UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-07239 |
Name of Registrant: | Vanguard Horizon 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, 2005 - March 31, 2006 |
Item 1: | Reports to Shareholders |
Vanguard® Strategic Equity Fund
> Semiannual Report
March 31, 2006

> During the six months ended March 31, 2006, Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund posted a 10.5% return. The fund’s return fell shy of that of its primary benchmark, but surpassed the returns of its average peer fund and the broad U.S. stock market.
> Strong stock selection helped the fund to outperform the index in the materials and consumer discretionary sectors.
> Poor stock selection in the health care, information technology, and financials sectors was a detractor.
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Your Fund's Total Returns | 1 |
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Chairman's Letter | 2 |
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Advisor's Report | 6 |
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Fund Profile | 8 |
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Performance Summary | 9 |
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Financial Statements | 10 |
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About Your Fund's Expenses | 26 |
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Trustees Renew Advisory Arrangement | 28 |
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Glossary | 29 |
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Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
Total Return |
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Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund | 10.5% |
MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index | 12.0 |
Average Mid-Cap Core Fund(1) | 10.3 |
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index | 8.0 |
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
September 30, 2005–March 31, 2006
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| Starting Share Price | Ending Share Price | Income Dividends | Capital Gains |
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Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund | $23.28 | $23.93 | $0.21 | $1.44 |
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1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund earned a 10.5% return for the fiscal half-year ended March 31, 2006. Although this result surpassed the average return of the fund’s peer group and the broad U.S. stock market, it fell 1.5 percentage points short of the result for the fund’s index benchmark.
The first table on page 1 shows the total returns (capital change plus reinvested distributions) for the fund, the benchmark MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index, the average peer fund, and the broad U.S. market.
Stocks soared in the new year as positive reports mounted
In the fiscal half-year, stocks staged a performance in two acts: From October through December, returns stayed modest, but the first three months of 2006 saw a sharp rise in stock prices. First-quarter economic news included a jump in U.S. economic growth from 2005‘s already strong level; a surge in consumer confidence that paralleled growth in new jobs; and growth in corporate earnings that was expected to hit double digits for the 16th consecutive quarter.
Markets rewarded the good news handsomely. Continuing a trend of recent years, small-capitalization stocks in the United States led large-caps; reversing recent trends, the U.S. small-caps also outperformed broad international markets.
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However, Japanese and emerging markets continued to dominate other market segments.
Moves in the U.S. bond market signaled a return to normalcy
On March 28, the Federal Reserve Board raised its target for the federal funds rate to 4.75%, the 15th consecutive rate increase since June 2004. During most of 2005, short-term rates followed the Fed’s moves but, in a bond market anomaly, long-term rates held steady. In the first quarter of 2006, however, rate movements followed a more typical pattern, rising in concert across the maturity spectrum. In this environment, shorter-term securities outperformed long-term bonds, and municipal issues generally outperformed corporate securities.
Weak stock picks in some sectors restrained the fund’s gains
Your fund’s six-month return of 10.5% was excellent in absolute terms and respectable relative to the return of the broad U.S. stock market. However, the fund lagged its benchmark, the MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index.
The fund’s advisor, Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group, keeps the portfolio’s sector weightings very close to those of the benchmark. By maintaining this “sector-neutral” position, the advisor puts stock selection in the driver’s seat. How well the
Market Barometer
| Total Returns Periods Ended March 31, 2006
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| Six Months | One Year | Five Years1 |
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Stocks | | | |
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Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 6.7% | 13.2% | 4.7% |
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Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 15.2 | 25.8 | 12.6 |
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Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) | 8.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
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MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 14.6 | 28.1 | 11.8 |
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Bonds |
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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | -0.1% | 2.3% | 5.1% |
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Lehman Municipal Bond Index | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
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Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
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CPI |
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Consumer Price Index | 0.5% | 3.4% | 2.5% |
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1 Annualized.
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fund does compared with the index is not a matter of big-picture stock market or economic issues, but of whether the fund held the best performers in each segment of its benchmark. Over long periods, the answer to that question has been a resounding yes. In the past six months, though, the response was “not quite.”
Despite notable successes, the advisor’s computer-driven selection process identified more underperformers than outperformers, which kept its return a bit below the benchmark result.
The fund earned positive absolute returns in nine of the ten sectors in which it invested. The materials sector was the standout performer, as Strategic Equity’s holdings—which included a number of steel, iron, and cement producers—posted gains that outpaced the index sector by a wide margin. The two biggest contributors to the fund’s outperformance in this group—Reliance Steel & Aluminum and Nucor—came from the steelmaking subsector. Consumer discretionary holdings also fared well; strong consumer spending helped several of the fund’s selections among restaurants, hotels, and specialty retailers to turn in solid results.
On the other hand, the fund experienced miscues and missed opportunities in a few of its largest sectors. For instance, the fund did not hold some of the better-performing health care and information technology names in the index. The advisor also made some disappointing stock choices in financials (the fund’s largest sector position), particularly among insurance companies and consumer lenders.
Although the fund’s showing over the six-month period trailed that of its benchmark, its low costs once again lent a competitive edge to its bottom-line result. As the chart below shows, the fund’s expenses are just a fraction of those of its average peers, which means that you keep a larger portion of the fund’s return.
Annualized Expense Ratios:(1)
Your fund compared with its peer group
| Fund | Average Mid-Cap Core Fund |
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Strategic Equity Fund | 0.36% | 1.52% |
1 Fund expense ratio reflects the six months ended March 31, 2006. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures
information through year-end 2005.
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Secure your future by maintaining your balance
Debates about the direction and magnitude of future stock returns are a staple of the financial media. The back-and-forth can make for interesting theater, and occasionally for educational commentary, but it has almost no relevance for your own investment plan.
Vanguard’s typical response to big-picture questions about the market’s direction is that we simply can’t know. What we can do is encourage investors to develop a portfolio with the appropriate mix of stock, bond, and money market funds to meet their own unique needs. If you ignore the sideshow chatter and instead focus on maintaining a balanced, diversified, and low-cost portfolio of mutual funds, you will be well-positioned to ride out the market’s moves, whatever they may be.
The Strategic Equity Fund can play an important role in a diversified portfolio designed to help you meet your long-term financial goals. In light of the advisor’s proven skill and the fund’s low operating expenses, we are confident in the fund’s continuing ability to post competitive long-term results.
Please note that on April 20, Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund was closed to new accounts. The fund has experienced sustained cash flows coupled with strong market appreciation. As a result, the fund trustees elected to close the fund to keep assets at reasonable levels.
Thank you for your ongoing confidence in Vanguard.
Sincerely,

John J. Brennan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 20, 2006
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Advisor’s Report
For the six months ended March 31, 2006, Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund returned 10.5%, lagging the return of the fund’s target benchmark, the MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index, but surpassing the average return of its peer group by a small margin.
The investment environment
Small- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks rose sharply during the six-month period. Market participants consistently shrugged off potentially bad news—high commodity prices, rising short-term interest rates, and record-high budget and trade deficits—and rewarded investors by focusing on the beneficial effects of robust economic growth fueling corporate profit gains. Mid- and small-cap U.S. stocks performed very well, as evidenced by the six-month return of 12% for the MSCI U.S. Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index, a result that bested the Strategic Equity Fund’s return by 1.5 percentage points.
As we have mentioned in each of our last several reports to you—during a period in which the fund performed largely in line with its benchmark—Strategic Equity will produce returns different from those of the broad small- and mid-cap segments of the U.S. stock market by its very nature of being an actively managed stock fund. Although we certainly would like to report better returns for this period, our long-term results suggest that our approach has served shareholders well to this point.
Our investment approach
Our investment strategy combines rigorous, fundamentally based stock selection with a sophisticated risk-control approach in an effort to outperform the benchmark while minimizing unintended “bets” that could detract from performance. Our process is quantitative, which means that we assess securities by means of computer programs that collect, filter, and analyze the appropriate data in a consistent, objective manner. This approach should not be confused with the technical analysis. Our stock-selection process is based on each stock’s fundamental characteristics and focuses on identifying firms with attractive valuations and strong earnings growth prospects. We believe these securities will outperform their peers over the long run. At the same time, we maintain a risk posture that aims to keep our overall sector returns in line with those of the benchmark and to provide broad diversification within the universe of mid-and small-capitalization stocks.
The fund’s successes and shortfalls
The Strategic Equity Fund fell short of its benchmark index in the six-month period primarily because the market did not reward companies that offered more attractive valuations than their peers (i.e., those with lower price/earnings or price/book ratios), especially among our mid-cap holdings. Some of the more speculative names in the biotechnology, telecommunication, and semiconductors industries rallied, but our models tend not to like such fare because of generally poor valuations. Although no single stock performed especially poorly,
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the fund’s cumulative underperformance in these segments accounted for more than 1 percentage point of our relative shortfall.
In contrast, our performance among materials stocks was very good because of the success of companies that combined modest valuations and recent earnings momentum. In particular, our models tended to favor stocks in construction materials and in metals and mining whose returns were positive in the face of high commodity prices.
We keep Strategic Equity’s market capitalization and industry group weightings close to those of its small- and mid-cap benchmark index because we believe that taking positions based on those factors can have large, unpredictable effects on short-term returns. In other words, we do not want our stock-selection results—which we believe are more consistent over time—to be swamped by a “bet” on industries or market capitalization. This is especially true in periods marked by substantial differences in industry group returns, including the six-month period covered by this report. Over this period, four groups produced negative returns—media (–15%), automobiles and components (–10%), utilities (–5%), and household and personal products (–0.2%)—while four other groups posted returns in excess of 25%, led by semiconductors (+31%). Our research suggests that attempts to “time” these differences in industry performance go unrewarded over the long run and simply increase return volatility.
The fund’s positioning
Although there have been no substantive changes to our investment process, we increased Strategic Equity’s holdings to roughly 660 securities as of March 31, 2006, from about 480 as of September 30, 2005. Given the strong cash flow we experienced over this period, we took the opportunity to further diversify the fund’s holdings without sacrificing our return expectations. In other words, the attractiveness of the fund’s holdings—based on the output of our stock-selection models—remained consistent over the period.
We continue to purchase stocks with above-average return potential according to our quantitative models while tightly controlling risk relative to the fund’s benchmark. We reposition the portfolio over time to ensure that it has an appropriate mix of stocks that offer attractive valuations and strong earnings growth potential.
Thank you for your continued investment.
James D. Troyer, Principal and
Portfolio Manager
Joel M. Dickson, Principal
Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group
April 19, 2006
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Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2006
Portfolio Characteristics
| Fund | Comparative Index1 | Broad Index2 |
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Number of Stocks | 663 | 2,160 | 4,980 |
Median Market Cap | $ 3.7B | $3.8B | $26.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 16.7x | 23.4x | 20.9x |
Price/Book Ratio | 2.5x | 2.8x | 2.9x |
Yield | 1.1% | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Return on Equity | 13.1% | 13.0 | 17.2 |
Earnings Growth Rate | 17.9% | 15.4 | 10.5 |
Foreign Holdings | 0.0% | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Turnover Rate | 78%3 | — | — |
Expense Ratio | 0.36%3 | — | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 0% | — | — |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)
| Fund | Comparative Index1 | Broad Index2 |
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Consumer Discretionary | 16% | 16% | 12% |
Consumer Staples | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Energy | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Financials | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Health Care | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Industrials | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Information Technology | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Materials | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Telecommunication Services | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Utilities | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Volatility Measures
| Fund | Spliced Index4 | Fund | Broad Index2 |
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R-Squared | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 1.00 |
Beta | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 1.00 |
Ten Largest Holdings5 (% of total net assets)
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CSX Corp. | railroads | 1.1% |
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Freeport-McMoRan | | |
Copper & Gold, Inc. | diversified metals | |
Class B | and mining | 1.0 |
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Parker Hannifin Corp. | industrial machinery | 1.0 |
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CIT Group Inc. | specialized finance | 1.0 |
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Fiserv, Inc. | data processing and | |
| outsourced services | 0.9 |
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Sunoco, Inc. | oil and gas refining | |
| and marketing | 0.9 |
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Reliance Steel & | | |
Aluminum Co. | steel | 0.9 |
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Radian Group, Inc. | thrifts and mortgage | |
| finance | 0.9 |
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National Semiconductor | | |
Corp. | semiconductors | 0.9 |
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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | oil and gas drilling | 0.8 |
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Top Ten | | 9.4% |
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Investment Focus

1 MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index.
2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.
3 Annualized.
4 Russell 2800 Index through May 31, 2003; MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index thereafter.
5“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
See page 29 for a glossary of investment terms.
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Performance Summary
All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com.) 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, 1995-March 31, 2006

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2006
| Ten Years
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| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Capital | Income | Total |
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Strategic Equity Fund | 8/14/1995 | 22.28% | 14.61% | 12.67% | 1.10% | 13.77% |
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1 Six months ended March 31, 2006.
2 The Spliced Small and Mid Cap Index reflects the returns of the Russell 2800 Index through May 31, 2003, and the MSCI US Small + Mid Cap 2200 Index
thereafter.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 23 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2006
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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Common Stocks (99.9%)1 | | |
Consumer Discretionary (15.8%) | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | 1,330,619 | 55,913 |
* Getty Images, Inc. | 743,800 | 55,696 |
Darden Restaurants Inc. | 1,356,400 | 55,653 |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 923,900 | 53,863 |
* AutoNation, Inc. | 1,908,400 | 41,126 |
VF Corp. | 666,294 | 37,912 |
Hilton Hotels Corp. | 1,270,700 | 32,352 |
Nordstrom, Inc. | 732,000 | 28,680 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 299,900 | 27,432 |
* Guess ?, Inc. | 687,900 | 26,904 |
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 697,300 | 26,790 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 822,274 | 24,553 |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | 376,300 | 22,808 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | 376,912 | 22,758 |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | 427,300 | 21,339 |
* Timberland Co. | 619,800 | 21,216 |
* The Warnaco Group, Inc. | 875,096 | 21,002 |
Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 574,550 | 20,649 |
Claire's Stores, Inc. | 568,300 | 20,635 |
KB Home | 313,300 | 20,358 |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | 508,500 | 19,430 |
*^ The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 1,341,597 | 19,426 |
^ Regal Entertainment Group Class A | 926,600 | 17,429 |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 675,146 | 17,007 |
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | 301,700 | 13,954 |
American Greetings Corp. Class A | 621,400 | 13,435 |
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. | 348,500 | 12,326 |
* Career Education Corp. | 324,600 | 12,247 |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 290,378 | 12,091 |
Meredith Corp. | 193,320 | 10,785 |
* The Pantry, Inc. | 166,400 | 10,382 |
* Payless ShoeSource, Inc. | 452,400 | 10,355 |
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. | 321,600 | 10,156 |
Hasbro, Inc. | 468,200 | 9,879 |
* Toll Brothers, Inc. | 282,017 | 9,766 |
* Vail Resorts Inc. | 243,500 | 9,307 |
^New York Times Co. Class A | 366,576 | 9,278 |
Dillard's Inc. | 354,100 | 9,221 |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. | 134,700 | 8,850 |
* Charming Shoppes, Inc. | 580,258 | 8,628 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 161,857 | 8,002 |
Finish Line, Inc. | 480,108 | 7,898 |
* Genesco, Inc. | 200,200 | 7,786 |
* RCN Corp. | 293,166 | 7,593 |
* Jack in the Box Inc. | 173,100 | 7,530 |
* JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | 278,100 | 7,436 |
Catalina Marketing Corp. | 292,900 | 6,766 |
* Discovery Holding Co. Class A | 448,644 | 6,730 |
Belo Corp. Class A | 335,400 | 6,668 |
* Skechers U.S.A., Inc. | 266,800 | 6,651 |
Michaels Stores, Inc. | 171,400 | 6,441 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 218,100 | 6,227 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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^The McClatchy Co. Class A | 124,400 | 6,077 |
Brinker International, Inc. | 142,400 | 6,016 |
* Pixar, Inc. | 88,705 | 5,690 |
Cato Corp. Class A | 234,250 | 5,589 |
* CSK Auto Corp. | 377,100 | 5,230 |
ServiceMaster Co. | 398,500 | 5,228 |
Modine Manufacturing Co. | 174,700 | 5,154 |
* ProQuest Co. | 234,700 | 5,020 |
* Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. | 224,314 | 4,971 |
* Meritage Corp. | 80,000 | 4,397 |
Bandag, Inc. | 103,500 | 4,334 |
* Education Management Corp | 103,665 | 4,312 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. | 524,000 | 4,271 |
* Scholastic Corp. | 130,800 | 3,500 |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. | 194,000 | 3,323 |
* Zale Corp. | 107,600 | 3,016 |
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | 97,378 | 2,893 |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. | 189,300 | 2,822 |
John Wiley & Sons Class A | 73,900 | 2,797 |
* O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | 76,000 | 2,779 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. | 96,900 | 2,690 |
Aaron Rents, Inc. Class B | 99,000 | 2,690 |
* Tenneco Automotive, Inc. | 121,900 | 2,644 |
Genuine Parts Co. | 59,100 | 2,590 |
* Steak n Shake Co. | 121,208 | 2,557 |
K-Swiss, Inc. | 77,251 | 2,328 |
Harte-Hanks, Inc. | 83,900 | 2,295 |
* Emmis Communications, Inc. | 139,100 | 2,226 |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | 126,487 | 2,138 |
* Sotheby's Holdings Class A | 66,278 | 1,925 |
*^ Charter Communications, Inc. | 1,578,000 | 1,720 |
Brookfield Homes Corp. | 31,800 | 1,649 |
Westwood One, Inc. | 137,600 | 1,519 |
Journal Communications, Inc. | 119,800 | 1,486 |
Stage Stores, Inc. | 48,000 | 1,428 |
The Buckle, Inc. | 32,100 | 1,314 |
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. | 32,941 | 1,276 |
Handleman Co. | 116,400 | 1,117 |
M/I Homes, Inc. | 23,600 | 1,109 |
* K2 Inc. | 87,500 | 1,098 |
* Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. | 95,600 | 1,068 |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. | 23,300 | 1,059 |
* DSW Inc. Class A | 32,800 | 1,027 |
Landry's Restaurants, Inc. | 24,600 | 869 |
Interactive Data Corp. | 34,566 | 812 |
UniFirst Corp. | 20,200 | 671 |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 13,000 | 618 |
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. | 17,700 | 568 |
* Cox Radio, Inc. | 40,000 | 537 |
* Alderwoods Group, Inc. | 21,700 | 388 |
Journal Register Co. | 31,300 | 381 |
CSS Industries, Inc. | 8,500 | 278 |
* Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Class B | 19,300 | 274 |
* Papa John's International, Inc. | 7,955 | 261 |
* TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | 11,100 | 259 |
AFC Enterprises, Inc. | 12,169 | 169 |
Deb Shops, Inc. | 5,500 | 163 |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A | 16,400 | 94 |
* Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. | 2,300 | 49 |
| | 1,102,082 |
Consumer Staples (2.8%) | | |
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. | 1,345,700 | 40,896 |
Carolina Group | 532,700 | 25,181 |
Longs Drug Stores, Inc. | 511,200 | 23,658 |
* Central Garden and Pet Co. | 333,347 | 17,714 |
*^ Hansen Natural Corp. | 132,381 | 16,687 |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | 505,100 | 10,946 |
* The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. | 300,199 | 10,486 |
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. | 500,000 | 8,385 |
Del Monte Foods Co. | 551,200 | 6,537 |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 184,212 | 4,213 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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Lancaster Colony Corp. | 89,600 | 3,763 |
Seaboard Corp. | 2,290 | 3,650 |
* Dean Foods Co. | 93,000 | 3,611 |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 76,668 | 2,244 |
PepsiAmericas, Inc. | 86,627 | 2,118 |
* Performance Food Group Co. | 61,491 | 1,918 |
* Herbalife Ltd. | 56,600 | 1,911 |
* Gold Kist Inc. | 120,600 | 1,524 |
Premium Standard Farms Inc. | 70,800 | 1,243 |
WD-40 Co. | 32,100 | 990 |
Weis Markets, Inc. | 18,300 | 816 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. | 44,400 | 791 |
* Wild Oats Markets Inc. | 36,667 | 745 |
CVS Corp. | 24,101 | 720 |
Ruddick Corp. | 25,500 | 620 |
* Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 9,777 | 518 |
Arden Group Inc. Class A | 500 | 46 |
| | 191,931 |
Energy (9.0%) | | |
Sunoco, Inc. | 777,700 | 60,326 |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 837,371 | 58,465 |
Todco Class A | 1,059,075 | 41,738 |
Tesoro Petroleum Corp. | 573,200 | 39,172 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 1,038,931 | 33,204 |
Amerada Hess Corp. | 230,409 | 32,810 |
* Pride International, Inc. | 1,025,000 | 31,960 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 904,429 | 28,408 |
Frontier Oil Corp. | 426,600 | 25,319 |
* Helix Energy Solutions Group | 622,682 | 23,600 |
* Lone Star Technologies, Inc. | 413,392 | 22,906 |
* Nabors Industries, Inc. | 314,150 | 22,487 |
* Swift Energy Co. | 503,100 | 18,846 |
Holly Corp. | 251,479 | 18,640 |
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. | 379,300 | 18,180 |
* Unit Corp. | 309,200 | 17,238 |
ENSCO International, Inc. | 317,771 | 16,349 |
* Stone Energy Corp. | 368,800 | 16,275 |
* Denbury Resources, Inc. | 424,097 | 13,431 |
* Pioneer Drilling Co. | 785,700 | 12,909 |
Rowan Cos., Inc. | 281,806 | 12,388 |
* Grey Wolf, Inc. | 1,628,005 | 12,112 |
* Veritas DGC Inc. | 243,433 | 11,049 |
Western Gas Resources, Inc. | 134,404 | 6,485 |
* NS Group Inc. | 138,700 | 6,384 |
St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | 134,800 | 5,504 |
* KCS Energy, Inc. | 205,800 | 5,351 |
* Energy Partners, Ltd. | 208,900 | 4,926 |
* Parker Drilling Co. | 363,500 | 3,370 |
* Giant Industries, Inc. | 47,475 | 3,301 |
* Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. | 77,620 | 2,158 |
Resource America, Inc. | 65,020 | 1,295 |
* The Meridian Resource Corp. | 78,900 | 320 |
| | 626,906 |
Financials (20.7%) | | |
Capital Markets (1.2%) | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 450,800 | 20,313 |
* E*TRADE Financial Corp. | 348,100 | 9,392 |
BlackRock, Inc. | 65,000 | 9,100 |
Nuveen Investments, Inc. Class A | 184,200 | 8,869 |
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | 92,500 | 6,115 |
* Investment Technology Group, Inc. | 106,000 | 5,279 |
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. | 99,300 | 4,951 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 159,750 | 4,722 |
* Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A | 236,200 | 3,290 |
* Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. | 57,900 | 3,185 |
Federated Investors, Inc. | 54,099 | 2,113 |
* Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 19,400 | 2,068 |
Gamco Investors Inc. Class A | 40,600 | 1,622 |
optionsXpress Holdings Inc. | 18,600 | 541 |
Capital Southwest Corp. | 1,000 | 95 |
| | |
Commercial Banks (2.8%) | | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | 1,466,900 | 39,738 |
Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 1,060,551 | 25,591 |
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Zions Bancorp | 281,467 | 23,286 |
TCF Financial Corp. | 841,500 | 21,669 |
Colonial BancGroup, Inc. | 865,300 | 21,633 |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | 228,586 | 12,186 |
First Horizon National Corp. | 163,790 | 6,822 |
Popular, Inc. | 294,106 | 6,106 |
First Republic Bank | 160,100 | 6,055 |
United Bankshares, Inc. | 91,580 | 3,505 |
Sterling Bancshares, Inc. | 190,500 | 3,439 |
City Holding Co. | 92,065 | 3,387 |
F.N.B. Corp. | 154,100 | 2,635 |
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 126,412 | 2,283 |
Mercantile Bankshares Corp. | 53,252 | 2,048 |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 53,855 | 1,802 |
Republic Bancorp, Inc. | 131,400 | 1,582 |
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | 53,252 | 1,238 |
Independent Bank Corp. (MI) | 40,796 | 1,161 |
Susquehanna |
Bancshares, Inc. | 40,600 | 1,046 |
First Indiana Corp. | 27,587 | 770 |
Sky Financial Group, Inc. | 25,736 | 682 |
BancFirst Corp. | 15,627 | 681 |
National Penn Bancshares Inc. | 28,818 | 613 |
United Community Banks, Inc. | 19,603 | 552 |
Hancock Holding Co. | 10,659 | 496 |
Community Trust Bancorp Inc. | 14,400 | 488 |
Old National Bancorp | 19,600 | 424 |
TrustCo Bank NY | 32,446 | 395 |
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | 11,700 | 351 |
First Citizens BancShares Class A | 1,700 | 328 |
U.S.B. Holding Co., Inc. | 13,700 | 314 |
Sterling Financial Corp. (PA) | 12,000 | 262 |
Simmons First National Corp. | 8,300 | 247 |
First Merchants Corp. | 7,586 | 201 |
Tompkins Trustco, Inc. | 4,100 | 197 |
West Coast Bancorp | 5,400 | 151 |
Harleysville National Corp. | 5,733 | 130 |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | 2,900 | 111 |
First Community Bancshares, Inc. | 3,400 | 109 |
First Bancorp (NC) | 2,846 | 64 |
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | 2,200 | 62 |
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania | 1,500 | 38 |
| | |
Consumer Finance (0.2%) | | |
Advanta Corp. Class B | 159,697 | 5,888 |
* AmeriCredit Corp. | 142,645 | 4,383 |
| | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.6%) |
CIT Group Inc. | 1,246,500 | 66,713 |
Leucadia National Corp. | 432,145 | 25,782 |
* Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. | 387,500 | 15,516 |
* Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. | 132,000 | 2,570 |
Financial Federal Corp. | 74,400 | 2,180 |
* Portfolio Recovery |
Associates, Inc. | 20,400 | 955 |
* Primus Guaranty, Ltd. | 70,600 | 787 |
| | |
Insurance (4.0%) | | |
SAFECO Corp. | 907,079 | 45,544 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 1,096,100 | 38,944 |
First American Corp. | 885,921 | 34,693 |
* Conseco, Inc. | 968,900 | 24,048 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 371,300 | 21,558 |
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. | 249,300 | 16,915 |
Ohio Casualty Corp. | 419,083 | 13,285 |
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. | 304,400 | 13,095 |
* Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 225,385 | 13,014 |
Zenith National Insurance Corp | 263,609 | 12,688 |
UnumProvident Corp. | 519,800 | 10,646 |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 209,900 | 9,882 |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 182,500 | 7,594 |
Old Republic International Corp | 203,600 | 4,443 |
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Scottish Re Group Ltd. | 124,500 | 3,089 |
Unitrin, Inc. | 49,900 | 2,321 |
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 42,665 | 1,948 |
UICI | 43,000 | 1,591 |
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. Class A | 66,000 | 1,503 |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 56,100 | 1,402 |
National Western Life Insurance Co. Class A | 2,720 | 632 |
Bristol West Holdings, Inc. | 31,000 | 597 |
Presidential Life Corp. | 19,000 | 483 |
Harleysville Group, Inc. | 11,100 | 330 |
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | 6,989 | 292 |
* CNA Surety Corp. | 15,800 | 264 |
* Argonaut Group, Inc. | 3,773 | 134 |
| | |
Real Estate (7.7%) | | |
Archstone-Smith Trust REIT | 710,600 | 34,656 |
Host Marriott Corp. REIT | 1,384,400 | 29,626 |
General Growth Properties Inc. REIT | 560,200 | 27,377 |
Avalonbay Communities, Inc. REIT | 195,700 | 21,351 |
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT | 220,100 | 20,524 |
Trizec Properties, Inc. REIT | 753,100 | 19,377 |
Vornado Realty Trust REIT | 198,500 | 19,056 |
The St. Joe Co. | 260,100 | 16,345 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT | 146,100 | 15,885 |
AMB Property Corp. REIT | 267,900 | 14,539 |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A REIT | 278,000 | 13,038 |
Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. REIT | 176,700 | 12,528 |
Crescent Real Estate, Inc. REIT | 591,500 | 12,463 |
Camden Property Trust REIT | 157,800 | 11,369 |
* CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. | 139,400 | 11,250 |
^ Liberty Property Trust REIT | 230,000 | 10,847 |
Jones Lang Lasalle Inc. | 118,800 | 9,093 |
iStar Financial Inc. REIT | 236,800 | 9,065 |
�� United Dominion Realty Trust REIT | 312,400 | 8,916 |
Taubman Co. REIT | 200,800 | 8,367 |
New Plan Excel Realty Trust REIT | 312,700 | 8,111 |
Ventas, Inc. REIT | 242,600 | 8,049 |
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. REIT | 213,000 | 7,866 |
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT | 96,400 | 7,249 |
Maguire Properties, Inc. REIT | 196,900 | 7,187 |
The Macerich Co. REIT | 96,300 | 7,121 |
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT | 331,300 | 6,990 |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT | 202,100 | 6,954 |
Rayonier Inc. REIT | 142,050 | 6,476 |
New Century Financial Corp. REIT | 137,692 | 6,337 |
^ Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. REIT | 214,300 | 5,799 |
HRPT Properties Trust REIT | 443,500 | 5,207 |
Post Properties, Inc. REIT | 113,500 | 5,051 |
Colonial Properties Trust REIT | 100,000 | 5,013 |
^ Novastar Financial, Inc. REIT | 149,600 | 5,003 |
Heritage Property Investment Trust REIT | 121,000 | 4,790 |
Home Properties, Inc. REIT | 90,600 | 4,630 |
* MeriStar Hospitality Corp. REIT | 442,600 | 4,594 |
ProLogis REIT | 83,224 | 4,452 |
Global Signal, Inc. REIT | 90,000 | 4,428 |
CapitalSource Inc. | 171,400 | 4,264 |
CarrAmerica Realty Corp. REIT | 94,100 | 4,198 |
BRE Properties Inc. Class A REIT | 74,600 | 4,178 |
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT | 125,000 | 3,901 |
^ Annaly Mortgage Management Inc. REIT | 316,600 | 3,843 |
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Regency Centers Corp. REIT | 55,800 | 3,749 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT | 74,270 | 3,695 |
Entertainment Properties Trust REIT | 86,300 | 3,623 |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT | 121,800 | 3,529 |
Equity Inns, Inc. REIT | 211,400 | 3,425 |
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT | 43,700 | 3,376 |
^ Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. REIT | 359,900 | 3,376 |
Forest City Enterprise Class A | 70,200 | 3,310 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT | 59,900 | 3,280 |
KKR Financial Corp. REIT | 145,100 | 3,255 |
Innkeepers USA Trust REIT | 191,800 | 3,251 |
Weingarten Realty Investors REIT | 68,300 | 2,783 |
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT | 62,900 | 2,725 |
^ Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. REIT | 281,600 | 2,715 |
LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT | 59,600 | 2,444 |
Pennsylvania REIT | 48,100 | 2,116 |
American Financial Realty Trust REIT | 179,800 | 2,095 |
Mills Corp. REIT | 71,700 | 2,008 |
Highwood Properties, Inc. REIT | 57,800 | 1,950 |
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT | 64,371 | 1,908 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT | 18,200 | 1,735 |
Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT | 86,200 | 1,560 |
Health Care Inc. REIT | 38,300 | 1,459 |
Saxon Inc. REIT | 130,000 | 1,357 |
GMH Communities Trust REIT | 115,000 | 1,339 |
| | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (3.2%) | | |
Radian Group, Inc. | 988,641 | 59,566 |
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. | 1,374,605 | 56,263 |
^ Corus Bankshares Inc. | 485,264 | 28,844 |
MGIC Investment Corp. | 395,900 | 26,379 |
Fremont General Corp. | 905,600 | 19,525 |
Downey Financial Corp. | 177,600 | 11,952 |
*^ First Federal Financial Corp. | 162,000 | 9,689 |
PFF Bancorp, Inc. | 117,600 | 3,964 |
WSFS Financial Corp. | 45,550 | 2,862 |
First Financial Holdings, Inc. | 53,953 | 1,710 |
Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin Inc. | 56,226 | 1,704 |
Webster Financial Corp. | 20,100 | 974 |
TierOne Corp. | 27,200 | 923 |
R & G Financial Corp. Class B | 38,700 | 490 |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C | 12,600 | 371 |
First Place Financial Corp. | 10,180 | 252 |
ITLA Capital Corp. | 500 | 24 |
| | 1,441,160 |
Health Care (10.8%) | | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 1,179,931 | 56,955 |
* Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 784,300 | 49,395 |
* Sierra Health Services, Inc. | 1,122,900 | 45,702 |
* Coventry Health Care Inc. | 820,853 | 44,310 |
* United Therapeutics Corp. | 594,577 | 39,409 |
* Community Health Systems, Inc. | 991,399 | 35,839 |
* First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corp. | 1,199,890 | 30,249 |
* Triad Hospitals, Inc. | 692,475 | 29,015 |
* Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | 249,800 | 25,639 |
* Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | 581,200 | 23,928 |
* Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 372,764 | 21,799 |
* Haemonetics Corp. | 403,700 | 20,496 |
* Cerner Corp. | 413,562 | 19,623 |
* Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 159,600 | 18,833 |
* Pharmion Corp. | 1,011,159 | 18,221 |
Manor Care, Inc. | 403,800 | 17,909 |
* Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 769,900 | 17,685 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | 913,200 | 14,474 |
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* Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 458,800 | 13,186 |
* Express Scripts Inc. | 149,624 | 13,152 |
* Apria Healthcare Group Inc. | 514,600 | 11,825 |
* King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 608,000 | 10,488 |
* Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 161,800 | 10,443 |
* Myriad Genetics, Inc. | 357,200 | 9,319 |
* ICOS Corp. | 421,671 | 9,298 |
* Viasys Healthcare Inc. | 305,200 | 9,180 |
* IDEXX Laboratories Corp. | 100,082 | 8,643 |
* The TriZetto Group, Inc. | 471,222 | 8,289 |
* Alkermes, Inc. | 375,000 | 8,269 |
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | 121,300 | 7,727 |
^ Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. | 216,700 | 7,064 |
* LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. | 210,900 | 6,559 |
* Applera Corp.-Celera Genomics Group | 555,600 | 6,495 |
* Lincare Holdings, Inc. | 162,096 | 6,315 |
Dade Behring Holdings Inc. | 175,726 | 6,275 |
* Connetics Corp. | 320,494 | 5,426 |
* Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. | 138,300 | 5,390 |
* Magellan Health Services, Inc. | 131,903 | 5,338 |
Chemed Corp. | 85,500 | 5,074 |
Universal Health Services Class B | 84,900 | 4,312 |
* Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. | 102,300 | 4,219 |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 148,065 | 3,475 |
IMS Health, Inc. | 120,900 | 3,116 |
* Molecular Devices Corp. | 89,100 | 2,955 |
* DJ Orthopedics Inc. | 64,900 | 2,580 |
* Kindred Healthcare, Inc. | 101,290 | 2,547 |
*^ Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 181,000 | 2,456 |
Owens & Minor, Inc. Holding Co. | 73,400 | 2,405 |
*^ SurModics, Inc. | 65,400 | 2,313 |
* Varian, Inc. | 48,001 | 1,977 |
STERIS Corp. | 73,200 | 1,807 |
* Symmetry Medical Inc. | 81,900 | 1,737 |
* Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 34,500 | 1,648 |
* ICU Medical, Inc. | 38,800 | 1,404 |
* PRA International | 55,400 | 1,373 |
* Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. | 51,900 | 1,324 |
Datascope Corp. | 31,126 | 1,231 |
* Thoratec Corp. | 49,000 | 944 |
LCA-Vision Inc. | 18,813 | 943 |
Vital Signs, Inc. | 15,855 | 871 |
* Kyphon Inc. | 18,447 | 686 |
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. | 9,800 | 539 |
* AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. | 13,900 | 260 |
* Zoll Medical Corp. | 9,700 | 255 |
* Gentiva Health Services, Inc. | 11,154 | 203 |
* Bruker BioSciences Corp. | 32,840 | 177 |
* AmSurg Corp. | 7,020 | 159 |
| | 751,152 |
Industrials (12.8%) | | |
CSX Corp. | 1,251,957 | 74,867 |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 842,594 | 67,922 |
Cummins Inc. | 547,600 | 57,553 |
Precision Castparts Corp. | 867,800 | 51,547 |
*^ USG Corp. | 448,400 | 42,580 |
The Timken Co. | 1,060,800 | 34,232 |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 1,029,294 | 33,679 |
* Navistar International Corp. | 1,170,274 | 32,276 |
Republic Services, Inc. Class A | 645,711 | 27,449 |
Goodrich Corp. | 623,600 | 27,195 |
John H. Harland Co. | 501,300 | 19,701 |
Manpower Inc. | 326,980 | 18,697 |
A.O. Smith Corp. | 347,100 | 18,327 |
* EMCOR Group, Inc. | 367,700 | 18,260 |
SPX Corp. | 337,826 | 18,047 |
Adesa, Inc. | 621,300 | 16,614 |
* Monster Worldwide Inc. | 321,112 | 16,011 |
Ryder System, Inc. | 342,400 | 15,333 |
^United Industrial Corp. | 237,200 | 14,453 |
Applied Industrial Technology, Inc. | 316,650 | 14,123 |
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | 205,864 | 13,070 |
* Korn/Ferry International | 615,500 | 12,550 |
Arkansas Best Corp. | 277,838 | 10,869 |
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* NCI Building Systems, Inc. | 179,600 | 10,735 |
Laidlaw International Inc. | 380,431 | 10,348 |
CNF Inc. | 201,300 | 10,053 |
Watsco, Inc. | 131,500 | 9,343 |
* PHH Corp. | 337,700 | 9,017 |
* Alliant Techsystems, Inc. | 115,800 | 8,936 |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 152,011 | 8,207 |
Steelcase Inc. | 448,500 | 8,073 |
* United Rentals, Inc. | 226,400 | 7,811 |
Skywest, Inc. | 257,722 | 7,544 |
* McDermott International, Inc. | 137,500 | 7,487 |
* Labor Ready, Inc. | 310,400 | 7,434 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 117,600 | 7,190 |
ElkCorp | 207,989 | 7,020 |
Lennox International Inc. | 226,500 | 6,763 |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | 120,000 | 6,527 |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 380,039 | 6,415 |
Cooper Industries, Inc. Class A | 54,719 | 4,755 |
* Amerco, Inc. | 47,500 | 4,701 |
* Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. | 103,500 | 4,699 |
JLG Industries, Inc. | 145,600 | 4,483 |
* EnPro Industries, Inc. | 130,100 | 4,462 |
Wabash National Corp. | 209,900 | 4,146 |
* Encore Wire Corp. | 112,000 | 3,795 |
Herman Miller, Inc. | 114,500 | 3,711 |
* Builders FirstSource, Inc. | 158,600 | 3,602 |
Pacer International, Inc. | 109,419 | 3,576 |
McGrath RentCorp | 115,213 | 3,463 |
* Mobile Mini, Inc. | 110,956 | 3,431 |
* General Cable Corp. | 112,500 | 3,412 |
Freightcar America Inc. | 50,500 | 3,212 |
* AAR Corp. | 111,100 | 3,164 |
DRS Technologies, Inc. | 54,300 | 2,979 |
Aramark Corp. Class B | 98,700 | 2,916 |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 65,300 | 2,612 |
The Toro Co. | 52,600 | 2,512 |
The Manitowoc Co., Inc. | 27,545 | 2,511 |
* Allied Waste Industries, Inc. | 204,500 | 2,503 |
Crane Co. | 60,200 | 2,469 |
Banta Corp. | 45,800 | 2,381 |
* Consolidated Graphics, Inc. | 44,600 | 2,325 |
Brady Corp. Class A | 57,300 | 2,146 |
* Genlyte Group, Inc. | 28,216 | 1,923 |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | 36,700 | 1,551 |
Bluelinx Holdings Inc. | 76,300 | 1,221 |
* Moog Inc. | 32,600 | 1,157 |
NACCO Industries, Inc. Class A | 7,100 | 1,093 |
* West Corp. | 20,200 | 902 |
* CBIZ Inc. | 100,600 | 805 |
Barnes Group, Inc. | 19,300 | 782 |
Carlisle Co., Inc. | 9,102 | 745 |
* Accuride Corp. | 40,200 | 462 |
Viad Corp. | 6,350 | 218 |
Tennant Co. | 4,100 | 215 |
* ABX Air, Inc. | 30,510 | 208 |
Albany International Corp. | 4,600 | 175 |
* Electro Rent Corp. | 6,400 | 109 |
CIRCOR International, Inc. | 2,500 | 73 |
| | 889,863 |
Information Technology (15.4%) | |
* Fiserv, Inc. | 1,525,783 | 64,922 |
National Semiconductor Corp | 2,134,100 | 59,413 |
Seagate Technology | 2,216,000 | 58,347 |
* Computer Sciences Corp. | 1,030,000 | 57,217 |
* Arris Group Inc. | 3,282,792 | 45,171 |
*^ Palm, Inc. | 1,898,480 | 43,969 |
* Flextronics International Ltd. | 3,165,170 | 32,759 |
* Solectron Corp. | 7,563,007 | 30,252 |
* InfoSpace, Inc. | 1,070,534 | 29,921 |
* Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 900,943 | 29,632 |
* Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Class B | 1,011,900 | 28,100 |
Harris Corp. | 563,000 | 26,624 |
* Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 551,900 | 25,812 |
Global Payments Inc. | 384,900 | 20,404 |
* Silicon Image, Inc. | 1,861,047 | 19,187 |
* NCR Corp. | 459,000 | 19,182 |
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* LAM Research Corp. | 427,451 | 18,380 |
* CSG Systems International, Inc. | 770,578 | 17,924 |
* Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. | 551,891 | 17,225 |
*^ j2 Global Communications, Inc. | 362,001 | 17,014 |
* NVIDIA Corp. | 277,657 | 15,899 |
* Avnet, Inc. | 608,200 | 15,436 |
Anixter International Inc. | 318,700 | 15,227 |
* Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 456,700 | 15,144 |
* RealNetworks, Inc. | 1,828,838 | 15,088 |
* CommScope, Inc. | 506,000 | 14,446 |
*^ PortalPlayer Inc. | 609,400 | 13,547 |
*^ Komag, Inc. | 282,700 | 13,457 |
* EarthLink, Inc. | 1,380,269 | 13,182 |
* Global Imaging Systems, Inc. | 340,791 | 12,943 |
Reynolds & Reynolds Class A | 419,400 | 11,911 |
* Coherent, Inc. | 329,478 | 11,568 |
MTS Systems Corp. | 249,832 | 10,450 |
* MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. | 262,800 | 9,703 |
* Informatica Corp. | 582,000 | 9,050 |
* Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Class A | 314,800 | 8,755 |
* Western Digital Corp. | 438,800 | 8,526 |
* Photronics Inc. | 446,303 | 8,373 |
* Zoran Corp. | 372,900 | 8,159 |
* Parametric Technology Corp. | 499,520 | 8,157 |
*^ Genesis Microchip Inc. | 476,458 | 8,119 |
* MPS Group, Inc. | 517,800 | 7,922 |
* Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A | 119,600 | 7,135 |
* Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | 117,243 | 7,074 |
* Arrow Electronics, Inc. | 215,700 | 6,961 |
* Autodesk, Inc. | 159,594 | 6,148 |
* Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | 156,450 | 6,000 |
* SanDisk Corp. | 98,600 | 5,671 |
* Progress Software Corp. | 193,524 | 5,630 |
Imation Corp. | 129,500 | 5,557 |
* Cirrus Logic, Inc. | 654,946 | 5,554 |
* Perot Systems Corp. | 306,700 | 4,772 |
* Sybase, Inc. | 207,300 | 4,378 |
* Paxar Corp. | 218,700 | 4,280 |
* Plexus Corp. | 113,500 | 4,264 |
* MKS Instruments, Inc. | 168,350 | 3,944 |
Sabre Holdings Corp. | 163,900 | 3,857 |
* Ceridian Corp. | 143,400 | 3,649 |
* Nuance Communications, Inc. | 308,200 | 3,640 |
Cohu, Inc. | 167,600 | 3,556 |
* ManTech International Corp. | 102,700 | 3,412 |
* Cymer, Inc. | 73,300 | 3,331 |
Park Electrochemical Corp. | 107,800 | 3,180 |
* Intrado Inc. | 120,333 | 3,126 |
Belden CDT Inc. | 114,100 | 3,107 |
Bel Fuse, Inc. Class B | 84,018 | 2,943 |
Fair Isaac, Inc. | 66,500 | 2,635 |
* Veeco Instruments, Inc. | 111,908 | 2,613 |
* ON Semiconductor Corp. | 346,900 | 2,518 |
* Tellabs, Inc. | 154,900 | 2,463 |
United Online, Inc. | 188,768 | 2,428 |
Black Box Corp. | 48,100 | 2,311 |
* DST Systems, Inc. | 38,300 | 2,219 |
* Amkor Technology, Inc. | 251,000 | 2,169 |
AVX Corp. | 111,600 | 1,975 |
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. | 80,400 | 1,839 |
* SPSS, Inc. | 54,505 | 1,726 |
* Sykes Enterprises, Inc. | 117,500 | 1,666 |
* eFunds Corp. | 59,800 | 1,545 |
* CheckFree Corp. | 30,437 | 1,537 |
* Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | 148,300 | 1,415 |
Methode Electronics, Inc. Class A | 122,300 | 1,332 |
* Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. | 303,600 | 1,330 |
* Ciber, Inc. | 200,700 | 1,280 |
CTS Corp. | 89,600 | 1,199 |
* Vignette Corp. | 79,000 | 1,165 |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 28,000 | 1,007 |
* Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. | 16,907 | 915 |
* LTX Corp. | 168,693 | 911 |
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* TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. | 176,307 | 867 |
* TNS Inc. | 28,400 | 602 |
* Kopin Corp. | 110,100 | 552 |
* IXYS Corp. | 25,841 | 238 |
* Advanced Digital Information Corp. | 26,600 | 234 |
* Interwoven Inc. | 23,874 | 215 |
* Anaren, Inc. | 2,327 | 45 |
| | 1,070,637 |
Materials (5.6%) | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B | 1,153,700 | 68,957 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 641,000 | 60,203 |
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 820,152 | 52,293 |
Nucor Corp. | 454,000 | 47,575 |
Phelps Dodge Corp. | 579,858 | 46,696 |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 228,900 | 24,499 |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 556,400 | 15,134 |
United States Steel Corp. | 228,300 | 13,853 |
Greif Inc. Class A | 175,400 | 12,001 |
Ball Corp. | 242,100 | 10,611 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 196,300 | 10,500 |
* Crown Holdings, Inc. | 273,000 | 4,843 |
^ Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | 46,600 | 4,060 |
Eastman Chemical Co. | 67,453 | 3,452 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 55,532 | 3,150 |
Sonoco Products Co. | 73,000 | 2,473 |
Eagle Materials, Inc. Class B | 33,126 | 2,113 |
A. Schulman Inc. | 82,800 | 2,049 |
Metal Management, Inc. | 62,700 | 1,984 |
Quanex Corp. | 17,200 | 1,146 |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A | 26,296 | 1,127 |
Gibraltar Industries Inc. | 29,200 | 860 |
| | 389,579 |
Telecommunication Services (1.9%) | |
Citizens Communications Co. | 3,854,334 | 51,147 |
* Qwest Communications International Inc. | 2,171,800 | 14,768 |
CenturyTel, Inc. | 343,700 | 13,446 |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 315,591 | 12,447 |
Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. | 312,546 | 10,767 |
Valor Communications Group, Inc. | 795,137 | 10,464 |
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. | 1,372,600 | 6,204 |
* Premiere Global Services, Inc. | 462,958 | 3,727 |
* NeuStar, Inc. Class A | 53,500 | 1,659 |
* General Communication, Inc. | 130,600 | 1,579 |
FairPoint Communications, Inc. | 89,500 | 1,237 |
Centennial Communications Corp. Class A | 137,221 | 1,006 |
Surewest Communications | 23,070 | 556 |
North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. | 22,200 | 518 |
| | 129,525 |
Utilities (5.1%) | | |
ONEOK, Inc. | 1,748,500 | 56,389 |
Sempra Energy | 878,600 | 40,820 |
DTE Energy Co. | 802,280 | 32,163 |
TECO Energy, Inc. | 1,776,118 | 28,631 |
Energen Corp. | 639,100 | 22,369 |
CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 1,828,449 | 21,813 |
* Sierra Pacific Resources | 1,577,800 | 21,789 |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 948,405 | 21,614 |
Westar Energy, Inc. | 972,000 | 20,227 |
* CMS Energy Corp. | 1,378,438 | 17,851 |
* NRG Energy, Inc. | 343,073 | 15,514 |
Cleco Corp. | 523,825 | 11,697 |
Southern Union Co. | 437,500 | 10,863 |
Vectren Corp. | 270,500 | 7,136 |
Southwest Gas Corp. | 202,000 | 5,646 |
AGL Resources Inc. | 136,000 | 4,903 |
PPL Corp. | 104,600 | 3,075 |
ALLETE, Inc. | 59,100 | 2,754 |
NSTAR | 85,600 | 2,449 |
Black Hills Corp. | 64,800 | 2,203 |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 34,400 | 1,557 |
Avista Corp. | 68,100 | 1,406 |
* El Paso Electric Co. | 70,900 | 1,350 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 45,200 | 1,272 |
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UIL Holdings Corp. | 16,100 | 843 |
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Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 18,661 | 746 |
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Hawaiian Electric |
Industries Inc. | 16,100 | 437 |
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MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 12,600 | 421 |
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Energy East Corp. | 11,000 | 267 |
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MGE Energy, Inc. | 4,800 | 159 |
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South Jersey Industries, Inc. | 1,300 | 35 |
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| | 358,399 |
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Total Common Stocks |
(Cost $5,797,959) | | 6,951,234 |
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Temporary Cash Investments (2.5%)(1) | |
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Money Market Funds (2.5%) | | |
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2 Vanguard Market Liquidity |
Fund, 4.715% | 35,848,948 | 35,849 |
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2 Vanguard Market Liquidity |
Fund, 4.715%--Note E | 136,980,700 | 136,981 |
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| | 172,830 |
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| Face Amount ($000) | |
U.S. Agency Obligation (0.0%) | | |
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3 Federal National Mortgage Assn |
4 4.419%, 4/12/06 | 2,000 | 1,998 |
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Total Temporary Cash Investments |
(Cost $174,827) | | 174,828 |
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Total Investments (102.4%) |
(Cost $5,972,786) | | 7,126,062 |
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Other Assets and Liabilities (-2.4%) |
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Other Assets--Note B | | 84,779 |
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Liabilities--Note E | | (250,826) |
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| | (166,047) |
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Net Assets (100%) | | |
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Applicable to 290,892,956 outstanding $.001 |
par value shares of beneficial interest |
(unlimited authorization) | | 6,960,015 |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ 23.93 |
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At March 31, 2006, net assets consisted of:5
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Paid-in Capital | 5,609,464 | $ 19.29 |
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Undistributed Net |
Investment Income | 11,794 | .04 |
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Accumulated Net |
Realized Gains | 185,522 | .64 |
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Unrealized Appreciation |
(Depreciation) |
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Investment Securities | 1,153,276 | 3.96 |
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Futures Contracts | (41) | .00 |
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Net Assets | 6,960,015 | $ 23.93 |
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• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker/dealers. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements .
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s
effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 2.4%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial
Statements.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional
funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.
4 Securities with a value of $1,998,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
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Investment Income | |
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Income |
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Dividends | 43,466 |
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Interest1 | 519 |
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Security Lending | 652 |
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Total Income | 44,637 |
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Expenses |
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The Vanguard Group--Note B |
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Investment Advisory Services | 654 |
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Management and Administrative | 8,915 |
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Marketing and Distribution | 829 |
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Custodian Fees | 83 |
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Shareholders' Reports | 57 |
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Trustees' Fees and Expenses | 3 |
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Total Expenses | 10,541 |
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Net Investment Income | 34,096 |
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Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
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Investment Securities Sold | 220,749 |
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Futures Contracts | (213) |
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Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 220,536 |
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Investment Securities | 364,173 |
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Futures Contracts | (35) |
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 364,138 |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 618,770 |
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1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $478,000.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 ($000) | Year Ended Sept. 30, 2005 ($000) |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 34,096 | 40,401 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 220,536 | 356,210 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 364,138 | 442,538 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 618,770 | 839,149 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | (49,616) | (22,893) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | (340,227) | (156,981) |
Total Distributions | (389,843) | (179,874) |
Capital Share Transactions-Note F | | |
Issued | 1,606,307 | 1,959,945 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 365,854 | 168,947 |
Redeemed | (424,064) | (558,509) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 1,548,097 | 1,570,383 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,777,024 | 2,229,658 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 5,182,991 | 2,953,333 |
End of Period2 | 6,960,015 | 5,182,991 |
1 Includes fiscal 2006 and 2005 short-term gain distributions totaling $92,145,000 and $37,610,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as
ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
2 Including undistributed net investment income of $11,794,000 and $27,314,000.
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Financial Highlights
| Six Months Ended | Year Ended | Nov. 1 2003, to | Year Ended October 31,
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | Mar. 31, 2006 | Sept. 30, 2005 | Sept. 30, 20041 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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Net Asset Value, | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | $23.28 | $19.70 | $17.85 | $13.01 | $13.68 | $18.07 | $15.73 |
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Investment Operations |
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Net Investment Income | .13 | .19 | .13 | .13 | .14 | .16 | .21 |
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Net Realized and |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
on Investments | 2.17 | 4.49 | 1.85 | 4.84 | (.67) | (1.31) | 2.66 |
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Total from Investment |
Operations | 2.30 | 4.68 | 1.98 | 4.97 | (.53) | (1.15) | 2.87 |
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Distributions |
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Dividends from Net |
Investment Income | (.21) | (.14) | (.13) | (.13) | (.14) | (.21) | (.16) |
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Distributions from Realized |
Capital Gains | (1.44) | (.96) | — | — | — | (3.03) | (.37) |
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Total Distributions | (1.65) | (1.10) | (.13) | (.13) | (.14) | (3.24) | (.53) |
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Net Asset Value, |
End of Period | $23.93 | $23.28 | $19.70 | $17.85 | $13.01 | $13.68 | $18.07 |
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Total Return2 | 10.46% | 24.32% | 11.14% | 38.55% | -4.02% | -6.48% | 18.76% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, |
End of Period (Millions) | $6,960 | $5,183 | $2,953 | $1,714 | $876 | $767 | $746 |
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Ratio of Total Expenses to |
Average Net Assets | 0.36%3 | 0.40% | 0.45%3 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.54% | 0.49% |
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Ratio of Net Investment |
Income to Average Net Assets | 1.17%3 | 0.99% | 0.83%3 | 1.04% | 0.94% | 1.06% | 1.31% |
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Portfolio Turnover Rate | 78%3 | 75% | 66% | 100% | 73% | 82% | 83% |
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1 The fund’s fiscal year-end changed from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2004.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 1% fee assessed through April 6, 2001, on redemptions of shares held in the fund for less than five years.
3 Annualized.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Horizon Funds.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. 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).
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
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B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2006, the fund had contributed capital of $728,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.73% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.
At March 31, 2006, net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,153,276,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $1,296,238,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $142,962,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
At March 31, 2006, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2006 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
| ($000)
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Futures Contracts | Number of Long Contracts | Aggregate Settlement Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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E-mini S&P 500 Index | 105 | 6,842 | (42) |
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S&P 500 Index | 2 | 652 | 1 |
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Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
D. During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the fund purchased $3,487,422,000 of investment securities and sold $2,297,061,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
E. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at March 31, 2006, was $132,930,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $136,981,000.
F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
| Year Ended Sept. 30, 2005
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| Shares (000) | Shares (000) |
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Issued | 70,215 | 90,730 |
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Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 16,547 | 7,988 |
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Redeemed | (18,552) | (25,966) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 68,210 | 72,752 |
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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 table below illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
Strategic Equity Fund | Beginning Account Value 9/30/2005 | Ending Account Value 3/31/2006 | Expenses Paid During Period1 |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,104.63 | $1.89 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | 1,000.00 | 1,023.14 | 1.82 |
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or account maintenance fees. They do not include your fund’s low-balance fee, which is described in the prospectus. If this fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”
1These calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.36%.
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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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 the fund prospectus.
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Trustees Renew Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund has renewed its investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the fund’s investment advisor. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon its most recent 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 or not the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985 and oversees more than $690 billion in assets (stocks and bonds). James D. Troyer, the manager primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund, has worked in investment management since 1979.
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 short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of relevant benchmarks and peer groups. The board noted that the fund has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategy. The fund’s returns exceeded the average returns of its peer group over the short and long terms. The board also noted that the fund’s short-term performance was consistent with that of its benchmark and that the fund’s longer term performance exceeded the returns of the benchmark. Information about the fund’s performance, including some of the data considered by the board, can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in the fund’s peer group. The fund’s advisory expense ratio was also well below the peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expense ratio appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section.
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 of trustees concluded that the fund’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, 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
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. A fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund’s equity assets represented by stocks 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.
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.
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.
Yield. A snapshot of a fund’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund’s net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.
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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 trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals.
Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.
Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee
John J. Brennan1
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Born 1954 Trustee since May 1987; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director/ Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
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IndependentTrustees |
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Charles D. Ellis
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Born 1937 Trustee since January 2001 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. |
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Rajiv L. Gupta
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Born 1945 Trustee since December 20012 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) (since 2005); Trustee of Drexel University and of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
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Born 1950 Trustee since July 1998 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer (since January 2006), Vice President and Chief Information Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute. |
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André F. Perold
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Vanguard® Capital Opportunity Fund
> Semiannual Report
March 31, 2006

> During the six months ended March 31, 2006, Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund outpaced the returns of the broad market and the fund’s benchmark index, as well as the average return of the fund’s multi-cap growth fund peers.
> The broad U.S. stock market returned 8.0% during the period. The market’s small- and mid-capitalization stocks generally outperformed larger stocks.
> Stock selection in the information technology, industrials, and consumer discretionary sectors drove the fund’s positive results.
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Your Fund's Total Returns | 1 |
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Chairman's Letter | 2 |
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Advisor's Report | 6 |
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Fund Profile | 9 |
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Performance Summary | 10 |
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Financial Statements | 11 |
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About Your Fund's Expenses | 23 |
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Trustees Renew Advisory Agreement | 25 |
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Glossary | 26 |
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Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
Total Return |
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Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund | |
Investor Shares | 14.7% |
AdmiralTM Shares1 | 14.8 |
Russell Midcap Growth Index | 11.3 |
Average Multi-Cap Growth Fund2 | 9.2 |
Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index | 8.0 |
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
September 30, 2005–March 31, 2006
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Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund | | | | |
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Investor Shares | $31.92 | $36.30 | $0.055 | $0.229 |
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Admiral Shares | 73.77 | 83.88 | 0.178 | 0.529 |
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1 A lower-cost class of shares available to many longtime shareholders and to those with significant investments in the fund.
2 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
During the fiscal half-year ended March 31, Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund returned nearly 15%, outpacing not only its benchmark but the broad U.S. stock market and the average return of the fund’s competitors. This admirable performance was fueled by the advisor’s stock selection in information technology—the fund’s largest sector—and in the industrials and consumer discretionary segments.
Please note that as of March 31, Capital Opportunity remained closed to new investors. Existing shareholders may make additional purchases in the fund of up to $25,000 per account per calendar year.
Stocks soared in the new year as positive reports mounted
In the fiscal half-year, stocks staged a performance in two acts: From October through December, returns stayed modest, but the first three months of 2006 saw a sharp rise in stock prices. First-quarter economic news included a jump in U.S. economic growth from 2005‘s already strong level; a surge in consumer confidence that paralleled growth in new jobs; and growth in corporate earnings that was expected to hit double digits for the 16th consecutive quarter.
Markets rewarded the good news handsomely. Continuing a trend of recent years, small-capitalization stocks in the United States led large-caps;
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reversing recent trends, the U.S. small-caps also outperformed broad international markets. However, Japanese and emerging markets continued to dominate other market segments.
Moves in the U.S. bond market signaled a return to normalcy
On March 28, the Federal Reserve Board raised its target for the federal funds rate to 4.75%, the 15th consecutive rate increase since June 2004. During most of 2005, short-term rates followed the Fed’s moves but, in a bond market anomaly, long-term rates held steady. In the first quarter of 2006, however, rate movements followed a more typical pattern, rising in concert across the maturity spectrum. In this environment, shorter-term securities outperformed long-term bonds, and municipal issues generally outperformed corporate securities.
Fund posted positive results in several concentrated areas
In their search for promising growth stocks, your fund’s advisor, PRIMECAP Management Company, has long favored companies that use research and development to secure a competitive edge—an approach that helps explain the Capital Opportunity Fund’s normally sizable investment in technology stocks. During the six months ended March 31, tech stocks represented more than one-third of the fund, and they returned more than 20%.
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Stocks | | | |
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Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 6.7% | 13.2% | 4.7% |
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Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 15.2 | 25.8 | 12.6 |
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Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) | 8.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
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MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 14.6 | 28.1 | 11.8 |
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Bonds |
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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | -0.1% | 2.3% | 5.1% |
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Lehman Municipal Bond Index | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
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Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
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Consumer Price Index | 0.5% | 3.4% | 2.5% |
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Within the tech sector, the fund has a large commitment to communications equipment stocks, which were a powerful contributor during the half-year. These firms, which equip the broadband networks that are the basic infrastructure of the digital economy, capitalized on fast-growing demand for multimedia and wireless Internet applications. This group of stocks constituted more than 11% of the fund, on average, during the period—an unusually substantial commitment to a single industry. The fund’s semiconductor-related stocks, another large tech segment, also produced excellent returns.
Capital Opportunity’s industrials sector was another strong performer—particularly in the transportation area. The fund’s long-standing stake in the air freight and logistics segment reflects the advisor’s belief that demand for shipping goods domestically and globally will expand in an increasingly global marketplace. And within the consumer discretionary group, a wide variety of retailers added substantial contributions to the total return.
Although it was a bright six months overall, the fund underperformed in a few areas. Its energy stocks performed poorly, producing a negative return, and a handful of disappointing biotechnology and pharmaceutical stocks muted performance in the health care sector.
Long-term perspective is important in good times and bad
In a fund such as Capital Opportunity, with concentrated stock and sector positions, both risk and return can be magnified. The fund performed commendably over the
Annualized Expense Ratios:1
Your fund compared with its peer group
| Investor Shares | Admiral Shares | Average Multi-Cap Growth Fund |
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Capital Opportunity Fund | 0.51% | 0.40% | 1.65% |
1 Fund expense ratios reflect the six months ended March 31, 2006. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures
information through year-end 2005.
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past six months, but as you know, the ride can be bumpy. Maintaining a long-term investment perspective is the best protection against the emotional responses that can be prompted by a relatively volatile investment.
When we report to you on your fund every six months, it's certainly more enjoyable to relate good news than bad. But a six-month measurement is too short of a yardstick to make a judgment--good or bad. Rather, the key is to make sure your investments align with your risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals. Whether saving for retirement, a child's education, or other objectives, each investor has a unique set of circumstances. Regardless of the circumstance, though, the less you heed the short-term noise, the more likely you are to benefit from the long-term results.
Thank you for investing with Vanguard.
Sincerely,

John J. Brennan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 17, 2006
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Advisor's Report
During the six months ended March 31, the U.S. stock market produced positive returns across the capitalization spectrum. Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund returned nearly 15%, outpacing the benchmark Russell Midcap Growth Index and the average return of competing multi-cap growth funds.
The investment environment
The Federal Reserve Board raised its target for the federal funds rate four times--totaling 1 percentage point--during the fiscal half-year. The latest hike, on March 28, marked the 15th time the Fed has raised rates in the past two years. We remain cautiously optimistic about economic growth--provided, of course, that the Fed does not overextend its current course of action.
At the same time, we have some concerns regarding the U.S. consumer. Higher interest rates are becoming a drag on discretionary spending as two primary sources of liquidity for homeowners in recent years--mortgage refinancing and home-equity-line withdrawals--have decreased significantly. Moreover, many homeowners who refinanced during the last several years with low adjustable-rate mortgages face higher monthly payments as the fixed-rate period on their existing loans expires. In addition, consumers may feel the crunch of higher gasoline and heating costs, and the recently mandated increases for minimum payments on credit-card balances. In our view, current market valuations are undervaluing growth stocks and, in many cases, overvaluing value stocks. In examining the price/earnings (P/E) ratios of equities, we observe that the difference between the P/E ratios of the top and bottom quartiles is currently near a 15-year low. In other words, the valuation premium of growth stocks relative to value stocks is small by historical standards, making growth stocks particularly attractive on a relative basis.
Our successes
During the past six months, the Capital Opportunity Fund benefited from excellent stock selection in the information technology sector, which returned over 20% (compared with 14% for the benchmark sector). Performance was led by semiconductor firms Rambus and NVIDIA, and communications equipment-makers Research In Motion and Corning. Rambus jumped a colossal 225% for the period, based on a generally improving outlook in a number of patent cases. Corning, the fund's largest individual holding as of March 31, continues to benefit from its strong market position for glass substrates, a key component in the manufacturing of liquid crystal display (LCD) television screens.
Favorable stock selection in the industrials sector generated a return of 32%, compared with 20% for the benchmark sector. Long-time holdings FedEx and AMR (parent company of American Airlines) produced impressive results,
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and Thomas & Betts, a provider of electrical connectors, utility towers, and heating and cooling systems, returned 49%.
In addition, a number of clothing retailers performed well, including Dress Barn, Men's Wearhouse, and TJX Companies, which operate Marshalls and T.J. Maxx stores.
Our shortfalls
Our most notable shortfall came from poor stock selection in the energy sector, which returned -4%, compared with the 1% return for the benchmark sector. Holdings in integrated oil giants Chevron and ConocoPhillips, and exploration and production firms Noble Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Pogo Producing, all ended the fiscal half-year in the negative column. These stocks retreated from September peaks as energy prices declined.
In health care, biotechnology firms Affymetrix and ICOS had disappointing results, limiting the returns in that sector to 5% (compared with +9% for the benchmark sector). In addition, our long-standing underweighted position in financials hurt the fund's relative performance, as that sector was one of the top performers in the benchmark during the period.
The fund's positioning
Capital Opportunity Fund's significant investment in the technology sector continues to be a defining characteristic of the fund. We believe strong secular (i.e., long-term) growth trends exist in the sector, particularly within the communications equipment, semiconductor, and software industries. We see tremendous global opportunity for makers of wireless phones and broadband networks, since much of the world's population has yet to talk on a cell phone or access the Internet. Fund heavyweights Corning and Research In Motion continue to be our most significant holdings in the communications equipment industry.
We view semiconductor stocks as attractively valued, and see their products as a vital component in the global growth of all things digital: from computers and cell phones to automobiles and household appliances. We have recently added to ASML Holding, a leading supplier of lithography systems to semiconductor manufacturers.
We also believe there are a number of attractively valued market leaders in the software industry. With continued corporate spending on software, enabling the integration of video, voice, and data, we see opportunities for software firms that provide security, storage, enterprise applications, and digital publishing. With that in mind, one of our top purchases during the half-year was security software provider Symantec.
The fund's second-largest sector was health care, where we continue to see attractive opportunities. The average P/E ratios of pharmaceutical stocks relative to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index are near a 40-year-low. Current valuations suggest that 40 years of long-term growth superior
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to the S&P 500 have come to an end, something we consider unlikely. We believe that many of the prevailing concerns about the health care sector are overblown, and that many positive aspects are underappreciated. The front-end of the baby boom generation has turned 60 years old. This will trigger increased demand for health care products and services in the decades to come. In addition, we believe that the recent mapping of the human genome means that drugmakers' research and development teams will become much more productive. In the biotechnology area, Biogen Idec remains one of our top holdings. We recently reduced our investment in the energy sector, and have shifted our focus from integrated oil firms such as Murphy Oil to service-oriented companies that we believe can perform well in the later stages of an energy cycle.
Theo A. Kolokotrones | Howard B. Schow |
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager |
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Joel P. Fried | Alfred W. Mordecai |
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager |
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PRIMECAP Management Company, LLP |
April 20, 2006 | |
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Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2006
Portfolio Characteristics
| Fund | Comparative Index1 | Broad Index2 |
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Number of Stocks | 122 | 489 | 4,980 |
Median Market Cap | $9.9B | $7.6B | $26.3B |
Price/Earnings Ratio | 28.3x | 23.9x | 20.9x |
Price/Book Ratio | 3.3x | 4.2x | 2.9x |
Yield | | 0.7% | 1.6% |
Investor Shares | 0.2% | | |
Admiral Shares | 0.3% | | |
Return on Equity | 9.7% | 17.0% | 17.2% |
Earnings Growth Rate | 14.2% | 21.9% | 10.5% |
Foreign Holdings | 10.5% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
Turnover Rate | 7%3 | — | — |
Expense Ratio | | — | — |
Investor Shares | 0.51%3 | | |
Admiral Shares | 0.40%3 | | |
Short-Term Reserves | 4% | — | — |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)
| Fund | Comparative Index1 | Broad Index2 |
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Consumer Discretionary | 13% | 22% | 12% |
Consumer Staples | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Energy | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Financials | 1 | 9 | 22 |
Health Care | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Industrials | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Information Technology | 40 | 21 | 16 |
Materials | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Telecommunication Services | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Utilities | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Short-Term Reserves | 4% | — | — |
Volatility Measures
| Fund | Comparative Index1 | Fund | Broad Index2 |
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R-Squared | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 1.00 |
Beta | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 1.00 |
Ten Largest Holdings4 (% of total net assets)
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Corning, Inc. | communications | |
| equipment | 4.1% |
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FedEx Corp. | air freight | |
| and logistics | 3.5 |
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Research In Motion Ltd. | communications | |
| equipment | 3.5 |
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Biogen Idec Inc. | biotechnology | 2.9 |
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NVIDIA Corp. | semiconductors | 2.7 |
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Monsanto Co. | fertilizers and | |
| agricultural chemicals | 2.7 |
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Thomas & Betts Corp. | electrical components |
| and equipment | 2.5 |
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Applera Corp.-Applied | | |
Biosystems Group | biotechnology | 2.4 |
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Symantec Corp. | systems software | 2.3 |
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Rambus Inc. | semiconductors | 2.2 |
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Top Ten | 28.8% |
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Investment Focus

1 Russell Midcap Growth Index.
2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.
3 Annualized.
4 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
See page 26 for a glossary of investment terms.
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Performance Summary
All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com.) 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, 1995–March 31, 2006

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2006
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Investor Shares2 | 8/14/1995 | 25.13% | 8.87% | 15.78% | 0.25% | 16.03% |
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Admiral Shares2 | 11/12/2001 | 25.25 | 13.073 | — | — | — |
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1 Six months ended March 31, 2006.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 1% fee assessed on redemptions after March 23, 2005, of shares held for less than one year, or the 1% fee previously assessed
on shares held for less than five years.
3 Return since inception.
Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 17 and 18 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2006
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
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Common Stocks (96.4%) | | |
Consumer Discretionary (13.1%) | |
* DIRECTV Group, Inc. | 10,496,335 | 172,140 |
Nordstrom, Inc. | 3,900,000 | 152,802 |
* CarMax, Inc. | 4,022,100 | 131,442 |
1 Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 3,600,000 | 129,384 |
TJX Cos., Inc. | 5,167,400 | 128,255 |
*^1 The Dress Barn, Inc. | 2,200,000 | 105,490 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1,115,500 | 54,503 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 952,500 | 53,273 |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 705,700 | 45,475 |
* Tommy Hilfiger Corp. | 2,000,200 | 32,943 |
* 99 Cents Only Stores | 2,400,000 | 32,544 |
* Quiksilver, Inc. | 1,750,000 | 24,255 |
Tiffany & Co. | 547,800 | 20,564 |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 182,000 | 20,226 |
* Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | 393,600 | 15,114 |
News Corp., Class A | 906,004 | 15,049 |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 200,000 | 11,660 |
Gentex Corp. | 600,000 | 10,476 |
*1 Strattec Security Corp. | 220,000 | 8,204 |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 300,000 | 7,980 |
* DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. | 236,000 | 6,242 |
* Expedia, Inc. | 300,000 | 6,081 |
Mattel, Inc. | 212,000 | 3,844 |
Weight Watchers International, Inc. | 70,000 | 3,598 |
* REX Stores Corp. | 225,000 | 3,391 |
* Comcast Corp. Class A | 125,000 | 3,270 |
| | 1,198,205 |
Consumer Staples (0.4%) | | |
* Cott Corp. | 1,740,000 | 22,411 |
Bunge Ltd. | 235,000 | 13,092 |
| | 35,503 |
Energy (7.0%) | | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | 2,900,000 | 144,478 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | 1,750,000 | 110,512 |
Noble Energy, Inc. | 1,600,000 | 70,272 |
* National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 1,003,560 | 64,348 |
Pogo Producing Co. | 1,200,000 | 60,300 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 1,220,000 | 53,985 |
* Pride International, Inc. | 1,075,000 | 33,519 |
Noble Corp. | 400,000 | 32,440 |
Chevron Corp. | 557,292 | 32,306 |
*^ Hanover Compressor Co. | 1,300,000 | 24,206 |
Arch Coal, Inc. | 200,000 | 15,188 |
| | 641,554 |
Financials (1.2%) | | |
MBIA, Inc. | 562,500 | 33,823 |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 615,000 | 23,708 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | 275,000 | 22,143 |
The Chubb Corp. | 230,000 | 21,951 |
TCF Financial Corp. | 330,000 | 8,498 |
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. | 30,000 | 1,099 |
| | 111,222 |
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Health Care (17.2%) | | |
* Biogen Idec Inc. | 5,650,000 | 266,115 |
Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group | 7,944,700 | 215,619 |
Pfizer Inc. | 7,617,780 | 189,835 |
Novartis AG ADR | 3,150,000 | 174,636 |
* Millipore Corp. | 1,855,000 | 135,526 |
* Affymetrix, Inc. | 3,016,500 | 99,333 |
Roche Holdings AG | 650,000 | 96,362 |
* ICOS Corp. | 3,107,500 | 68,520 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 1,200,000 | 66,360 |
*1 BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 4,670,500 | 62,678 |
Guidant Corp. | 700,000 | 54,642 |
* Chiron Corp. | 1,052,800 | 48,229 |
* Sepracor Inc. | 800,000 | 39,048 |
Medtronic, Inc. | 500,000 | 25,375 |
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 386,000 | 16,791 |
*^ Dendreon Corp. | 1,861,750 | 8,769 |
* Waters Corp. | 200,000 | 8,630 |
* Pharmacyclics, Inc. | 713,250 | 3,281 |
| | 1,579,749 |
Industrials (11.4%) | | |
FedEx Corp. | 2,868,000 | 323,912 |
*1 Thomas & Betts Corp. | 4,440,000 | 228,127 |
Pall Corp. | 4,560,000 | 142,226 |
Union Pacific Corp. | 1,050,000 | 98,018 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | 1,592,000 | 93,100 |
* AMR Corp. | 3,000,000 | 81,150 |
Fluor Corp. | 500,000 | 42,900 |
*^ JetBlue Airways Corp. | 3,241,050 | 34,744 |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V | 125,000 | 3,000 |
| | 1,047,177 |
Information Technology (40.4%) | | |
Communications Equipment (12.0%) | | |
* Corning, Inc. | 13,976,700 | 376,113 |
* Research In Motion Ltd. | 3,746,000 | 317,960 |
* Comverse Technology, Inc. | 6,234,750 | 146,704 |
Motorola, Inc. | 4,700,000 | 107,677 |
* Nortel Networks Corp. | 28,000,100 | 85,400 |
Plantronics, Inc. | 1,150,000 | 40,745 |
* Ciena Corp. | 4,250,000 | 22,142 |
* Avocent Corp. | 214,000 | 6,792 |
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Computers & Peripherals (2.2%) | | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 2,600,000 | 85,540 |
*1 Emulex Corp. | 4,549,400 | 77,749 |
* Avid Technology, Inc. | 510,000 | 22,165 |
*^Concurrent Computer Corp. | 3,530,400 | 11,403 |
* EMC Corp. | 400,000 | 5,452 |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments (2.0%) |
Tektronix, Inc. | 2,557,200 | 91,318 |
* Trimble Navigation Ltd. | 1,500,000 | 67,575 |
* Coherent, Inc. | 720,000 | 25,279 |
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Internet Software & Services (3.2%) | | |
* VeriSign, Inc. | 4,128,468 | 99,042 |
* eBay Inc. | 2,300,000 | 89,838 |
* Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 1,600,000 | 52,624 |
* Yahoo! Inc. | 1,187,100 | 38,296 |
* Google Inc. | 44,100 | 17,199 |
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IT Services (0.4%) | | |
First Data Corp. | 693,500 | 32,470 |
| | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (11.2%) | | |
* NVIDIA Corp. | 4,400,000 | 251,944 |
*^1 Rambus Inc. | 5,205,000 | 204,765 |
*^ ASML Holding (New York) | 9,689,400 | 197,373 |
* Micron Technology, Inc. | 10,800,000 | 158,976 |
Intersil Corp. | 3,630,000 | 104,980 |
* Entegris Inc. | 2,019,231 | 21,485 |
* Cymer, Inc. | 470,000 | 21,357 |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 550,000 | 17,859 |
* AMIS Holdings Inc. | 1,381,700 | 12,518 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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* Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Class B | 450,000 | 12,497 |
* FormFactor Inc. | 250,000 | 9,830 |
Intel Corp. | 235,000 | 4,547 |
* Silicon Laboratories Inc. | 65,000 | 3,572 |
* Altera Corp. | 110,000 | 2,270 |
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Software (9.4%) | | |
* Symantec Corp. | 12,598,800 | 212,038 |
*1 THQ Inc. | 5,012,500 | 129,774 |
Microsoft Corp. | 4,600,000 | 125,166 |
* Adobe Systems, Inc. | 2,957,714 | 103,283 |
* Autodesk, Inc. | 2,540,000 | 97,841 |
*1 Macrovision Corp. | 3,670,000 | 81,291 |
* Citrix Systems, Inc. | 1,700,000 | 64,430 |
*1 The Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 4,645,000 | 17,512 |
* Intuit, Inc. | 220,000 | 11,702 |
* NAVTEQ Corp. | 205,000 | 10,383 |
* McAfee Inc. | 220,000 | 5,353 |
| | 3,702,229 |
Materials (3.7%) | | |
Monsanto Co. | 2,905,784 | 246,265 |
1 Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 1,560,000 | 91,120 |
| | 337,385 |
Telecommunication Services (2.0%) | | |
Sprint Nextel Corp. | 7,069,700 | 182,681 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,622,856) | | 8,835,705 |
Temporary Cash Investments (4.4%) | | |
2 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 4.715% | 331,410,136 | 331,410 |
2 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 4.715%—Note G | 69,720,400 | 69,720 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $401,130) | | 401,130 |
Total Investments (100.8%) (Cost $6,023,986) | | 9,236,835 |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.8%) | | (73,395) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 9,163,440 |
| | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | |
Assets | | |
Investments in Securities, at Value | | 9,236,835 |
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued | | 8,266 |
Receivables for Investment | | |
Securities Sold | | 4,401 |
Other Assets—Note C | | 7,228 |
Total Assets | | 9,256,730 |
Liabilities | | |
Security Lending Collateral | | |
Payable to Brokers—Note G | | 69,720 |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | | 3,585 |
Other Liabilities | | 19,985 |
Total Liabilities | | 93,290 |
Net Assets | | 9,163,440 |
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At March 31, 2006, net assets consisted of:3
Amount ($000) |
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Paid-in Capital | 5,830,344 |
Overdistributed Net Investment Income | (1,380) |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 121,628 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities | 3,212,849 |
Foreign Currencies | (1) |
Net Assets | 9,163,440 |
| |
Investor Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 148,344,312 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 5,384,557 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— Investor Shares | $36.30 |
| |
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 45,048,599 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 3,778,883 |
Net Asset Value Per Share— Admiral Shares | $83.88 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker/dealers. See Note G in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of such company. See Note I in Notes to
Financial Statements.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
ADR-American Depositary Receipt.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
|
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($000) |
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|
Investment Income | |
|
Income |
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Dividends1,2 | 23,159 |
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Interest2 | 5,594 |
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Security Lending | 327 |
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Total Income | 29,080 |
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Expenses |
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Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | 11,194 |
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The Vanguard Group—Note C |
|
Management and Administrative |
|
Investor Shares | 5,622 |
|
Admiral Shares | 1,927 |
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Marketing and Distribution |
|
Investor Shares | 726 |
|
Admiral Shares | 365 |
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Custodian Fees | 58 |
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Shareholders' Reports |
|
Investor Shares | 54 |
|
Admiral Shares | 5 |
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Trustees' Fees and Expenses | 4 |
|
Total Expenses | 19,955 |
|
Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D | (195) |
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Net Expenses | 19,760 |
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Net Investment Income | 9,320 |
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
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Investment Securities Sold2 | 182,334 |
|
Foreign Currencies | (3) |
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 182,331 |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
Investment Securities | 990,781 |
|
Foreign Currencies | (1) |
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 990,780 |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 1,182,431 |
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1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $619,000.
2 Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the fund were $336,000, $5,587,000, and $10,199,000, respectively.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended Mar. 31, 2006 ($000) | Year Ended Sept. 30, 2005 ($000) |
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Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 9,320 | 27,628 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 182,331 | 52,452 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 990,780 | 1,220,533 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 1,182,431 | 1,300,613 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | | |
Investor Shares | (8,621) | (15,773) |
Admiral Shares | (7,418) | (5,045) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | | |
Investor Shares | (35,894) | (15,997) |
Admiral Shares | (22,044) | (3,629) |
Total Distributions | (73,977) | (40,444) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note H | | |
Investor Shares | (525,512) | (1,964,142) |
Admiral Shares | 345,589 | 1,403,339 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | (179,923) | (560,803) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 928,531 | 699,366 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 8,234,909 | 7,535,543 |
End of Period2 | 9,163,440 | 8,234,909 |
1 Includes fiscal 2006 and 2005 short-term gain distributions totaling $32,891,000 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary
income dividends for tax purposes.
2 Including undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($1,380,000) and $5,342,000.
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Financial Highlights
Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares
For a Share Outstanding | Six Months Ended Mar. 31, | Year Ended Sept. 30, | Nov. 1, 2003, to Sept. 30, | Year Ended October 31,
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Throughout Each Period | 2006 | 2005 | 20041 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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Net Asset Value, | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | $31.92 | $27.24 | $24.28 | $16.54 | $20.73 | $30.16 | $19.34 |
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Investment Operations |
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Net Investment Income | .029 | .0902 | .017 | .009 | .01 | .07 | .161 |
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Net Realized and Unrealized |
Gain (Loss) on Investments3 | 4.635 | 4.731 | 2.956 | 7.744 | (4.13) | (7.42) | 11.284 |
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Total from |
Investment Operations | 4.664 | 4.821 | 2.973 | 7.753 | (4.12) | (7.35) | 11.445 |
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Distributions |
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Dividends from Net |
Investment Income | (.055) | (.070) | (.013) | (.013) | (.07) | (.16) | (.035) |
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Distributions from Realized |
Capital Gains | (.229) | (.071) | — | — | — | (1.92) | (.590) |
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Total Distributions | (.284) | (.141) | (.013) | (.013) | (.07) | (2.08) | (.625) |
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Net Asset Value, |
End of Period | $36.30 | $31.92 | $27.24 | $24.28 | $16.54 | $20.73 | $30.16 |
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Total Return4 | 14.70% | 17.72% | 12.25% | 46.91% | -19.97% | -25.68% | 60.37% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of |
Period (Millions) | $5,385 | $5,231 | $6,199 | $5,120 | $3,181 | $4,454 | $5,437 |
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Ratio of Total Expenses to |
Average Net Assets | 0.51%5 | 0.51% | 0.52%5 | 0.59% | 0.58% | 0.60% | 0.62% |
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Ratio of Net Investment |
Income to Average |
Net Assets | 0.17%5 | 0.33%2 | 0.06%5 | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.28% | 0.64% |
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Portfolio Turnover Rate | 7%5 | 12% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 15% |
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1 The fund’s fiscal year-end changed from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2004.
2 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.047 and 0.16%, respectively, resulting from a special
dividend from Microsoft Corp. in November 2004.
3 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.01, $.01, $.01, $.03, $.03, and $.02.
4 Total returns do not reflect the 1% fee assessed on redemptions after March 23, 2005, of shares held for less than one year, or the 1% fee previously assessed
on shares held for less than five years.
5 Annualized.
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Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | Six Months Ended Mar. 31, 2006 | Year Ended Sept. 30, 2005 | Nov. 1, 2003, to Sept. 30, 20041 | Year Ended Oct. 31, 2003 | Nov. 12, 20012 to Oct. 31, 2002 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $73.77 | $62.96 | $56.11 | $38.22 | $50.00 |
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Investment Operations | | | | | |
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Net Investment Income | .111 | .2913 | .096 | .062 | .07 |
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Net Realized and Unrealized | | | | | |
|
Gain (Loss) on Investments4 | 10.706 | 10.911 | 6.828 | 17.894 | (11.68) |
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Total from Investment Operations | 10.817 | 11.202 | 6.924 | 17.956 | (11.61) |
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Distributions | | | | | |
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.178) | (.228) | (.074) | (.066) | (.17) |
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Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (.529) | (.164) | — | — | — |
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Total Distributions | (.707) | (.392) | (.074) | (.066) | (.17) |
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Net Asset Value, End of Period | $83.88 | $73.77 | $62.96 | $56.11 | $38.22 |
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Total Return5 | 14.76% | 17.82% | 12.36% | 47.05% | -23.32% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $3,779 | $3,004 | $1,337 | $840 | $395 |
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Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.40%6 | 0.42% | 0.41%6 | 0.49% | 0.50%6 |
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Ratio of Net Investment Income to |
Average Net Assets | 0.28%6 | 0.38%3 | 0.17%6 | 0.14% | 0.17%6 |
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Portfolio Turnover Rate | 7%6 | 12% | 10% | 14% | 14% |
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1 The fund's fiscal year-end changed from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2004.
2 Inception.
3 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.108 and 0.16%, respectively, resulting from a special
dividend from Microsoft Corp. in November 2004.
4 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00, $.01, $.03, $.03, and $.07.
5 Total returns do not reflect the 1% fee assessed on redemptions after March 23, 2005, of shares held for less than one year, or the 1% fee previously assessed
on shares held for less than five years.
6 Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Horizon Funds. 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, servicing, tenure, and account-size criteria.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the funds’ pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the valuation date as employed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) in the calculation of its indexes. As part of the fund’s fair-value procedures, exchange rates may be adjusted if they change significantly before the fund’s pricing time but after the time at which the MSCI rates are determined (generally 11:00 a.m., Eastern time).
Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the asset or liability is settled in cash, when they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
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6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on redemptions of capital shares are credited to paid-in capital.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. PRIMECAP Management Company provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. For the six months ended March 31, 2006, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual rate of 0.26% of the fund’s average net assets.
C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2006, the fund had contributed capital of $986,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.99% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
D. The fund has asked its investment advisor to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. For the six months ended March 31, 2006, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $195,000 (an annual rate of 0.01% of average net assets).
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.
During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the fund realized net foreign currency losses of $3,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to overdistributed net investment income.
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At March 31, 2006, net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,212,849,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $3,563,868,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $351,019,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the fund purchased $269,832,000 of investment securities and sold $646,761,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
G. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at March 31, 2006, was $67,636,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $69,720,000.
H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
| Year Ended September 30, 2005
|
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| Amount ($000) | Shares (000) | Amount ($000) | Shares (000) |
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|
Investor Shares | | | | |
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Issued | 180,807 | 5,341 | 381,565 | 12,824 |
|
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 42,032 | 1,273 | 29,794 | 967 |
|
Redeemed1 | (748,351) | (22,167) | (2,375,501) | (77,454) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | (525,512) | (15,553) | (1,964,142) | (63,663) |
|
Admiral Shares | | | | |
|
Issued | 536,973 | 6,814 | 1,643,729 | 22,950 |
|
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 26,959 | 353 | 7,922 | 111 |
|
Redeemed1 | (218,343) | (2,838) | (248,312) | (3,575) |
|
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 345,589 | 4,329 | 1,403,339 | 19,486 |
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1 Net of redemption fees of $45,000 and $1,595,000 (fund totals).
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I. Certain of the fund’s investments are in companies that are considered to be affiliated companies of the fund because the fund owns more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the company. Transactions during the six months ended March 31, 2006, in securities of these companies were as follows:
| Current Period Transactions
| |
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| Sept. 30, 2005 Market Value ($000) | Purchases at Cost ($000) | Proceeds from Securities Sold ($000) | Dividend Income ($000)
| Mar. 31, 2006 Market Value ($000) |
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|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 40,773 | | | | 62,678 |
|
Concurrent Computer Corp. | 6,814 | | 808 | | n/a1 |
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The Descartes Systems Group Inc. | 11,241 | | | | 17,512 |
|
The Dress Barn, Inc. | 50,072 | | | | 105,490 |
|
Emulex Corp. | 91,539 | 359 | | | 77,749 |
|
Linens 'n Things, Inc. | 61,410 | | 64,325 | | — |
|
Macrovision Corp. | 70,097 | | | | 81,291 |
|
Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 96,120 | | | 180 | 129,384 |
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Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 89,248 | | | 156 | 91,120 |
|
Rambus Inc. | 62,981 | | | | 204,765 |
|
Strattec Security Corp. | 11,407 | | | | 8,204 |
|
Thomas & Betts Corp. | 174,631 | | 26,250 | | 228,127 |
|
THQ Inc. | 106,813 | 50 | | | 129,774 |
|
| 873,146 | 409 | 91,383 | 336 | 1,136,094 |
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1 At March 31, 2006, the security is still held but the issuer is no longer an affiliated company of the fund.
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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 table below illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
Capital Opportunity Fund | Beginning Account Value 9/30/2005 | Ending Account Value 3/31/2006 | Expenses Paid During Period1 |
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Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,147.00 | $2.73 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,147.59 | 2.14 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,022.39 | $2.57 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,022.94 | 2.02 |
1 | These 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 0.51% for Investor Share and 0.40% 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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Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only; they do not include your fund’s low-balance fee or the transaction fee on redemptions. These fees are fully described in the prospectus. 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 the appropriate fund prospectus.
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Trustees Renew Advisory Agreement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory agreement with PRIMECAP Management Company. The board determined that retention of the advisor was in the best interests of the fund and its 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 agreement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisory firm. PRIMECAP Management has a long tenure as investment advisor for Vanguard funds, dating to 1984. The board noted that PRIMECAP Management is recognized for its long-term approach to growth equity investing and that experienced portfolio managers employ a fundamental, research-driven approach in seeking to identify companies with long-term growth potential.
The board concluded that the advisor’s experience, stability, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory agreement.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of relevant benchmark indexes and peer groups. The fund has performed in line with expectations, and its results have been consistent with its investment strategy. The trustees found that the fund has an excellent performance record under PRIMECAP Management relative to both its benchmark and its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in the fund’s peer group. The fund’s advisory fee was also well below the peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expense ratio appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section, which also includes information about the advisory fee rate. The board did not consider profitability of PRIMECAP Management in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because the firm is independent of Vanguard and the advisory fee is the result of arm’s-length negotiations.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the fund’s advisory fee schedule, which reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets increase.
The advisory agreement will continue for one year and is renewable by the fund’s board after that for successive one-year periods.
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Glossary
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. A fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.
Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.
Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by stocks 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.
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.
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.
Yield. A snapshot of a fund’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of the fund’s net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.
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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 trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals.
Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.
Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee
John J. Brennan1
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Charles D. Ellis
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Rajiv L. Gupta
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Born 1945 Trustee since December 20012 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) (since 2005); Trustee of Drexel University and of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
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Born 1950 Trustee since July 1998 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer (since January 2006), Vice President and Chief Information Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute. |
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
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Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
> Semiannual Report
March 31, 2006

> Vanguard Global Equity Fund posted an 11.1% return for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The fund’s performance surpassed those of both its benchmark index and its average peer by small margins.
> Returns of international stocks were higher than those from U.S. stocks. However, a stronger U.S. dollar somewhat reduced the foreign gains for U.S.-based investors.
> The advisors’ skillful stock selection and emphasis on certain countries—most notably emerging markets—led the fund to its gain.
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Your Fund's Total Returns | 1 |
Chairman's Letter | 2 |
Advisors' Report | 6 |
Fund Profile | 9 |
Performance Summary | 11 |
Financial Statements | 12 |
About Your Fund's Expenses | 29 |
The Fund Adds an Investment Advisor | 31 |
Glossary | 34 |
Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
Total Returns |
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Vanguard Global Equity Fund | 11.1% |
MSCI All Country World Index | 10.8 |
Average Global Fund1 | 10.7 |
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
September 30, 2005–March 31, 2006
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Vanguard Global Equity Fund | $19.72 | $21.18 | $0.240 | $0.435 |
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1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
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Chairman's Letter
Dear Shareholder,
International stocks, which have enjoyed outstanding returns over the past few years, continued to outstrip their U.S. counterparts during the six months ended March 31. Vanguard Global Equity Fund returned 11.1% over this period, significantly leading the broad U.S. market's single-digit return and edging out the returns of its primary benchmark and its peer group.
The first table on page 1 presents the total returns (capital change plus reinvested distributions) for your fund and its comparative measures.
Stocks soared in the new year as positive reports mounted
In the fiscal half-year, stocks staged a performance in two acts: From October through December, returns stayed modest, but the first three months of 2006 saw a sharp rise in stock prices. First-quarter economic news included a jump in U.S. economic growth from 2005's already strong level; a surge in consumer confidence that paralleled growth in new jobs; and growth in corporate earnings that was expected to hit double digits for the 16th consecutive quarter.
Markets rewarded the good news handsomely. Continuing a trend of recent years, small-capitalization stocks in the United States led large-caps; reversing recent trends, the U.S. small-caps also outperformed broad international markets.
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However, Japanese and emerging markets continued to dominate other market segments.
The fund's advisors showed skill at choosing stocks and countries
During the fiscal half-year, strong stock selection and an emphasis on some of the world's lower-profile but better-performing markets led to good performance for the Global Equity Fund. The willingness of the fund's two advisors to stray from the beaten path was evident in the fund's relatively light weighting in U.S. stocks. These represented a bit more than 40% of Global Equity's assets, in contrast with a weighting of about 47% in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index. The advisors also managed to identify some of the better-performing stocks in the United States, particularly in the basic industrial and transportation industries.
The advisors underweighted European stocks, though to a smaller extent than U.S. issues. The fund's European holdings returned 17%, outperforming the index's European stocks by several percentage points. Stocks in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom provided very good returns. The fund's Japanese holdings were disappointing, however; a number of them failed to participate in the Japanese market's rebound.
Market Barometer
| Total Returns Periods Ended March 31, 2006
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MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) | 14.6% | 28.1% | 11.8% |
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Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 6.7 | 13.2 | 4.7 |
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Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 15.2 | 25.8 | 12.6 |
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Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market) | 8.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) | –0.1% | 2.3% | 5.1% |
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Lehman Municipal Bond Index | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
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Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
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CPI |
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Consumer Price Index | 0.5% | 3.4% | 2.5% |
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The fund’s exposure to stocks in several emerging markets was important to its success. Holdings in many of these countries—particularly South Africa and Taiwan—turned in impressive gains, as investors’ enthusiasm for these fast-growing economies seemed to reach a fever pitch.
At the sector level, the fund’s significant emphases included materials and industrials stocks; also important was its relatively light commitment to health care stocks. During the half-year all but one sector—utilities—turned in positive results.
The fund’s materials group, which was overweighted, included a number of strong performers, particularly among aluminum and steel makers. Nucor, an American steel producer, was a large holding and the biggest contributor to the
Annualized Expense Ratios:1
Your fund compared with its peer group
| Fund | Average Global Fund |
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Global Equity Fund | 0.74% | 1.77% |
fund’s overall gain. In industrials, too, good stock selection led to strong returns. A number of the fund’s airline stocks performed strongly despite the volatile environment in which they operate. Most notable was AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, which saw its share price more than double in the period. The advisors’ underweighting of health care stocks proved wise, as drug makers and producers of medical supplies generally saw weak results.
The fund’s stock selections were off-target in a few sectors. In technology, for example, the fund did not hold some of the period’s better performers. In addition, the fund’s overweighted consumer discretionary position was hurt by poor results from publishers, Internet retailers, and broadcasters around the globe.
Fund Assets Managed
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Acadian Asset | | |
Management, Inc. | $2,072 | 59% |
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Marathon Asset |
Management LLP | 1,226 | 35 |
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Cash Investments2 | 201 | 6 |
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Total | $3,499 | 100% |
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1 Fund expense ratio reflects the six months ended March 31, 2006. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and
captures information through year-end 2005.
2 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. Each advisor may also maintain
a modest cash postion.
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On April 18, we announced that AllianceBernstein L.P. would join Acadian Asset Management, Inc., and Marathon Asset Management LLP as the third investment advisor for your fund. The firm also manages a portion of several other Vanguard funds. We expect that the addition of this well-established firm will enhance the fund’s diversification while maintaining its disciplined stock-selection process. (See page 31 for more details.)
For more details on the fund’s performance and individual securities, see the Advisors’ Report, which begins on page 6.
Secure your future by maintaining your balance
Debates about the direction and magnitude of future stock returns are a staple of the financial media. The back-and-forth can make for interesting theater, and occasionally for educational commentary, but it has almost no relevance for your own investment plan.
Our response to big-picture questions about the market’s direction is that we simply can’t know. What we can do is encourage investors to develop a portfolio with the appropriate mix of stock, bond, and money market funds to meet their own unique needs. If you ignore the sideshow chatter and instead focus on maintaining a balanced, diversified, and low-cost portfolio of mutual funds, you will be well-positioned to ride out the market’s moves, whatever they may be.
In general, mutual funds that invest internationally can be expected to deliver more volatility than domestic funds. For this reason, we believe the Global Equity Fund is best used as a supporting player within a well-diversified portfolio. In light of its advisors’ proven skills and the fund’s notably low operating expenses, we are optimistic about the fund’s continuing ability to post competitive long-term results.
As always, thank you for investing your hard-earned money with Vanguard.
Sincerely,

John J. Brennan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 19, 2006
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Advisors’ Report
During the six months ended March 31, 2006, Vanguard Global Equity Fund returned 11.1%, reflecting the combined results of your fund’s independent investment advisors. The use of multiple advisors provides exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches to a particular market segment, enhancing the diversification of your fund.
The advisors, their percentage of fund assets managed, and a brief description of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment opportunities in their markets and of how their portfolio positioning reflects this assessment.
Acadian Asset Management, Inc.
Portfolio Managers:
John Chisholm, CFA, Executive Vice
President and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Ronald Frashure, CFA, President and Co-
Chief Investment Officer
Brian Wolahan, CFA, Senior Vice President
and Co-Director of Research
For the fiscal six months ended March 31, 2006, our portfolio benefited from strong stock selection in the United States. Stock selection in France, Germany, and Spain also added value, as did our overweighting of the Netherlands and Turkey. The portfolio’s underweighting in Japan, however, as well as weak stock selection there, detracted from our return. Country overweightings and stock selections in Australia, Canada, and Finland also detracted from the return.
Vanguard Global Equity Fund Investment Advisors
Investment Advisors | Fund Assets Managed (%) | | Investment Strategy |
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Acadian Asset Management, Inc. | 59 | | A quantitative, active, bottom-up investment process |
| | | that combines stock and country/sector valuation to |
| | | arrive at a return forecast for each of more than |
| | | 20,000 securities in the global universe. |
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Marathon Asset Management LLP | 35 | | A long-term and contrarian investment philosophy and |
| | | process with a focus on industry capital cycle analysis |
| | | and in-depth management assessment. |
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Cash Investments1 | 6 | | — |
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1 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in equity index products to simulate investment in stocks. Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash position.
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The portfolio’s successes included, in the United States, favorable stock selections in the materials sector (for example, Nucor and Phelps Dodge). Increased costs, supply/demand issues, and moderating Chinese output were good news for prices and valuations in the materials group, the portfolio’s top-performing sector for the period. Banking and finance selections in Europe fared especially well for the portfolio, outperforming in an environment of increased mortgage-lending activity and healthier consumer and business confidence throughout the region. French bank BNP Paribas and Spain’s Banco Santander Central Hispano were notable holdings. An overweighted allocation to the Netherlands exposed the portfolio to additional key holdings in banking and finance, including ABN AMRO and ING Groep. The overweighted allocation to Turkey also added value.
In terms of less successful investments, stock selection in Japan cost the portfolio as holdings such as transport group Mitsui OSK Lines and telecommunications operator KDDI posted disappointing results. The portfolio focused on mid-capitalization and smaller stocks in the Japanese market, which hurt returns during a period in which large-cap issues led the Japanese market. The underweighted allocation to Japan, which had a strong run during the period, was a further detriment in this market.
The portfolio was overweighted in the emerging markets of China, Turkey, and Taiwan, and in the developed markets of Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
The portfolio was underweighted in the United Kingdom and Japan. Our outlook is positive for most European markets, based on several key factors: Inflation remains controlled, and the region’s major economies have shown encouraging signs of continued—if moderate—growth. We also still rank many emerging markets favorably in our forecasting, as the asset class exhibits ongoing signs of growth and improving economic fundamentals.
Our short-term forecast for Japan remains negative on a capitalization-weighted basis, after the country’s recent market gains. Relative valuations are higher than those seen in many alternative markets. We see the potential for underperformance from stocks across many Japanese sectors, although our process continues to uncover highly attractive individual holdings even in sectors that we view negatively overall. We continue to view Japan as a market in which individual stock selection can produce excellent results, but in which the overall market has the potential to underperform the world equity market over the short term.
Marathon Asset Management LLP
Portfolio Managers:
Jeremy Hosking, Investment Director
Neil Ostrer, Investment Director
William Arah, Investment Director
For the fiscal half-year, our portfolio has gradually shifted from its still-overweighted positions in Southeast Asia
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and South Africa to add to its Japanese positions. The gradual reduction from Southeast Asia reflects the harvesting of a few of the many investments we made around 1997 and 1998 after the pessimism of the Asian currency crisis left multiple bargains (in hindsight). Many of these holdings have risen significantly and are no longer obviously undervalued. Similarly, the South African stock market has been a huge success story over the last five years, fueled by disciplined monetary policy and a recovery in investment sentiment, both domestically and internationally. The country’s currency and stock market both have enjoyed significant bull markets.
Over the last six months the portfolio has benefited from its bias toward mid- and smaller-cap issues in Europe, as several companies have been involved in actual or rumored merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Unlike previous takeover feeding frenzies, this one is fueled by low interest rates, as well as by corporations, private equity funds, and “infrastructure funds” that are awash with cash. We anticipate that the next moves within the European portion of the portfolio will be from the cyclicals toward companies with more defensive earnings streams, and from mid-cap toward larger-cap issues. But for the time being, the M&A boom continues to benefit the portfolio.
From a longer-term view, which is how we invest, we remain positive on the structural changes happening in Japan; thus, we have slightly enlarged our portfolio holdings there. Historically, the cash flow in a Japanese company has belonged to the stakeholders. However, this ownership is slowly but surely shifting to the real owners, the shareholders—with implications for improvements in corporate profitability, more M&A, restructuring, and, hence, increased dividends. In recent months we have moved from economically sensitive issues, which have performed very well, toward large-cap, cash-generating noncyclicals with a domestic, rather than a U.S., consumer focus; for the first time in 20 years, we are becoming overweighted in companies in the large-cap Topix Core 30 Index.
The underweighting in North America remains, with the portfolio focused on “business to business” beneficiaries as the U.S. consumer appears overextended and companies have strong cash flows owing to their underinvestment in recent years.
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Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2006
Portfolio Characteristics
| Fund | Comparative Index1 |
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Number of Stocks | 553 | 2,617 |
Turnover Rate | 79%2 | — |
Expense Ratio | 0.74%2 | — |
Short-Term Reserves | 1% | — |
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)
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Consumer Discretionary | 14% | 11% |
Consumer Staples | 5 | 8 |
Energy | 10 | 10 |
Financials | 27 | 25 |
Health Care | 5 | 9 |
Industrials | 11 | 11 |
Information Technology | 8 | 11 |
Materials | 10 | 6 |
Telecommunication Services | 7 | 5 |
Utilities | 2 | 4 |
Short-Term Reserves | 1% | — |
Volatility Measures
| Fund | Comparative Index1 |
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R-Squared | 0.91 | 1.00 |
Beta | 1.10 | 1.00 |
Ten Largest Holdings3 (% of total net assets)
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Nucor Corp. | steel | 2.0% |
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China Mobile | wireless | |
(Hong Kong) Ltd. | telecommunication | |
| services | 1.7 |
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Banco Santander | diversified | |
Central Hispano SA | banks | 1.3 |
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ConocoPhillips Co. | integrated oil | |
| and gas | 1.3 |
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Mizuho Financial | diversified | |
Group, Inc. | banks | 1.3 |
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Devon Energy Corp. | oil and gas | |
| exploration | |
| and production | 1.2 |
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Phelps Dodge Corp. | diversified metals | |
| and mining | 1.2 |
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ING Groep NV | diversified | |
| financial services | 1.2 |
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BNP Paribas SA | diversified | |
| banks | 1.0 |
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CSX Corp. | railroads | 1.0 |
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Top Ten | | 13.2% |
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Allocation by Region (% of portfolio)

1 MSCI All Country World Index.
2 Annualized.
3 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.
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Country Diversification (% of portfolio)
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Europe | | |
United Kingdom | 8% | 10% |
France | 4 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 |
Spain | 3 | 2 |
Germany | 3 | 3 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 3 |
Italy | 1 | 2 |
Sweden | 1 | 1 |
Finland | 1 | 1 |
Other European Markets | 0 | 1 |
Subtotal | 26% | 29% |
Pacific | |
Japan | 11% | 11% |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1 |
Australia | 2 | 2 |
Malaysia | 1 | 0 |
Subtotal | 17% | 14% |
Emerging Markets | |
China | 3% | 1% |
Taiwan | 2 | 1 |
Turkey | 2 | 0 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 |
South Korea | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 1 | 0 |
Philippines | 1 | 0 |
Brazil | 0 | 1 |
Other Emerging Markets | 0 | 3 |
Subtotal | 12% | 8% |
North America | |
United States | 41% | 46% |
Canada | 3 | 3 |
Subtotal | 44% | 49% |
Short-Term Reserves | 1% | — |
1 Country percentages exclude currency contracts held by the fund.
2 MSCI All Country World Index.
See page 34 for a glossary of investment terms.
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Performance Summary
All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com.) 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, 1995-March 31, 2006

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2006
| Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years |
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Global Equity Fund | 8/14/1995 | 21.68 | 14.86 | 11.84% |
1 Six months ended March 31, 2006.
Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 24 for dividend and capital gains information.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2006
The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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Common Stocks (92.9%)1 | | |
Australia (1.8%) | | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 505,818 | 16,319 |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 745,705 | 11,616 |
Santos Ltd. | 1,324,907 | 10,737 |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 131,760 | 7,404 |
Australia & New Zealand Bank Group Ltd. | 179,613 | 3,389 |
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 174,022 | 2,379 |
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 420,516 | 2,351 |
Orica Ltd. | 95,576 | 1,580 |
Amcor Ltd. | 288,443 | 1,522 |
* Oxiana Ltd. | 566,820 | 1,085 |
Alumina Ltd. | 204,000 | 1,074 |
Leighton Holdings Ltd. | 74,990 | 947 |
Rinker Group Ltd. | 65,098 | 914 |
^ Babcock & Brown Ltd. | 68,593 | 902 |
CSL Ltd. | 13,789 | 539 |
| | 62,758 |
Belgium (1.3%) |
Fortis | 866,800 | 30,808 |
Dexia | 458,664 | 11,821 |
Colruyt NV | 25,942 | 3,877 |
| | 46,506 |
Canada (3.2%) |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | 162,600 | 17,526 |
Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B | 367,900 | 14,049 |
* Bombardier Inc. Class B | 4,268,200 | 12,439 |
^ Bank of Nova Scotia Halifax | 257,900 | 10,350 |
* Nortel Networks Corp. | 2,988,330 | 9,114 |
Goldcorp Inc. | 261,400 | 7,656 |
Alcan Inc. | 158,800 | 7,273 |
^ Telus Corp.- Non Voting Shares | 185,900 | 7,198 |
Teck Cominco Ltd. Class B | 84,500 | 5,443 |
^ BCE Inc. | 155,700 | 3,754 |
EnCana Corp. | 79,600 | 3,719 |
^ Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 74,300 | 3,313 |
^ Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. | 660,200 | 2,733 |
* ACE Aviation Holdings, Inc. | 86,200 | 2,515 |
* Fraser Papers Inc. | 198,800 | 1,259 |
Telus Communications Inc. | 29,789 | 1,170 |
^ Methanex Corp. | 36,600 | 750 |
Novelis Inc. | 31,760 | 652 |
*^ Fortis Inc. | 7,680 | 148 |
Sherritt International Corp. | 11,000 | 100 |
AUR Resources Inc. | 7,732 | 98 |
^ Rothmans Inc. | 5,600 | 97 |
* Firstservice Corp. | 2,397 | 59 |
| | 111,415 |
Chile (0.0%) | | |
Banco Santander Chile SA ADR | 9,500 | 414 |
| | |
China (3.1%) |
China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 11,018,500 | 57,937 |
PetroChina Co. Ltd. | 20,532,000 | 21,525 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. | 28,398,000 | 16,573 |
CNOOC Ltd. | 3,787,000 | 2,949 |
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. | 8,038,000 | 2,845 |
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. | 1,548,000 | 2,154 |
China Unicom Ltd. | 1,886,000 | 1,540 |
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. | 1,032,000 | 1,084 |
| | 106,607 |
Denmark (0.3%) | | |
*^ William Demant A/S | 58,500 | 3,866 |
Coloplast A/S B Shares | 35,400 | 2,663 |
*^ Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 95,699 | 2,377 |
| | 8,906 |
Finland (0.5%) |
^ Metso Oyj | 197,900 | 7,624 |
Sampo Oyj A Shares | 326,600 | 6,861 |
^ TietoEnator Oyj B Shares | 78,020 | 3,037 |
| | 17,522 |
France (3.4%) | | |
BNP Paribas SA | 386,862 | 35,753 |
Credit Agricole SA | 444,415 | 17,200 |
Societe Generale Class A | 64,535 | 9,657 |
Vivendi Universal SA | 280,259 | 9,566 |
Arcelor | 203,120 | 7,980 |
AXA | 139,000 | 4,855 |
Carrefour SA | 71,808 | 3,803 |
Groupe Danone | 30,700 | 3,721 |
Sanofi-Aventis | 38,280 | 3,625 |
Total SA | 13,669 | 3,599 |
SCOR SA | 1,217,900 | 3,095 |
Cie. de St. Gobain SA | 37,200 | 2,589 |
Thales SA | 57,800 | 2,559 |
* Alcatel SA | 160,800 | 2,469 |
Bouygues SA | 43,553 | 2,304 |
* Atos Origin SA | 26,400 | 1,950 |
Euronext NV | 21,344 | 1,757 |
Air France | 27,974 | 656 |
* BNP Paribas New | 4,902 | 439 |
| | 117,577 |
Germany (2.5%) | | |
Volkswagen AG | 219,581 | 16,533 |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 696,647 | 12,426 |
Puma AG | 20,232 | 7,652 |
Continental AG | 67,178 | 7,377 |
Man AG | 96,908 | 6,711 |
Allianz AG | 31,219 | 5,194 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG | 40,900 | 4,874 |
DaimlerChrysler AG (Registered) | 76,700 | 4,394 |
BASF AG | 55,100 | 4,311 |
E.On AG | 38,620 | 4,237 |
Porsche AG | 3,543 | 3,381 |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 61,480 | 3,378 |
Deutsche Post AG | 82,200 | 2,060 |
Deutsche Boerse AG | 13,295 | 1,909 |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs- Gesellschaft AG (Registered) | 9,452 | 1,335 |
Beiersdorf AG | 8,995 | 1,295 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG ADR | 29,244 | 1,165 |
Hochtief AG | 11,629 | 657 |
| | 88,889 |
Hong Kong (2.4%) | | |
* Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 965,102 | 17,723 |
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. | 1,245,900 | 13,833 |
New World Development Co., Ltd. | 7,550,300 | 13,199 |
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 1,117,000 | 6,179 |
Hong Kong Aircraft & Engineering Co., Ltd. | 668,000 | 6,171 |
Television Broadcasts Ltd. | 1,068,000 | 6,047 |
China Netcom Group Corp. Hong Kong Ltd. | 2,156,500 | 3,800 |
Wheelock and Co. Ltd. | 1,883,000 | 3,364 |
Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd. | 2,531,367 | 2,882 |
First Pacific Co. Ltd. | 6,988,000 | 2,587 |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 389,000 | 2,343 |
SmarTone Telecommunications Ltd. | 2,082,790 | 2,280 |
Next Media Ltd. | 2,894,000 | 1,639 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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I-Cable Communications Ltd. | 5,207,000 | 1,172 |
Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. | 881,690 | 917 |
Silver Grant International Industries Ltd. | 1,752,000 | 564 |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. | 208,500 | 379 |
Solomon Systech International Ltd. | 482,000 | 232 |
| | 85,311 |
Indonesia (0.3%) | | |
PT Semen Gresik Tbk | 1,155,000 | 3,239 |
PT Bank Indonesia Tbk | 53,415,229 | 2,948 |
PT Gudang Garam Tbk | 1,149,900 | 1,328 |
PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk | 11,028,500 | 1,251 |
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk | 10,823,000 | 1,055 |
PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada Tbk | 774,000 | 71 |
* PT Mulia Industrindo Tbk | 921,000 | 18 |
| | 9,910 |
Ireland (0.1%) | | |
Independent News & Media PLC | 941,918 | 3,042 |
Fyffes PLC | 462,500 | 1,242 |
| | 4,284 |
Italy (1.1%) | | |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 402,908 | 15,116 |
*^ Fiat SpA | 524,400 | 6,597 |
Saipem SpA | 271,200 | 6,256 |
Luxottica Group SpA ADR | 179,800 | 4,943 |
Unicredito Italiano SpA | 550,900 | 3,968 |
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | 207,500 | 1,164 |
Banca Popolare Italiana | 96,100 | 1,015 |
Natuzzi SpA-Sponsored ADR | 50,700 | 370 |
| | 39,429 |
Japan (10.0%) | | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 5,465 | 44,590 |
Sony Corp. | 619,100 | 28,451 |
Mitsubishi Corp. | 1,048,600 | 23,850 |
KDDI Corp. | 4,467 | 23,800 |
Advantest Corp. | 145,500 | 17,243 |
Orix Corp. | 44,680 | 13,843 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 148,500 | 10,186 |
Canon, Inc. | 137,300 | 9,039 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 533 | 5,869 |
East Japan Railway Co. | 720 | 5,320 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | 232,000 | 5,113 |
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. | 389,000 | 4,489 |
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. | 312,000 | 4,235 |
West Japan Railway Co. | 932 | 3,923 |
^ Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | 898,000 | 3,915 |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 67,500 | 3,830 |
^ Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. 1,082,000 | 1,082,000 | 3,790 |
Kao Corp. | 143,000 | 3,753 |
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | 114,900 | 3,598 |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 64,100 | 3,482 |
Central Japan Railway Co. | 348 | 3,424 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 52,400 | 3,226 |
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | 94,000 | 3,122 |
Nintendo Co. | 20,800 | 3,098 |
Secom Co., Ltd. | 60,500 | 3,078 |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. | 720 | 3,073 |
Dai-Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | 168,000 | 3,032 |
Sekisui House Ltd. | 200,000 | 2,976 |
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | 2,012 | 2,958 |
Tokyo Electric Power Co. | 115,600 | 2,876 |
Seven and I Holdings Co., Ltd. | 72,300 | 2,857 |
Nippon Sanso Corp. | 368,000 | 2,713 |
Denso Corp. | 66,300 | 2,614 |
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. | 181,000 | 2,614 |
Sankyo Co., Ltd. | 36,700 | 2,512 |
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. | 205,000 | 2,457 |
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. | 60,500 | 2,450 |
Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. | 212,000 | 2,342 |
^ Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd. | 278,000 | 2,340 |
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | 147,000 | 2,323 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 508,000 | 2,307 |
Marubeni Corp. | 437,000 | 2,285 |
Hitachi Ltd. | 319,000 | 2,253 |
Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd. | 126,000 | 2,226 |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | 97,000 | 2,225 |
Bank of Yokohama Ltd. | 271,000 | 2,215 |
^ Sumitomo Forestry Co. | 218,000 | 2,209 |
Ricoh Co. | 113,000 | 2,199 |
Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. | 160,650 | 2,199 |
Shiseido Co., Ltd. | 118,000 | 2,188 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 142 | 2,154 |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. | 153,000 | 2,134 |
JS Group Corp. | 97,000 | 2,082 |
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | 52,900 | 2,053 |
Mazda Motor Corp. | 334,000 | 2,025 |
Chiba Bank Ltd. | 221,000 | 1,960 |
^ Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. | 140,000 | 1,937 |
Ebara Corp. | 304,000 | 1,906 |
Nippon Oil Corp. | 241,000 | 1,884 |
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Co. | 294,000 | 1,792 |
^ Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 28,200 | 1,709 |
Toppan Forms Co., Ltd. | 101,600 | 1,692 |
Kinden Corp. | 164,000 | 1,483 |
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | 130,000 | 1,358 |
Ryosan Co., Ltd. | 48,500 | 1,297 |
Shimizu Corp. | 176,000 | 1,278 |
Mitsui Trust Holding Inc. | 85,000 | 1,240 |
NEC Corp. | 176,000 | 1,235 |
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | 68,000 | 1,230 |
Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. | 107,000 | 1,194 |
Yamatake Corp. | 50,000 | 1,177 |
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | 46,000 | 1,135 |
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 35,400 | 1,098 |
Isetan Co. | 49,000 | 1,066 |
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | 52,000 | 1,063 |
Daifuku Co., Ltd. | 63,500 | 1,041 |
OMC Card, Inc. | 52,400 | 1,031 |
*^ Haseko Corp. | 223,500 | 841 |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 215 | 755 |
NGK Insulators Ltd. | 47,000 | 688 |
Leopalace21 Corp. | 17,500 | 652 |
Nippon Mining Holdings Inc. | 75,000 | 631 |
NGK Spark Plug Co. | 25,000 | 581 |
Noritake Co., Ltd. | 81,000 | 542 |
Inabata & Co., Ltd. | 49,000 | 443 |
Fujitsu Fronttec Ltd. | 32,700 | 340 |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. | 25,000 | 304 |
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | 21,000 | 224 |
| | 347,965 |
Malaysia (0.6%) | | |
Resorts World Bhd | 1,742,000 | 6,248 |
Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd | 3,336,919 | 5,704 |
Telekom Malaysia Bhd | 1,297,500 | 3,291 |
British American Tobacco Bhd | 165,000 | 1,905 |
Maxis Communications Bhd | 723,800 | 1,710 |
Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd | 965,000 | 672 |
Genting Bhd | 79,400 | 513 |
* Digi.com Bhd | 209,900 | 482 |
Malaysian Airline System Bhd | 550,000 | 454 |
* Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd | 1,855,000 | 425 |
Lion Industries Corp. Bhd | 380,000 | 78 |
* Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd. Warrants Exp. 2/26/09 | 254,000 | 11 |
| | 21,493 |
Mexico (0.1%) | | |
America Movil SA de CV Series L ADR | 46,200 | 1,583 |
Telefonos de Mexico SA Class L ADR | 32,000 | 719 |
| | 2,302 |
Netherlands (3.1%) | | |
ING Groep NV | 1,026,663 | 40,377 |
ABN AMRO Holding NV | 935,437 | 27,913 |
Aegon NV | 866,440 | 15,961 |
Heineken NV | 249,077 | 9,423 |
Koninklijke KPN NV | 428,257 | 4,808 |
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV | 141,871 | 4,769 |
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV | 35,437 | 2,291 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | 72,271 | 1,796 |
Koninklijke DSM NV | 26,654 | 1,213 |
| | 108,551 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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New Zealand (0.0%) | | |
^ Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. | 468,517 | 1,587 |
PGG Wrightson Ltd. | 58,578 | 66 |
| | 1,653 |
Norway (0.1%) | | |
DnB NOR ASA | 228,000 | 3,060 |
Orkla ASA | 23,200 | 1,146 |
| | 4,206 |
Philippines (0.6%) | | |
Ayala Corp. | 1,250,226 | 8,656 |
Globe Telecom, Inc. | 386,200 | 6,642 |
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 2,574,900 | 1,813 |
Banco De Oro | 2,613,000 | 1,736 |
* ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. | 3,806,100 | 876 |
| | 19,723 |
Poland (0.0%) | | |
KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 35,442 | 901 |
| | |
Russia (0.6%) |
OAO Lukoil Holding Sponsored ADR | 238,075 | 19,855 |
| | |
Singapore (0.4%) | | |
Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. | 500,000 | 4,354 |
BIL International Ltd. | 4,553,000 | 4,196 |
United Industrial Corp., Ltd. | 2,593,000 | 2,230 |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 99,000 | 855 |
SembCorp Marine Ltd. | 395,000 | 695 |
Yellow Pages (Singapore) Ltd. | 368,000 | 376 |
StarHub Ltd. | 204,000 | 274 |
| | 12,980 |
South Africa (1.4%) | | |
Sun International Ltd. | 549,866 | 8,777 |
RMB Holdings Ltd. | 1,550,600 | 7,320 |
* Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd. | 1,103,148 | 7,222 |
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 271,805 | 5,657 |
Anglo Platinum Ltd. | 62,500 | 5,652 |
Anglo American PLC | 145,345 | 5,602 |
FirstRand Ltd. | 1,329,636 | 4,300 |
JD Group Ltd. | 113,446 | 1,719 |
Gold Fields Ltd. | 62,340 | 1,361 |
City Lodge Hotels Ltd. | 83,078 | 727 |
New Clicks Holdings Ltd. | 301,750 | 528 |
| | 48,865 |
South Korea (0.6%) | | |
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 280,830 | 11,755 |
* Hynix Semiconductor Inc. | 226,230 | 6,680 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 950 | 613 |
Kookmin Bank | 7,000 | 600 |
Samyang Corp. | 8,820 | 519 |
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. | 5,000 | 419 |
* STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. | 661,000 | 362 |
POSCO | 1,000 | 257 |
Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 4,000 | 129 |
Kiswire Ltd. | 3,000 | 76 |
| | 21,410 |
Spain (2.9%) | | |
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA | 3,222,054 | 46,924 |
ACS, Actividades de Contruccion y Servisios, SA | 465,332 | 18,019 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 561,736 | 11,687 |
Acciona SA | 48,700 | 7,565 |
Banco Popular Espanol SA | 316,500 | 4,651 |
Acerinox SA | 272,500 | 4,448 |
Telefonica SA | 197,009 | 3,081 |
* Sogecable SA | 45,032 | 1,794 |
Banco de Sabadell SA | 41,669 | 1,364 |
NH Hoteles SA | 74,140 | 1,273 |
Viscofan SA | 58,000 | 821 |
Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA (Registered) | 20,000 | 504 |
| | 102,131 |
Sweden (1.0%) | | |
ForeningsSparbanken AB | 195,500 | 5,502 |
^ Nordea Bank AB | 440,500 | 5,433 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB A Shares | 183,400 | 5,089 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB Class B | 1,324,700 | 5,001 |
^ Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB A Shares | 151,200 | 3,741 |
Assa Abloy AB | 189,200 | 3,506 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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^ Svenska Cellulosa AB B Shares | 78,860 | 3,459 |
Hoganas AB B Shares | 46,850 | 1,136 |
* Lindex AB | 33,200 | 490 |
| | 33,357 |
Switzerland (1.3%) | | |
Zurich Financial Services AG | 101,089 | 23,607 |
Cie. Financiere Richemont AG | 109,600 | 5,232 |
Novartis AG (Registered) | 90,340 | 5,000 |
* Alcon, Inc. | 34,500 | 3,597 |
Adecco SA (Registered) | 60,800 | 3,384 |
Geberit AG | 2,703 | 2,576 |
* Logitech International SA | 62,300 | 2,486 |
Publigroupe SA | 3,140 | 940 |
Kudelski SA | 2,200 | 62 |
| | 46,884 |
Taiwan (2.0%) | | |
Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. | 20,249,000 | 28,456 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 7,995,000 | 15,681 |
United Microelectronics Corp. | 12,870,000 | 8,098 |
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. | 2,989,000 | 5,622 |
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. | 2,039,000 | 2,628 |
Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. | 3,801,000 | 2,214 |
Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. | 7,131,000 | 1,813 |
Taiwan Cellular Corp. | 1,407,000 | 1,341 |
* Winbond Electronics Corp. | 2,940,000 | 851 |
Formosa Plastic Corp. | 480,000 | 749 |
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. | 627,000 | 739 |
ProMOS Technologies Inc. | 1,993,208 | 676 |
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 354,000 | 572 |
* Ritek Corp. | 1,178,000 | 361 |
AV Tech Co. | 57,000 | 322 |
U-Ming Marine Transport Corp. | 249,000 | 260 |
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. | 259,000 | 188 |
| | 70,571 |
Thailand (0.6%) | | |
Siam Cement Public Co. Ltd. Non-Voting Depository Receipts | 986,200 | 5,984 |
Advanced Info Service Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 2,406,000 | 5,660 |
Siam Cement Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 664,300 | 4,359 |
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 1,701,900 | 2,998 |
MBK Development Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 813,400 | 1,035 |
National Finance & Securities Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 1,855,000 | 762 |
GMM Grammy Public Co. Ltd. Non-Voting |
Depository Receipts | 997,000 | 295 |
Post Publishing Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 1,300,000 | 284 |
Matichon PLC (Foreign) | 625,000 | 201 |
GMM Grammy Public Co. Ltd. (Foreign) | 642,000 | 190 |
| | 21,768 |
Turkey (1.6%) | | |
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari A.S | 1,958,502 | 11,876 |
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A.S | 1,413,474 | 9,956 |
Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S C Shares | 1,162,494 | 9,651 |
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S | 543,146 | 9,559 |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S | 519,620 | 3,316 |
* Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.S | 533,110 | 2,466 |
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S | 661,482 | 2,082 |
Petrol Ofisi A.S | 298,870 | 1,973 |
* Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S | 392,086 | 1,792 |
KOC Holding A.S | 302,234 | 1,602 |
* Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S | 236,362 | 965 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
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* Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S | 257,000 | 956 |
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S | 16,156 | 515 |
Akbank T.A.S | 47,134 | 396 |
| | 57,105 |
United Kingdom (7.4%) | | |
AstraZeneca Group PLC | 660,501 | 33,129 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Amsterdam Shares) | 491,758 | 15,374 |
Rio Tinto PLC | 276,639 | 14,166 |
SABMiller PLC | 591,300 | 11,630 |
Antofagasta PLC | 259,099 | 9,611 |
HSBC Holdings PLC | 554,442 | 9,265 |
British American Tobacco PLC | 329,886 | 7,968 |
Barclays PLC | 633,005 | 7,380 |
BAE Systems PLC | 998,100 | 7,265 |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B | 214,522 | 6,972 |
HBOS PLC | 387,441 | 6,450 |
BHP Billiton PLC | 310,406 | 5,682 |
Hanson Building Materials PLC | 397,650 | 5,187 |
Pilkington PLC | 1,792,500 | 5,017 |
Associated British Ports Holdings PLC | 391,500 | 4,892 |
Marks & Spencer Group PLC | 498,756 | 4,806 |
Diageo PLC | 301,128 | 4,730 |
Reckitt Benckiser PLC | 131,890 | 4,622 |
BAA PLC | 312,300 | 4,491 |
The Sage Group PLC | 899,700 | 4,285 |
ICAP PLC | 544,600 | 4,217 |
Reed Elsevier PLC | 440,100 | 4,206 |
Capita Group PLC | 525,800 | 4,182 |
BP PLC | 363,800 | 4,177 |
Arriva PLC | 376,333 | 4,004 |
Tesco PLC | 699,500 | 3,999 |
Next PLC | 136,188 | 3,886 |
Amvescap PLC | 407,600 | 3,794 |
Intertek Testing Services PLC | 229,900 | 3,274 |
Provident Financial PLC | 239,056 | 2,923 |
Carnival PLC | 58,014 | 2,844 |
Eircom Group PLC | 1,039,833 | 2,684 |
Cable and Wireless PLC | 1,416,600 | 2,681 |
Vodafone Group PLC | 1,254,700 | 2,613 |
Smiths Group PLC | 143,410 | 2,441 |
Stagecoach Group PLC | 1,204,023 | 2,396 |
Ladbrokes PLC | 346,300 | 2,334 |
* Kazakhmys PLC | 124,508 | 2,313 |
Hays PLC | 813,200 | 2,281 |
WPP Group PLC | 190,900 | 2,281 |
Enterprise Inns PLC | 134,800 | 2,221 |
Compass Group PLC | 548,835 | 2,168 |
Enodis PLC | 783,600 | 2,034 |
* British Airways PLC | 325,080 | 1,989 |
ITV PLC | 949,135 | 1,961 |
Rexam PLC | 196,300 | 1,893 |
* Invensys PLC | 4,446,000 | 1,768 |
BT Group PLC | 396,200 | 1,525 |
Boots Group PLC | 118,277 | 1,472 |
* MyTravel Group PLC A Shares | 325,466 | 1,379 |
International Power PLC | 230,660 | 1,130 |
Bunzl PLC | 91,233 | 1,078 |
Informa PLC | 100,300 | 834 |
* NETeller PLC | 64,859 | 820 |
Devro PLC | 285,000 | 629 |
Sportingbet PLC | 68,624 | 447 |
Unilever PLC | 43,524 | 444 |
Homeserve PLC | 12,400 | 311 |
Kier Group PLC | 3,500 | 102 |
| | 260,657 |
Venezuela (0.1%) | | |
Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela | 112,619 | 2,385 |
| | |
United States (38.5%) | | |
Consumer Discretionary (6.3%) | |
Home Depot, Inc. | 710,900 | 30,071 |
*^ GameStop Corp. Class A | 321,300 | 15,146 |
Darden Restaurants Inc. | 358,900 | 14,726 |
Nordstrom, Inc. | 246,700 | 9,666 |
* Liberty Global, Inc. Class A | 431,660 | 8,836 |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 168,500 | 8,742 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
---|
* Liberty Global, Inc. Series C | 431,660 | 8,525 |
Building Materials Holding Corp. | 223,800 | 7,976 |
* Liberty Media Corp. | 884,504 | 7,262 |
* Comcast Corp. Special Class A | 268,800 | 7,021 |
*^ Netflix.com, Inc. | 235,411 | 6,825 |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 116,400 | 6,786 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 78,900 | 6,714 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 72,800 | 6,659 |
Autoliv, Inc. | 104,400 | 5,907 |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | 195,300 | 5,666 |
* 99 Cents Only Stores | 394,700 | 5,352 |
*^ Blue Nile Inc. | 137,500 | 4,839 |
* priceline.com, Inc. | 192,500 | 4,782 |
* Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. | 417,900 | 4,668 |
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | 114,600 | 4,504 |
* PRIMEDIA Inc. | 2,072,800 | 4,291 |
* Discovery Holding Co. Class A | 284,850 | 4,273 |
* Amazon.com, Inc. | 108,600 | 3,965 |
International Speedway Corp. | 68,950 | 3,510 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 66,500 | 3,288 |
Hollinger International, Inc. | 381,800 | 3,199 |
Blockbuster Inc. Class B | 770,100 | 2,757 |
* DIRECTV Group, Inc. | 159,700 | 2,619 |
Men's Wearhouse, Inc. | 71,500 | 2,570 |
* William Lyon Homes, Inc. | 25,900 | 2,478 |
Dillard's Inc. | 87,400 | 2,276 |
* Viacom Inc. Class A | 50,300 | 1,950 |
CBS Corp. Class A | 50,300 | 1,212 |
* JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | 21,000 | 562 |
* Live Nation | 24,412 | 484 |
Warner Music Group Corp. | 17,400 | 377 |
^ Movie Gallery, Inc. | 88,600 | 268 |
| | |
Consumer Staples (2.2%) | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 554,100 | 30,010 |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 377,400 | 12,699 |
Altria Group, Inc. | 152,900 | 10,834 |
Reynolds American Inc. | 58,000 | 6,119 |
UST, Inc. | 134,600 | 5,599 |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | 235,000 | 5,092 |
SuperValu Inc. | 156,100 | 4,811 |
* Gold Kist Inc. | 122,300 | 1,546 |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | 20,698 | 473 |
| | |
Energy (5.4%) | | |
ConocoPhillips Co. | 718,200 | 45,354 |
Devon Energy Corp. | 670,200 | 40,996 |
Amerada Hess Corp. | 193,500 | 27,554 |
ExxonMobil Corp. | 345,300 | 21,015 |
Valero Energy Corp. | 259,000 | 15,483 |
Apache Corp. | 132,500 | 8,680 |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 124,300 | 8,502 |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 108,900 | 8,295 |
Chevron Corp. | 132,800 | 7,698 |
Teekay Shipping Corp. | 55,100 | 2,043 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 18,700 | 1,733 |
* Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | 65,600 | 1,518 |
| | |
Financials (6.9%) | | |
Progressive Corp. of Ohio | 319,000 | 33,259 |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 197,000 | 28,472 |
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | 310,800 | 25,035 |
MetLife, Inc. | 377,900 | 18,279 |
Moody's Corp. | 235,000 | 16,793 |
The Chubb Corp. | 173,100 | 16,521 |
KeyCorp | 405,100 | 14,908 |
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 4,863 | 14,647 |
W.R. Berkley Corp. | 223,000 | 12,947 |
Legg Mason Inc. | 71,900 | 9,011 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 50,700 | 7,958 |
Mercury General Corp. | 121,900 | 6,692 |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 208,335 | 6,229 |
MGIC Investment Corp. | 88,400 | 5,890 |
MBIA, Inc. | 93,900 | 5,646 |
American Express Co. | 107,297 | 5,638 |
Assurant, Inc. | 83,800 | 4,127 |
Aon Corp. | 71,600 | 2,972 |
Bear Stearns Co., Inc. | 16,800 | 2,330 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
---|
* CNA Financial Corp. | 46,200 | 1,471 |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 30,273 | 985 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 21,459 | 967 |
American Financial Group, Inc. | 21,700 | 903 |
* CompuCredit Corp. | 22,700 | 836 |
Zenith National Insurance Corp. | 11,700 | 563 |
| | |
Health Care (2.8%) | | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 553,200 | 26,703 |
* Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 394,800 | 24,564 |
Schering-Plough Corp. | 653,200 | 12,404 |
* King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 655,670 | 11,310 |
IMS Health, Inc. | 355,630 | 9,165 |
Dade Behring Holdings Inc. | 156,800 | 5,599 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 206,900 | 5,092 |
Alpharma, Inc. Class A | 76,400 | 2,049 |
* Sierra Health Services, Inc. | 31,800 | 1,294 |
* Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | 20,800 | 856 |
*^ SurModics, Inc. | 9,200 | 325 |
| | |
Industrials (4.0%) | | |
CSX Corp. | 587,305 | 35,121 |
Cummins Inc. | 214,700 | 22,565 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 297,100 | 20,289 |
* AMR Corp. | 400,500 | 10,833 |
* Kansas City Southern | 368,700 | 9,107 |
PACCAR, Inc. | 126,400 | 8,909 |
Viad Corp. | 234,000 | 8,022 |
General Dynamics Corp. | 98,200 | 6,283 |
* Swift Transportation Co., Inc. | 186,700 | 4,057 |
* US Airways Group Inc. | 97,900 | 3,916 |
Raytheon Co. | 60,800 | 2,787 |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 117,700 | 2,535 |
Watson Wyatt & Co. Holdings | 69,500 | 2,264 |
Arkansas Best Corp. | 27,600 | 1,080 |
* Learning Tree International, Inc. | 79,500 | 964 |
The Timken Co. | 23,200 | 749 |
*^ Northwest Airlines Corp. Class A | 324,000 | 145 |
| | |
Information Technology (3.2%) | | |
* Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,055,400 | 22,871 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 351,600 | 11,568 |
* Xerox Corp. | 712,200 | 10,825 |
* Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 1,922,300 | 9,861 |
* Lucent Technologies, Inc. | 2,933,200 | 8,946 |
* Komag, Inc. | 169,600 | 8,073 |
* Superior Essex Inc. | 293,200 | 7,459 |
* Dell Inc. | 245,700 | 7,312 |
* Lexmark International, Inc. | 133,500 | 6,058 |
Microsoft Corp. | 170,700 | 4,645 |
* DST Systems, Inc. | 77,300 | 4,479 |
* Agere Systems Inc. | 273,670 | 4,116 |
* Micron Technology, Inc. | 276,100 | 4,064 |
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Materials (4.7%) | | |
Nucor Corp. | 679,900 | 71,247 |
Phelps Dodge Corp. | 502,400 | 40,458 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 181,100 | 10,274 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | 215,200 | 9,848 |
United States Steel Corp. | 160,500 | 9,739 |
Ashland, Inc. | 127,100 | 9,034 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 58,100 | 5,457 |
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. | 87,500 | 4,919 |
Commercial Metals Co. | 22,900 | 1,225 |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 18,500 | 503 |
Metal Management, Inc. | 12,300 | 389 |
| | |
Telecommunication Services (1.9%) | |
BellSouth Corp. | 601,400 | 20,839 |
AT&T Inc. | 507,216 | 13,715 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. | 515,746 | 13,327 |
* Qwest Communications International Inc. | 973,300 | 6,618 |
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. | 946,300 | 4,277 |
CenturyTel, Inc. | 81,100 | 3,173 |
*^ Level 3 Communications, Inc. | 569,000 | 2,947 |
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| Shares | Market Value• ($000) |
---|
Utilities (1.1%) |
TXU Corp. | 629,600 | 28,181 |
Duke Energy Corp. | 293,900 | 8,567 |
Energen Corp. | 19,600 | 686 |
| | 1,344,572 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,585,828) | | 3,248,862 |
| Face Amount ($000) | |
Convertible Bond (0.1%) |
^ Level 3 Communications, Inc. 6.000%, 3/15/10 (Cost $2,450) | 4,213 | 3,344 |
| Shares | |
Temporary Cash Investments (9.9%)1 |
Money Market Fund (9.6%) |
2 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 4.715% | 232,322,577 | 232,323 |
2 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 4.715%—Note G | 103,711,471 | 103,711 |
| Face Amount ($000) | |
U.S. Agency Obligations (0.3%) |
3 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
4 4.736%, 5/26/06 | 2,000 | 1,986 |
4 4.746%, 6/20/06 | 5,000 | 4,949 |
4 4.749%, 6/20/06 | 5,000 | 4,949 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $347,915) | | 347,918 |
Total Investments (102.9%) (Cost $2,936,193) | | 3,600,124 |
Other Assets and Liabilities (-2.9%) |
Other Assets—Note C | | 112,123 |
Security Lending Collateral Payable to Brokers—Note G | | (103,711) |
Other Liabilities | | (109,403) |
| | (100,991) |
Net Assets (100%) | | |
Applicable to 165,238,460 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | | 3,499,133 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | $21.18 |
At March 31, 2006, net assets consisted of:5
| Amount ($000) | Per Share |
---|
Paid-in Capital | 2,765,622 | 16.73 |
Undistributed Net Investment Income | 6,175 | .04 |
Accumulated Net Realized Gains | 62,287 | .38 |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Investment Securities | 663,931 | 4.02 |
Futures Contracts | 1,691 | .01 |
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | (573) | .00 |
Net Assets | 3,499,133 | $21.18 |
• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker/dealers. See Note G in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 98.8% and 4.1%, respectively, of netassets.
See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access
to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.
4 Securities with a value of $11,884,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
5 See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
|
---|
($000) |
---|
|
Investment Income | |
|
Income |
|
Dividends1 | 22,180 |
|
Interest2 | 3,113 |
|
Security Lending | 521 |
|
Total Income | 25,814 |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B |
|
Basic Fee | 3,485 |
|
Performance Adjustment | 872 |
|
The Vanguard Group—Note C |
|
Management and Administrative | 5,190 |
|
Marketing and Distribution | 399 |
|
Custodian Fees | 295 |
|
Shareholders' Reports | 31 |
|
Trustees' Fees and Expenses | 1 |
|
Total Expenses | 10,273 |
|
Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D | (32) |
|
Net Expenses | 10,241 |
|
Net Investment Income | 15,573 |
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss) |
|
Investment Securities Sold | 66,720 |
|
Futures Contracts | 4,783 |
|
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | (1,481) |
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 70,022 |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Investment Securities | 228,907 |
|
Futures Contracts | 537 |
|
Foreign Currencies and Forward Currency Contracts | (171) |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 229,273 |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 314,868 |
|
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $726,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $2,788,000.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended Mar. 31, 2006 ($000) | Year Ended Sept. 30, 2005 ($000) |
---|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net Investment Income | 15,573 | 25,957 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 70,022 | 55,890 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 229,273 | 265,299 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 314,868 | 347,146 |
Distributions | | |
Net Investment Income | (31,222) | (13,896) |
Realized Capital Gain1 | (56,590) | (17,866) |
Total Distributions | (87,812) | (31,762) |
Capital Share Transactions—Note H | | |
Issued | 1,065,496 | 1,254,744 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 80,657 | 28,549 |
Redeemed | (175,916) | (261,895) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 970,237 | 1,021,398 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,197,293 | 1,336,782 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of Period | 2,301,840 | 965,058 |
End of Period2 | 3,499,133 | 2,301,840 |
1 Includes fiscal 2006 and 2005 short-term gain distributions totaling $20,164,000 and $8,933,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated
as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
2 Including undistributed net investment income of $6,175,000 and $18,617,000.
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Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding | Six Months Ended Mar. 31, | Year Ended Sept. 30, | Nov. 1, 2003, to Sept. 30, | Year Ended October 31,
|
---|
Throughout Each Period | 2006 | 2005 | 20041 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
---|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $19.72 | $16.08 | $14.46 | $10.48 | $11.31 | $13.71 | $14.10 |
|
Investment Operations |
|
Net Investment Income | .100 | .25 | .191 | .12 | .09 | .13 | .26 |
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 2.035 | 3.87 | 1.624 | 3.96 | (.36) | (1.10) | .37 |
|
Total from Investment Operations | 2.135 | 4.12 | 1.815 | 4.08 | (.27) | (.97) | .63 |
|
Distributions |
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.240) | (.21) | (.130) | (.08) | (.12) | (.26) | (.18) |
|
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (.435) | (.27) | (.065) | (.02) | (.44) | (1.17) | (.84) |
|
Total Distributions | (.675) | (.48) | (.195) | (.10) | (.56) | (1.43) | (1.02) |
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $21.18 | $19.72 | $16.08 | $14.46 | $10.48 | $11.31 | $13.71 |
|
Total Return2 | 11.13% | 25.99% | 12.64% | 39.25% | -2.78% | -7.72% | 4.45% |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
Net Assets, |
End of Period (Millions) | $3,499 | $2,302 | $965 | $664 | $223 | $144 | $140 |
|
Ratio of Total Expenses to |
Average Net Assets3 | 0.74%4 | 0.80% | 0.90%4 | 1.05% | 1.19% | 1.08% | 0.70% |
|
Ratio of Net Investment |
Income to Average |
Net Assets | 1.13%4 | 1.60% | 1.47%4 | 1.14% | 0.86% | 1.10% | 1.88% |
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 79%4 | 83% | 19% | 13% | 14% | 27% | 31% |
|
1 The fund’s fiscal year-end changed from October 31 to September 30, effective September 30, 2004.
2 Total returns do not reflect the 1% fee assessed through April 6, 2001, on redemptions of shares held for less than five years.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.06%, 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.11%, 0.17%, 0.13%, and (0.22%).
4 Annualized.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Global Equity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of United States corporations. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Horizon Funds.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the valuation date as employed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) in the calculation of its indexes. As part of the fund’s fair-value procedures, exchange rates may be adjusted if they change significantly before the fund’s pricing time but after the time at which the MSCI rates are determined (generally 11:00 a.m. Eastern time).
Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the asset or liability is settled in cash, when they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures and Forward Currency Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to U.S., European, and Pacific stock markets 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.
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The fund enters into forward currency contracts to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts. The primary risk associated with the fund’s use of these contracts is that a counterparty will fail to fulfill its obligation to pay gains due to the fund under the contracts.
Futures and forward currency contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.
5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
6. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B. Marathon Asset Management LLP and Acadian Asset Management, Inc., 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 Marathon Asset Management LLP is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index. The basic fee of Acadian Asset Management, Inc., is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since December 31, 2004, relative to the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index.
The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund at an at-cost basis.
For the six months ended March 31, 2006, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.25% of the fund’s average net assets before an increase of $872,000 (0.06%) based on performance.
In April 2006, the board of trustees approved the addition of a third investment advisor, AllianceBernstein L.P., to manage a portion of the fund’s assets.
C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2006, the fund had contributed capital of $361,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.36% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
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D. The fund has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. The fund’s custodian bank has also agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2006, these arrangements reduced the fund’s management and administrative expenses by $24,000 and custodian fees by $8,000.
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.
During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the fund realized net foreign currency losses of $888,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed net investment income. Certain of the fund’s investments are in securities considered to be “passive foreign investment companies,” for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the fund realized gains on the sale of passive foreign investment companies of $4,095,000, which have been included in current and prior periods’ taxable income; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed net investment income. Unrealized appreciation on passive foreign investment company holdings at March 31, 2006, was $3,773,000.
At March 31, 2006, net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $660,158,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $700,128,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $39,970,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
At March 31, 2006, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring through June 2006 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:
| ($000)
|
---|
Futures Contracts | Number of Long Contracts | Aggregate Settlement Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
---|
|
S&P 500 Index | 314 | 102,309 | 253 |
|
Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index | 698 | 32,108 | 124 |
|
Topix Index | 186 | 27,295 | 995 |
|
FTSE 100 Index | 228 | 23,635 | (70) |
|
S&P ASX 200 Index | 137 | 12,606 | 323 |
|
MSCI Taiwan Index | 191 | 5,337 | 66 |
|
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open S&P 500 Index futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
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At March 31, 2006, the fund had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows:
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6/21/06 | EUR | 26,585 | USD | 32,323 | (124) |
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6/14/06 | JPY | 3,213,130 | USD | 27,493 | (30) |
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6/21/06 | GBP | 13,655 | USD | 23,708 | (214) |
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6/21/06 | AUD | 17,607 | USD | 12,540 | (239) |
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AUD—Australian dollar. |
EUR—Euro. |
GBP—British pound. |
JPY—Japanese yen. |
USD—U.S. dollar. |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
The fund had net unrealized foreign currency gains of $34,000 resulting from the translation of other assets and liabilities at March 31, 2006.
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the fund purchased $1,793,912,000 of investment securities and sold $1,047,812,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
G. The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at March 31, 2006, was $97,637,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $103,711,000.
H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
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Issued | 53,149 | 69,584 |
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Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 4,143 | 1,626 |
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Redeemed | (8,794) | (14,502) |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 48,498 | 56,708 |
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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 table below illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
Global Equity Fund | Beginning Account Value 9/30/2005 | Ending Account Value 3/31/2006 | Expenses Paid During Period1 |
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Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,111.27 | $3.90 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | 1,000.00 | 1,021.24 | 3.73 |
1 | The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund's annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.74%. 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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Note that the expenses shown in the table on page 29 are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or account maintenance fees. They do not include your fund’s low-balance fee, which is described in the prospectus. If this fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios for the past five years, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the appropriate fund prospectus.
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Global Equity Fund Adds an Investment Advisor
The board of trustees of Vanguard Global Equity Fund has announced the broadening of the fund’s advisory team with the addition of AllianceBernstein L.P. The fund now features a team of three accomplished advisory firms.
After careful consideration, the fund’s board of trustees concluded that AllianceBernstein’s investment philosophy and capabilities will benefit the Global Equity Fund’s overall portfolio without changing the fund’s fundamental character.
AllianceBernstein is a New York-based investment research and management firm. The firm had total assets under management of about $580 billion as of December 31, 2005. AllianceBernstein has managed assets for Vanguard since 1999. The firm’s global equity products are overseen by a cross-border team comprising Chief Investment Officer of Global Value Equities Sharon Fay and Portfolio Managers Kevin Simms and Henry D’Auria.
The addition of AllianceBernstein is not expected to materially change the fund’s expense ratio. Also, the addition will not affect the fund’s investment objective, policies, or strategies.
Additional information
Global Equity Fund has entered into a new investment advisory agreement with AllianceBernstein in addition to the fund’s current agreements with Marathon Asset Management LLP and Acadian Asset Management, Inc. The fee schedules for the advisory services provided by these two current advisors have not changed.
Under the terms of the fund’s agreement with AllianceBernstein, effective April 18, 2006, the fund will pay AllianceBernstein a fee at the end of each fiscal quarter. The fee is calculated by applying an annual percentage rate to the average daily net assets of the portion of the fund managed by the advisor during the quarter. The quarterly payments to AllianceBernstein may be increased or decreased by applying a performance adjustment.
AllianceBernstein’s fee may be increased or decreased, based on the cumulative total performance of the portion of the fund managed by AllianceBernstein over a trailing 60-month period as compared with that of the MSCI All Country World Index over the same period. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the base advisory fee paid to all investment advisors of the Global Equity Fund was $4.4 million, or 0.27% of the fund’s average net assets. With the addition of AllianceBernstein, the fund’s total annual investment advisory fees are not expected to increase materially. This does not reflect any potential adjustments based on the performance of assets managed by any advisor.
The Global Equity Fund receives corporate management, administrative, distribution, and certain investment advisory services on an at-cost basis from The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
Board approval of the investment advisory agreement with AllianceBernstein L.P.
With respect to its portion of the Global Equity Fund, each advisor is responsible for managing the investment and reinvestment of the fund’s assets and for continuously reviewing, supervising, and administering the fund’s investment program. Each advisor is subject to supervision and oversight by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department and the officers and trustees of the fund. The fund’s board of trustees designates the proportion of fund assets to be managed by each advisor and may change these proportions at any time.
The Global Equity Fund’s board of trustees retained AllianceBernstein under the terms of a new investment advisory agreement effective April 18, 2006. The board’s decision to hire AllianceBernstein as part of the fund’s multimanager structure was based upon the board’s most recent evaluation of the
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fund’s current investment staff, portfolio management process, and investment advisory arrangements. In considering whether to approve the agreement, the board engaged in arms-length discussions with AllianceBernstein and considered the following factors, among others:
• The board considered the benefits to shareholders of adding AllianceBernstein as a third advisor to the fund, particularly in light of the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by AllianceBernstein. The board concluded that hiring AllianceBernstein is in the best interest of fund shareholders because adding AllianceBernstein as an advisor would allow the fund to retain its character as a diversified global equity offering invested across developed and emerging-markets countries and sectors in all capitalizations. The board noted that the team responsible for implementing AllianceBernstein’s investment strategy uses a disciplined fundamental strategy. Further, the board concluded that AllianceBernstein is a high-quality manager with a track record of consistent success and dedication to a value mandate similar to the fund’s. In addition, the board observed that AllianceBernstein is an investment management firm founded in 1971. The board concluded that the cross-border team responsible for implementing AllianceBernstein’s global investment strategy has an average of two decades of investment experience. The fund will have a mix of three differentiated, active managers: two investing in a traditional fundamental management style and the third employing quantitative management. The board concluded that this combination provides an attractive blend of proven managers and should benefit fund shareholders over the long term.
• Because the investment advisory arrangement with AllianceBernstein is an initial advisory agreement, the board analyzed the performance of other funds and accounts managed by the firm. The board concluded that AllianceBernstein’s other investment portfolios have strong investment returns and have posted competitive results by outperforming relevant benchmarks and competitors over various time periods, both short- and long-term.
• The board considered the advisory fee schedule and estimated expense ratio of the fund and compared them with the average advisory fee and expense ratio for the fund’s peer group. The board concluded that, after the addition of AllianceBernstein, the fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio are not expected to materially increase and would remain significantly below the advisory fee rates and expense ratios of the fund’s peers.
• The board considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows, including a consideration of appropriate breakpoints in the AllianceBernstein advisory fee schedule. By including asset-based breakpoints in the fee schedule, the fund’s trustees have ensured that, if the portion of the fund managed by AllianceBernstein continues to grow, investors will capture economies of scale in the form of a lower advisory fee ratio.
• The board concluded that, under all the circumstances and based on its informed business judgment, the most appropriate course of action that is in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders was to approve the agreement and hire AllianceBernstein.
The new agreement will continue for two years from its effective date and is renewable after that for successive one-year periods. The agreement will be reviewed annually by the fund’s board of trustees, a majority of whom are not “interested persons” of either the fund or its advisors as defined in federal securities laws. The board may, at any time, reallocate the fund’s assets among the fund’s advisors, or allocate assets of the fund to other investment advisors, without terminating or revising the new agreement with AllianceBernstein.
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Background information on AllianceBernstein L.P.
The managers primarily responsible for overseeing AllianceBernstein’s portion of the Global Equity Fund’s investments are:
Sharon E. Fay, CFA, Executive Vice President, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer–Global Value Equities, Chair of Global Value Investment Policy Group, portfolio manager; in investment management since 1986. Education: B.A., Brown University; M.B.A., Harvard University.
Kevin F. Simms, Co-Chief Investment Officer-International Value Equities, Director of Research-Global and International Value Equities, portfolio manager; in investment management since 1992. Education: B.S.B.A., Georgetown University; M.B.A., Harvard University.
Henry S. D'Auria, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer-International Value Equities, Chief Investment Officer-Emerging Markets Equities, portfolio manager; in investment management since 1983. Education: B.A., Trinity College.
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Glossary
Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. A fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.
Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.
R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.
Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.
Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.
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The People Who Govern Your Fund
The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.
A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals.
Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.
Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee
John J. Brennan1
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Born 1954 Trustee since May 1987; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director/ Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
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Charles D. Ellis
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Born 1937 Trustee since January 2001 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. |
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Rajiv L. Gupta
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Born 1945 Trustee since December 20012 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and services) (since 2005); Trustee of Drexel University and of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
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Born 1950 Trustee since July 1998 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer (since January 2006), Vice President and Chief Information Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute. |
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André F. Perold
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Born 1952 Trustee since December 2004 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Harvard Business School (since 2000); Senior Associate Dean, Director of Faculty Recruiting, and Chair of Finance Faculty, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm) (since 2003); Director of registered investment companies advised by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and affiliates (1985–2004), Genbel Securities Limited (South African financial services firm) (1999–2003), Gensec Bank (1999–2003), Sanlam, Ltd. (South African insurance company) (2001–2003), and Stockback, Inc. (credit card firm) (2000–2002). |
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
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Born 1941 Trustee since January 1993 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services); Director of Standard Products Company (supplier for the automotive industry) until 1998. |
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J. Lawrence Wilson
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Born 1936 Trustee since April 1985 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines), MeadWestvaco Corp. (packaging products), and AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University and of Culver Educational Foundation. |
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Executive Officers1 |
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Heidi Stam
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Born 1956 Secretary since July 2005 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since November 1997; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since July 2005; Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since July 2005. |
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Thomas J. Higgins
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Born 1957 Treasurer since July 1998 133 Vanguard Funds Overseen | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group. |
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Vanguard Senior Management Team |
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R. Gregory Barton |
Mortimer J. Buckley |
James H. Gately |
Kathleen C. Gubanich |
F. William McNabb, III |
Michael S. Miller |
Ralph K. Packard |
George U. Sauter
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John C. Bogle
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974-1996 |
1 | Officers of the funds are “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
2 | December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds. |
| More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group. |
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(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.
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 HORIZON FUNDS
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| (HEIDI STAM) JOHN J. BRENNAN* CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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 HORIZON FUNDS
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BY: | (signature)
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| (HEIDI STAM) JOHN J. BRENNAN* CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS
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| (HEIDI STAM) THOMAS J. HIGGINS* TREASURER |
*By Power of Attorney. See File Number 2-31333, filed on January 23, 2006. Incorporated by Reference.