UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-04526 | |
Name of Registrant: | Vanguard Quantitative Funds | |
Address of Registrant: | P.O. Box 2600 | |
Valley Forge, PA 19482 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | Heidi Stam, Esquire | |
P.O. Box 876 | ||
Valley Forge, PA 19482 | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (610) 669-1000 | |
Date of fiscal year end: September 30 | ||
Date of reporting period: October 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015 | ||
Item 1: Reports to Shareholders |
Semiannual Report | March 31, 2015
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund
The mission continues
On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.
Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.
As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.
Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Advisors’ Report. | 8 |
Fund Profile. | 13 |
Performance Summary. | 15 |
Financial Statements. | 16 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 34 |
Glossary. | 36 |
Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Since our founding, Vanguard has drawn inspiration from the enterprise and valor demonstrated by British naval hero Horatio Nelson and his command at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The photograph displays a replica of a merchant ship from the same era as Nelson’s flagship, the HMS Vanguard.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 | |
Total | |
Returns | |
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund | |
Investor Shares | 6.41% |
Admiral™ Shares | 6.46 |
S&P 500 Index | 5.93 |
Large-Cap Core Funds Average | 5.21 |
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. | |
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements. |
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | ||||
September 30, 2014, Through March 31, 2015 | ||||
Distributions Per Share | ||||
Starting | Ending | Income | Capital | |
Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains | |
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund | ||||
Investor Shares | $42.69 | $42.34 | $0.372 | $2.604 |
Admiral Shares | 69.71 | 69.13 | 0.647 | 4.251 |
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Although U.S. stocks produced solid returns for the six months ended March 31, 2015, they traced a choppy path upward. A strong U.S. dollar, the prospect of rising interest rates, and tepid growth abroad contributed to some retrenchment at times, but stocks were buoyed by other factors, including the improving labor market, growing consumer confidence, and patience from the Federal Reserve in holding rates low.
For the half year, Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned 6.41% for Investor Shares and 6.46% for Admiral Shares. The fund achieved its objective of outpacing its benchmark, the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index, which returned 5.93%. It also bested the average return of 5.21% for its peer group.
The fund’s gains were fairly broad-based, with seven of its ten market sectors producing positive returns. Health care and consumer discretionary both made double-digit advances, while energy posted a double-digit decline. The fund’s outperformance of its benchmark was largely driven by superior returns in energy, health care, industrials, and information technology.
The Fed’s cautious approach was favorable for U.S. stocks
The broad U.S. stock market returned about 7% for the six months. Stocks were resilient after declining markedly at the start of the period and enduring bouts of turmoil in subsequent months.
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Investors’ concerns included the strength of the dollar and how that would affect the profits of U.S.-based multinational corporations.
Overall, stocks responded favorably to both the Fed’s cautious approach to raising short-term interest rates and the monetary stimulus efforts of other central banks. A strong rebound in February, when the broad market notched its largest monthly gain since October 2011, helped lift returns for the period.
International stocks had a slightly negative return as the dollar’s strength against many foreign currencies hurt results. Without this currency effect, stocks outside the United States generally advanced. The developed markets of the Pacific, particularly Japan, were especially strong.
Global central bank stimulus helped drive up bond prices
Bond prices, too, were supported by accommodative monetary policies from central banks and by investors who sought safe-haven assets amid turbulence in the stock market. The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 3.43%. The yield of the 10-year Treasury note ended March at 1.95%, down from 2.48% six months earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)
Market Barometer | |||
Total Returns | |||
Periods Ended March 31, 2015 | |||
Six | One | Five Years | |
Months | Year | (Annualized) | |
Stocks | |||
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 6.55% | 12.73% | 14.73% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 14.46 | 8.21 | 14.57 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 7.13 | 12.37 | 14.71 |
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) | -0.08 | -0.21 | 5.19 |
Bonds | |||
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 3.43% | 5.72% | 4.41% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.40 | 6.62 | 5.11 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
CPI | |||
Consumer Price Index | -0.80% | -0.07% | 1.64% |
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Municipal bonds returned 2.40%, though results faded later in the period as more bonds were issued.
International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned –7.49%, a reflection of foreign currencies’ weakness relative to the dollar. International bonds hedged to eliminate the effect of currency exchange rates produced positive returns.
The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to cap returns for money market funds and savings accounts.
Stepping away from the benchmark boosted the fund for the period
Each of the three advisors at the helm of the Growth and Income Fund uses its own proprietary computer model to screen stocks based on fundamental data such as earnings growth prospects and balance-sheet quality. As a result, each advisor holds a different selection of stocks but with a shared goal of outpacing the fund’s benchmark over the long term without taking on significant additional risk.
For the six months, health care was the strongest sector in the index. Mergers and acquisitions ran high as many biotechnology and pharmaceutical
Expense Ratios | |||
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group | |||
Investor | Admiral | Peer Group | |
Shares | Shares | Average | |
Growth and Income Fund | 0.37% | 0.26% | 1.12% |
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2015, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund’s annualized expense ratios were 0.35% for Investor Shares and 0.24% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and captures information through year-end 2014. | |||
Peer group: Large-Cap Core Funds. |
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companies looked for opportunities to grow faster and become more efficient. New drugs moving closer to market also fueled investor interest. An outsized allocation to health care, and to some top-performing providers in particular, played to the fund’s advantage.
At the other end of the performance spectrum, energy slumped, but less for the fund than for the index. The advisors’ outperformance was mostly due to a lighter-than-benchmark allocation to companies whose business models were most affected by the sharp drop in the price of oil. These included oil and gas
Marking the sixth anniversary of the bull market |
There’s been a long and steep climb in the U.S. stock market in the six years since the worst |
of the financial crisis. |
The dark line in the chart below traces the rise in the Russell 3000 Index from a low of 390 |
on March 9, 2009, to 1,241 on March 9, 2015—an increase of roughly 220% in 72 months. |
The robustness and duration of the advance defied the predictions of some market pundits. |
Of course, the financial crisis caught many of them off guard as well. The lighter line below |
charts the drop of about 60% in the index in 17 months, from its pre-crisis peak of 908 on |
October 9, 2007. |
These sharp and unexpected movements illustrate the challenge of trying to time the markets. |
Instead of trying to guess which way the wind will blow (and for how long), investors are |
generally better off staying committed to their investment plan through market ups and downs. |
Rebalancing your portfolio from time to time will help keep market movements from pushing |
your allocation to stocks and bonds off target. |
The performance of the U.S. stock market since the start of the financial crisis |
Sources: Vanguard, based on data for the Russell 3000 Index.
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exploration and production companies along with their equipment and service providers. The fund also got a small boost from its holdings among oil refiners. Stocks of these companies, whose profit margins tend to go up when oil prices fall because of oversupply, advanced by double digits.
More modest relative contributions came from the fund’s industrial-sector holdings in aerospace, defense, and machinery stocks and from internet and software stocks within information technology.
Improvements in the job market and growing consumer confidence translated into a good half year for consumer discretionary stocks. Retailers’ shares climbed, with home improvement, clothing, and automotive store chains doing especially well. The fund’s return for the sector roughly matched the index’s.
The advisors’ models disappointed in a few sectors, however. In consumer staples, the fund’s light holdings among some food producers, personal-care companies and drugstore chains lowered returns, as did its exposure to real estate investment trusts in financials.
More information about the advisors’ management of the fund can be found in the Advisors’ Report that follows this letter.
Our focus on balanced investing has roots going back many decades
On May 1, Vanguard will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Although many things have changed since 1975, our investment philosophy has not. From the start, we’ve focused on four timeless, straightforward principles that we believe help give clients the best chance for investment success:
• Goals. Create clear, appropriate investment goals.
• Balance. Develop a suitable asset allocation using broadly diversified funds.
• Cost. Minimize cost.
• Discipline. Maintain perspective and long-term discipline.
Although Vanguard has followed all these principles since its founding, one—the focus on balanced investing—is in the company’s DNA. That’s because our predecessor company, Wellington Management, was a pioneer in this respect, launching a fund in 1929 that included both stocks and bonds.
The Wellington™ Fund got its start on the eve of the Great Depression, but it thrived over the long term, thanks in large part to its balancing of stocks and bonds. And this strategy continues to define the fund, now one of the nation’s largest balanced funds.
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As we embark on our fifth decade, we’ll continue to emphasize the importance of balanced, diversified investing. How investors allocate assets between stocks and bonds has an enormous effect on the risks and returns of their portfolios. And broad diversification reduces exposure to specific risks, while providing opportunities to benefit from the market’s current leaders. (You can read more in Vanguard’s Principles for Investing Success, available at vanguard.com/research.)
As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.
Sincerely,
F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 14, 2015
Advisors’ Report
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund’s Investor Shares returned 6.41% for the six months ended March 31, 2015. The Admiral Shares returned 6.46%. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index returned 5.93%, and the average return of large-capitalization core funds was 5.21%.
Your fund is managed by three independent advisors, a strategy that enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet complementary investment approaches. It is not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The advisors, the percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the fiscal half year and of how the portfolio’s positioning reflects this assessment. (Please note that Los Angeles Capital’s discussion refers to industry sectors as defined by Russell classifications, rather than by the Global Industry Classification Standard used elsewhere in this report.) These comments were prepared on April 21, 2015.
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund Investment Advisors | ||||
Fund Assets Managed | ||||
Investment Advisor | % | $ Million | Investment Strategy | |
Los Angeles Capital | 32 | 2,049 | Employs a quantitative model that emphasizes stocks | |
with characteristics investors are currently seeking and | ||||
underweights stocks with characteristics investors are | ||||
currently avoiding. The portfolio’s sector weights, size, | ||||
and style characteristics may differ modestly from the | ||||
benchmark in a risk-controlled manner. | ||||
D. E. Shaw Investment | 32 | 2,047 | Employs quantitative models that seek to capture | |
Management, L.L.C. | predominantly “bottom up” stock-specific return | |||
opportunities while aiming to keep the portfolio’s | ||||
sector weights, size, and style characteristics similar to | ||||
the benchmark. | ||||
Vanguard Equity Investment | 32 | 2,045 | Employs a quantitative fundamental management | |
Group | approach, using models that assess valuation, growth | |||
prospects, management decisions, market sentiment, | ||||
and earnings and balance-sheet quality of companies | ||||
as compared with their peers. | ||||
Cash Investments | 4 | 190 | These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in | |
equity index products to simulate investments in | ||||
stocks. Each advisor also may maintain a modest cash | ||||
position. |
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Los Angeles Capital
Portfolio Managers:
Thomas D. Stevens, CFA,
Chairman and Principal
Hal W. Reynolds, CFA,
Chief Investment Officer and Principal
The S&P 500 Index generated a 5.93% return for the six months. A meaningful pullback in March, however, suggested concerns about corporate profits and broader economic growth. Following last year’s gains, the outlook for earnings has been lowered given declining oil prices and a stronger dollar. Along with energy, utility stocks, which had a high relative valuation coming into 2015, have been penalized in recent months.
The best-performing stocks over the six months had strong analyst sentiment and lower volatility. Companies with weaker balance sheets trading at low multiples to book value generally underperformed. Energy was by far the worst-performing sector, while growth segments of the economy such as health care, retail, consumer cyclicals, and biotechnology generated strong returns.
After six years of near-zero interest rates, the Federal Reserve’s cautious optimism about the economy suggests that rates are likely to begin to rise later this year.
Over the six months, the portfolio maintained a bias toward smaller-cap stocks with strong analyst sentiment that contributed positively to returns. In addition, as companies with robust foreign revenues underperformed given the strengthening dollar and the relative robustness of the U.S. economy, the portfolio’s underweighting of such companies added value. An overweighting of companies with strong earnings quality detracted slightly. Among sectors, underweighting energy contributed significantly to returns as earnings estimates continued to fall, with Brent crude oil prices ranging from $46 to $62 per barrel.
Although the market continues to favor companies with strong analyst sentiment, stable growth assets are increasingly attractive. Companies with high book values relative to their market caps continue to be penalized as investors favor higher-quality assets with sustainable growth. In addition to the underweighting of energy, the portfolio is tilted away from finance and technology and toward health care and retail.
D. E. Shaw Investment
Management, L.L.C.
Portfolio Managers:
Anne Dinning, Ph.D., Managing Director
and Chief Investment Officer
Philip Kearns, Ph.D., Managing Director
In our view, the primary themes driving equity market valuations during the reporting period were strong U.S. corporate earnings, macroeconomic developments, and central bank policy actions in the United States, Europe, Japan, and emerging markets. In particular, equity markets appeared to be sensitive to falling crude oil
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prices, declining interest rates and inflation, and the strengthening U.S. dollar. In the United States, stronger-than-expected employment and GDP data appeared to propel equity markets higher, as the S&P 500 Index broke through 2,100 for the first time. The Federal Reserve, while poised to raise its federal funds rate in the near future, signaled that rates would not rise as high or as quickly as many observers had anticipated. The European Central Bank initiated a quantitative easing program, and the Bank of Japan expanded its own, while the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates. Geopolitical tensions in Ukraine subsided, while military conflict in the Middle East spread to Yemen.
Unusually large moves in individual stocks in the first two weeks of October were a challenge for the portfolio. That challenge was generally offset by stronger relative performance in the first quarter of 2015, as risk-taking returned to the markets. We generally attribute portfolio performance to three major sources: bottom-up stock selection; exposure to common risk factors such as value, growth, and market cap; and exposure to industry groups. During the period, stock selection disappointed. The three largest single-stock detractors to relative return were overweight positions in LyondellBasell Industries, Occidental Petroleum, and Netflix. The three largest contributors were an underweight position in Microsoft and overweight positions in Constellation Brands and Boston Scientific.
Common risk factors positively affected our portfolio’s return. In particular, it benefited from modest exposures to small-cap and low-dollar-volume stocks, while modest exposures to high volatility and high-turnover stocks detracted from relative performance. Sector and industry deviations from benchmark weights boosted the portfolio’s relative return.
Over the last five years, the U.S. equity market has performed strongly, outpacing global equity markets and a number of other asset classes. Rising U.S. stock valuations have been supported by impressive growth in corporate earnings. The dollar’s recent strengthening dampened earnings growth, and future dollar moves—whether positive or negative—could spark volatility in the stock market. In addition, downside shocks on the macroeconomic or political front in the United States, Europe, or China, as well as unexpected interest rate moves by the Fed, could hurt U.S. stock market valuations and increase volatility.
Vanguard Equity Investment Group
Portfolio Managers:
James D. Troyer, CFA, Principal
James P. Stetler, Principal
Michael R. Roach, CFA
For the fiscal half year, equities continued to produce strong returns. The broad U.S. equity market was up about 7%. Large-cap stocks in the fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, gained 5.93%, while small-caps outpaced the rest of the market, rising more than 14%. Value-oriented equities were widely outpaced by growth stocks. Globally, the U.S. equity market generated the lion’s share of returns, with other
countries down slightly. Emerging markets, which declined more than 2%, were a large contributor to that result.
Performance within the benchmark was mixed as three sectors declined. Results were best in health care, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples. Telecommunication services, energy, and materials stocks were all negative.
As the U.S. economy moved into 2015, it built on its positive momentum. Fourth-quarter GDP growth came in at an annual rate of 2.2%. This was down from 5% in the third quarter but still encouraging. Although job growth slowed in March, the unemployment level has declined to 5.5%, and the country appears to be approaching full employment.
The past six months have not been without challenges. The harsh winter in many parts of the country is believed to have hurt first-quarter 2015 growth, and tepid sales have boosted wholesale inventory levels, leaving little motivation to restock warehouses. It remains uncertain when and to what extent the Fed will begin raising interest rates. In addition, the dollar’s strength has increased the price of exports by as much as 20%, challenging the revenue and profit results of multinational companies.
Although it’s important to understand how our overall performance is affected by the macro factors we’ve described, our approach to investing focuses on specific fundamentals—not on technical analysis of stock price movements. We compare all stocks in our investment universe within the same industry groups to identify those with characteristics that we believe will outperform over the long run.
To do this, we use a strict quantitative process that systematically focuses on several key fundamental factors. We believe that attractive stocks exhibit five key themes: 1) high quality—healthy balance sheets and consistent cash-flow generation; 2) effective use of capital—sound investment policies that prefer internal to external funding; 3) consistent earnings growth—a demonstrated ability to grow earnings year after year; 4) strong market sentiment—market confirmation of our view; and 5) reasonable valuation—avoidance of overpriced stocks.
Using these five themes, we generate a composite expected return for all the stocks in our universe each day—seeking to capitalize on investor biases across the market. We then monitor our portfolio, based on those scores, and adjust when appropriate to maximize expected return while minimizing exposure to risks that our research indicates do not improve returns (such as industry selection and other risks relative to our benchmark).
For the half year, our growth and management decisions models were positive contributors to performance. However, our sentiment, valuation, and quality models did not perform as expected. The models’ effectiveness across sectors was pleasing, as stock selection was positive in five of the ten sectors, close to neutral in four, and negative in one. Our strongest results
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were in energy, information technology, and consumer discretionary. We underperformed in materials.
Among individual stocks, the largest contributors came from overweight positions in Electronic Arts, O’Reilly Automotive, and Edwards Lifesciences. And compared with the benchmark, we benefited from underweighting or avoiding poor performers such as Halliburton and Freeport-McMoRan.
Unfortunately, we were not able to avoid all bad performers. Overweight positions in Nabors Industries, National Oilwell Varco, and UnitedHealth Group directly lowered performance. Also, underweighting Walgreens Boots Alliance and Kraft Foods Group, companies that were not positively identified by the fundamentals in our model, hurt our overall outperformance.
We continue to believe that constructing a portfolio that focuses on the key fundamentals described earlier will benefit investors over the long term, even as we recognize that risk can reward or punish us in the near term. We look forward to the rest of the fiscal year; we believe that the fund offers a strong mix of stocks with attractive valuation and growth characteristics relative to the benchmark.
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Growth and Income Fund
Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2015
Share-Class Characteristics | ||
Investor | Admiral | |
Shares | Shares | |
Ticker Symbol | VQNPX | VGIAX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.37% | 0.26% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.67% | 1.78% |
Portfolio Characteristics | |||
DJ | |||
U.S. Total | |||
S&P 500 | Market | ||
Fund | Index | FA Index | |
Number of Stocks | 714 | 502 | 3,757 |
Median Market Cap | $59.1B | $79.3B | $46.5B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 19.5x | 19.8x | 21.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.1x | 2.9x | 2.8x |
Return on Equity | 18.5% | 18.7% | 17.5% |
Earnings Growth | |||
Rate | 13.2% | 13.4% | 13.5% |
Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | |||
(Annualized) | 116% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.3% | — | — |
Volatility Measures | ||
DJ | ||
U.S. Total | ||
S&P 500 | Market | |
Index | FA Index | |
R-Squared | 0.99 | 0.98 |
Beta | 1.00 | 0.97 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. | ||
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) | ||
Apple Inc. | Technology | |
Hardware, Storage & | ||
Peripherals | 4.3% | |
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 2.1 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 1.7 |
General Electric Co. | Industrial | |
Conglomerates | 1.5 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | Diversified Banks | 1.4 |
Merck & Co. Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 1.3 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | Household Products | 1.1 |
Home Depot Inc. | Home Improvement | |
Retail | 1.1 | |
AT&T Inc. | Integrated | |
Telecommunication | ||
Services | 1.1 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Diversified Banks | 1.0 |
Top Ten | 16.6% | |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products. | ||
Investment Focus
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2015, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the annualized expense ratios were 0.35% for Investor Shares and 0.24% for Admiral Shares.
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Growth and Income Fund
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) | |||
DJ | |||
U.S. Total | |||
S&P 500 | Market | ||
Fund | Index FA Index | ||
Consumer | |||
Discretionary | 12.4% | 12.6% | 13.4% |
Consumer Staples | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
Energy | 6.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
Financials | 15.2 | 16.2 | 17.6 |
Health Care | 16.8 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Industrials | 12.3 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
Information | |||
Technology | 17.9 | 19.7 | 19.0 |
Materials | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Telecommunication | |||
Services | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Utilities | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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Growth and Income Fund
Performance Summary
All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 30, 2004, Through March 31, 2015
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2015 | ||||
Inception | One | Five | Ten | |
Date | Year | Years | Years | |
Investor Shares | 12/10/1986 | 13.83% | 14.77% | 7.25% |
Admiral Shares | 5/14/2001 | 13.95 | 14.90 | 7.38 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Growth and Income Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2015
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Common Stocks (96.7%)1 | |||
Consumer Discretionary (11.9%) | |||
Home Depot Inc. | 616,124 | 69,998 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 774,170 | 43,717 | |
Walt Disney Co. | 408,775 | 42,876 | |
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 561,810 | 41,793 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 424,250 | 38,382 | |
Time Warner Cable Inc. | 216,065 | 32,384 | |
* | O’Reilly Automotive Inc. | 108,530 | 23,469 |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 58,770 | 21,868 |
Cablevision Systems Corp. | |||
Class A | 1,178,450 | 21,566 | |
L Brands Inc. | 224,327 | 21,152 | |
NIKE Inc. Class B | 183,100 | 18,370 | |
Expedia Inc. | 181,587 | 17,093 | |
Delphi Automotive plc | 202,350 | 16,135 | |
Viacom Inc. Class B | 235,230 | 16,066 | |
* | Under Armour Inc. Class A | 192,880 | 15,575 |
Staples Inc. | 935,052 | 15,227 | |
Time Warner Inc. | 172,015 | 14,525 | |
* | Priceline Group Inc. | 11,800 | 13,737 |
Kohl’s Corp. | 175,400 | 13,725 | |
H&R Block Inc. | 410,700 | 13,171 | |
Marriott International Inc. | |||
Class A | 159,300 | 12,795 | |
Royal Caribbean | |||
Cruises Ltd. | 153,090 | 12,530 | |
TJX Cos. Inc. | 173,480 | 12,152 | |
Best Buy Co. Inc. | 309,900 | 11,711 | |
Harman International | |||
Industries Inc. | 80,700 | 10,784 | |
* | Netflix Inc. | 23,380 | 9,742 |
* | DIRECTV | 112,477 | 9,572 |
Interpublic Group of | |||
Cos. Inc. | 394,685 | 8,730 | |
Ross Stores Inc. | 79,730 | 8,400 | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | 105,323 | 8,213 | |
Leggett & Platt Inc. | 169,990 | 7,835 | |
Ford Motor Co. | 459,220 | 7,412 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Graham Holdings Co. | |||
Class B | 6,708 | 7,041 | |
General Motors Co. | 179,900 | 6,746 | |
Gap Inc. | 143,296 | 6,209 | |
* | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | ||
Class A | 8,450 | 5,497 | |
Genuine Parts Co. | 57,690 | 5,376 | |
* | Dollar General Corp. | 68,000 | 5,126 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 179,800 | 4,869 | |
* | Fossil Group Inc. | 59,000 | 4,865 |
Darden Restaurants Inc. | 69,529 | 4,821 | |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 6,958 | 4,746 |
Target Corp. | 52,560 | 4,314 | |
Macy’s Inc. | 63,570 | 4,126 | |
* | AutoNation Inc. | 63,320 | 4,073 |
* | Ulta Salon Cosmetics & | ||
Fragrance Inc. | 26,200 | 3,952 | |
* | Mohawk Industries Inc. | 19,310 | 3,587 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 16,866 | 3,408 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | 39,000 | 3,317 | |
* | Liberty Global plc | 66,511 | 3,313 |
Nordstrom Inc. | 38,890 | 3,124 | |
* | CarMax Inc. | 41,940 | 2,894 |
* | Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. | 43,797 | 2,880 |
* | Charter Communications | ||
Inc. Class A | 14,300 | 2,761 | |
Starbucks Corp. | 28,229 | 2,673 | |
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 65,780 | 2,570 | |
Johnson Controls Inc. | 48,633 | 2,453 | |
* | NVR Inc. | 1,800 | 2,392 |
* | Liberty Media Corp. | 49,000 | 1,872 |
* | TripAdvisor Inc. | 21,908 | 1,822 |
Hasbro Inc. | 28,517 | 1,803 | |
* | Discovery | ||
Communications Inc. | 39,940 | 1,177 | |
* | Liberty Ventures Class A | 27,400 | 1,151 |
PVH Corp. | 8,700 | 927 | |
Mattel Inc. | 36,943 | 844 | |
* | Discovery Communications | ||
Inc. Class A | 23,099 | 711 |
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Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Gannett Co. Inc. | 18,960 | 703 | |
* | News Corp. Class A | 37,720 | 604 |
* | Liberty Broadband Corp. | 10,350 | 586 |
Time Inc. | 23,021 | 517 | |
CBS Corp. Class B | 7,790 | 472 | |
* | Hilton Worldwide | ||
Holdings Inc. | 13,100 | 388 | |
* | Murphy USA Inc. | 5,300 | 384 |
* | Liberty TripAdvisor | ||
Holdings Inc. Class A | 12,000 | 382 | |
* | Liberty Media Corp. Class A | 9,700 | 374 |
* | Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. | 26,500 | 372 |
GNC Holdings Inc. Class A | 7,184 | 353 | |
* | Michaels Cos. Inc. | 12,500 | 338 |
GameStop Corp. Class A | 8,900 | 338 | |
* | Sears Holdings Corp. | 7,900 | 327 |
* | Apollo Education Group Inc. | 15,990 | 303 |
VF Corp. | 2,640 | 199 | |
PulteGroup Inc. | 8,860 | 197 | |
Bloomin’ Brands Inc. | 7,600 | 185 | |
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. | 9,175 | 177 | |
* | ITT Educational Services Inc. | 25,400 | 172 |
* | Lee Enterprises Inc. | 38,010 | 121 |
Scripps Networks | |||
Interactive Inc. Class A | 1,706 | 117 | |
* | Ascena Retail Group Inc. | 7,300 | 106 |
* | TRI Pointe Homes Inc. | 6,800 | 105 |
CST Brands Inc. | 1,689 | 74 | |
* | Townsquare Media Inc. | ||
Class A | 5,000 | 64 | |
DeVry Education Group Inc. | 1,700 | 57 | |
* | New York & Co. Inc. | 22,498 | 56 |
* | Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. | 1,248 | 43 |
Harte-Hanks Inc. | 3,300 | 26 | |
* | Citi Trends Inc. | 800 | 22 |
* | Tower International Inc. | 800 | 21 |
* | Blyth Inc. | 2,798 | 21 |
* | Cooper-Standard Holding Inc. | 300 | 18 |
* | Wayfair Inc. | 500 | 16 |
* | Biglari Holdings Inc. | 34 | 14 |
* | Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. | 700 | 14 |
* | Aeropostale Inc. | 3,900 | 14 |
* | ZAGG Inc. | 1,500 | 13 |
John Wiley & Sons Inc. | |||
Class A | 200 | 12 | |
BorgWarner Inc. | 200 | 12 | |
* | Dollar Tree Inc. | 100 | 8 |
Service Corp. International | 300 | 8 | |
Nutrisystem Inc. | 300 | 6 | |
Universal Technical | |||
Institute Inc. | 500 | 5 | |
* | Journal Communications | ||
Inc. Class A | 200 | 3 | |
* | Boyd Gaming Corp. | 208 | 3 |
* | MGM Resorts International | 100 | 2 |
756,497 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Consumer Staples (9.5%) | |||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 863,020 | 70,716 | |
PepsiCo Inc. | 677,481 | 64,781 | |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 582,869 | 47,941 | |
Kroger Co. | 580,053 | 44,467 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | 1,071,062 | 43,432 | |
CVS Health Corp. | 388,891 | 40,137 | |
Altria Group Inc. | 748,438 | 37,437 | |
* | Constellation Brands Inc. | ||
Class A | 246,761 | 28,676 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 153,100 | 23,194 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple | |||
Group Inc. | 263,871 | 20,709 | |
Reynolds American Inc. | 297,300 | 20,487 | |
Sysco Corp. | 542,169 | 20,456 | |
Clorox Co. | 162,790 | 17,970 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 366,960 | 17,394 | |
Walgreens Boots | |||
Alliance Inc. | 176,890 | 14,979 | |
Mondelez International Inc. | |||
Class A | 394,640 | 14,243 | |
* | Monster Beverage Corp. | 91,800 | 12,705 |
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 221,640 | 9,796 | |
Kraft Foods Group Inc. | 98,884 | 8,614 | |
ConAgra Foods Inc. | 193,300 | 7,061 | |
General Mills Inc. | 113,032 | 6,398 | |
Philip Morris | |||
International Inc. | 82,619 | 6,224 | |
Hershey Co. | 53,255 | 5,374 | |
JM Smucker Co. | 38,314 | 4,434 | |
Tyson Foods Inc. Class A | 79,777 | 3,055 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 39,700 | 2,753 | |
Avon Products Inc. | 339,430 | 2,712 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | 55,020 | 2,561 | |
Whole Foods Market Inc. | 44,500 | 2,318 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 16,031 | 1,717 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | 14,100 | 318 | |
* | Herbalife Ltd. | 6,200 | 265 |
* | Adecoagro SA | 10,656 | 109 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 1,000 | 101 | |
* | SunOpta Inc. | 6,396 | 68 |
* | Rite Aid Corp. | 3,600 | 31 |
Hormel Foods Corp. | 200 | 11 | |
603,644 | |||
Energy (6.3%) | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1,251,357 | 106,365 | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 395,800 | 32,776 | |
Chevron Corp. | 284,426 | 29,859 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 393,222 | 28,705 | |
Tesoro Corp. | 312,920 | 28,567 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 328,669 | 27,424 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 380,170 | 24,186 | |
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 374,700 | 18,731 | |
* | Newfield Exploration Co. | 385,600 | 13,531 |
EOG Resources Inc. | 146,800 | 13,460 | |
Phillips 66 | 166,900 | 13,118 |
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Growth and Income Fund
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 124,310 | 12,728 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 820,700 | 11,621 | |
Kinder Morgan Inc. | 151,490 | 6,372 | |
ConocoPhillips | 96,790 | 6,026 | |
Williams Cos. Inc. | 92,110 | 4,660 | |
* | FMC Technologies Inc. | 118,500 | 4,386 |
* | Southwestern Energy Co. | 157,508 | 3,653 |
Baker Hughes Inc. | 49,800 | 3,166 | |
ONEOK Inc. | 38,810 | 1,872 | |
Spectra Energy Corp. | 35,700 | 1,291 | |
* | Cameron International Corp. | 27,500 | 1,241 |
EQT Corp. | 10,800 | 895 | |
EnLink Midstream LLC | 23,200 | 755 | |
California Resources Corp. | 93,798 | 714 | |
Apache Corp. | 11,800 | 712 | |
* | Laredo Petroleum Inc. | 37,900 | 494 |
* | WPX Energy Inc. | 37,176 | 406 |
QEP Resources Inc. | 13,900 | 290 | |
* | SEACOR Holdings Inc. | 3,600 | 251 |
* | Penn Virginia Corp. | 29,800 | 193 |
* | Pacific Drilling SA | 38,400 | 149 |
Delek US Holdings Inc. | 3,200 | 127 | |
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. | 11,510 | 94 | |
Ensco plc Class A | 3,474 | 73 | |
* | Rosetta Resources Inc. | 3,700 | 63 |
* | FMSA Holdings Inc. | 8,400 | 61 |
* | EP Energy Corp. Class A | 5,400 | 57 |
* | Stone Energy Corp. | 3,800 | 56 |
* | Goodrich Petroleum Corp. | 14,900 | 53 |
* | Willbros Group Inc. | 15,300 | 51 |
* | TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. | 9,187 | 49 |
* | InterOil Corp. | 1,000 | 46 |
Noble Corp. plc | 2,400 | 34 | |
* | Memorial Resource | ||
Development Corp. | 1,700 | 30 | |
* | Rex Energy Corp. | 6,800 | 25 |
Frank’s International NV | 1,300 | 24 | |
* | Harvest Natural | ||
Resources Inc. | 52,777 | 24 | |
* | Callon Petroleum Co. | 2,800 | 21 |
Aegean Marine Petroleum | |||
Network Inc. | 1,036 | 15 | |
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. | 2,142 | 14 | |
Seadrill Ltd. | 1,500 | 14 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 300 | 8 | |
PBF Energy Inc. Class A | 200 | 7 | |
Exterran Holdings Inc. | 200 | 7 | |
Plains GP Holdings LP Class A | 200 | 6 | |
* | ION Geophysical Corp. | 2,400 | 5 |
Western Refining Inc. | 100 | 5 | |
* | Gulfport Energy Corp. | 100 | 5 |
* | Era Group Inc. | 214 | 4 |
North American Energy | |||
Partners Inc. | 1,300 | 4 | |
* | Kosmos Energy Ltd. | 400 | 3 |
399,582 |
Market | ||
Value | ||
Shares | ($000) | |
Financials (14.7%) | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,653,716 | 89,962 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,096,208 | 66,408 |
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||
Class B | 411,304 | 59,359 |
Citigroup Inc. | 962,325 | 49,579 |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 164,285 | 30,881 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 383,400 | 30,220 |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 1,436,810 | 28,995 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 791,453 | 26,237 |
Public Storage | 132,371 | 26,096 |
American International | ||
Group Inc. | 461,000 | 25,258 |
Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 186,004 | 24,337 |
Morgan Stanley | 604,350 | 21,569 |
Allstate Corp. | 302,530 | 21,531 |
Navient Corp. | 1,038,700 | 21,117 |
Travelers Cos. Inc. | 182,426 | 19,726 |
PNC Financial Services | ||
Group Inc. | 183,400 | 17,100 |
Progressive Corp. | 620,173 | 16,869 |
US Bancorp | 383,194 | 16,734 |
Aon plc | 168,560 | 16,202 |
Bank of America Corp. | 1,050,310 | 16,164 |
General Growth | ||
Properties Inc. | 526,724 | 15,565 |
Simon Property Group Inc. | 77,207 | 15,105 |
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | 144,000 | 14,890 |
Legg Mason Inc. | 262,696 | 14,501 |
Crown Castle | ||
International Corp. | 165,530 | 13,663 |
American Express Co. | 174,343 | 13,620 |
Assurant Inc. | 217,860 | 13,379 |
Ventas Inc. | 171,659 | 12,535 |
Moody’s Corp. | 119,080 | 12,360 |
Prologis Inc. | 252,229 | 10,987 |
Marsh & McLennan | ||
Cos. Inc. | 195,840 | 10,985 |
Intercontinental | ||
Exchange Inc. | 45,900 | 10,707 |
BlackRock Inc. | 26,690 | 9,764 |
Bank of New York | ||
Mellon Corp. | 229,465 | 9,234 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 154,005 | 8,849 |
Health Care REIT Inc. | 110,410 | 8,541 |
Chubb Corp. | 76,869 | 7,771 |
CME Group Inc. | 78,600 | 7,444 |
AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 40,900 | 7,127 |
ACE Ltd. | 63,200 | 7,046 |
Regions Financial Corp. | 704,800 | 6,660 |
Iron Mountain Inc. | 176,630 | 6,443 |
SunTrust Banks Inc. | 154,400 | 6,344 |
Aflac Inc. | 85,500 | 5,473 |
HCP Inc. | 84,900 | 3,669 |
Principal Financial Group Inc. | 70,800 | 3,637 |
Equity Residential | 46,120 | 3,591 |
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Growth and Income Fund
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Invesco Ltd. | 90,460 | 3,590 | |
People’s United | |||
Financial Inc. | 231,042 | 3,512 | |
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. | 79,842 | 3,469 | |
Prudential Financial Inc. | 41,000 | 3,293 | |
Apartment Investment & | |||
Management Co. | 68,440 | 2,694 | |
Equity LifeStyle | |||
Properties Inc. | 48,900 | 2,687 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | 178,470 | 2,550 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 32,980 | 2,297 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 41,980 | 2,237 | |
Hartford Financial | |||
Services Group Inc. | 50,000 | 2,091 | |
Discover Financial Services | 33,241 | 1,873 | |
NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. | 33,660 | 1,715 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | 42,510 | 1,141 | |
Excel Trust Inc. | 79,195 | 1,110 | |
XL Group plc Class A | 28,540 | 1,050 | |
Brixmor Property Group Inc. | 37,400 | 993 | |
* | Realogy Holdings Corp. | 21,500 | 978 |
Torchmark Corp. | 15,090 | 829 | |
* | CBRE Group Inc. Class A | 20,871 | 808 |
Voya Financial Inc. | 14,100 | 608 | |
American Tower Corporation | 6,050 | 570 | |
Retail Properties of | |||
America Inc. | 33,800 | 542 | |
Loews Corp. | 11,600 | 474 | |
Leucadia National Corp. | 16,800 | 374 | |
BankUnited Inc. | 10,800 | 354 | |
Chimera Investment Corp. | 107,000 | 336 | |
* | Forest City Enterprises Inc. | ||
Class A | 10,400 | 265 | |
Parkway Properties Inc. | 15,200 | 264 | |
* | Equity Commonwealth | 8,900 | 236 |
CIT Group Inc. | 4,800 | 217 | |
* | SLM Corp. | 21,400 | 199 |
* | NewStar Financial Inc. | 14,083 | 165 |
WP GLIMCHER Inc. | 9,583 | 159 | |
Columbia Property Trust Inc. | 5,600 | 151 | |
Old Republic | |||
International Corp. | 7,300 | 109 | |
ZAIS Financial Corp. | 5,800 | 103 | |
Aspen Insurance | |||
Holdings Ltd. | 2,100 | 99 | |
Symetra Financial Corp. | 4,100 | 96 | |
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. | 3,400 | 94 | |
MVC Capital Inc. | 9,327 | 88 | |
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 1,060 | 86 | |
Erie Indemnity Co. Class A | 900 | 79 | |
AG Mortgage Investment | |||
Trust Inc. | 3,800 | 72 | |
Digital Realty Trust Inc. | 1,000 | 66 | |
* | Ladder Capital Corp. | 3,000 | 56 |
Unum Group | 1,600 | 54 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 1,900 | 50 | |
* | E*TRADE Financial Corp. | 1,690 | 48 |
Arbor Realty Trust Inc. | 6,463 | 45 | |
Armada Hoffler | |||
Properties Inc. | 4,200 | 45 | |
* | PHH Corp. | 1,700 | 41 |
WP Carey Inc. | 600 | 41 | |
Gain Capital Holdings Inc. | 4,000 | 39 | |
* | Signature Bank | 300 | 39 |
Apollo Commercial Real | |||
Estate Finance Inc. | 2,200 | 38 | |
Reinsurance Group of | |||
America Inc. Class A | 400 | 37 | |
BB&T Corp. | 800 | 31 | |
* | Meridian Bancorp Inc. | 2,200 | 29 |
Endurance Specialty | |||
Holdings Ltd. | 300 | 18 | |
* | Cascade Bancorp | 3,422 | 16 |
* | Western Alliance Bancorp | 473 | 14 |
* | Genworth Financial Inc. | ||
Class A | 1,700 | 12 | |
CorEnergy Infrastructure | |||
Trust Inc. | 1,708 | 12 | |
National Penn | |||
Bancshares Inc. | 844 | 9 | |
* | Flagstar Bancorp Inc. | 617 | 9 |
Allied World Assurance Co. | |||
Holdings AG | 200 | 8 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 200 | 8 | |
Liberty Property Trust | 100 | 4 | |
Zions Bancorporation | 118 | 3 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | 100 | 3 | |
Suffolk Bancorp | 100 | 2 | |
National Bank Holdings | |||
Corp. Class A | 111 | 2 | |
929,670 | |||
Health Care (16.3%) | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 1,294,786 | 130,255 | |
Merck & Co. Inc. | 1,386,076 | 79,672 | |
Pfizer Inc. | 1,785,582 | 62,120 | |
* | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 537,705 | 52,765 |
Anthem Inc. | 306,200 | 47,280 | |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 527,489 | 45,770 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 585,855 | 42,562 | |
AbbVie Inc. | 725,823 | 42,490 | |
* | Biogen Inc. | 99,140 | 41,861 |
Cardinal Health Inc. | 392,580 | 35,438 | |
Amgen Inc. | 217,158 | 34,713 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 532,432 | 34,342 | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 282,728 | 33,444 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | |||
Class A | 252,662 | 28,720 | |
* | Boston Scientific Corp. | 1,440,639 | 25,571 |
Cigna Corp. | 191,450 | 24,781 |
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Growth and Income Fund
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
* | Regeneron | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 43,330 | 19,563 | |
* | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 143,856 | 16,971 |
Aetna Inc. | 135,730 | 14,459 | |
* | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 99,618 | 14,192 |
* | HCA Holdings Inc. | 186,880 | 14,059 |
McKesson Corp. | 61,600 | 13,934 | |
* | Laboratory Corp. of | ||
America Holdings | 105,920 | 13,355 | |
* | DaVita HealthCare | ||
Partners Inc. | 162,972 | 13,246 | |
Abbott Laboratories | 272,693 | 12,634 | |
* | Valeant Pharmaceuticals | ||
International Inc. | 61,104 | 12,136 | |
* | Actavis plc | 39,832 | 11,855 |
* | Mylan NV | 197,090 | 11,697 |
* | Celgene Corp. | 100,480 | 11,583 |
Baxter International Inc. | 153,058 | 10,484 | |
Medtronic plc | 94,783 | 7,392 | |
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 86,210 | 6,625 | |
Agilent Technologies Inc. | 154,895 | 6,436 | |
* | Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 119,490 | 5,916 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 43,287 | 5,815 | |
Humana Inc. | 25,310 | 4,506 | |
Zoetis Inc. | 87,681 | 4,059 | |
* | Endo International plc | 44,680 | 4,008 |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 27,882 | 4,004 | |
Universal Health | |||
Services Inc. Class B | 34,010 | 4,003 | |
Stryker Corp. | 42,850 | 3,953 | |
* | Hospira Inc. | 37,040 | 3,254 |
* | VCA Inc. | 56,400 | 3,092 |
PerkinElmer Inc. | 49,910 | 2,552 | |
* | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3,810 | 1,924 |
* | Mallinckrodt plc | 13,700 | 1,735 |
* | Medivation Inc. | 10,800 | 1,394 |
Zimmer Holdings Inc. | 10,984 | 1,291 | |
Perrigo Co. plc | 7,600 | 1,258 | |
* | Health Net Inc. | 14,900 | 901 |
* | Cerner Corp. | 12,030 | 881 |
* | Illumina Inc. | 3,900 | 724 |
* | BioTelemetry Inc. | 69,772 | 617 |
* | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. | 15,364 | 610 |
* | Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 92,903 | 406 |
* | Alnylam | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3,600 | 376 | |
* | TESARO Inc. | 6,100 | 350 |
* | Geron Corp. | 85,600 | 323 |
* | Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 33,700 | 313 |
Theravance Inc. | 17,400 | 274 | |
* | BioCryst | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 25,400 | 229 | |
* | Horizon Pharma plc | 8,700 | 226 |
STERIS Corp. | 3,100 | 218 | |
CR Bard Inc. | 1,170 | 196 | |
* | Dyax Corp. | 9,700 | 163 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
* | Pain Therapeutics Inc. | 78,492 | 148 |
* | OvaScience Inc. | 3,900 | 135 |
* | Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 33,901 | 121 |
* | Puma Biotechnology Inc. | 500 | 118 |
* | ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1,850 | 116 |
* | Halyard Health Inc. | 2,003 | 99 |
* | Insmed Inc. | 4,412 | 92 |
* | SciClone | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9,590 | 85 | |
* | Endocyte Inc. | 13,400 | 84 |
* | Omeros Corp. | 3,800 | 84 |
* | Dynavax Technologies Corp. | 2,800 | 62 |
* | Momenta | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5,000 | 76 | |
* | Genocea Biosciences Inc. | 5,523 | 66 |
* | XenoPort Inc. | 8,499 | 61 |
Omnicare Inc. | 700 | 54 | |
* | Oncothyreon Inc. | 30,765 | 50 |
* | Cytokinetics Inc. | 7,200 | 49 |
* | Progenics | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8,000 | 48 | |
* | Amicus Therapeutics Inc. | 4,200 | 46 |
* | Arrowhead Research Corp. | 6,300 | 43 |
* | Quintiles Transnational | ||
Holdings Inc. | 500 | 34 | |
* | Affymetrix Inc. | 2,100 | 26 |
* | ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2,700 | 22 |
* | ArQule Inc. | 8,649 | 19 |
* | China Biologic Products Inc. | 200 | 19 |
* | Receptos Inc. | 100 | 17 |
* | Five Prime Therapeutics Inc. | 600 | 14 |
* | Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. | 400 | 12 |
* | Targacept Inc. | 3,152 | 9 |
* | Hyperion Therapeutics Inc. | 200 | 9 |
* | Vical Inc. | 9,342 | 9 |
* | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2,200 | 9 |
* | Regado Biosciences Inc. | 6,365 | 8 |
* | Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 100 | 8 |
HealthSouth Corp. | 154 | 7 | |
* | Pacific Biosciences of | ||
California Inc. | 1,000 | 6 | |
* | ImmunoGen Inc. | 478 | 4 |
* | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. | 200 | 4 |
* | GTx Inc. | 4,487 | 3 |
* | Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 300 | 2 |
* | Trupanion Inc. | 272 | 2 |
* | KaloBios | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 625 | — | |
1,033,856 | |||
Industrials (11.9%) | |||
General Electric Co. | 3,834,980 | 95,146 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 417,663 | 56,689 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 250,034 | 50,747 | |
Boeing Co. | 288,830 | 43,348 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 395,350 | 42,820 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 201,050 | 32,361 |
20
Growth and Income Fund
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
3M Co. | 176,040 | 29,038 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 617,186 | 27,341 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 238,000 | 23,119 | |
Waste Management Inc. | 404,580 | 21,940 | |
Delta Air Lines Inc. | 444,790 | 19,998 | |
Cintas Corp. | 243,200 | 19,852 | |
Danaher Corp. | 229,300 | 19,468 | |
United Parcel Service Inc. | |||
Class B | 162,957 | 15,797 | |
FedEx Corp. | 93,502 | 15,470 | |
* | Spirit AeroSystems | ||
Holdings Inc. Class A | 289,300 | 15,104 | |
Tyco International plc | 341,986 | 14,726 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 117,632 | 13,786 | |
Republic Services Inc. | |||
Class A | 335,117 | 13,592 | |
ADT Corp. | 323,996 | 13,452 | |
Pitney Bowes Inc. | 532,937 | 12,428 | |
Robert Half | |||
International Inc. | 197,673 | 11,963 | |
Honeywell International Inc. | 102,900 | 10,734 | |
Snap-on Inc. | 69,600 | 10,235 | |
* | United Rentals Inc. | 110,300 | 10,055 |
CSX Corp. | 283,587 | 9,392 | |
Equifax Inc. | 77,580 | 7,215 | |
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 105,360 | 7,173 | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 73,290 | 6,989 | |
PACCAR Inc. | 103,900 | 6,560 | |
Raytheon Co. | 57,320 | 6,262 | |
Expeditors International of | |||
Washington Inc. | 128,862 | 6,209 | |
* | Stericycle Inc. | 43,590 | 6,121 |
Pentair plc | 96,400 | 6,063 | |
Allegion plc | 82,986 | 5,076 | |
L-3 Communications | |||
Holdings Inc. | 39,925 | 5,022 | |
Allison Transmission | |||
Holdings Inc. | 142,100 | 4,539 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 33,330 | 4,278 | |
AMETEK Inc. | 79,700 | 4,187 | |
CH Robinson | |||
Worldwide Inc. | 54,490 | 3,990 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 15,800 | 3,318 | |
* | AerCap Holdings NV | 69,600 | 3,038 |
Roper Industries Inc. | 16,400 | 2,821 | |
Caterpillar Inc. | 34,100 | 2,729 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | 39,393 | 2,230 | |
KAR Auction Services Inc. | 58,500 | 2,219 | |
Deere & Co. | 24,652 | 2,162 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 13,260 | 1,365 | |
* | Verisk Analytics Inc. | ||
Class A | 16,100 | 1,150 | |
Dover Corp. | 14,000 | 968 | |
Huntington Ingalls | |||
Industries Inc. | 6,700 | 939 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Masco Corp. | 29,500 | 788 | |
American Airlines | |||
Group Inc. | 11,100 | 586 | |
* | RPX Corp. | 40,306 | 580 |
* | ARC Document | ||
Solutions Inc. | 35,200 | 325 | |
Con-way Inc. | 5,700 | 252 | |
Babcock & Wilcox Co. | 7,600 | 244 | |
* | IHS Inc. Class A | 1,555 | 177 |
Nielsen NV | 3,425 | 153 | |
* | Old Dominion Freight | ||
Line Inc. | 1,500 | 116 | |
MFC Industrial Ltd. | 24,012 | 98 | |
* | MRC Global Inc. | 7,900 | 94 |
Hubbell Inc. Class B | 800 | 88 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | 5,200 | 82 | |
* | Rexnord Corp. | 2,900 | 77 |
Fluor Corp. | 1,000 | 57 | |
Toro Co. | 600 | 42 | |
* | Quanta Services Inc. | 1,300 | 37 |
Knoll Inc. | 1,000 | 23 | |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 283 | 23 | |
Insperity Inc. | 400 | 21 | |
Barnes Group Inc. | 500 | 20 | |
Actuant Corp. Class A | 800 | 19 | |
* | Navigant Consulting Inc. | 1,100 | 14 |
* | ACCO Brands Corp. | 1,600 | 13 |
* | Norcraft Cos. Inc. | 500 | 13 |
* | WABCO Holdings Inc. | 100 | 12 |
* | GrafTech International Ltd. | 2,950 | 12 |
Kennametal Inc. | 300 | 10 | |
Advanced Drainage | |||
Systems Inc. | 200 | 6 | |
Trinity Industries Inc. | 100 | 4 | |
* | Energy Recovery Inc. | 500 | 1 |
755,211 | |||
Information Technology (17.3%) | |||
Apple Inc. | 2,190,521 | 272,567 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 1,545,308 | 62,825 | |
International Business | |||
Machines Corp. | 390,100 | 62,611 | |
Intel Corp. | 1,975,419 | 61,771 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1,590,330 | 49,555 | |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 76,941 | 42,679 |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 397,710 | 32,698 |
Visa Inc. Class A | 425,100 | 27,806 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | 420,940 | 27,479 | |
Western Union Co. | 1,303,572 | 27,127 | |
* | Google Inc. Class C | 41,766 | 22,888 |
Fidelity National | |||
Information Services Inc. | 333,480 | 22,697 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | 344,397 | 19,694 | |
* | Fiserv Inc. | 242,775 | 19,276 |
Symantec Corp. | 788,984 | 18,435 | |
Accenture plc Class A | 194,730 | 18,244 |
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Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
MasterCard Inc. Class A | 206,180 | 17,812 | |
Cisco Systems Inc. | 642,727 | 17,691 | |
Xerox Corp. | 1,375,520 | 17,675 | |
Seagate Technology plc | 332,246 | 17,287 | |
* | Electronic Arts Inc. | 277,470 | 16,319 |
QUALCOMM Inc. | 224,600 | 15,574 | |
Intuit Inc. | 146,452 | 14,200 | |
Western Digital Corp. | 155,655 | 14,166 | |
* | VeriSign Inc. | 202,797 | 13,581 |
* | Citrix Systems Inc. | 157,802 | 10,079 |
* | Cognizant Technology | ||
Solutions Corp. Class A | 161,400 | 10,070 | |
Harris Corp. | 118,930 | 9,367 | |
* | Micron Technology Inc. | 339,750 | 9,217 |
* | eBay Inc. | 158,250 | 9,128 |
CA Inc. | 245,197 | 7,996 | |
NetApp Inc. | 222,240 | 7,881 | |
Corning Inc. | 302,275 | 6,856 | |
* | F5 Networks Inc. | 55,600 | 6,391 |
Paychex Inc. | 122,437 | 6,075 | |
Xilinx Inc. | 141,900 | 6,002 | |
Total System Services Inc. | 152,110 | 5,803 | |
Oracle Corp. | 133,485 | 5,760 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 72,600 | 5,200 | |
* | Adobe Systems Inc. | 68,700 | 5,080 |
Broadcom Corp. Class A | 116,050 | 5,024 | |
Skyworks Solutions Inc. | 40,780 | 4,008 | |
Altera Corp. | 91,398 | 3,922 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 166,420 | 3,482 | |
SanDisk Corp. | 52,100 | 3,315 | |
EMC Corp. | 123,348 | 3,153 | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | |||
Class A | 24,550 | 3,117 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp | 39,600 | 2,672 | |
Automatic Data | |||
Processing Inc. | 20,581 | 1,763 | |
* | NCR Corp. | 57,900 | 1,709 |
* | Teradata Corp. | 37,822 | 1,669 |
Microchip Technology Inc. | 32,625 | 1,595 | |
* | AOL Inc. | 38,500 | 1,525 |
^ | King Digital | ||
Entertainment plc | 82,600 | 1,325 | |
Marvell Technology | |||
Group Ltd. | 81,300 | 1,195 | |
Analog Devices Inc. | 18,500 | 1,166 | |
* | Keysight Technologies Inc. | 29,946 | 1,112 |
* | EchoStar Corp. Class A | 20,908 | 1,081 |
FLIR Systems Inc. | 31,323 | 980 | |
* | Genpact Ltd. | 40,100 | 932 |
* | Flextronics International Ltd. | 65,700 | 833 |
Juniper Networks Inc. | 32,038 | 723 | |
* | Glu Mobile Inc. | 113,700 | 570 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 9,300 | 542 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton | |||
Holding Corp. Class A | 12,100 | 350 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
* | Autodesk Inc. | 5,609 | 329 |
* | Zillow Group Inc. Class A | 3,265 | 327 |
* | Cimpress NV | 3,445 | 291 |
* | CoreLogic Inc. | 7,000 | 247 |
* | FleetCor Technologies Inc. | 1,600 | 241 |
* | VMware Inc. Class A | 2,800 | 230 |
* | Cirrus Logic Inc. | 5,500 | 183 |
* | MoneyGram | ||
International Inc. | 20,500 | 177 | |
* | Blackhawk Network | ||
Holdings Inc. Class B | 4,564 | 162 | |
* | Polycom Inc. | 11,900 | 159 |
Brocade Communications | |||
Systems Inc. | 11,400 | 135 | |
* | Mellanox Technologies Ltd. | 2,400 | 109 |
* | First Solar Inc. | 1,610 | 96 |
* | Zynga Inc. Class A | 33,300 | 95 |
* | WebMD Health Corp. | 1,700 | 75 |
PC-Tel Inc. | 9,160 | 73 | |
Pegasystems Inc. | 3,196 | 70 | |
* | TeleCommunication | ||
Systems Inc. Class A | 12,500 | 48 | |
Leidos Holdings Inc. | 1,100 | 46 | |
* | Sigma Designs Inc. | 5,100 | 41 |
* | Global Cash Access | ||
Holdings Inc. | 5,300 | 40 | |
Linear Technology Corp. | 840 | 39 | |
* | Web.com Group Inc. | 2,000 | 38 |
* | Ciber Inc. | 8,515 | 35 |
* | Aspen Technology Inc. | 800 | 31 |
* | CommScope Holding Co. Inc. | 1,000 | 29 |
* | United Online Inc. | 1,608 | 26 |
* | Pandora Media Inc. | 1,300 | 21 |
Lam Research Corp. | 300 | 21 | |
Checkpoint Systems Inc. | 1,500 | 16 | |
* | XO Group Inc. | 800 | 14 |
Motorola Solutions Inc. | 209 | 14 | |
* | ShoreTel Inc. | 2,000 | 14 |
Atmel Corp. | 1,600 | 13 | |
* | Imation Corp. | 3,200 | 13 |
* | Tremor Video Inc. | 5,338 | 12 |
* | Bankrate Inc. | 1,100 | 12 |
* | Intralinks Holdings Inc. | 1,000 | 10 |
* | Rambus Inc. | 600 | 8 |
CDW Corp. | 200 | 7 | |
* | Veeco Instruments Inc. | 200 | 6 |
Intersil Corp. Class A | 400 | 6 | |
* | 3D Systems Corp. | 200 | 5 |
* | Sonus Networks Inc. | 600 | 5 |
* | Gigamon Inc. | 200 | 4 |
* | EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. | 200 | 4 |
* | Amkor Technology Inc. | 400 | 4 |
1,094,906 |
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Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Materials (3.9%) | |||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 142,980 | 40,678 | |
Monsanto Co. | 259,100 | 29,159 | |
PPG Industries Inc. | 100,255 | 22,612 | |
Ball Corp. | 317,106 | 22,400 | |
Dow Chemical Co. | 325,703 | 15,627 | |
LyondellBasell Industries | |||
NV Class A | 176,700 | 15,514 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 247,870 | 13,115 | |
Air Products & | |||
Chemicals Inc. | 80,000 | 12,102 | |
Alcoa Inc. | 865,800 | 11,186 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | 241,020 | 10,981 | |
Praxair Inc. | 67,397 | 8,138 | |
Ecolab Inc. | 70,400 | 8,052 | |
United States Steel Corp. | 252,300 | 6,156 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | 71,260 | 6,007 | |
Mosaic Co. | 114,663 | 5,281 | |
Bemis Co. Inc. | 89,170 | 4,130 | |
International Paper Co. | 67,610 | 3,752 | |
EI du Pont de Nemours | |||
& Co. | 49,326 | 3,525 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | 24,090 | 1,669 | |
Nucor Corp. | 33,180 | 1,577 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | 78,800 | 1,493 | |
* | Owens-Illinois Inc. | 56,100 | 1,308 |
* | Berry Plastics Group Inc. | 23,000 | 832 |
Valspar Corp. | 8,500 | 714 | |
* | Constellium NV Class A | 20,756 | 422 |
^ | Mesabi Trust | 13,903 | 185 |
Innophos Holdings Inc. | 2,400 | 135 | |
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | 400 | 114 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | 17,600 | 85 | |
Orion Engineered | |||
Carbons SA | 4,200 | 76 | |
FMC Corp. | 1,300 | 74 | |
* | Platform Specialty | ||
Products Corp. | 2,800 | 72 | |
* | Mercer International Inc. | 3,500 | 54 |
* | Vista Gold Corp. | 112,900 | 34 |
Globe Specialty Metals Inc. | 1,700 | 32 | |
Worthington Industries Inc. | 400 | 11 | |
Greif Inc. Class A | 200 | 8 | |
Gold Resource Corp. | 1,800 | 6 | |
* | Chemtura Corp. | 200 | 5 |
* | Kinross Gold Corp. | 1,800 | 4 |
TimkenSteel Corp. | 100 | 3 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 100 | 2 | |
247,330 | |||
Other (0.2%) | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 47,272 | 9,758 | |
* | Safeway Inc CVR (Casa Ley) | ||
Exp. 01/30/2018 | 75,810 | 10 | |
* | Safeway Inc CVR (PDC) | ||
Exp. 01/30/2017 | 75,810 | 4 | |
9,772 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Telecommunication Services (2.2%) | |||
AT&T Inc. | 2,120,598 | 69,238 | |
Verizon Communications | |||
Inc. | 642,419 | 31,241 | |
CenturyLink Inc. | 849,936 | 29,365 | |
Frontier | |||
Communications Corp. | 709,600 | 5,003 | |
* | Level 3 | ||
Communications Inc. | 91,000 | 4,899 | |
Inteliquent Inc. | 11,563 | 182 | |
* | T-Mobile US Inc. | 4,810 | 152 |
* | Premiere Global | ||
Services Inc. | 1,546 | 15 | |
NTELOS Holdings Corp. | 2,600 | 13 | |
* | Intelsat SA | 852 | 10 |
* | Globalstar Inc. | 2,434 | 8 |
140,126 | |||
Utilities (2.5%) | |||
PG&E Corp. | 371,900 | 19,737 | |
PPL Corp. | 573,905 | 19,318 | |
NextEra Energy Inc. | 170,630 | 17,754 | |
American Electric | |||
Power Co. Inc. | 270,590 | 15,221 | |
Public Service Enterprise | |||
Group Inc. | 319,400 | 13,389 | |
Entergy Corp. | 144,470 | 11,195 | |
Ameren Corp. | 260,084 | 10,975 | |
Edison International | 152,700 | 9,539 | |
Sempra Energy | 78,801 | 8,591 | |
Dominion Resources Inc. | 112,374 | 7,964 | |
CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 343,370 | 7,008 | |
Duke Energy Corp. | 77,740 | 5,969 | |
Exelon Corp. | 156,700 | 5,267 | |
DTE Energy Co. | 18,160 | 1,465 | |
TECO Energy Inc. | 46,690 | 906 | |
* | Dynegy Inc. | 21,300 | 669 |
Atlantic Power Corp. | 53,304 | 150 | |
AES Corp. | 9,339 | 120 | |
Eversource Energy | 2,030 | 103 | |
Xcel Energy Inc. | 1,220 | 42 | |
* | Calpine Corp. | 1,100 | 25 |
MDU Resources Group Inc. 1,100 | 23 | ||
NRG Energy Inc. | 500 | 13 | |
ITC Holdings Corp. | 300 | 11 | |
155,454 | |||
Total Common Stocks | |||
(Cost $5,021,977) | 6,126,048 | ||
Temporary Cash Investments (3.4%)1 | |||
Money Market Fund (3.2%) | |||
2,3 | Vanguard Market Liquidity | ||
Fund, 0.128% | 201,282,090 | 201,282 |
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Face | Market | ||
Amount | Value | ||
($000) | ($000) | ||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.2%) | |||
4,5 | Federal Home Loan | ||
Bank Discount Notes, | |||
0.100%, 4/24/15 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
4,5 | Federal Home Loan | ||
Bank Discount Notes, | |||
0.080%, 5/8/15 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
4,5 | Federal Home Loan | ||
Bank Discount Notes, | |||
0.070%, 5/14/15 | 1,100 | 1,100 | |
4,5 | Federal Home Loan | ||
Bank Discount Notes, | |||
0.133%, 7/31/15 | 200 | 200 | |
5,6 | Freddie Mac Discount | ||
Notes, 0.090%, 4/6/15 | 3,700 | 3,700 | |
5,6 | Freddie Mac Discount | ||
Notes, 0.118%, 7/31/15 | 4,400 | 4,398 | |
12,398 | |||
Total Temporary Cash Investments | |||
(Cost $213,680) | 213,680 | ||
Total Investments (100.1%) | |||
(Cost $5,235,657) | 6,339,728 | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.1%) | |||
Other Assets | 88,145 | ||
Liabilities3 | (97,166) | ||
(9,021) | |||
Net Assets (100%) | 6,330,707 |
At March 31, 2015, net assets consisted of: | |
Amount | |
($000) | |
Paid-in Capital | 5,046,486 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 17,261 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 162,930 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 1,104,071 |
Futures Contracts | (41) |
Net Assets | 6,330,707 |
Investor Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 72,949,245 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 3,088,482 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Investor Shares | $42.34 |
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 46,901,381 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 3,242,225 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Admiral Shares | $69.13 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
*Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,381,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.8% and 0.3%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Includes $1,488,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
5 Securities with a value of $8,899,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
6 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange for senior preferred stock.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended | |
March 31, 2015 | |
($000) | |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends1 | 64,284 |
Interest2 | 112 |
Securities Lending | 80 |
Total Income | 64,476 |
Expenses | |
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | |
Basic Fee | 3,235 |
Performance Adjustment | 83 |
The Vanguard Group—Note C | |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 3,351 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 1,746 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 220 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 204 |
Custodian Fees | 120 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 18 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 5 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 6 |
Total Expenses | 8,988 |
Net Investment Income | 55,488 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold | 181,546 |
Futures Contracts | 10,517 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 192,063 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 132,105 |
Futures Contracts | 852 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 132,957 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 380,508 |
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,000. | |
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $108,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |
March 31, | September 30, | |
2015 | 2014 | |
($000) | ($000) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net Investment Income | 55,488 | 95,797 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 192,063 | 660,609 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 132,957 | 260,158 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 380,508 | 1,016,564 |
Distributions | ||
Net Investment Income | ||
Investor Shares | (25,847) | (47,416) |
Admiral Shares | (27,304) | (43,820) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | ||
Investor Shares | (180,933) | — |
Admiral Shares | (179,398) | — |
Total Distributions | (413,482) | (91,236) |
Capital Share Transactions | ||
Investor Shares | 125,709 | (393,996) |
Admiral Shares | 341,537 | 338,592 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 467,246 | (55,404) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 434,272 | 869,924 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of Period | 5,896,435 | 5,026,511 |
End of Period2 | 6,330,707 | 5,896,435 |
1 Includes fiscal 2015 short-term gain distributions totaling $830,000. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes. 2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $17,261,000 and $14,924,000. | ||
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares | ||||||
Six Months | ||||||
Ended | ||||||
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $42.69 | $36.02 | $30.73 | $23.86 | $23.98 | $22.34 |
Investment Operations | ||||||
Net Investment Income | . 379 | . 671 | . 631 | . 549 | . 482 | . 418 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
on Investments | 2.247 | 6.639 | 5.288 | 6.846 | (.124) | 1.630 |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.626 | 7.310 | 5.919 | 7.395 | .358 | 2.048 |
Distributions | ||||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (. 372) | (. 640) | (. 629) | (. 525) | (. 478) | (. 408) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (2.604) | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (2.976) | (. 640) | (. 629) | (. 525) | (. 478) | (. 408) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $42.34 | $42.69 | $36.02 | $30.73 | $23.86 | $23.98 |
Total Return1 | 6.41% | 20.42% | 19.54% | 31.27% | 1.28% | 9.24% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $3,088 | $2,979 | $2,869 | $2,798 | $2,548 | $3,020 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | ||||||
Average Net Assets2 | 0.35% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 1.76% | 1.67% | 1.90% | 1.94% | 1.78% | 1.74% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 116% | 133% | 109% | 102% | 120% | 94% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. | ||||||
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. 2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.01%, (0.04%), and (0.04%). | ||||||
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Growth and Income Fund
Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares | ||||||
Six Months | ||||||
Ended | ||||||
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $69.71 | $58.82 | $50.18 | $38.97 | $39.15 | $36.48 |
Investment Operations | ||||||
Net Investment Income | .658 | 1.176 | 1.097 | .952 | .832 | .722 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
on Investments | 3.660 | 10.833 | 8.633 | 11.168 | (.199) | 2.666 |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.318 | 12.009 | 9.730 | 12.120 | .633 | 3.388 |
Distributions | ||||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.647) | (1.119) | (1.090) | (.910) | (.813) | (.718) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (4.251) | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (4.898) | (1.119) | (1.090) | (.910) | (.813) | (.718) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $69.13 | $69.71 | $58.82 | $50.18 | $38.97 | $39.15 |
Total Return1 | 6.46% | 20.55% | 19.69% | 31.40% | 1.39% | 9.37% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $3,242 | $2,917 | $2,157 | $1,591 | $1,131 | $1,199 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | ||||||
Average Net Assets2 | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 1.87% | 1.78% | 2.00% | 2.05% | 1.89% | 1.85% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 116% | 133% | 109% | 102% | 120% | 94% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. | ||||||
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. 2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.01%, (0.04%), and (0.04%). | ||||||
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
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During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 2% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2011–2014), and for the period ended March 31, 2015, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counter-parties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.
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The fund had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2015, or at any time during the period then ended.
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. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
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. Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc., and D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee of Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since September 30, 2011, relative to the S&P 500 Index. The basic fee of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the S&P 500 Index.
The Vanguard Group provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund on an at-cost basis; the fund paid Vanguard advisory fees of $469,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2015.
For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.11% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $83,000 (0.00%) based on performance.
C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to invest up to 0.40% of its net assets in Vanguard. At March 31, 2015, the fund had contributed capital of $580,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.23% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
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D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015, based on the inputs used to value them:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 6,126,034 | — | 14 |
Temporary Cash Investments | 201,282 | 12,398 | — |
Futures Contracts—Assets1 | 16 | — | — |
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 | (1,409) | — | — |
Total | 6,325,923 | 12,398 | 14 |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
E. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
($000) | ||||
Aggregate | ||||
Number of | Settlement | Unrealized | ||
Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation | ||
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
S&P 500 Index | June 2015 | 344 | 177,229 | 129 |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | June 2015 | 145 | 14,941 | (170) |
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Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
F. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes. These differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.
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Growth and Income Fund
At March 31, 2015, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $5,235,657,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,104,071,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $1,178,128,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $74,057,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
G. During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund purchased $3,519,793,000 of investment securities and sold $3,477,017,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
March 31, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||
Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | |
($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) | |
Investor Shares | ||||
Issued | 197,986 | 4,674 | 208,737 | 5,202 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 201,646 | 4,942 | 46,158 | 1,157 |
Redeemed | (273,923) | (6,457) | (648,891) | (16,224) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 125,709 | 3,159 | (393,996) | (9,865) |
Admiral Shares | ||||
Issued | 341,439 | 4,928 | 536,136 | 8,191 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 193,822 | 2,910 | 40,816 | 624 |
Redeemed | (193,724) | (2,785) | (238,360) | (3,640) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 341,537 | 5,053 | 338,592 | 5,175 |
I. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2015, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 | |||
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |
Account Value | Account Value | Paid During | |
Growth and Income Fund | 9/30/2014 | 3/31/2015 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |||
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,064.14 | $1.80 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,064.60 | 1.24 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | |||
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,023.19 | $1.77 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.73 | 1.21 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.35% for Investor Shares and 0.24% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period. | |||
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.
Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
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Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
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The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 178 Vanguard funds.
The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
InterestedTrustee1 | Rajiv L. Gupta |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Principal | |
F. William McNabb III | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of | Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
the Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past | (retired 2009) and President (2006–2008) of |
Five Years and Other Experience: Chairman of the | Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Tyco |
Board of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of | International PLC (diversified manufacturing and |
the investment companies served by The Vanguard | services), Hewlett-Packard Co. (electronic computer |
Group, since January 2010; Director of The Vanguard | manufacturing), and Delphi Automotive PLC |
Group since 2008; Chief Executive Officer and | (automotive components); Senior Advisor at New |
President of The Vanguard Group, and of each of | Mountain Capital. |
the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard Marketing | Amy Gutmann |
Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Group (1995–2008). | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and |
Other Experience: President of the University of | |
IndependentTrustees | Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne Distinguished |
Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and | |
Emerson U. Fullwood | Sciences, and Professor of Communication, Annenberg |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | School for Communication, with secondary faculty |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and | appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School |
Other Experience: Executive Chief Staff and | of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of |
Marketing Officer for North America and Corporate | Education, University of Pennsylvania; Trustee of the |
Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation | National Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential |
(document management products and services); | Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. |
Executive in Residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished | |
Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Technology; Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
manufacturing), the United Way of Rochester, | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other |
Amerigroup Corporation (managed health care), the | Experience: Corporate Vice President and Chief |
University of Rochester Medical Center, Monroe | Global Diversity Officer (retired 2008) and Member |
Community College Foundation, and North Carolina | of the Executive Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson |
A&T University. | & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/ |
consumer products); Director of Skytop Lodge | |
Corporation (hotels), the University Medical Center | |
at Princeton, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, | |
and the Center for Talent Innovation; Member of | |
the Advisory Board of the Institute for Women’s | |
Leadership at Rutgers University. |
F. Joseph Loughrey | Executive Officers | |
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal | ||
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | Glenn Booraem | |
Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal | |
(retired 2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery); | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | |
Chairman of the Board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized | Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; | |
consumer services), and of Oxfam America; Director | Controller of each of the investment companies served | |
of SKF AB (industrial machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials | by The Vanguard Group; Assistant Controller of each of | |
Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation | the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
for Education, and the V Foundation for Cancer | Group (2001–2010). | |
Research; Member of the Advisory Council for the | ||
College of Arts and Letters and of the Advisory Board | Thomas J. Higgins | |
to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September | |
at the University of Notre Dame. | 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | |
Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard | ||
Mark Loughridge | Group, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of each of the | |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | Treasurer of each of the investment companies served | |
Experience: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial | by The Vanguard Group (1998–2008). | |
Officer (retired 2013) at IBM (information technology | ||
services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Committee (2004–2013); Director of the Dow Chemical | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal | |
Company; Member of the Council on Chicago Booth. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | |
Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; | ||
Scott C. Malpass | Treasurer of each of the investment companies served | |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | by The Vanguard Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
Experience: Chief Investment Officer and Vice | Group (1988–2008). | |
President at the University of Notre Dame; Assistant | ||
Professor of Finance at the Mendoza College of | Heidi Stam | |
Business at Notre Dame; Member of the Notre Dame | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal | |
403(b) Investment Committee; Board Member of | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | |
TIFF Advisory Services, Inc., and Catholic Investment | Experience: Managing Director of The Vanguard | |
Services, Inc. (investment advisors); Member of | Group, Inc.; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group; | |
the Investment Advisory Committee of Major | Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the | |
League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; | |
Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard | ||
André F. Perold | Marketing Corporation. | |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | ||
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and | ||
Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
(retired 2011); Chief Investment Officer and Managing | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Partner of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
firm); Director of Rand Merchant Bank; Overseer of | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. | John T. Marcante | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | ||
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | John J. Brennan | |
Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
(retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
equipment); Trustee of Colby-Sawyer College; | ||
Member of the Advisory Board of the Norris Cotton | Founder | |
Cancer Center and of the Advisory Board of the | ||
Parthenon Group (strategy consulting). | John C. Bogle | |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.
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Semiannual Report | March 31, 2015
Vanguard Structured Equity Funds
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund
The mission continues
On May 1, 1975, Vanguard began operations, a fledgling company based on the simple but revolutionary idea that a mutual fund company should be managed solely in the interest of its investors.
Four decades later, that revolutionary spirit continues to animate the enterprise. Vanguard remains on a mission to give investors the best chance of investment success.
As we mark our 40th anniversary, we thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard and giving us the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals in the decades to come.
Contents | |
Your Fund’s Total Returns. | 1 |
Chairman’s Letter. | 2 |
Advisor’s Report. | 7 |
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund. | 10 |
Structured Broad Market Fund. | 24 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses. | 39 |
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement. | 41 |
Glossary. | 42 |
Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
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Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 | |
Total | |
Returns | |
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund | |
Institutional Shares | 6.70% |
Institutional Plus Shares | 6.72 |
S&P 500 Index | 5.93 |
Large-Cap Core Funds Average | 5.21 |
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. | |
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund | |
Institutional Shares | 8.30% |
Institutional Plus Shares | 8.33 |
Russell 3000 Index | 7.13 |
Multi-Cap Core Funds Average | 6.45 |
Multi-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance | ||||
September 30, 2014, Through March 31, 2015 | ||||
Distributions Per Share | ||||
Starting | Ending | Income | Capital | |
Share Price | Share Price | Dividends | Gains | |
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund | ||||
Institutional Shares | $38.88 | $40.44 | $1.008 | $0.000 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 76.94 | 80.05 | 1.987 | 0.000 |
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund | ||||
Institutional Shares | $37.28 | $35.02 | $0.630 | $4.466 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 74.52 | 69.98 | 1.302 | 8.924 |
Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Although U.S. stocks produced solid returns for the six months ended March 31, 2015, they traced a choppy path. A strong U.S. dollar, the prospect of rising interest rates, and tepid growth abroad contributed to some retrenchment at times. But other factors lifted stocks, including the improving labor market, rising consumer confidence, and patience from the Federal Reserve in holding rates low.
For the six months, Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned 6.70% for Institutional Shares and 6.72% for Institutional Plus Shares, exceeding the 5.93% return for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and well ahead of the average return of 5.21% for its peer group.
Given the relative strength of the U.S. economy, the domestic focus of many small- and mid-capitalization stocks helped Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund outpace its large-cap cousin. The fund’s Institutional Shares returned 8.30% and Institutional Plus Shares returned 8.33%, ahead of the 7.13% return of its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, and the 6.45% average return of peer funds.
Sector results varied widely. For both funds, consumer discretionary and health care posted double-digit results, while energy had the lowest return. There were differences between the funds in terms of how each performed compared with its benchmark. For each fund, however, relative performance in
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consumer discretionary and energy helped offset subpar performance in other sectors, including industrials.
The Fed’s cautious approach was favorable for U.S. stocks
The broad U.S. stock market returned about 7% for the six months. Stocks bounced back after declining markedly at the start of the period and enduring bouts of turmoil in subsequent months. Investors’ concerns included the strength of the dollar and how that would affect the profits of U.S.-based multinational corporations.
Overall, stocks responded favorably to both the Fed’s cautious approach to raising short-term interest rates and the monetary stimulus efforts of other central banks.
A strong rebound in February, when the broad market notched its largest monthly gain since October 2011, helped lift returns for the period.
International stocks had a slightly negative return as the dollar’s strength against many foreign currencies hurt results. Without this currency effect, stocks outside the United States generally advanced. The developed markets of the Pacific, particularly Japan, were especially strong.
Global central bank stimulus helped drive up bond prices
Bond prices, too, were supported by accommodative monetary policies from central banks and by investors who sought safe-haven assets amid turbulence in the stock market. The broad U.S. taxable bond
Market Barometer | |||
Total Returns | |||
Periods Ended March 31, 2015 | |||
Six | One | Five Years | |
Months | Year | (Annualized) | |
Stocks | |||
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 6.55% | 12.73% | 14.73% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 14.46 | 8.21 | 14.57 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 7.13 | 12.37 | 14.71 |
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) | -0.08 | -0.21 | 5.19 |
Bonds | |||
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | 3.43% | 5.72% | 4.41% |
Barclays Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) | 2.40 | 6.62 | 5.11 |
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
CPI | |||
Consumer Price Index | -0.80% | -0.07% | 1.64% |
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market returned 3.43%. The yield of the 10-year Treasury note ended March at 1.95%, down from 2.48% six months earlier. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)
Municipal bonds returned 2.40%, though results faded later in the period as more bonds were issued.
International bond markets (as measured by the Barclays Global Aggregate Index ex USD) returned –7.49%, a reflection of foreign currencies’ weakness relative to the dollar. International bonds hedged to eliminate the effect of currency exchange rates produced positive returns.
Marking the sixth anniversary of the bull market |
There’s been a long and steep climb in the U.S. stock market in the six years since the worst |
of the financial crisis. |
The dark line in the chart below traces the rise in the Russell 3000 Index from a low of 390 |
on March 9, 2009, to 1,241 on March 9, 2015—an increase of roughly 220% in 72 months. |
The robustness and duration of the advance defied the predictions of some market pundits. |
Of course, the financial crisis caught many of them off guard as well. The lighter line below |
charts the drop of about 60% in the index in 17 months, from its pre-crisis peak of 908 on |
October 9, 2007. |
These sharp and unexpected movements illustrate the challenge of trying to time the markets. |
Instead of trying to guess which way the wind will blow (and for how long), investors are |
generally better off staying committed to their investment plan through market ups and downs. |
Rebalancing your portfolio from time to time will help keep market movements from pushing |
your allocation to stocks and bonds off target. |
The performance of the U.S. stock market since the start of the financial crisis |
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The Fed’s target of 0%–0.25% for short-term interest rates continued to cap returns for money market funds and savings accounts.
These quantitative funds outstripped their benchmarks over the half year
Vanguard Equity Investment Group, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the advisor for the funds. It uses a proprietary computer-driven analysis to screen stocks. The aim is to identify growth and value stocks expected to outperform over the long term that, when combined in a portfolio, don’t differ much from their benchmark in terms of risk. It’s a rigorous exercise: During the half year, the large-cap fund held roughly one-third the number of stocks included in its benchmark, while for the broad market, that proportion was even smaller.
The advisor’s models met with success among consumer discretionary stocks for both funds. Improvements in the job market and growing consumer confidence translated into a good half year for retailers, with home improvement and automotive stores doing especially well. For the large-cap fund, its holdings in the entertainment industry were a bright spot as well.
Energy, though it was a sector that produced negative returns overall, was another area of relative strength for both funds. On the whole, stocks in this sector posted sharp declines related to the slump in the price of oil. The large-cap fund didn’t fare as badly as its benchmark in this regard, thanks in part to its stake in oil refineries. (Stocks of some of these companies, whose profit margins tend to go up when oversupply pushes oil prices down, made double-digit advances over the six months.) The broad market fund was helped by its lighter-than-benchmark allocation to oil and gas equipment and service providers, a segment in which stocks fell even harder than they did in the sector as a whole.
The models also had sector-specific successes in each of the funds. The large-cap fund’s overweight allocation to health care providers—the best-performing segment of the health care sector—helped offset subpar returns from its biotechnology holdings. Strong performances from a handful of semiconductor and software holdings helped the broad market fund outdistance its benchmark in the information technology sector.
There were also sectors where the models missed the mark. Industrials and materials held back the relative performance of the large-cap fund. The field was a little wider for the broad market fund, with consumer staples, telecommunication services, and industrials being the biggest detractors.
More information about the advisor’s management of the fund can be found in the Advisor’s Report that follows this letter.
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Our focus on balanced investing has roots going back many decades
On May 1, Vanguard will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Although many things have changed since 1975, our investment philosophy has not. From the start, we’ve focused on four timeless, straightforward principles that we believe help give clients the best chance for investment success:
• Goals. Create clear, appropriate investment goals.
• Balance. Develop a suitable asset allocation using broadly diversified funds. • Cost. Minimize cost.
• Discipline. Maintain perspective and long-term discipline.
Vanguard has followed all these principles since its founding, and one—the focus on balanced investing—is in the company’s DNA. That’s because our predecessor company, Wellington Management, was a pioneer in this respect, launching a fund in 1929 that included both stocks and bonds.
Vanguard Wellington™ Fund got its start on the eve of the Great Depression, but it thrived over the long term, thanks in large part to its balancing of stocks and bonds. And this strategy continues to define the fund, now one of the nation’s largest balanced funds.
As we embark on our fifth decade, we’ll continue to emphasize the importance of balanced, diversified investing. How investors allocate assets between stocks and bonds has an enormous effect on the risks and returns of their portfolios. And broad diversification reduces exposure to specific risks, while providing opportunities to benefit from the market’s current leaders. (You can read more in Vanguard’s Principles for Investing Success, available at vanguard.com/research.)
As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.
Sincerely,
F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 20, 2015
Advisor’s Report
For the fiscal half year ended March 31, 2015, Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned 6.70% for Institutional Shares and 6.72% for Institutional Plus Shares, outpacing the 5.93% return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund returned 8.30% for Institutional Shares and 8.33% for Institutional Plus Shares, surpassing the 7.13% return of its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.
Over the six months, equities continued to produce strong returns. The broad U.S. equity market was up about 7%. Large-capitalization stocks, as identified by the S&P 500 Index, gained a little less than that. Small caps, up 14%, outpaced the rest of the market, while growth stocks outpaced their value-oriented counterparts. Globally, the U.S. equity market generated the lion’s share of returns, as countries outside the U.S. posted slightly negative returns. Emerging markets in particular continued to underperform. Performance within the Russell 3000 Index was mixed. Results were best in health care, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples; returns for telecommunication services and energy stocks were negative.
The U.S. economy continued to build on its positive momentum. Fourth-quarter GDP growth came in at an annual rate of 2.2%—down from 5% in the third quarter but still encouraging. Although job growth slowed in March, the unemployment rate has declined to 5.5% and the country appears to be approaching full employment.
However, the past six months have not been without challenges. The harsh winter in many parts of the country is thought to have hurt first quarter-growth. Tepid sales have boosted wholesale inventory levels, leaving little motivation to restock warehouses. Uncertainty remains as to when, and to what extent, the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates. Additionally, the strength of the U.S. dollar has increased the price of exports by as much as 20%, challenging revenue and profit results of multinationals.
Although it’s important to understand how our overall performance is affected by the macroeconomic factors we’ve described, our approach to investing focuses on specific fundamentals—not on technical analysis of stock price movements. We compare all the stocks in our investment universe within the same industry groups in order to identify those with characteristics that we believe will enable them to outperform over the long run.
To do this, we use a strict quantitative process that systematically focuses on five key themes: (1) high quality—healthy balance sheets and consistent cash flow generation; (2) effective use of capital—sound investment policies that prefer internal to external funding; (3) consistent earnings growth—a demonstrated ability to increase earnings year after year; (4) strong market sentiment—market confirmation of our view; and (5) reasonable valuation—avoidance of overpriced stocks.
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Using these themes, we generate a composite expected return for all the stocks in our universe each day, seeking to capitalize on investor biases across the market. We then monitor our portfolio, based on those scores, and make adjustments when appropriate to maximize expected return while minimizing exposure to risks relative to the benchmark (such as industry selection) that our research indicates do not improve returns.
The model’s effectiveness over the period across sectors was strong. In the Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund, our stock selection was successful in eight of the ten index sectors, most notably in energy and consumer discretionary. It was weak in materials and industrials. Results were more mixed in the Structured Broad Market Equity Fund; our stock selection was successful in four of the ten index sectors and yielded neutral to modestly negative results in the rest. Strong selection in information technology, consumer discretionary, and energy helped the fund most. Sectors where the fund underperformed included health care and industrials.
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
The largest contributors came from overweight positions in Electronic Arts, Tesoro Corporation, and Kroger. Underweighting or avoiding poorly performing stocks such as Halliburton and Freeport-McMoRan helped the fund’s relative performance.
Unfortunately, we were not able to avoid all bad performers. Overweight positions in Nabors Industries and United States Steel directly lowered performance. In addition, underweighting companies that were not positively identified by the fundamentals in our model, including Kraft Foods Group and Starbucks, detracted from relative performance.
Structured Broad Market Equity Fund
The largest contributors came from overweight positions in Electronic Arts, Kroger, and Manhattan Associates. Underweighting or avoiding poorly performing stocks such as Halliburton and Apache Corporation helped relative performance.
Overweight positions in Greenbrier Companies and Trinity Industries directly lowered performance. In addition, underweighting companies that were not positively identified by the fundamentals in our model, like Walgreens Boots Alliance and Biogen, detracted from relative performance.
Overall, we continue to believe that constructing a portfolio that focuses on the key fundamentals described earlier will benefit investors over the long term, while recognizing that risk can reward or punish us in the near term. We believe that each fund offers a strong mix of stocks with attractive valuation and growth characteristics relative to its underlying benchmark.
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We thank you for your investment and look forward to the second half of the fiscal year.
Portfolio Managers:
James P. Stetler, Principal
James D. Troyer, CFA, Principal
Michael R. Roach, CFA
Vanguard Equity Investment Group
April 24, 2015
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2015
Share-Class Characteristics | ||
Institutional | Institutional | |
Shares | Plus Shares | |
Ticker Symbol | VSLIX | VSLPX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.24% | 0.17% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.92% | 1.94% |
Portfolio Characteristics | |||
DJ | |||
U.S. Total | |||
S&P 500 | Market | ||
Fund | Index | FA Index | |
Number of Stocks | 179 | 502 | 3,757 |
Median Market Cap | $62.0B | $79.3B | $46.5B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 17.8x | 19.8x | 21.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.0x | 2.9x | 2.8x |
Return on Equity | 19.1% | 18.7% | 17.5% |
Earnings Growth | |||
Rate | 12.6% | 13.4% | 13.5% |
Dividend Yield | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | |||
(Annualized) | 74% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
Volatility Measures | ||
DJ | ||
U.S. Total | ||
S&P 500 | Market | |
Index | FA Index | |
R-Squared | 0.99 | 0.98 |
Beta | 1.02 | 0.99 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. | ||
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) | ||
Apple Inc. | Technology | |
Hardware, Storage & | ||
Peripherals | 4.4% | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 2.1 |
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 2.0 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | Diversified Banks | 1.9 |
General Electric Co. | Industrial | |
Conglomerates | 1.7 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Diversified Banks | 1.7 |
Google Inc. | Internet Software & | |
Services | 1.4 | |
Home Depot Inc. | Home Improvement | |
Retail | 1.4 | |
Microsoft Corp. | Systems Software | 1.3 |
International Business | IT Consulting & | |
Machines Corp. | Other Services | 1.3 |
Top Ten | 19.2% | |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products. | ||
Investment Focus
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2015. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the annualized expense ratios were 0.23% for Institutional Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Plus Shares.
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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) | |||
DJ | |||
U.S. | |||
Total | |||
Market | |||
S&P 500 | FA | ||
Fund | Index | Index | |
Consumer | |||
Discretionary | 12.3% | 12.6% | 13.4% |
Consumer Staples | 10.3 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
Energy | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
Financials | 15.8 | 16.2 | 17.6 |
Health Care | 15.7 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Industrials | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
Information | |||
Technology | 18.9 | 19.7 | 19.0 |
Materials | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Telecommunication | |||
Services | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Utilities | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Performance Summary
All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): May 16, 2006, Through March 31, 2015
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2015 | ||||
Inception | One | Five | Since | |
Date | Year | Years | Inception | |
Institutional Shares | 5/16/2006 | 14.13% | 15.86% | 7.93% |
Institutional Plus Shares | 5/15/2006 | 14.20 | 15.94 | 7.99 |
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2015
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Common Stocks (99.9%)1 | |||
Consumer Discretionary (12.3%) | |||
Home Depot Inc. | 66,975 | 7,609 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 119,100 | 6,726 | |
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 70,900 | 5,274 | |
NIKE Inc. Class B | 51,800 | 5,197 | |
Walt Disney Co. | 48,379 | 5,075 | |
Delphi Automotive plc | 48,200 | 3,844 | |
* | O’Reilly Automotive Inc. | 17,500 | 3,784 |
Marriott International Inc. | |||
Class A | 43,550 | 3,498 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 41,300 | 3,380 | |
Macy’s Inc. | 50,450 | 3,275 | |
Best Buy Co. Inc. | 83,500 | 3,156 | |
H&R Block Inc. | 95,300 | 3,056 | |
Cablevision Systems Corp. | |||
Class A | 159,700 | 2,923 | |
Staples Inc. | 135,300 | 2,203 | |
* | News Corp. Class A | 124,800 | 1,998 |
Expedia Inc. | 16,800 | 1,581 | |
* | DIRECTV | 15,000 | 1,277 |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 3,400 | 1,265 |
Darden Restaurants Inc. | 14,800 | 1,026 | |
Comcast Corp. | 10,525 | 590 | |
General Motors Co. | 15,500 | 581 | |
Leggett & Platt Inc. | 11,500 | 530 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | 2,100 | 424 | |
L Brands Inc. | 4,300 | 405 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 3,100 | 281 | |
68,958 | |||
Consumer Staples (10.3%) | |||
PepsiCo Inc. | 75,192 | 7,190 | |
Altria Group Inc. | 114,700 | 5,737 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 32,700 | 4,954 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 64,000 | 4,438 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 51,294 | 4,203 | |
Kroger Co. | 53,650 | 4,113 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 80,300 | 3,806 | |
* | Monster Beverage Corp. | 25,200 | 3,488 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 43,800 | 3,437 | |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 41,646 | 3,425 | |
Reynolds American Inc. | 49,400 | 3,404 | |
Clorox Co. | 30,000 | 3,312 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | 52,680 | 2,136 | |
ConAgra Foods Inc. | 41,300 | 1,509 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | 13,100 | 1,109 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | 12,836 | 967 | |
CVS Health Corp. | 5,300 | 547 | |
57,775 | |||
Energy (7.7%) | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 140,239 | 11,920 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 65,800 | 4,186 | |
Spectra Energy Corp. | 101,700 | 3,679 | |
EOG Resources Inc. | 39,300 | 3,604 | |
* | Newfield Exploration Co. | 97,300 | 3,414 |
Tesoro Corp. | 37,400 | 3,414 | |
Chevron Corp. | 30,556 | 3,208 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 225,800 | 3,197 | |
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 63,300 | 3,164 | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 13,800 | 1,143 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 9,600 | 983 | |
* | FMC Technologies Inc. | 15,300 | 566 |
ONEOK Inc. | 9,375 | 452 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 4,525 | 378 | |
43,308 | |||
Financials (15.8%) | |||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 196,135 | 10,670 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 156,479 | 9,479 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 27,900 | 5,244 | |
PNC Financial Services | |||
Group Inc. | 47,000 | 4,382 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 53,400 | 4,209 | |
Travelers Cos. Inc. | 38,000 | 4,109 | |
Allstate Corp. | 54,200 | 3,857 | |
Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 28,200 | 3,690 | |
Progressive Corp. | 121,900 | 3,316 | |
Navient Corp. | 159,100 | 3,235 |
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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||
Class B | 19,605 | 2,829 | |
Chubb Corp. | 27,800 | 2,811 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 38,100 | 2,654 | |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||
Class A | 11 | 2,392 | |
Bank of America Corp. | 148,653 | 2,288 | |
Health Care REIT Inc. | 28,000 | 2,166 | |
Ventas Inc. | 27,800 | 2,030 | |
General Growth | |||
Properties Inc. | 66,500 | 1,965 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 56,600 | 1,876 | |
Citigroup Inc. | 35,125 | 1,810 | |
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. | 38,100 | 1,655 | |
CME Group Inc. | 15,400 | 1,459 | |
Discover Financial Services | 25,350 | 1,428 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | 23,400 | 1,345 | |
AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 7,000 | 1,220 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 50,400 | 1,017 | |
Morgan Stanley | 26,400 | 942 | |
HCP Inc. | 21,500 | 929 | |
Prologis Inc. | 16,200 | 706 | |
Public Storage | 3,500 | 690 | |
Iron Mountain Inc. | 18,800 | 686 | |
SunTrust Banks Inc. | 15,100 | 620 | |
KeyCorp | 35,000 | 496 | |
Simon Property Group Inc. | 2,000 | 391 | |
88,596 | |||
Health Care (15.6%) | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 112,046 | 11,272 | |
* | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 73,300 | 7,193 |
Pfizer Inc. | 199,575 | 6,943 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 96,400 | 6,218 | |
AbbVie Inc. | 91,568 | 5,360 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 70,887 | 5,150 | |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 56,800 | 4,929 |
Anthem Inc. | 28,000 | 4,324 | |
Aetna Inc. | 39,700 | 4,229 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | |||
Class A | 34,100 | 3,876 | |
Cardinal Health Inc. | 42,600 | 3,846 | |
Zoetis Inc. | 81,500 | 3,773 | |
* | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 24,150 | 3,440 |
* | HCA Holdings Inc. | 39,600 | 2,979 |
* | Biogen Inc. | 6,700 | 2,829 |
Merck & Co. Inc. | 39,844 | 2,290 | |
Amgen Inc. | 9,700 | 1,551 | |
* | Celgene Corp. | 12,000 | 1,383 |
* | Cerner Corp. | 18,500 | 1,355 |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 10,900 | 1,289 | |
Medtronic plc | 15,200 | 1,186 | |
* | Actavis plc | 3,277 | 975 |
* | Mylan NV | 13,600 | 807 |
* | Hospira Inc. | 5,100 | 448 |
87,645 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Industrials (11.0%) | |||
General Electric Co. | 392,522 | 9,739 | |
3M Co. | 35,600 | 5,872 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 46,000 | 4,982 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 23,200 | 4,709 | |
Boeing Co. | 27,700 | 4,157 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 30,500 | 4,140 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 42,000 | 4,080 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 85,400 | 3,783 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 23,300 | 3,750 | |
Waste Management Inc. | 61,100 | 3,313 | |
PACCAR Inc. | 51,900 | 3,277 | |
Cintas Corp. | 39,400 | 3,216 | |
* | United Rentals Inc. | 29,300 | 2,671 |
Delta Air Lines Inc. | 32,100 | 1,443 | |
Honeywell International Inc. | 12,000 | 1,252 | |
Rockwell Collins Inc. | 11,100 | 1,072 | |
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 1,900 | 139 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 986 | 116 | |
61,711 | |||
Information Technology (18.9%) | |||
Apple Inc. | 199,174 | 24,783 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 182,441 | 7,417 | |
International Business | |||
Machines Corp. | 46,140 | 7,405 | |
Intel Corp. | 225,153 | 7,041 | |
* | Google Inc. Class C | 8,805 | 4,825 |
Accenture plc Class A | 48,700 | 4,563 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 129,850 | 4,046 | |
MasterCard Inc. Class A | 45,000 | 3,888 | |
Western Union Co. | 172,900 | 3,598 | |
* | Electronic Arts Inc. | 60,000 | 3,529 |
* | Fiserv Inc. | 42,600 | 3,382 |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 5,905 | 3,276 |
Computer Sciences Corp. | 48,500 | 3,166 | |
Western Digital Corp. | 33,500 | 3,049 | |
* | F5 Networks Inc. | 23,500 | 2,701 |
Intuit Inc. | 27,100 | 2,628 | |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 26,750 | 2,199 |
Seagate Technology plc | 38,000 | 1,977 | |
Harris Corp. | 23,400 | 1,843 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | 30,500 | 1,744 | |
* | Cognizant Technology | ||
Solutions Corp. Class A | 26,900 | 1,678 | |
Cisco Systems Inc. | 51,515 | 1,418 | |
Oracle Corp. | 31,188 | 1,346 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 57,900 | 1,212 | |
Visa Inc. Class A | 15,600 | 1,020 | |
Symantec Corp. | 28,800 | 673 | |
QUALCOMM Inc. | 9,157 | 635 | |
Skyworks Solutions Inc. | 5,500 | 541 | |
Paychex Inc. | 4,700 | 233 | |
Total System Services Inc. | 3,000 | 114 | |
105,930 |
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Market | ||
Value | ||
Shares | ($000) | |
Materials (3.0%) | ||
LyondellBasell Industries | ||
NV Class A | 45,500 | 3,995 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 12,300 | 3,499 |
Ball Corp. | 44,300 | 3,129 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 57,600 | 3,048 |
Alcoa Inc. | 215,800 | 2,788 |
United States Steel Corp. | 17,300 | 422 |
16,881 | ||
Telecommunication Services (1.8%) | ||
Verizon Communications Inc. | 67,396 | 3,278 |
CenturyLink Inc. | 87,500 | 3,023 |
AT&T Inc. | 90,635 | 2,959 |
Frontier Communications | ||
Corp. | 66,300 | 467 |
9,727 | ||
Utilities (3.5%) | ||
Public Service Enterprise | ||
Group Inc. | 85,300 | 3,576 |
PPL Corp. | 105,900 | 3,565 |
PG&E Corp. | 64,800 | 3,439 |
Entergy Corp. | 38,800 | 3,007 |
American Electric | ||
Power Co. Inc. | 50,600 | 2,846 |
Edison International | 36,100 | 2,255 |
DTE Energy Co. | 13,400 | 1,081 |
19,769 | ||
Total Common Stocks | ||
(Cost $452,850) | 560,300 | |
Temporary Cash Investments (0.1%)1 | ||
Money Market Fund (0.1%) | ||
2 Vanguard Market Liquidity | ||
Fund, 0.128% | 461,118 | 461 |
Face | Market | |
Amount | Value | |
($000) | ($000) | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) | ||
3,4 Federal Home Loan Bank | ||
Discount Notes, 0.060%, | ||
5/20/15 | 200 | 200 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments | ||
(Cost $661) | 661 | |
Total Investments (100.0%) | ||
(Cost $453,511) | 560,961 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%) | ||
Other Assets | 1,366 | |
Liabilities | (1,363) | |
3 | ||
Net Assets (100%) | 560,964 | |
At March 31, 2015, net assets consisted of: | ||
Amount | ||
($000) | ||
Paid-in Capital | 446,642 | |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 2,270 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 4,603 | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||
Investment Securities | 107,450 | |
Futures Contracts | (1) | |
Net Assets | 560,964 | |
Institutional Shares—Net Assets | ||
Applicable to 1,966,821 outstanding | ||
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | ||
interest (unlimited authorization) | 79,534 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | ||
Institutional Shares | $40.44 | |
Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets | ||
Applicable to 6,013,937 outstanding | ||
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | ||
interest (unlimited authorization) | 481,430 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | ||
Institutional Plus Shares | $80.05 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.0%, respectively, of net assets.
2 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 generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
4 Securities with a value of $200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended | |
March 31, 2015 | |
($000) | |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 6,484 |
Interest1 | 3 |
Total Income | 6,487 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 310 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 36 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Plus Shares | 113 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | 7 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Plus Shares | 40 |
Custodian Fees | 8 |
Total Expenses | 514 |
Net Investment Income | 5,973 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold | 89,809 |
Futures Contracts | (19) |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 89,790 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | (52,270) |
Futures Contracts | 16 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (52,254) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 43,509 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |
March 31, | September 30, | |
2015 | 2014 | |
($000) | ($000) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net Investment Income | 5,973 | 14,175 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 89,790 | 101,030 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (52,254) | 30,284 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 43,509 | 145,489 |
Distributions | ||
Net Investment Income | ||
Institutional Shares | (1,797) | (930) |
Institutional Plus Shares | (11,950) | (11,472) |
Realized Capital Gain | ||
Institutional Shares | — | — |
Institutional Plus Shares | — | — |
Total Distributions | (13,747) | (12,402) |
Capital Share Transactions | ||
Institutional Shares | 18,980 | (4,066) |
Institutional Plus Shares | (225,987) | (55,209) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | (207,007) | (59,275) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | (177,245) | 73,812 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of Period | 738,209 | 664,397 |
End of Period1 | 560,964 | 738,209 |
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $2,270,000 and $10,044,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Institutional Shares | ||||||
Six Months | ||||||
Ended | ||||||
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $38.88 | $32.42 | $27.83 | $21.49 | $20.97 | $19.47 |
Investment Operations | ||||||
Net Investment Income | . 3821 | .710 | .618 | .531 | .4281 | .366 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
on Investments | 2.186 | 6.363 | 4.542 | 6.306 | .458 | 1.505 |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.568 | 7.073 | 5.160 | 6.837 | .886 | 1.871 |
Distributions | ||||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.008) | (. 613) | (. 570) | (. 497) | (. 366) | (. 371) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.008) | (. 613) | (. 570) | (. 497) | (. 366) | (. 371) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $40.44 | $38.88 | $32.42 | $27.83 | $21.49 | $20.97 |
Total Return | 6.70% | 22.08% | 18.93% | 32.32% | 4.14% | 9.68% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $80 | $58 | $52 | $15 | $12 | $95 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 1.95% | 1.86% | 2.09% | 2.10% | 1.95% | 1.86% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 74% | 68% | 62% | 64% | 67% | 61% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. | ||||||
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Institutional Plus Shares | ||||||
Six Months | ||||||
Ended | ||||||
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $76.94 | $64.10 | $55.02 | $42.48 | $41.98 | $38.97 |
Investment Operations | ||||||
Net Investment Income | .7771 | 1.455 | 1.207 | 1.084 | .9101 | .768 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
on Investments | 4.320 | 12.586 | 9.037 | 12.466 | .906 | 3.014 |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.097 | 14.041 | 10.244 | 13.550 | 1.816 | 3.782 |
Distributions | ||||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.987) | (1.201) | (1.164) | (1.010) | (1.316) | (.772) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (1.987) | (1.201) | (1.164) | (1.010) | (1.316) | (.772) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $80.05 | $76.94 | $64.10 | $55.02 | $42.48 | $41.98 |
Total Return | 6.72% | 22.17% | 19.02% | 32.42% | 4.18% | 9.78% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $481 | $680 | $612 | $497 | $379 | $570 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 2.02% | 1.93% | 2.16% | 2.17% | 2.02% | 1.93% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 74% | 68% | 62% | 64% | 67% | 61% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. 1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding. | ||||||
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2011–2014), and for the period ended March 31, 2015, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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5. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.
The fund had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2015, or at any time during the period then ended.
6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to invest up to 0.40% of its net assets in Vanguard. At March 31, 2015, the fund had contributed capital of $52,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015, based on the inputs used to value them:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 560,300 | — | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | 461 | 200 | — |
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 | (7) | — | — |
Total | 560,754 | 200 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
D. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
($000) | ||||
Aggregate | ||||
Number of | Settlement | Unrealized | ||
Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation | ||
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | June 2015 | 9 | 927 | (1) |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes. These differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund realized $65,236,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to paid-in capital.
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2014, the fund had available capital losses totaling $19,976,000 to offset future net capital gains through September 30, 2018. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2015; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
At March 31, 2015, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $453,511,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $107,450,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $113,448,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $5,998,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
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F. During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund purchased $234,280,000 of investment securities and sold $448,137,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $0 and $222,234,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
March 31, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||
Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | |
($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) | |
Institutional Shares | ||||
Issued | 26,495 | 659 | 5,401 | 150 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,272 | 33 | 696 | 20 |
Redeemed | (8,787) | (221) | (10,163) | (283) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 18,980 | 471 | (4,066) | (113) |
Institutional Plus Shares | ||||
Issued | — | — | 533 | 8 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | 4,258 | 63 |
Redeemed | (225,987) | (2,824) | (60,000) | (784) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares | (225,987) | (2,824) | (55,209) | (713) |
At March 31, 2015, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 86% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2015, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Structured Broad Market Fund
Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2015
Share-Class Characteristics | ||
Institutional | Institutional | |
Shares | Plus Shares | |
Ticker Symbol | VSBMX | VSBPX |
Expense Ratio1 | 0.24% | 0.17% |
30-Day SEC Yield | 1.76% | 1.74% |
Portfolio Characteristics | |||
DJ | |||
Russell | U.S. Total | ||
3000 | Market | ||
Fund | Index | FA Index | |
Number of Stocks | 212 | 3,016 | 3,757 |
Median Market Cap | $39.1B | $50.0B | $46.5B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 16.7x | 21.2x | 21.4x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.9x | 2.8x | 2.8x |
Return on Equity | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.5% |
Earnings Growth | |||
Rate | 14.1% | 13.6% | 13.5% |
Dividend Yield | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Turnover Rate | |||
(Annualized) | 72% | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0.0% | — | — |
Volatility Measures | ||
DJ | ||
Russell | U.S. Total | |
3000 | Market | |
Index | FA Index | |
R-Squared | 0.98 | 0.98 |
Beta | 1.02 | 1.02 |
These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months. | ||
Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets) | ||
Apple Inc. | Technology | |
Hardware, Storage & | ||
Peripherals | 3.7% | |
Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 1.7 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | Diversified Banks | 1.7 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 1.7 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Diversified Banks | 1.5 |
Pfizer Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 1.3 |
Walt Disney Co. | Movies & | |
Entertainment | 1.3 | |
Home Depot Inc. | Home Improvement | |
Retail | 1.2 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc. | Biotechnology | 1.1 |
General Electric Co. | Industrial | |
Conglomerates | 1.1 | |
Top Ten | 16.3% | |
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products. | ||
Investment Focus
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2015. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the annualized expense
ratios were 0.22% for Institutional Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Plus Shares.
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Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure) | |||
DJ | |||
U.S. | |||
Total | |||
Russell | Market | ||
3000 | FA | ||
Fund | Index | Index | |
Consumer | |||
Discretionary | 13.0% | 13.2% | 13.4% |
Consumer Staples | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Energy | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
Financials | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
Health Care | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Industrials | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
Information | |||
Technology | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
Materials | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Telecommunication | |||
Services | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Utilities | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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Performance Summary
All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): November 30, 2006, Through March 31, 2015
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2015 | ||||
Inception | One | Five | Ten | |
Date | Year | Years | Years | |
Institutional Shares | 11/30/2006 | 13.96% | 16.65% | 7.57%1 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 5/3/2004 | 14.04 | 16.73 | 8.75 |
The fund commenced operations as a registered investment company on October 3, 2006. The fund’s performance includes the performance of a predecessor trust, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company Structured Broad Market Trust, from March 31, 2005, to October 3, 2006. 1 Return since inception. | ||||
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2015
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Common Stocks (99.5%)1 | |||
Consumer Discretionary (13.0%) | |||
Walt Disney Co. | 70,200 | 7,363 | |
Home Depot Inc. | 61,500 | 6,987 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 91,891 | 5,189 | |
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 69,000 | 5,133 | |
NIKE Inc. Class B | 46,800 | 4,696 | |
* | O’Reilly Automotive Inc. | 18,000 | 3,892 |
Marriott International Inc. | |||
Class A | 44,200 | 3,550 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 42,200 | 3,454 | |
* | Skechers U.S.A. Inc. Class A | 46,700 | 3,358 |
* | Madison Square Garden Co. | ||
Class A | 39,300 | 3,327 | |
* | Murphy USA Inc. | 45,900 | 3,322 |
Best Buy Co. Inc. | 87,700 | 3,314 | |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | 76,500 | 3,277 | |
Macy’s Inc. | 49,600 | 3,220 | |
Cablevision Systems Corp. | |||
Class A | 157,800 | 2,888 | |
* | Strayer Education Inc. | 45,000 | 2,404 |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 38,500 | 2,119 | |
* | American Axle & | ||
Manufacturing Holdings Inc. | 79,300 | 2,048 | |
TJX Cos. Inc. | 22,300 | 1,562 | |
* | DIRECTV | 11,500 | 979 |
Expedia Inc. | 9,200 | 866 | |
* | Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. | 36,100 | 709 |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 800 | 298 |
Gap Inc. | 6,100 | 264 | |
Twenty-First Century Fox | |||
Inc. Class A | 6,800 | 230 | |
Jack in the Box Inc. | 2,000 | 192 | |
74,641 | |||
Consumer Staples (8.1%) | |||
Altria Group Inc. | 103,100 | 5,157 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 30,900 | 4,681 | |
Kroger Co. | 57,100 | 4,377 | |
PepsiCo Inc. | 43,600 | 4,169 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 35,500 | 3,802 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 74,900 | 3,550 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple | |||
Group Inc. | 43,600 | 3,422 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 34,551 | 2,831 | |
Bunge Ltd. | 33,900 | 2,792 | |
Sanderson Farms Inc. | 32,700 | 2,605 | |
^ | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | 111,050 | 2,509 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 23,065 | 1,897 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | 31,780 | 1,289 | |
Ingles Markets Inc. Class A | 13,600 | 673 | |
* | Seaboard Corp. | 137 | 566 |
Philip Morris International Inc. | 6,650 | 501 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 7,100 | 492 | |
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. | 11,700 | 457 | |
* | Monster Beverage Corp. | 3,100 | 429 |
* | SUPERVALU Inc. | 28,800 | 335 |
CVS Health Corp. | 2,000 | 207 | |
Reynolds American Inc. | 2,900 | 200 | |
46,941 | |||
Energy (6.8%) | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 112,520 | 9,564 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 64,200 | 4,084 | |
EOG Resources Inc. | 42,400 | 3,888 | |
Spectra Energy Corp. | 98,500 | 3,563 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 34,300 | 3,512 | |
Tesoro Corp. | 37,800 | 3,451 | |
* | REX American | ||
Resources Corp. | 52,200 | 3,174 | |
Chevron Corp. | 26,565 | 2,789 | |
ConocoPhillips | 30,240 | 1,883 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 93,300 | 1,321 | |
Teekay Tankers Ltd. | |||
Class A | 188,400 | 1,081 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 8,310 | 693 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 2,400 | 230 | |
World Fuel Services Corp. | 3,800 | 219 | |
39,452 |
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Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Financials (17.9%) | |||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 176,270 | 9,589 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 139,336 | 8,441 | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 27,200 | 5,113 | |
PNC Financial Services | |||
Group Inc. | 46,600 | 4,345 | |
Travelers Cos. Inc. | 37,500 | 4,055 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 50,700 | 3,996 | |
Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 27,900 | 3,650 | |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||
Class B | 24,300 | 3,507 | |
Allstate Corp. | 48,400 | 3,445 | |
Voya Financial Inc. | 76,600 | 3,302 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 18,400 | 3,202 | |
American Express Co. | 40,800 | 3,187 | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | 26,700 | 3,053 | |
* | MGIC Investment Corp. | 315,100 | 3,034 |
Navient Corp. | 148,300 | 3,015 | |
CIT Group Inc. | 65,600 | 2,960 | |
* | Springleaf Holdings Inc. | 52,300 | 2,708 |
Simon Property Group Inc. | 13,300 | 2,602 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 24,900 | 2,483 | |
US Bancorp | 40,250 | 1,758 | |
General Growth | |||
Properties Inc. | 58,500 | 1,729 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 45,300 | 1,502 | |
Validus Holdings Ltd. | 34,744 | 1,463 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 71,400 | 1,441 | |
Ryman Hospitality | |||
Properties Inc. | 23,400 | 1,425 | |
Bank of America Corp. | 91,200 | 1,404 | |
Ventas Inc. | 19,000 | 1,387 | |
Hospitality Properties Trust | 41,100 | 1,356 | |
GEO Group Inc. | 28,500 | 1,247 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | 39,700 | 1,243 | |
Weingarten Realty Investors | 31,500 | 1,133 | |
Chambers Street Properties | 141,800 | 1,117 | |
Omega Healthcare | |||
Investors Inc. | 26,800 | 1,087 | |
Retail Properties of | |||
America Inc. | 66,900 | 1,072 | |
Universal Insurance | |||
Holdings Inc. | 41,200 | 1,054 | |
* | Walker & Dunlop Inc. | 58,400 | 1,035 |
Citigroup Inc. | 18,200 | 938 | |
DuPont Fabros | |||
Technology Inc. | 24,500 | 801 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | 26,500 | 711 | |
CBL & Associates | |||
Properties Inc. | 31,200 | 618 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 13,500 | 525 | |
SunTrust Banks Inc. | 11,000 | 452 | |
Digital Realty Trust Inc. | 6,200 | 409 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Health Care REIT Inc. | 4,800 | 371 | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | 4,400 | 231 | |
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 4,463 | 172 | |
103,368 | |||
Health Care (15.2%) | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 98,907 | 9,950 | |
Pfizer Inc. | 221,558 | 7,708 | |
* | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 65,900 | 6,467 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 85,200 | 5,495 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 68,720 | 4,993 | |
AbbVie Inc. | 84,400 | 4,941 | |
* | Express Scripts Holding Co. | 55,900 | 4,850 |
Merck & Co. Inc. | 74,183 | 4,264 | |
Anthem Inc. | 27,600 | 4,262 | |
Cigna Corp. | 31,500 | 4,077 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | |||
Class A | 35,000 | 3,979 | |
Cardinal Health Inc. | 41,500 | 3,746 | |
* | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 24,700 | 3,519 |
* | Centene Corp. | 49,600 | 3,506 |
Omnicare Inc. | 43,000 | 3,314 | |
* | Charles River Laboratories | ||
International Inc. | 39,800 | 3,156 | |
* | Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 155,500 | 2,174 |
Amgen Inc. | 10,400 | 1,662 | |
* | Quintiles Transnational | ||
Holdings Inc. | 18,700 | 1,252 | |
* | Sequenom Inc. | 300,300 | 1,186 |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 9,200 | 1,088 | |
* | Actavis plc | 2,541 | 756 |
* | HCA Holdings Inc. | 7,800 | 587 |
Phibro Animal Health Corp. | |||
Class A | 8,600 | 305 | |
* | Merrimack | ||
Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 13,300 | 158 | |
87,395 | |||
Industrials (12.0%) | |||
General Electric Co. | 251,380 | 6,237 | |
Boeing Co. | 39,150 | 5,876 | |
3M Co. | 33,200 | 5,476 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 43,800 | 4,744 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 22,800 | 4,627 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 30,000 | 4,072 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 24,630 | 3,964 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 39,700 | 3,856 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | 85,400 | 3,783 | |
* | Spirit AeroSystems | ||
Holdings Inc. Class A | 68,600 | 3,582 | |
* | United Continental | ||
Holdings Inc. | 52,700 | 3,544 | |
Waste Management Inc. | 64,000 | 3,471 | |
Cintas Corp. | 40,400 | 3,298 | |
* | United Rentals Inc. | 28,800 | 2,625 |
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Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
* | JetBlue Airways Corp. | 109,900 | 2,116 |
Alaska Air Group Inc. | 30,700 | 2,032 | |
^ | Greenbrier Cos. Inc. | 29,500 | 1,711 |
Pitney Bowes Inc. | 69,600 | 1,623 | |
Aircastle Ltd. | 58,800 | 1,321 | |
Argan Inc. | 12,700 | 459 | |
* | CRA International Inc. | 9,800 | 305 |
Caterpillar Inc. | 2,600 | 208 | |
* | PAM Transportation | ||
Services Inc. | 2,500 | 143 | |
69,073 | |||
Information Technology (18.3%) | |||
Apple Inc. | 172,840 | 21,506 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 143,497 | 5,834 | |
International Business | |||
Machines Corp. | 32,142 | 5,159 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | 81,100 | 4,638 | |
MasterCard Inc. Class A | 53,000 | 4,579 | |
Accenture plc Class A | 43,800 | 4,104 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 125,000 | 3,895 | |
* | Electronic Arts Inc. | 65,500 | 3,852 |
CDW Corp. | 88,000 | 3,277 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | 49,200 | 3,212 | |
* | Manhattan Associates Inc. | 62,700 | 3,173 |
Intel Corp. | 99,490 | 3,111 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton | |||
Holding Corp. Class A | 107,500 | 3,111 | |
Western Digital Corp. | 33,100 | 3,012 | |
MAXIMUS Inc. | 45,100 | 3,011 | |
* | Aspen Technology Inc. | 76,900 | 2,960 |
Science Applications | |||
International Corp. | 57,200 | 2,937 | |
* | Blackhawk Network | ||
Holdings Inc. | 79,300 | 2,837 | |
* | ARRIS Group Inc. | 96,900 | 2,800 |
* | Google Inc. Class C | 4,380 | 2,400 |
* | Sykes Enterprises Inc. | 95,100 | 2,363 |
* | Google Inc. Class A | 4,180 | 2,319 |
* | OmniVision | ||
Technologies Inc. | 54,400 | 1,434 | |
EarthLink Holdings Corp. | 322,700 | 1,433 | |
Broadridge Financial | |||
Solutions Inc. | 24,500 | 1,348 | |
Skyworks Solutions Inc. | 10,200 | 1,002 | |
* | Integrated Device | ||
Technology Inc. | 48,400 | 969 | |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 11,100 | 913 |
* | Quantum Corp. | 458,800 | 734 |
Oracle Corp. | 12,548 | 541 | |
* | Qorvo Inc. | 6,575 | 524 |
* | Advanced Micro | ||
Devices Inc. | 160,800 | 431 | |
* | ePlus Inc. | 4,900 | 426 |
Cisco Systems Inc. | 15,450 | 425 | |
DST Systems Inc. | 2,590 | 287 | |
QAD Inc. Class A | 10,000 | 242 |
Market | |||
Value | |||
Shares | ($000) | ||
Visa Inc. Class A | 3,200 | 209 | |
* | Super Micro Computer Inc. | 5,800 | 193 |
105,201 | |||
Materials (3.2%) | |||
LyondellBasell Industries | |||
NV Class A | 46,300 | 4,065 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 12,300 | 3,500 | |
Ball Corp. | 47,200 | 3,334 | |
United States Steel Corp. | 118,000 | 2,879 | |
Alcoa Inc. | 141,400 | 1,827 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 29,100 | 1,540 | |
* | Century Aluminum Co. | 105,600 | 1,457 |
18,602 | |||
Telecommunication Services (1.5%) | |||
AT&T Inc. | 182,329 | 5,953 | |
Verizon | |||
Communications Inc. | 45,357 | 2,206 | |
CenturyLink Inc. | 17,500 | 604 | |
8,763 | |||
Utilities (3.5%) | |||
American Electric | |||
Power Co. Inc. | 61,100 | 3,437 | |
Public Service Enterprise | |||
Group Inc. | 81,500 | 3,417 | |
PG&E Corp. | 61,300 | 3,253 | |
Entergy Corp. | 40,400 | 3,131 | |
Vectren Corp. | 55,900 | 2,467 | |
PPL Corp. | 65,300 | 2,198 | |
WGL Holdings Inc. | 30,700 | 1,731 | |
Edison International | 5,700 | 356 | |
19,990 | |||
Total Common Stocks | |||
(Cost $439,662) | 573,426 | ||
Temporary Cash Investments (0.8%)1 | |||
Money Market Fund (0.8%) | |||
2,3 | Vanguard Market Liquidity | ||
Fund, 0.128% | 4,569,114 | 4,569 | |
Face | |||
Amount | |||
($000) | |||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) | |||
4,5 | Federal Home Loan Bank | ||
Discount Notes, 0.100%, | |||
4/24/15 | 100 | 100 | |
4,5 | Federal Home Loan Bank | ||
Discount Notes, 0.133%, | |||
7/31/15 | 100 | 100 | |
200 | |||
Total Temporary Cash Investments | |||
(Cost $4,769) | 4,769 | ||
Total Investments (100.3%) | |||
(Cost $444,431) | 578,195 |
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Market | |
Value | |
($000) | |
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.3%) | |
Other Assets | 1,450 |
Liabilities3 | (3,049) |
(1,599) | |
Net Assets (100%) | 576,596 |
At March 31, 2015, net assets consisted of: | |
Amount | |
($000) | |
Paid-in Capital | 413,749 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 2,859 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 26,208 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 133,764 |
Futures Contracts | 16 |
Net Assets | 576,596 |
Institutional Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 738,427 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 25,857 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Institutional Shares | $35.02 |
Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 7,870,500 outstanding | |
$.001 par value shares of beneficial | |
interest (unlimited authorization) | 550,739 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— | |
Institutional Plus Shares | $69.98 |
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,478,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.3%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Includes $1,554,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
5 Securities with a value of $200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended | |
March 31, 2015 | |
($000) | |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 6,016 |
Interest1 | 3 |
Securities Lending | 25 |
Total Income | 6,044 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 242 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares | 17 |
Management and Administrative—Institutional Plus Shares | 169 |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares | — |
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Plus Shares | 33 |
Custodian Fees | 6 |
Total Expenses | 467 |
Net Investment Income | 5,577 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold | 32,482 |
Futures Contracts | 140 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 32,622 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 6,344 |
Futures Contracts | 33 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 6,377 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 44,576 |
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |
March 31, | September 30, | |
2015 | 2014 | |
($000) | ($000) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net Investment Income | 5,577 | 9,385 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 32,622 | 63,591 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 6,377 | 28,712 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 44,576 | 101,688 |
Distributions | ||
Net Investment Income | ||
Institutional Shares | (434) | (270) |
Institutional Plus Shares | (9,024) | (8,224) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | ||
Institutional Shares | (3,078) | (657) |
Institutional Plus Shares | (61,848) | (19,311) |
Total Distributions | (74,384) | (28,462) |
Capital Share Transactions | ||
Institutional Shares | 1,642 | 7,179 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 62,575 | (18,827) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 64,217 | (11,648) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 34,409 | 61,578 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of Period | 542,187 | 480,609 |
End of Period2 | 576,596 | 542,187 |
1 Includes fiscal 2015 and 2014 short-term gain distribution totaling $16,777,000 and $1,585,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes. | ||
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $2,859,000 and $6,740,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Institutional Shares | ||||||
Six Months | ||||||
Ended | ||||||
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $37.28 | $32.59 | $27.10 | $21.03 | $20.70 | $18.99 |
Investment Operations | ||||||
Net Investment Income | . 350 | . 632 | . 573 | . 544 | . 3851 | .376 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
on Investments | 2.486 | 5.996 | 5.492 | 5.973 | .338 | 1.672 |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.836 | 6.628 | 6.065 | 6.517 | .723 | 2.048 |
Distributions | ||||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (. 630) | (. 564) | (. 575) | (. 447) | (. 393) | (. 338) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (4.466) | (1.374) | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (5.096) | (1.938) | (. 575) | (. 447) | (. 393) | (. 338) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $35.02 | $37.28 | $32.59 | $27.10 | $21.03 | $20.70 |
Total Return | 8.30% | 21.10% | 22.85% | 31.43% | 3.37% | 10.88% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $26 | $26 | $16 | $7 | $6 | $5 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 1.87% | 1.67% | 1.94% | 2.19% | 1.64% | 1.91% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 72% | 60% | 63% | 58% | 56% | 52% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. | ||||||
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Institutional Plus Shares | ||||||
Six Months | ||||||
Ended | ||||||
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | ||||
Throughout Each Period | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $74.52 | $65.15 | $54.17 | $42.02 | $41.36 | $37.94 |
Investment Operations | ||||||
Net Investment Income | .721 | 1.303 | 1.186 | 1.122 | .7961 | .778 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
on Investments | 4.965 | 11.981 | 10.980 | 11.951 | .672 | 3.343 |
Total from Investment Operations | 5.686 | 13.284 | 12.166 | 13.073 | 1.468 | 4.121 |
Distributions | ||||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (1.302) | (1.169) | (1.186) | (.923) | (.808) | (.701) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (8.924) | (2.745) | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (10.226) | (3.914) | (1.186) | (.923) | (.808) | (.701) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $69.98 | $74.52 | $65.15 | $54.17 | $42.02 | $41.36 |
Total Return | 8.33% | 21.16% | 22.95% | 31.56% | 3.43% | 10.96% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $551 | $516 | $465 | $379 | $290 | $304 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | ||||||
Average Net Assets | 1.93% | 1.74% | 2.01% | 2.26% | 1.71% | 1.98% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 72% | 60% | 63% | 58% | 56% | 52% |
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized. | ||||||
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2011–2014), and for the period ended March 31, 2015, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counter-parties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the absence of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group participate in a $3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.06% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate or LIBOR reference rate plus an agreed-upon spread.
The fund had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2015, or at any time during the period then ended.
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. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
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 based on methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to invest up to 0.40% of its
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net assets in Vanguard. At March 31, 2015, the fund had contributed capital of $53,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015, based on the inputs used to value them:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
Investments | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Common Stocks | 573,426 | — | — |
Temporary Cash Investments | 4,569 | 200 | — |
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 | (22) | — | — |
Total | 577,973 | 200 | — |
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period. |
D. At March 31, 2015, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
($000) | ||||
Aggregate | ||||
Number of | Settlement | Unrealized | ||
Long (Short) | Value | Appreciation | ||
Futures Contracts | Expiration | Contracts | Long (Short) | (Depreciation) |
S&P 500 Index | June 2015 | 5 | 2,576 | 17 |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | June 2015 | 5 | 515 | (1) |
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Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes. These differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.
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At March 31, 2015, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $444,431,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $133,764,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $139,271,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $5,507,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2015, the fund purchased $200,508,000 of investment securities and sold $205,312,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
March 31, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||
Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | |
($000) | (000) | ($000) | (000) | |
Institutional Shares | ||||
Issued | — | — | 6,643 | 195 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,642 | 49 | 536 | 16 |
Redeemed | — | — | — | — |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares | 1,642 | 49 | 7,179 | 211 |
Institutional Plus Shares | ||||
Issued | — | — | 7,200 | 110 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 62,575 | 940 | 20,486 | 310 |
Redeemed | — | — | (46,513) | (627) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares | 62,575 | 940 | (18,827) | (207) |
At March 31, 2015, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 96% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2015, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
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Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 | |||
Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |
Account Value | Account Value | Paid During | |
9/30/2014 | 3/31/2015 | Period | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |||
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund | |||
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,067.01 | $1.19 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,067.20 | 0.82 |
Structured Broad Market Fund | |||
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,083.05 | $1.14 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,083.33 | 0.83 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | |||
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund | |||
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,023.78 | $1.16 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.13 | 0.81 |
Structured Broad Market Fund | |||
Institutional Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,023.83 | $1.11 |
Institutional Plus Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,024.13 | 0.81 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund, 0.23% for Institutional Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Plus Shares; for the Structured Broad Market Fund, 0.22% for Institutional Shares and 0.16% for Institutional Plus Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period. | |||
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity and Structured Broad Market Funds has renewed the funds’ investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as investment advisor to the funds. 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 each fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the 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 performance of the funds since their inceptions, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance relative to a benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue. Information about each fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary pages of this report.
Cost
The board concluded that the funds’ expense ratios were well below the average expense ratios charged by funds in their respective peer groups and that the funds’ advisory fee rates were also well below their peer-group averages. Information about the funds’ expenses 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 the funds’ at-cost arrangement with Vanguard 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
30-Day SEC Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.
Expense Ratio. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.
Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
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R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
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The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 178 Vanguard funds.
The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
InterestedTrustee1 | Rajiv L. Gupta |
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Principal | |
F. William McNabb III | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other |
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of | Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
the Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past | (retired 2009) and President (2006–2008) of |
Five Years and Other Experience: Chairman of the | Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Tyco |
Board of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of | International PLC (diversified manufacturing and |
the investment companies served by The Vanguard | services), Hewlett-Packard Co. (electronic computer |
Group, since January 2010; Director of The Vanguard | manufacturing), and Delphi Automotive PLC |
Group since 2008; Chief Executive Officer and | (automotive components); Senior Advisor at New |
President of The Vanguard Group, and of each of | Mountain Capital. |
the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard Marketing | Amy Gutmann |
Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard | Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal |
Group (1995–2008). | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and |
Other Experience: President of the University of | |
IndependentTrustees | Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne Distinguished |
Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and | |
Emerson U. Fullwood | Sciences, and Professor of Communication, Annenberg |
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal | School for Communication, with secondary faculty |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and | appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School |
Other Experience: Executive Chief Staff and | of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of |
Marketing Officer for North America and Corporate | Education, University of Pennsylvania; Trustee of the |
Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation | National Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential |
(document management products and services); | Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. |
Executive in Residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished | |
Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of | JoAnn Heffernan Heisen |
Technology; Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry | Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal |
manufacturing), the United Way of Rochester, | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other |
Amerigroup Corporation (managed health care), the | Experience: Corporate Vice President and Chief |
University of Rochester Medical Center, Monroe | Global Diversity Officer (retired 2008) and Member |
Community College Foundation, and North Carolina | of the Executive Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson |
A&T University. | & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/ |
consumer products); Director of Skytop Lodge | |
Corporation (hotels), the University Medical Center | |
at Princeton, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, | |
and the Center for Talent Innovation; Member of | |
the Advisory Board of the Institute for Women’s | |
Leadership at Rutgers University. |
F. Joseph Loughrey | Executive Officers | |
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal | ||
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | Glenn Booraem | |
Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer | Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal | |
(retired 2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery); | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | |
Chairman of the Board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized | Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; | |
consumer services), and of Oxfam America; Director | Controller of each of the investment companies served | |
of SKF AB (industrial machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials | by The Vanguard Group; Assistant Controller of each of | |
Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks), the Lumina Foundation | the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
for Education, and the V Foundation for Cancer | Group (2001–2010). | |
Research; Member of the Advisory Council for the | ||
College of Arts and Letters and of the Advisory Board | Thomas J. Higgins | |
to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both | Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September | |
at the University of Notre Dame. | 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five | |
Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard | ||
Mark Loughridge | Group, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of each of the | |
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | Treasurer of each of the investment companies served | |
Experience: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial | by The Vanguard Group (1998–2008). | |
Officer (retired 2013) at IBM (information technology | ||
services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan | Kathryn J. Hyatt | |
Committee (2004–2013); Director of the Dow Chemical | Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal | |
Company; Member of the Council on Chicago Booth. | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | |
Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; | ||
Scott C. Malpass | Treasurer of each of the investment companies served | |
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal | by The Vanguard Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of | |
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | the investment companies served by The Vanguard | |
Experience: Chief Investment Officer and Vice | Group (1988–2008). | |
President at the University of Notre Dame; Assistant | ||
Professor of Finance at the Mendoza College of | Heidi Stam | |
Business at Notre Dame; Member of the Notre Dame | Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal | |
403(b) Investment Committee; Board Member of | Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | |
TIFF Advisory Services, Inc., and Catholic Investment | Experience: Managing Director of The Vanguard | |
Services, Inc. (investment advisors); Member of | Group, Inc.; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group; | |
the Investment Advisory Committee of Major | Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the | |
League Baseball. | investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; | |
Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard | ||
André F. Perold | Marketing Corporation. | |
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal | ||
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam | |
Experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and | ||
Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School | Mortimer J. Buckley | Chris D. McIsaac |
(retired 2011); Chief Investment Officer and Managing | Kathleen C. Gubanich | Michael S. Miller |
Partner of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment | Paul A. Heller | James M. Norris |
firm); Director of Rand Merchant Bank; Overseer of | Martha G. King | Glenn W. Reed |
the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. | John T. Marcante | |
Peter F. Volanakis | Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor | |
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal | ||
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other | John J. Brennan | |
Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer | Chairman, 1996–2009 | |
(retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications | Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008 | |
equipment); Trustee of Colby-Sawyer College; | ||
Member of the Advisory Board of the Norris Cotton | Founder | |
Cancer Center and of the Advisory Board of the | ||
Parthenon Group (strategy consulting). | John C. Bogle | |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996 |
1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.
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Item 2: Code of Ethics.
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Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
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Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees.
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Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
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Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies.
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Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and
Affiliated Purchasers.
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Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Item 12: Exhibits.
(a) Certifications.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS | |
BY: | /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III* |
F. WILLIAM MCNABB III | |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
Date: May 21, 2015 |
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 QUANTITATIVE FUNDS | |
BY: | /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III* |
F. WILLIAM MCNABB III | |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
Date: May 21, 2015 | |
| VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS |
BY: | /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS* |
THOMAS J. HIGGINS | |
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | |
Date: May 21, 2015 |
* By: /s/ Heidi Stam
Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on April 22, 2014 see file Number 2-17620, Incorporated by Reference.