI Europe Index (59%), the MSCI Pacific Index (25%), and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (16%) as of April 30, 2007.
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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
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Admiral Shares | 81.50 | 93.20 | 2.242 | 0.000 |
Signal Shares | 31.51 | 36.06 | 0.842 | 0.000 |
Institutional Shares | 34.74 | 39.72 | 0.970 | 0.000 |
ETF Shares | 65.21 | 74.54 | 1.809 | 0.000 |
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Investor Shares | $12.13 | $12.93 | $0.267 | $0.000 |
Admiral Shares | 79.43 | 84.65 | 1.817 | 0.000 |
Institutional Shares | 12.15 | 12.95 | 0.283 | 0.000 |
ETF Shares | 64.24 | 68.46 | 1.473 | 0.000 |
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Investor Shares | $22.05 | $25.85 | $0.396 | $0.000 |
Admiral Shares | 29.03 | 34.03 | 0.534 | 0.000 |
Signal Shares | 30.381 | 32.74 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Institutional Shares | 22.11 | 25.91 | 0.429 | 0.000 |
ETF Shares | 69.91 | 81.90 | 1.339 | 0.000 |
Total International Stock | $16.90 | $19.07 | $0.402 | $0.000 |
Developed Markets | $12.15 | $13.61 | $0.299 | $0.005 |
Institutional Developed Markets | $12.05 | $13.49 | $0.316 | $0.000 |
1 Share price at inception: January 19, 2007.
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
International stocks outpaced U.S. stocks during the fiscal half-year ended April 30, 2007, with the strongest returns in European and emerging market stocks. Vanguard’s international stock funds successfully captured the performance of their respective indexes.
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund and Vanguard European Stock Index Fund returned 19.2% and 17.3%, respectively. (All returns are for Investor Shares.) Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund and Vanguard Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund, which invest in both European and Pacific markets, gained just under 15%, and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund, which invests in Europe, the Pacific, and emerging markets, gained 15.4%. Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund earned an 8.9% return.
International stocks climb, U.S. stocks reach a new high
International stocks outperformed U.S. equities, rising 16.1% as a group, compared with 9.1% for domestic stocks. Emerging markets continued to perform well, underpinned by the now-strengthened economic position of many developing nations since the Asian financial crises of a decade ago. European stocks reflected the sustained economic growth of that region, which included a high level of merger-and-acquisition activity.
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A generally declining dollar helped bolster returns for U.S. investors (although the dollar appreciated compared with the Japanese yen). The U.S. stock market was particularly volatile during the six-month period, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average close above 13,000 for the first time on April 25.
Interest rate trends differ in the United States and abroad
Solid economic growth abroad has been spurring foreign central banks in Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom to raise interest rates, with the expectation that higher rates are to come. By contrast, economic reports suggest that U.S. economic growth is moderating, and many investors expect the Federal Reserve Board to reduce interest rates.
The Fed maintained its target for the federal funds rate at 5.25% throughout the six-month period. The inversion of the yield curve continued, with yields of long-term bonds remaining lower than short-term yields. Returns in the U.S. bond market were generally consistent with bond coupons.
The world’s stock markets were on the upswing
The performance of our international stock funds during the past six months reflected the broad-based strength in most of the world’s developed and emerging stock markets.
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MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 16.1% | 19.7% | 18.3% |
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 9.1 | 15.2 | 9.1 |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 6.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) | 9.1 | 14.5 | 9.7 |
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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 2.6% | 7.4% | 5.1% |
Lehman Municipal Bond Index | 1.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 |
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CPI |
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Consumer Price Index | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
1 Annualized.
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The European Stock Index Fund returned 17.3%, benefiting from excellent returns in the region’s largest markets—the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Germany was home to two of the fund’s top-performing stocks, Siemens and DaimlerChrysler.
Returns from Japan and Australia dominated the contribution to the Pacific Stock Index Fund’s 8.9% return. This is understandable: Japan alone accounted for slightly over 70% of the fund’s assets, and Australia slightly under 20%. Financials and industrials, two of the fund’s largest sectors, provided almost half of the fund’s returns.
Annualized Expense Ratios1 |
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Your fund compared with its peer group |
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| Fund | Acquired | Peer-Group |
| Expense | Fund Fees and | Expense |
| Ratio | Expenses2 | Ratio |
European Stock |
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Investor Shares | 0.25% | — | 1.44% |
Admiral Shares | 0.15 | — | 1.44 |
Signal Shares | 0.15 | — | 1.44 |
Institutional Shares | 0.12 | — | 1.44 |
ETF Shares | 0.15 | — | 1.44 |
Pacific Stock |
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Investor Shares | 0.24% | — | 1.65% |
Admiral Shares | 0.15 | — | 1.65 |
Institutional Shares | 0.12 | — | 1.65 |
ETF Shares | 0.15 | — | 1.65 |
Emerging Markets Stock |
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Investor Shares | 0.40% | — | 1.88% |
Admiral Shares | 0.30 | — | 1.88 |
Signal Shares | 0.30 | — | 1.88 |
Institutional Shares | 0.25 | — | 1.88 |
ETF Shares | 0.30 | — | 1.88 |
Total International Stock | — | 0.28% | 1.57% |
Developed Markets | — | 0.25% | 1.57% |
Institutional Developed Markets | — | 0.12% | 1.57% |
1 Fund expense ratios reflect the six months ended April 30, 2007. Peer groups are: for the European Stock Index Fund, the Average European Region Fund; for the Pacific Stock Index Fund, the Average Japan/Pacific Region Fund; for the Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund, the Average Emerging Markets Fund; for the other funds, the Average International Fund. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through year-end 2006.
2 This figure represents a weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not have any expenses of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
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Emerging markets continued to produce extraordinary returns. About half of the 19.2% return of the Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund came from countries as geographically far-flung as Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, and China. Top-performing stocks reflected this diversity: They included Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Brazil), POSCO (South Korea), America Movil (Mexico), MTN Group (South Africa), and China Life Insurance.
Returns were excellent for our funds-of-funds
As a “fund of funds”—a mutual fund that invests in other mutual funds—the Total International Stock Index Fund seeks to track the performance of the Total International Composite Index, which comprises the target indexes of the European, Pacific, and Emerging Markets Stock Index Funds. It invests in each of these funds in proportions determined by their weightings in the composite index. The Total International Stock Index Fund produced a total return of 15.4% during the six months.
The Developed Markets Index Fund and the Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund, which are also funds-of-funds, invest in the European and Pacific Stock Index Funds. Over the period, about 70% of the funds’ assets were invested in Europe and about 30% in the Pacific region, and the funds’ returns of just under 15%—a bit below that of European stocks’ returns—reflected the Pacific weighting.
Fair-value pricing skews short-term fund returns
Consistent with their objectives, the Vanguard International Stock Index Funds captured most of the return of their target indexes during the six months, even though the total return table on pages 1 and 2 appears to suggest otherwise.
Much of the funds’ apparent shortfall resulted from fair-value pricing, a practice that adjusts fund net asset values for market-moving events that occur after the close of international stock markets, but before the close of U.S. markets. When fair-value pricing occurs at the beginning or end of a reporting period, it can produce temporary differences between fund and index returns. These discrepancies typically correct themselves when the international markets reopen.
During the six months, the Pacific, Total International, and two Developed Markets funds outperformed the average returns of their peer groups, while the European and Emerging Markets funds trailed their peer-group averages. Of course, six-month comparisons have little meaning (although we are required, and expected, to report short-term results). Over time, we expect the low-cost index approach to be a fierce competitor for actively managed international funds.
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International stocks offer a wider world of opportunities
The U.S. market represents only about 45% of the global market for stocks—meaning that a sizable set of investment opportunities lies beyond U.S. borders. Our international equity funds offer you the chance to benefit from those opportunities and, even more important, to temper the risk of a U.S.-only portfolio.
How much of an exposure to international stocks is right for you? As with much of investing, the answer is “it depends”—it’s a unique decision that depends on your goals, time horizon, personal situation, and risk comfort level.
Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,
John J. Brennan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 14, 2007
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Vanguard European Stock Index ETF
Premium/Discount: March 4, 20051–April 30, 2007
| Market Price Above or | Market Price Below | ||
| Equal to Net Asset Value |
| Net Asset Value | |
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Basis Point Differential2 | of Days | of Total Days | of Days | of Total Days |
0–24.9 | 93 | 17.13% | 17 | 3.13% |
25–49.9 | 161 | 29.65 | 2 | 0.37 |
50–74.9 | 141 | 25.97 | 1 | 0.18 |
75–100.0 | 78 | 14.36 | 0 | 0.00 |
>100.0 | 50 | 9.21 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 523 | 96.32% | 20 | 3.68% |
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index ETF
Premium/Discount: March 4, 20051–April 30, 2007
| Market Price Above or | Market Price Below | ||
| Equal to Net Asset Value |
| Net Asset Value | |
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Basis Point Differential2 | of Days | of Total Days | of Days | of Total Days |
0–24.9 | 93 | 17.13% | 25 | 4.61% |
25–49.9 | 145 | 26.69 | 10 | 1.84 |
50–74.9 | 129 | 23.69 | 0 | 0.00 |
75–100.0 | 76 | 14.00 | 1 | 0.18 |
>100.0 | 64 | 11.79 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 507 | 93.37% | 36 | 6.63% |
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index ETF
Premium/Discount: March 4, 20051–April 30, 2007
| Market Price Above or | Market Price Below | ||
| Equal to Net Asset Value |
| Net Asset Value | |
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Basis Point Differential2 | of Days | of Total Days | of Days | of Total Days |
0–24.9 | 93 | 17.13% | 50 | 9.21% |
25–49.9 | 114 | 20.99 | 24 | 4.42 |
50–74.9 | 105 | 19.34 | 14 | 2.58 |
75–100.0 | 66 | 12.15 | 10 | 1.84 |
>100.0 | 48 | 8.84 | 19 | 3.50 |
Total | 426 | 78.45% | 117 | 21.55% |
1 Inception.
2 One basis point equals 1/100 of a percentage point.
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European Stock Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Portfolio Characteristics |
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| Target | Broad |
| Fund | Index1 | Index2 |
Number of Stocks | 608 | 592 | 2,107 |
Turnover Rate | 3%3 | — | — |
Expense Ratio |
| — | — |
Investor Shares | 0.25%3 |
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Admiral Shares | 0.15%3 |
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Signal Shares | 0.15%3 |
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Institutional Shares | 0.12%3 |
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ETF Shares | 0.15%3 |
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Short-Term Reserves | 0% | — | — |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) |
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| Target | Broad |
| Fund | Index1 | Index2 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10% | 10% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Energy | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Financials | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Health Care | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Industrials | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Information Technology | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Materials | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Telecommunication Services | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Utilities | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Volatility Measures4 |
| |
| Fund Versus | Fund Versus |
| Target Index1 | Broad Index2 |
R-Squared | 0.99 | 0.89 |
Beta | 0.98 | 0.89 |
Ten Largest Holdings5 (% of total net assets) |
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BP PLC | integrated oil and gas | 2.3% |
HSBC Holdings PLC | diversified banks | 2.2 |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | pharmaceuticals | 1.7 |
Total SA | integrated oil and gas | 1.7 |
Nestle SA (Registered) | packaged foods and meats | 1.6 |
Vodafone Group PLC | wireless telecommunication services | 1.6 |
Novartis AG (Registered) | pharmaceuticals | 1.4 |
Roche Holdings AG | pharmaceuticals | 1.4 |
UBS AG | diversified capital markets | 1.4 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC | diversified banks | 1.3 |
Top Ten |
| 16.6% |
Market Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| |
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| Target |
| Fund | Index1 |
United Kingdom | 33% | 33% |
France | 14 | 15 |
Germany | 11 | 11 |
Switzerland | 10 | 10 |
Netherlands | 6 | 5 |
Spain | 6 | 6 |
Italy | 6 | 6 |
Sweden | 4 | 4 |
Finland | 2 | 2 |
Belgium | 2 | 2 |
Norway | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Greece | 1 | 1 |
Austria | 1 | 1 |
Portugal | 1 | 1 |
1 MSCI Europe Index.
2 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
3 Annualized.
4 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 109.
5 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
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European Stock 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 www.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 (%): October 31, 1996–April 30, 2007
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
European Stock Index Fund |
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Investor Shares2 | 6/18/1990 | 25.61% | 15.85% | 10.52% |
Admiral Shares2 | 8/13/2001 | 25.78 | 15.96 | 13.493 |
Signal Shares2 | 10/6/2006 | 15.063 | — | — |
Institutional Shares2 | 5/15/2000 | 25.81 | 16.02 | 7.373 |
ETF Shares | 3/4/2005 |
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Market Price |
| 25.76 | 19.953 | — |
Net Asset Value |
| 25.66 | 20.293 | — |
1 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases through March 31, 2000; the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months; or, for Investor Shares, the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
3 Return since inception.
Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 23 through 27 for dividend and capital gains information.
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European Stock Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
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| Market |
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| Value• |
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| Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.4%)1 |
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Austria (0.9%) |
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| Erste Bank der |
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| Oesterreichischen |
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| Sparkassen AG | 613,108 | 49,091 |
| Telekom Austria AG | 1,240,233 | 35,075 |
| OMV AG | 545,776 | 34,545 |
* | Meinl European Land Ltd. | 991,921 | 28,736 |
* | Immofinanz Immobilien |
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| Anlagen AG | 1,480,589 | 24,066 |
| Voestalpine AG | 287,977 | 19,344 |
* | Wienerberger AG | 233,159 | 16,767 |
| Raiffeisen International |
|
|
| Bank-Holding AG | 117,983 | 16,301 |
^ | Oesterreichische |
|
|
| Elektrizitaetswirtschafts |
|
|
| AG Class A | 255,441 | 13,141 |
| Boehler-Uddeholm AG | 134,280 | 13,097 |
*^ | IMMOEAST Immobilien |
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|
| Anlagen AG | 914,574 | 12,934 |
| Andritz AG | 32,167 | 8,263 |
| Wiener Staedtische |
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| Allgemeine |
|
|
| Versicherung AG | 103,779 | 7,789 |
* | RHI AG | 85,380 | 4,524 |
* | Flughafen Wien AG | 34,789 | 3,778 |
*^ | BETandWIN.com Interactive |
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| Entertainment AG | 76,940 | 3,301 |
| Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG | 13,973 | 3,271 |
|
|
| 294,023 |
Belgium (1.8%) |
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| Fortis | 3,878,531 | 174,296 |
| KBC Bank & |
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| Verzekerings Holding | 606,144 | 80,195 |
| Dexia | 1,899,624 | 61,959 |
| InBev | 606,524 | 47,280 |
| Solvay SA | 210,106 | 33,264 |
| Groupe Bruxelles |
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| Lambert SA | 243,385 | 29,419 |
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| Market |
|
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| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Delhaize Group | 255,372 | 24,519 |
| Belgacom SA | 538,420 | 23,664 |
| UCB SA | 372,987 | 22,233 |
| Umicore | 81,677 | 16,449 |
| Colruyt NV | 52,598 | 12,398 |
| Mobistar SA | 104,963 | 9,080 |
| Agfa Gevaert NV | 319,322 | 7,722 |
| Bekaert NV | 42,972 | 6,107 |
| Omega Pharma SA | 62,046 | 5,018 |
| Cofinimmo | 21,444 | 4,398 |
| D’Ieteren SA | 9,156 | 3,999 |
| Compagnie Maritime |
|
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| Belge SA | 52,385 | 3,635 |
| Barco NV | 37,197 | 3,355 |
| Euronav SA | 60,705 | 2,042 |
|
|
| 571,032 |
Denmark (1.2%) |
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| |
| Novo Nordisk A/S B Shares | 796,210 | 77,943 |
| Danske Bank A/S | 1,617,849 | 75,551 |
*^ | AP Moller-Maersk A/S | 3,634 | 41,042 |
* | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 612,634 | 39,610 |
| Novozymes A/S | 152,713 | 15,959 |
* | Jyske Bank A/S | 194,858 | 15,645 |
^ | DSV, De Sammensluttede |
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| Vognmaend A/S | 66,901 | 13,726 |
^ | Danisco A/S | 161,856 | 13,054 |
| Carlsberg A/S B Shares | 105,220 | 11,785 |
* | Topdanmark A/S | 59,456 | 11,658 |
| Sydbank A/S | 207,488 | 11,626 |
^ | FLS Industries A/S |
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| B Shares | 140,127 | 10,565 |
* | William Demant A/S | 94,495 | 9,109 |
* ^ | GN Store Nord A/S | 671,698 | 7,675 |
| Trygvesta A/S | 89,542 | 7,587 |
^ | Coloplast A/S B Shares | 87,897 | 7,564 |
| NKT Holding A/S | 61,773 | 5,423 |
^ | Bang & Olufsen A/S |
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| B Shares | 35,375 | 4,584 |
| Codan A/S | 45,011 | 4,350 |
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European Stock Index Fund
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| Market |
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| Value• |
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| Shares | ($000) |
^ | H. Lundbeck A/S | 173,684 | 4,180 |
^ | D/S Torm A/S | 48,301 | 3,386 |
| East Asiatic Co. A/S | 55,900 | 2,911 |
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| 394,933 |
Finland (2.2%) |
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| |
* ^ | Nokia Oyj | 13,541,982 | 341,610 |
| Fortum Oyj | 1,460,798 | 45,228 |
^ | Sampo Oyj A Shares | 1,405,067 | 43,774 |
| UPM-Kymmene Oyj | 1,730,562 | 42,650 |
| Stora Enso Oyj R Shares | 1,921,083 | 35,056 |
^ | Metso Oyj | 421,673 | 23,062 |
| Kone Oyj | 252,734 | 15,236 |
^ | Kesko Oyj | 217,688 | 15,103 |
^ | Neste Oil Oyj | 424,734 | 14,996 |
| Rautaruuki Oyj | 276,523 | 14,911 |
^ | YIT Oyj | 416,280 | 14,755 |
| Elisa Oyj Class A | 495,083 | 14,407 |
| Wartsila Oyj B Shares | 212,005 | 14,175 |
| Outokumpu Oyj A Shares | 328,572 | 10,918 |
^ | Nokian Renkaat Oyj | 342,395 | 10,513 |
| TietoEnator Oyj B Shares | 251,927 | 7,941 |
| Cargotec Corp. | 126,241 | 7,810 |
| Uponor Oyj | 180,831 | 7,464 |
| KCI Konecranes Oyj | 186,996 | 6,721 |
| Orion Oyj | 282,316 | 6,707 |
| SanomaWSOY Oyj | 211,312 | 6,239 |
| OKO Bank (Osuuspankkien |
| |
| Keskuspankki Oyj) | 312,823 | 5,936 |
| Amer Sports Oyj A Shares | 235,099 | 5,213 |
|
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| 710,425 |
France (14.3%) |
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| |
| Total SA | 7,217,311 | 532,046 |
| BNP Paribas SA | 2,769,374 | 321,276 |
| Sanofi-Aventis | 3,367,002 | 308,205 |
| Societe Generale Class A | 1,219,732 | 258,490 |
| AXA | 5,529,492 | 253,879 |
^ | Suez SA | 3,367,108 | 191,896 |
| France Telecom SA | 5,595,373 | 163,621 |
^ | Vivendi SA | 3,819,395 | 157,547 |
^ | Carrefour SA | 1,981,489 | 152,299 |
| Groupe Danone | 784,196 | 128,937 |
^ | L’Oreal SA | 951,825 | 113,908 |
| Cie. de St. Gobain SA | 1,043,717 | 111,448 |
^ | Schneider Electric SA | 751,387 | 105,976 |
^ | Vinci SA | 658,588 | 105,936 |
| L’Air Liquide SA |
|
|
| (Registered) | 399,155 | 98,955 |
| LVMH Louis Vuitton |
|
|
| Moet Hennessy | 810,106 | 94,427 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2,178,896 | 91,752 |
| Alcatel-Lucent | 6,537,802 | 86,343 |
| Lafarge SA | 495,495 | 80,442 |
| Renault SA | 612,504 | 79,512 |
| Veolia Environnement | 944,255 | 77,931 |
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| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Pernod Ricard SA | 298,651 | 63,594 |
| Accor SA | 666,618 | 62,790 |
| Compagnie Generale |
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| des Etablissements |
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| Michelin SA | 474,245 | 60,423 |
* | Alstom | 365,826 | 54,394 |
^ | Bouygues SA | 675,280 | 53,807 |
| STMicroelectronics NV | 2,257,573 | 44,058 |
^ | Unibail Co. | 151,858 | 42,093 |
| PSA Peugeot Citroen | 504,269 | 40,915 |
| Essilor International SA | 325,202 | 39,200 |
| Pinault-Printemps- |
|
|
| Redoute SA | 218,823 | 38,029 |
| Vallourec SA | 131,448 | 35,800 |
^ | Cap Gemini SA | 452,339 | 34,214 |
^ | Lagardere S.C.A. | 400,252 | 31,458 |
| Hermes International | 211,972 | 30,608 |
| Gaz de France | 650,791 | 30,539 |
^ | Technip SA | 349,545 | 27,566 |
| Sodexho Alliance SA | 315,607 | 25,016 |
| Publicis Groupe SA | 460,667 | 21,918 |
| Air France | 400,703 | 20,436 |
^ | CNP Assurances | 147,298 | 18,777 |
| Thales SA | 293,441 | 17,830 |
| Thomson SA | 858,267 | 16,539 |
* | Atos Origin SA | 224,193 | 16,074 |
| Etablissements |
|
|
| Economiques du Casino |
|
|
| Guichard-Perrachon SA | 144,137 | 15,484 |
| Neopost SA | 105,926 | 15,351 |
| Alcatel-Lucent ADR | 1,093,439 | 14,488 |
^ | Societe Television |
|
|
| Francaise 1 | 393,916 | 13,538 |
^ | Safran SA | 549,146 | 13,266 |
| Valeo SA | 230,870 | 13,265 |
* | Business Objects SA | 318,378 | 11,916 |
| Klepierre | 60,840 | 11,732 |
| SCOR SA | 391,927 | 11,499 |
| Dassault Systemes SA | 189,406 | 11,213 |
| Zodiac SA | 136,797 | 10,500 |
| Imerys SA | 105,740 | 10,113 |
^ | PagesJaunes SA | 416,700 | 9,646 |
^ | Gecina SA | 41,212 | 7,792 |
*^ | M6 Metropole Television | 216,330 | 7,690 |
| Societe des Autoroutes |
|
|
| Paris-Rhin-Rhone | 74,868 | 7,374 |
| Societe BIC SA | 89,537 | 6,542 |
* | Schneider Electric SA New | 42,174 | 5,762 |
|
|
| 4,538,075 |
Germany (11.5%) |
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| |
^ | Allianz AG | 1,496,500 | 340,434 |
| Siemens AG | 2,799,499 | 337,774 |
^ | E.On AG | 2,059,630 | 308,081 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,717,702 | 263,480 |
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European Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| DaimlerChrysler AG |
|
|
| (Registered) | 2,703,189 | 218,825 |
^ | BASF AG | 1,616,074 | 192,816 |
^ | Deutsche Telekom AG | 9,374,327 | 170,702 |
^ | Bayer AG | 2,401,280 | 165,189 |
^ | RWE AG | 1,471,301 | 155,079 |
^ | SAP AG | 2,933,056 | 141,144 |
^ | Muenchener |
|
|
| Rueckversicherungs- |
|
|
| Gesellschaft AG |
|
|
| (Registered) | 683,309 | 121,379 |
^ | Commerzbank AG | 2,064,737 | 103,087 |
| Deutsche Post AG | 2,566,136 | 88,343 |
^ | Volkswagen AG | 563,879 | 85,192 |
^ | Deutsche Boerse AG | 337,305 | 79,168 |
| ThyssenKrupp AG | 1,191,130 | 63,633 |
^ | Continental AG | 434,162 | 60,434 |
^ | Man AG | 419,612 | 55,712 |
| Porsche AG | 26,045 | 43,491 |
| Metro AG | 535,939 | 41,226 |
| Linde AG | 363,316 | 40,645 |
^ | Adidas AG | 671,529 | 39,948 |
* | Infineon Technologies AG | 2,472,551 | 38,356 |
^ | Volkswagen AG Pfd. | 348,086 | 35,227 |
^ | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 208,110 | 31,155 |
| Henkel KGaA | 196,437 | 30,812 |
| Hypo Real Estate |
|
|
| Holding AG | 443,316 | 29,532 |
^ | Merck KGaA | 213,722 | 28,330 |
^ | Deutsche Postbank AG | 271,200 | 26,458 |
| DaimlerChrysler AG | 327,337 | 26,354 |
^ | Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 757,289 | 22,636 |
| Salzgitter AG | 135,830 | 22,336 |
| Depfa Bank PLC | 1,167,735 | 21,650 |
^ | Beiersdorf AG | 291,547 | 20,941 |
^ | Celesio AG | 281,134 | 20,075 |
| TUI AG | 705,150 | 19,361 |
^ | Puma AG | 39,725 | 18,041 |
^ | Altana AG | 231,827 | 17,237 |
| Hochtief AG | 139,096 | 14,613 |
^ | IVG Immobilien AG | 286,841 | 12,859 |
^ | RWE AG Pfd. | 128,422 | 12,595 |
^ | Rheinmetall AG | 118,712 | 11,746 |
^ | Bilfinger Berger AG | 122,550 | 11,509 |
| Wincor Nixdorf AG | 103,714 | 10,109 |
^ | Solarworld AG | 120,177 | 10,029 |
| ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG | 270,714 | 9,831 |
| Heidelberger |
|
|
| Druckmaschinen AG | 193,223 | 9,115 |
* ^ | Qiagen NV | 471,152 | 8,416 |
* | Karstadt Quelle AG | 209,152 | 8,043 |
| Douglas Holding AG | 104,156 | 6,587 |
^ | MLP AG | 199,114 | 4,934 |
*^ | Premier AG | 216,587 | 4,551 |
| Suedzucker AG | 217,923 | 4,458 |
|
|
| 3,663,678 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Greece (0.9%) |
|
| |
| National Bank of Greece SA | 1,066,989 | 59,767 |
| Alpha Credit Bank SA | 1,280,230 | 38,963 |
| EFG Eurobank Ergasias | 759,975 | 31,624 |
| Greek Organization of |
|
|
| Football Prognostics | 738,118 | 27,929 |
| Bank of Piraeus | 710,256 | 25,738 |
* | Hellenic Telecommunication |
|
|
| Organization SA | 876,037 | 25,180 |
| Coca-Cola Hellenic |
|
|
| Bottling Co. SA | 358,030 | 15,523 |
| National Bank of Greece |
|
|
| SA ADR | 951,610 | 10,867 |
| Titan Cement Co. SA | 190,300 | 10,832 |
| Cosmote Mobile |
|
|
| Communications SA | 330,946 | 10,401 |
| Public Power Corp. | 343,530 | 9,004 |
| Viohalco, Hellenic Copper & |
|
|
| Aluminum Industry SA | 329,678 | 5,595 |
| Hellenic Technodomiki |
|
|
| Tev SA | 390,794 | 5,361 |
| Hellenic Petroleum SA | 354,650 | 5,356 |
* | Hellenic |
|
|
| Telecommunications |
|
|
| Organization SA ADR | 356,798 | 5,227 |
| Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth |
|
|
| Refineries SA | 147,703 | 4,214 |
| Hellenic Exchanges SA | 149,950 | 3,551 |
| Folli-Follie SA | 54,580 | 2,205 |
* | Intracom SA | 290,080 | 1,640 |
| Technical Olympic SA | 251,589 | 561 |
|
|
| 299,538 |
Ireland (1.2%) |
|
| |
| Allied Irish Banks PLC | 2,910,496 | 88,146 |
| CRH PLC | 1,787,846 | 78,360 |
| Bank of Ireland | 3,227,153 | 69,262 |
| Irish Life & Permanent PLC | 908,061 | 24,040 |
* | Elan Corp. PLC | 1,376,810 | 18,903 |
| C&C Group PLC | 1,028,393 | 17,240 |
| Kerry Group PLC A Shares | 431,870 | 12,906 |
| Kingspan Group PLC | 419,557 | 11,752 |
* | Grafton Group PLC | 747,007 | 11,069 |
| DCC PLC | 265,705 | 8,897 |
| IAWS Group PLC | 356,480 | 8,837 |
| Independent News & |
|
|
| Media PLC | 1,893,099 | 8,816 |
* | Ryanair Holdings PLC | 874,950 | 7,178 |
| Paddy Power PLC | 151,600 | 4,219 |
* | Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR | 80,107 | 3,739 |
| Greencore Group PLC | 521,725 | 3,264 |
* | Total Produce PLC | 1,028,731 | 1,081 |
* | Elan Corp. PLC ADR | 45,229 | 628 |
|
|
| 378,337 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Italy (5.6%) |
|
| |
| Eni SpA | 8,609,899 | 285,536 |
| Unicredito Italiano SpA | 25,836,141 | 265,449 |
* | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 23,512,129 | 197,009 |
| Enel SpA | 14,288,658 | 162,383 |
| Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 3,168,517 | 145,738 |
| Telecom Italia SpA | 35,400,012 | 106,214 |
| Unione Di Banche |
|
|
| Italiane ScpA | 2,008,193 | 60,766 |
| Capitalia SpA | 5,579,612 | 53,126 |
* | Fiat SpA | 1,806,253 | 53,064 |
| Telecom Italia SpA RNC | 19,929,834 | 48,688 |
| Banco Popolare di Verona |
|
|
| e Novara Scarl SpA | 1,241,388 | 41,445 |
| Mediobanca Banca di |
|
|
| Credito Finanziaria SpA | 1,616,391 | 37,414 |
| Autostrade SpA | 946,613 | 31,254 |
| Finmeccanica SpA | 982,502 | 30,203 |
| Mediaset SpA | 2,539,309 | 28,715 |
* | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
|
|
| Non Convertible Risp. | 3,082,365 | 24,843 |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi |
|
|
| di Siena SpA | 3,644,569 | 24,644 |
| Banca Popolare di |
|
|
| Milano SpA | 1,372,851 | 23,080 |
| Snam Rete Gas SpA | 3,232,725 | 20,648 |
| Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA | 1,399,725 | 19,656 |
| Luxottica Group SpA | 457,672 | 15,886 |
| Terna SpA | 3,969,953 | 14,805 |
| Fondiaria - Sai SpA | 243,298 | 12,885 |
| Pirelli & C. Accomandita |
|
|
| per Azioni SpA | 9,522,623 | 11,879 |
| Compagnia Assicuratrice |
|
|
| Unipol SpA | 2,965,325 | 10,999 |
| Seat Pagine Gialle SpA | 13,583,772 | 8,857 |
* | Lottomatica SpA | 198,075 | 8,108 |
| Bulgari SpA | 492,545 | 7,526 |
| Italcementi SpA | 235,230 | 7,515 |
^ | Mediolanum SpA | 842,360 | 7,322 |
| Autogrill SpA | 336,265 | 6,690 |
^ | Mondadori (Arnoldo) |
|
|
| Editore SpA | 382,998 | 4,216 |
| Benetton Group SpA | 211,190 | 3,663 |
* | Tiscali SpA | 919,260 | 3,412 |
^ | Gruppo Editoriale |
|
|
| L’Espresso SpA | 578,015 | 3,016 |
* | Parmalat Finanziaria SpA | 569,830 | — |
|
|
| 1,786,654 |
Netherlands (5.8%) |
|
| |
^ | ABN-AMRO Holding NV | 5,999,767 | 291,102 |
| ING Groep NV | 6,198,357 | 282,328 |
| Unilever NV | 5,670,743 | 173,054 |
| Koninklijke (Royal) Philips |
|
|
| Electronics NV | 3,862,208 | 158,606 |
| Arcelor Mittal | 2,619,418 | 140,011 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Koninklijke KPN NV | 6,397,092 | 108,612 |
| Aegon NV | 4,657,488 | 96,127 |
| Akzo Nobel NV | 899,047 | 72,153 |
* | Koninklijke Ahold NV | 5,144,842 | 65,531 |
| TNT NV | 1,443,826 | 64,930 |
| Reed Elsevier NV | 2,347,929 | 44,134 |
| Heineken NV | 810,290 | 43,374 |
* | ASML Holding NV | 1,566,057 | 42,543 |
| European Aeronautic |
|
|
| Defence and Space Co. | 1,078,644 | 34,524 |
^ | Koninklijke Numico NV | 567,013 | 31,246 |
^ | Wolters Kluwer NV | 970,485 | 28,746 |
| Rodamco Europe NV | 177,859 | 26,193 |
| Koninklijke DSM NV | 501,001 | 23,899 |
| SBM Offshore NV | 464,531 | 16,645 |
| Vedior NV | 566,298 | 15,041 |
| Randstad Holding NV | 153,186 | 11,976 |
| Corio NV | 132,853 | 11,769 |
| Fugro NV | 191,414 | 10,376 |
| Wereldhave NV | 68,890 | 9,966 |
| Hagemeyer NV | 1,706,978 | 8,076 |
| Oce NV | 261,233 | 4,918 |
^ | Corporate Express | 354,292 | 4,760 |
*^ | Getronics NV | 403,603 | 3,687 |
| Aegon NV (New York) ARS | 172,787 | 3,573 |
* | ASML Holding (New York) | 38,580 | 1,051 |
|
|
| 1,828,951 |
Norway (1.4%) |
|
| |
| Norsk Hydro ASA | 2,340,091 | 80,659 |
| Statoil ASA | 2,149,290 | 60,151 |
| Orkla ASA | 3,100,080 | 49,420 |
| Telenor ASA | 2,500,783 | 46,539 |
| DnB NOR ASA | 2,210,876 | 31,543 |
| Yara International ASA | 678,121 | 19,777 |
* | Petroleum |
|
|
| Geo-Services ASA | 565,805 | 15,476 |
* | Acergy SA | 643,445 | 13,762 |
| Aker Kvaerner ASA | 545,705 | 12,788 |
| Storebrand ASA | 741,345 | 12,552 |
* | SeaDrill Ltd. | 759,909 | 12,343 |
| Prosafe ASA | 682,350 | 10,483 |
* | Marine Harvest | 8,620,988 | 9,206 |
| Norske Skogindustrier ASA | 562,552 | 8,608 |
| Tandberg ASA | 401,250 | 8,479 |
* | TGS Nopec |
|
|
| Geophysical Co. ASA | 352,906 | 8,071 |
| Schibsted ASA | 160,487 | 7,347 |
^ | Frontline Ltd. | 171,584 | 6,420 |
*^ | Det Norske Oljeselskap |
|
|
| (DNO) ASA | 2,706,379 | 5,260 |
^ | Tomra Systems ASA | 568,453 | 4,583 |
*^ | Ocean Rig ASA | 588,991 | 3,944 |
| Stolt-Nielsen SA | 129,505 | 3,909 |
|
|
| 431,320 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Portugal (0.5%) |
|
| |
| Portugal Telecom SGPS SA | 2,613,736 | 37,311 |
| Electricidade de |
|
|
| Portugal SA | 6,651,932 | 36,401 |
| Banco Comercial |
|
|
| Portugues SA | 7,166,932 | 30,080 |
| Banco Espirito Santo SA | 663,396 | 13,308 |
| Brisa-Auto Estradas de |
|
|
| Portugal SA | 987,589 | 13,039 |
| Banco BPI SA | 1,007,028 | 8,642 |
| Sonae SGPS SA | 2,629,103 | 7,147 |
| Cimpor-Cimento |
|
|
| de Portugal SA | 774,504 | 7,072 |
| PT Multimedia-Servicos |
|
|
| de Telecomunicacoes |
|
|
| e Multimedia, SGPS, SA | 256,162 | 4,282 |
| Jeronimo Martins & |
|
|
| Filho, SGPS, SA | 125,776 | 3,600 |
* | Sonae Industria-SGPS SA | 231,833 | 2,954 |
|
|
| 163,836 |
Spain (5.7%) |
|
| |
| Banco Santander Central |
|
|
| Hispano SA | 19,649,227 | 353,680 |
| Telefonica SA | 14,488,367 | 325,429 |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya |
|
|
| Argentaria SA | 11,746,491 | 280,864 |
| Endesa SA | 2,451,064 | 133,904 |
| Iberdrola SA | 2,323,069 | 115,058 |
| Repsol YPF SA | 2,624,598 | 86,469 |
| Banco Popular Espanol SA | 2,813,763 | 55,733 |
| Altadis SA | 847,112 | 55,309 |
| ACS, Actividades |
|
|
| de Contruccion y |
|
|
| Servisios, SA | 816,832 | 50,632 |
| Industria de Diseno |
|
|
| Textil SA | 721,548 | 44,389 |
| Iberdrola SA |
|
|
| (London Shares) | 711,016 | 35,232 |
| Gas Natural SDG SA | 592,414 | 29,804 |
| Abertis Infraestructuras SA | 755,353 | 24,167 |
| Grupo Ferrovial, SA | 208,883 | 22,682 |
| Acciona SA | 94,598 | 21,102 |
| Gamesa Corporacion |
|
|
| Tecnologica, SA | 562,962 | 19,395 |
| Union Fenosa SA | 352,645 | 19,269 |
| Sacyr Vallehermoso SA | 329,304 | 17,197 |
| Acerinox SA | 601,402 | 14,199 |
| Fomento de Construc |
|
|
| y Contra SA | 151,374 | 14,076 |
| Cintra Concesiones de |
|
|
| Infraestructuras de |
|
|
| Transport SA | 682,737 | 12,227 |
| Indra Sistemas, SA | 407,816 | 10,039 |
| Corporacion Mapfre SA | 1,880,280 | 9,793 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Iberia (Linea Aerea Espana) | 1,570,283 | 8,075 |
| Sociedad General de Aguas |
|
|
| de Barcelona SA | 197,554 | 7,191 |
| Ebro Puleva SA | 277,384 | 6,422 |
| Telefonica SA ADR | 87,308 | 5,906 |
| NH Hoteles SA | 254,624 | 5,717 |
| Promotora de |
|
|
| Informaciones SA | 253,883 | 5,695 |
* | Antena 3 Television | 262,087 | 5,618 |
* | Sogecable SA | 136,303 | 5,545 |
* | Zeltia SA | 532,979 | 4,596 |
|
|
| 1,805,414 |
| Sweden (3.9%) |
|
|
| Telefonaktiebolaget |
|
|
| LM Ericsson AB Class B | 49,022,969 | 187,322 |
| Nordea Bank AB | 6,863,100 | 118,675 |
| Hennes & Mauritz AB |
|
|
| B Shares | 1,569,882 | 103,781 |
| Volvo AB-B Shares | 3,598,520 | 70,647 |
^ | Sandvik AB | 3,334,845 | 63,606 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda |
|
|
| Banken AB A Shares | 1,535,017 | 56,216 |
^ | TeliaSonera AB | 6,682,562 | 54,084 |
^ | Svenska Handelsbanken AB |
|
|
| A Shares | 1,685,380 | 51,381 |
^ | Atlas Copco AB A Shares | 1,110,456 | 42,154 |
| Svenska Cellulosa AB |
|
|
| B Shares | 620,276 | 31,901 |
| Scania AB Class B | 330,813 | 31,607 |
| Volvo AB-A Shares | 1,568,900 | 31,124 |
^ | SKF AB B Shares | 1,341,861 | 29,239 |
| Skanska AB B Shares | 1,244,748 | 28,798 |
^ | Atlas Copco AB Class |
|
|
| B Shares | 691,655 | 24,827 |
| Boliden AB | 957,417 | 23,796 |
^ | Electrolux AB Series B | 890,765 | 23,156 |
^ | Assa Abloy AB | 1,032,211 | 23,096 |
^ | Alfa Laval AB | 313,776 | 19,073 |
| Tele2 AB B Shares | 1,074,981 | 18,401 |
^ | Swedish Match AB | 995,427 | 18,375 |
| SSAB Svenskt Stal AB |
|
|
| Series A | 499,965 | 17,640 |
^ | Husqvarna AB-B Shares | 882,086 | 16,131 |
^ | Securitas AB B Shares | 1,031,982 | 15,675 |
^ | Getinge AB B Shares | 593,743 | 13,598 |
* | Modern Times Group AB |
|
|
| B Shares | 169,918 | 9,901 |
^ | Trelleborg AB B Shares | 270,044 | 8,327 |
* ^ | Lundin Petroleum AB | 726,454 | 7,999 |
| Holmen AB | 173,538 | 7,733 |
| Castellum AB | 508,404 | 7,719 |
^ | Eniro AB | 571,133 | 7,614 |
^ | Kungsleden AB | 453,604 | 7,321 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| SSAB Svenskt Stal AB |
|
|
| Series B | 218,509 | 7,221 |
| Oriflame Cosmetics SA | 132,626 | 6,962 |
| Fabege AB | 256,252 | 6,826 |
| Nobia AB | 483,894 | 6,609 |
| OMX AB | 256,043 | 6,112 |
* | SAS AB | 245,733 | 5,557 |
| Elekta AB B Shares | 280,355 | 4,947 |
| D. Carnegie & Co. AB | 228,040 | 4,510 |
| Axfood AB | 99,764 | 4,036 |
* | Securitas Systems AB |
|
|
| B Shares | 1,018,915 | 3,766 |
* | Securitas Direct AB |
|
|
| B Shares | 1,046,804 | 3,259 |
* | Volvo AB- |
|
|
| B Redemption Shares | 714,294 | 2,666 |
^ | Hoganas AB B Shares | 85,074 | 2,557 |
| Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB | 105,954 | 2,293 |
^ | Billerud Aktiebolag | 143,302 | 2,175 |
* | Telelogic AB | 826,100 | 2,135 |
* | Volvo AB- |
|
|
| A Redemption Shares | 311,135 | 1,161 |
|
|
| 1,243,709 |
Switzerland (9.9%) |
|
| |
| Nestle SA (Registered) | 1,325,273 | 524,634 |
| Novartis AG (Registered) | 7,699,773 | 447,324 |
| Roche Holdings AG | 2,323,403 | 437,513 |
| UBS AG | 6,543,019 | 425,224 |
| Credit Suisse Group |
|
|
| (Registered) | 3,814,163 | 299,346 |
| Zurich Financial Services AG | 478,344 | 138,801 |
| ABB Ltd. | 6,855,094 | 136,983 |
| Swiss Re (Registered) | 1,114,379 | 104,752 |
| Cie. Financiere |
|
|
| Richemont AG | 1,726,338 | 104,036 |
| Holcim Ltd. (Registered) | 663,654 | 71,091 |
| Syngenta AG | 344,107 | 68,357 |
| Swatch Group AG (Bearer) | 107,056 | 30,675 |
| Adecco SA (Registered) | 436,583 | 30,019 |
| Nobel Biocare Holding AG | 78,097 | 28,118 |
| Geberit AG | 13,079 | 23,227 |
| Swisscom AG | 65,643 | 23,181 |
| Synthes, Inc. | 157,000 | 20,507 |
| Givaudan SA | 20,289 | 19,003 |
| SGS Societe Generale de |
|
|
| Surveillance Holding SA |
|
|
| (Registered) | 14,204 | 18,042 |
| Kuehne & |
|
|
| Nagel International AG | 178,906 | 16,340 |
| Sulzer AG (Registered) | 12,028 | 15,811 |
* | Logitech International SA | 570,503 | 15,486 |
| CIBA Specialty |
|
|
| Chemicals AG |
|
|
| (Registered) | 234,323 | 15,482 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Phonak Holding AG | 154,090 | 13,631 |
| Clariant AG | 759,632 | 12,560 |
| Lonza AG (Registered) | 124,623 | 12,179 |
* | OC Oerlikon Corp AG | 20,965 | 11,280 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 169,492 | 10,821 |
| Swatch Group AG |
|
|
| (Registered) | 173,573 | 10,092 |
| PSP Swiss Property AG | 155,035 | 9,269 |
| Rieter Holding AG | 14,797 | 8,179 |
| Straumann Holding AG | 25,485 | 7,442 |
* | SIG Holding AG- |
|
|
| (Registered) | 19,741 | 7,061 |
| Kuoni Reisen Holding AG |
|
|
| (Registered) | 9,403 | 5,887 |
| UBS AG |
|
|
| (New York Shares) | 70,740 | 4,591 |
^ | Kudelski SA | 108,324 | 4,154 |
^ | Micronas Semiconductor |
|
|
| Holding AG | 109,661 | 2,264 |
|
|
| 3,133,362 |
| United Kingdom (32.6%) |
|
|
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 38,263,599 | 706,004 |
| BP PLC | 60,871,793 | 682,897 |
| GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 19,034,801 | 549,026 |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 164,091,169 | 466,832 |
| Royal Bank of |
|
|
| Scotland Group PLC | 10,451,565 | 400,177 |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC |
|
|
| Class B | 9,125,268 | 321,349 |
| Barclays PLC | 21,524,574 | 310,744 |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC |
|
|
| Class A |
|
|
| (Amsterdam Shares) | 8,492,604 | 294,934 |
| AstraZeneca Group PLC | 5,066,237 | 275,533 |
| HBOS PLC | 12,438,423 | 266,924 |
| Anglo American PLC | 4,700,175 | 247,513 |
| Tesco PLC | 26,321,421 | 242,045 |
| Lloyds TSB Group PLC | 18,626,984 | 215,092 |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 3,394,782 | 206,284 |
| Diageo PLC | 8,996,452 | 189,644 |
| BHP Billiton PLC | 7,866,574 | 175,773 |
| BT Group PLC | 27,449,927 | 172,670 |
| BG Group PLC | 11,276,116 | 162,489 |
| British American |
|
|
| Tobacco PLC | 5,118,859 | 158,431 |
| National Grid Transco PLC | 8,991,910 | 141,185 |
| Aviva PLC | 8,473,649 | 132,942 |
| Royal Dutch Shell PLC |
|
|
| Class A | 3,755,582 | 130,450 |
| Unilever PLC | 4,116,098 | 128,780 |
| Prudential PLC | 8,083,129 | 120,109 |
| Reckitt Benckiser PLC | 2,011,257 | 110,029 |
| Xstrata PLC | 2,027,486 | 105,504 |
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European Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Imperial |
|
|
| Tobacco Group PLC | 2,240,716 | 97,666 |
| BAE Systems PLC | 10,668,896 | 96,713 |
| Centrica PLC | 12,108,003 | 93,299 |
| Cadbury Schweppes PLC | 6,924,390 | 91,546 |
| Scottish & |
|
|
| Southern Energy PLC | 2,845,247 | 85,057 |
| Marks & |
|
|
| Spencer Group PLC | 5,580,522 | 82,317 |
| SABMiller PLC | 2,977,447 | 70,381 |
| Man Group PLC | 5,939,985 | 66,510 |
| Legal & |
|
|
| General Group PLC | 21,590,024 | 66,211 |
| Old Mutual PLC | 17,243,946 | 61,199 |
| Alliance Boots PLC | 2,719,573 | 60,679 |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 1,549,990 | 60,341 |
| Rolls-Royce Group PLC | 5,864,637 | 55,866 |
| J. Sainsbury PLC | 4,817,713 | 54,896 |
| Reed Elsevier PLC | 4,169,632 | 52,800 |
| Wolseley PLC | 2,173,767 | 52,297 |
| WPP Group PLC | 3,496,973 | 51,776 |
| British Land Co., PLC | 1,717,147 | 50,156 |
| Compass Group PLC | 6,900,807 | 49,907 |
| Pearson PLC | 2,664,714 | 45,581 |
| Standard Life PLC | 6,964,196 | 44,986 |
| United Utilities PLC | 2,899,667 | 43,222 |
| British Sky |
|
|
| Broadcasting Group PLC | 3,767,693 | 43,153 |
| International Power PLC | 4,930,666 | 43,112 |
| Kingfisher PLC | 7,792,814 | 42,196 |
| Imperial Chemical |
|
|
| Industries PLC | 3,944,946 | 41,771 |
| Smiths Group PLC | 1,883,134 | 40,606 |
| Reuters Group PLC | 4,272,909 | 40,599 |
| Hanson Building |
|
|
| Materials PLC | 2,355,956 | 40,101 |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | 3,114,205 | 38,858 |
| BP PLC ADR | 575,360 | 38,733 |
| Experian Group Ltd. | 3,367,886 | 38,051 |
| 3i Group PLC | 1,538,239 | 35,335 |
| Next PLC | 751,001 | 35,029 |
| Royal & Sun Alliance |
|
|
| Insurance Group PLC | 9,866,636 | 32,536 |
| Scottish & Newcastle PLC | 2,646,133 | 32,472 |
| ITV PLC | 12,861,294 | 30,613 |
| Cable and Wireless PLC | 8,101,725 | 29,817 |
| Vodafone Group PLC ADR | 1,030,225 | 29,598 |
| Resolution PLC | 2,266,208 | 29,172 |
| Amvescap PLC | 2,468,728 | 28,968 |
| Capita Group PLC | 2,036,887 | 28,615 |
| Hammerson PLC | 943,241 | 28,526 |
| Carnival PLC | 565,467 | 28,478 |
| Intercontinental |
|
|
| Hotels Group, PLC | 1,174,873 | 28,345 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Home Retail Group | 2,902,417 | 26,346 |
| Persimmon PLC | 938,930 | 25,109 |
| Enterprise Inns PLC | 1,961,456 | 24,985 |
| Yell Group PLC | 2,569,808 | 24,880 |
| Whitbread PLC | 648,723 | 24,360 |
| Slough Estates PLC | 1,560,033 | 23,889 |
| Severn Trent PLC | 770,304 | 22,784 |
| Johnson Matthey PLC | 725,394 | 22,709 |
| Punch Taverns PLC | 876,895 | 22,646 |
| The Sage Group PLC | 4,279,893 | 22,462 |
| Kelda Group PLC | 1,185,874 | 21,942 |
| Liberty International PLC | 899,959 | 21,579 |
| Mitchells & Butlers PLC | 1,336,025 | 21,128 |
| Friends Provident PLC | 5,599,886 | 21,084 |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 966,327 | 20,803 |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 6,004,920 | 20,696 |
| Rexam PLC | 1,931,106 | 20,215 |
| Tate & Lyle PLC | 1,620,929 | 20,100 |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,460,029 | 20,058 |
| DSG International PLC | 6,066,020 | 19,418 |
* | British Airways PLC | 1,888,181 | 18,995 |
| FirstGroup PLC | 1,439,060 | 18,895 |
| Taylor Woodrow PLC | 1,910,653 | 18,409 |
| GKN PLC | 2,333,893 | 17,843 |
| LogicaCMG PLC | 4,827,659 | 17,609 |
| Group 4 Securicor PLC | 3,788,596 | 17,302 |
* | Invensys PLC | 2,633,285 | 17,286 |
| Ladbrokes PLC | 2,077,265 | 16,839 |
| Daily Mail and |
|
|
| General Trust PLC | 984,785 | 16,403 |
| Inchcape PLC | 1,455,659 | 16,394 |
| Hays PLC | 4,830,380 | 16,320 |
| ICAP PLC | 1,592,219 | 16,024 |
| Investec PLC | 1,128,435 | 15,969 |
| Bunzl PLC | 1,124,945 | 15,902 |
| Serco Group PLC | 1,577,362 | 15,477 |
| Cobham PLC | 3,722,164 | 15,424 |
| George Wimpey PLC | 1,319,796 | 15,289 |
| Travis Perkins PLC | 382,395 | 15,243 |
| Tomkins PLC | 2,835,279 | 14,948 |
| Signet Group PLC | 5,681,388 | 13,950 |
| William Hill PLC | 1,171,488 | 13,947 |
| United Business |
|
|
| Media PLC | 836,390 | 13,454 |
| London Stock |
|
|
| Exchange PLC | 526,383 | 13,145 |
| Meggitt PLC | 2,152,234 | 13,096 |
| Balfour Beatty PLC | 1,415,470 | 13,092 |
| Provident Financial PLC | 847,296 | 13,032 |
| IMI PLC | 1,119,007 | 12,646 |
| Michael Page |
|
|
| International PLC | 1,093,699 | 12,519 |
| EMI Group PLC | 2,650,398 | 12,311 |
| Amec PLC | 1,103,447 | 12,249 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| ARM Holdings PLC | 4,450,913 | 11,842 |
| Kesa Electricals PLC | 1,747,638 | 11,743 |
| EMAP PLC | 716,001 | 11,485 |
* | Charter PLC | 551,012 | 11,254 |
| Bellway PLC | 373,386 | 11,244 |
| National |
|
|
| Express Group PLC | 450,547 | 10,948 |
| Schroders PLC | 407,342 | 10,428 |
* | The Berkeley Group |
|
|
| Holdings PLC | 300,469 | 10,344 |
| Trinity Mirror PLC | 965,976 | 10,283 |
| Arriva PLC | 655,407 | 9,852 |
| Stagecoach Group PLC | 2,666,306 | 9,845 |
| Intertek Testing |
|
|
| Services PLC | 518,585 | 9,601 |
| First Choice Holidays PLC | 1,665,051 | 9,532 |
| Cattles PLC | 1,195,215 | 9,485 |
| Aggreko PLC | 844,411 | 9,436 |
| Bovis Homes Group PLC | 399,969 | 8,962 |
| Electrocomponents PLC | 1,437,573 | 8,775 |
| Close Brothers Group PLC | 437,095 | 8,467 |
| Cookson Group PLC | 639,012 | 8,394 |
| Misys PLC | 1,656,552 | 8,233 |
| Brixton PLC | 845,348 | 8,046 |
^ | Carphone Warehouse PLC | 1,324,762 | 7,936 |
| Aegis Group PLC | 2,837,089 | 7,870 |
| Great Portland Estates PLC | 544,471 | 7,790 |
| BBA Aviation PLC | 1,367,540 | 7,689 |
| De La Rue Group PLC | 537,113 | 7,598 |
| Biffa PLC | 1,149,451 | 7,473 |
| The Davis |
|
|
| Service Group PLC | 558,263 | 7,049 |
| Tullett Prebon PLC | 701,290 | 7,039 |
* | CSR PLC | 425,522 | 6,463 |
* | Galiform PLC | 1,967,645 | 6,437 |
| WPP Group PLC ADR | 78,406 | 5,822 |
| SSL International PLC | 630,127 | 5,444 |
| Premier Farnell PLC | 1,195,523 | 5,189 |
| Rank Group PLC | 1,279,678 | 5,111 |
| FKI PLC | 1,919,181 | 4,596 |
* | Collins Stewart PLC | 696,403 | 3,548 |
* | PartyGaming PLC | 3,258,237 | 3,101 |
| HMV Group PLC | 1,323,364 | 2,969 |
|
|
| 10,375,978 |
Total Common Stocks |
|
| |
(Cost $20,769,240) |
| 31,619,265 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investments (12.2%)1 |
|
| |
Money Market Fund (12.2%) |
|
| |
2 | Vanguard Market |
|
|
| Liquidity Fund, |
|
|
| 5.259%—Note E | 3,823,255,535 | 3,823,256 |
2 | Vanguard Market |
|
|
| Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 40,672,951 | 40,673 |
|
|
| 3,863,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Face |
|
|
| Amount |
|
|
| ($000) |
|
U.S. Agency Obligations (0.0%) |
|
| |
3 | Federal Home Loan |
|
|
| Mortgage Corp. |
|
|
4 | 5.197%, 7/9/07 | 5,000 | 4,951 |
3 | Federal National |
|
|
| Mortgage Association |
|
|
4 | 5.189%, 7/25/07 | 2,000 | 1,976 |
|
|
| 6,927 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments |
|
| |
(Cost $3,870,856) |
| 3,870,856 | |
Total Investments (111.6%) |
|
| |
(Cost $24,640,096) |
| 35,490,121 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–11.6%) |
|
| |
Other Assets—Note B |
| 800,477 | |
Security Lending Collateral |
|
| |
| Payable to Brokers—Note E |
| (3,823,256) |
Other Liabilities |
| (669,530) | |
|
|
| (3,692,309) |
Net Assets (100%) |
| 31,797,812 |
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At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:5 |
|
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 20,630,283 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 276,501 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 28,064 |
Unrealized Appreciation |
|
Investment Securities | 10,850,025 |
Futures Contracts | 7,956 |
Foreign Currencies and |
|
Forward Currency Contracts | 4,983 |
Net Assets | 31,797,812 |
|
|
Investor Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 562,036,123 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 22,292,569 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Investor Shares | $39.66 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 30,952,102 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 2,884,653 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Admiral Shares | $93.20 |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Signal Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 406,564 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 14,662 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Signal Shares | $36.06 |
|
|
Institutional Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 109,894,535 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 4,364,694 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Institutional Shares | $39.72 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 30,066,716 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 2,241,234 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
ETF Shares | $74.54 |
• | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
^ | Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements. |
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 11.7%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.
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 operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.
4 Securities with a value of $6,927,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Dividends1 | 396,735 |
Interest2 | 3,204 |
Security Lending | 2,435 |
Total Income | 402,374 |
Expenses |
|
The Vanguard Group—Note B |
|
Investment Advisory Services | 446 |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 18,710 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 1,331 |
Management and Administrative—Signal Shares | 8 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 1,162 |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 823 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 2,249 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 184 |
Marketing and Distribution—Signal Shares | — |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 457 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 189 |
Custodian Fees | 3,045 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 69 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 4 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Signal Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | 1 |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 16 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 14 |
Total Expenses | 28,708 |
Net Investment Income | 373,666 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Investment Securities Sold | 99,281 |
Futures Contracts | 4,167 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | 5,478 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 108,926 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
Investment Securities | 3,891,320 |
Futures Contracts | 3,775 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | 4,368 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 3,899,463 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 4,382,055 |
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $37,680,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,756,000.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, | October 31, |
| 2007 | 2006 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | 373,666 | 618,399 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 108,926 | 436,790 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 3,899,463 | 3,893,796 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 4,382,055 | 4,948,985 |
Distributions |
|
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
Investor Shares | (460,764) | (283,561) |
Admiral Shares | (62,628) | (37,265) |
Signal Shares | (341) | — |
Institutional Shares | (90,854) | (50,291) |
ETF Shares | (39,981) | (7,061) |
Realized Capital Gain |
|
|
Investor Shares | — | — |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
Signal Shares | — | — |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (654,568) | (378,178) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note F |
|
|
Investor Shares | 2,792,496 | 2,675,066 |
Admiral Shares | 367,528 | 374,593 |
Signal Shares | 671 | 11,714 |
Institutional Shares | 744,522 | 708,374 |
ETF Shares | 809,813 | 890,919 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 4,715,030 | 4,660,666 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 8,442,517 | 9,231,473 |
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of Period | 23,355,295 | 14,123,822 |
End of Period1 | 31,797,812 | 23,355,295 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $276,501,000 and $554,797,000.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
| |
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $34.67 | $27.00 | $23.77 | $19.93 | $16.44 | $19.50 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .4961 | .92 | .67 | .54 | .44 | .39 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 5.418 | 7.45 | 3.14 | 3.76 | 3.45 | (3.01) |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.914 | 8.37 | 3.81 | 4.30 | 3.89 | (2.62) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.924) | (.70) | (.58) | (.46) | (.40) | (.44) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.924) | (.70) | (.58) | (.46) | (.40) | (.44) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $39.66 | $34.67 | $27.00 | $23.77 | $19.93 | $16.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return2 | 17.34% | 31.63% | 16.21% | 21.89% | –13.81% | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $22,293 | $16,850 | $10,759 | $7,904 | $5,339 | $3,870 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 0.25%* | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.33% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 2.73%* | 3.35% | 2.84% | 2.67% | 2.76% | 2.24% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 3%* | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 15% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Admiral Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
| |
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $81.50 | $63.44 | $55.84 | $46.82 | $38.61 | $45.77 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | 1.2081 | 2.23 | 1.611 | 1.308 | 1.070 | .96 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 12.734 | 17.51 | 7.396 | 8.830 | 8.115 | (7.08) |
Total from Investment Operations | 13.942 | 19.74 | 9.007 | 10.138 | 9.185 | (6.12) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (2.242) | (1.68) | (1.407) | (1.118) | (.975) | (1.04) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (2.242) | (1.68) | (1.407) | (1.118) | (.975) | (1.04) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $93.20 | $81.50 | $63.44 | $55.84 | $46.82 | $38.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return2 | 17.40% | 31.77% | 16.32% | 21.98% | 24.42% | –13.74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $2,885 | $2,175 | $1,360 | $628 | $447 | $335 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 0.15%* | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 2.83%* | 3.45% | 2.93% | 2.76% | 2.84% | 2.41 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 3%* | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 15% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Signal Shares |
|
|
| Six Months | Oct. 6, |
| Ended | 20061 to |
| April 30, | Oct. 31, |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $31.51 | $30.41 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | .4562 | .012 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 4.936 | 1.09 |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.392 | 1.10 |
Distributions |
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.842) | — |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.842) | — |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $36.06 | $31.51 |
|
|
|
Total Return3 | 17.39% | 3.62% |
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $15 | $12 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.15%* | 0.17%* |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 2.83%* | 3.45%* |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 3%* | 6% |
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares held for less than two months.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
| |
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $34.74 | $27.05 | $23.80 | $19.96 | $16.46 | $19.52 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .5261 | .978 | .721 | .57 | .471 | .414 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 5.424 | 7.450 | 3.140 | 3.76 | 3.454 | (3.015) |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.950 | 8.428 | 3.861 | 4.33 | 3.925 | (2.601) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.970) | (.738) | (.611) | (.49) | (.425) | (.459) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.970) | (.738) | (.611) | (.49) | (.425) | (.459) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $39.72 | $34.74 | $27.05 | $23.80 | $19.96 | $16.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return2 | 17.42% | 31.83% | 16.42% | 22.03% | 24.49% | –13.71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $4,365 | $3,113 | $1,827 | $988 | $649 | $311 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 0.12%* | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.18% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 2.86%* | 3.50% | 2.99% | 2.77% | 2.96% | 2.46% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 3%* | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 15% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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ETF Shares |
|
|
|
| Six Months | Year | March 4, |
| Ended | Ended | 20051 to |
| April 30, | Oct. 31, | Oct. 31, |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $65.21 | $50.80 | $50.96 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | 1.0212 | 1.80 | 1.04 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 10.118 | 13.99 | (1.20) |
Total from Investment Operations | 11.139 | 15.79 | (.16) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.809) | (1.38) | — |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.809) | (1.38) | — |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $74.54 | $65.21 | $50.80 |
|
|
|
|
Total Return | 17.39% | 31.75% | –0.31% |
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $2,241 | $1,205 | $178 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.15%* | 0.18% | 0.18%* |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 2.83%* | 3.44% | 2.93%* |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 3%* | 6% | 5% |
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
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.
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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European Stock Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard International Equity Index Funds. 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 five classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF 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, tenure, and account-size criteria. Signal Shares are designed for institutional investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $5 million. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange; 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 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 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
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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.
The fund also may enter into forward currency contracts to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.
Futures and forward currency 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 gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the 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 the 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. Fees assessed on redemptions of capital 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 April 30, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $2,718,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 2.72% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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
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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 April 30, 2007, the fund realized net foreign currency gains of $2,606,000, which increased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed 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. Unrealized appreciation through October 31, 2006, on passive foreign investment company holdings at April 30, 2007, was $17,126,000, all of which has been distributed and is reflected in the balance of undistributed 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $75,315,000 to offset future net capital gains of $30,493,000 through October 31, 2010, and $44,822,000 through October 31, 2011. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $24,657,222,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $10,832,899,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $11,006,637,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $173,738,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
At April 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
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| ($000) |
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| Aggregate | Unrealized |
| Number of | Settlement | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Long Contracts | Value | (Depreciation) |
MSCI Pan-Euro Index | 4,425 | 154,164 | 7,956 |
At April 30, 2007, the fund had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows:
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| Unrealized |
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|
| Appreciation |
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|
| Contract Amount (000) | (Depreciation) | |
Contract Settlement Date |
| Receive |
| Deliver | ($000) |
6/20/2007 | EUR | 107,068 | USD | 143,668 | 2,746 |
EUR—Euro. |
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USD—U.S. dollar. |
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Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
The fund had net unrealized foreign currency gains of $2,237,000 resulting from the translation of other assets and liabilities at April 30, 2007.
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D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $4,773,912,000 of investment securities and sold $443,008,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
E. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at April 30, 2007, was $3,645,410,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $3,823,256,000.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended | ||
| April 30, 2007 | October 31, 2006 | ||
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares |
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Issued | 2,956,117 | 80,246 | 3,520,497 | 114,339 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 454,610 | 12,663 | 277,433 | 9,958 |
Redeemed1 | (618,231) | (16,813) | (1,122,864) | (36,806) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 2,792,496 | 76,096 | 2,675,066 | 87,491 |
Admiral Shares |
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|
|
|
Issued | 479,313 | 5,545 | 575,431 | 8,005 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 51,856 | 615 | 31,004 | 474 |
Redeemed1 | (163,641) | (1,897) | (231,842) | (3,224) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 367,528 | 4,263 | 374,593 | 5,255 |
Signal Shares |
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|
|
Issued | 1,619 | 49 | 11,828 | 389 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 341 | 10 | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (1,289) | (38) | (114) | (4) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Signal Shares | 671 | 21 | 11,714 | 385 |
Institutional Shares |
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Issued | 969,957 | 26,415 | 1,421,711 | 45,135 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 80,880 | 2,251 | 43,746 | 1,569 |
Redeemed1 | (306,315) | (8,391) | (757,083) | (24,631) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 744,522 | 20,275 | 708,374 | 22,073 |
ETF Shares |
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|
|
Issued | 809,813 | 11,595 | 890,919 | 14,968 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | — | — | — | — |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 809,813 | 11,595 | 890,919 | 14,968 |
G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
1 Net of redemption fees of $414,000 and $712,000 (fund totals).
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Pacific Stock Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Portfolio Characteristics |
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| |
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| Target | Broad |
| Fund | Index1 | Index2 |
Number of Stocks | 563 | 562 | 2,107 |
Turnover Rate | 1%3 | — | — |
Expense Ratio |
| — | — |
Investor Shares | 0.24%3 |
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Admiral Shares | 0.15%3 |
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Institutional Shares | 0.12%3 |
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ETF Shares | 0.15%3 |
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Short-Term Reserves | 0% | — | — |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| ||
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| Target | Broad |
| Fund | Index1 | Index2 |
Consumer Discretionary | 16% | 17% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Energy | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Financials | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Health Care | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Industrials | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Information Technology | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Materials | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Telecommunication Services | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Utilities | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Volatility Measures4 |
| |
| Fund Versus | Fund Versus |
| Target Index1 | Broad Index2 |
R-Squared | 0.98 | 0.67 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.92 |
Ten Largest Holdings5 (% of total net assets) | ||
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Toyota Motor Corp. | automobile manufacturers | 4.2% |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | diversified banks | 2.2 |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | diversified metals and mining | 2.1 |
Canon, Inc. | office electronics | 1.4 |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | diversified banks | 1.4 |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | pharmaceuticals | 1.4 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | diversified banks | 1.4 |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | diversified banks | 1.4 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | diversified banks | 1.4 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | automobile manufacturers | 1.3 |
Top Ten |
| 18.2% |
Market Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| |
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| Target |
| Fund | Index1 |
Japan | 70% | 70% |
Australia | 20 | 20 |
Hong Kong | 6 | 6 |
Singapore | 3 | 3 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
1 MSCI Pacific Index.
2 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
3 Annualized.
4 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 109.
5 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
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Pacific Stock 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 www.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 (%): October 31, 1996–April 30, 2007
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
Pacific Stock Index Fund |
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Investor Shares2 | 6/18/1990 | 9.78% | 15.62% | 4.48% |
Admiral Shares2 | 8/13/2001 | 9.93 | 15.75 | 11.603 |
Institutional Shares2 | 5/15/2000 | 9.90 | 15.82 | 3.903 |
ETF Shares | 3/4/2005 |
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|
Market Price |
| 9.93 | 17.943 | -— |
Net Asset Value |
| 9.20 | 18.053 | — |
1 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases through March 31, 2000; the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months; or, for Investors Shares, the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
3 Return since inception.
Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 44 through 47 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Pacific Stock Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
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| Market |
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| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.3%)1 |
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| |
Australia (19.9%) |
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| |
| BHP Billiton Ltd. | 12,040,212 | 293,954 |
| National Australia |
|
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| Bank Ltd. | 5,609,358 | 199,258 |
| Commonwealth Bank of |
|
|
| Australia | 4,443,162 | 193,749 |
| Australia & New Zealand |
|
|
| Bank Group Ltd. | 6,333,580 | 160,026 |
| Westpac |
|
|
| Banking Corp., Ltd. | 6,334,763 | 141,430 |
| Woolworths Ltd. | 4,147,890 | 97,149 |
| Westfield Group | 5,187,030 | 89,810 |
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 2,868,415 | 72,741 |
^ | Rio Tinto Ltd. | 984,207 | 67,215 |
| Macquarie Bank Ltd. | 863,924 | 61,907 |
| Brambles Ltd. | 5,345,640 | 58,314 |
| AMP Ltd. | 6,457,483 | 57,313 |
^ | Suncorp-Metway Ltd. | 3,168,958 | 56,097 |
| Coles Group Ltd. | 3,920,192 | 55,943 |
| Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 1,607,323 | 52,262 |
| Rinker Group Ltd. | 3,086,816 | 47,497 |
| CSL Ltd. | 628,975 | 45,306 |
| Wesfarmers Ltd. | 1,302,078 | 42,167 |
| Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 9,879,039 | 38,165 |
| Foster’s Group Ltd. | 6,980,525 | 36,852 |
| Stockland | 4,939,735 | 35,173 |
| Toll Holdings Ltd. | 1,849,863 | 33,694 |
| Insurance |
|
|
| Australia Group Ltd. | 5,963,378 | 29,478 |
| Macquarie |
|
|
| Infrastucture Group | 9,174,461 | 28,752 |
| Macquarie Goodman Group | 4,858,744 | 28,498 |
| Orica Ltd. | 1,068,994 | 27,816 |
| GPT Group | 6,679,991 | 27,359 |
| Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | 1,807,987 | 27,093 |
| BlueScope Steel Ltd. | 2,502,440 | 24,847 |
| Alumina Ltd. | 4,001,443 | 23,624 |
| Australian Stock |
|
|
| Exchange Ltd. | 588,220 | 23,303 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Zinifex Ltd. | 1,677,051 | 22,905 |
| Centro Properties Group | 2,910,802 | 22,523 |
| Origin Energy Ltd. | 2,949,539 | 22,220 |
| Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 1,150,942 | 22,218 |
^ | Alinta Ltd. | 1,698,501 | 21,112 |
| Lend Lease Corp. | 1,240,409 | 20,437 |
^ | Transurban Group | 2,872,244 | 19,156 |
| Babcock & Brown Ltd. | 783,592 | 19,121 |
| Santos Ltd. | 2,061,280 | 19,090 |
| AGL Energy Ltd. | 1,493,279 | 18,978 |
| Amcor Ltd. | 2,986,159 | 18,394 |
| AXA Asia Pacific |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 3,002,150 | 18,291 |
^ | John Fairfax Holdings Ltd. | 4,109,391 | 17,778 |
^ | Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 1,208,196 | 16,557 |
| Tattersall’s Ltd. | 3,704,484 | 15,787 |
*^ | Paladin Resources Ltd. | 1,917,521 | 15,005 |
| Mirvac Group | 3,390,145 | 14,720 |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | 3,348,421 | 14,709 |
| Boral Ltd. | 2,048,418 | 14,284 |
| Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | 1,804,999 | 14,181 |
| DB RREEF Trust | 9,333,437 | 13,893 |
| Leighton Holdings Ltd. | 478,835 | 13,783 |
| Telstra Corp. Installment |
|
|
| Receipt Exp. 3/31/08 | 5,121,695 | 13,530 |
| Computershare Ltd. | 1,544,170 | 13,313 |
| WorleyParsons Ltd. | 549,036 | 12,469 |
| James Hardie Industries NV | 1,603,039 | 11,759 |
| Investa Property Group | 5,254,346 | 11,601 |
| Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 915,498 | 10,817 |
| Cochlear Ltd. | 189,170 | 9,908 |
^ | Perpetual Trustees |
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| Australia Ltd. | 141,226 | 9,441 |
^ | OneSteel Ltd. | 1,968,153 | 9,299 |
| Caltex Australia Ltd. | 463,239 | 9,282 |
| CSR Ltd. | 3,024,571 | 9,174 |
| Macquarie Office Trust | 6,836,763 | 9,076 |
| CFS Gandel Retail Trust | 4,676,949 | 8,944 |
| Multiplex Group | 2,152,996 | 8,282 |
| Publishing & |
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| Broadcasting Ltd. | 471,823 | 7,988 |
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| Market |
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| Value• |
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| Shares | ($000) |
| JFE Holdings, Inc. | 1,921,500 | 105,621 |
| Mitsubishi Corp. | 4,653,500 | 99,196 |
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | 5,347,600 | 96,159 |
| East Japan Railway Co. | 11,710 | 94,956 |
| Millea Holdings, Inc. | 2,469,500 | 91,505 |
| Nippon Telegraph and |
|
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| Telephone Corp. | 17,892 | 88,834 |
| Hitachi Ltd. | 11,601,000 | 88,107 |
| Shin-Etsu |
|
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| Chemical Co., Ltd. | 1,339,500 | 86,456 |
| Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. | 2,883,573 | 84,170 |
| Orix Corp. | 311,876 | 83,158 |
| Seven and |
|
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| I Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2,833,240 | 81,699 |
| Astellas Pharma Inc. | 1,845,298 | 80,722 |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 7,785,220 | 78,307 |
| Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 15,499 | 75,702 |
| Toshiba Corp. | 9,978,000 | 74,300 |
| Kansai Electric |
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| Power Co., Inc. | 2,652,600 | 74,237 |
| Chubu Electric Power Co. | 2,289,900 | 73,576 |
| Komatsu Ltd. | 3,095,968 | 73,262 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | 2,405,036 | 71,751 |
| Sumitomo Metal |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 14,070,000 | 71,439 |
| Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | 1,683,866 | 69,363 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 11,039,000 | 67,945 |
| KDDI Corp. | 8,387 | 65,911 |
| Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 6,656,000 | 64,520 |
| Sharp Corp. | 3,443,000 | 63,183 |
| Sumitomo Corp. | 3,661,000 | 62,703 |
| Fanuc Co., Ltd. | 618,700 | 60,588 |
| Central Japan Railway Co. | 5,401 | 59,470 |
| Denso Corp. | 1,674,700 | 59,212 |
^ | Softbank Corp. | 2,544,618 | 54,702 |
| Kyocera Corp. | 560,100 | 54,436 |
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. | 4,169,552 | 51,741 |
| Murata |
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| Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 698,255 | 51,457 |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 4,595,850 | 51,189 |
| Itochu Corp. | 5,186,000 | 51,060 |
| T & D Holdings, Inc. | 806,000 | 51,045 |
| Ricoh Co. | 2,309,386 | 50,687 |
| Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. | 1,311,672 | 48,415 |
| Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | 3,737,000 | 47,095 |
| Kao Corp. | 1,703,661 | 46,765 |
| Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. | 3,268,200 | 43,963 |
| Hoya Corp. | 1,423,394 | 43,740 |
| Bridgestone Corp. | 2,100,859 | 42,606 |
| Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. | 4,325,959 | 42,247 |
| Eisai Co., Ltd. | 868,200 | 41,235 |
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| Market |
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| Value• |
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| Shares | ($000) |
| Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. | 2,856,253 | 41,081 |
| Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. | 2,713,048 | 41,010 |
| Fujitsu Ltd. | 6,417,000 | 40,335 |
| Aeon Co., Ltd. | 2,191,700 | 40,088 |
| Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | 7,743,000 | 38,913 |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 559,830 | 38,825 |
| TDK Corp. | 435,800 | 37,584 |
| NEC Corp. | 6,990,812 | 37,125 |
| Kyushu Electric |
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| Power Co., Inc. | 1,306,600 | 36,805 |
| Kubota Corp. | 3,806,000 | 35,971 |
^ | Resona Holdings Inc. | 15,705 | 35,443 |
| Sompo Japan |
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| Insurance Inc. | 2,892,000 | 35,320 |
| Tohoku Electric Power Co. | 1,472,200 | 35,156 |
| Sumitomo Electric |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 2,484,700 | 35,138 |
| Sumitomo Metal |
|
|
| Mining Co. | 1,876,000 | 34,851 |
| Dai-Nippon |
|
|
| Printing Co., Ltd. | 2,138,741 | 34,091 |
| Kobe Steel Ltd. | 9,656,095 | 34,049 |
| Sumitomo Chemical Co. | 5,132,000 | 33,896 |
| Rohm Co., Ltd. | 368,300 | 33,266 |
| Nippon Oil Corp. | 4,287,479 | 32,924 |
| Secom Co., Ltd. | 723,000 | 32,672 |
| Mitsubishi Chemical |
|
|
| Holdings Corp. | 4,044,000 | 32,542 |
| Marubeni Corp. | 5,368,000 | 32,233 |
| Toyoda Automatic Loom |
|
|
| Works Ltd. | 673,400 | 31,729 |
| Toray Industries, Inc. | 4,585,740 | 31,451 |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki |
|
|
| Kaisha Co. | 3,602,000 | 30,977 |
| Bank of Yokohama Ltd. | 4,116,000 | 30,133 |
| Asahi Kasei Corp. | 4,223,000 | 29,862 |
| Daiwa House |
|
|
| Industry Co., Ltd. | 1,860,000 | 29,156 |
| Keyence Corp. | 129,799 | 28,853 |
| Olympus Corp. | 794,312 | 27,783 |
| Daikin Industries Ltd. | 817,800 | 27,639 |
| Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. | 293,176 | 27,089 |
| Sekisui House Ltd. | 1,832,858 | 27,050 |
| Tokyu Corp. | 3,680,000 | 26,763 |
| Shiseido Co., Ltd. | 1,242,828 | 26,661 |
| West Japan Railway Co. | 5,855 | 26,496 |
| Ibiden Co., Ltd. | 463,839 | 26,365 |
| Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | 2,127,000 | 26,167 |
| Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | 6,930,000 | 25,985 |
| Office Building Fund of |
|
|
| Japan Inc. | 1,575 | 25,459 |
| Nitto Denko Corp. | 568,500 | 25,090 |
| Chugai |
|
|
| Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 963,500 | 24,569 |
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|
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|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Nippon Mining |
|
|
| Holdings Inc. | 3,038,000 | 24,398 |
| Advantest Corp. | 549,936 | 24,340 |
| Inpex Holdings, Inc. | 2,844 | 24,001 |
| Electric Power |
|
|
| Development Co., Ltd. | 545,040 | 23,865 |
| SMC Corp. | 185,677 | 23,737 |
| Hankyu Corp. | 4,159,958 | 23,635 |
| Nidec Corp. | 373,800 | 23,582 |
| Nikon Corp. | 1,024,126 | 23,496 |
| Terumo Corp. | 581,059 | 23,481 |
| Asahi Breweries Ltd. | 1,415,800 | 23,069 |
| Konica Minolta |
|
|
| Holdings, Inc. | 1,648,000 | 22,549 |
| Shinsei Bank, Ltd. | 5,075,046 | 21,884 |
| Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | 659,738 | 21,693 |
| Chiba Bank Ltd. | 2,622,000 | 21,672 |
| NTT Data Corp. | 4,348 | 21,327 |
| Mitsui Trust Holding Inc. | 2,342,400 | 21,162 |
| Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | 1,984,000 | 20,894 |
| JS Group Corp. | 916,508 | 20,697 |
| Omron Corp. | 772,200 | 20,687 |
| Sumitomo Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 1,982,000 | 20,402 |
| NGK Insulators Ltd. | 920,858 | 20,099 |
| Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | 1,028,294 | 20,039 |
| Nippon Electric |
|
|
| Glass Co., Ltd. | 1,156,097 | 19,786 |
| Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | 1,927,000 | 19,547 |
^ | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. | 1,738,000 | 18,876 |
| Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | 1,260,000 | 18,241 |
| Kawasaki Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 4,570,000 | 18,192 |
| Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 2,182,000 | 18,108 |
| Yahoo Japan Corp. | 52,070 | 18,004 |
| Japan Real Estate |
|
|
| Investment Corp. | 1,342 | 17,989 |
| Dentsu Inc. | 6,228 | 17,735 |
| Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Co. | 4,481,000 | 17,462 |
| Toyota Tsusho Corp. | 716,804 | 17,412 |
| Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | 2,746,000 | 16,999 |
| Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | 640,800 | 16,928 |
| Kintetsu Corp. | 5,599,150 | 16,711 |
| Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | 3,420,000 | 16,686 |
| Casio Computer Co. | 816,900 | 16,490 |
* | Fukuoka |
|
|
| Financial Group, Inc. | 2,126,000 | 16,192 |
| Hokkaido Electric |
|
|
| Power Co., Ltd. | 630,261 | 15,982 |
| Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | 561,652 | 15,969 |
| Tokyu Land Corp. | 1,378,000 | 15,586 |
| Kajima Corp. | 3,095,000 | 15,236 |
| Sumco Corp. | 348,716 | 15,153 |
| Odakyu Electric |
|
|
| Railway Co. | 2,153,000 | 15,054 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Teijin Ltd. | 2,878,000 | 14,823 |
| NSK Ltd. | 1,519,000 | 14,700 |
| Leopalace21 Corp. | 439,600 | 14,413 |
| Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. | 634,132 | 14,351 |
| Seiko Epson Corp. | 473,500 | 14,341 |
| Makita Corp. | 371,900 | 14,150 |
| Joyo Bank Ltd. | 2,308,000 | 14,150 |
| Ohbayashi Corp. | 2,238,000 | 14,105 |
| Amada Co., Ltd. | 1,260,000 | 14,070 |
* | Elpida Memory Inc. | 333,500 | 14,051 |
| Yamaha Corp. | 605,400 | 13,999 |
| Hokuhoku |
|
|
| Financial Group, Inc. | 4,313,400 | 13,972 |
| Kuraray Co., Ltd. | 1,253,500 | 13,930 |
| JSR Corp. | 617,500 | 13,813 |
| Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. | 986,000 | 13,781 |
| Japan Steel Works Ltd. | 1,151,832 | 13,581 |
| Furukawa Electric Co. | 2,189,000 | 13,362 |
| Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | 3,109,000 | 13,320 |
| Keio Electric |
|
|
| Railway Co., Ltd. | 1,883,000 | 13,249 |
| Matsushita Electric |
|
|
| Works, Ltd. | 1,164,000 | 13,166 |
| OJI Paper Co., Ltd. | 2,565,740 | 13,109 |
| Daito Trust |
|
|
| Construction Co., Ltd. | 283,684 | 13,031 |
| Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. | 1,860,000 | 12,928 |
| Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. | 2,810,000 | 12,849 |
| Marui Co., Ltd. | 1,081,300 | 12,846 |
| Takefuji Corp. | 380,490 | 12,788 |
| Shimizu Corp. | 2,037,000 | 12,629 |
| Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | 103,600 | 12,587 |
| Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | 182,700 | 12,550 |
| JTEKT Corp. | 660,923 | 12,269 |
| Sekisui Chemical Co. | 1,580,000 | 12,259 |
| Tokuyama Corp. | 807,000 | 12,099 |
| Japan Retail Fund |
|
|
| Investment Corp. | 1,198 | 12,059 |
| Showa Denko K.K. | 3,644,000 | 11,937 |
| Nisshin Steel Co. | 2,915,000 | 11,762 |
| Namco Bandai |
|
|
| Holdings Inc. | 718,100 | 11,669 |
| Nissin Food |
|
|
| Products Co., Ltd. | 307,300 | 11,538 |
| Mitsubishi Gas |
|
|
| Chemical Co. | 1,332,000 | 11,501 |
| Chiyoda Corp. | 499,000 | 11,449 |
| Taisei Corp. | 3,301,000 | 11,382 |
| Takashimaya Co. | 958,972 | 11,260 |
| NTN Corp. | 1,357,000 | 11,259 |
^ | Keihin Electric Express |
|
|
| Railway Co., Ltd. | 1,464,000 | 11,229 |
| Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | 559,500 | 11,134 |
| Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. | 1,244,500 | 11,109 |
| JGC Corp. | 714,000 | 10,968 |
| Yokogawa Electric Corp. | 740,197 | 10,913 |
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|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Mitsui Engineering & |
|
|
| Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. | 2,433,000 | 10,898 |
^ | TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. | 1,006,000 | 10,823 |
| Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. | 551,000 | 10,813 |
| Isetan Co. | 657,900 | 10,762 |
| MEDICEO |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 584,861 | 10,665 |
| Hitachi Construction |
|
|
| Machinery Co. | 338,378 | 10,560 |
| Bank of Kyoto Ltd. | 910,000 | 10,511 |
| Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. | 1,123,000 | 10,488 |
| NGK Spark Plug Co. | 594,682 | 10,487 |
* | Haseko Corp. | 3,147,155 | 10,422 |
| Nomura Research |
|
|
| Institute, Ltd. | 388,380 | 10,382 |
| Stanley Electric Co. | 519,500 | 10,319 |
| Nippon Paper Group, Inc. | 3,049 | 10,318 |
| Trend Micro Inc. | 331,500 | 10,309 |
| Nomura Real Estate |
|
|
| Office Fund, Inc. | 825 | 10,238 |
| SBI Holdings, Inc. | 31,916 | 10,212 |
| Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. | 784,000 | 10,144 |
| THK Co., Inc. | 411,900 | 10,037 |
| Sapporo Hokuyo |
|
|
| Holdings, Inc. | 1,033 | 9,981 |
| Ube Industries Ltd. | 3,131,000 | 9,929 |
| Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | 172,500 | 9,746 |
| Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | 364,000 | 9,715 |
| Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | 389,000 | 9,711 |
| Toho Co., Ltd. | 488,200 | 9,579 |
| Kaneka Corp. | 1,046,982 | 9,545 |
| Mitsui Mining & |
|
|
| Smelting Co., Ltd. | 1,976,000 | 9,530 |
| NTT Urban |
|
|
| Development Corp. | 3,976 | 9,444 |
| Nippon Sheet |
|
|
| Glass Co., Ltd. | 1,772,000 | 9,353 |
| Sojitz Holdings Corp. | 2,464,500 | 9,313 |
| Mitsubishi |
|
|
| Securities Co., Ltd. | 878,000 | 9,246 |
^ | Toto Ltd. | 961,000 | 9,081 |
| Rakuten, Inc. | 22,377 | 8,989 |
| Fuji Electric |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 1,930,000 | 8,964 |
| Acom Co., Ltd. | 247,410 | 8,931 |
| Daimaru, Inc. | 747,000 | 8,871 |
| Dowa Mining Co. Ltd. | 942,000 | 8,841 |
| CSK Corp. | 228,700 | 8,836 |
| The Nishi-Nippon City |
|
|
| Bank, Ltd. | 2,055,307 | 8,834 |
*^ | Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. | 5,491,000 | 8,775 |
| Gunma Bank Ltd. | 1,304,000 | 8,685 |
| All Nippon |
|
|
| Airways Co., Ltd. | 2,216,000 | 8,579 |
| Susuken Co., Ltd. | 243,220 | 8,532 |
| Konami Corp. | 320,749 | 8,510 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Promise Co., Ltd. | 278,750 | 8,385 |
| Uni-Charm Corp. | 142,300 | 8,381 |
| The Suruga Bank, Ltd. | 684,000 | 8,269 |
| Dai-Nippon Ink & |
|
|
| Chemicals, Inc. | 2,190,000 | 8,211 |
| Benesse Corp. | 220,157 | 8,199 |
| Sankyo Co., Ltd. | 184,900 | 8,104 |
| Lawson Inc. | 215,800 | 7,958 |
| Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. | 237,400 | 7,918 |
| Fujikura Ltd. | 1,231,000 | 7,901 |
| Nippon Sanso Corp. | 907,000 | 7,883 |
| Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. | 357,400 | 7,853 |
| Kamigumi Co., Ltd. | 896,000 | 7,852 |
| Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. | 649,700 | 7,801 |
| Japan Prime Realty |
|
|
| Investment Corp. | 1,711 | 7,786 |
| Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. | 353,000 | 7,757 |
| Shimano, Inc. | 235,400 | 7,726 |
| Shinko Securities Co., Ltd. | 1,681,000 | 7,625 |
| Tosoh Corp. | 1,653,000 | 7,558 |
| Ushio Inc. | 385,700 | 7,556 |
| Shimamura Co., Ltd. | 69,100 | 7,535 |
| Kikkoman Corp. | 509,000 | 7,424 |
| 77 Bank Ltd. | 1,124,000 | 7,369 |
| Yaskawa Electric Corp. | 643,380 | 7,353 |
| Meiji Dairies Corp. | 906,000 | 7,244 |
| NOK Corp. | 387,000 | 7,200 |
| Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | 589,000 | 7,174 |
| Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. | 662,100 | 7,147 |
| Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. | 1,608,000 | 7,002 |
| Santen |
|
|
| Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 254,400 | 6,963 |
| Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | 394,000 | 6,954 |
| Asics Corp. | 550,139 | 6,927 |
^ | Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | 1,202,000 | 6,927 |
| Minebea Co., Ltd. | 1,169,000 | 6,840 |
^ | Ito En, Ltd. | 204,800 | 6,818 |
^ | Mitsukoshi, Ltd. | 1,422,000 | 6,811 |
^ | Sumitomo Titanium Corp. | 63,226 | 6,771 |
| Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. | 521,000 | 6,754 |
^ | Pioneer Corp. | 527,900 | 6,732 |
| Aiful Corp. | 269,950 | 6,720 |
| Ebara Corp. | 1,303,000 | 6,705 |
| Uny Co., Ltd. | 554,000 | 6,625 |
| Toyobo Ltd. | 2,166,000 | 6,555 |
| Keisei Electric |
|
|
| Railway Co., Ltd. | 1,012,000 | 6,542 |
| Daicel Chemical |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 945,000 | 6,365 |
^ | Sapporo Holdings Ltd. | 886,000 | 6,349 |
| Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd. | 475,000 | 6,343 |
| Sumitomo Rubber |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 590,000 | 6,332 |
| Dai-Nippon Screen |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 746,000 | 6,279 |
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|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Nissan Chemical |
|
|
| Industries, Ltd. | 548,000 | 6,208 |
| Alps Electric Co., Ltd. | 596,900 | 6,167 |
*^ | Japan Airlines System Co. | 3,117,000 | 6,128 |
| Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | 306,000 | 6,093 |
| Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. | 751,000 | 6,058 |
| Mabuchi Motor Co. | 97,400 | 6,052 |
| Nitori Co., Ltd. | 126,668 | 6,050 |
| Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd. | 196,900 | 6,021 |
| ZEON Corp. | 584,527 | 6,017 |
| Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. | 86,800 | 5,887 |
| Okuma Corp. | 492,711 | 5,884 |
| SBI E*Trade |
|
|
| Securities Co., Ltd. | 5,440 | 5,859 |
| Shinko Electric |
|
|
| Industries Co., Ltd. | 232,453 | 5,592 |
| FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | 219,700 | 5,565 |
| Hitachi |
|
|
| High-Technologies Corp. | 213,475 | 5,527 |
| Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | 223,600 | 5,526 |
| Tokyo Steel |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co. | 373,400 | 5,419 |
| USS Co., Ltd. | 84,280 | 5,317 |
| Otsuka Corp. | 54,464 | 5,253 |
| Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 83,300 | 5,116 |
| Nichirei Corp. | 854,000 | 5,106 |
| Canon Sales Co. Inc. | 261,000 | 5,079 |
| JAFCO Co., Ltd. | 117,000 | 5,042 |
| Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. | 1,057,000 | 5,021 |
^ | Toho Titanium Co., Ltd. | 104,842 | 4,995 |
^ | Oracle Corp. Japan | 109,800 | 4,973 |
| Aeon Credit |
|
|
| Service Co. Ltd. | 297,390 | 4,938 |
| Hino Motors, Ltd. | 895,000 | 4,929 |
| Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. | 685,000 | 4,849 |
| Itochu |
|
|
| Techno-Science Corp. | 105,900 | 4,832 |
| NHK Spring Co. | 549,000 | 4,718 |
| Seino |
|
|
| Transportation Co., Ltd. | 502,000 | 4,702 |
| Komori Corp. | 198,000 | 4,573 |
| Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. | 81,700 | 4,550 |
| Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. | 194,424 | 4,467 |
| Comsys Holdings Corp. | 399,000 | 4,456 |
^ | Tokyo Broadcasting |
|
|
| System, Inc. | 131,500 | 4,447 |
| Obic Co., Ltd. | 23,950 | 4,445 |
| Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | 435,000 | 4,436 |
^ | Takara Holdings Inc. | 598,000 | 4,429 |
| Kinden Corp. | 460,000 | 4,348 |
| Nippon Light Metal Co. | 1,580,000 | 4,342 |
| Shimachu Co. | 159,536 | 4,328 |
| Wacoal Corp. | 347,000 | 4,325 |
| Glory Ltd. | 216,500 | 4,312 |
| Sanwa Shutter Corp. | 692,000 | 4,265 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Hankyu Department |
|
|
| Stores, Inc. | 480,000 | 4,261 |
| Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. | 529,000 | 4,251 |
| Coca-Cola West |
|
|
| Japan Co., Ltd. | 192,300 | 4,194 |
| House Foods |
|
|
| Industry Corp. | 246,300 | 4,166 |
^ | Park24 Co., Ltd. | 328,974 | 4,098 |
| Central Glass Co., Ltd. | 587,000 | 4,093 |
^ | Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. | 116,466 | 4,024 |
| Meitec Corp. | 119,600 | 3,901 |
| Sumitomo Osaka |
|
|
| Cement Co., Ltd. | 1,324,000 | 3,862 |
| Fuji Television |
|
|
| Network, Inc. | 1,639 | 3,840 |
^ | OSG Corp. | 270,811 | 3,798 |
| Gunze Ltd. | 663,000 | 3,764 |
| Asatsu-DK Inc. | 115,400 | 3,686 |
| Kokuyo Co., Ltd. | 287,100 | 3,654 |
^ | Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. | 380,000 | 3,530 |
| EDION Corp. | 253,545 | 3,514 |
* | K.K. DaVinci Advisors | 3,465 | 3,491 |
| Toda Corp. | 716,000 | 3,486 |
| Okumura Corp. | 623,000 | 3,473 |
*^ | Oki Electric |
|
|
| Industry Co. Ltd. | 1,998,000 | 3,436 |
| Daifuku Co., Ltd. | 271,427 | 3,417 |
| Hitachi Cable Ltd. | 578,000 | 3,377 |
| SFCG Co., Ltd. | 19,010 | 3,343 |
| Rinnai Corp. | 121,600 | 3,335 |
| Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. | 364,000 | 3,274 |
| Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd. | 94,300 | 3,268 |
| Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd. | 138,500 | 3,254 |
| Q.P. Corp. | 349,200 | 3,234 |
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 80,800 | 3,219 |
^ | Kose Corp. | 114,770 | 3,198 |
*^ | NEC Electronics Corp. | 127,600 | 3,123 |
| Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. | 418,800 | 3,086 |
| Fuji Soft ABC Inc. | 102,300 | 2,939 |
^ | Nishimatsu |
|
|
| Construction Co. | 914,000 | 2,841 |
| TIS Inc. | 123,300 | 2,821 |
^ | eAccess Ltd. | 4,498 | 2,788 |
^ | Amano Corp. | 209,700 | 2,748 |
^ | The Goodwill Group, Inc. | 4,359 | 2,736 |
| Katokichi Co., Ltd. | 419,400 | 2,734 |
| Tokyo Style Co. | 229,000 | 2,728 |
| Aderans Co. Ltd. | 121,300 | 2,710 |
*^ | Access Co., Ltd. | 739 | 2,698 |
| Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd. | 149,100 | 2,563 |
| Hitachi Capital Corp. | 151,900 | 2,540 |
| Round One Corp. | 1,184 | 2,447 |
| Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. | 310,000 | 2,387 |
| ARRK Corp. | 199,867 | 2,328 |
^ | Net One Systems Co., Ltd. | 1,790 | 1,873 |
| Uniden Corp. | 195,000 | 1,387 |
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|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
^ | Index Holdings | 3,618 | 1,228 |
* | Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. |
|
|
| Rights Exp. 1/29/10 | 805,000 | 382 |
|
|
| 9,999,334 |
New Zealand (0.5%) |
|
| |
| Telecom Corp. of |
|
|
| New Zealand Ltd. | 6,831,856 | 24,362 |
| Fletcher Building Ltd. | 1,626,161 | 13,712 |
| Contact Energy Ltd. | 997,886 | 6,724 |
| Auckland International |
|
|
| Airport Ltd. | 3,388,443 | 6,210 |
| Sky City |
|
|
| Entertainment Group Ltd. | 1,523,643 | 5,442 |
^ | Fisher & Paykel |
|
|
| Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | 1,744,253 | 4,808 |
| Sky Network Television Ltd. | 670,915 | 3,017 |
| Kiwi Income Property Trust | 2,437,012 | 2,922 |
| Fisher & Paykel |
|
|
| Appliances Holdings Ltd. | 916,603 | 2,391 |
| The Warehouse Group Ltd. | 365,714 | 1,885 |
| Vector Ltd. | 853,124 | 1,804 |
*^ | Tower Ltd. | 505,432 | 825 |
|
|
| 74,102 |
Singapore (3.3%) |
|
| |
| United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 3,934,567 | 55,003 |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 3,897,161 | 54,071 |
| Singapore |
|
|
| Telecommunications Ltd. | 24,624,590 | 53,471 |
| Oversea-Chinese |
|
|
| Banking Corp., Ltd. | 8,615,068 | 50,618 |
| Keppel Corp., Ltd. | 1,899,750 | 26,550 |
| Capitaland Ltd. | 4,305,895 | 23,817 |
| Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 1,917,362 | 22,828 |
| City Developments Ltd. | 1,722,412 | 18,036 |
| Singapore Press |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 5,174,833 | 14,773 |
| Singapore Exchange Ltd. | 2,727,000 | 13,072 |
| Singapore Technologies |
|
|
| Engineering Ltd. | 4,564,407 | 10,744 |
| Fraser & Neave Ltd. | 2,851,500 | 10,042 |
| ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | 6,044,586 | 9,043 |
| Sembcorp Industries Ltd. | 2,733,393 | 8,712 |
| Venture Corp. Ltd. | 846,250 | 8,666 |
| CapitaMall Trust | 3,227,148 | 8,406 |
| Keppel Land Ltd. | 1,238,000 | 7,149 |
| Capitacommercial Trust | 3,333,365 | 6,152 |
| Ascendas REIT | 3,409,000 | 5,806 |
* | United Overseas Land Ltd. | 1,777,556 | 5,615 |
| Parkway Holdings Ltd. | 2,118,072 | 5,472 |
| Cosco Corp. |
|
|
| Singapore Ltd. | 2,680,000 | 4,952 |
| Suntec REIT | 3,412,142 | 4,560 |
| Olam International Ltd. | 2,137,000 | 4,402 |
| SembCorp Marine Ltd. | 1,768,000 | 4,187 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Jardine Cycle N |
|
|
| Carriage Ltd. | 467,128 | 4,053 |
| Singapore Post Ltd. | 4,641,800 | 3,645 |
| Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. | 1,515,000 | 3,561 |
| Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. | 1,608,000 | 3,524 |
| Noble Group Ltd. | 3,317,000 | 3,441 |
* | Chartered Semiconductor |
|
|
| Manufacturing Ltd. | 3,493,000 | 3,260 |
| Want Want Holdings Ltd. | 1,553,160 | 3,084 |
| Singapore Land Ltd. | 426,000 | 2,917 |
| Allgreen Properties Ltd. | 2,191,500 | 2,604 |
| SMRT Corp. Ltd. | 2,067,000 | 2,531 |
| Haw Par Brothers |
|
|
| International Ltd. | 358,193 | 1,829 |
| Singapore |
|
|
| Petroleum Co. Ltd. | 441,000 | 1,394 |
| Creative Technology Ltd. | 192,350 | 1,146 |
|
|
| 473,136 |
Total Common Stocks |
|
| |
(Cost $11,152,322) |
| 14,188,372 | |
Temporary Cash Investments (2.6%)1 |
|
| |
Money Market Fund (2.6%) |
|
| |
2 | Vanguard Market |
|
|
| Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 103,172,606 | 103,173 |
2 | Vanguard Market |
|
|
| Liquidity Fund, |
|
|
| 5.259%—Note E | 261,822,759 | 261,823 |
|
|
| 364,996 |
|
| Face |
|
|
| Amount |
|
|
| ($000) |
|
U.S. Agency Obligation (0.0%) |
|
| |
3 | Federal Home Loan |
|
|
| Mortgage Corp. |
|
|
4 | 5.197%, 7/9/07 | 3,000 | 2,971 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments |
|
| |
(Cost $367,967) |
| 367,967 | |
Total Investments (101.9%) |
|
| |
(Cost $11,520,289) |
| 14,556,339 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–1.9%) |
|
| |
Other Assets—Note B |
| 222,050 | |
Security Lending Collateral |
|
| |
| Payable to Brokers—Note E |
| (261,823) |
Other Liabilities |
| (232,956) | |
|
|
| (272,729) |
Net Assets (100%) |
| 14,283,610 |
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At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:5 |
|
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 11,358,679 |
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | (24,419) |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (87,304) |
Unrealized Appreciation |
|
Investment Securities | 3,036,050 |
Futures Contracts | 309 |
Foreign Currencies and |
|
Forward Currency Contracts | 295 |
Net Assets | 14,283,610 |
|
|
Investor Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 742,855,283 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 9,602,457 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Investor Shares | $12.93 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 15,496,162 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,311,676 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Admiral Shares | $84.65 |
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Institutional Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 174,833,722 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 2,263,551 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Institutional Shares | $12.95 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 16,154,668 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,105,926 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
ETF Shares | $68.46 |
• | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
^ | Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements. |
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 99.8% and 2.1%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.
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 operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.
4 Securities with a value of $2,971,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Dividends1 | 120,066 |
Interest2 | 1,775 |
Security Lending | 2,042 |
Total Income | 123,883 |
Expenses |
|
The Vanguard Group—Note B |
|
Investment Advisory Services | 243 |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 8,488 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 670 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 681 |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 463 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 1,124 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 102 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 257 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 109 |
Custodian Fees | 1,118 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 82 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 2 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | 1 |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 10 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 7 |
Total Expenses | 13,357 |
Net Investment Income | 110,526 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Investment Securities Sold | 4,366 |
Futures Contracts | 2,918 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | 766 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 8,050 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
Investment Securities | 939,557 |
Futures Contracts | 351 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | 47 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 939,955 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 1,058,531 |
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,936,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,699,000.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, | October 31, |
| 2007 | 2006 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | 110,526 | 172,443 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 8,050 | 386,020 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 939,955 | 899,705 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 1,058,531 | 1,458,168 |
Distributions |
|
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
Investor Shares | (176,611) | (82,959) |
Admiral Shares | (25,966) | (13,155) |
Institutional Shares | (42,680) | (22,834) |
ETF Shares | (18,129) | (4,454) |
Realized Capital Gain |
|
|
Investor Shares | — | — |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (263,386) | (123,402) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note F |
|
|
Investor Shares | 1,246,289 | 1,678,857 |
Admiral Shares | 107,847 | 272,087 |
Institutional Shares | 352,995 | 289,594 |
ETF Shares | 358,486 | 481,727 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 2,065,617 | 2,722,265 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 2,860,762 | 4,057,031 |
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of Period | 11,422,848 | 7,365,817 |
End of Period1 | 14,283,610 | 11,422,848 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($24,419,000) and $127,047,000.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares |
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|
|
| Six Months |
|
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|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
| |
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $12.13 | $10.39 | $8.63 | $7.80 | $5.90 | $6.79 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .1051 | .19 | .156 | .121 | .082 | .065 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | .962 | 1.71 | 1.761 | .814 | 1.885 | (.923) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.067 | 1.90 | 1.917 | .935 | 1.967 | (.858) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.267) | (.16) | (.157) | (.105) | (.067) | (.032) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.267) | (.16) | (.157) | (.105) | (.067) | (.032) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $12.93 | $12.13 | $10.39 | $8.63 | $7.80 | $5.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return2 | 8.91% | 18.39% | 22.48% | 12.15% | 33.75% | –12.67% |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $9,602 | $7,814 | $5,202 | $3,471 | $2,265 | $1,386 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 0.24%* | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.34% | 0.39% | 0.40% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 1.69%* | 1.73% | 1.76% | 1.57% | 1.49% | 1.04% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 1%* | 2% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 20% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Admiral Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ended |
|
|
|
| |
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $79.43 | $68.05 | $56.47 | $51.05 | $38.63 | $44.40 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .7301 | 1.302 | 1.069 | .835 | .575 | .461 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 6.307 | 11.185 | 11.583 | 5.318 | 12.318 | (6.016) |
Total from Investment Operations | 7.037 | 12.487 | 12.652 | 6.153 | 12.893 | (5.555) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.817) | (1.107) | (1.072) | (.733) | (.473) | (.215) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.817) | (1.107) | (1.072) | (.733) | (.473) | (.215) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $84.65 | $79.43 | $68.05 | $56.47 | $51.05 | $38.63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return2 | 8.97% | 18.46% | 22.68% | 12.23% | 33.82% | –12.55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,312 | $1,128 | $720 | $314 | $198 | $102 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 0.15%* | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 1.78%* | 1.83% | 1.90% | 1.69% | 1.59% | 1.16% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 1%* | 2% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 20% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
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|
| |
| Six Months |
|
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|
| |
| Ended |
|
|
|
| ||
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | |||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $12.15 | $10.41 | $8.64 | $7.81 | $5.91 | $6.79 | |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Investment Income | .1151 | .206 | .18 | .134 | .090 | .081 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
on Investments | .968 | 1.710 | 1.76 | .814 | 1.885 | (.923) | |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.083 | 1.916 | 1.94 | .948 | 1.975 | (.842) | |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.283) | (.176) | (.17) | (.118) | (.075) | (.038) | |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total Distributions | (.283) | (.176) | (.17) | (.118) | (.075) | (.038) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $12.95 | $12.15 | $10.41 | $8.64 | $7.81 | $5.91 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Return2 | 9.03% | 18.52% | 22.74% | 12.32% | 33.88% | –12.44% | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $2,264 | $1,788 | $1,280 | $754 | $369 | $131 | |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Average Net Assets | 0.12%* | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.25% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Average Net Assets | 1.81%* | 1.88% | 1.95% | 1.76% | 1.70% | 1.20% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 1%* | 2% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 20% | |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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ETF Shares |
|
|
|
| Six Months | Year | March 4, |
| Ended | Ended | 20051 to |
| April 30, | Oct. 31, | Oct. 31, |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $64.24 | $55.09 | $50.71 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .6132 | 1.06 | .75 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 5.080 | 9.02 | 3.63 |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.693 | 10.08 | 4.38 |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.473) | (.93) | — |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.473) | (.93) | — |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $68.46 | $64.24 | $55.09 |
|
|
|
|
Total Return | 8.97% | 18.43% | 8.64% |
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,106 | $693 | $164 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.15%* | 0.18% | 0.18%* |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.78%* | 1.82% | 1.89%* |
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 | 1%* | 2% | 7% |
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
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.
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard International Equity Index Funds. 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 five classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF 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, tenure, and account-size criteria. Signal Shares are designed for institutional investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The fund has not issued any Signal Shares through April 30, 2007. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $5 million. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange; 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 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 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
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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.
The fund also may enter into forward currency contracts to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts. The fund’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.
Futures and forward currency 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 gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the 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 the 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. Fees assessed on redemptions of capital 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 April 30, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $1,290,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.29% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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
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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 April 30, 2007, the fund realized net foreign currency gains of $1,325,000, 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. Unrealized appreciation through October 31, 2006, on passive foreign investment company holdings at April 30, 2007, was $104,173,000, all of which 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $93,776,000 to offset future net capital gains of $15,971,000 through October 31, 2009, $68,660,000 through October 31, 2010, $4,471,000 through October 31, 2011, and $4,674,000 through October 31, 2013. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $11,624,462,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,931,877,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $3,369,555,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $437,678,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
At April 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
|
|
| ($000) |
|
| Aggregate | Unrealized |
| Number of | Settlement | Appreciation |
Futures Contracts | Long Contracts | Value | (Depreciation) |
Topix Index | 371 | 52,776 | (303) |
ASX 200 Index | 134 | 17,215 | 612 |
At April 30, 2007, the fund had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows:
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|
|
| Unrealized |
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|
|
|
| Appreciation |
|
|
| Contract Amount (000) | (Depreciation) | |
Contract Settlement Date |
| Receive |
| Deliver | ($000) |
6/13/2007 | JPY | 461,486 | USD | 3,901 | (16) |
6/27/2007 | AUD | 19,948 | USD | 15,791 | 787 |
AUD—Australian dollar. |
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JPY—Japanese yen. |
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USD—U.S. dollar. |
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Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
The fund had net unrealized foreign currency losses of $476,000 resulting from the translation of other assets and liabilities at April 30, 2007.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $1,927,905,000 of investment securities and sold $49,801,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
E. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at April 30, 2007, was $247,634,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $261,823,000.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended | ||
| April 30, 2007 | October 31, 2006 | ||
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 1,359,003 | 107,139 | 2,349,884 | 201,048 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 174,133 | 14,134 | 80,759 | 7,090 |
Redeemed1 | (286,847) | (22,798) | (751,786) | (64,382) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 1,246,289 | 98,475 | 1,678,857 | 143,756 |
Admiral Shares |
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|
|
|
Issued | 188,787 | 2,272 | 465,655 | 6,139 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 22,198 | 275 | 11,005 | 148 |
Redeemed1 | (103,138) | (1,247) | (204,573) | (2,672) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 107,847 | 1,300 | 272,087 | 3,615 |
Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 414,433 | 32,516 | 1,168,762 | 99,284 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 36,590 | 2,965 | 20,167 | 1,769 |
Redeemed1 | (98,028) | (7,817) | (899,335) | (76,780) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 352,995 | 27,664 | 289,594 | 24,273 |
ETF Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 358,486 | 5,365 | 481,727 | 7,812 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | — | — | — | — |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 358,486 | 5,365 | 481,727 | 7,812 |
G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
1 Net of redemption fees of $203,000 and $548,000 (fund totals).
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Portfolio Characteristics |
|
| |
|
| Target | Broad |
| Fund | Index1 | Index2 |
Number of Stocks | 865 | 842 | 2,107 |
Turnover Rate | 8%3 | — | — |
Expense Ratio |
| — | — |
Investor Shares | 0.40%3 |
|
|
Admiral Shares | 0.30%3 |
|
|
Signal Shares | 0.30%3 |
|
|
Institutional Shares | 0.25%3 |
|
|
ETF Shares | 0.30%3 |
|
|
Short-Term Reserves | 0% | — | — |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| ||
|
| Target | Broad |
| Fund | Index1 | Index2 |
Consumer Discretionary | 6% | 6% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Energy | 15 | 16 | 9 |
Financials | 20 | 21 | 27 |
Health Care | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Industrials | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Information Technology | 13 | 14 | 9 |
Materials | 14 | 13 | 8 |
Telecommunication Services | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Utilities | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Volatility Measures4 |
| |
| Fund Versus | Fund Versus |
| Target Index1 | Broad Index2 |
R-Squared | 1.00 | 0.84 |
Beta | 0.99 | 1.54 |
Ten Largest Holdings5 (% of total net assets) |
| |
|
|
|
OAO Gazprom ADR | integrated oil and gas | 3.7% |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | semiconductors | 3.2 |
Petroleo Brasileiro | integrated oil and gas | 2.3 |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Pfd. | steel | 2.2 |
America Movil SA de CV | wireless telecommunication services | 1.9 |
China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. | wireless telecommunication services | 1.8 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | semiconductors | 1.7 |
Lukoil Sponsored ADR | integrated oil and gas | 1.5 |
Kookmin Bank | diversified banks | 1.2 |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | electronic manufacturing services | 1.0 |
Top Ten |
| 20.5% |
1 MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
2 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
3 Annualized.
4 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 109.
5 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
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Market Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| |
|
| Target |
| Fund | Index1 |
South Korea | 15% | 15% |
Taiwan | 11 | 11 |
China | 11 | 11 |
Brazil | 11 | 11 |
Russia | 9 | 10 |
South Africa | 9 | 9 |
India | 6 | 6 |
Mexico | 6 | 6 |
Malaysia | 3 | 3 |
Israel | 3 | 2 |
Poland | 2 | 2 |
Chile | 2 | 2 |
Turkey | 2 | 2 |
Indonesia | 2 | 2 |
Thailand | 2 | 2 |
Hungary | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 |
Egypt | 1 | 1 |
Peru | 1 | 1 |
Philippines | 1 | 1 |
1 MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
53
Emerging Markets Stock 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 www.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 (%): October 31, 1996–April 30, 2007
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund |
|
|
|
|
Investor Shares3 | 5/4/1994 | 18.88% | 23.82% | 9.02% |
Fee-Adjusted Returns4 |
| 17.70 | 23.59 | 8.92 |
Admiral Shares | 6/23/2006 | 32.835 | — | — |
Fee-Adjusted Returns4 |
| 31.525 | — | — |
Signal Shares | 1/19/2007 | 3.395 |
|
|
Fee-Adjusted Returns4 |
| 2.365 |
|
|
Institutional Shares | 6/22/2000 | 19.11 | 24.01 | 14.885 |
Fee-Adjusted Returns4 |
| 17.93 | 23.78 | 14.725 |
ETF Shares | 3/4/2005 |
|
|
|
Market Price |
| 19.05 | 25.835 | — |
Net Asset Value |
| 19.15 | 25.985 | — |
1 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
2 Select Emerging Markets Index through August 23, 2006; MSCI Emerging Markets Index thereafter.
3 Returns do not reflect the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
4 Performance figures are adjusted for the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases and redemptions.
5 Return since inception.
Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 72 through 76 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.9%)1 |
|
| |
Argentina (0.8%) |
|
| |
| Tenaris SA | 1,531,436 | 35,045 |
| Tenaris SA ADR | 675,105 | 31,298 |
| Banco Macro Bansud |
|
|
| SA ADR | 217,967 | 7,890 |
* | Telecom Argentina SA | 1,507,786 | 6,735 |
| Siderar SA Class A | 883,933 | 6,080 |
* | Grupo Financiero Galicia |
|
|
| SA ADR | 486,345 | 5,068 |
* | Petrobras Energia |
|
|
| Participaciones SA ADR | 471,705 | 5,010 |
* | Telecom Argentina |
|
|
| SA ADR | 189,437 | 4,274 |
* | Petrobras Energia |
|
|
| Participaciones SA | 3,164,909 | 3,299 |
* | IRSA Inversiones y |
|
|
| Representaciones |
|
|
| SA GDR | 135,865 | 2,842 |
^ | Cresud SA ADR | 88,585 | 2,149 |
| BBVA Banco Frances SA | 424,248 | 1,648 |
* | Transportadora de |
|
|
| Gas Sur SA | 953,920 | 1,337 |
| BBVA Banco Frances |
|
|
| SA ADR | 108,231 | 1,264 |
* | Transportadora de |
|
|
| Gas del SA ADR | 170,550 | 1,185 |
* | Irsa Inversiones y |
|
|
| Representaciones SA | 563,918 | 1,177 |
| Solvay Indupa S.A.I.C. | 782,532 | 851 |
* | Molinos Rio de la Plata SA | 506,396 | 698 |
| Cresud SA | 209,663 | 502 |
|
|
| 118,352 |
Brazil (11.1%) |
|
| |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA Pfd. | 8,051,707 | 181,164 |
| Companhia Vale do |
|
|
| Rio Doce Pfd. Class A | 4,980,998 | 171,543 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 5,843,307 | 149,168 |
| Companhia Vale do |
|
|
| Rio Doce | 3,443,145 | 141,126 |
| Banco Bradesco SA | 5,003,832 | 106,674 |
| Banco Itau Holding |
|
|
| Financeira SA | 2,738,823 | 106,527 |
| Companhia de Bebidas |
|
|
| das Americas Pfd. | 104,402,288 | 61,404 |
| Unibanco-Uniao de |
|
|
| Bancos Brasileiros SA | 5,511,183 | 53,861 |
| Gerdau SA Pfd. | 1,610,728 | 32,514 |
| Usiminas-Usinas |
|
|
| Siderugicas de |
|
|
| Minas Gerais SA Pfd. | 678,633 | 31,742 |
| Petroleo Brasileiro |
|
|
| Series A ADR | 330,181 | 29,459 |
| Companhia Siderurgica |
|
|
| Nacional SA | 616,218 | 26,698 |
| Companhia Vale do |
|
|
| Rio Doce ADR | 774,141 | 26,468 |
| Companhia Energetica de |
|
|
| Minas Gerais Pfd. | 721,735,989 | 25,141 |
| All America Latina |
|
|
| Logistica | 2,028,913 | 23,974 |
| Petroleo Brasileiro ADR | 235,763 | 23,866 |
| Empresa Brasileira de |
|
|
| Aeronautica SA | 1,991,649 | 23,534 |
| Tele Norte Leste |
|
|
| Participacoes SA Pfd. | 1,412,763 | 23,336 |
| Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR | 556,640 | 22,605 |
| Banco Bradesco SA ADR | 735,010 | 15,597 |
* | Centrais Electricas |
|
|
| Brasileiras SA | 659,217,588 | 14,946 |
| Banco Itau Holding |
|
|
| Financeira SA ADR | 383,968 | 14,814 |
* | CESP-Companhia |
|
|
| Energetica de |
|
|
| Sao Paulo | 960,508,159 | 14,371 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Vivo Participacoes |
|
|
| SA Pfd. | 2,913,723 | 13,313 |
| Companhia de |
|
|
| Concessoes |
|
|
| Rodoviarias | 826,165 | 12,874 |
| Aracruz Celulose SA Pfd. |
|
|
| B Shares | 2,320,505 | 12,819 |
* | Centrais Electricas |
|
|
| Brasileiras SA Pfd. |
|
|
| B Shares | 539,728,326 | 12,702 |
| Votorantim Celulose e |
|
|
| Papel SA Pfd. | 606,295 | 12,179 |
| Tele Norte Leste |
|
|
| Participacoes SA | 374,798 | 12,142 |
| Brasil Telecom |
|
|
| Participacoes SA Pfd. | 1,133,157,236 | 12,095 |
| Klabin SA | 3,802,270 | 11,850 |
| Tim Participacoes SA | 3,099,734,005 | 11,110 |
| Cyrela Brazil Realty SA | 986,232 | 10,634 |
| Tam SA | 401,573 | 10,431 |
| Souza Cruz SA | 467,363 | 10,244 |
| Companhia de |
|
|
| Saneamento Basico do |
|
|
| Estado de Sao Paulo | 71,735,261 | 9,929 |
| Submarino SA | 271,685 | 9,857 |
| Companhia de Bebidas |
|
|
| das Americas ADR | 165,014 | 9,640 |
| Lojas Renner SA | 692,958 | 9,563 |
| Lojas |
|
|
| Americanas SA Pfd. | 149,880,020 | 9,521 |
| Uniao de Bancos |
|
|
| Brasileiros SA GDR | 93,701 | 9,095 |
| Gol-Linhas Aereas |
|
|
| Inteligentes SA Pfd. | 308,967 | 8,868 |
| Duratex SA Pfd. | 396,250 | 8,845 |
| Sadia SA Pfd. | 1,983,877 | 8,537 |
| Braskem SA | 992,560 | 8,405 |
| Arcelor Brasil SA | 345,254 | 8,363 |
| Natura Cosmeticos SA | 650,571 | 7,719 |
| Perdigao SA | 498,779 | 7,588 |
| Tractebel Energia SA | 857,091 | 7,532 |
| Brasil Telecom |
|
|
| Participacoes SA | 354,925,117 | 7,514 |
| Weg SA Pfd. | 901,918 | 7,442 |
| Electropaulo |
|
|
| Metropolitana SA | 131,302,437 | 6,759 |
| Companhia Paranaense |
|
|
| de Energia-COPEL | 515,651,850 | 6,408 |
* | Cosan SA Industria e |
|
|
| Comercio | 314,377 | 6,306 |
| Gerdau SA | 368,310 | 6,238 |
| Diagnosticos da America | 268,853 | 5,824 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Embraer-Empresa |
|
|
| Brasileira de |
|
|
| Aeronautica SA ADR | 118,198 | 5,545 |
| Energias do Brasil SA | 308,637 | 4,939 |
| Gerdau SA ADR | 226,419 | 4,535 |
| Gafisa SA | 308,852 | 4,352 |
* | Companhia Brasileira de |
|
|
| Distribuicao Grupo Pao |
|
|
| de Acucar | 134,943,648 | 4,311 |
^ | Companhia Siderurgica |
|
|
| Nacional SA ADR | 100,138 | 4,307 |
| Companhia Energetica |
|
|
| de Minas Gerais ADR | 76,041 | 3,944 |
| Aracruz Celulose |
|
|
| SA ADR | 68,001 | 3,739 |
| Companhia de Gas de |
|
|
| Sao Paulo-Comgas | 17,352,999 | 3,631 |
* | Net Servicos de |
|
|
| Comunicacao SA | 229,641 | 3,464 |
| Banco Nossa Caixa SA | 189,132 | 2,954 |
| Companhia de |
|
|
| Tecidos Norte de |
|
|
| Minas Pfd. | 17,779,868 | 2,898 |
| Tele Norte Leste |
|
|
| Participacoes ADR | 170,970 | 2,799 |
| Telemig Celular |
|
|
| Participacoes SA Pfd. | 1,107,586,562 | 2,383 |
^ | Sadia SA ADR | 55,762 | 2,377 |
| Brasil Telecom |
|
|
| Participacoes ADR | 43,073 | 2,284 |
| Companhia de |
|
|
| Saneamento Basico |
|
|
| do Estado de |
|
|
| Sao Paulo ADR | 62,705 | 2,166 |
* | Companhia Brasileira |
|
|
| de Distribuicao Grupo |
|
|
| Pao de | 59,233 | 1,887 |
| Tim Participacoes |
|
|
| SA ADR | 49,336 | 1,779 |
| Companhia Paranaense |
|
|
| de Energia-COPEL |
|
|
| ADR | 114,820 | 1,412 |
* | Telemig Celular |
|
|
| Participacoes ADR | 25,267 | 1,079 |
* | Vivo Participacoes |
|
|
| SA ADR | 9,939 | 45 |
| Votorantim Celulose e |
|
|
| Papel SA ADR | 2,038 | 41 |
| Braskem SA ADR | 2,279 | 38 |
* | Companhia De Bebidas |
|
|
| da Americas Pfd. Rights |
|
|
| Exp. 12/31/07 | 490,589 | 27 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
* | Gol-Linhas Aereas |
|
|
| Inteligentes S.A. Rights |
|
|
| Exp. 5/21/07 | 13,025 | 23 |
* | Companhia de Gas de |
|
|
| Sao Paulo-Comgas Rights |
|
|
| Exp. 5/31/07 | 282,320 | 11 |
|
|
| 1,699,848 |
Chile (1.7%) |
|
| |
| Empresas Copec SA | 2,520,291 | 36,772 |
| Empresa Nacional de |
|
|
| Electricidad SA | 14,958,957 | 24,336 |
| Enersis SA | 58,556,779 | 22,284 |
| Empresas CMPC SA | 566,732 | 20,274 |
| Cencosud SA | 4,551,851 | 17,582 |
| Sociedad Quimica y |
|
|
| Minera de Chile SA | 648,457 | 10,315 |
| Empresa Nacional de |
|
|
| Telecomunicaciones SA | 556,685 | 8,845 |
| CAP SA | 472,243 | 8,716 |
| Banco Santander Chile |
|
|
| SA | 180,259,481 | 8,643 |
| Colburn SA | 32,814,258 | 7,336 |
| Empresa Nacional de |
|
|
| Electricidad SA ADR | 148,670 | 7,215 |
| Lan Airlines SA | 471,421 | 6,907 |
| Enersis SA ADR | 363,721 | 6,889 |
| Banco de Credito e |
|
|
| Inversiones | 185,598 | 6,021 |
| Masisa SA | 24,112,337 | 5,964 |
| Compania de |
|
|
| Telecomunicaciones de |
|
|
| Chile SA | 2,530,341 | 5,849 |
| Compania Cervecerias Uni |
|
|
| das SA | 759,354 | 5,346 |
| Distribucion y |
|
|
| Servicio D&S SA | 12,209,607 | 4,809 |
| Embotelladora Andina SA | 1,326,373 | 4,341 |
* | Banco Santander Chile |
|
|
| SA ADR | 86,769 | 4,286 |
| Vina Concha y Toro SA | 2,157,508 | 3,982 |
| Parque Arauco SA | 3,730,316 | 3,868 |
| Corpbanca | 715,786,824 | 3,789 |
| Cristalerias de Chile | 292,345 | 3,638 |
| Inversiones Aguas |
|
|
| Metropolitanas SA | 2,818,129 | 3,485 |
| Embotelladora Andina |
|
|
| SA Pfd. Class B | 1,009,779 | 3,478 |
* | Compania SudAmericana |
|
|
| de Vapores SA | 2,011,067 | 3,207 |
* | Madeco SA | 15,260,612 | 1,930 |
| Sociedad Quimica y |
|
|
| Minera de Chile ADR | 11,360 | 1,791 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Compania de |
|
|
| Telecomunicaciones de |
|
|
| Chile SA ADR | 168,160 | 1,524 |
| Distribucion y Servicio |
|
|
| SA ADR | 45,745 | 1,075 |
| Empresas Iansa SA | 7,756,599 | 1,048 |
| S.A.C.I. Falabella, SA | 11,000 | 54 |
|
|
| 255,599 |
China (11.1%) |
|
| |
| China Mobile |
|
|
| (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 29,869,017 | 269,031 |
| China Life |
|
|
| Insurance Co., Ltd. | 42,257,300 | 130,363 |
| PetroChina Co. Ltd. | 113,974,524 | 127,986 |
* | Industrial and |
|
|
| Commercial Bank of |
|
|
| China | 174,712,979 | 94,937 |
| China Construction Bank | 147,061,124 | 89,001 |
| China Petroleum & |
|
|
| Chemical Corp. | 100,716,580 | 87,822 |
| CNOOC Ltd. | 92,598,552 | 79,535 |
* | Bank of China | 93,369,375 | 46,048 |
| Ping An Insurance |
|
|
| (Group) Co. of China Ltd. | 8,384,886 | 44,332 |
| China Telecom Corp. Ltd. | 83,006,030 | 39,324 |
| Bank of |
|
|
| Communications Ltd. |
|
|
| Class H | 34,296,052 | 35,989 |
* | China Communications |
|
|
| Construction Co., Ltd. | 26,297,734 | 34,493 |
| China Merchants Holdings |
|
|
| International Co. Ltd. | 6,138,612 | 27,130 |
| China Overseas Land & |
|
|
| Investment Ltd. | 20,739,808 | 25,155 |
| CITIC Pacific Ltd. | 6,527,068 | 24,470 |
| China Resources |
|
|
| Enterprise Ltd. | 7,065,441 | 23,817 |
| Aluminum Corp. of |
|
|
| China Ltd. | 18,496,680 | 21,465 |
| Huaneng Power |
|
|
| International, Inc. |
|
|
| H Shares | 18,124,412 | 18,305 |
| Cosco Pacific Ltd. | 6,585,592 | 15,930 |
| China Mengniu |
|
|
| Dairy Co., Ltd. | 5,207,836 | 15,790 |
* | China Shipping |
|
|
| Development Co. | 7,679,984 | 14,444 |
| China Resources Power |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 8,073,240 | 14,283 |
| Guangzhou R&F |
|
|
| Properties Co. Ltd. | 5,950,000 | 14,251 |
| Fujian Zijin Mining |
|
|
| Industry Co., Ltd. | 23,594,120 | 13,666 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Nine Dragons Paper |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 6,402,000 | 12,908 |
| Yanzhou Coal |
|
|
| Mining Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| H Shares | 11,611,732 | 11,880 |
| Denway Motors Ltd. | 29,241,243 | 11,627 |
| Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. | 8,206,662 | 11,556 |
| Shimao Property |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 5,033,764 | 10,640 |
* | Semiconductor |
|
|
| Manufacturing |
|
|
| International Corp. | 71,892,540 | 10,609 |
| Agile Property |
|
|
| Holdings, Inc. | 9,929,361 | 10,402 |
| Anhui Conch |
|
|
| Cement Co. Ltd. | 2,552,678 | 10,279 |
| Angang Steel Co., Ltd. | 5,255,826 | 10,055 |
| Beijing Datang Power |
|
|
| Generation Co., Ltd. | 8,566,343 | 9,812 |
| Air China Ltd. | 14,247,443 | 9,623 |
| Li Ning Co., Ltd. | 4,876,474 | 9,527 |
| GOME Electrical |
|
|
| Appliances Holdings Ltd. | 6,097,060 | 9,407 |
| China International |
|
|
| Marine Containers |
|
|
| (Group) Co.,Ltd. | 3,630,060 | 9,162 |
| Hopson Development |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 3,869,000 | 9,071 |
| China COSCO |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 9,731,500 | 8,829 |
| Chaoda Modern |
|
|
| Agriculture Holdings Ltd. | 10,635,530 | 8,785 |
* | PICC Property and |
|
|
| Casualty Co., Ltd. | 14,234,901 | 8,468 |
| Lenovo Group Ltd. | 20,337,722 | 8,115 |
| China Resources Land Ltd. | 6,686,000 | 8,020 |
| Guangdong |
|
|
| Investment Ltd. | 14,743,104 | 7,927 |
| Sinopec Shanghai |
|
|
| Petrochemical Co. Ltd. | 13,857,768 | 7,885 |
* | Dongfeng Motor Corp. | 14,210,482 | 7,558 |
| Beijing Capital |
|
|
| International Airport Co., Ltd. | 7,681,924 | 7,469 |
| China Travel International | 17,373,960 | 7,433 |
| Shanghai Electric |
|
|
| Group Co., Ltd. Class H | 17,026,012 | 7,309 |
| TPV Technology Ltd. | 10,733,674 | 7,204 |
| Zhejiang |
|
|
| Expressway Co., Ltd. | 8,574,128 | 7,019 |
| Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd. | 5,847,865 | 6,629 |
| Maanshan Iron and |
|
|
| Steel Co. Ltd. | 9,518,572 | 6,570 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Shanghai Industrial |
|
|
| Holding Ltd. | 2,449,165 | 6,409 |
* | The Guangshen |
|
|
| Railway Co., Ltd. | 8,668,995 | 6,366 |
| Jiangsu |
|
|
| Expressway Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| H Shares | 7,156,302 | 6,072 |
* | BYD Co. Ltd. | 966,070 | 5,968 |
| China Shipping Container |
|
|
| Lines Co. Ltd. | 11,657,821 | 5,608 |
| Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | 9,471,000 | 5,600 |
* | China Everbright Ltd. | 4,217,820 | 5,353 |
| Sinochem Hong Kong |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 9,892,000 | 5,026 |
| ZTE Corp. | 1,016,388 | 4,725 |
| Weiqiao Textile Co. Ltd. | 2,596,307 | 4,662 |
| Weichai Power Co., Ltd. |
|
|
| Class H | 796,920 | 4,546 |
| Beijing Enterprises |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 1,758,000 | 4,538 |
* | Hunan Non-Ferrous |
|
|
| Metal Corp., Ltd. | 7,420,000 | 4,469 |
| FU JI Food & |
|
|
| Catering Services | 1,441,000 | 4,386 |
| Zhejiang Southeast |
|
|
| Electric Power Co., Ltd. | 4,180,291 | 4,373 |
| Guangzhou |
|
|
| Investment Co. Ltd. | 18,020,000 | 4,210 |
| Global Bio-chem |
|
|
| Technology |
|
|
| Group Co. Ltd. | 9,636,866 | 4,111 |
* | Huadian Power |
|
|
| International Corp. Ltd. | 8,992,668 | 3,887 |
| Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. | 2,066,468 | 3,638 |
| Sinotrans Ltd. | 9,164,190 | 3,600 |
| Guangdong Electric Power |
|
|
| Development Co., Ltd. | 3,596,067 | 3,587 |
* | China Southern |
|
|
| Airlines Co. Ltd. | 7,547,658 | 3,295 |
* | Brilliance China |
|
|
| Automotive |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 15,325,562 | 3,215 |
| COFCO International Ltd. | 4,778,750 | 3,057 |
| Shenzhen |
|
|
| Expressway Co. Ltd. | 4,407,138 | 3,022 |
* | Travelsky Technology Ltd. | 1,734,624 | 2,950 |
* | Sinopec Yizheng |
|
|
| Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. | 7,786,000 | 2,869 |
* | China Eastern |
|
|
| Airlines Corp. Ltd. | 9,559,626 | 2,839 |
| Shanghai Forte |
|
|
| Land Co., Ltd. | 5,946,000 | 2,706 |
* | China Citic Bank | 1,308,100 | 1,099 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
* | China Agri-Industries |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 287,000 | 234 |
|
|
| 1,705,765 |
Colombia (0.2%) |
|
| |
| Bancolombia SA ADR | 991,373 | 27,818 |
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic (0.9%) |
|
| |
| Ceske Energeticke |
|
|
| Zavody a.s. | 1,301,012 | 62,928 |
| Cesky Telecom a.s. | 711,117 | 21,242 |
| Komercni Banka a.s. | 108,304 | 20,189 |
* | Central European Media |
|
|
| Enterprises Ltd. | 221,009 | 19,920 |
| Zentiva NV | 123,598 | 8,842 |
* | Unipetrol a.s. | 276,625 | 3,173 |
* | Philip Morris CR a.s. | 110 | 54 |
|
|
| 136,348 |
Egypt (0.6%) |
|
| |
| Orascom Telecom |
|
|
| Holding SAE GDR | 778,509 | 52,076 |
| Orascom Construction |
|
|
| Industries GDR | 389,327 | 45,420 |
|
|
| 97,496 |
Hungary (1.2%) |
|
| |
| OTP Bank Rt. | 1,862,720 | 94,591 |
| MOL Hungarian Oil and |
|
|
| Gas Nyrt. | 437,189 | 53,220 |
| Richter Gedeon Rt. | 92,646 | 19,010 |
| Magyar Tavkozlesi Rt. | 2,725,115 | 15,786 |
|
|
| 182,607 |
India (6.6%) |
|
| |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 3,810,574 | 143,440 |
| Infosys Technologies Ltd. | 2,673,619 | 131,978 |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 2,368,729 | 49,330 |
| Housing Development |
|
|
| Finance Corp. Ltd. | 1,112,132 | 44,574 |
* | Reliance Communication |
|
|
| Ventures | 3,703,272 | 42,578 |
| Oil and Natural |
|
|
| Gas Corp. Ltd. | 1,598,626 | 35,241 |
^ | ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR | 703,249 | 28,777 |
| Satyam Computer |
|
|
| Services Ltd. | 2,397,945 | 27,318 |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 1,104,275 | 27,093 |
| ITC Ltd. | 6,767,333 | 26,108 |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 623,462 | 25,482 |
| Tata Consultancy |
|
|
| Services Ltd. | 765,229 | 23,328 |
| Hindustan Lever Ltd. | 4,785,348 | 23,017 |
| Bharat Heavy |
|
|
| Electricals Ltd. | 349,193 | 20,955 |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | 1,143,119 | 20,685 |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 847,318 | 15,881 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Wipro Ltd. | 1,065,657 | 14,647 |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | 212,975 | 12,569 |
| Reliance Capital Ltd. | 697,772 | 11,971 |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 185,487 | 10,938 |
| Dr. Reddy’s |
|
|
| Laboratories Ltd. | 618,662 | 10,558 |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 2,973,631 | 10,470 |
| Tata Iron and |
|
|
| Steel Co. Ltd. | 775,098 | 10,266 |
| Gail India Ltd. | 1,435,474 | 10,252 |
| Cipla Ltd. | 2,000,779 | 10,177 |
| Gujarat Ambuja |
|
|
| Cements Ltd. | 3,301,161 | 9,381 |
| Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. | 999,503 | 8,969 |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 661,722 | 8,645 |
| Indiabulls Financial |
|
|
| Services Ltd. | 718,741 | 8,305 |
| Hero Honda Motors Ltd. | 490,803 | 8,165 |
| Maruti Udyog Ltd. | 415,061 | 8,055 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 324,923 | 8,050 |
| Zee Entertainment |
|
|
| Enterprises | 1,136,746 | 8,022 |
| Reliance Energy Ltd. | 631,370 | 7,758 |
| UTI Bank Ltd. | 652,622 | 7,336 |
| Siemens India Ltd. | 234,977 | 6,651 |
| Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. | 1,840,807 | 6,288 |
| Associated |
|
|
| Cement Cos. Ltd. | 303,152 | 6,138 |
| ABB (India) Ltd. | 58,211 | 5,733 |
| State Bank of India | 214,796 | 5,703 |
* | Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. | 643,713 | 5,327 |
| Tata Power Co. Ltd. | 369,651 | 5,276 |
| Bharat Forge Ltd. | 628,312 | 4,890 |
| Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. | 70,273 | 4,884 |
| Satyam Computer |
|
|
| Services Ltd. ADR | 192,310 | 4,785 |
| GlaxoSmithKline |
|
|
| Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
| (India) Ltd. | 167,954 | 4,736 |
| Glenmark |
|
|
| Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 294,712 | 4,679 |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR | 59,931 | 4,353 |
| Bharat |
|
|
| Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 536,772 | 4,323 |
| Nestle India Ltd. | 168,052 | 4,092 |
| Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. | 259,646 | 3,766 |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 90,497 | 3,731 |
| Tata Tea Ltd. | 198,962 | 3,716 |
| Mahanagar Telephone |
|
|
| Nigam Ltd. | 1,002,989 | 3,585 |
| Hindustan |
|
|
| Petroleum Corp., Ltd. | 548,342 | 3,574 |
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|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Indian |
|
|
| Petrochemicals Corp., Ltd. | 474,955 | 3,557 |
| Infrastructure |
|
|
| Development |
|
|
| Finance Co., Ltd. | 1,538,291 | 3,557 |
| Ultratech Cemco Ltd. | 180,657 | 3,550 |
| Asian Paints (India) Ltd. | 182,087 | 3,475 |
| State Bank of India GDR | 49,983 | 3,394 |
| Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. | 296,150 | 3,118 |
| Biocon Ltd. | 254,152 | 2,944 |
| Moser Baer India Ltd. | 288,094 | 2,463 |
| Nicholas Piramal India Ltd. | 396,360 | 2,456 |
^ | Wipro Ltd. ADR | 139,977 | 2,311 |
| Bank of Baroda | 396,705 | 2,255 |
| Ashok Leyland Ltd. | 2,073,700 | 1,940 |
| Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. | 492,832 | 1,917 |
| Colgate-Palmolive |
|
|
| (India) Ltd. | 229,179 | 1,901 |
^ | Dr. Reddy’s |
|
|
| Laboratories Ltd. ADR | 109,786 | 1,878 |
| Jet Airways (India) Ltd. | 108,086 | 1,868 |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | 55,158 | 1,680 |
* | Dish TV India Ltd. | 606,647 | 1,574 |
| Matrix Laboratories Ltd. | 288,308 | 1,333 |
| Arvind Mills Ltd. | 1,010,978 | 1,096 |
* | Sun Pharmaceutical |
|
|
| Advanced Research | 324,923 | 1,061 |
^ | Videsh Sanchar |
|
|
| Nigam Ltd. ADR | 35,622 | 746 |
| Mahanagar Telephone |
|
|
| Nigam Ltd. ADR | 58,134 | 414 |
| Infosys Technologies Ltd. |
|
|
| ADR | 5,765 | 302 |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. |
|
|
| GDR | 195 | 15 |
|
|
| 1,017,354 |
| Indonesia (1.6%) |
|
|
| PT Telekomunikasi |
|
|
| Indonesia Tbk | 60,130,479 | 68,785 |
| PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | 36,093,028 | 20,861 |
| PT Astra International Tbk | 12,461,148 | 19,571 |
| PT Bank Rakyat |
|
|
| Indonesia Tbk | 32,393,452 | 18,537 |
| PT Bumi Resources Tbk | 101,377,000 | 15,305 |
| PT Perusahaan Gas |
|
|
| Negara Tbk | 10,823,324 | 12,389 |
| PT Bank Mandiri Tbk | 35,495,808 | 11,843 |
| PT Indonesian |
|
|
| Satellite Corp. Tbk | 14,303,133 | 10,596 |
| PT Bank Danamon Tbk | 9,973,258 | 7,023 |
| PT International Nickel |
|
|
| Indonesia Tbk | 962,060 | 6,398 |
| PT Aneka Tambang Tbk | 3,763,815 | 6,383 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| PT United Tractors Tbk | 7,355,672 | 6,326 |
| PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk | 9,441,810 | 5,829 |
| PT Indofood Sukses |
|
|
| Makmur Tbk | 27,773,688 | 4,966 |
| PT Gudang Garam Tbk | 4,129,600 | 4,894 |
* | PT Kalbe Farma Tbk | 33,545,698 | 4,612 |
| PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk | 2,106,680 | 3,620 |
| PT Semen Gresik Tbk | 850,732 | 3,574 |
| PT Indocement Tunggal |
|
|
| Prakarsa Tbk (Local) | 5,711,574 | 3,548 |
* | PT Bank Indonesia Tbk | 45,776,739 | 3,136 |
| PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk | 12,249,000 | 2,708 |
* | PT Energi Mega |
|
|
| Persada Tbk | 34,541,864 | 2,268 |
| PT Bank International |
|
|
| Indonesia Tbk | 102,385,500 | 2,099 |
| Ramayana Lestari |
|
|
| Sentosa PT Tbk | 16,810,120 | 1,469 |
* | Bank Pan Indonesia TBK |
|
|
| Warrants Exp. 7/10/09 | 7,066,431 | 171 |
|
|
| 246,911 |
Israel (2.7%) |
|
| |
| Teva Pharmaceutical |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 4,086,730 | 156,849 |
| Bank Hapoalim Ltd. | 6,460,923 | 33,708 |
| Bank Leumi Le-Israel | 6,146,201 | 23,052 |
| Israel Chemicals Ltd. | 2,985,730 | 22,810 |
| Africa-Israel |
|
|
| Investments Ltd. | 91,745 | 12,546 |
* | Check Point Software |
|
|
| Technologies Ltd. | 525,053 | 12,365 |
| Bezeq Israeli |
|
|
| Telecommunication |
|
|
| Corp., Ltd. | 7,023,286 | 11,197 |
* | NICE Systems Ltd. | 297,290 | 10,938 |
| United Mizrahi Bank Ltd. | 1,314,109 | 9,736 |
* | Israel Discount Bank Ltd. | 4,430,468 | 9,280 |
| Makhteshim-Agan |
|
|
| Industries Ltd. | 1,138,595 | 8,270 |
| IDB |
|
|
| Development Corp. Ltd. | 220,490 | 8,113 |
| Clal Insurance Enterprise |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 256,425 | 7,984 |
* | Alvarion Ltd. | 953,770 | 7,840 |
| Discount |
|
|
| Investment Corp. Ltd. | 248,867 | 7,484 |
* | Given Imaging Ltd. | 275,446 | 6,746 |
| Elbit Systems Ltd. | 150,090 | 6,087 |
| The Israel Corp. Ltd. | 9,494 | 6,036 |
| Partner |
|
|
| Communications Co. Ltd. | 369,388 | 6,033 |
* | Aladdin Knowledge |
|
|
| Systems | 270,321 | 5,661 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Migdal Insurance |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 3,358,861 | 5,509 |
| Harel Insurance |
|
|
| Investments Ltd. | 97,818 | 5,380 |
* | ECI Telecom Ltd. | 628,299 | 5,253 |
* | Super Sol Ltd. | 1,067,316 | 4,364 |
* | Retalix Ltd. | 178,791 | 3,928 |
* | Radware Ltd. | 279,161 | 3,615 |
| Clal Industries and |
|
|
| Investments Ltd. | 545,178 | 3,519 |
* | Orbotech Ltd. | 151,903 | 3,483 |
* | Syneron Medical Ltd. | 135,943 | 3,424 |
* | Koor Industries Ltd. | 53,013 | 3,368 |
| Tadiran Communications |
|
|
| Industries | 60,797 | 3,160 |
* | Audiocodes Ltd. | 312,929 | 2,097 |
| Strauss Group Ltd. | 85,342 | 1,012 |
|
|
| 420,847 |
Malaysia (3.3%) |
|
| |
| Bumiputra-Commerce |
|
|
| Holdings Bhd. | 13,316,400 | 41,755 |
| Malayan Banking Bhd. | 11,747,300 | 40,967 |
| IOI Corp. Bhd. | 4,349,100 | 31,903 |
| Genting Bhd. | 10,871,200 | 26,884 |
| Sime Darby Bhd. | 9,128,500 | 24,474 |
| Tenaga Nasional Bhd. | 6,498,700 | 21,554 |
| Maxis |
|
|
| Communications Bhd. | 5,242,400 | 19,916 |
| Malaysia International |
|
|
| Shipping Corp., Bhd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 6,992,700 | 19,728 |
| Public Bank Bhd. | 6,219,500 | 18,130 |
| Telekom Malaysia Bhd. | 5,132,400 | 16,141 |
| Resorts World Bhd. | 15,275,500 | 14,493 |
| British American |
|
|
| Tobacco Bhd. | 972,600 | 13,051 |
| Malakoff Bhd. | 3,557,900 | 10,710 |
| Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd. | 2,587,050 | 9,812 |
| AMMB Holdings Bhd. | 8,342,600 | 9,706 |
| PLUS Expressways Bhd. | 9,586,400 | 8,485 |
| Petronas Gas Bhd. | 3,116,900 | 8,452 |
| YTL Corp., Bhd. | 3,946,700 | 8,380 |
| PPB Group Bhd. | 3,769,000 | 8,289 |
| IJM Corp. Bhd. | 3,113,950 | 7,885 |
| Gamuda Bhd. | 3,298,300 | 7,538 |
| Golden Hope |
|
|
| Plantations Bhd. | 3,189,900 | 7,398 |
| Tanjong Public Ltd. Co. | 1,468,600 | 7,182 |
| SP Setia Bhd. | 2,888,200 | 6,941 |
| Bursa Malaysia Bhd. | 1,809,000 | 6,074 |
| Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd. | 4,318,200 | 5,637 |
| Hong Leong Bank Bhd. | 2,937,000 | 5,465 |
| Magnum Corp., Bhd. | 5,163,100 | 5,257 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Astro All Asia |
|
|
| Networks PLC | 3,447,200 | 5,069 |
| RHB Capital Bhd. | 3,590,200 | 4,929 |
| UMW Holdings |
|
|
| Malaysia Bhd. | 1,439,400 | 4,786 |
| Petronas Dagangan Bhd. | 2,197,300 | 4,506 |
| Highlands & |
|
|
| Lowlands Bhd. | 1,812,400 | 4,069 |
| Star Publications Bhd. | 3,781,500 | 3,986 |
| Shell Refining Co. |
|
|
| Malaysia Bhd. | 1,237,300 | 3,862 |
| Lafarge Malayan |
|
|
| Cement Bhd. | 7,409,600 | 3,792 |
| Malaysia |
|
|
| Mining Corp., Bhd. | 1,718,600 | 3,532 |
| Proton Holdings Bhd. | 1,766,300 | 3,283 |
| IGB Corp., Bhd. | 3,778,600 | 3,129 |
* | Airasia Bhd. | 5,526,400 | 3,120 |
| Media Prima Bhd. | 3,814,700 | 3,057 |
| Transmile Group Bhd. | 772,100 | 2,947 |
* | Malaysian |
|
|
| Resources Corp., Bhd. | 4,162,100 | 2,717 |
| KLCC Property |
|
|
| Holdings Bhd. | 2,409,100 | 2,690 |
| Pos Malaysia & |
|
|
| Services Holding Bhd. | 1,889,100 | 2,575 |
| Guinness Anchor Bhd. | 1,414,700 | 2,533 |
| IOI Properties Bhd. | 674,900 | 2,514 |
* | Multi-Purpose |
|
|
| Holdings Bhd. | 3,398,200 | 2,451 |
| DRB-Hicom Bhd. | 3,964,500 | 2,297 |
* | Malaysian Airline |
|
|
| System Bhd. | 1,341,900 | 2,260 |
* | Mulpha International Bhd. | 4,021,200 | 2,168 |
| Kurnia Asia Bhd | 6,580,300 | 2,154 |
| Scomi Group Bhd. | 5,250,800 | 2,134 |
| Hong Leong Financial |
|
|
| Group Bhd. | 1,182,900 | 1,996 |
| TA Enterprise Bhd. | 3,345,200 | 1,822 |
| Tan Chong Motor |
|
|
| Holdings Bhd. | 4,172,800 | 1,567 |
| Malaysian Pacific |
|
|
| Industries Bhd. | 498,300 | 1,494 |
| Malaysian Bulk |
|
|
| Carriers Bhd. | 1,215,900 | 1,401 |
|
|
| 501,047 |
Mexico (6.3%) |
|
| |
| America Movil SA de CV | 110,066,545 | 289,239 |
* | Cemex SA CPO | 43,606,965 | 141,788 |
| Telefonos de Mexico SA | 50,985,604 | 87,242 |
| Grupo Televisa SA CPO | 14,133,585 | 79,367 |
| Wal-Mart de Mexico SA | 19,268,200 | 75,564 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Fomento Economico |
|
|
| Mexicano UBD | 4,439,435 | 47,771 |
| Grupo Financerio |
|
|
| Banorte SA de CV | 8,461,049 | 36,743 |
| Grupo Mexico SA de CV | 6,577,502 | 35,128 |
| Grupo Modelo SA | 3,459,166 | 17,678 |
| Alfa SA de CV Series A | 2,233,866 | 16,654 |
| Grupo Carso SA de CV |
|
|
| Series A1 | 3,971,998 | 15,755 |
| Kimberly Clark de |
|
|
| Mexico SA de CV |
|
|
| Series A | 3,237,733 | 14,326 |
* | Corporacion GEO, SA |
|
|
| de CV | 2,580,325 | 14,139 |
| Grupo Bimbo SA | 2,107,752 | 11,395 |
* | Empresas ICA SAB |
|
|
| de CV | 2,436,170 | 9,636 |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del |
|
|
| Pacifico SA ADR | 200,593 | 9,071 |
* | Desarrolladora Homex SA |
|
|
| de CV | 902,080 | 8,747 |
* | Industrias Penoles SA |
|
|
| Series CP | 704,776 | 8,695 |
| Consorcio ARA SA de CV | 5,194,604 | 8,509 |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del |
|
|
| Sureste SA de CV | 1,726,089 | 8,326 |
| Coca-Cola Femsa SA |
|
|
| de CV | 2,026,825 | 7,871 |
| Controladora Comercial |
|
|
| Mexicana SA de CV |
|
|
| (Units) | 2,630,723 | 6,793 |
* | URBI Desarrollos |
|
|
| Urbanos SA de CV | 1,549,369 | 6,474 |
| TV Azteca SA CPO | 7,454,011 | 6,391 |
* | Carso Infraestructura y |
|
|
| Construccion, SA | 5,221,792 | 4,553 |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del |
|
|
| Pacifico SA | 793,107 | 3,600 |
* | Cemex SAB de CV ADR | 12,200 | 397 |
|
|
| 971,852 |
Peru (0.6%) |
|
| |
^ | Southern Peru |
|
|
| Copper Corp. |
|
|
| (U.S. Shares) | 298,412 | 23,962 |
| Southern Peru |
|
|
| Copper Corp. | 233,969 | 19,216 |
| Credicorp Ltd. | 326,513 | 17,109 |
| Compania de Minas |
|
|
| Buenaventura S.A.u | 437,247 | 14,056 |
| Volcan Compania |
|
|
| Minera SA | 2,031,892 | 8,850 |
| Minsur SA | 2,648,377 | 8,789 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Compania de Minas |
|
|
| Buenaventura S.A.u. ADR | 106,671 | 3,475 |
|
|
| 95,457 |
Philippines (0.6%) |
|
| |
| Philippine Long Distance |
|
|
| Telephone Co. | 336,424 | 17,846 |
| Ayala Land, Inc. | 26,476,009 | 9,611 |
| Bank of Philippine Islands | 6,950,515 | 9,338 |
| Ayala Corp. | 655,065 | 8,197 |
| SM Investments Corp. | 962,987 | 7,179 |
| SM Prime Holdings, Inc. | 27,701,981 | 6,603 |
| San Miguel Corp. Class B | 3,754,509 | 5,745 |
| Metropolitan Bank & |
|
|
| Trust Co. | 3,713,341 | 4,827 |
| Globe Telecom, Inc. | 180,789 | 4,648 |
* | Megaworld Corp. | 63,802,573 | 4,301 |
| Jollibee Foods Corp. | 3,635,843 | 3,756 |
| Banco De Oro | 2,651,491 | 3,290 |
| Manila Electric Co. | 1,938,393 | 2,925 |
| Petron Corp. | 23,419,950 | 2,639 |
| First Philippine |
|
|
| Holdings Corp. | 1,655,003 | 2,638 |
* | Filinvest Land, Inc. | 30,207,058 | 1,110 |
|
|
| 94,653 |
Poland (1.9%) |
|
| |
| Powszechna Kasa |
|
|
| Oszczednosci Bank |
|
|
| Polski SA | 2,812,352 | 51,286 |
| Bank Polska Kasa Opieki |
|
|
| Grupa Pekao SA | 458,587 | 43,037 |
| Telekomunikacja |
|
|
| Polska SA | 4,047,798 | 32,419 |
| Polski Koncern |
|
|
| Naftowy SA | 1,785,274 | 29,076 |
| KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 638,170 | 24,207 |
| Bank Przemyslowo |
|
|
| Handlowy PBK SA | 52,206 | 18,405 |
| Bank Zachodni WBK SA | 157,591 | 17,192 |
* | Globe Trade Centre SA | 809,998 | 14,310 |
* | Bank Rozwoju |
|
|
| Eksportu SA | 62,408 | 11,307 |
| Polish Oil & Gas | 6,902,727 | 10,311 |
* | TVN SA | 748,815 | 7,275 |
| Grupa Kety SA | 76,106 | 5,310 |
| Orbis SA | 172,875 | 5,190 |
* | Budimex SA | 106,753 | 4,815 |
| Asseco Poland SA | 162,330 | 4,785 |
| Mondi Packaging Paper |
|
|
| Swieci SA | 105,606 | 4,179 |
| Prokom Software SA | 64,768 | 3,800 |
| Polska Grupa |
|
|
| Farmaceutyczna | 107,399 | 3,315 |
| Agora SA | 179,889 | 2,911 |
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|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Computerland SA | 78,052 | 2,761 |
| Debica SA | 55,949 | 1,940 |
* | Boryszew SA | 26,662 | 240 |
|
|
| 298,071 |
Russia (9.5%) |
|
| |
* | OAO Gazprom ADR | 14,496,500 | 566,940 |
| Lukoil Sponsored ADR | 2,977,923 | 228,564 |
| Mining and |
|
|
| Metallurgical Co. |
|
|
| Norilsk Nickel ADR | 535,733 | 104,520 |
| RAO Unified Energy |
|
|
| System GDR | 578,469 | 75,490 |
* | Mobile TeleSystems ADR | 1,226,082 | 67,557 |
* | Surgutneftegaz |
|
|
| OJSC ADR | 1,017,763 | 65,179 |
* | OAO Vimpel- |
|
|
| Communications |
|
|
| Sponsored ADR | 669,350 | 64,766 |
* | Tatneft GDR | 466,992 | 45,481 |
| Novolipetsk Steel GDR | 1,262,476 | 35,067 |
* | Polyus Gold ADR | 714,253 | 32,749 |
| NovaTek OAO GDR | 633,012 | 32,561 |
^ | Rostelecom ADR | 568,010 | 30,019 |
| Cherepovets MK |
|
|
| Severstal GDR | 1,883,053 | 25,798 |
| Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods |
|
|
| ADR | 296,863 | 23,927 |
| Sistema JSFC GDR | 834,776 | 23,451 |
| Mechel OAO ADR | 533,703 | 17,431 |
| Comstar United |
|
|
| Telesystems GDR | 1,401,355 | 11,249 |
|
|
| 1,450,749 |
South Africa (8.9%) |
|
| |
| Sasol Ltd. | 3,540,248 | 121,190 |
| Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 7,620,531 | 118,663 |
| MTN Group Ltd. | 7,831,017 | 114,283 |
| Impala Platinum |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 2,846,860 | 91,821 |
| Anglo Platinum Ltd. | 406,208 | 65,247 |
| FirstRand Ltd. | 18,218,118 | 64,426 |
| Sanlan Ltd. | 16,617,999 | 55,772 |
| Gold Fields Ltd. | 2,998,249 | 53,615 |
| Telkom South Africa Ltd. | 1,888,282 | 46,108 |
| Naspers Ltd. | 1,517,744 | 38,093 |
| Barloworld Ltd. | 1,318,788 | 36,669 |
| Nedbank Group Ltd. | 1,642,410 | 34,988 |
| AngloGold Ltd. | 775,556 | 34,401 |
* | Harmony Gold |
|
|
| Mining Co., Ltd. | 2,029,738 | 32,253 |
| Bidvest Group Ltd. | 1,316,557 | 27,382 |
| Sappi Ltd. | 1,500,010 | 26,578 |
| Mittal Steel |
|
|
| South Africa Ltd. | 1,384,772 | 24,909 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Imperial Holdings Ltd. | 1,020,192 | 22,944 |
| Steinhoff International |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 5,806,399 | 20,453 |
| African Bank |
|
|
| Investments Ltd. | 4,116,046 | 19,733 |
| Network Healthcare |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 9,149,305 | 19,178 |
| Murray & |
|
|
| Roberts Holdings Ltd. | 2,168,979 | 18,597 |
| Investec Ltd. | 1,302,740 | 18,319 |
| Aveng Ltd. | 2,690,327 | 18,259 |
| Tiger Brands Ltd. | 647,704 | 18,084 |
| Reunert Ltd. | 1,571,375 | 17,830 |
| JD Group Ltd. | 1,200,481 | 15,824 |
| Massmart Holdings Ltd. | 1,133,048 | 15,694 |
| Truworths International Ltd. | 2,534,951 | 14,011 |
| Woolworths Holdings Ltd. | 3,955,327 | 13,341 |
| Liberty Group Ltd. | 944,296 | 12,253 |
| Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | 2,676,441 | 12,028 |
| Metropolitan Holdings Ltd. | 4,457,395 | 10,565 |
| Foschini Ltd. | 1,005,441 | 10,444 |
| Nampak Ltd. | 3,219,957 | 10,431 |
| Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 474,083 | 10,267 |
| Tongaat-Hulett Group Ltd. | 493,333 | 9,683 |
| Alexander Forbes Ltd. | 3,722,402 | 8,688 |
| Aspen Pharmacare |
|
|
| Holdings Ltd. | 1,550,792 | 8,465 |
| Allan Gray Property Trust | 7,890,900 | 8,345 |
| AVI Ltd. | 2,668,006 | 8,307 |
| Spar Group Ltd. | 935,586 | 7,055 |
| Ellerine Holdings Ltd. | 507,502 | 6,875 |
| Lewis Group Ltd. | 670,680 | 6,874 |
| Grindrod Ltd. | 1,765,850 | 4,913 |
| Pick’n Pay Stores Ltd. | 940,143 | 4,678 |
| Super Group Ltd. | 1,922,845 | 3,918 |
| Pretoria Portland |
|
|
| Cement Co., Ltd. | 26,598 | 1,815 |
|
|
| 1,364,269 |
South Korea (15.6%) |
|
| |
| Samsung |
|
|
| Electronics Co., Ltd. | 611,298 | 373,845 |
| Kookmin Bank | 1,756,981 | 157,232 |
| POSCO | 341,994 | 143,421 |
| SK Corp. | 670,715 | 73,058 |
| Hyundai Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Co., Inc. | 272,016 | 68,547 |
| Samsung |
|
|
| Electronics Co., Ltd. Pfd. | 131,913 | 62,050 |
| Shinhan |
|
|
| Financial Group Ltd. | 1,070,702 | 60,276 |
| Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. | 940,002 | 59,451 |
| Shinsegae Co., Ltd. | 87,166 | 59,310 |
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|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
2 | Samsung |
|
|
| Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR | 189,343 | 57,695 |
| Korea Electric Power Corp. | 1,395,481 | 56,907 |
| KT & G Corp. | 701,682 | 50,441 |
* | POSCO ADR | 432,072 | 45,255 |
| Samsung Fire & |
|
|
| Marine Insurance Co. | 220,201 | 39,033 |
| LG Electronics Inc. | 580,147 | 38,693 |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | 181,550 | 38,291 |
| Hana Financial Group Inc. | 697,582 | 36,421 |
* | NHN Corp. | 226,087 | 35,364 |
| Samsung Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Co., Ltd. | 1,042,120 | 34,063 |
| Samsung Corp. | 794,660 | 33,422 |
| KT Corp. | 705,714 | 31,676 |
| Hyundai Mobis | 340,810 | 27,340 |
| Daewoo Shipbuilding & |
|
|
| Marine |
|
|
| Engineering Co., Ltd. | 573,720 | 23,154 |
* | LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd. | 568,704 | 23,117 |
| Daewoo Engineering & |
|
|
| Construction Co., Ltd. | 915,065 | 22,799 |
| Hyundai Development Co. | 384,100 | 22,054 |
| S-Oil Corp. | 284,418 | 21,876 |
* | Kookmin Bank-Spon ADR | 234,954 | 21,104 |
| GS Engineering & |
|
|
| Construction Corp. | 207,501 | 20,574 |
| Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. | 54,443 | 20,418 |
| Daelim Industrial Co. | 157,658 | 18,413 |
* | Samsung |
|
|
| Securities Co. Ltd. | 311,233 | 18,193 |
| Korea Telecom Freetel | 582,603 | 17,872 |
| LG Chem Ltd. | 282,132 | 16,416 |
* | Hyundai Engineering & |
|
|
| Construction Co., Ltd. | 262,868 | 15,642 |
* | Kia Motors | 1,206,740 | 14,286 |
| Hyundai Mipo |
|
|
| Dockyard Co., Ltd. | 69,824 | 14,147 |
| Kangwon Land Inc. | 673,588 | 13,907 |
| Samsung |
|
|
| Engineering Co., Ltd. | 189,155 | 13,888 |
* | Daewoo |
|
|
| Securities Co., Ltd. | 632,000 | 13,642 |
| Samsung |
|
|
| Electro-Mechanics Co. | 365,390 | 13,577 |
| Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. | 307,240 | 13,407 |
| CJ Corp. | 118,514 | 13,229 |
| Korea Investment |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 223,420 | 13,165 |
| Hanjin Heavy |
|
|
| Industries Co. Ltd. | 277,420 | 12,490 |
| Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | 212,605 | 12,430 |
| Daegu Bank | 747,695 | 12,286 |
| Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. | 660,970 | 12,098 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| SK Telecom Co. Ltd. ADR | 475,434 | 11,805 |
| Daewoo International Corp. | 261,457 | 11,555 |
| Kumkang Korea |
|
|
| Chemical Co., Ltd. | 27,554 | 11,322 |
| Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | 74,008 | 11,211 |
* | Woori Investment & |
|
|
| Securities Co., Ltd. | 478,899 | 11,063 |
| Pusan Bank | 749,435 | 10,982 |
*^ | Shinhan Financial |
|
|
| Group Co., Ltd. ADR | 97,198 | 10,902 |
| Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd. | 339,270 | 10,788 |
| Hite Brewery Co., Ltd. | 76,577 | 10,768 |
| Samsung |
|
|
| Techwin Co., Ltd. | 270,574 | 10,699 |
| Cheil Industrial, Inc. | 275,800 | 10,405 |
| Korean Air Co. Ltd. | 212,168 | 9,970 |
| Hyundai Department |
|
|
| Store Co., Ltd. | 94,468 | 9,667 |
| Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd. | 267,699 | 8,951 |
| LG Household & |
|
|
| Health Care Ltd. | 66,700 | 8,881 |
* | Korea Electric |
|
|
| Power Corp. ADR | 428,142 | 8,854 |
| Yuhan Corp. | 53,019 | 8,642 |
| Korea Exchange Bank | 531,640 | 8,622 |
| Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. | 246,007 | 7,995 |
| Amorepacific Corp. | 12,390 | 7,986 |
* | Hyundai Securities Co. | 512,249 | 7,843 |
* | Tong Yang |
|
|
| Investment Bank | 544,818 | 7,501 |
| Honam |
|
|
| Petrochemical Corp. | 87,280 | 7,233 |
| Dongkuk |
|
|
| Steel Mill Co., Ltd. | 249,280 | 6,801 |
* | NCsoft Corp. | 90,541 | 6,791 |
| Lotte |
|
|
| Confectionery Co., Ltd. | 5,335 | 6,656 |
| Dongbu |
|
|
| Insurance Co., Ltd. | 212,665 | 6,192 |
| Mirae Asset |
|
|
| Securities Co., Ltd. | 95,042 | 6,171 |
| Cheil Communications Inc. | 23,070 | 6,030 |
| Hanwha Chemical Corp. | 354,840 | 5,973 |
| LS Cable Ltd. | 108,020 | 5,898 |
| Nong Shim Co. Ltd. | 22,060 | 5,894 |
* | Daishin Securities Co. | 243,447 | 5,889 |
| Hyundai Marine & |
|
|
| Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. | 435,776 | 5,842 |
| Hyosung Corp. | 140,673 | 5,836 |
| ORION Corp. | 21,270 | 5,789 |
| Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd. | 43,193 | 5,689 |
| Lotte Chilsung |
|
|
| Beverage Co., Ltd. | 4,250 | 5,483 |
| LG International Corp. | 177,426 | 5,404 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
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|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| LG Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | 160,030 | 5,380 |
| Korean Reinsurance Co. | 420,588 | 5,351 |
* | KT Corp. ADR | 219,241 | 4,968 |
| S1 Corp. | 110,600 | 4,765 |
| Pacific Corp. | 25,134 | 4,712 |
| Hyundai Autonet Co., Ltd. | 629,092 | 4,616 |
* | Daum |
|
|
| Communications Corp. | 61,100 | 4,518 |
| Asiana Airlines | 537,160 | 4,349 |
| LG Electronics Inc. | 117,981 | 4,325 |
| Poongsan Corp. | 143,120 | 3,820 |
| LG Fashion Corp. | 131,163 | 3,635 |
| Samsung Fine |
|
|
| Chemicals Co., Ltd. | 112,000 | 3,445 |
| Dae Duck Electronics Co. | 223,983 | 1,828 |
|
|
| 2,391,670 |
Taiwan (11.5%) |
|
| |
| Taiwan Semiconductor |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 108,531,669 | 220,943 |
| Hon Hai Precision |
|
|
| Industry Co., Ltd. | 24,396,053 | 160,892 |
| Cathay Financial |
|
|
| Holding Co. | 32,000,431 | 64,807 |
| MediaTek Inc. | 4,569,240 | 56,830 |
| China Steel Corp. | 48,639,482 | 55,020 |
| Nan Ya Plastic Corp. | 29,638,291 | 53,913 |
| United |
|
|
| Microelectronics Corp. | 91,055,485 | 52,480 |
| AU Optronics Corp. | 32,424,403 | 51,120 |
| Chunghwa |
|
|
| Telecom Co., Ltd. | 25,722,920 | 48,868 |
| Formosa Plastic Corp. | 24,037,289 | 45,881 |
| Asustek Computer Inc. | 14,867,663 | 33,904 |
| Taiwan Semiconductor |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| ADR | 3,182,692 | 33,546 |
| Mega Financial |
|
|
| Holding Co. Ltd. | 49,281,224 | 31,408 |
| Formosa Chemicals & |
|
|
| Fibre Corp. | 16,581,276 | 30,787 |
| Chinatrust Financial |
|
|
| Holding | 35,531,185 | 27,838 |
| High Tech Computer Corp. | 1,818,720 | 27,096 |
| Delta Electronics Inc. | 8,213,369 | 25,657 |
| Acer Inc. | 13,192,270 | 25,027 |
| Formosa |
|
|
| Petrochemical Corp. | 11,519,000 | 24,652 |
| Siliconware Precision |
|
|
| Industries Co. | 13,035,218 | 24,530 |
* | Innolux Display Corp. | 8,440,000 | 24,094 |
| Chi Mei |
|
|
| Optoelectronics Corp. | 21,110,718 | 23,634 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| China Development |
|
|
| Financial Holding Corp. | 51,078,274 | 21,384 |
* | Advanced Semiconductor |
|
|
| Engineering Inc. | 17,331,670 | 19,961 |
| Fubon Financial |
|
|
| Holding Co., Ltd. | 20,652,100 | 17,928 |
| Foxconn |
|
|
| Technology Co., Ltd. | 1,912,090 | 17,927 |
| Powerchip |
|
|
| Semiconductor Corp. | 29,077,000 | 17,573 |
| Compal Electronics Inc. | 18,822,743 | 17,089 |
| First Financial |
|
|
| Holding Co., Ltd. | 24,596,707 | 16,924 |
| Lite-On Technology Corp. | 13,695,868 | 16,896 |
| Uni-President |
|
|
| Enterprises Co. | 15,092,590 | 14,828 |
| Taiwan Cellular Corp. | 13,848,360 | 14,349 |
| Quanta Computer Inc. | 9,755,180 | 13,981 |
| Taiwan Cement Corp. | 15,370,988 | 13,654 |
* | Fuhwa Financial |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 31,362,773 | 13,495 |
| SinoPac Holdings | 31,103,214 | 13,451 |
* | Chang Hwa |
|
|
| Commercial Bank | 22,782,094 | 13,327 |
| Catcher |
|
|
| Technology Co., Ltd. | 1,725,806 | 13,162 |
| Hau Nan Financial |
|
|
| Holdings Co., Ltd. | 19,056,695 | 13,134 |
* | Taishin Financial Holdings | 26,892,678 | 13,089 |
| Far Eastern Textile Ltd. | 13,931,173 | 12,669 |
| Novatek Microelectronics |
|
|
| Corp., Ltd. | 2,523,485 | 12,408 |
| Pou Chen Corp. | 10,669,646 | 11,132 |
| E.Sun Financial |
|
|
| Holding Co., Ltd. | 16,119,637 | 9,110 |
* | Chunghwa Picture |
|
|
| Tubes, Ltd. | 35,848,331 | 8,655 |
* | Tatung Co., Ltd. | 20,361,000 | 8,571 |
| Asia Cement Corp. | 7,993,533 | 8,295 |
| Realtek |
|
|
| Semiconductor Corp. | 4,034,103 | 8,135 |
^ | United Microelectronics |
|
|
| Corp. ADR | 2,441,314 | 8,008 |
| Shin Kong Financial |
|
|
| Holdings Co. | 8,332,856 | 7,706 |
| President Chain |
|
|
| Store Corp. | 2,978,985 | 7,640 |
* | Walsin Lihwa Corp. | 14,806,970 | 7,576 |
| Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. | 4,148,000 | 7,563 |
* | Macronix |
|
|
| International Co., Ltd. | 16,782,486 | 6,974 |
| D-Link Corp. | 3,772,195 | 6,960 |
| Largan Precision Co., Ltd. | 592,538 | 6,648 |
* | Winbond Electronics Corp. | 19,613,000 | 6,575 |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Mitac International Corp. | 5,863,634 | 6,200 |
| Nan Ya Printed Circuit |
|
|
| Board Corp. | 1,062,000 | 6,179 |
| AU Optronics Corp. ADR | 384,673 | 6,120 |
| Inventec Co., Ltd. | 8,167,535 | 6,017 |
* | Via Technologies Inc. | 5,767,379 | 5,598 |
* | HannStar Display Corp. | 29,476,132 | 5,567 |
* | Yageo Corp. | 13,907,520 | 5,470 |
| Chunghwa |
|
|
| Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR | 272,431 | 5,421 |
| Synnex Technology |
|
|
| International Corp. | 4,175,028 | 5,255 |
| Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. | 4,529,676 | 5,016 |
* | BENQ Corp. | 13,138,692 | 5,007 |
* | CMC Magnetics Corp. | 15,943,700 | 4,785 |
| Teco Electric & |
|
|
| Machinery Co., Ltd. | 9,105,000 | 4,684 |
| Asia Optical Co., Inc. | 1,087,330 | 4,610 |
| Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd. | 2,743,871 | 4,593 |
| Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd. | 4,962,868 | 4,488 |
| U-Ming Marine |
|
|
| Transport Corp. | 2,426,600 | 4,477 |
| Advantech Co., Ltd. | 1,484,622 | 4,366 |
| Wintek Corp. | 5,456,607 | 4,204 |
| Compal |
|
|
| Communications, Inc. | 1,197,800 | 4,189 |
| Cheng Shin Rubber |
|
|
| Industry Co., Ltd. | 3,898,555 | 4,015 |
* | Polaris Securities Co., Ltd. | 9,567,502 | 4,013 |
| Phoenix Precision |
|
|
| Technology Corp. | 3,646,584 | 3,890 |
| Wan Hai Lines Ltd. | 5,849,370 | 3,875 |
| Yang Ming Marine |
|
|
| Transport | 5,699,985 | 3,726 |
| Cheng Uei Precision |
|
|
| Industry Co., Ltd. | 1,351,814 | 3,695 |
| Evergreen Marine Corp. | 5,629,879 | 3,439 |
| China Motor Co., Ltd. | 3,976,028 | 3,423 |
| Zyxel |
|
|
| Communications Corp. | 2,263,554 | 3,311 |
* | Ritek Corp. | 13,304,194 | 3,219 |
| Taiwan Glass |
|
|
| Industrial Corp. | 3,611,207 | 3,134 |
* | Cathay Construction Corp. | 5,486,779 | 3,092 |
| Fu Sheng |
|
|
| Industrial Co., Ltd. | 3,093,887 | 3,044 |
| Micro-Star |
|
|
| International Co., Ltd. | 4,130,797 | 3,030 |
* | China Airlines | 6,684,082 | 2,919 |
| Yuen Foong Yu Paper |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 6,698,172 | 2,683 |
| EVA Airways Corp. | 6,781,879 | 2,666 |
| Inventec Appliances Corp. | 1,383,900 | 2,553 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Waterland Financial |
|
|
| Holdings | 8,235,000 | 2,515 |
| Taiwan Secom Corp., Ltd. | 1,365,846 | 2,350 |
*^ | Advanced |
|
|
| Semiconductor |
|
|
| Engineering Inc. ADR | 402,361 | 2,338 |
| Kinpo Electronics, Inc. | 6,160,477 | 2,309 |
* | Compeq |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 5,707,750 | 2,305 |
| Siliconware Precision |
|
|
| Industries Co. ADR | 234,395 | 2,274 |
| Giant |
|
|
| Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 1,379,270 | 2,242 |
| Gigabyte |
|
|
| Technology Co., Ltd. | 3,356,626 | 2,232 |
| Yieh Phui Enterprise | 5,215,487 | 2,220 |
| Oriental Union |
|
|
| Chemical Corp. | 2,835,016 | 2,091 |
| Nien Made |
|
|
| Enterprise Co., Ltd. | 2,115,800 | 2,011 |
* | Accton Technology Corp. | 3,290,116 | 1,804 |
* | Optimax Technology Corp. | 2,895,220 | 1,626 |
| Phoenixtec Power Co., Ltd. | 1,791,430 | 1,621 |
| Ya Hsin Industrial Co., Ltd. | 5,306,018 | 1,177 |
|
|
| 1,762,792 |
Thailand (1.5%) |
|
| |
| PTT Public Co., Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 5,204,822 | 32,928 |
| PTT Exploration & |
|
|
| Production |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 7,131,455 | 19,277 |
| Kasikornbank |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 9,460,832 | 19,103 |
| Bangkok Bank |
|
|
| Public Co., Ltd. (Foreign) | 5,661,682 | 18,224 |
| Siam Cement |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 2,177,806 | 14,818 |
| Advanced Info Service |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 5,253,829 | 11,709 |
| Siam Commercial Bank |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 5,063,307 | 9,683 |
| IRPC PCL (Foreign) | 55,282,160 | 9,538 |
| Bangkok Bank |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 2,276,044 | 7,143 |
| Banpu Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 867,403 | 5,350 |
| Krung Thai Bank |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 15,898,141 | 4,975 |
| Rayong Refinery PCL |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 9,133,390 | 4,938 |
| Airports of Thailand |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 2,657,186 | 4,546 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| PTT Chemical PCL |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 1,796,883 | 4,185 |
| Thai Airways International |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. | 3,046,108 | 4,095 |
| BEC World Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 5,915,630 | 3,998 |
| Charoen Pokphand Foods |
|
|
| Public Co., Ltd. (Foreign) | 29,851,863 | 3,897 |
| Land and Houses |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 17,062,566 | 3,703 |
| Siam City Cement |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 433,442 | 3,490 |
| C.P. 7-Eleven |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 16,077,900 | 3,421 |
| Siam Cement |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 458,848 | 3,047 |
| Ratchaburi Electricity |
|
|
| Generating Holding |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. | 2,173,700 | 2,985 |
| Central Pattana |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 3,717,000 | 2,859 |
| Land and Houses |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 13,907,100 | 2,754 |
| Glow Energy |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 2,917,600 | 2,706 |
| Kasikornbank |
|
|
| Public Co., Ltd. (Local) | 1,395,670 | 2,683 |
| The Aromatics (Thailand) |
|
|
| PLC (Foreign) | 1,624,709 | 2,570 |
| Electricity Generating |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 767,548 | 2,373 |
| Precious Shipping |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 3,099,444 | 2,317 |
* | True Corp. Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 12,264,890 | 2,204 |
| Hana Microelectronics |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 2,929,800 | 2,169 |
| Thanachart Capital |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 4,242,300 | 1,769 |
| Siam Makro |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 649,000 | 1,577 |
* | Italian-Thai Development |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 9,647,546 | 1,443 |
| Bangkok Expressway |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 2,105,900 | 1,417 |
| Sahaviriya Steel Industries |
|
|
| Public Co., Ltd. | 43,421,692 | 1,349 |
| Delta Electronics |
|
|
| (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 2,699,850 | 1,203 |
| Thai Union Frozen |
|
|
| Products Public Co., Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 1,630,000 | 1,033 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Kiatnakin Finance |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 1,158,600 | 978 |
| TISCO Finance |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 1,279,613 | 827 |
| Kim Eng Securities |
|
|
| Thailand Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Foreign) | 1,432,300 | 643 |
| Electricity Generating |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 210,000 | 625 |
| Thai Union Frozen |
|
|
| Products Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Local) | 954,200 | 604 |
| Krung Thai Bank |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 1,240,101 | 385 |
| Banpu Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Local) | 49,260 | 302 |
| PTT Exploration and |
|
|
| Production Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Local) | 57,941 | 156 |
| PTT Public Co., Ltd. |
|
|
| (Local) | 23,480 | 148 |
| Advanced Info Service |
|
|
| Public Co., Ltd. (Local) | 66,645 | 144 |
| Aromatics (Thailand) |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 53,409 | 84 |
| Precious Shipping |
|
|
| Public Co., Ltd. (Local) | 82,536 | 61 |
* | Italian-Thai Development |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 342,394 | 51 |
| Charoen Pokphand Foods |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 308,143 | 40 |
| Siam Commercial Bank |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 12,296 | 23 |
| Sahaviriya Steel Industries |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 622,556 | 19 |
| Siam City Cement |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 1,816 | 15 |
| Airports of Thailand |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 8,516 | 14 |
* | True Corp. Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| (Local) | 67,140 | 12 |
| Thai Airways International |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 8,048 | 11 |
| PTT Chemical PCL (Local) | 4,008 | 9 |
| Thanachart Capital |
|
|
| Public Co. Ltd. (Local) | 20,072 | 8 |
^ | True Corp. Public Co. Ltd. |
|
|
| Warrants Exp. 4/30/10 | 1,020,789 | — |
|
|
| 232,638 |
Turkey (1.7%) |
|
| |
| Akbank T.A.S. | 5,570,226 | 40,075 |
| Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S. |
|
|
| C Shares | 6,174,687 | 29,158 |
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|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
| Turkiye Garanti |
|
|
| Bankasi A.S. | 5,661,993 | 27,407 |
| Eregli Demir ve Celik |
|
|
| Fabrikalari A.S. | 1,394,614 | 15,985 |
| Haci Omer Sabanci |
|
|
| Holding A.S. | 3,378,715 | 14,826 |
| Turkcell Iletisim |
|
|
| Hizmetleri A.S. | 2,662,557 | 14,625 |
| Tupras-Turkiye Petrol |
|
|
| Rafinerileri A.S. | 706,805 | 14,266 |
| Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve |
|
|
| Malt Sanayii A.S. | 360,289 | 12,208 |
| Migros Turk A.S. | 817,904 | 9,583 |
* | Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S. | 3,397,076 | 7,416 |
| Turkiye Vakiflar |
|
|
| Bankasi TAO | 2,383,044 | 6,631 |
* | KOC Holding A.S. | 1,301,463 | 6,363 |
| Dogan Sirketler Grubu |
|
|
| Holding A.S. | 3,242,598 | 6,100 |
| Aksigorta A.S. | 1,212,382 | 5,611 |
| Arcelik A.S. | 709,200 | 5,228 |
* | Turkiye Vakiflar |
|
|
| Bankasi T.A.O | 1,923,916 | 5,020 |
| Tofas Turk Otomobil |
|
|
| Fabrikasi A.S. | 1,093,097 | 4,774 |
| Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim |
|
|
| Ortakligi A.S. | 1,827,570 | 3,994 |
| Hurriyet Azteccilik ve |
|
|
| Matbaacillik A.S. | 1,221,863 | 3,237 |
| Cimsa Cemento Sanayi ve |
|
|
| Ticaret A.S. | 441,198 | 3,085 |
| Adana Cimento |
|
|
| Sanayii T.A.S. | 512,202 | 2,937 |
* | Dogan Yayin Holding A.S. | 726,759 | 2,678 |
| Akcansa Cimento A.S. | 403,949 | 2,485 |
* | Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve |
|
|
| Ticaret A.S. | 474,982 | 2,209 |
| Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S. | 760,738 | 2,157 |
| Aygaz A.S. | 540,574 | 1,725 |
| Ulker Gida Sanayi ve |
|
|
| Ticaret A.S. | 429,530 | 1,718 |
* | Turk Sise ve Cam |
|
|
| Fabrikalari A.S. | 383,949 | 1,456 |
| Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. | 107,647 | 912 |
* | Petkim Petrokimya |
|
|
| Holding A.S. | 136,644 | 759 |
* | Turk Hava Yollari Anonim |
|
|
| Ortakligi | 69,254 | 423 |
| Alarko Holdings A.S. | 20,001 | 48 |
* | Vestel Elektronik Sanayi |
|
|
| ve Ticaret A.S. | 18,000 | 45 |
|
|
| 255,144 |
Total Common Stocks |
|
| |
(Cost $9,872,751) |
| 15,327,287 |
|
|
| Market |
|
|
| Value• |
|
| Shares | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investment (0.8%)1 |
|
| |
3 | Vanguard Market |
|
|
| Liquidity Fund, |
|
|
| 5.259%—Note F | 91,175,500 | 91,176 |
3 | Vanguard Market |
|
|
| Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 29,526,579 | 29,527 |
Total Temporary Cash Investment |
|
| |
(Cost $120,703) |
| 120,703 | |
Total Investments (100.7%) |
|
| |
(Cost $9,993,454) |
| 15,447,990 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.7%) |
|
| |
Other Assets—Note B |
| 220,249 | |
Liabilities—Note F |
| (324,824) | |
|
|
| (104,575) |
Net Assets (100%) |
| 15,343,415 |
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At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:4 |
|
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Paid-in Capital | 10,096,997 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 80,691 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (290,748) |
Unrealized Appreciation |
|
Investment Securities | 5,454,536 |
Foreign Currencies | 264 |
Swap Contracts | 1,675 |
Net Assets | 15,343,415 |
|
|
Investor Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 352,344,477 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 9,107,527 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Investor Shares | $25.85 |
|
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 63,987,639 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 2,177,760 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Admiral Shares | $34.03 |
|
|
Signal Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 351,606 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 11,510 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Signal Shares | $32.74 |
|
|
Institutional Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 37,205,938 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 963,844 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
Institutional Shares | $25.91 |
|
|
ETF Shares—Net Assets |
|
Applicable to 37,641,558 outstanding |
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial |
|
interest (unlimited authorization) | 3,082,774 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— |
|
ETF Shares | $81.90 |
• | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
^ | Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. See Note F in Notes to Financial Statements. |
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of equity swap contracts. Investments in swap contracts increased the fund’s equity investments in China and Taiwan to 11.3% and 11.5%, respectively, of net assets. After giving effect to swap investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.1% and 0.6%, respectively, of net assets. See Note D in Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2007, the value of this security represented 0.4% of net assets.
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 See Note D in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
GDR—Global Depositary Receipt.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Dividends1 | 129,670 |
Interest2 | 935 |
Security Lending | 910 |
Total Income | 131,515 |
Expenses |
|
The Vanguard Group—Note B |
|
Investment Advisory Services | 243 |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 11,633 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 1,644 |
Management and Administrative—Signal Shares | 7 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 526 |
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares | 2,183 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 1,045 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 112 |
Marketing and Distribution—Signal Shares | — |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 77 |
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares | 263 |
Custodian Fees | 5,353 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 93 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 3 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Signal Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares | — |
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares | 36 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 8 |
Total Expenses | 23,226 |
Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note C | (98) |
Net Expenses | 23,128 |
Net Investment Income | 108,387 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Investment Securities Sold | 50,908 |
Foreign Currencies | 216 |
Swap Contracts | 2,608 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 53,732 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
Investment Securities | 2,051,199 |
Foreign Currencies | 189 |
Swap Contracts | 784 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 2,052,172 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,214,291 |
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $12,754,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $935,000.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, | October 31, |
| 2007 | 2006 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | 108,387 | 199,880 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 53,732 | (148,471) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 2,052,172 | 1,974,410 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,214,291 | 2,025,819 |
Distributions |
|
|
Net Investment Income |
|
|
Investor Shares | (130,073) | (96,914) |
Admiral Shares | (30,176) | — |
Signal Shares | — | — |
Institutional Shares | (11,028) | (9,315) |
ETF Shares | (34,662) | (9,827) |
Realized Capital Gain |
|
|
Investor Shares | — | — |
Admiral Shares | — | — |
Signal Shares | — | — |
Institutional Shares | — | — |
ETF Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (205,939) | (116,056) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note G |
|
|
Investor Shares | 640,994 | 746,446 |
Admiral Shares | 404,151 | 1,395,891 |
Signal Shares | 10,736 | — |
Institutional Shares | 288,909 | (42,144) |
ETF Shares | 1,157,156 | 1,042,686 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 2,501,946 | 3,142,879 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 4,510,298 | 5,052,642 |
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of Period | 10,833,117 | 5,780,475 |
End of Period1 | 15,343,415 | 10,833,117 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $80,691,000 and $178,233,000.
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Financial Highlights
Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Ended |
|
|
|
| ||
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | |||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $22.05 | $16.91 | $12.88 | $11.04 | $7.48 | $7.28 | |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Investment Income | .1921 | .396 | .307 | .263 | .170 | .15 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
on Investments2 | 4.004 | 5.059 | 3.982 | 1.749 | 3.512 | .25 | |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.196 | 5.455 | 4.289 | 2.012 | 3.682 | .40 | |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.396) | (.315) | (.259) | (.172) | (.122) | (.20) | |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total Distributions | (.396) | (.315) | (.259) | (.172) | (.122) | (.20) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $25.85 | $22.05 | $16.91 | $12.88 | $11.04 | $7.48 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Return3 | 19.19% | 32.55% | 33.66% | 18.43% | 49.88% | 5.27% | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $9,108 | $7,202 | $4,937 | $2,556 | $1,589 | $841 | |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Average Net Assets | 0.40%* | 0.42% | 0.45% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.57% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Average Net Assets | 1.61%* | 2.20% | 2.48% | 2.44% | 2.26% | 1.67% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 8%* | 26% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 65% | |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.01, $.01, $.00, $.00, $.00, and $.00.
3 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases; the 2% fee assessed until March 23, 2005, on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months; the 0.5% fee on all other redemptions; or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Admiral Shares |
|
|
| Six Months | June 23, |
| Ended | 20061 to |
| April 30, | Oct. 31, |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $29.03 | $25.00 |
Investment Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | .2722 | .222 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments3 | 5.262 | 3.808 |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.534 | 4.030 |
Distributions |
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.534) | — |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.534) | — |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $34.03 | $29.03 |
|
|
|
Total Return4 | 19.23% | 16.12% |
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $2,178 | $1,491 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.30%* | 0.30%* |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.71%* | 2.32%* |
Portfolio Turnover Rate5 | 8%* | 26% |
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.01 and $.01.
4 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases and redemptions.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Signal Shares |
|
| Jan.19, |
| 20071 to |
| April 30, |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period | 2007 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $30.38 |
Investment Operations |
|
Net Investment Income | .182 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 2.18 |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.36 |
Distributions |
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | — |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — |
Total Distributions | — |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $32.74 |
|
|
Total Return3 | 7.77% |
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $12 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.30%* |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.71%* |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 8%* |
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases and redemptions.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Six Months |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Ended |
|
|
|
| ||
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | |||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $22.11 | $16.95 | $12.90 | $11.05 | $7.49 | $7.29 | |
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Investment Income | .2191 | .443 | .344 | .287 | .183 | .165 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
on Investments2 | 4.010 | 5.059 | 3.982 | 1.749 | 3.512 | .246 | |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.229 | 5.502 | 4.326 | 2.036 | 3.695 | .411 | |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.429) | (.342) | (.276) | (.186) | (.135) | (.211) | |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total Distributions | (.429) | (.342) | (.276) | (.186) | (.135) | (.211) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $25.91 | $22.11 | $16.95 | $12.90 | $11.05 | $7.49 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total Return3 | 19.30% | 32.78% | 33.92% | 18.64% | 50.06% | 5.40% | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $964 | $559 | $468 | $245 | $137 | $76 | |
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Average Net Assets | 0.25%* | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.41% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Average Net Assets | 1.76%* | 2.37% | 2.64% | 2.61% | 2.41% | 1.85% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 8%* | 26% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 65% | |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.01, $.00, $.00, $.00, and $.00.
3 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases; the 2% fee assessed until March 23, 2005, on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months; or the 0.5% fee on all other redemptions.
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.
* | Annualized. |
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ETF Shares |
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|
|
| Six Months | Year | March 4, |
| Ended | Ended | 20051 to |
| April 30, | Oct. 31, | Oct. 31, |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $69.91 | $53.61 | $50.55 |
Investment Operations |
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|
|
Net Investment Income | .6822 | 1.333 | .87 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments3 | 12.647 | 16.044 | 2.19 |
Total from Investment Operations | 13.329 | 17.377 | 3.06 |
Distributions |
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.339) | (1.077) | — |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.339) | (1.077) | — |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $81.90 | $69.91 | $53.61 |
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|
|
|
Total Return | 19.23% | 32.74% | 6.05% |
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|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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|
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Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $3,083 | $1,582 | $375 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.30%* | 0.30% | 0.30%* |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.71%* | 2.32% | 2.59%* |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 8%* | 26% | 15% |
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.01, $.03, and $.00.
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.
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard International Equity Index Funds. 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 five classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF 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, tenure, and account-size criteria. Signal Shares are designed for institutional investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Signal Shares were first issued on January 19, 2007. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $5 million. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange; 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 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.
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. Swap Contracts: The fund has entered into equity swap contracts to earn the total return on selected stocks in the fund’s target index, when investing through a swap provides a return advantage over buying the individual stocks. Under the terms of each swap, the fund receives the total return (either receiving the increase or paying the decrease) on a reference stock, applied to a notional amount that is the value of a designated number of shares of the stock at the beginning of the swap. The fund agrees to pay the counterparty a floating rate that is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, less a specified interest rate spread, applied to the notional amount. The primary risks
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associated with the swaps are that a counterparty will default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund, or that the fund will incur fees in the event it terminates a swap prior to the scheduled termination date.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the termination of the swap, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the 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 the 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. Fees assessed on capital share transactions 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 April 30, 2007, the fund had contributed capital of $1,321,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.32% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended April 30, 2007, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $98,000.
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
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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 April 30, 2007, the fund realized net foreign currency gains of $216,000, which increased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income. The fund’s realized gains for the six months ended April 30, 2007, include realized losses on swaps of $206,000, which are treated as decreases to taxable income; accordingly this amount has been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed 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. Unrealized appreciation through October 31, 2006, on the fund’s passive foreign investment company holdings at April 30, 2007, was $5,764,000, all of which has been distributed and is reflected in the balance of undistributed 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $341,021,000 to offset future net capital gains of $73,850,000 through October 31, 2007, $64,992,000 through October 31, 2010, $12,244,000 through October 31, 2011, $22,603,000 through October 31, 2012, and $167,332,000 through October 31, 2014. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $9,999,218,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $5,448,772,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $5,684,184,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $235,412,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
At April 30, 2007, the fund had the following open total return swap contracts with Merrill Lynch International as counterparty:
|
|
|
|
| Unrealized |
|
| Notional | Interest Rate | Market | Appreciation |
| Termination | Amount | Received | Value | (Depreciation) |
Country/Reference Entity | Date | ($000) | (Paid)1 | ($000) | ($000) |
China |
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of China | 08/14/07 | 19,481 | (1.36%) | 21,490 | 2,009 |
|
|
|
|
| 2,009 |
Taiwan |
|
|
|
|
|
Shin Kong Financial |
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Co. | 06/26/07 | 7,754 | (2.36%) | 7,420 | (334) |
|
|
|
|
| (334) |
E. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $2,974,958,000 of investment securities and sold $529,373,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
1 Based on three-month London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Each contract provides for the payment of interest based on LIBOR less a fixed interest rate spread. If the spread is greater than LIBOR, the result is net interest received by the fund.
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F. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at April 30, 2007, was $85,428,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $91,176,000.
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended | ||
| April 30, 2007 | October 31, 2006 | ||
| Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 1,321,019 | 54,031 | 3,240,704 | 156,096 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 123,741 | 5,215 | 89,932 | 4,718 |
Redeemed1 | (803,766) | (33,471) | (2,584,190) | (126,252) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 640,994 | 25,775 | 746,446 | 34,562 |
Admiral Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 536,624 | 16,797 | 1,441,290 | 53,000 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 26,534 | 849 | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (159,007) | (5,013) | (45,399) | (1,645) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 404,151 | 12,633 | 1,395,891 | 51,355 |
Signal Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 12,419 | 408 | — | — |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed1 | (1,683) | (56) | — | — |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Signal Shares | 10,736 | 352 | — | — |
Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 349,259 | 14,478 | 105,839 | 5,028 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 9,287 | 391 | 7,301 | 382 |
Redeemed1 | (69,637) | (2,932) | (155,284) | (7,780) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 288,909 | 11,937 | (42,144) | (2,370) |
ETF Shares |
|
|
|
|
Issued | 1,157,156 | 15,017 | 1,139,196 | 17,234 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | — | — |
Redeemed | — | — | (96,510) | (1,600) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares | 1,157,156 | 15,017 | 1,042,686 | 15,634 |
H. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
1 Net of redemption fees of $2,921,000 and $6,249,000 (fund totals).
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Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Portfolio Characteristics |
|
| Fund |
Expense Ratio | 0.00% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.28% |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| ||
|
| Target | Broad |
| Fund2 | Index3 | Index4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11% | 11% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Energy | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Financials | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Health Care | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Industrials | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Information Technology | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Materials | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Telecommunication Services | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Utilities | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Volatility Measures5 |
| |
| Fund Versus | Fund Versus |
| Target Index3 | Broad Index4 |
R-Squared | 0.99 | 0.99 |
Beta | 0.98 | 0.99 |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds |
|
|
|
European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 58.9% |
Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 25.3% |
Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 15.8% |
Total | 100% |
Market Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| ||
|
|
| Target |
|
| Fund2 | Index3 |
Europe |
|
| |
| United Kingdom | 20% | 19% |
| France | 8 | 9 |
| Germany | 6 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 |
| Greece | 1 | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 59% | 59% |
Pacific |
|
| |
| Japan | 18% | 18% |
| Australia | 5 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 26% | 25% |
Emerging Markets |
|
| |
| South Korea | 3% | 2% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 2 |
| India | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Other Emerging | 2 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15% | 16% |
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 Reflects holdings of underlying funds.
3 Total International Composite Index.
4 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
5 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 109.
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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 www.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 (%): October 31, 1996–April 30, 2007
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
Total International Stock Index Fund3 | 4/29/1996 | 20.14% | 16.56% | 8.27% |
1 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
2 Consists of the MSCI Europe Index (59%), the MSCI Pacific Index (25%), and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (16%) as of April 30, 2007.
3 Total returns do not reflect the 0.5% transaction fee on purchases through March 31, 2000; the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months; or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 86 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (100.0%) |
|
|
International Stock Funds (100.0%) |
|
|
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 352,889,922 | 13,999,142 |
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 463,771,426 | 5,996,565 |
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 145,302,618 | 3,756,073 |
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|
|
Money Market Fund (0.0%) |
|
|
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 1,285,922 | 1,286 |
Total Investment Companies (Cost $15,909,021) |
| 23,753,066 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 51,598 |
Liabilities |
| (48,883) |
|
| 2,715 |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 1,246,033,179 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 23,755,781 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $19.07 |
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 15,951,864 | $12.80 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 8,783 | .01 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (48,911) | (.04) |
Unrealized Appreciation | 7,844,045 | 6.30 |
Net Assets | 23,755,781 | $19.07 |
• | 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.
2 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 451,851 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 451,851 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 1,241 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 1,241 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 2,502,223 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,955,315 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, | October 31, |
| 2007 | 2006 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | 451,851 | 256,922 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 1,241 | 1,573 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 2,502,223 | 3,233,656 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,955,315 | 3,492,151 |
Distributions |
|
|
Net Investment Income | (446,153) | (254,606) |
Realized Capital Gain | — | — |
Total Distributions | (446,153) | (254,606) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
Issued | 4,076,245 | 5,216,842 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 410,001 | 232,227 |
Redeemed1 | (1,439,696) | (1,817,473) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 3,046,550 | 3,631,596 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 5,555,712 | 6,869,141 |
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of Period | 18,200,069 | 11,330,928 |
End of Period2 | 23,755,781 | 18,200,069 |
1 The fund collected redemption fees of $346,000 and $719,000, which were reallocated proportionately to the funds in which it invests.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $8,783,000 and $3,085,000.
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Financial Highlights
| Six Months |
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| |
| Ended |
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| ||
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | |||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $16.90 | $13.49 | $11.48 | $9.84 | $7.79 | $8.99 | |
Investment Operations |
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|
|
|
| |
Net Investment Income | .3881 | .294 | .255 | .19 | .157 | .165 | |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
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|
|
|
| |
on Investments | 2.184 | 3.410 | 2.010 | 1.64 | 2.050 | (1.200) | |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.572 | 3.704 | 2.265 | 1.83 | 2.207 | (1.035) | |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.402) | (.294) | (.255) | (.19) | (.157) | (.165) | |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total Distributions | (.402) | (.294) | (.255) | (.19) | (.157) | (.165) | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $19.07 | $16.90 | $13.49 | $11.48 | $9.84 | $7.79 | |
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| |
Total Return2 | 15.40% | 27.84% | 19.91% | 18.80% | 28.94% | –11.80% | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $23,756 | $18,200 | $11,331 | $7,317 | $4,538 | $2,884 | |
Ratio of Expenses to |
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| |
Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
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|
| |
Average Net Assets | 2.17% | 1.71% | 1.76% | 1.54% | 1.75% | 1.70% | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 2%* | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 5% | |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
3 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.28% (annualized).
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR® Funds. The fund seeks to match the performance of its target index by investing in the European, Pacific, and Emerging Markets Stock Index Funds. The fund’s indirect investments in foreign securities involve investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $49,989,000 to offset future net capital gains of $6,119,000 through October 31, 2009, and $43,870,000 through October 31, 2010. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $15,909,021,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $7,844,045,000, consisting entirely of unrealized gains on securities that had risen in value since their purchase.
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Total International Stock Index Fund
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $3,209,176,000 of investment securities and sold $156,793,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, 2007 | October 31, 2006 |
| Shares | Shares |
| (000) | (000) |
Issued | 226,235 | 338,604 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 23,151 | 16,161 |
Redeemed | (80,172) | (118,102) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 169,214 | 236,663 |
F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
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Developed Markets Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Portfolio Characteristics |
|
| Fund |
Expense Ratio | 0.00% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.25% |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| ||
|
| Target | Broad |
| Fund2 | Index3 | Index4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12% | 12% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Energy | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Financials | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Health Care | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Industrials | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Information Technology | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Materials | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Telecommunication Services | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Utilities | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Volatility Measures5 |
| |
| Fund Versus | Fund Versus |
| Target Index3 | Broad Index4 |
R-Squared | 0.99 | 0.96 |
Beta | 0.99 | 0.90 |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds |
|
|
|
European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 70.0% |
Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 30.0% |
Total | 100% |
Market Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| |
|
| Target |
| Fund | Index3 |
United Kingdom | 23% | 23% |
Japan | 22 | 21 |
France | 10 | 10 |
Germany | 7 | 8 |
Switzerland | 7 | 7 |
Australia | 5 | 6 |
Netherlands | 5 | 4 |
Spain | 4 | 4 |
Italy | 4 | 4 |
Sweden | 3 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 |
Finland | 1 | 1 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Greece | 1 | 1 |
Austria | 1 | 1 |
Singapore | 1 | 1 |
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 Reflects holdings of underlying funds.
3 MSCI EAFE Index.
4 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
5 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 109.
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Developed Markets 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 www.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 (%): May 8, 2000–April 30, 2007
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
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|
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| Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
Developed Markets Index Fund2 | 5/8/2000 | 20.30% | 15.70% | 6.11% |
1 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 94 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Developed Markets Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (99.9%) |
|
|
International Stock Funds (99.8%) |
|
|
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 60,345,210 | 2,393,895 |
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor Shares | 79,306,660 | 1,025,435 |
|
|
|
Money Market Fund (0.1%) |
|
|
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 4,935,924 | 4,936 |
Total Investment Companies (Cost $2,312,826) |
| 3,424,266 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 10,871 |
Liabilities |
| (8,893) |
|
| 1,978 |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 251,720,165 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 3,426,244 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $13.61 |
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 2,313,425 | $9.19 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 1,355 | .01 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 24 | — |
Unrealized Appreciation | 1,111,440 | 4.41 |
Net Assets | 3,426,244 | $13.61 |
• | 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.
2 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
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Developed Markets Index Fund
Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 67,723 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 67,723 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 413 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 413 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 339,701 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 407,837 |
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Developed Markets Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, | October 31, |
| 2007 | 2006 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | 67,723 | 37,273 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 413 | 1,323 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 339,701 | 440,326 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 407,837 | 478,922 |
Distributions |
|
|
Net Investment Income | (66,260) | (37,455) |
Realized Capital Gain | (1,108) | — |
Total Distributions | (67,368) | (37,455) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
Issued | 736,649 | 949,160 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 60,619 | 31,783 |
Redeemed1 | (283,400) | (473,513) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 513,868 | 507,430 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 854,337 | 948,897 |
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of Period | 2,571,907 | 1,623,010 |
End of Period2 | 3,426,244 | 2,571,907 |
1 The fund collected redemption fees of $3,000 and $22,000, which were reallocated proportionately to the funds in which it invests.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $1,355,000 and ($108,000).
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Developed Markets Index Fund
Financial Highlights
| Six Months |
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|
| ||
| Ended |
|
|
| ||||
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $12.15 | $9.75 | $8.43 | $7.22 | $5.80 | $6.83 | ||
Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Net Investment Income | .2901 | .219 | .19 | .143 | .116 | .12 | ||
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
on Investments | 1.474 | 2.400 | 1.32 | 1.210 | 1.420 | (1.03) | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 1.764 | 2.619 | 1.51 | 1.353 | 1.536 | (.91) | ||
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.299) | (.219) | (.19) | (.143) | (.116) | (.12) | ||
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (.005) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Total Distributions | (.304) | (.219) | (.19) | (.143) | (.116) | (.12) | ||
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $13.61 | $12.15 | $9.75 | $8.43 | $7.22 | $5.80 | ||
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|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Total Return2 | 14.71% | 27.27% | 18.07% | 18.94% | 27.06% | –13.61% | ||
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|
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|
|
|
| ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $3,426 | $2,572 | $1,623 | $1,038 | $597 | $308 | ||
Ratio of Expenses to |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Average Net Assets—Note B | 0%3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Average Net Assets | 2.26% | 1.82% | 1.77% | 1.52% | 1.48% | 1.30% | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 5%* | 9% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 5% | ||
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months or the $10 annual account maintenance fee applied on balances under $10,000.
3 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.25% (annualized).
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Developed Markets Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR Funds. The fund seeks to match the performance of its target index by investing in the European and Pacific Stock Index Funds. The fund’s indirect investments in foreign securities involve investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,312,826,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,111,440,000, consisting entirely of unrealized gains on securities that had risen in value since their purchase.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $588,568,000 of investment securities and sold $81,193,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
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Developed Markets Index Fund
E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, 2007 | October 31, 2006 |
| Shares | Shares |
| (000) | (000) |
Issued | 57,456 | 85,083 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 4,803 | 3,089 |
Redeemed | (22,164) | (42,944) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 40,095 | 45,228 |
F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s financial statements.
96
Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Fund Profile
As of April 30, 2007
Portfolio Characteristics |
|
| Fund |
Expense Ratio | 0.00% |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1 | 0.12% |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| ||
|
| Target | Broad |
| Fund2 | Index3 | Index4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12% | 12% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Energy | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Financials | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Health Care | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Industrials | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Information Technology | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Materials | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Telecommunication Services | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Utilities | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Volatility Measures5 |
| |
| Fund Versus | Fund Versus |
| Target Index3 | Broad Index4 |
R-Squared | 0.99 | 0.96 |
Beta | 0.99 | 0.90 |
Allocation to Underlying Vanguard Funds |
|
|
|
European Stock Index Fund |
|
Institutional Shares | 70.0% |
Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares | 30.0% |
Total | 100% |
Market Diversification (% of portfolio) |
| |
|
| Target |
| Fund | Index3 |
United Kingdom | 23% | 23% |
Japan | 22 | 21 |
France | 10 | 10 |
Germany | 7 | 8 |
Switzerland | 7 | 7 |
Australia | 5 | 6 |
Netherlands | 5 | 4 |
Spain | 4 | 4 |
Italy | 4 | 4 |
Sweden | 3 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 |
Finland | 1 | 1 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Greece | 1 | 1 |
Austria | 1 | 1 |
Singapore | 1 | 1 |
1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the fund invests. The fund does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
2 Reflects holdings of underlying funds.
3 MSCI EAFE Index.
4 MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.
5 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on page 109.
97
Institutional Developed Markets 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 www.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 (%): June 1, 2000–April 30, 2007
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2007
This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
|
|
|
| Since |
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Inception |
Institutional Developed Markets |
|
|
|
|
Index Fund2 | 6/1/2000 | 20.62% | 15.88% | 6.19% |
1 Six months ended April 30, 2007.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 102 for dividend and capital gains information.
98
Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of April 30, 2007
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
| Market |
|
| Value• |
| Shares | ($000) |
Investment Companies (99.9%) |
|
|
International Stock Funds (99.9%) |
|
|
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares | 82,673,106 | 3,283,776 |
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares | 108,624,949 | 1,406,693 |
|
|
|
Money Market Fund (0.0%) |
|
|
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.259% | 879,013 | 879 |
Total Investment Companies (Cost $3,397,665) |
| 4,691,348 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%) |
|
|
Other Assets |
| 18,567 |
Liabilities |
| (16,513) |
|
| 2,054 |
Net Assets (100%) |
|
|
Applicable to 347,817,028 outstanding $.001 par value shares of |
|
|
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
| 4,693,402 |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
| $13.49 |
At April 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2 |
|
|
| Amount | Per |
| ($000) | Share |
Paid-in Capital | 3,406,402 | $9.79 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 1,907 | .01 |
Accumulated Net Realized Losses | (8,590) | (.03) |
Unrealized Appreciation | 1,293,683 | 3.72 |
Net Assets | 4,693,402 | $13.49 |
• | 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.
2 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
99
Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| April 30, 2007 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income |
|
Income |
|
Income Distributions Received | 98,254 |
Net Investment Income—Note B | 98,254 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — |
Investment Securities Sold | 652 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 652 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities | 464,401 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 563,307 |
100
Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, | October 31, |
| 2007 | 2006 |
| ($000) | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net Investment Income | 98,254 | 42,789 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 652 | 736 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 464,401 | 523,353 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 563,307 | 566,878 |
Distributions |
|
|
Net Investment Income | (97,353) | (41,783) |
Realized Capital Gain | — | — |
Total Distributions | (97,353) | (41,783) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note E |
|
|
Issued | 835,299 | 1,734,502 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 79,390 | 29,979 |
Redeemed1 | (294,127) | (430,784) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 620,562 | 1,333,697 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,086,516 | 1,858,792 |
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of Period | 3,606,886 | 1,748,094 |
End of Period2 | 4,693,402 | 3,606,886 |
1 The fund collected redemption fees of $14,000 and $119,000, which were reallocated proportionately to the funds in which it invests.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,907,000 and $1,006,000.
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Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Financial Highlights
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| Six Months |
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| Ended |
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| ||
For a Share Outstanding | April 30, | Year Ended October 31, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $12.05 | $9.67 | $8.35 | $7.16 | $5.76 | $6.78 |
Investment Operations |
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|
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|
|
|
Net Investment Income | .3041 | .229 | .20 | .158 | .126 | .132 |
Capital Gain Distributions Received | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
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|
|
|
|
|
on Investments | 1.452 | 2.380 | 1.32 | 1.190 | 1.400 | (1.020) |
Total from Investment Operations | 1.756 | 2.609 | 1.52 | 1.348 | 1.526 | (.888) |
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.316) | (.229) | (.20) | (.158) | (.126) | (.132) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.316) | (.229) | (.20) | (.158) | (.126) | (.132) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $13.49 | $12.05 | $9.67 | $8.35 | $7.16 | $5.76 |
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|
|
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|
|
Total Return2 | 14.78% | 27.41% | 18.37% | 19.05% | 27.13% | –13.41% |
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|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
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|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $4,693 | $3,607 | $1,748 | $911 | $567 | $261 |
Ratio of Expenses to |
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|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets—Note | 0%3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
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|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets | 2.40% | 1.72% | 1.86% | 1.81% | 1.80% | 1.75% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 8%* | 14% | 6% | 19% | 11% | 9% |
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 2% fee assessed on redemptions of shares purchased on or after June 27, 2003, and held for less than two months.
3 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.12% (annualized).
* | Annualized. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard STAR Funds. The fund seeks to match the performance of its target index by investing in the European and Pacific Stock Index Funds. The fund’s indirect investments in foreign securities involve investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations.
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. Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
3. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are 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.
B. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. 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 October 31, 2006, the fund had available realized losses of $8,789,000 to offset future net capital gains through October 31, 2011. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2007; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At April 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,397,665,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,293,683,000, consisting entirely of unrealized gains on securities that had risen in value since their purchase.
D. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the fund purchased $791,253,000 of investment securities and sold $171,515,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
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E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended |
| April 30, 2007 | October 31, 2006 |
| Shares | Shares |
| (000) | (000) |
Issued | 65,401 | 155,289 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 6,351 | 2,939 |
Redeemed | (23,194) | (39,690) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 48,558 | 118,538 |
F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements. FIN 48 will be effective for the fund’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2007. Management is in the process of analyzing the fund’s tax positions for purposes of implementing FIN 48; based on the analysis completed to date, management does not believe the adoption of FIN 48 will result in any material impact to the fund’s 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 typical fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. “Funds of funds,” such as the Developed Markets Index Fund, Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund, and Total International Stock Index Fund, have no direct expenses, but each fund bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. These indirect expenses make up the fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses, also expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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 costs are calculated using each fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses.
The table on pages 106 and 107 illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the fees on redemptions of shares, nor do they include any account service fee. These fees are described in the 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 funds’ expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements sections 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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International Stock Index Fund | 10/31/2006 | 4/30/2007 | Period2 |
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Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,173.37 | $1.35 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,173.96 | 0.81 |
Signal Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,173.93 | 0.81 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,174.22 | 0.65 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,173.87 | 0.81 |
Pacific |
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Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,089.05 | $1.24 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,089.73 | 0.78 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,090.29 | 0.62 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,089.73 | 0.78 |
Emerging Markets |
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Investor Shares3 | $1,000.00 | $1,191.90 | $2.17 |
Admiral Shares3 | 1,000.00 | 1,192.27 | 1.63 |
nstitutional Shares3 | 1,000.00 | 1,193.02 | 1.36 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,192.34 | 1.63 |
Total International | $1,000.00 | $1,154.02 | $1.50 |
Developed Markets | $1,000.00 | $1,147.15 | $1.33 |
Institutional Developed Markets | $1,000.00 | $1,147.80 | $0.64 |
1 This table does not include data for funds or share classes of funds with fewer than six months of history.
2 The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. Annualized six-month expense ratios for the European, Pacific, and Emerging Markets funds are as follows: European Stock Index Fund—0.25% for Investor Shares, 0.15% for Admiral Shares, 0.15% for Signal Shares, 0.12% for Institutional Shares, and 0.15% for ETF Shares; Pacific Stock Index Fund—0.24% for Investor Shares, 0.15% for Admiral Shares, 0.12% for Institutional Shares, and 0.15% for ETF Shares; Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund—0.40% for Investor Shares, 0.30% for Admiral Shares, 0.25% for Institutional Shares, and 0.30% for ETF Shares. The other funds’ annualized acquired fund fees and expenses as of April 30, 2007, were (in top-to-bottom order as listed above) 0.28%, 0.25%, and 0.12%. 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 6-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
3 Calculations do not reflect the fund’s 0.5% purchase fee, which is deducted from all purchases (including exchanges from other Vanguard funds) but not from reinvested dividends and capital gains.
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International Stock Index Fund | 10/31/2006 | 4/30/2007 | Period |
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Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,023.55 | $1.25 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.05 | 0.75 |
Signal Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.05 | 0.75 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 0.60 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.05 | 0.75 |
Pacific |
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Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,023.60 | $1.20 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.05 | 0.75 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.20 | 0.60 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.05 | 0.75 |
Emerging Markets |
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Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,022.81 | $2.01 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.31 | 1.51 |
Institutional Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.55 | 1.25 |
ETF Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.31 | 1.51 |
Total International | $1,000.00 | $1,023.41 | $1.40 |
Developed Markets | $1,000.00 | $1,023.55 | $1.25 |
Institutional Developed Markets | $1,000.00 | $1,024.20 | $0.60 |
1 Amounts in this table are calculated in the manner described in the footnotes on page 106.
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard International Stock Index Funds has renewed the funds’ investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the investment advisor for the European, Pacific, and Emerging Markets Stock Index Funds. The Total International Stock Index Fund, Developed Markets Index Fund, and Institutional Developed Markets Index Fund do not employ an investment advisor but benefit from the investment advisory services provided to the underlying funds in which they invest. The board determined that continuing the funds’ internalized management structure was in the best interests of the funds and their shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the 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 arrangement. 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 funds’ investment management over both short- and long-term periods and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Vanguard adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the portfolio management team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the funds, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of their target benchmarks and peer groups. The board concluded that the funds have performed in line with expectations and that their results have been consistent with their investment strategies. Information about the funds’ most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary pages of this report.
Cost
The board concluded that the advisory expenses and the overall expense ratios for the European, Pacific, and Emerging Markets Stock Index Funds were far below the average advisory fees and expense ratios charged by funds in their respective peer groups. As previously noted, the other funds do not incur advisory expenses directly. Information about the funds’ expense ratios appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements sections.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique “at-cost” structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees, and produces “profits” only in the form of reduced expenses for fund shareholders.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that Vanguard’s low-cost arrangement with the International Stock Index Funds ensures that the funds will realize economies of scale as they grow, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Glossary
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. Funds that invest in other Vanguard funds incur no direct expenses, but they do bear proportionate shares of the operating, administrative, and advisory expenses of the underlying funds, and they must pay any fees charged by those funds. The figure for acquired fund fees and expenses represents a weighted average of these underlying costs. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.
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%. 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.
Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.
Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.
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.
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.
Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.
Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
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Born 1954 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive |
Trustee since May 1987; | Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment |
Chairman of the Board and | companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Independent Trustees |
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Charles D. Ellis |
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Born 1937 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures |
Trustee since January 2001 | in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business |
| at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. |
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Rajiv L. Gupta |
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Born 1945 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Trustee since December 20012 | of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) since 2005; |
| Trustee of Drexel University and of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
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Amy Gutmann |
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Born 1949 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of the University of |
Trustee since June 2006 | Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania |
| since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the |
| University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of Carnegie |
| Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development Corporation and |
| Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004. |
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
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Born 1950 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and Chief |
Trustee since July 1998 | Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson |
| (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center |
| at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute. |
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André F. Perold |
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Born 1952 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance |
Trustee since December 2004 | and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Recruiting, and Chair of Finance Faculty, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman |
| of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm) since 2003; Chair of the Investment Committee of |
| HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm) since 2005; Director of registered |
| investment companies advised by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and affiliates |
| (1985–2004), Genbel Securities Limited (South African financial services firm) |
| (1999–2003), Gensec Bank (1999–2003), Sanlam, Ltd. (South African insurance |
| company) (2001–2003), and Stockback, Inc. (credit card firm) (2000–2002). |
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. |
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Born 1941 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive |
Trustee since January 1993 | Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services). |
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J. Lawrence Wilson |
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Born 1936 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive |
Trustee since April 1985 | Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University |
| and of Culver Educational Foundation. |
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Executive Officers1 |
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Heidi Stam |
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Born 1956 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing Director of The Vanguard |
Secretary since July 2005 | Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen | The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard |
| Group, since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006). |
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Thomas J. Higgins |
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Born 1957 | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; |
Treasurer since July 1998 | Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
147 Vanguard Funds Overseen |
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R. Gregory Barton | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Mortimer J. Buckley | Paul A. Heller | Ralph K. Packard |
James H. Gately | F. William McNabb, III | George U. Sauter |
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John C. Bogle |
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2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.
More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.
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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.
VANGUARD STAR FUNDS | |
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| JOHN J. BRENNAN* |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
Date: June 14, 2007
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 STAR FUNDS | |
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| JOHN J. BRENNAN* |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
Date: June 14, 2007
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| THOMAS J. HIGGINS* |
| TREASURER |
Date: June 14, 2007
*By Power of Attorney. See File Number 002-65955-99, filed on July 27, 2006. Incorporated by Reference.