UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-07239
Name of Registrant: | | Vanguard Horizon Funds |
Address of Registrant: | | P.O. Box 2600 |
| | Valley Forge, PA 19482 |
Name and address of agent for service: | | Anne E. Robinson, Esquire |
| | P.O. Box 876 |
| | Valley Forge, PA 19482 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: October 1, 2020—March 31, 2021
Item 1: Reports to Shareholders
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Semiannual Report | March 31, 2021 |
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About Your Fund’s Expenses | 1 |
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Financial Statements | 4 |
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement | 19 |
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Liquidity Risk Management | 21 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
● Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
● Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
| Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Account Value | Account Value | Paid During |
Strategic Equity Fund | 9/30/2020 | 3/31/2021 | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,389.13 | $1.01 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | 1,000.00 | 1,024.08 | 0.86 |
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 0.17%. 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 (182/365).
Strategic Equity Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2021
Communication Services | | 4.0 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.5 | |
Consumer Staples | | 2.9 | |
Energy | | 3.4 | |
Financials | | 14.3 | |
Health Care | | 13.6 | |
Industrials | | 14.8 | |
Information Technology | | 17.4 | |
Materials | | 5.6 | |
Real Estate | | 7.5 | |
Utilities | | 3.0 | |
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
Strategic Equity Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
Common Stocks (99.3%) | | | |
Communication Services (4.0%) | | |
* | Match Group Inc. | 294,429 | | 40,449 |
| News Corp. Class B | 1,254,970 | | 29,442 |
* | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | 162,017 | | 28,628 |
| Omnicom Group Inc. | 354,916 | | 26,317 |
| News Corp. Class A | 928,577 | | 23,614 |
| New York Times Co. Class A | 443,880 | | 22,469 |
* | Zillow Group Inc. Class A | 135,982 | | 17,865 |
* | Discovery Inc. Class C | 477,791 | | 17,626 |
* | Yelp Inc. Class A | 433,011 | | 16,887 |
* | Liberty Global plc Class C | 502,130 | | 12,824 |
* | Bandwidth Inc. Class A | 85,016 | | 10,775 |
* | Liberty Global plc Class A | 389,423 | | 9,993 |
* | Roku Inc. | 24,002 | | 7,819 |
* | Cargurus Inc. | 316,637 | | 7,545 |
* | MSG Networks Inc. | 486,278 | | 7,314 |
* | Playtika Holding Corp. | 238,320 | | 6,485 |
* | Pinterest Inc. Class A | 72,971 | | 5,402 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Class A | 134,390 | | 3,932 |
| TEGNA Inc. | 143,781 | | 2,707 |
* | EverQuote Inc. Class A | 67,785 | | 2,460 |
* | Vonage Holdings Corp. | 170,798 | | 2,019 |
* | ANGI Homeservices Inc. Class A | 142,899 | | 1,858 |
| | | | 304,430 |
Consumer Discretionary (13.4%) | | |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. | 526,005 | | 60,391 |
| PulteGroup Inc. | 949,315 | | 49,782 |
| Rent-A-Center Inc. | 855,846 | | 49,348 |
| Polaris Inc. | 322,417 | | 43,043 |
| Brunswick Corp. | 378,937 | | 36,139 |
| H&R Block Inc. | 1,646,810 | | 35,900 |
| Darden Restaurants Inc. | 224,307 | | 31,852 |
* | Etsy Inc. | 148,845 | | 30,018 |
* | Adient plc | 663,884 | | 29,344 |
| Gentex Corp. | 755,313 | | 26,942 |
| Papa John’s International Inc. | 303,019 | | 26,860 |
* | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | 73,930 | | 24,428 |
* | Meritage Homes Corp. | 258,620 | | 23,772 |
* | AutoNation Inc. | 254,305 | | 23,706 |
| Newell Brands Inc. | 845,312 | | 22,637 |
| Tractor Supply Co. | 113,982 | | 20,184 |
| Service Corp. International | 379,750 | | 19,386 |
* | Bloomin’ Brands Inc. | 701,996 | | 18,989 |
* | Autoliv Inc. | 197,928 | | 18,368 |
* | Planet Fitness Inc. Class A | 232,675 | | 17,986 |
* | At Home Group Inc. | 610,050 | | 17,508 |
* | Wayfair Inc. | 53,173 | | 16,736 |
* | Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 284,189 | | 16,477 |
| Travel & Leisure Co. | 260,159 | | 15,911 |
* | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 542,248 | | 15,807 |
* | Terminix Global Holdings Inc. | 328,449 | | 15,657 |
* | Penn National Gaming Inc. | 148,169 | | 15,534 |
* | Stamps.com Inc. | 77,147 | | 15,392 |
| Camping World Holdings Inc. Class A | 413,404 | | 15,040 |
| Qurate Retail Group Inc. QVC Group Class A | 1,162,952 | | 13,676 |
* | L Brands Inc. | 201,341 | | 12,455 |
| Tempur Sealy International Inc. | 314,713 | | 11,506 |
* | NVR Inc. | 2,394 | | 11,278 |
| Domino’s Pizza Inc. | 29,109 | | 10,706 |
* | Dine Brands Global Inc. | 115,237 | | 10,375 |
* | Tapestry Inc. | 232,216 | | 9,570 |
| Big Lots Inc. | 132,127 | | 9,024 |
| Wingstop Inc. | 70,230 | | 8,931 |
* | Tupperware Brands Corp. | 326,824 | | 8,631 |
| Kohl’s Corp. | 137,566 | | 8,200 |
| Whirlpool Corp. | 35,676 | | 7,861 |
* | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 227,884 | | 7,819 |
*,^ | GameStop Corp. Class A | 39,699 | | 7,536 |
* | Grand Canyon Education Inc. | 66,513 | | 7,124 |
* | DraftKings Inc. Class A | 113,340 | | 6,951 |
* | LKQ Corp. | 160,257 | | 6,784 |
* | Red Rock Resorts Inc. Class A | 206,175 | | 6,719 |
Strategic Equity Fund | | | |
| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc. | 37,132 | | 6,654 |
* | Brinker International Inc. | 88,880 | | 6,316 |
| Jack in the Box Inc. | 54,787 | | 6,015 |
* | Peloton Interactive Inc. Class A | 45,997 | | 5,172 |
* | Skyline Champion Corp. | 113,553 | | 5,139 |
* | Groupon Inc. Class A | 97,039 | | 4,905 |
* | Boyd Gaming Corp. | 82,147 | | 4,843 |
* | WW International Inc. | 133,568 | | 4,178 |
| Group 1 Automotive Inc. | 25,662 | | 4,049 |
| Churchill Downs Inc. | 17,500 | | 3,980 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. | 22,934 | | 3,965 |
* | frontdoor Inc. | 68,409 | | 3,677 |
* | Scientific Games Corp. | 94,847 | | 3,654 |
* | Sleep Number Corp. | 25,074 | | 3,598 |
| Aaron’s Co. Inc. | 136,960 | | 3,517 |
| Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 47,655 | | 3,325 |
* | Sonos Inc. | 85,621 | | 3,208 |
* | Fossil Group Inc. | 258,629 | | 3,207 |
* | Century Communities Inc. | 52,691 | | 3,178 |
| Shutterstock Inc. | 34,839 | | 3,102 |
* | YETI Holdings Inc. | 41,843 | | 3,021 |
* | Carter’s Inc. | 33,725 | | 2,999 |
* | GoPro Inc. Class A | 245,961 | | 2,863 |
* | Overstock.com Inc. | 42,811 | | 2,837 |
* | Asbury Automotive Group Inc. | 13,958 | | 2,743 |
| | | | 1,018,428 |
Consumer Staples (2.9%) | | | |
| Campbell Soup Co. | 834,944 | | 41,973 |
| Conagra Brands Inc. | 689,737 | | 25,934 |
* | TreeHouse Foods Inc. | 405,298 | | 21,173 |
* | Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. | 476,048 | | 21,117 |
| Bunge Ltd. | 228,679 | | 18,127 |
| Ingles Markets Inc. Class A | 204,811 | | 12,627 |
| Casey’s General Stores Inc. | 57,123 | | 12,349 |
| Medifast Inc. | 56,426 | | 11,952 |
* | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. | 227,546 | | 10,208 |
| Edgewell Personal Care Co. | 218,300 | | 8,645 |
| J M Smucker Co. | 63,876 | | 8,082 |
* | USANA Health Sciences Inc. | 50,963 | | 4,974 |
* | Boston Beer Co. Inc. Class A | 3,435 | | 4,144 |
* | United Natural Foods Inc. | 120,695 | | 3,976 |
* | Hain Celestial Group Inc. | 89,745 | | 3,913 |
| Sanderson Farms Inc. | 23,425 | | 3,649 |
* | Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. | 98,360 | | 2,618 |
| Flowers Foods Inc. | 103,174 | | 2,456 |
| | | | 217,917 |
Energy (3.4%) | | | |
| Halliburton Co. | 1,531,846 | | 32,873 |
| Targa Resources Corp. | 748,646 | | 23,770 |
| APA Corp. | 1,204,556 | | 21,562 |
* | Renewable Energy Group Inc. | 307,576 | | 20,312 |
* | Southwestern Energy Co. | 4,342,191 | | 20,191 |
| Cimarex Energy Co. | 328,969 | | 19,538 |
* | NOV Inc. | 1,301,412 | | 17,855 |
| Devon Energy Corp. | 777,354 | | 16,985 |
| Plains GP Holdings LP Class A | 1,562,567 | | 14,688 |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 88,658 | | 14,081 |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 6,486 | | 10,309 |
* | PDC Energy Inc. | 191,347 | | 6,582 |
| TechnipFMC plc | 842,399 | | 6,503 |
* | Cheniere Energy Inc. | 89,016 | | 6,410 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 223,030 | | 5,937 |
* | Range Resources Corp. | 497,391 | | 5,138 |
| Antero Midstream Corp. | 528,450 | | 4,772 |
* | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | 413,331 | | 4,745 |
* | Callon Petroleum Co. | 83,028 | | 3,201 |
* | Northern Oil and Gas Inc. | 212,033 | | 2,561 |
| Nabors Industries Ltd. | 22,595 | | 2,112 |
| | | | 260,125 |
Financials (14.2%) | | | |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,594,820 | | 59,726 |
| Regions Financial Corp. | 2,632,193 | | 54,381 |
| Primerica Inc. | 346,573 | | 51,230 |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | 352,284 | | 50,081 |
| First Horizon Corp. | 2,954,250 | | 49,956 |
| Walker & Dunlop Inc. | 436,623 | | 44,859 |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 1,317,454 | | 39,655 |
| Ally Financial Inc. | 867,000 | | 39,197 |
| Zions Bancorp NA | 642,037 | | 35,286 |
| First American Financial Corp. | 586,074 | | 33,201 |
| Hanover Insurance Group Inc. | 211,624 | | 27,397 |
| Unum Group | 926,164 | | 25,775 |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. | 233,740 | | 25,422 |
| Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 1,334,441 | | 23,420 |
| KeyCorp | 1,136,303 | | 22,703 |
| MGIC Investment Corp. | 1,610,341 | | 22,303 |
Strategic Equity Fund | | | |
| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
| Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 518,174 | | 21,908 |
| Evercore Inc. Class A | 152,847 | | 20,136 |
| SLM Corp. | 1,110,522 | | 19,956 |
| Fidelity National Financial Inc. | 482,766 | | 19,629 |
* | Cannae Holdings Inc. | 466,601 | | 18,487 |
| Navient Corp. | 1,252,359 | | 17,921 |
| CNO Financial Group Inc. | 709,770 | | 17,240 |
| Prosperity Bancshares Inc. | 220,982 | | 16,549 |
| Virtu Financial Inc. Class A | 528,878 | | 16,422 |
* | NMI Holdings Inc. Class A | 647,763 | | 15,313 |
| Globe Life Inc. | 157,157 | | 15,186 |
| PROG Holdings Inc. | 340,489 | | 14,740 |
* | Brighthouse Financial Inc. | 323,445 | | 14,313 |
| Nasdaq Inc. | 92,599 | | 13,655 |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc. | 831,096 | | 13,065 |
| First Hawaiian Inc. | 454,081 | | 12,428 |
| Bank OZK | 295,972 | | 12,091 |
| Flagstar Bancorp Inc. | 256,060 | | 11,548 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C | 113,316 | | 11,413 |
| Cboe Global Markets Inc. | 109,172 | | 10,774 |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | 21,301 | | 10,606 |
| Stifel Financial Corp. | 160,976 | | 10,312 |
| Erie Indemnity Co. Class A | 43,564 | | 9,624 |
| New York Community Bancorp Inc. | 754,374 | | 9,520 |
| Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. | 659,073 | | 9,451 |
| Popular Inc. | 134,035 | | 9,425 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 28,696 | | 8,855 |
| Nelnet Inc. Class A | 121,261 | | 8,821 |
| International Bancshares Corp. | 189,195 | | 8,782 |
| FNB Corp. | 675,910 | | 8,584 |
| Synchrony Financial | 206,283 | | 8,388 |
| Kinsale Capital Group Inc. | 50,260 | | 8,283 |
| American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 253,342 | | 7,988 |
| East West Bancorp Inc. | 107,625 | | 7,943 |
| Brightsphere Investment Group Inc. | 352,873 | | 7,192 |
| Associated Banc-Corp | 242,933 | | 5,184 |
| PacWest Bancorp | 116,503 | | 4,445 |
| Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. | 159,322 | | 4,311 |
| Kemper Corp. | 53,620 | | 4,275 |
| Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | 55,650 | | 3,717 |
*,^ | Freedom Holding Corp./NV | 40,654 | | 2,169 |
| White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. | 1,880 | | 2,096 |
* | Encore Capital Group Inc. | 44,197 | | 1,778 |
| | | | 1,079,115 |
Health Care (13.5%) | | | |
* | Charles River Laboratories | | |
| International Inc. | 198,422 | | 57,509 |
* | Medpace Holdings Inc. | 306,383 | | 50,262 |
* | Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 951,535 | | 49,480 |
* | DaVita Inc. | 393,122 | | 42,367 |
| Cardinal Health Inc. | 691,329 | | 41,998 |
| Bruker Corp. | 640,895 | | 41,197 |
| Chemed Corp. | 80,801 | | 37,154 |
* | Mettler-Toledo International Inc. | 29,467 | | 34,055 |
* | Veeva Systems Inc. Class A | 128,731 | | 33,630 |
| Universal Health Services Inc. Class B | 246,769 | | 32,916 |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. | 109,106 | | 30,744 |
* | Incyte Corp. | 373,730 | | 30,373 |
* | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | 110,925 | | 28,289 |
* | IQVIA Holdings Inc. | 135,568 | | 26,184 |
* | Hologic Inc. | 341,690 | | 25,415 |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc. | 386,684 | | 24,674 |
* | Henry Schein Inc. | 333,813 | | 23,113 |
* | United Therapeutics Corp. | 131,359 | | 21,972 |
* | Myriad Genetics Inc. | 693,834 | | 21,127 |
* | ImmunoGen Inc. | 2,539,191 | | 20,567 |
* | Novocure Ltd. | 141,267 | | 18,673 |
* | Emergent BioSolutions Inc. | 163,368 | | 15,178 |
* | Alkermes plc | 763,311 | | 14,259 |
* | Novavax Inc. | 78,629 | | 14,256 |
* | Corcept Therapeutics Inc. | 574,863 | | 13,676 |
* | Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 274,611 | | 13,544 |
* | Syneos Health Inc. | 178,358 | | 13,528 |
* | Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. | 387,657 | | 12,913 |
* | Haemonetics Corp. | 107,851 | | 11,972 |
* | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 79,580 | | 11,236 |
* | Quidel Corp. | 85,917 | | 10,991 |
* | Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. | 140,571 | | 10,477 |
* | MacroGenics Inc. | 326,422 | | 10,397 |
* | Avantor Inc. | 346,552 | | 10,026 |
Strategic Equity Fund | | | |
| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
* | Bluebird Bio Inc. | 321,546 | | 9,695 |
* | CareDx Inc. | 138,202 | | 9,410 |
* | Acceleron Pharma Inc. | 63,495 | | 8,611 |
| Owens & Minor Inc. | 217,415 | | 8,173 |
| PerkinElmer Inc. | 63,186 | | 8,106 |
* | Endo International plc | 974,466 | | 7,221 |
* | Waters Corp. | 24,962 | | 7,093 |
* | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 89,114 | | 6,729 |
* | Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 289,621 | | 6,684 |
| Cooper Cos. Inc. | 16,834 | | 6,466 |
* | Akebia Therapeutics Inc. | 1,833,311 | | 6,206 |
* | Catalent Inc. | 57,236 | | 6,027 |
* | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. | 130,786 | | 5,765 |
* | Natera Inc. | 56,313 | | 5,718 |
| Bio-Techne Corp. | 14,521 | | 5,546 |
* | MEDNAX Inc. | 201,885 | | 5,142 |
* | Viatris Inc. | 360,112 | | 5,031 |
* | Puma Biotechnology Inc. | 491,191 | | 4,774 |
* | Exact Sciences Corp. | 35,433 | | 4,669 |
| Luminex Corp. | 138,555 | | 4,420 |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 31,881 | | 4,092 |
* | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc | 22,494 | | 3,697 |
* | Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 81,687 | | 3,673 |
* | Amedisys Inc. | 13,648 | | 3,614 |
* | Exelixis Inc. | 153,930 | | 3,477 |
* | Sangamo Therapeutics Inc. | 247,844 | | 3,105 |
* | Nevro Corp. | 20,416 | | 2,848 |
* | LHC Group Inc. | 14,626 | | 2,797 |
* | iRhythm Technologies Inc. | 19,525 | | 2,711 |
| Ensign Group Inc. | 27,638 | | 2,594 |
* | Castle Biosciences Inc. | 31,955 | | 2,188 |
* | Turning Point Therapeutics Inc. | 20,356 | | 1,925 |
* | Translate Bio Inc. | 94,358 | | 1,556 |
*,^ | Co-Diagnostics Inc. | 156,038 | | 1,489 |
| | | | 1,025,404 |
Industrials (14.7%) | | | |
| Owens Corning | 638,298 | | 58,781 |
| Masco Corp. | 920,449 | | 55,135 |
| WW Grainger Inc. | 136,785 | | 54,841 |
| Expeditors International of Washington Inc. | 507,572 | | 54,660 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. Class A | 558,975 | | 45,014 |
* | Generac Holdings Inc. | 132,608 | | 43,422 |
| Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. | 973,773 | | 39,759 |
* | Meritor Inc. | 1,166,905 | | 34,330 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. | 166,610 | | 34,297 |
* | CACI International Inc. Class A | 135,075 | | 33,318 |
| AGCO Corp. | 229,291 | | 32,938 |
* | MasTec Inc. | 345,939 | | 32,414 |
| Robert Half International Inc. | 365,107 | | 28,504 |
* | Builders FirstSource Inc. | 506,253 | | 23,475 |
| Rush Enterprises Inc. Class A | 466,018 | | 23,222 |
| Wabash National Corp. | 1,221,552 | | 22,965 |
| ManTech International Corp. Class A | 262,949 | | 22,863 |
| Landstar System Inc. | 135,972 | | 22,444 |
| TransUnion | 214,241 | | 19,282 |
| Werner Enterprises Inc. | 407,112 | | 19,203 |
* | United Rentals Inc. | 53,169 | | 17,509 |
| Quanta Services Inc. | 198,426 | | 17,458 |
| UFP Industries Inc. | 220,236 | | 16,703 |
| Oshkosh Corp. | 139,692 | | 16,576 |
| JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. | 97,255 | | 16,346 |
* | Upwork Inc. | 359,167 | | 16,080 |
| Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. | 159,863 | | 15,318 |
| ManpowerGroup Inc. | 154,716 | | 15,301 |
* | Atkore Inc. | 209,672 | | 15,075 |
| Herman Miller Inc. | 361,617 | | 14,881 |
| Dover Corp. | 100,114 | | 13,729 |
| Hubbell Inc. Class B | 67,011 | | 12,524 |
* | SkyWest Inc. | 229,025 | | 12,477 |
* | AeroVironment Inc. | 107,289 | | 12,452 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. | 51,138 | | 12,294 |
| Triton International Ltd. | 219,758 | | 12,085 |
| Tetra Tech Inc. | 83,174 | | 11,288 |
| Allegion plc | 87,938 | | 11,047 |
* | Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. | 208,934 | | 10,931 |
| Fastenal Co. | 186,921 | | 9,398 |
* | Aecom | 142,934 | | 9,164 |
| Acuity Brands Inc. | 49,476 | | 8,164 |
| Nielsen Holdings plc | 324,232 | | 8,154 |
* | Avis Budget Group Inc. | 111,254 | | 8,070 |
* | SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. | 45,752 | | 7,812 |
| Ryder System Inc. | 98,886 | | 7,481 |
| GrafTech International Ltd. | 567,373 | | 6,939 |
* | Alaska Air Group Inc. | 98,458 | | 6,814 |
* | TrueBlue Inc. | 307,669 | | 6,775 |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. Class A | 73,700 | | 6,647 |
| Watsco Inc. | 24,885 | | 6,489 |
| ADT Inc. | 752,520 | | 6,351 |
Strategic Equity Fund | | | |
| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
* | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 101,372 | | 6,127 |
| Ennis Inc. | 238,646 | | 5,095 |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | 554,896 | | 4,572 |
| Carrier Global Corp. | 108,021 | | 4,561 |
* | Sensata Technologies Holding plc | 73,923 | | 4,284 |
* | Allegiant Travel Co. Class A | 16,230 | | 3,961 |
| EMCOR Group Inc. | 31,766 | | 3,563 |
* | Dycom Industries Inc. | 37,125 | | 3,447 |
* | Quad/Graphics Inc. | 845,269 | | 2,984 |
| Wabtec Corp. | 35,452 | | 2,806 |
| Boise Cascade Co. | 42,891 | | 2,566 |
| Donaldson Co. Inc. | 38,308 | | 2,228 |
| Timken Co. | 26,550 | | 2,155 |
| | | | 1,117,548 |
Information Technology (17.2%) | | |
* | Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 528,281 | | 72,369 |
* | Fortinet Inc. | 378,874 | | 69,872 |
| Jabil Inc. | 1,053,551 | | 54,953 |
| CDW Corp. | 315,924 | | 52,364 |
* | Dropbox Inc. Class A | 1,903,787 | | 50,755 |
| Amkor Technology Inc. | 2,048,241 | | 48,564 |
* | Box Inc. | 2,058,263 | | 47,258 |
* | Synaptics Inc. | 323,216 | | 43,770 |
* | Manhattan Associates Inc. | 369,650 | | 43,390 |
| Avnet Inc. | 950,076 | | 39,438 |
* | Synopsys Inc. | 153,752 | | 38,097 |
* | Zebra Technologies Corp. | 76,777 | | 37,251 |
* | Teradata Corp. | 959,098 | | 36,964 |
| Seagate Technology plc | 447,024 | | 34,309 |
| Western Digital Corp. | 468,723 | | 31,287 |
* | EPAM Systems Inc. | 77,615 | | 30,789 |
* | Five9 Inc. | 187,610 | | 29,329 |
* | Flex Ltd. | 1,578,995 | | 28,911 |
* | Cirrus Logic Inc. | 328,734 | | 27,873 |
* | GoDaddy Inc. Class A | 358,740 | | 27,845 |
* | Unisys Corp. | 1,026,982 | | 26,106 |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 73,109 | | 25,823 |
* | Avaya Holdings Corp. | 784,488 | | 21,989 |
* | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 261,094 | | 20,496 |
* | Zendesk Inc. | 153,215 | | 20,319 |
* | Fair Isaac Corp. | 39,005 | | 18,958 |
* | CommScope Holding Co. Inc. | 1,124,352 | | 17,270 |
* | Trade Desk Inc. Class A | 26,360 | | 17,178 |
* | Domo Inc. | 293,265 | | 16,508 |
* | Workiva Inc. Class A | 171,723 | | 15,156 |
| CSG Systems International Inc. | 329,294 | | 14,782 |
* | Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. | 254,656 | | 14,780 |
* | Enphase Energy Inc. | 84,641 | | 13,725 |
| MAXIMUS Inc. | 151,243 | | 13,467 |
| MKS Instruments Inc. | 69,945 | | 12,969 |
* | Elastic NV | 113,811 | | 12,656 |
* | Proofpoint Inc. | 97,616 | | 12,279 |
* | DXC Technology Co. | 388,604 | | 12,148 |
| Citrix Systems Inc. | 83,230 | | 11,682 |
| SYNNEX Corp. | 92,168 | | 10,585 |
| Alliance Data Systems Corp. | 84,430 | | 9,464 |
* | SolarEdge Technologies Inc. | 31,973 | | 9,190 |
* | SMART Global Holdings Inc. | 192,086 | | 8,840 |
| Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. | 170,077 | | 8,353 |
* | First Solar Inc. | 88,982 | | 7,768 |
* | Alarm.com Holdings Inc. | 80,310 | | 6,937 |
| Brooks Automation Inc. | 82,386 | | 6,727 |
* | Arrow Electronics Inc. | 60,137 | | 6,664 |
* | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. | 111,598 | | 6,475 |
* | Lattice Semiconductor Corp. | 140,722 | | 6,335 |
* | Mimecast Ltd. | 150,702 | | 6,060 |
* | Ciena Corp. | 103,139 | | 5,644 |
* | Verint Systems Inc. | 116,939 | | 5,320 |
* | Cohu Inc. | 119,026 | | 4,980 |
* | Tenable Holdings Inc. | 136,055 | | 4,923 |
* | SunPower Corp. | 134,848 | | 4,511 |
* | Digital Turbine Inc. | 53,657 | | 4,312 |
* | Cloudera Inc. | 351,709 | | 4,280 |
* | FireEye Inc. | 192,059 | | 3,759 |
* | Nutanix Inc. | 139,315 | | 3,700 |
* | Avalara Inc. | 26,202 | | 3,496 |
* | Plantronics Inc. | 88,455 | | 3,442 |
* | Calix Inc. | 92,409 | | 3,203 |
* | SPS Commerce Inc. | 26,074 | | 2,589 |
| | | | 1,311,236 |
Materials (5.6%) | | | |
| Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | 965,826 | | 53,565 |
| Avery Dennison Corp. | 269,209 | | 49,440 |
| Huntsman Corp. | 1,272,941 | | 36,699 |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 238,919 | | 36,385 |
| Sealed Air Corp. | 620,873 | | 28,448 |
| Nucor Corp. | 306,421 | | 24,596 |
| Ball Corp. | 286,455 | | 24,274 |
| Royal Gold Inc. | 206,717 | | 22,247 |
| Commercial Metals Co. | 617,502 | | 19,044 |
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| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
* | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 542,843 | | 16,057 |
| Element Solutions Inc. | 865,659 | | 15,833 |
* | Coeur Mining Inc. | 1,580,432 | | 14,271 |
| Greif Inc. Class A | 227,245 | | 12,953 |
| Avient Corp. | 267,311 | | 12,636 |
| Mosaic Co. | 334,444 | | 10,572 |
* | O-I Glass Inc. | 609,421 | | 8,983 |
| Celanese Corp. Class A | 54,285 | | 8,132 |
* | Alcoa Corp. | 198,956 | | 6,464 |
| Olin Corp. | 165,647 | | 6,290 |
| Sensient Technologies Corp. | 64,019 | | 4,994 |
| Domtar Corp. | 100,946 | | 3,730 |
* | TimkenSteel Corp. | 312,549 | | 3,672 |
| Cabot Corp. | 62,127 | | 3,258 |
| | | | 422,543 |
Real Estate (7.4%) | | | |
| Iron Mountain Inc. | 1,219,445 | | 45,132 |
| Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. | 2,215,658 | | 38,464 |
| Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. | 820,223 | | 34,802 |
| MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A | 1,029,498 | | 33,582 |
| Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. | 224,565 | | 32,418 |
* | Redfin Corp. | 481,551 | | 32,066 |
| Life Storage Inc. | 358,421 | | 30,806 |
| VICI Properties Inc. | 988,132 | | 27,905 |
| Brixmor Property Group Inc. | 1,135,720 | | 22,976 |
| VEREIT Inc. | 587,852 | | 22,703 |
| Lexington Realty Trust | 1,855,303 | | 20,612 |
| Spirit Realty Capital Inc. | 446,202 | | 18,964 |
| Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. | 496,567 | | 18,189 |
| American Homes 4 Rent Class A | 523,851 | | 17,465 |
| Invitation Homes Inc. | 517,107 | | 16,542 |
| Brandywine Realty Trust | 1,278,843 | | 16,510 |
| National Health Investors Inc. | 216,161 | | 15,624 |
* | Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 800,179 | | 15,604 |
| Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | 163,825 | | 15,386 |
* | Outfront Media Inc. | 498,118 | | 10,874 |
^ | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. | 707,349 | | 10,702 |
| Uniti Group Inc. | 901,174 | | 9,940 |
| SL Green Realty Corp. | 114,760 | | 8,032 |
| Regency Centers Corp. | 123,027 | | 6,977 |
^ | GEO Group Inc. | 865,976 | | 6,720 |
| Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 92,253 | | 6,253 |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | 1,238,709 | | 5,921 |
| Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. Class A | 311,604 | | 5,413 |
| Healthcare Trust of America Inc. Class A | 147,583 | | 4,070 |
| PotlatchDeltic Corp. | 71,205 | | 3,768 |
| Duke Realty Corp. | 84,717 | | 3,552 |
| Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. | 102,134 | | 3,097 |
^ | Macerich Co. | 154,254 | | 1,805 |
| | | | 562,874 |
Utilities (3.0%) | | | |
| AES Corp. | 2,166,745 | | 58,090 |
| Vistra Corp. | 1,999,569 | | 35,352 |
| CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 850,776 | | 19,270 |
| CMS Energy Corp. | 296,524 | | 18,153 |
| NRG Energy Inc. | 436,543 | | 16,471 |
| OGE Energy Corp. | 498,980 | | 16,147 |
| Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 163,044 | | 13,264 |
| NextEra Energy Partners LP | 140,254 | | 10,222 |
| Entergy Corp. | 95,111 | | 9,461 |
| Evergy Inc. | 153,072 | | 9,112 |
| UGI Corp. | 188,359 | | 7,725 |
| Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. | 156,894 | | 6,971 |
| National Fuel Gas Co. | 110,551 | | 5,526 |
| American States Water Co. | 39,964 | | 3,022 |
| | | | 228,786 |
| | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | |
(Cost $5,311,743) | | | 7,548,406 |
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| | | | Market |
| | | | Value● |
| | Shares | | ($000) |
Temporary Cash Investments (0.8%) |
Money Market Fund (0.8%) | | |
1,2 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.081% | 617,705 | | 61,770 |
| | | | |
| | Face | | |
| | Amount | | |
| | ($000) | | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
United States Treasury Bill, 0.020%, 8/26/21 | 3,500 | | 3,500 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments | | |
(Cost $65,261) | | | 65,270 |
Total Investments (100.1%) | | | |
(Cost $5,377,004) | | | 7,613,676 |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.1%) | | | (10,253) |
Net Assets (100%) | | | 7,603,423 |
Cost is in $000.
| ● | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| * | Non-income-producing security. |
^ | Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $13,152,000. |
1 | Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield. |
2 | Collateral of $13,614,000 was received for securities on loan. REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End |
| | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | | |
| | | | ($000) |
| | | | | Value and |
| | Number of | | | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Notional | | Appreciation |
| Expiration | Contracts | Amount | (Depreciation) |
Long Futures Contracts | | | | | |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | June 2021 | 107 | 21,226 | 167 |
E-mini Russell 2000 Index | June 2021 | 191 | 21,225 | (495) |
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index | June 2021 | 49 | 12,766 | (352) |
| | | | | (680) |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) | Amount |
Assets | |
Investments in Securities, at Value | |
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $5,315,243) | 7,551,906 |
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $61,761) | 61,770 |
Total Investments in Securities | 7,613,676 |
Investment in Vanguard | 274 |
Cash | 10 |
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts | 3,716 |
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold | 41,996 |
Receivables for Accrued Income | 7,617 |
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued | 3,199 |
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts | 469 |
Total Assets | 7,670,957 |
Liabilities | |
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased | 3 |
Collateral for Securities on Loan | 13,614 |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | 53,635 |
Payables to Vanguard | 282 |
Total Liabilities | 67,534 |
Net Assets | 7,603,423 |
At March 31, 2021, net assets consisted of: | |
| |
Paid-in Capital | 4,779,107 |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | 2,824,316 |
Net Assets | 7,603,423 |
| |
Net Assets | |
Applicable to 183,810,161 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 7,603,423 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | $41.37 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 43,404 |
Interest1 | 18 |
Securities Lending—Net | 1,496 |
Total Income | 44,918 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 778 |
Management and Administrative | 4,740 |
Marketing and Distribution | 247 |
Custodian Fees | 19 |
Shareholders’ Reports | 10 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Total Expenses | 5,795 |
Net Investment Income | 39,123 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold1 | 598,756 |
Futures Contracts | 10,071 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 608,827 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities1 | 1,543,305 |
Futures Contracts | (307) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 1,542,998 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,190,948 |
1 | Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $16,000, $6,000, and ($6,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
| ($000) | | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | |
Operations | | | |
Net Investment Income | 39,123 | 96,847 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 608,827 | 20,999 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 1,542,998 | (281,308) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,190,948 | (163,462) |
Distributions | | | |
Total Distributions | (118,963) | (213,745) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Issued | 408,949 | 570,926 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 110,108 | 199,995 |
Redeemed | (823,916) | (1,655,893) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | (304,859) | (884,972) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 1,767,126 | (1,262,179) |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of Period | 5,836,297 | 7,098,476 |
End of Period | 7,603,423 | 5,836,297 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Six Months | | | | | |
| Ended | | | Year Ended September 30, |
For a Share Outstanding | March 31, | | | |
Throughout Each Period | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $30.31 | $31.87 | $37.21 | $34.89 | $30.41 | $30.82 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .2091 | .4591 | .4491 | .3921 | .5041 | .624 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 11.493 | (1.041) | (2.980) | 4.781 | 4.988 | 2.440 |
Total from Investment Operations | 11.702 | (.582) | (2.531) | 5.173 | 5.492 | 3.064 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.479) | (.444) | (.395) | (.460) | (.509) | (.507) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | (.163) | (.534) | (2.414) | (2.393) | (.503) | (2.967) |
Total Distributions | (.642) | (.978) | (2.809) | (2.853) | (1.012) | (3.474) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $41.37 | $30.31 | $31.87 | $37.21 | $34.89 | $30.41 |
Total Return2 | 38.91% | -2.09% | -5.63% | 15.63% | 18.28% | 10.62% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $7,603 | $5,836 | $7,098 | $7,946 | $7,051 | $6,046 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.23% | 1.53% | 1.42% | 1.10% | 1.53% | 2.09% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 26% | 61% | 60% | 82% | 81% | 74% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
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. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities 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 contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally
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three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
6. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
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In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $274,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.11% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) |
Investments | | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Common Stocks | 7,548,406 | — | — | 7,548,406 |
Temporary Cash Investments | 61,770 | 3,500 | — | 65,270 |
Total | 7,610,176 | 3,500 | — | 7,613,676 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Futures Contracts1 | 680 | — | — | 680 |
| 1 | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
D. As of March 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Amount |
| ($000) |
Tax Cost | 5,377,004 |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 2,422,039 |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (186,047) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 2,235,992 |
E. During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund purchased $1,695,603,000 of investment securities and sold $2,083,903,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
F. | Capital shares issued and redeemed were: |
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
| Shares | | Shares |
| (000) | | (000) |
Issued | 10,808 | | 20,190 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 3,045 | | 6,031 |
Redeemed | (22,601) | | (56,402) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (8,748) | | (30,181) |
G. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Quantitative Equity Group. 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 an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also well below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s 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.
Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Horizon Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Contents
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 1 |
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Financial Statements | 4 |
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement | 16 |
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Liquidity Risk Management | 18 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
Capital Opportunity Fund | Beginning Account Value 9/30/2020 | Ending Account Value 3/31/2021 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,272.33 | $2.44 |
Admiral™ Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,272.69 | 2.04 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,022.79 | $2.17 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.14 | 1.82 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.43% for Investor Shares and 0.36% 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 (182/365).
Capital Opportunity Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2021
Communication Services | | 5.5 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 12.1 | |
Energy | | 1.9 | |
Financials | | 7.9 | |
Health Care | | 28.3 | |
Industrials | | 14.2 | |
Information Technology | | 29.9 | |
Materials | | 0.1 | |
Real Estate | | 0.1 | |
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS"), except for the "Other" category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effec-tive reporting period.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
Capital Opportunity Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
| | | | | | | Market | |
| | | | | | | Value● | |
| | | | Shares | | | ($000) | |
Common Stocks (98.0%) | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services (5.4%) | | | | | | | | |
* | | Baidu Inc. ADR | | | 1,516,210 | | | | 329,851 | |
* | | Alphabet Inc. Class A | | | 157,150 | | | | 324,125 | |
* | | Alphabet Inc. Class C | | | 135,000 | | | | 279,265 | |
* | | Facebook Inc. Class A | | | 224,000 | | | | 65,975 | |
| | Electronic Arts Inc. | | | 402,100 | | | | 54,432 | |
* | | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | | | 100,920 | | | | 17,833 | |
* | | Live Nation Entertainment Inc. | | | 153,850 | | | | 13,023 | |
* | | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. Class A | | | 214,700 | | | | 10,499 | |
* | | Walt Disney Co. | | | 48,757 | | | | 8,997 | |
* | | Pinterest Inc. Class A | | | 16,250 | | | | 1,203 | |
* | | Snap Inc. | | | 22,500 | | | | 1,176 | |
* | | Madison Square Garden Sport Corp. Class A | | | 3,100 | | | | 556 | |
* | | Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Class A | | | 3,100 | | | | 254 | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,107,189 | |
Consumer Discretionary (11.8%) | | | | | | | | |
* | | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 471,598 | |
* | | Tesla Inc. | | | 619,130 | | | | 413,536 | |
* | | CarMax Inc. | | | 2,267,297 | | | | 300,780 | |
* | | Amazon.com Inc. | | | 73,200 | | | | 226,487 | |
| | TJX Cos. Inc. | | | 3,010,800 | | | | 199,164 | |
| | Sony Corp. ADR | | | 1,498,550 | | | | 158,861 | |
*,^ | | XPeng Inc. ADR | | | 2,840,500 | | | | 103,707 | |
* | | Entain plc | | | 4,634,192 | | | | 96,914 | |
* | | Capri Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 79,050 | |
* | | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 851,200 | | | | 72,871 | |
* | | Carnival Corp. | | | 2,586,045 | | | | 68,634 | |
| | Ross Stores Inc. | | | 352,500 | | | | 42,268 | |
| | eBay Inc. | | | 610,300 | | | | 37,375 | |
* | | Burlington Stores Inc. | | | 80,850 | | | | 24,158 | |
*,^ | | DoorDash Inc. Class A | | | 167,500 | | | | 21,964 | |
* | | Marriott International Inc. Class A | | | 131,300 | | | | 19,447 | |
* | | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | 291,900 | | | | 17,736 | |
* | | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | | | 611,525 | | | | 16,872 | |
| | Newell Brands Inc. | | | 600,000 | | | | 16,068 | |
* | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | | | 76,333 | | | | 9,230 | |
* | | Ulta Beauty Inc. | | | 23,000 | | | | 7,111 | |
| | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | | | 88,500 | | | | 5,752 | |
| | Whirlpool Corp. | | | 22,700 | | | | 5,002 | |
* | | AutoZone Inc. | | | 2,070 | | | | 2,907 | |
| | Darden Restaurants Inc. | | | 15,000 | | | | 2,130 | |
* | | Five Below Inc. | | | 9,100 | | | | 1,736 | |
| | | | | | | | | 2,421,358 | |
Consumer Staples (0.0%) | | | | | | | | |
*,^ | | Beyond Meat Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 1,041 | |
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Energy (1.9%) | | | | | | | | |
| | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 930,223 | | | | 147,738 | |
| | Hess Corp. | | | 1,743,594 | | | | 123,377 | |
* | | Transocean Ltd. | | | 11,836,496 | | | | 42,019 | |
| | EOG Resources Inc. | | | 390,521 | | | | 28,324 | |
| | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 1,363,350 | | | | 25,604 | |
* | | Southwestern Energy Co. | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 15,810 | |
| | TechnipFMC plc | | | 332,200 | | | | 2,565 | |
* | | Technip Energies NV | | | 97,200 | | | | 1,476 | |
| | | | | | | | | 386,913 | |
Financials (7.7%) | | | | | | | | |
| | Morgan Stanley | | | 4,023,941 | | | | 312,499 | |
| | Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 3,553,300 | | | | 231,604 | |
| | Raymond James Financial Inc. | | | 1,620,370 | | | | 198,593 | |
| | Bank of America Corp. | | | 5,076,417 | | | | 196,407 | |
| | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 1,569,251 | | | | 164,944 | |
| | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3,309,210 | | | | 129,291 | |
| | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 578,436 | | | | 88,055 | |
| | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | | | 262,750 | | | | 85,919 | |
| | Discover Financial Services | | | 603,788 | | | | 57,354 | |
Capital Opportunity Fund | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Market | |
| | | | | | | Value● | |
| | | | Shares | | | ($000) | |
| | CME Group Inc. | | | 222,354 | | | | 45,411 | |
| | Progressive Corp. | | | 306,700 | | | | 29,324 | |
| | Tradeweb Markets Inc. Class A | | | 210,000 | | | | 15,540 | |
| | LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | | | 93,000 | | | | 13,221 | |
| | Citigroup Inc. | | | 80,000 | | | | 5,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | 1,573,982 | |
Health Care (27.8%) | | | | | | | | |
| | Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 4,571,118 | | | | 853,976 | |
* | | Biogen Inc. | | | 2,141,587 | | | | 599,109 | |
| | Amgen Inc. | | | 2,286,799 | | | | 568,979 | |
* | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | | | 5,296,450 | | | | 399,935 | |
* | | BeiGene Ltd. ADR | | | 1,012,681 | | | | 352,494 | |
* | | Seagen Inc. | | | 1,963,642 | | | | 272,671 | |
| | Novartis AG ADR | | | 2,974,900 | | | | 254,295 | |
| | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | | | 554,508 | | | | 253,066 | |
*,^ | | BioNTech SE ADR | | | 2,277,596 | | | | 248,691 | |
| | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 3,106,230 | | | | 196,096 | |
* | | Boston Scientific Corp. | | | 4,448,381 | | | | 171,930 | |
* | | Illumina Inc. | | | 384,820 | | | | 147,794 | |
* | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 138,424 | |
* | | Elanco Animal Health Inc. | | | 4,684,476 | | | | 137,958 | |
* | | QIAGEN NV | | | 2,654,128 | | | | 129,230 | |
| | Roche Holding AG | | | 389,514 | | | | 126,181 | |
* | | FibroGen Inc. | | | 3,251,922 | | | | 112,874 | |
^ | | AstraZeneca plc ADR | | | 2,242,000 | | | | 111,472 | |
* | | LivaNova plc | | | 1,445,940 | | | | 106,609 | |
* | | Charles River Laboratories International Inc. | | | 341,500 | | | | 98,977 | |
| | PerkinElmer Inc. | | | 768,526 | | | | 98,594 | |
| | Abbott Laboratories | | | 654,900 | | | | 78,483 | |
| | Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | | | 400,800 | | | | 64,160 | |
* | | Alkermes plc | | | 3,371,000 | | | | 62,970 | |
| | Agilent Technologies Inc. | | | 213,000 | | | | 27,081 | |
| | Medtronic plc | | | 157,000 | | | | 18,546 | |
* | | Bridgebio Pharma Inc. | | | 138,600 | | | | 8,538 | |
* | | Alcon Inc. | | | 118,960 | | | | 8,349 | |
1 | | Siemens Healthineers AG | | | 136,900 | | | | 7,420 | |
* | | ImmunoGen Inc. | | | 570,627 | | | | 4,622 | |
* | | Omnicell Inc. | | | 29,130 | | | | 3,783 | |
* | | Guardant Health Inc. | | | 7,900 | | | | 1,206 | |
* | | Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. | | | 28,100 | | | | 1,131 | |
* | | Waters Corp. | | | 2,607 | | | | 741 | |
| | Cerner Corp. | | | 9,400 | | | | 676 | |
* | | Allogene Therapeutics Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | | 635 | |
* | | IQVIA Holdings Inc. | | | 2,959 | | | | 572 | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,668,268 | |
Industrials (13.9%) | | | | | | | | |
* | | Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 8,801,600 | | | | 537,426 | |
| | FedEx Corp. | | | 1,683,174 | | | | 478,089 | |
* | | Aecom | | | 4,669,930 | | | | 299,389 | |
| | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | | | 2,044,919 | | | | 264,347 | |
* | | United Airlines Holdings Inc. | | | 3,964,993 | | | | 228,146 | |
* | | Airbus SE | | | 1,867,539 | | | | 211,812 | |
* | | Delta Air Lines Inc. | | | 3,287,910 | | | | 158,740 | |
* | | American Airlines Group Inc. | | | 5,205,800 | | | | 124,419 | |
* | | JetBlue Airways Corp. | | | 5,838,350 | | | | 118,752 | |
* | | Lyft Inc. Class A | | | 1,066,945 | | | | 67,409 | |
* | | TransDigm Group Inc. | | | 114,619 | | | | 67,387 | |
| | IDEX Corp. | | | 216,730 | | | | 45,366 | |
| | Textron Inc. | | | 782,100 | | | | 43,860 | |
| | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 330,000 | | | | 39,138 | |
| | Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. | | | 154,100 | | | | 37,047 | |
* | | Ryanair Holdings plc ADR | | | 212,400 | | | | 24,426 | |
* | | Uber Technologies Inc. | | | 408,300 | | | | 22,256 | |
| | AMETEK Inc. | | | 110,000 | | | | 14,050 | |
| | Caterpillar Inc. | | | 60,000 | | | | 13,912 | |
| | Carrier Global Corp. | | | 325,000 | | | | 13,721 | |
| | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 60,000 | | | | 13,225 | |
| | Rockwell Automation Inc. | | | 41,300 | | | | 10,963 | |
| | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 40,000 | | | | 3,091 | |
| | | | | | | | | 2,836,971 | |
Information Technology (29.3%) | | | | | | | | |
| | Microsoft Corp. | | | 2,090,200 | | | | 492,807 | |
* | | Micron Technology Inc. | | | 5,283,000 | | | | 466,013 | |
| | Texas Instruments Inc. | | | 1,896,810 | | | | 358,478 | |
| | NetApp Inc. | | | 4,846,400 | | | | 352,188 | |
| | KLA Corp. | | | 1,038,590 | | | | 343,150 | |
* | | Adobe Inc. | | | 718,100 | | | | 341,363 | |
* | | Flex Ltd. | | | 17,486,802 | | | | 320,183 | |
| | ASML Holding NV | | | 494,300 | | | | 305,161 | |
* | | Trimble Inc. | | | 3,715,228 | | | | 289,008 | |
* | | Splunk Inc. | | | 1,906,150 | | | | 258,245 | |
| | Universal Display Corp. | | | 869,214 | | | | 205,804 | |
| | QUALCOMM Inc. | | | 1,505,190 | | | | 199,573 | |
| | Corning Inc. | | | 4,233,124 | | | | 184,183 | |
* | | Descartes Systems Group Inc. | | | 2,642,865 | | | | 160,977 | |
| | Entegris Inc. | | | 1,260,800 | | | | 140,958 | |
* | | PayPal Holdings Inc. | | | 546,950 | | | | 132,821 | |
| | Visa Inc. Class A | | | 531,000 | | | | 112,429 | |
| | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 196,400 | | | | 104,864 | |
* | | Cree Inc. | | | 916,500 | | | | 99,101 | |
* | | Nuance Communications Inc. | | | 1,925,400 | | | | 84,025 | |
Capital Opportunity Fund | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Market | |
| | | | | | | Value● | |
| | | | Shares | | | ($000) | |
| | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR | | | 6,111,500 | | | | 80,611 | |
* | | FormFactor Inc. | | | 1,786,141 | | | | 80,573 | |
| | Intuit Inc. | | | 209,100 | | | | 80,098 | |
| | HP Inc. | | | 2,111,400 | | | | 67,037 | |
| | Jabil Inc. | | | 1,237,500 | | | | 64,548 | |
*,^ | | BlackBerry Ltd. | | | 7,312,376 | | | | 61,643 | |
| | Teradyne Inc. | | | 502,300 | | | | 61,120 | |
* | | Unity Software Inc. | | | 526,150 | | | | 52,778 | |
*,^ | | VMware Inc. Class A | | | 340,000 | | | | 51,153 | |
| | Intel Corp. | | | 759,460 | | | | 48,606 | |
| | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 3,054,910 | | | | 48,084 | |
| | Apple Inc. | | | 364,800 | | | | 44,560 | |
* | | Keysight Technologies Inc. | | | 249,560 | | | | 35,787 | |
* | | WEX Inc. | | | 156,600 | | | | 32,764 | |
| | Oracle Corp. | | | 405,000 | | | | 28,419 | |
* | | Autodesk Inc. | | | 101,200 | | | | 28,048 | |
* | | MongoDB Inc. | | | 102,200 | | | | 27,331 | |
* | | Plantronics Inc. | | | 698,800 | | | | 27,190 | |
* | | salesforce.com Inc. | | | 105,000 | | | | 22,246 | |
* | | Cerence Inc. | | | 227,800 | | | | 20,406 | |
| | Analog Devices Inc. | | | 90,600 | | | | 14,050 | |
* | | Nutanix Inc. | | | 442,000 | | | | 11,740 | |
* | | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. Class A | | | 59,400 | | | | 10,841 | |
| | Western Digital Corp. | | | 107,180 | | | | 7,154 | |
* | | Palo Alto Networks Inc. | | | 20,800 | | | | 6,699 | |
| | Mastercard Inc. Class A | | | 9,600 | | | | 3,418 | |
* | | Nokia Oyj ADR | | | 785,183 | | | | 3,109 | |
| | Applied Materials Inc. | | | 10,700 | | | | 1,430 | |
* | | RingCentral Inc. Class A | | | 2,750 | | | | 819 | |
* | | DocuSign Inc. Class A | | | 3,500 | | | | 709 | |
* | | Okta Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 661 | |
* | | Zoom Video Communications Inc. Class A | | | 1,100 | | | | 353 | |
* | | Arista Networks Inc. | | | 50 | | | | 15 | |
| | | | | | | | | 5,975,331 | |
Materials (0.1%) | | | | | | | | |
* | | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | | | 2,573,100 | | | | 13,247 | |
| | Albemarle Corp. | | | 26,500 | | | | 3,872 | |
| | | | | | | | | 17,119 | |
Real Estate (0.1%) | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent Class A | | | 175,000 | | | | 5,835 | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. | | | 30,000 | | | | 4,929 | |
| | | | | | | 10,764 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,331,850) | | | | | | | 19,998,936 | |
Temporary Cash Investment (3.5%) | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (3.5%) | | | | | | | | |
2,3 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.081% | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $726,119) | | | 7,262,433 | | | | 726,243 | |
Total Investments (101.5%) (Cost $8,057,969) | | | | | | | 20,725,179 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net (-1.5%) | | | | | | | (310,300) | |
Net Assets (100%) | | | | | | | 20,414,879 | |
Cost is in $000.
| • | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| * | Non-income-producing security. |
| ^ | Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $236,711,000. |
| 1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2021, the value of this security represented 0.0% of net assets. |
| 2 | Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield. |
| 3 | Collateral of $241,158,000 was received for securities on loan, of which $230,458,000 is held in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and $10,700,000 is held in cash. |
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Capital Opportunity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) | | Amount | |
Assets | | | |
Investments in Securities, at Value | | | |
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $7,331,850) | | | 19,998,936 | |
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $726,119) | | | 726,243 | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | 20,725,179 | |
Investment in Vanguard | | | 757 | |
Cash | | | 12,096 | |
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold | | | 16,926 | |
Receivables for Accrued Income | | | 18,759 | |
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued | | | 2,399 | |
Total Assets | | | 20,776,116 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased | | | 461 | |
Collateral for Securities on Loan | | | 241,158 | |
Payables to Investment Advisor | | | 11,575 | |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | | | 107,440 | |
Payables to Vanguard | | | 603 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 361,237 | |
Net Assets | | | 20,414,879 | |
At March 31, 2021, net assets consisted of: | | | |
| | | |
Paid-in Capital | | | 6,683,023 | |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | | | 13,731,856 | |
Net Assets | | | 20,414,879 | |
| | | | |
Investor Shares—Net Assets | | | | |
Applicable to 21,254,759 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | | | 1,776,649 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares | | | $83.59 | |
| | | | |
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | | | | |
Applicable to 96,567,519 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | | | 18,638,230 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares | | | $193.01 | |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
| | Six Months Ended |
| | March 31, 2021 |
| | ($000) |
Investment Income | | |
Income | | |
Dividends1 | | 82,548 |
Interest2 | | 251 |
Securities Lending—Net | | 2,419 |
Total Income | | 85,218 |
Expenses | | |
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | | 22,103 |
The Vanguard Group—Note C | | |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | | 1,571 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | | 10,686 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | | 59 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | | 210 |
Custodian Fees | | 452 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | | 2 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | | 13 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | | 5 |
Total Expenses | | 35,101 |
Net Investment Income | | 50,117 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | |
Investment Securities Sold2 | | 1,149,826 |
Foreign Currencies | | (41) |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | 1,149,785 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | |
Investment Securities2 | | 3,314,363 |
Foreign Currencies | | (154) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 3,314,209 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 4,514,111 |
| 1 | Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,384,000. |
| 2 | Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $251,000, $8,000, and ($8,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | March 31, | | September 30, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | ($000) | | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | 50,117 | | 122,807 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | 1,149,785 | | 1,576,845 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 3,314,209 | | 1,060,175 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 4,514,111 | | 2,759,827 |
Distributions | | | | |
Investor Shares | | (141,974) | | (111,496) |
Admiral Shares | | (1,495,146) | | (986,047) |
Total Distributions | | (1,637,120) | | (1,097,543) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | |
Investor Shares | | 5,249 | | (338,204) |
Admiral Shares | | 619,553 | | (713,366) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | | 624,802 | | (1,051,570) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | | 3,501,793 | | 610,714 |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 16,913,086 | | 16,302,372 |
End of Period | | 20,414,879 | | 16,913,086 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Capital Opportunity Fund
Financial Highlights
Investor Shares
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | | March 31, | | | | | | Year Ended September 30, |
Throughout Each Period | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $71.69 | | $64.38 | | $75.87 | | $65.51 | | $54.99 | | $50.25 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | .1821 | | .4541 | | .5491 | | .4281 | | .4291 | | .375 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | 18.717 | | 11.233 | | (5.116) | | 12.957 | | 13.136 | | 7.090 |
Total from Investment Operations | | 18.899 | | 11.687 | | (4.567) | | 13.385 | | 13.565 | | 7.465 |
Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | (.334) | | (.501) | | (.473) | | (.449) | | (.370) | | (.299) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | | (6.665) | | (3.876) | | (6.450) | | (2.576) | | (2.675) | | (2.426) |
Total Distributions | | (6.999) | | (4.377) | | (6.923) | | (3.025) | | (3.045) | | (2.725) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $83.59 | | $71.69 | | $64.38 | | $75.87 | | $65.51 | | $54.99 |
Total Return2 | | 27.23% | | 18.52% | | -5.01% | | 21.03% | | 25.77% | | 15.20% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | | $1,777 | | $1,518 | | $1,684 | | $2,065 | | $2,182 | | $2,134 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | | 0.43% | | 0.44% | | 0.44% | | 0.43% | | 0.44% | | 0.45% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | | 0.45% | | 0.69% | | 0.84% | | 0.62% | | 0.73% | | 0.73% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 5% | | 8% | | 6% | | 10% | | 9% | | 6% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
| 1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
2 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Admiral Shares
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | | March 31, | | | | | | Year Ended September 30, |
Throughout Each Period | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $165.62 | | $148.73 | | $175.34 | | $151.28 | | $127.00 | | $116.06 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | .4861 | | 1.1481 | | 1.3741 | | 1.1031 | | 1.0841 | | .965 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on Investments | | 43.218 | | 25.968 | | (11.834) | | 29.937 | | 30.333 | | 16.366 |
Total from Investment Operations | | 43.704 | | 27.116 | | (10.460) | | 31.040 | | 31.417 | | 17.331 |
Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | (.916) | | (1.270) | | (1.241) | | (1.030) | | (.962) | | (.791) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | | (15.398) | | (8.956) | | (14.909) | | (5.950) | | (6.175) | | (5.600) |
Total Distributions | | (16.314) | | (10.226) | | (16.150) | | (6.980) | | (7.137) | | (6.391) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $193.01 | | $165.62 | | $148.73 | | $175.34 | | $151.28 | | $127.00 |
Total Return2 | | 27.27% | | 18.60% | | -4.95% | | 21.12% | | 25.86% | | 15.28% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | | $18,638 | | $15,395 | | $14,618 | | $16,372 | | $13,621 | | $11,593 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | | 0.36% | | 0.37% | | 0.37% | | 0.36% | | 0.37% | | 0.38% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | | 0.52% | | 0.76% | | 0.91% | | 0.69% | | 0.80% | | 0.80% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 5% | | 8% | | 6% | | 10% | | 9% | | 6% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
| 1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
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 offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of
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securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
6. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
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7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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.
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, 2021, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual rate of 0.23% of the fund’s average net assets.
C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $757,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.30% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | ($000) | | ($000) | | ($000) | | ($000) |
Investments | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | 19,555,133 | | 443,803 | | — | | 19,998,936 |
Temporary Cash Investments | | 726,243 | | — | | — | | 726,243 |
Total | | 20,281,376 | | 443,803 | | — | | 20,725,179 |
E. As of March 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | Amount |
| | ($000) |
Tax Cost | | 8,057,969 |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | 13,122,265 |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | (455,055) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 12,667,210 |
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund purchased $908,379,000 of investment securities and sold $1,791,744,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| March 31, 2021 | | September 30, 2020 |
| Amount | Shares | | Amount | Shares |
| ($000) | (000) | | ($000) | (000) |
Investor Shares | | | | | |
Issued | 135,178 | 1,683 | | 148,331 | 2,318 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 132,306 | 1,724 | | 104,117 | 1,530 |
Redeemed | (262,235) | (3,322) | | (590,652) | (8,839) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 5,249 | 85 | | (338,204) | (4,991) |
Admiral Shares | | | | | |
Issued | 442,946 | 2,404 | | 593,798 | 3,877 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 1,313,964 | 7,417 | | 875,790 | 5,574 |
Redeemed | (1,137,357) | (6,208) | | (2,182,954) | (14,782) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 619,553 | 3,613 | | (713,366) | (5,331) |
H. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with PRIMECAP Management Company (PRIMECAP). The board determined that renewing the fund’s advisory arrangement 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. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that PRIMECAP, founded in 1983, is recognized for its long-term approach to growth-equity investing. The portfolio managers are responsible for separate sub-portfolios, and each portfolio manager employs a fundamental, research-driven approach in seeking to identify companies with long-term growth potential that the market has yet to appreciate. The multi-counselor approach that the advisor employs is designed to emphasize individual decision-making and enable the portfolio managers to invest only in their highest-conviction ideas. PRIMECAP’s fundamental research focuses on developing opinions independent from Wall Street’s consensus and maintaining a long-term horizon. PRIMECAP has managed the fund since 1998.
The board concluded that the advisor’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 compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below the peer-group average.
The board did not consider the profitability of PRIMECAP in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because PRIMECAP 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. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
Liquidity Risk Management
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Contents
About Your Fund’s Expenses | 1 |
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Financial Statements | 4 |
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements | 19 |
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Liquidity Risk Management | 21 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
| | Beginning | | Ending | | Expenses |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | Paid During |
Global Equity Fund | | 9/30/2020 | | 3/31/2021 | | Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $1,227.60 | | $2.50 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | 1,000.00 | | 1,022.69 | | 2.27 |
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 0.45%. 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 (182/365).
Global Equity Fund
Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2021
Communication Services | | | 10.9 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.2 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 9.0 | |
Energy | | | 1.6 | |
Financials | | | 18.1 | |
Health Care | | | 10.8 | |
Industrials | | | 11.1 | |
Information Technology | | | 14.9 | |
Materials | | | 5.7 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.6 | |
Utilities | | | 0.1 | |
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
Global Equity Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments—Investments Summary
As of March 31, 2021
This Statement summarizes the fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) four times in each fiscal year. For the second and fourth quarters the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available on vanguard.com and on Form N-CSR, or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 800-662-7447. For the first and third quarters of each fiscal year, the complete list of the fund’s holdings is available as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
| | | | Market | | Percentage |
| | | Value● | | of Net |
| Shares | | ($000) | | Assets |
Common Stocks | | | | | | |
Australia † | | | | 78,946 | | 0.9% |
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Austria † | | | | 3,426 | | 0.0% |
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Belgium † | | | | 1,542 | | 0.0% |
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Brazil † | | | | 51,523 | | 0.6% |
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Canada | | | | | | |
* | Shopify Inc. Class A | | 71,780 | | 79,425 | | 0.9% |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (XTSE) | | 108,340 | | 47,291 | | 0.6% |
| Barrick Gold Corp. | | 2,386,669 | | 47,256 | | 0.6% |
1 | Canada—Other † | | | | 95,144 | | 1.1% |
| | | | | 269,116 | | 3.2% |
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Chile † | | | | 11,592 | | 0.1% |
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China | | | | | | |
*,1 | Meituan Dianping Class B | | 1,924,100 | | 75,086 | | 0.9% |
* | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR | | 313,838 | | 71,157 | | 0.9% |
| Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. | | 4,468,000 | | 53,443 | | 0.6% |
§,1 | China—Other † | | | | 136,998 | | 1.6% |
| | | | | 336,684 | | 4.0% |
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Colombia † | | | | 4,503 | | 0.1% |
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Czech Republic † | | | | 2,318 | | 0.0% |
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1Denmark † | | | | 49,699 | | 0.6% |
Global Equity Fund | | | | | | |
| | | | Market | | Percentage |
| | | Value• | | of Net |
| Shares | | ($000) | | Assets |
Finland † | | | | 4,026 | | 0.0% |
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France | | | | | | |
| Pernod Ricard SA | | 320,121 | | 59,920 | | 0.7% |
| France—Other † | | | | 84,989 | | 1.0% |
| | | | | 144,909 | | 1.7% |
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Germany † | | | | 139,919 | | 1.7% |
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Greece † | | | | 23,728 | | 0.3% |
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Hong Kong | | | | | | |
| AIA Group Ltd. | | 5,923,200 | | 72,481 | | 0.9% |
| Hong Kong—Other † | | | | 39,840 | | 0.5% |
| | | | | 112,321 | | 1.4% |
India | | | | | | |
| Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | | 1,342,970 | | 46,143 | | 0.6% |
1 | India—Other † | | | | 101,108 | | 1.2% |
| | | | | 147,251 | | 1.8% |
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Indonesia † | | | | 6,184 | | 0.1% |
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Ireland | | | | | | |
* | Ryanair Holdings plc ADR | | 761,205 | | 87,539 | | 1.1% |
| CRH plc | | 1,114,275 | | 52,238 | | 0.6% |
§ | Ireland—Other † | | | | 9,228 | | 0.1% |
| | | | | 149,005 | | 1.8% |
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Italy † | | | | 10,835 | | 0.1% |
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Japan | | | | | | |
| Olympus Corp. | | 2,853,300 | | 59,189 | | 0.7% |
| Advantest Corp. | | 602,400 | | 52,910 | | 0.6% |
§ | Japan—Other † | | | | 473,673 | | 5.7% |
| | | | | 585,772 | | 7.0% |
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Kenya † | | | | 2,237 | | 0.0% |
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Malaysia † | | | | 1,488 | | 0.0% |
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1Mexico † | | | | 50,783 | | 0.6% |
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Netherlands | | | | | | |
| Unilever plc (XAMS) | | 1,123,265 | | 62,713 | | 0.8% |
1 | Netherlands—Other † | | | | 83,202 | | 1.0% |
| | | | | 145,915 | | 1.8% |
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New Zealand † | | | | 2,263 | | 0.0% |
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Norway † | | | | 46,417 | | 0.6% |
Global Equity Fund | | | | | | |
| | | | Market | | Percentage |
| | | Value• | | of Net |
| Shares | | ($000) | | Assets |
Philippines † | | | | 3,568 | | 0.0% |
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Russia † | | | | 41,454 | | 0.5% |
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Singapore | | | | | | |
* | Sea Ltd. ADR | | 362,988 | | 81,030 | | 1.0% |
| Singapore—Other † | | | | 21,502 | | 0.2% |
| | | | | 102,532 | | 1.2% |
South Africa | | | | | | |
| Naspers Ltd. | | 583,543 | | 139,765 | | 1.7% |
| South Africa—Other † | | | | 32,577 | | 0.4% |
| | | | | 172,342 | | 2.1% |
South Korea | | | | | | |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 975,397 | | 70,565 | | 0.9% |
| South Korea—Other † | | | | 37,170 | | 0.4% |
| | | | | 107,735 | | 1.3% |
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1Spain † | | | | 6,591 | | 0.1% |
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Sweden † | | | | 115,951 | | 1.4% |
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| Switzerland | | | | | | |
| Nestle SA | | 536,054 | | 59,757 | | 0.7% |
| Cie Financiere Richemont SA (XVTX) | | 529,152 | | 50,811 | | 0.6% |
| Switzerland—Other † | | | | 65,046 | | 0.8% |
| | | | | 175,614 | | 2.1% |
Taiwan | | | | | | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR | | 5,386,577 | | 113,437 | | 1.3% |
| Taiwan—Other † | | | | 47,109 | | 0.6% |
| | | | | 160,546 | | 1.9% |
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Thailand † | | | | 12,576 | | 0.1% |
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Turkey † | | | | 1,343 | | 0.0% |
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United Kingdom | | | | | | |
| Prudential plc | | 4,304,010 | | 91,687 | | 1.1% |
| Rio Tinto plc | | 843,252 | | 64,330 | | 0.8% |
| BHP Group plc | | 2,207,512 | | 63,559 | | 0.8% |
| Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | | 622,738 | | 55,742 | | 0.7% |
1 | United Kingdom—Other † | | | | 236,839 | | 2.7% |
| | | | | 512,157 | | 6.1% |
United States | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | | | | | |
* | Alphabet Inc. Class C | | 65,200 | | 134,875 | | 1.6% |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | | 361,978 | | 106,614 | | 1.3% |
* | Alphabet Inc. Class A | | 36,488 | | 75,257 | | 0.9% |
| Communication Services—Other † | | | | 153,115 | | 1.8% |
| | | | | 469,861 | | 5.6% |
Global Equity Fund | | | | | | |
| | | | Market | | Percentage |
| | | Value• | | of Net |
| Shares | | ($000) | | Assets |
Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | |
* | Booking Holdings Inc. | | 52,403 | | 122,091 | | 1.4% |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | | 34,117 | | 105,561 | | 1.3% |
* | Tesla Inc. | | 95,508 | | 63,793 | | 0.8% |
* | AutoZone Inc. | | 34,837 | | 48,921 | | 0.6% |
1 | Consumer Discretionary—Other † | | | | 176,806 | | 2.1% |
| | | | | 517,172 | | 6.2% |
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Consumer Staples | | | | | | |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | 1,086,912 | | 61,954 | | 0.7% |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. Class A | | 176,252 | | 51,263 | | 0.6% |
| Consumer Staples—Other † | | | | 197,034 | | 2.4% |
| | | | | 310,251 | | 3.7% |
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Energy † | | | | 46,375 | | 0.6% |
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Financials | | | | | | |
| Moody’s Corp. | | 309,442 | | 92,403 | | 1.1% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | | 1,644,745 | | 64,260 | | 0.8% |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | | 440,186 | | 54,922 | | 0.7% |
* | Markel Corp. | | 47,561 | | 54,201 | | 0.6% |
| Travelers Cos. Inc. | | 339,375 | | 51,042 | | 0.6% |
| Financials—Other † | | | | 450,145 | | 5.3% |
| | | | | 766,973 | | 9.1% |
Health Care | | | | | | |
| Anthem Inc. | | 282,748 | | 101,492 | | 1.2% |
| Johnson & Johnson | | 553,405 | | 90,952 | | 1.1% |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | | 770,093 | | 59,366 | | 0.7% |
| Health Care—Other † | | | | 365,836 | | 4.4% |
| | | | | 617,646 | | 7.4% |
Industrials | | | | | | |
* | FTI Consulting Inc. | | 334,046 | | 46,803 | | 0.6% |
| Industrials—Other † | | | | 371,499 | | 4.4% |
| | | | | 418,302 | | 5.0% |
Information Technology | | | | | | |
| Oracle Corp. | | 1,430,849 | | 100,403 | | 1.2% |
| Microsoft Corp. | | 362,044 | | 85,359 | | 1.0% |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | | 232,027 | | 82,613 | | 1.0% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | | 320,746 | | 60,618 | | 0.7% |
| Teradyne Inc. | | 387,894 | | 47,199 | | 0.6% |
| Intel Corp. | | 732,283 | | 46,866 | | 0.6% |
| Information Technology—Other † | | | | 325,895 | | 3.8% |
| | | | | 748,953 | | 8.9% |
Materials | | | | | | |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | | 214,826 | | 72,143 | | 0.9% |
| Materials—Other † | | | | 83,149 | | 0.9% |
| | | | | 155,292 | | 1.8% |
Global Equity Fund | | | | | | Market | | Percentage |
| | | | | Value• | | of Net |
| | | | Shares | | ($000) | | Assets |
Real Estate | | | | | | | | |
* | CBRE Group Inc. Class A | | | | 611,854 | | 48,404 | | 0.6% |
| Real Estate—Other † | | | | | | 65,492 | | 0.8% |
| | | | | | | 113,896 | | 1.4% |
| | | | | | | 4,164,721 | | 49.7% |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,040,443) | | | | | | 7,959,532 | | 94.9% |
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Temporary Cash Investment | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund 2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $485,977) | | 0.081% | | 4,860,234 | | 486,024 | | 5.8% |
4Total Investments (Cost $5,526,420) | | | | | | 8,445,556 | | 100.7% |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net | | | | | | (57,203) | | (0.7%) |
Net Assets | | | | | | 8,388,353 | | 100.0% |
Cost is in $000.
• | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
† | Represents the aggregate value, by category, of securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
§ | Certain of the fund’s securities are valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
1 | Certain of the fund’s securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities was $201,849,000, representing 2.4% of net assets. |
2 | Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield. |
3 | Collateral of $68,488,000 was received for securities on loan. |
4 | The total value of securities on loan is $64,273,000. |
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
Global Equity Fund
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
| | | | | | | | ($000) |
| | | | | | | | Value and |
| | | | Number of | | | | Unrealized |
| | | | Long (Short) | | Notional | | Appreciation |
| | Expiration | | Contracts | | Amount | | (Depreciation) |
Long Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | |
E-mini S&P 500 Index | | June 2021 | | 750 | | 148,777 | | 1,283 |
MSCI EAFE Index | | June 2021 | | 602 | | 65,979 | | (338) |
MSCI Emerging Market Index | | June 2021 | | 548 | | 36,237 | | (455) |
| | | | | | | | 490 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Global Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) | | Amount |
Assets | | |
Investments in Securities, at Value | | |
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $5,040,443) | | 7,959,532 |
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $485,977) | | 486,024 |
Total Investments in Securities | | 8,445,556 |
Investment in Vanguard | | 309 |
Cash | | 372 |
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $5,129) | | 5,001 |
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts | | 16,630 |
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold | | 10,938 |
Receivables for Accrued Income | | 19,045 |
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued | | 3,031 |
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts | | 752 |
Total Assets | | 8,501,634 |
Liabilities | | |
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased | | 6,616 |
Collateral for Securities on Loan | | 68,488 |
Payables to Investment Advisors | | 4,762 |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | | 31,223 |
Payables to Vanguard | | 403 |
Deferred Foreign Capital Gains Taxes | | 1,789 |
Total Liabilities | | 113,281 |
Net Assets | | 8,388,353 |
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At March 31, 2021, net assets consisted of: | | |
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Paid-in Capital | | 5,170,665 |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | | 3,217,688 |
Net Assets | | 8,388,353 |
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Net Assets | | |
Applicable to 211,101,733 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | | 8,388,353 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | $39.74 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Global Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
| | ($000) |
Investment Income | | |
Income | | |
Dividends1 | | 47,674 |
Interest2 | | 152 |
Securities Lending—Net | | 171 |
Total Income | | 47,997 |
Expenses | | |
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | | |
Basic Fee | | 9,027 |
Performance Adjustment | | (181) |
The Vanguard Group—Note C | | |
Management and Administrative | | 8,055 |
Marketing and Distribution | | 288 |
Custodian Fees | | 188 |
Shareholders’ Reports | | 12 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | | 3 |
Total Expenses | | 17,392 |
Net Investment Income | | 30,605 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | |
Investment Securities Sold2 | | 279,670 |
Futures Contracts | | 29,608 |
Foreign Currencies | | (72) |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | 309,206 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | |
Investment Securities2,3 | | 1,201,716 |
Futures Contracts | | 989 |
Foreign Currencies | | (304) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 1,202,401 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 1,542,212 |
1 | Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,731,000. |
2 | Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $148,000, $0, and $0, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes. |
3 | The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is net of the change in deferred foreign capital gains taxes of $1,789,000. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Global Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | | Year Ended September 30, 2020 |
| | ($000) | | | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | 30,605 | | | 66,778 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | 309,206 | | | 154,118 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 1,202,401 | | | 669,458 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 1,542,212 | | | 890,354 |
Distributions | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | (221,418) | | | (418,327) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | | |
Issued | | 642,129 | | | 877,776 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | | 201,858 | | | 381,376 |
Redeemed | | (585,784) | | | (1,434,400) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | | 258,203 | | | (175,248) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | | 1,578,997 | | | 296,779 |
Net Assets | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 6,809,356 | | | 6,512,577 |
End of Period | | 8,388,353 | | | 6,809,356 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Global Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding | | Six Months Ended March 31, | | Year Ended September 30, |
Throughout Each Period | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $33.31 | | $30.75 | | $32.62 | | $29.98 | | $25.18 | | $22.85 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | .1481 | | .3121 | | .7001,2 | | .4261 | | .3511 | | .385 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on Investments | | 7.371 | | 4.219 | | (.354) | | 2.618 | | 4.823 | | 2.350 |
Total from Investment Operations | | 7.519 | | 4.531 | | .346 | | 3.044 | | 5.174 | | 2.735 |
Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | (.254) | | (.742) | | (.416) | | (.404) | | (.374) | | (.405) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | | (.835) | | (1.229) | | (1.800) | | — | | — | | — |
Total Distributions | | (1.089) | | (1.971) | | (2.216) | | (.404) | | (.374) | | (.405) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $39.74 | | $33.31 | | $30.75 | | $32.62 | | $29.98 | | $25.18 |
Total Return3 | | 22.76% | | 15.10% | | 2.19% | | 10.22% | | 20.85% | | 12.11% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | | $8,388 | | $6,809 | | $6,513 | | $5,769 | | $5,387 | | $4,515 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets4 | | 0.45% | | 0.45% | | 0.48% | | 0.48% | | 0.48% | | 0.51% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average Net Assets | | 0.79% | | 1.02% | | 2.35%2 | | 1.34% | | 1.30% | | 1.61% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | 10% | | 22% | | 49% | | 40% | | 47% | | 45% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
2 | Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.200 and 0.67%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Naspers Ltd. in September 2019. |
3 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
4 | Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.00%), (0.00%), 0.02%, 0.02%, 0.02%, and 0.05%. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Global Equity Fund
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 U.S. corporations. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been 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 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.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the
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clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities 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 contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 4% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
6. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income
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represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
7. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
8. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains. The fund has filed tax reclaims for previously
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withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such tax reclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment.
B. The investment advisory firms Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. and Marathon Asset Management LLP 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 fees of Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. and Marathon Asset Management LLP are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the MSCI All Country World Index for the preceding three years.
Vanguard manages the cash reserves of the fund as described below.
For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.23% of the fund’s average net assets, before a decrease of $181,000 (less than 0.01%) based on performance.
C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, distribution, and cash management services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $309,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.12% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | Level 1 ($000) | | | Level 2 ($000) | | | Level 3 ($000) | | | Total ($000) |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks—International | | 818,984 | | | 2,959,303 | | | 16,524 | | | 3,794,811 |
Common Stocks—United States | | 4,164,126 | | | 595 | | | — | | | 4,164,721 |
Temporary Cash Investments | | 486,024 | | | — | | | — | | | 486,024 |
Total | | 5,469,134 | | | 2,959,898 | | | 16,524 | | | 8,445,556 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts1 | | 1,283 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,283 |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts1 | | 793 | | | — | | | — | | | 793 |
1 | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
E. As of March 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | Amount ($000) |
Tax Cost | | 5,527,879 |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | 3,054,549 |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | (136,382) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 2,918,167 |
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund purchased $699,945,000 of investment securities and sold $759,710,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
G. | Capital shares issued and redeemed were: |
| | Six Months Ended | | | Year Ended |
| | March 31, 2021 | | | September 30, 2020 |
| | Shares | | | Shares |
| | (000) | | | (000) |
Issued | | 16,880 | | | 28,768 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | | 5,367 | | | 12,107 |
Redeemed | | (15,600) | | | (48,231) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | 6,647 | | | (7,356) |
H. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements
The board of trustees of Vanguard Global Equity Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangements with Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. (Baillie Gifford) and Marathon Asset Management LLP (Marathon). The board determined that renewing the fund’s advisory arrangements was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of each advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisors and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decisions.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The board considered the following:
Baillie Gifford. Baillie Gifford—a unit of Baillie Gifford & Co., founded in 1908—is among the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom. Baillie Gifford’s investment approach is based on long-term investments in well-managed businesses that enjoy sustainable competitive advantages in their marketplaces. The team invests in four categories of growth stocks: (1) growth stalwarts, or companies with durable franchises; (2) rapid growth, or early stage companies with innovative products or services and a large opportunity for future growth; (3) cyclical growth, or companies highly subject to capital cycles that have strong structural growth prospects and management teams with high capital allocation ability; and (4) latent growth, or companies that are temporarily out of favor but have the ability to accelerate earnings growth over time. Baillie Gifford has managed a portion of the fund since 2008.
Marathon. Founded in 1986, Marathon employs an investment approach based on the capital cycle: the prospect of high returns will attract excessive capital over the long-term capital cycle of industries, and low returns will lead to capital destruction and industry consolidation. The assessments of how companies respond to the forces of the capital cycle through their capital allocation strategy, coupled with how they are incentivized, are both critical to the investment outcome. Guided by this philosophy, Marathon follows a multi-counselor, regional approach whereby individual portfolio managers perform sector analysis and company analysis to construct portfolios. Marathon has advised a portion of the fund since its inception in 1995.
The board concluded that each advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangements.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of each advisor’s subportfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that each advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rates were also well below the peer-group average.
The board did not consider the profitability of Baillie Gifford and Marathon in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because the firms are independent of Vanguard and the advisory fees are 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 advisory fee schedules for Baillie Gifford and Marathon. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fees as the fund’s assets managed by each advisor increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.
Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Horizon Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Global Equity Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses | 1 |
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Financial Statements | 4 |
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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement | 21 |
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Liquidity Risk Management | 23 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
● Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
● Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund | | Beginning Account Value 9/30/2020 | | Ending Account Value 3/31/2021 | | Expenses Paid During Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | $1,000.00 | | $1,488.71 | | $1.61 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | 1,000.00 | | 1,023.64 | | 1.31 |
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 0.26%. 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 (182/365).
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Fund Allocation
As of March 31, 2021
Communication Services | | 2.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.6 | |
Consumer Staples | | 3.5 | |
Energy | | 3.9 | |
Financials | | 17.0 | |
Health Care | | 15.1 | |
Industrials | | 17.2 | |
Information Technology | | 13.6 | |
Materials | | 4.3 | |
Real Estate | | 6.9 | |
Utilities | | 2.5 | |
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2021
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Common Stocks (99.3%) |
Communication Services (2.4%) |
* | Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. | | 816,718 | | 5,880 |
* | Cargurus Inc. | | 171,510 | | 4,087 |
* | Cars.com Inc. | | 304,179 | | 3,942 |
| TEGNA Inc. | | 145,329 | | 2,737 |
* | Yelp Inc. Class A | | 65,110 | | 2,539 |
* | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A | | 145,644 | | 2,177 |
* | AMC Networks Inc. Class A | | 38,843 | | 2,065 |
* | TechTarget Inc. | | 25,910 | | 1,800 |
* | Iridium Communications Inc. | | 37,968 | | 1,566 |
| New York Times Co. Class A | | 30,133 | | 1,525 |
* | Vonage Holdings Corp. | | 101,488 | | 1,200 |
* | ANGI Homeservices Inc. Class A | | 81,519 | | 1,060 |
* | Meredith Corp. | | 33,584 | | 1,000 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Class A | | 27,378 | | 801 |
* | EverQuote Inc. Class A | | 19,194 | | 697 |
* | MSG Networks Inc. | | 45,133 | | 679 |
* | Eventbrite Inc. Class A | | 28,802 | | 638 |
* | iHeartMedia Inc. Class A | | 31,733 | | 576 |
| Gray Television Inc. | | 30,456 | | 560 |
* | Cardlytics Inc. | | 3,141 | | 345 |
* | Gannett Co. Inc. | | 55,068 | | 296 |
| | | | | 36,170 |
Consumer Discretionary (13.5%) |
| Brunswick Corp. | | 101,704 | | 9,700 |
* | frontdoor Inc. | | 165,606 | | 8,901 |
* | Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | 22,084 | | 7,297 |
| Shutterstock Inc. | | 79,573 | | 7,085 |
| Papa John’s International Inc. | | 70,915 | | 6,286 |
* | Tri Pointe Homes Inc. | | 300,769 | | 6,124 |
| Rent-A-Center Inc. | | 98,044 | | 5,653 |
* | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. | | 585,202 | | 5,653 |
* | Planet Fitness Inc. Class A | | 68,070 | | 5,262 |
* | Gentherm Inc. | | 67,726 | | 5,019 |
* | Hibbett Sports Inc. | | 67,989 | | 4,684 |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc. | | 25,727 | | 4,610 |
* | Meritage Homes Corp. | | 49,719 | | 4,570 |
* | Skyline Champion Corp. | | 98,108 | | 4,440 |
| Qurate Retail Group Inc. QVC Group Class A | | 330,081 | | 3,882 |
* | Adient plc | | 83,558 | | 3,693 |
*,^ | GameStop Corp. Class A | | 18,917 | | 3,591 |
| Big Lots Inc. | | 51,539 | | 3,520 |
* | Rh | | 5,501 | | 3,282 |
* | Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | 55,697 | | 3,229 |
* | ODP Corp. | | 74,490 | | 3,225 |
* | Asbury Automotive Group Inc. | | 15,985 | | 3,141 |
* | Adtalem Global Education Inc. | | 78,334 | | 3,097 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. | | 17,201 | | 2,974 |
| H&R Block Inc. | | 133,855 | | 2,918 |
| Kontoor Brands Inc. | | 58,637 | | 2,846 |
* | Sleep Number Corp. | | 18,928 | | 2,716 |
| Jack in the Box Inc. | | 24,603 | | 2,701 |
* | Stamps.com Inc. | | 12,950 | | 2,584 |
| Camping World Holdings Inc. Class A | | 70,821 | | 2,576 |
| Wendy’s Co. | | 121,842 | | 2,469 |
| Tempur Sealy International Inc. | | 66,589 | | 2,434 |
* | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | | 82,933 | | 2,417 |
* | Tenneco Inc. Class A | | 224,308 | | 2,405 |
* | At Home Group Inc. | | 82,258 | | 2,361 |
* | Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. | | 90,556 | | 2,248 |
| Movado Group Inc. | | 76,023 | | 2,163 |
* | Overstock.com Inc. | | 30,789 | | 2,040 |
Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund
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* | Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. | | 79,326 | | 1,993 |
* | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | | 55,620 | | 1,908 |
| Thor Industries Inc. | | 13,587 | | 1,831 |
| Wingstop Inc. | | 14,088 | | 1,792 |
| Winnebago Industries Inc. | | 23,186 | | 1,779 |
| Group 1 Automotive Inc. | | 10,507 | | 1,658 |
* | Perdoceo Education Corp. | | 129,470 | | 1,548 |
* | Lovesac Co. | | 27,117 | | 1,535 |
* | El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. | | 95,102 | | 1,533 |
| Del Taco Restaurants Inc. | | 158,962 | | 1,523 |
* | MarineMax Inc. | | 30,766 | | 1,519 |
* | Fossil Group Inc. | | 121,434 | | 1,506 |
* | Scientific Games Corp. | | 39,000 | | 1,502 |
* | WW International Inc. | | 47,560 | | 1,488 |
| Churchill Downs Inc. | | 6,018 | | 1,369 |
* | AutoNation Inc. | | 14,206 | | 1,324 |
| Travel & Leisure Co. | | 20,565 | | 1,258 |
| Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | | 44,813 | | 1,237 |
* | Crocs Inc. | | 14,900 | | 1,199 |
* | MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc. | | 43,805 | | 1,165 |
* | Revolve Group Inc. | | 24,968 | | 1,122 |
* | Malibu Boats Inc. Class A | | 13,854 | | 1,104 |
| Sonic Automotive Inc. Class A | | 22,267 | | 1,104 |
* | YETI Holdings Inc. | | 14,398 | | 1,040 |
* | iRobot Corp. | | 8,354 | | 1,021 |
* | Tupperware Brands Corp. | | 37,554 | | 992 |
* | Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. | | 71,921 | | 905 |
* | Bloomin’ Brands Inc. | | 33,245 | | 899 |
* | Grand Canyon Education Inc. | | 8,324 | | 891 |
* | Macy’s Inc. | | 54,793 | | 887 |
* | Capri Holdings Ltd. | | 16,917 | | 863 |
* | Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. Class A | | 8,823 | | 842 |
* | Chuy’s Holdings Inc. | | 18,146 | | 804 |
* | Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. | | 131,378 | | 786 |
| Strategic Education Inc. | | 8,448 | | 776 |
* | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | 44,172 | | 776 |
* | Penn National Gaming Inc. | | 7,352 | | 771 |
| Aaron’s Co. Inc. | | 26,685 | | 685 |
* | Groupon Inc. Class A | | 12,133 | | 613 |
| PetMed Express Inc. | | 16,778 | | 590 |
* | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. | | 76,581 | | 584 |
* | Conn’s Inc. | | 29,544 | | 575 |
* | American Public Education Inc. | | 15,155 | | 540 |
* | Laureate Education Inc. Class A | | 32,304 | | 439 |
* | Genesco Inc. | | 9,167 | | 435 |
* | Brinker International Inc. | | 5,336 | | 379 |
| | | | | 204,886 |
Consumer Staples (3.4%) |
| Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. | | 27,105 | | 7,827 |
| Ingles Markets Inc. Class A | | 112,251 | | 6,920 |
| John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc. | | 71,690 | | 6,479 |
* | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. | | 97,821 | | 4,388 |
* | Hain Celestial Group Inc. | | 84,558 | | 3,687 |
* | Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A | | 63,479 | | 3,294 |
| Sanderson Farms Inc. | | 20,255 | | 3,155 |
* | Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. | | 101,385 | | 2,699 |
| Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | 65,800 | | 2,606 |
| Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. Class A | | 36,652 | | 1,939 |
* | TreeHouse Foods Inc. | | 26,812 | | 1,401 |
| Vector Group Ltd. | | 94,924 | | 1,324 |
* | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | | 48,748 | | 1,160 |
* | USANA Health Sciences Inc. | | 11,815 | | 1,153 |
* | United Natural Foods Inc. | | 28,450 | | 937 |
| SpartanNash Co. | | 40,956 | | 804 |
* | BellRing Brands Inc. Class A | | 33,913 | | 801 |
* | Rite Aid Corp. | | 33,941 | | 694 |
| Weis Markets Inc. | | 7,896 | | 446 |
| Medifast Inc. | | 2,037 | | 431 |
* | Central Garden & Pet Co. | | 6,515 | | 378 |
| | | | | 52,523 |
Energy (3.9%) |
| Cimarex Energy Co. | | 98,629 | | 5,857 |
| Targa Resources Corp. | | 172,493 | | 5,477 |
| APA Corp. | | 302,648 | | 5,417 |
* | Southwestern Energy Co. | | 826,975 | | 3,845 |
* | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | | 328,624 | | 3,773 |
| World Fuel Services Corp. | | 105,839 | | 3,725 |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp. | | 2,243 | | 3,565 |
| Ovintiv Inc. | | 127,280 | | 3,032 |
| TechnipFMC plc | | 293,189 | | 2,263 |
* | Range Resources Corp. | | 202,776 | | 2,095 |
| EnLink Midstream LLC | | 476,933 | | 2,046 |
* | PDC Energy Inc. | | 58,663 | | 2,018 |
* | Northern Oil and Gas Inc. | | 127,697 | | 1,542 |
Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund
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* | Oceaneering International Inc. | | 128,290 | | 1,465 |
| International Seaways Inc. | | 71,766 | | 1,391 |
| Antero Midstream Corp. | | 151,922 | | 1,372 |
* | CONSOL Energy Inc. | | 138,974 | | 1,351 |
* | Arch Resources Inc. | | 29,414 | | 1,224 |
* | Renewable Energy Group Inc. | | 18,486 | | 1,221 |
* | REX American Resources Corp. | | 13,944 | | 1,174 |
* | Callon Petroleum Co. | | 29,115 | | 1,122 |
| Core Laboratories NV | | 29,729 | | 856 |
* | Antero Resources Corp. | | 65,156 | | 665 |
* | EQT Corp. | | 34,699 | | 645 |
* | NOV Inc. | | 41,781 | | 573 |
| Nabors Industries Ltd. | | 5,727 | | 535 |
* | W&T Offshore Inc. | | 131,840 | | 473 |
| Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | 53,135 | | 434 |
* | Dorian LPG Ltd. | | 25,727 | | 338 |
| | | | | 59,494 |
Financials (16.9%) |
| International Bancshares Corp. | | 226,652 | | 10,521 |
| Primerica Inc. | | 70,373 | | 10,403 |
| Hanover Insurance Group Inc. | | 75,383 | | 9,759 |
| FNB Corp. | | 757,605 | | 9,622 |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C | | 90,467 | | 9,112 |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | | 63,716 | | 9,058 |
| Flagstar Bancorp Inc. | | 184,085 | | 8,302 |
| Associated Banc-Corp | | 350,319 | | 7,476 |
| CNO Financial Group Inc. | | 297,226 | | 7,220 |
* | Enova International Inc. | | 190,095 | | 6,745 |
| Radian Group Inc. | | 284,730 | | 6,620 |
| SLM Corp. | | 363,918 | | 6,540 |
| Brightsphere Investment Group Inc. | | 315,568 | | 6,431 |
| Prosperity Bancshares Inc. | | 83,809 | | 6,276 |
| First Midwest Bancorp Inc. | | 265,377 | | 5,814 |
| OFG Bancorp | | 256,656 | | 5,806 |
| Umpqua Holdings Corp. | | 324,050 | | 5,687 |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | | 148,736 | | 5,076 |
| Navient Corp. | | 346,448 | | 4,958 |
| Walker & Dunlop Inc. | | 47,938 | | 4,925 |
| Popular Inc. | | 69,229 | | 4,868 |
* | NMI Holdings Inc. Class A | | 203,965 | | 4,822 |
* | Cannae Holdings Inc. | | 119,942 | | 4,752 |
| First Financial Bancorp | | 184,522 | | 4,429 |
| PennyMac Financial Services Inc. | | 65,192 | | 4,359 |
| BOK Financial Corp. | | 44,136 | | 3,942 |
| Ameris Bancorp | | 72,510 | | 3,807 |
| Hancock Whitney Corp. | | 87,539 | | 3,678 |
| Virtu Financial Inc. Class A | | 115,088 | | 3,573 |
| MGIC Investment Corp. | | 245,258 | | 3,397 |
| Banner Corp. | | 59,977 | | 3,199 |
| Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. | | 218,341 | | 3,131 |
| Bank OZK | | 76,115 | | 3,109 |
| Nelnet Inc. Class A | | 42,595 | | 3,098 |
| Cohen & Steers Inc. | | 46,293 | | 3,024 |
| Federated Hermes Inc. Class B | | 90,934 | | 2,846 |
| S&T Bancorp Inc. | | 80,434 | | 2,695 |
| First Hawaiian Inc. | | 98,340 | | 2,692 |
| PROG Holdings Inc. | | 60,871 | | 2,635 |
| Westamerica BanCorp | | 41,311 | | 2,593 |
| CVB Financial Corp. | | 112,480 | | 2,485 |
| Cowen Inc. Class A | | 62,103 | | 2,183 |
| New York Community Bancorp Inc. | | 161,376 | | 2,037 |
| B Riley Financial Inc. | | 36,093 | | 2,035 |
| First BanCorp | | 175,380 | | 1,975 |
| Affiliated Managers Group Inc. | | 12,868 | | 1,918 |
| First American Financial Corp. | | 32,892 | | 1,863 |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | | 58,491 | | 1,822 |
* | Mr Cooper Group Inc. | | 44,523 | | 1,548 |
| Kinsale Capital Group Inc. | | 8,765 | | 1,444 |
| Mercury General Corp. | | 23,368 | | 1,421 |
| South State Corp. | | 17,443 | | 1,369 |
* | Blucora Inc. | | 81,242 | | 1,352 |
| United Community Banks Inc. | | 38,160 | | 1,302 |
| Stewart Information Services Corp. | | 24,716 | | 1,286 |
| Heartland Financial USA Inc. | | 24,943 | | 1,254 |
| BGC Partners Inc. Class A | | 251,602 | | 1,215 |
* | Selectquote Inc. | | 38,737 | | 1,143 |
| Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. Class A | | 28,043 | | 1,123 |
* | Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc. | | 37,159 | | 1,034 |
* | Encore Capital Group Inc. | | 25,264 | | 1,016 |
| Old National Bancorp | | 48,905 | | 946 |
| James River Group Holdings Ltd. | | 19,947 | | 910 |
| American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | 27,918 | | 880 |
| Columbia Banking System Inc. | | 19,210 | | 828 |
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| UMB Financial Corp. | | 8,730 | | 806 |
| Curo Group Holdings Corp. | | 48,793 | | 712 |
| Southside Bancshares Inc. | | 17,218 | | 663 |
| First Interstate BancSystem Inc. Class A | | 11,145 | | 513 |
| Great Western Bancorp Inc. | | 13,470 | | 408 |
| Safety Insurance Group Inc. | | 4,301 | | 362 |
| Preferred Bank | | 5,257 | | 335 |
| Employers Holdings Inc. | | 7,056 | | 304 |
| | | | | 257,492 |
Health Care (15.0%) | | | |
* | Medpace Holdings Inc. | | 65,409 | | 10,730 |
| Bruker Corp. | | 137,385 | | 8,831 |
* | Charles River Laboratories International Inc. | | 27,188 | | 7,880 |
* | Tenet Healthcare Corp. | | 140,065 | | 7,283 |
* | Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | 154,330 | | 5,263 |
* | Novavax Inc. | | 28,873 | | 5,235 |
| Patterson Cos. Inc. | | 159,292 | | 5,089 |
* | Inovalon Holdings Inc. Class A | | 176,224 | | 5,072 |
* | Veeva Systems Inc. Class A | | 19,154 | | 5,004 |
* | Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 98,518 | | 4,859 |
* | Travere Therapeutics Inc. | | 193,407 | | 4,829 |
| Ensign Group Inc. | | 51,276 | | 4,812 |
* | Myriad Genetics Inc. | | 145,282 | | 4,424 |
* | Nevro Corp. | | 31,524 | | 4,398 |
* | Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. | | 129,252 | | 4,305 |
* | ImmunoGen Inc. | | 472,454 | | 3,827 |
* | Community Health Systems Inc. | | 272,674 | | 3,687 |
* | Emergent BioSolutions Inc. | | 39,497 | | 3,670 |
* | Neogen Corp. | | 40,129 | | 3,567 |
* | Turning Point Therapeutics Inc. | | 37,547 | | 3,552 |
* | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. | | 221,022 | | 3,319 |
* | Alkermes plc | | 174,560 | | 3,261 |
* | Acceleron Pharma Inc. | | 23,567 | | 3,196 |
* | LHC Group Inc. | | 16,075 | | 3,074 |
* | MEDNAX Inc. | | 116,550 | | 2,969 |
* | Tivity Health Inc. | | 132,766 | | 2,963 |
* | Novocure Ltd. | | 21,954 | | 2,902 |
| Luminex Corp. | | 87,939 | | 2,805 |
* | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. Class A | | 245,031 | | 2,739 |
* | CytomX Therapeutics Inc. | | 353,261 | | 2,731 |
* | Bluebird Bio Inc. | | 89,801 | | 2,707 |
* | Covetrus Inc. | | 87,559 | | 2,624 |
* | Natera Inc. | | 25,065 | | 2,545 |
* | NextGen Healthcare Inc. | | 139,621 | | 2,527 |
* | Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 47,503 | | 2,453 |
* | MacroGenics Inc. | | 74,540 | | 2,374 |
* | Inari Medical Inc. | | 21,864 | | 2,339 |
* | Puma Biotechnology Inc. | | 227,827 | | 2,214 |
* | ModivCare Inc. | | 14,678 | | 2,174 |
* | Quidel Corp. | | 16,931 | | 2,166 |
* | AtriCure Inc. | | 32,930 | | 2,158 |
* | Minerva Neurosciences Inc. | | 715,684 | | 2,090 |
| Owens & Minor Inc. | | 53,956 | | 2,028 |
* | CareDx Inc. | | 29,226 | | 1,990 |
* | Repligen Corp. | | 9,965 | | 1,937 |
* | Denali Therapeutics Inc. | | 33,334 | | 1,903 |
*,^ | Esperion Therapeutics Inc. | | 66,925 | | 1,877 |
* | Cytokinetics Inc. | | 80,039 | | 1,862 |
* | Meridian Bioscience Inc. | | 68,224 | | 1,791 |
* | Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 75,645 | | 1,746 |
* | iRhythm Technologies Inc. | | 12,433 | | 1,726 |
* | AnaptysBio Inc. | | 77,551 | | 1,671 |
* | Atara Biotherapeutics Inc. | | 113,978 | | 1,637 |
* | Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. | | 36,407 | | 1,605 |
* | STAAR Surgical Co. | | 14,955 | | 1,576 |
* | AngioDynamics Inc. | | 65,684 | | 1,537 |
* | BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 151,123 | | 1,537 |
* | Agenus Inc. | | 523,410 | | 1,424 |
* | Pennant Group Inc. | | 30,441 | | 1,394 |
* | Molecular Templates Inc. | | 104,179 | | 1,315 |
* | Twist Bioscience Corp. | | 9,851 | | 1,220 |
* | Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc. | | 36,040 | | 1,141 |
* | Akebia Therapeutics Inc. | | 331,679 | | 1,123 |
* | Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 24,890 | | 1,116 |
* | Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 73,545 | | 1,105 |
* | Omnicell Inc. | | 7,807 | | 1,014 |
*,^ | Tilray Inc. Class 2 | | 43,151 | | 981 |
* | Assembly Biosciences Inc. | | 212,676 | | 978 |
* | Amedisys Inc. | | 3,568 | | 945 |
* | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Class A | | 49,373 | | 914 |
* | Blueprint Medicines Corp. | | 9,377 | | 912 |
* | Radius Health Inc. | | 42,945 | | 896 |
* | Invitae Corp. | | 23,301 | | 890 |
* | Envista Holdings Corp. | | 21,718 | | 886 |
* | Veracyte Inc. | | 16,258 | | 874 |
*,^ | Fulgent Genetics Inc. | | 8,976 | | 867 |
| US Physical Therapy Inc. | | 8,264 | | 860 |
* | Sangamo Therapeutics Inc. | | 66,774 | | 837 |
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* | Surgery Partners Inc. | | 17,625 | | 780 |
* | Integer Holdings Corp. | | 8,181 | | 753 |
* | NeoGenomics Inc. | | 15,235 | | 735 |
| Computer Programs and Systems Inc. | | 23,856 | | 730 |
* | Nektar Therapeutics Class A | | 35,075 | | 701 |
* | Precigen Inc. | | 95,719 | | 659 |
* | Xencor Inc. | | 14,949 | | 644 |
* | Fate Therapeutics Inc. | | 7,716 | | 636 |
*,^ | Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 64,601 | | 599 |
* | Corcept Therapeutics Inc. | | 24,324 | | 579 |
| National HealthCare Corp. | | 7,339 | | 572 |
* | GlycoMimetics Inc. | | 177,063 | | 533 |
*,^ | Co-Diagnostics Inc. | | 53,218 | | 508 |
* | Voyager Therapeutics Inc. | | 102,911 | | 485 |
* | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | | 4,249 | | 484 |
* | Inspire Medical Systems Inc. | | 2,161 | | 447 |
* | Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 134,742 | | 439 |
*,^ | Clovis Oncology Inc. | | 60,066 | | 422 |
* | Translate Bio Inc. | | 25,386 | | 419 |
* | Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 61,720 | | 415 |
| Chemed Corp. | | 850 | | 391 |
* | REGENXBIO Inc. | | 11,228 | | 383 |
* | CorVel Corp. | | 3,618 | | 371 |
* | Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. | | 13,660 | | 370 |
* | Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 104,846 | | 359 |
* | Pliant Therapeutics Inc. | | 9,090 | | 358 |
* | OPKO Health Inc. | | 82,054 | | 352 |
* | Myovant Sciences Ltd. | | 16,878 | | 347 |
* | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | 43,089 | | 253 |
*,^ | Acorda Therapeutics Inc. | | 38,060 | | 185 |
* | Immunovant Inc. | | 10,279 | | 165 |
| | | | | 227,836 |
Industrials (17.1%) | | | |
* | GMS Inc. | | 246,408 | | 10,288 |
| Rush Enterprises Inc. Class A | | 204,573 | | 10,194 |
| AGCO Corp. | | 65,485 | | 9,407 |
| Kforce Inc. | | 175,047 | | 9,383 |
| UFP Industries Inc. | | 115,288 | | 8,743 |
| ArcBest Corp. | | 112,675 | | 7,929 |
| Triton International Ltd. | | 136,892 | | 7,528 |
| Boise Cascade Co. | | 114,705 | | 6,863 |
* | Atkore Inc. | | 93,405 | | 6,716 |
* | Generac Holdings Inc. | | 20,016 | | 6,554 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. Class A | | 78,412 | | 6,315 |
* | CACI International Inc. Class A | | 24,807 | | 6,119 |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. Class A | | 60,301 | | 5,439 |
| Tetra Tech Inc. | | 38,982 | | 5,291 |
| Terex Corp. | | 113,666 | | 5,237 |
| Ennis Inc. | | 238,271 | | 5,087 |
| EMCOR Group Inc. | | 44,513 | | 4,993 |
| Hillenbrand Inc. | | 101,297 | | 4,833 |
* | Echo Global Logistics Inc. | | 151,927 | | 4,772 |
| Landstar System Inc. | | 27,836 | | 4,595 |
| Franklin Electric Co. Inc. | | 57,344 | | 4,527 |
| Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. | | 49,304 | | 4,495 |
| Herman Miller Inc. | | 105,839 | | 4,355 |
| Deluxe Corp. | | 102,386 | | 4,296 |
| ManTech International Corp. Class A | | 48,249 | | 4,195 |
* | Aecom | | 64,426 | | 4,130 |
| GrafTech International Ltd. | | 331,217 | | 4,051 |
| Acuity Brands Inc. | | 23,347 | | 3,852 |
* | Builders FirstSource Inc. | | 79,695 | | 3,695 |
* | Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. | | 70,362 | | 3,681 |
* | American Woodmark Corp. | | 36,174 | | 3,566 |
* | MasTec Inc. | | 37,305 | | 3,495 |
| Mueller Industries Inc. | | 81,854 | | 3,385 |
| Oshkosh Corp. | | 27,008 | | 3,205 |
| Primoris Services Corp. | | 92,326 | | 3,059 |
* | Upwork Inc. | | 62,101 | | 2,780 |
| nVent Electric plc | | 86,420 | | 2,412 |
* | Herc Holdings Inc. | | 23,001 | | 2,331 |
* | Dycom Industries Inc. | | 24,128 | | 2,240 |
* | Meritor Inc. | | 73,041 | | 2,149 |
| CAI International Inc. | | 46,173 | | 2,102 |
* | Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. | | 143,371 | | 2,011 |
* | SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. | | 11,688 | | 1,996 |
| McGrath RentCorp | | 24,605 | | 1,984 |
| Astec Industries Inc. | | 25,759 | | 1,943 |
| Steelcase Inc. Class A | | 130,202 | | 1,874 |
| Douglas Dynamics Inc. | | 39,964 | | 1,844 |
* | Tutor Perini Corp. | | 96,115 | | 1,821 |
* | Masonite International Corp. | | 15,789 | | 1,820 |
* | Allegiant Travel Co. Class A | | 7,222 | | 1,763 |
| Argan Inc. | | 31,982 | | 1,706 |
| Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | | 52,425 | | 1,668 |
* | Hub Group Inc. Class A | | 24,711 | | 1,663 |
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| | |
| | | | | Market |
| | | | | Value● |
| | | Shares | | ($000) |
| ADT Inc. | | 194,948 | | 1,645 |
| Schneider National Inc. Class B | | 64,427 | | 1,609 |
| Ryder System Inc. | | 20,443 | | 1,547 |
* | Stericycle Inc. | | 21,237 | | 1,434 |
| Exponent Inc. | | 13,848 | | 1,349 |
| Wabash National Corp. | | 70,899 | | 1,333 |
* | Axon Enterprise Inc. | | 9,200 | | 1,310 |
| H&E Equipment Services Inc. | | 32,607 | | 1,239 |
* | Kelly Services Inc. Class A | | 52,919 | | 1,178 |
* | JELD-WEN Holding Inc. | | 37,424 | | 1,036 |
| ABM Industries Inc. | | 19,862 | | 1,013 |
| ManpowerGroup Inc. | | 10,144 | | 1,003 |
* | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. | | 16,386 | | 990 |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | | 113,017 | | 931 |
* | Titan Machinery Inc. | | 32,128 | | 819 |
* | SPX Corp. | | 13,685 | | 797 |
| Matthews International Corp. Class A | | 19,864 | | 786 |
* | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | | 53,477 | | 780 |
| Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | | 13,649 | | 755 |
* | Fluor Corp. | | 30,900 | | 713 |
| Systemax Inc. | | 16,382 | | 674 |
| Maxar Technologies Inc. | | 17,384 | | 657 |
* | Avis Budget Group Inc. | | 8,911 | | 646 |
* | Vicor Corp. | | 6,652 | | 566 |
| Watsco Inc. | | 2,049 | | 534 |
| Interface Inc. Class A | | 41,285 | | 515 |
* | Resideo Technologies Inc. | | 17,778 | | 502 |
* | Veritiv Corp. | | 11,609 | | 494 |
* | Daseke Inc. | | 57,380 | | 487 |
* | TrueBlue Inc. | | 21,957 | | 483 |
* | Quad/Graphics Inc. | | 135,304 | | 478 |
* | Colfax Corp. | | 10,008 | | 438 |
| Matson Inc. | | 6,159 | | 411 |
| Timken Co. | | 5,040 | | 409 |
* | Blue Bird Corp. | | 12,182 | | 305 |
| Werner Enterprises Inc. | | 6,246 | | 295 |
* | Lydall Inc. | | 8,220 | | 277 |
| | | | | 260,818 |
Information Technology (13.5%) | | | |
| Jabil Inc. | | 222,681 | | 11,615 |
| TTEC Holdings Inc. | | 112,894 | | 11,340 |
* | Manhattan Associates Inc. | | 85,455 | | 10,031 |
* | Box Inc. | | 420,803 | | 9,662 |
* | Workiva Inc. Class A | | 96,693 | | 8,534 |
| Avnet Inc. | | 177,005 | | 7,348 |
| Amkor Technology Inc. | | 260,317 | | 6,172 |
| SYNNEX Corp. | | 53,370 | | 6,129 |
* | Avaya Holdings Corp. | | 201,251 | | 5,641 |
* | CommScope Holding Co. Inc. | | 360,390 | | 5,536 |
* | Cirrus Logic Inc. | | 64,884 | | 5,502 |
* | Teradata Corp. | | 126,918 | | 4,891 |
* | Five9 Inc. | | 31,073 | | 4,858 |
* | Plantronics Inc. | | 110,603 | | 4,304 |
* | Synaptics Inc. | | 29,553 | | 4,002 |
* | Alarm.com Holdings Inc. | | 45,544 | | 3,934 |
* | Domo Inc. | | 69,033 | | 3,886 |
* | Extreme Networks Inc. | | 435,013 | | 3,806 |
| MKS Instruments Inc. | | 19,013 | | 3,525 |
| MAXIMUS Inc. | | 36,448 | | 3,245 |
* | Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. | | 52,577 | | 3,052 |
| Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. | | 60,614 | | 2,977 |
* | Enphase Energy Inc. | | 18,102 | | 2,935 |
| Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | 25,233 | | 2,828 |
* | A10 Networks Inc. | | 293,619 | | 2,822 |
* | 2U Inc. | | 68,248 | | 2,609 |
* | Diebold Nixdorf Inc. | | 173,886 | | 2,457 |
* | NeoPhotonics Corp. | | 204,419 | | 2,443 |
* | Tenable Holdings Inc. | | 67,418 | | 2,440 |
* | Agilysys Inc. | | 49,789 | | 2,388 |
* | Cohu Inc. | | 56,608 | | 2,369 |
* | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. | | 40,404 | | 2,344 |
* | Infinera Corp. | | 241,704 | | 2,328 |
* | Axcelis Technologies Inc. | | 54,831 | | 2,253 |
* | Super Micro Computer Inc. | | 55,688 | | 2,175 |
* | Veeco Instruments Inc. | | 103,096 | | 2,138 |
| Xperi Holding Corp | | 92,527 | | 2,014 |
* | Sanmina Corp. | | 47,774 | | 1,977 |
* | SunPower Corp. | | 58,769 | | 1,966 |
* | Bill.com Holdings Inc. | | 13,370 | | 1,945 |
* | Benefitfocus Inc. | | 140,070 | | 1,934 |
* | Digital Turbine Inc. | | 23,663 | | 1,902 |
* | NETGEAR Inc. | | 46,136 | | 1,896 |
* | Verint Systems Inc. | | 41,400 | | 1,883 |
* | Zuora Inc. Class A | | 119,516 | | 1,769 |
* | Sykes Enterprises Inc. | | 37,054 | | 1,633 |
* | Unisys Corp. | | 63,599 | | 1,617 |
* | Mimecast Ltd. | | 39,180 | | 1,575 |
* | SMART Global Holdings Inc. | | 33,454 | | 1,540 |
* | LiveRamp Holdings Inc. | | 29,658 | | 1,539 |
| QAD Inc. Class A | | 22,322 | | 1,486 |
* | Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. | | 31,076 | | 1,354 |
* | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | | 14,408 | | 1,316 |
| CSG Systems International Inc. | | 26,108 | | 1,172 |
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| | |
| | | | | Market |
| | | | | Value● |
| | | Shares | | ($000) |
* | Ichor Holdings Ltd. | | 19,781 | | 1,064 |
* | Cloudera Inc. | | 85,411 | | 1,039 |
* | Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. | | 29,058 | | 950 |
* | Evo Payments Inc. Class A | | 28,768 | | 792 |
* | International Money Express Inc. | | 51,642 | | 775 |
* | Applied Optoelectronics Inc. | | 87,592 | | 732 |
* | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | | 8,956 | | 703 |
* | Calix Inc. | | 16,690 | | 578 |
| ADTRAN Inc. | | 34,592 | | 577 |
* | Cognyte Software Ltd. | | 20,682 | | 575 |
* | 3D Systems Corp. | | 19,961 | | 548 |
* | Arlo Technologies Inc. | | 85,076 | | 534 |
* | TTM Technologies Inc. | | 32,424 | | 470 |
* | Conduent Inc. | | 51,831 | | 345 |
* | FireEye Inc. | | 17,170 | | 336 |
* | MaxLinear Inc. | | 8,555 | | 292 |
| | | | | 205,347 |
Materials (4.2%) | | |
| Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | 146,236 | | 8,110 |
| Element Solutions Inc. | | 409,580 | | 7,491 |
| Sensient Technologies Corp. | | 66,705 | | 5,203 |
| Olin Corp. | | 126,254 | | 4,794 |
| Commercial Metals Co. | | 155,015 | | 4,781 |
* | Coeur Mining Inc. | | 432,816 | | 3,908 |
| Verso Corp. | | 261,816 | | 3,820 |
| Royal Gold Inc. | | 26,138 | | 2,813 |
* | O-I Glass Inc. | | 188,202 | | 2,774 |
* | TimkenSteel Corp. | | 209,008 | | 2,456 |
| Domtar Corp. | | 52,576 | | 1,943 |
| Worthington Industries Inc. | | 25,742 | | 1,727 |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. | | 39,540 | | 1,652 |
| Cabot Corp. | | 26,219 | | 1,375 |
| Valvoline Inc. | | 51,154 | | 1,334 |
| Ashland Global Holdings Inc. | | 12,683 | | 1,126 |
* | Kraton Corp. | | 30,299 | | 1,109 |
| Tredegar Corp. | | 72,983 | | 1,096 |
* | Orion Engineered Carbons SA | | 51,544 | | 1,017 |
| United States Steel Corp. | | 36,541 | | 956 |
| Stepan Co. | | 7,014 | | 892 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc. | | 19,489 | | 819 |
| Trinseo SA | | 11,721 | | 746 |
* | Koppers Holdings Inc. | | 21,380 | | 743 |
* | Clearwater Paper Corp. | | 15,748 | | 592 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | | 24,484 | | 492 |
| Hawkins Inc. | | 9,500 | | 318 |
| SunCoke Energy Inc. | | 44,339 | | 311 |
| | | | | 64,398 |
Real Estate (6.9%) | | |
* | Redfin Corp. | | 142,689 | | 9,502 |
| MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A | | 268,711 | | 8,765 |
| PotlatchDeltic Corp. | | 162,728 | | 8,612 |
| Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. | | 428,748 | | 7,443 |
| Uniti Group Inc. | | 589,145 | | 6,498 |
* | Outfront Media Inc. | | 270,821 | | 5,912 |
| National Health Investors Inc. | | 80,273 | | 5,802 |
| Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. Class A | | 266,590 | | 4,631 |
^ | GEO Group Inc. | | 483,538 | | 3,752 |
| Life Storage Inc. | | 42,211 | | 3,628 |
^ | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. | | 230,461 | | 3,487 |
| RE/MAX Holdings Inc. Class A | | 72,013 | | 2,837 |
* | Realogy Holdings Corp. | | 179,584 | | 2,717 |
| Global Net Lease Inc. | | 143,687 | | 2,595 |
| New Senior Investment Group Inc. | | 360,903 | | 2,248 |
| SITE Centers Corp. | | 165,718 | | 2,247 |
| American Finance Trust Inc. | | 226,037 | | 2,220 |
| Brandywine Realty Trust | | 164,743 | | 2,127 |
| Office Properties Income Trust | | 75,821 | | 2,087 |
| Highwoods Properties Inc. | | 47,364 | | 2,034 |
| Lexington Realty Trust | | 124,077 | | 1,378 |
* | Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. | | 17,487 | | 1,355 |
| CareTrust REIT Inc. | | 55,003 | | 1,281 |
| Universal Health Realty Income Trust | | 18,129 | | 1,229 |
| Columbia Property Trust Inc. | | 70,850 | | 1,212 |
| Kite Realty Group Trust | | 62,716 | | 1,210 |
| RPT Realty | | 101,168 | | 1,154 |
| One Liberty Properties Inc. | | 49,038 | | 1,092 |
| Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. | | 47,305 | | 837 |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | | 172,604 | | 825 |
^ | Macerich Co. | | 68,378 | | 800 |
* | Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | 38,072 | | 742 |
* | Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. | | 53,701 | | 669 |
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| | | | |
| | | | | Market |
| | | | | Value● |
| | | Shares | | ($000) |
| UMH Properties Inc. | | 33,190 | | 636 |
| City Office REIT Inc. | | 59,087 | | 628 |
| Retail Properties of America Inc. | | 44,512 | | 466 |
| Retail Value Inc. | | 14,991 | | 280 |
| | | | | 104,938 |
Utilities (2.5%) | | | | |
| Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. | | 187,843 | | 8,346 |
| National Fuel Gas Co. | | 106,225 | | 5,310 |
| MDU Resources Group Inc. | | 153,151 | | 4,841 |
| Otter Tail Corp. | | 78,459 | | 3,623 |
| Unitil Corp. | | 76,271 | | 3,485 |
| NextEra Energy Partners LP | | 43,083 | | 3,140 |
| IDACORP Inc. | | 25,276 | | 2,527 |
| Portland General Electric Co. | | 31,748 | | 1,507 |
| Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. | | 21,457 | | 1,474 |
| American States Water Co. | | 16,033 | | 1,212 |
| Spire Inc. | | 15,685 | | 1,159 |
| Black Hills Corp. | | 15,467 | | 1,033 |
| Clearway Energy Inc. Class A | | 22,718 | | 602 |
| | | | | 38,259 |
Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost $1,126,531) | | | | 1,512,161 |
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Temporary Cash Investments (0.9%) |
Money Market Fund (0.8%) | | | | |
1,2 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.081% | | 122,154 | | 12,215 |
| | | Face | | |
| | | Amount | | |
| | | ($000) | | |
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.1%) |
| United States Treasury Bill 0.020%, 8/26/21 | | 700 | | 700 |
Total Temporary Cash Investments | |
(Cost $12,913) | | 12,915 |
Total Investments (100.2%) | | |
(Cost $1,139,444) | | 1,525,076 |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.2%) | | (2,600) |
Net Assets (100%) | | 1,522,476 |
Cost is in $000.
| • | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| * | Non-income-producing security. |
| ^ | Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $5,192,000. |
| 1 | Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield. |
| 2 | Collateral of $5,234,000 was received for securities on loan. |
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
| | | | ($000) |
| | | | Value and |
| | Number of | | Unrealized |
| | Long (Short) | Notional | Appreciation |
| Expiration | Contracts | Amount | (Depreciation) |
Long Futures Contracts | | | | |
E-mini Russell 2000 Index | June 2021 | 93 | 10,335 | (68) |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2021
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) | Amount |
Assets | |
Investments in Securities, at Value | |
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $1,127,231) | 1,512,861 |
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $12,213) | 12,215 |
Total Investments in Securities | 1,525,076 |
Investment in Vanguard | 53 |
Cash | 392 |
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts | 516 |
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold | 1,325 |
Receivables for Accrued Income | 857 |
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued | 3,293 |
Variation Margin Receivable—Futures Contracts | 123 |
Total Assets | 1,531,635 |
Liabilities | |
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased | 2,241 |
Collateral for Securities on Loan | 5,234 |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | 1,599 |
Payables to Vanguard | 85 |
Total Liabilities | 9,159 |
Net Assets | 1,522,476 |
| |
At March 31, 2021, net assets consisted of: | |
| |
Paid-in Capital | 1,073,325 |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | 449,151 |
Net Assets | 1,522,476 |
| |
Net Assets | |
Applicable to 36,354,705 outstanding $.001 par value shares of | |
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 1,522,476 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | $41.88 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
| Six Months Ended |
| March 31, 2021 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends | 7,969 |
Interest1 | 3 |
Securities Lending—Net | 429 |
Total Income | 8,401 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 486 |
Management and Administrative | 1,093 |
Marketing and Distribution | 59 |
Custodian Fees | 7 |
Shareholders’ Reports | 3 |
Total Expenses | 1,648 |
Net Investment Income | 6,753 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold1 | 114,519 |
Futures Contracts | 2,878 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 117,397 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities1 | 361,117 |
Futures Contracts | (52) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 361,065 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 485,215 |
1 | Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $3,000, $1,000, and ($1,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | March 31, | | September 30, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 |
| | ($000) | | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | 6,753 | | 16,041 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | | 117,397 | | (45,372) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 361,065 | | (52,669) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 485,215 | | (82,000) |
Distributions | | | | |
Total Distributions | | (15,307) | | (58,643) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | | |
Issued | | 292,353 | | 213,872 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | | 13,795 | | 53,758 |
Redeemed | | (282,153) | | (493,499) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | | 23,995 | | (225,869) |
Total Increase (Decrease) | | 493,903 | | (366,512) |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | 1,028,573 | | 1,395,085 |
End of Period | | 1,522,476 | | 1,028,573 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
Six Months | | | | | |
For a Share Outstanding | Ended March 31, | Year Ended September 30, |
Throughout Each Period | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $28.48 | $31.41 | $40.21 | $36.99 | $31.45 | $28.95 |
Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | .1911 | .3921 | .3931 | .3731 | .4621 | .494 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 13.648 | (1.955) | (5.888) | 5.294 | 5.545 | 2.682 |
Total from Investment Operations | 13.839 | (1.563) | (5.495) | 5.667 | 6.007 | 3.176 |
Distributions | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.439) | (.393) | (.378) | (.394) | (.467) | (.340) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | (.974) | (2.927) | (2.053) | — | (.336) |
Total Distributions | (.439) | (1.367) | (3.305) | (2.447) | (.467) | (.676) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $41.88 | $28.48 | $31.41 | $40.21 | $36.99 | $31.45 |
| | | | | | |
Total Return2 | 48.87% | -5.55% | -12.91% | 16.13% | 19.19% | 11.14% |
| | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $1,522 | $1,029 | $1,395 | $1,917 | $1,673 | $1,351 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.14% | 1.35% | 1.22% | 0.99% | 1.34% | 1.78% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 34% | 66% | 67% | 88% | 91% | 89% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
| 1 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
| 2 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments 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.
2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities 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 contracts.
During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally
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three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
6. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $53,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of March 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| | ($000) | | ($000) | | ($000) | | ($000) |
Investments | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | 1,512,161 | | — | | — | | 1,512,161 |
Temporary Cash Investments | | 12,215 | | 700 | | — | | 12,915 |
Total | | 1,524,376 | | 700 | | — | | 1,525,076 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts1 | | 68 | | — | | — | | 68 |
| 1 | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
D. As of March 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives were as follows:
| | Amount |
| | ($000) |
Tax Cost | | 1,139,453 |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | 437,447 |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | (51,892) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 385,555 |
E. During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund purchased $437,556,000 of investment securities and sold $424,371,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
| | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended |
| | March 31, 2021 | | September 30, 2020 |
| | Shares | | Shares |
| | (000) | | (000) |
Issued | | 7,504 | | 7,704 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | | 389 | | 1,637 |
Redeemed | | (7,658) | | (17,640) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | | 235 | | (8,299) |
G. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Quantitative Equity Group. 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 an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also well below the peer-group average.
The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s 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.
Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Horizon Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Semiannual Report | March 31, 2021
Vanguard International Core Stock Fund
About Your Fund’s Expenses
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund‘s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:
• | Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. |
To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“
• | Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. |
Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”
The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | | |
| Beginning Account Value 9/30/2020 | Ending Account Value 3/31/2021 | Expenses Paid During Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | | | |
International Core Stock Fund | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,253.60 | $2.58 |
AdmiralTM Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,252.90 | 2.02 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | | | |
International Core Stock Fund | | | |
Investor Shares | $1,000.00 | $1,022.64 | $2.32 |
Admiral Shares | 1,000.00 | 1,023.14 | 1.82 |
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund's annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.46% for Investor Shares and 0.36% 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 (182/365).
International Core Stock Fund
Communication Services | 6.7% |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.6 |
Consumer Staples | 7.6 |
Energy | 4.1 |
Financials | 21.1 |
Health Care | 5.8 |
Industrials | 12.2 |
Information Technology | 11.5 |
Materials | 6.7 |
Other | 3.8 |
Real Estate | 4.3 |
Utilities | 4.6 |
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
International Core Stock Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
| | | | | Shares | Market Value•
($000) |
Common Stocks (59.0%) |
Australia (2.1%) |
| BHP Group plc | 144,653 | 4,165 |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 187,176 | 4,019 |
| Brambles Ltd. | 265,803 | 2,144 |
| | | | | | 10,328 |
Austria (0.3%) |
*,1 | BAWAG Group AG | 26,828 | 1,384 |
Brazil (1.1%) |
* | Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares | 626,200 | 2,978 |
| B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | 259,100 | 2,514 |
| | | | | | 5,492 |
Canada (3.2%) |
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | 81,201 | 3,612 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 53,570 | 3,351 |
| Barrick Gold Corp. | 163,712 | 3,248 |
| Canadian National Railway Co. | 24,782 | 2,876 |
| Magna International Inc. | 30,781 | 2,711 |
| | | | | | 15,798 |
China (6.4%) |
| China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 480,000 | 3,677 |
| ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | 188,800 | 3,045 |
| Midea Group Co. Ltd. Class A | 206,500 | 2,602 |
* | Baidu Inc. ADR | 11,564 | 2,516 |
1 | CSC Financial Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,747,000 | 2,302 |
* | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 72,940 | 2,073 |
| Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H | 309,500 | 2,021 |
| China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. Class H | 1,457,000 | 1,990 |
| Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. | 603,000 | 1,904 |
| China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 897,000 | 1,864 |
| | | | | Shares | Market Value•
($000) |
| China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd. Class A | 37,575 | 1,763 |
| Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. | 225,500 | 1,598 |
| China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 597,216 | 1,561 |
| CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd. | 1,520,000 | 1,479 |
| Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd. | 774,000 | 1,283 |
| | | | | | 31,678 |
France (6.6%) |
| TOTAL SE | 123,186 | 5,743 |
| Schneider Electric SE | 32,483 | 4,948 |
| AXA SA | 175,308 | 4,706 |
* | Credit Agricole SA | 283,562 | 4,107 |
* | Airbus SE | 33,702 | 3,822 |
| Pernod Ricard SA | 15,718 | 2,942 |
* | Faurecia SE | 54,465 | 2,898 |
| Capgemini SE | 13,171 | 2,240 |
| Edenred | 29,239 | 1,527 |
| | | | | | 32,933 |
Germany (3.2%) |
| Volkswagen AG Preference Shares | 18,473 | 5,171 |
| Allianz SE (Registered) | 16,315 | 4,150 |
| Brenntag SE | 37,101 | 3,169 |
| United Internet AG (Registered) | 49,983 | 2,007 |
| Wacker Chemie AG | 10,719 | 1,525 |
| | | | | | 16,022 |
Greece (0.3%) |
| Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | 107,746 | 1,729 |
Hong Kong (1.3%) |
| AIA Group Ltd. | 341,400 | 4,178 |
| New World Development Co. Ltd. | 487,250 | 2,531 |
| | | | | | 6,709 |
India (1.1%) |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 86,016 | 2,365 |
International Core Stock Fund
| | | | | Shares | Market Value•
($000) |
| Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. | 685,687 | 2,026 |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 124,411 | 1,360 |
| | | | | | 5,751 |
Ireland (0.7%) |
| Smurfit Kappa Group plc | 70,023 | 3,286 |
Italy (0.7%) |
| Enel SpA | 340,432 | 3,386 |
Japan (8.4%) |
| ITOCHU Corp. | 139,400 | 4,526 |
| Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 179,500 | 4,092 |
| Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | 92,600 | 3,739 |
| KDDI Corp. | 104,500 | 3,220 |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 7,100 | 3,086 |
| Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. | 64,600 | 3,074 |
| FANUC Corp. | 12,650 | 3,041 |
| Astellas Pharma Inc. | 197,000 | 3,035 |
| Nomura Holdings Inc. | 535,500 | 2,837 |
| Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 87,300 | 2,283 |
| East Japan Railway Co. | 28,500 | 2,027 |
| Isuzu Motors Ltd. | 188,600 | 2,025 |
| Fujitsu Ltd. | 13,600 | 1,979 |
| Eisai Co. Ltd. | 21,600 | 1,452 |
| Food & Life Cos. Ltd. | 27,500 | 1,219 |
| | | | | | 41,635 |
Mexico (0.9%) |
| Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 1,362,100 | 4,296 |
Netherlands (2.1%) |
| Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A | 198,519 | 3,859 |
| Koninklijke KPN NV | 992,053 | 3,365 |
* | AerCap Holdings NV | 56,517 | 3,320 |
| | | | | | 10,544 |
Norway (0.3%) |
| Norsk Hydro ASA | 253,035 | 1,625 |
Other (2.2%) |
2 | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 228,188 | 11,207 |
Russia (0.4%) |
| Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR | 134,200 | 2,063 |
South Africa (0.8%) |
| Anglo American plc | 98,821 | 3,871 |
South Korea (2.9%) |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 109,618 | 7,930 |
| | | | | Shares | Market Value•
($000) |
| KB Financial Group Inc. | 72,040 | 3,551 |
| SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 11,583 | 2,824 |
| | | | | | 14,305 |
Spain (1.2%) |
| Iberdrola SA | 241,585 | 3,118 |
| Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 92,029 | 3,041 |
| | | | | | 6,159 |
Sweden (0.8%) |
* | Alfa Laval AB | 127,462 | 3,852 |
Switzerland (3.4%) |
| Nestle SA (Registered) | 61,975 | 6,909 |
| UBS Group AG (Registered) | 294,954 | 4,563 |
| Roche Holding AG | 13,751 | 4,455 |
| PSP Swiss Property AG (Registered) | 8,891 | 1,083 |
| | | | | | 17,010 |
Taiwan (3.7%) |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 384,000 | 8,087 |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 1,086,309 | 4,765 |
| MediaTek Inc. | 84,654 | 2,912 |
| Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 949,000 | 2,437 |
| | | | | | 18,201 |
Thailand (0.4%) |
| Thai Beverage PCL | 3,750,400 | 2,068 |
United Kingdom (4.5%) |
| AstraZeneca plc | 42,859 | 4,278 |
| WPP plc | 306,633 | 3,907 |
* | Compass Group plc | 191,017 | 3,859 |
| Standard Chartered plc | 438,147 | 3,017 |
| Berkeley Group Holdings plc | 37,522 | 2,297 |
| Rotork plc | 434,915 | 2,138 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc | 49,398 | 1,550 |
| B&M European Value Retail SA | 180,107 | 1,310 |
| | | | | | 22,356 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $257,634) | 293,688 |
International Core Stock Fund
| | | | | Shares | Market Value•
($000) |
Temporary Cash Investments (1.1%) |
Money Market Fund (1.1%) |
3 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.081% (Cost $5,699) | 56,992 | 5,699 |
Total Investments (60.1%) (Cost $263,333) | | 299,387 |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (39.9%) | | 198,602 |
Net Assets (100%) | | 497,989 |
Cost is in $000. |
• | See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities was $3,686,000, representing 0.7% of net assets. |
2 | Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group. |
3 | Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield. |
| ADR—American Depositary Receipt. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
International Core Stock Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) | Amount |
Assets | |
Investments in Securities, at Value | |
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $247,109) | 282,481 |
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $16,224) | 16,906 |
Total Investments in Securities | 299,387 |
Investment in Vanguard | 10 |
Cash | 1,351 |
Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $99) | 98 |
Receivables for Accrued Income | 1,344 |
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued | 200,914 |
Total Assets | 503,104 |
Liabilities | |
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased | 4,406 |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | 509 |
Payables to Investment Advisor | 127 |
Payables to Vanguard | 13 |
Deferred Foreign Capital Gains Taxes | 60 |
Total Liabilities | 5,115 |
Net Assets | 497,989 |
At March 31, 2021, net assets consisted of: | |
| |
Paid-in Capital | 457,698 |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | 40,291 |
Net Assets | 497,989 |
|
Investor Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 5,031,165 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 61,357 |
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares | $12.20 |
|
Admiral Shares—Net Assets | |
Applicable to 17,894,489 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) | 436,632 |
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares | $24.40 |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
International Core Stock Fund
|
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
| ($000) |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends—Unaffiliated Issuers1 | 2,464 |
Dividends—Affiliated Issuers | 139 |
Interest—Unaffiliated Issuers | — |
Interest—Affiliated Issuers | 2 |
Securities Lending—Net | 3 |
Total Income | 2,608 |
Expenses | |
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B | |
Basic Fee | 213 |
Performance Adjustment | 7 |
The Vanguard Group—Note C | |
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares | 59 |
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares | 148 |
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares | 3 |
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares | 4 |
Custodian Fees | 9 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares | 2 |
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares | 1 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | — |
Total Expenses | 446 |
Net Investment Income | 2,162 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold—Unaffiliated Issuers | 10,428 |
Investment Securities Sold—Affiliated Issuers | 495 |
Foreign Currencies | (61) |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 10,862 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities—Unaffiliated Issuers2 | 35,463 |
Investment Securities—Affiliated Issuers | 753 |
Foreign Currencies | (21) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 36,195 |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 49,219 |
1 | Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $292,000. |
2 | The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is net of the change in deferred foreign capital gains taxes of ($57,000). |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
International Core Stock Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | October 1, 20191 to September 30, 2020 |
| ($000) | | ($000) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | |
Operations | | | |
Net Investment Income | 2,162 | | 3,610 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 10,862 | | (7,864) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 36,195 | | (215) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 49,219 | | (4,469) |
Distributions | | | |
Investor Shares | (814) | | (42) |
Admiral Shares | (3,445) | | (160) |
Total Distributions | (4,259) | | (202) |
Capital Share Transactions | | | |
Investor Shares | 12,840 | | 40,253 |
Admiral Shares | 252,247 | | 152,360 |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 265,087 | | 192,613 |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 310,047 | | 187,942 |
Net Assets | | | |
Beginning of Period | 187,942 | | — |
End of Period | 497,989 | | 187,942 |
1 | Commencement of subscription period for the fund. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
International Core Stock Fund
Investor Shares | | |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | October 1, 20191 to September 30, 2020 |
| |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $9.91 | $10.00 |
Investment Operations | | |
Net Investment Income2 | .100 | .190 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 2.397 | (.269) |
Total from Investment Operations | 2.497 | (.079) |
Distributions | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.207) | (.011) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.207) | (.011) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $12.20 | $9.91 |
Total Return3 | 25.36% | -0.79% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $61 | $39 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.46%4 | 0.46%5,6 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.72% | 2.04%5 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 50% | 80% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized. |
1 | The subscription period for the fund was October 1, 2019, to October 15, 2019, during which time all assets were held in cash. Performance measurement began October 16, 2019, the first business day after the subscription period, at a net asset value of $10.00. |
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
4 | Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.01%. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.45%. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
International Core Stock Fund
Admiral Shares | | |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period | Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | October 1, 20191 to September 30, 2020 |
| |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $19.85 | $20.00 |
Investment Operations | | |
Net Investment Income2 | .210 | .401 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 4.775 | (.527) |
Total from Investment Operations | 4.985 | (.126) |
Distributions | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.435) | (.024) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.435) | (.024) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $24.40 | $19.85 |
Total Return3 | 25.29% | -0.64% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | |
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $437 | $149 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.36%4 | 0.36%5,6 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.82% | 2.15%5 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 50% | 80% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized. |
1 | The subscription period for the fund was October 1, 2019, to October 15, 2019, during which time all assets were held in cash. Performance measurement began October 16, 2019, the first business day after the subscription period, at a net asset value of $20.00. |
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
3 | Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees. |
4 | Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.01%. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.35%. |
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
International Core Stock Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard International Core Stock Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.
The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of U.S. corporations. Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets of the fund and thus fund performance.
A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.
International Core Stock Fund
5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.
6. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided by Vanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. With respect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowings under the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternative rate agreed to by the fund and Vanguard.
In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by the conditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board of trustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.
For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or the Interfund Lending Program.
International Core Stock Fund
7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily.
Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund's understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Deferred foreign capital gains tax, if any, is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
B. Wellington Management Company llp provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on the fund's performance relative to the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA since December 31, 2019. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.18% of the fund’s average net assets before a net increase of $7,000 (0.01%) based on performance.
C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $10,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and less than 0.01% of Vanguard’s capital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.
D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
International Core Stock Fund
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
| Level 1 ($000) | Level 2 ($000) | Level 3 ($000) | Total ($000) |
Investments | | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Common Stocks—North and South America | 25,586 | — | — | 25,586 |
Common Stocks—Other | 17,043 | 251,059 | — | 268,102 |
Temporary Cash Investments | 5,699 | — | — | 5,699 |
Total | 48,328 | 251,059 | — | 299,387 |
E. As of March 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| Amount ($000) |
Tax Cost | 263,661 |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 42,905 |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (7,179) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | 35,726 |
The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2020, the fund had available capital losses totaling $7,415,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2021; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.
F. During the six months ended March 31, 2021, the fund purchased $176,747,000 of investment securities and sold $113,537,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | October 1, 20191 to September 30, 2020 |
| Amount ($000) | Shares (000) | | Amount ($000) | Shares (000) |
Investor Shares | | | | | |
Issued | 25,655 | 2,192 | | 72,867 | 7,360 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 679 | 60 | | 34 | 3 |
Redeemed | (13,494) | (1,187) | | (32,648) | (3,397) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares | 12,840 | 1,065 | | 40,253 | 3,966 |
International Core Stock Fund
| Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | October 1, 20191 to September 30, 2020 |
| Amount ($000) | Shares (000) | | Amount ($000) | Shares (000) |
Admiral Shares | | | | | |
Issued | 284,730 | 11,827 | | 240,263 | 12,188 |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | 2,621 | 116 | | 125 | 6 |
Redeemed | (35,104) | (1,538) | | (88,028) | (4,705) |
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares | 252,247 | 10,405 | | 152,360 | 7,489 |
1 | Commencement of subscription period for the fund. |
At March 31, 2021, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 40% of the fund’s net assets. If this shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or lead to the realization of taxable capital gains.
H. Transactions during the period in investments where the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group were as follows:
| | Current Period Transactions | |
| Sep. 30, 2020 Market Value ($000) | Purchases at Cost ($000) | Proceeds from Securities Sold ($000) | Realized Net Gain (Loss) ($000) | Change in Unrealized App. (Dep.) ($000) | Income ($000) | Capital Gain Distributions Received ($000) | Mar. 31, 2021 Market Value ($000) |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 2,479 | 48,280 | 40,800 | 495 | 753 | 139 | — | 11,207 |
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 6,027 | NA1 | NA1 | — | — | 2 | — | 5,699 |
Total | 8,506 | 48,280 | 40,800 | 495 | 753 | 141 | — | 16,906 |
1 | Not applicable—purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes. |
I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
The board of trustees of Vanguard International Core Stock Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangement with Wellington Management Company llp (Wellington Management). The board determined that renewing the fund’s advisory arrangement 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. This evaluation included information provided to the board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the investment management services provided to the fund since its inception in 2019, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board considered that Wellington Management, founded in 1928, is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. Rather than relying on one style or valuation framework, Wellington Management seeks to construct an international portfolio that takes advantage of multiple alpha-generation techniques, which in their view increases their odds of success over time. They employ a multi-disciplinary investment approach that systematically draws investment ideas from Wellington Management’s quantitative research teams, macro-economic research, global industry analyst research, positions held by Wellington Management’s investment boutique teams, and ESG research that emphasizes positive governance practices. This multi-disciplinary approach yields an opportunity set of 100 to 150 companies, of which the team will make selections based on its assessment of each company’s management teams, capital allocation, and competitive advantages. The team then seeks to create a portfolio that prioritizes stock specific alpha potential, limiting the portfolio’s style, factor, region, and industry risk exposure. Wellington Management has managed the fund since its inception.
The board concluded that the advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the fund's performance since its inception in 2019, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangements should continue.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below the peer-group average.
The board did not consider the profitability of Wellington Management in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because Wellington Management 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 with Wellington Management. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.
Liquidity Risk Management
Vanguard funds (except for the money market funds) have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Rule 22e-4 requires that each fund adopt a program that is reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.
Assessment and management of a fund’s liquidity risk under the Program take into consideration certain factors, such as the fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, its short- and long-term cash-flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, and its cash and cash-equivalent holdings and access to other funding sources. As required by the rule, the Program includes policies and procedures for classification of fund portfolio holdings in four liquidity categories, maintaining certain levels of highly liquid investments, and limiting holdings of illiquid investments.
The board of trustees of Vanguard Horizon Funds approved the appointment of liquidity risk management program administrators responsible for administering Vanguard International Core Stock Fund’s Program and for carrying out the specific responsibilities set forth in the Program, including reporting to the board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operation, its adequacy, and the effectiveness of its implementation for the past year (the “Program Administrator Report”). The board has reviewed the Program Administrator Report covering the period from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020 (the “Review Period”). The Program Administrator Report stated that during the Review Period the Program operated and was implemented effectively to manage the fund’s liquidity risk.
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Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
Common Stocks (94.9%) | |
Australia (0.9%) | |
| Orica Ltd. | 1,359,134 | 14,449 | |
| Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd. | 3,194,136 | 5,363 | |
| Brambles Ltd. | 616,099 | 4,970 | |
| ALS Ltd. | 608,334 | 4,498 | |
| carsales.com Ltd. | 297,701 | 4,048 | |
| GUD Holdings Ltd. | 448,995 | 4,001 | |
| BlueScope Steel Ltd. | 268,384 | 3,961 | |
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | 1,091,064 | 3,887 | |
| BHP Group Ltd. | 108,569 | 3,766 | |
| Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd. | 106,375 | 2,561 | |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 103,494 | 2,222 | |
| Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | 732,942 | 2,178 | |
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 273,394 | 2,002 | |
| Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 105,540 | 1,994 | |
| Macquarie Group Ltd. | 13,867 | 1,617 | |
| Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | 154,454 | 1,579 | |
| Ampol Ltd. | 83,340 | 1,560 | |
| Asaleo Care Ltd. | 1,394,691 | 1,483 | |
| Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 480,728 | 1,245 | |
| Oil Search Ltd. | 360,886 | 1,128 | |
| Evolution Mining Ltd. | 350,475 | 1,092 | |
| AMP Ltd. | 1,111,213 | 1,071 | |
* | Qantas Airways Ltd. | 244,309 | 948 | |
| Metcash Ltd. | 333,457 | 936 | |
| James Hardie Industries plc | 29,918 | 904 | |
| IPH Ltd. | 173,702 | 877 | |
| Beach Energy Ltd. | 669,209 | 875 | |
| GWA Group Ltd. | 394,982 | 860 | |
| Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd. | 394,953 | 835 | |
* | Domain Holdings Australia Ltd. | 222,897 | 715 | |
| Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 23,191 | 608 | |
| Challenger Ltd. | 101,179 | 493 | |
| Alumina Ltd. | 165,566 | 220 | |
| 78,946 | |
Austria (0.0%) | |
| Wienerberger AG | 56,799 | 2,077 | |
| Oesterreichische Post AG | 17,770 | 777 | |
| Andritz AG | 12,724 | 572 | |
| 3,426 | |
Belgium (0.0%) | |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 24,524 | 1,542 | |
| | | | |
Brazil (0.6%) | |
| B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | 2,185,900 | 21,212 | |
| Porto Seguro SA | 1,047,272 | 8,741 | |
* | Natura & Co. Holding SA | 777,681 | 6,651 | |
| Ambev SA | 1,603,227 | 4,355 | |
| MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA | 1,065,100 | 3,444 | |
| Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares | 442,930 | 2,106 | |
| LOG Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA | 386,133 | 1,965 | |
* | Embraer SA | 715,013 | 1,780 | |
| Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA Preference Shares | 564,023 | 1,034 | |
* | LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA | 330,688 | 235 | |
| 51,523 | |
Canada (3.2%) | |
* | Shopify Inc. Class A | 71,780 | 79,425 | |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (XTSE) | 108,340 | 47,291 | |
| Barrick Gold Corp. | 2,386,669 | 47,256 | |
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | 512,340 | 22,790 | |
^ | PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | 2,009,440 | 21,666 | |
*,1 | Spin Master Corp. | 582,984 | 16,278 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
* | Gildan Activewear Inc. | 502,420 | 15,376 | |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 27,770 | 12,089 | |
| Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. | 118,620 | 6,945 | |
| 269,116 | |
Chile (0.1%) | |
| Quinenco SA | 2,713,516 | 5,763 | |
* | Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA | 86,294,196 | 4,646 | |
| Enaex SA | 94,405 | 1,183 | |
| 11,592 | |
China (4.0%) | |
*,1 | Meituan Dianping Class B | 1,924,100 | 75,086 | |
* | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR | 313,838 | 71,157 | |
| Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. | 4,468,000 | 53,443 | |
* | Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR | 1,199,226 | 24,572 | |
*,1 | Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd. | 1,384,400 | 17,473 | |
| Autohome Inc. ADR | 173,470 | 16,180 | |
§ | Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. | 16,914,000 | 16,004 | |
* | Baidu Inc. ADR | 71,278 | 15,507 | |
*,^ | Li Auto Inc. ADR | 541,213 | 13,530 | |
* | KE Holdings Inc. ADR | 138,399 | 7,886 | |
| Yum China Holdings Inc. | 121,188 | 7,176 | |
| Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. | 3,137,608 | 5,769 | |
| Want Want China Holdings Ltd. | 6,881,557 | 5,170 | |
| China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | 347,000 | 1,999 | |
| Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. | 1,468,000 | 1,786 | |
* | Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR | 43,696 | 1,732 | |
| Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H | 126,000 | 1,121 | |
1 | BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. Class H | 2,161,132 | 695 | |
| Ajisen China Holdings Ltd. | 2,418,000 | 398 | |
| 336,684 | |
Colombia (0.1%) | |
| Bancolombia SA ADR | 100,853 | 3,227 | |
| Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Preference Shares | 4,085,080 | 1,276 | |
| 4,503 | |
Czech Republic (0.0%) | |
* | Komercni banka as | 75,118 | 2,318 | |
| | | | |
Denmark (0.6%) | |
* | Genmab A/S | 63,017 | 20,726 | |
| Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 36,780 | 7,587 | |
| Novo Nordisk A/S Class B | 79,604 | 5,364 | |
| Coloplast A/S Class B | 32,498 | 4,886 | |
| GN Store Nord A/S | 45,469 | 3,579 | |
1 | Orsted A/S | 17,320 | 2,796 | |
* | Demant A/S | 61,672 | 2,611 | |
| Carlsberg A/S Class B | 11,755 | 1,803 | |
| Danske Bank A/S | 18,564 | 347 | |
| 49,699 | |
Finland (0.0%) | |
| Sampo Oyj Class A | 73,982 | 3,336 | |
| Wartsila OYJ Abp | 65,834 | 690 | |
| 4,026 | |
France (1.7%) | |
| Pernod Ricard SA | 320,121 | 59,920 | |
| Legrand SA | 234,844 | 21,819 | |
| EssilorLuxottica SA | 122,330 | 19,929 | |
* | Ubisoft Entertainment SA | 184,936 | 14,056 | |
* | BNP Paribas SA | 69,136 | 4,212 | |
| Schneider Electric SE | 20,077 | 3,058 | |
| Axa SA | 104,991 | 2,818 | |
* | ArcelorMittal SA | 97,441 | 2,805 | |
| Edenred | 51,684 | 2,699 | |
* | Eurofins Scientific SE | 27,909 | 2,668 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
* | Airbus SE | 19,706 | 2,235 | |
| L'Occitane International SA | 529,380 | 1,482 | |
* | JCDecaux SA | 58,460 | 1,474 | |
| Teleperformance | 3,482 | 1,270 | |
* | Alten SA | 10,128 | 1,188 | |
* | Getlink SE | 65,516 | 1,004 | |
| Thales SA | 8,304 | 824 | |
| Quadient SA | 13,390 | 321 | |
* | Elis SA (XPAR) | 19,413 | 317 | |
| Vicat SA | 5,873 | 285 | |
* | Elis SA (XLON) | 14,337 | 235 | |
| Imerys SA | 4,465 | 217 | |
* | Technip Energies NV | 4,789 | 73 | |
| 144,909 | |
Germany (1.7%) | |
* | adidas AG | 122,088 | 38,139 | |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Preference Shares | 253,664 | 28,521 | |
| Deutsche Boerse AG | 146,390 | 24,326 | |
| Beiersdorf AG | 127,673 | 13,490 | |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 87,722 | 8,691 | |
* | HelloFresh SE | 65,366 | 4,870 | |
| Basf Se | 39,235 | 3,261 | |
| Brenntag SE | 35,664 | 3,047 | |
| Volkswagen AG Preference Shares | 9,635 | 2,697 | |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 36,219 | 2,668 | |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 20,498 | 2,127 | |
| Deutsche Telekom AG | 80,142 | 1,615 | |
*,^ | TUI AG (XETR) | 283,090 | 1,410 | |
| Stabilus SA | 19,597 | 1,382 | |
* | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | 17,323 | 1,006 | |
| Hannover Rueck SE | 4,785 | 874 | |
* | Zooplus AG | 2,353 | 672 | |
| Gerresheimer AG | 6,185 | 614 | |
| GEA Group AG | 12,417 | 509 | |
| 139,919 | |
Greece (0.3%) | |
* | Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA | 15,997,111 | 13,605 | |
| Jumbo SA | 390,348 | 7,162 | |
* | Fourlis Holdings SA | 554,278 | 2,762 | |
* | Cairo Mezz PLC | 1,333,092 | 199 | |
| 23,728 | |
Hong Kong (1.4%) | |
| AIA Group Ltd. | 5,923,200 | 72,481 | |
* | Sands China Ltd. | 3,765,600 | 18,874 | |
| Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (XSES) | 126,700 | 8,301 | |
| Stella International Holdings Ltd. | 2,938,673 | 3,717 | |
| Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. | 77,700 | 2,558 | |
* | Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | 167,000 | 1,510 | |
| CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 127,692 | 1,020 | |
| ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. | 58,100 | 744 | |
| Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A | 98,000 | 738 | |
* | Esprit Holdings Ltd. | 7,094,414 | 705 | |
| Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 38,500 | 660 | |
| First Pacific Co. Ltd. | 1,395,250 | 461 | |
| Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. | 124,000 | 334 | |
| Television Broadcasts Ltd. | 181,200 | 189 | |
* | Esprit Holdings Ltd. 04/14/2021 | 3,547,207 | 16 | |
| Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 200 | 13 | |
| 112,321 | |
India (1.8%) | |
| Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 1,342,970 | 46,143 | |
1 | Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR | 706,504 | 39,062 | |
* | ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR | 1,474,033 | 23,629 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
* | Axis Bank Ltd. | 1,020,685 | 9,799 | |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 1,357,305 | 9,628 | |
| Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | 477,121 | 9,341 | |
| Genpact Ltd. | 142,660 | 6,109 | |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 323,886 | 3,540 | |
| 147,251 | |
Indonesia (0.1%) | |
* | Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT | 37,860,650 | 2,493 | |
| Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 5,435,800 | 2,303 | |
| United Tractors Tbk PT | 911,043 | 1,388 | |
| 6,184 | |
Ireland (1.8%) | |
* | Ryanair Holdings plc ADR | 761,205 | 87,539 | |
| CRH plc | 1,114,275 | 52,238 | |
* | Flutter Entertainment plc (XLON) | 20,310 | 4,339 | |
* | Bank of Ireland Group plc | 434,922 | 2,148 | |
* | Flutter Entertainment plc (XDUB) | 9,106 | 1,953 | |
* | Irish Continental Group plc | 152,212 | 788 | |
*,§ | Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd. | 122,273 | — | |
| 149,005 | |
Italy (0.1%) | |
* | CNH Industrial NV | 266,153 | 4,120 | |
* | UniCredit SPA | 189,347 | 2,000 | |
^ | Saipem SPA | 628,066 | 1,711 | |
| Davide Campari-Milano NV | 109,071 | 1,221 | |
* | Amplifon SPA | 17,450 | 649 | |
* | Intesa Sanpaolo SPA (Registered) | 223,524 | 606 | |
| Reply SPA | 4,174 | 528 | |
| 10,835 | |
Japan (7.0%) | |
| Olympus Corp. | 2,853,300 | 59,189 | |
| Advantest Corp. | 602,400 | 52,910 | |
| Sysmex Corp. | 388,200 | 41,904 | |
| SoftBank Group Corp. | 421,800 | 35,911 | |
| SMC Corp. | 60,200 | 35,059 | |
| CyberAgent Inc. | 1,898,800 | 34,274 | |
| KDDI Corp. | 1,010,800 | 31,143 | |
| Toyota Motor Corp. | 318,800 | 24,809 | |
| Bridgestone Corp. | 566,000 | 23,011 | |
| Secom Co. Ltd. | 231,800 | 19,541 | |
| Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. | 319,300 | 15,196 | |
| Sompo Holdings Inc. | 390,500 | 14,962 | |
| Hoshizaki Corp. | 159,300 | 14,245 | |
| Kyocera Corp. | 210,800 | 13,413 | |
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. | 382,100 | 11,240 | |
| Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 158,900 | 10,691 | |
| Hitachi Ltd. | 221,100 | 10,022 | |
| Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 253,900 | 6,551 | |
| Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. | 121,400 | 5,745 | |
| USS Co. Ltd. | 292,500 | 5,737 | |
| Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. | 279,000 | 4,796 | |
| Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 213,000 | 4,087 | |
| NTT Data Corp. | 262,300 | 4,068 | |
| Resona Holdings Inc. | 966,300 | 4,059 | |
| Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | 86,000 | 3,473 | |
| Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | 124,800 | 3,288 | |
| East Japan Railway Co. | 44,900 | 3,193 | |
| Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. | 352,800 | 3,144 | |
| TDK Corp. | 19,600 | 2,729 | |
| Lixil Corp. | 92,900 | 2,585 | |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. | 65,400 | 2,371 | |
| Rohm Co. Ltd. | 23,800 | 2,334 | |
| Fuji Media Holdings Inc. | 189,600 | 2,324 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
| Nomura Holdings Inc. | 425,800 | 2,256 | |
| SCSK Corp. | 37,700 | 2,241 | |
| ITOCHU Corp. | 68,700 | 2,230 | |
| NEC Corp. | 36,800 | 2,173 | |
| Nippon Steel Corp. | 124,300 | 2,122 | |
| Obayashi Corp. | 231,000 | 2,120 | |
| Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | 71,600 | 2,101 | |
| Oji Holdings Corp. | 298,300 | 1,934 | |
| Maeda Corp. | 223,500 | 1,930 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 52,400 | 1,910 | |
| Tsumura & Co. | 52,800 | 1,890 | |
| Toyota Industries Corp. | 20,600 | 1,841 | |
| Air Water Inc. | 97,900 | 1,718 | |
| Nissan Chemical Corp. | 31,900 | 1,707 | |
| Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. | 108,200 | 1,691 | |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. | 46,800 | 1,633 | |
| Daifuku Co. Ltd. | 16,400 | 1,612 | |
| Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 82,800 | 1,599 | |
| Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. | 201,800 | 1,586 | |
| Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 36,500 | 1,532 | |
| Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | 78,000 | 1,502 | |
| JAFCO Group Co. Ltd | 23,900 | 1,427 | |
| Nippon Television Holdings Inc. | 107,370 | 1,411 | |
| Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 2,500 | 1,409 | |
| Marui Group Co. Ltd. | 74,200 | 1,399 | |
| MediPal Holdings Corp. | 71,900 | 1,382 | |
| Kao Corp. | 20,800 | 1,376 | |
| Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd. | 108,800 | 1,295 | |
| Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. | 29,000 | 1,294 | |
| Asics Corp. | 79,200 | 1,267 | |
| NET One Systems Co. Ltd. | 39,400 | 1,262 | |
* | Renesas Electronics Corp. | 111,700 | 1,223 | |
| Omron Corp. | 15,600 | 1,222 | |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | 75,300 | 1,132 | |
| Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | 35,000 | 1,072 | |
| Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. | 54,100 | 1,063 | |
| Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. | 14,650 | 1,047 | |
| Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | 45,400 | 1,011 | |
| Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 1,004 | |
| Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | 50,900 | 962 | |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 184,500 | 956 | |
| Fukuoka Financial Group Inc. | 48,600 | 922 | |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | 20,800 | 901 | |
| Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 94,900 | 900 | |
| Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd. | 44,200 | 897 | |
| NS Solutions Corp. | 28,000 | 890 | |
| TechnoPro Holdings Inc. | 10,000 | 837 | |
| Nomura Co. Ltd. | 99,300 | 823 | |
| NSK Ltd. | 78,300 | 805 | |
| Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 43,200 | 757 | |
| Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. | 27,700 | 738 | |
| Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. | 14,100 | 713 | |
| Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. | 33,300 | 556 | |
| Aeon Delight Co. Ltd. | 19,000 | 555 | |
§ | Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 10,800 | 520 | |
| Toho Co. Ltd. | 12,700 | 516 | |
| NH Foods Ltd. | 11,900 | 511 | |
| Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 98,300 | 473 | |
| Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. | 7,900 | 453 | |
| Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. | 10,900 | 447 | |
| Inpex Corp. | 59,500 | 407 | |
| Azbil Corp. | 7,900 | 341 | |
| Onward Holdings Co. Ltd. | 93,600 | 264 | |
| 585,772 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
Kenya (0.0%) | |
* | East African Breweries Ltd. | 1,547,197 | 2,237 | |
| | | | |
Malaysia (0.0%) | |
| Sime Darby Bhd. | 2,569,600 | 1,488 | |
| | | | |
Mexico (0.6%) | |
* | Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV | 11,891,109 | 10,804 | |
| Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR | 117,675 | 8,864 | |
* | Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Class B | 7,597,229 | 7,661 | |
* | Gentera SAB de CV | 9,461,003 | 4,226 | |
| Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A | 2,306,730 | 3,942 | |
| Alfa SAB de CV Class A | 6,080,400 | 3,510 | |
| Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV Class B | 834,530 | 2,778 | |
| Grupo Lala SAB de CV | 3,906,427 | 2,609 | |
* | Grupo Televisa SAB ADR | 280,686 | 2,487 | |
* | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Class B | 179,391 | 1,875 | |
| Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV | 209,166 | 1,150 | |
*,1 | Nemak SAB de CV | 3,246,922 | 877 | |
| 50,783 | |
Netherlands (1.8%) | |
| Unilever plc (XAMS) | 1,123,265 | 62,713 | |
| Prosus NV | 391,116 | 43,523 | |
*,1 | Adyen NV | 10,554 | 23,550 | |
| Heineken NV | 29,887 | 3,068 | |
| Koninklijke Philips NV | 43,921 | 2,505 | |
| ASML Holding NV | 3,703 | 2,272 | |
| Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 72,399 | 2,019 | |
| Koninklijke KPN NV | 492,266 | 1,670 | |
*,1 | Just Eat Takeaway.com NV | 17,632 | 1,623 | |
| Coca-Cola European Partners plc | 25,001 | 1,304 | |
* | Boskalis Westminster | 32,073 | 1,030 | |
^ | Randstad NV | 9,086 | 638 | |
| 145,915 | |
New Zealand (0.0%) | |
| Fletcher Building Ltd. | 364,561 | 1,806 | |
* | SKY Network Television Ltd. | 3,759,768 | 457 | |
| 2,263 | |
Norway (0.6%) | |
* | Schibsted ASA Class A | 545,283 | 22,919 | |
* | Adevinta ASA Class B | 760,963 | 11,212 | |
* | Schibsted ASA Class B | 220,101 | 7,889 | |
| Equinor ASA | 158,533 | 3,095 | |
| Dnb ASA | 61,081 | 1,302 | |
| 46,417 | |
Philippines (0.0%) | |
| Bank of the Philippine Islands | 1,159,870 | 1,951 | |
| GT Capital Holdings Inc. | 150,030 | 1,617 | |
| 3,568 | |
Russia (0.5%) | |
| Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR | 1,472,874 | 22,696 | |
* | Mail.Ru Group Ltd. GDR | 413,964 | 9,458 | |
| Alrosa PJSC | 2,341,004 | 3,276 | |
* | Global Ports Investments plc GDR | 787,969 | 2,767 | |
| LUKOIL PJSC ADR (XLON) | 23,787 | 1,922 | |
| Globaltrans Investment plc GDR | 194,968 | 1,299 | |
| LUKOIL PJSC ADR | 441 | 36 | |
| 41,454 | |
Singapore (1.2%) | |
* | Sea Ltd. ADR | 362,988 | 81,030 | |
| Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | 203,900 | 3,421 | |
| United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 177,000 | 3,413 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
| Delfi Ltd. | 5,247,300 | 3,131 | |
| Genting Singapore Ltd. | 4,458,200 | 3,054 | |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 133,600 | 2,865 | |
| Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. | 155,700 | 2,610 | |
| Haw Par Corp. Ltd. | 189,641 | 1,856 | |
| Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 492,200 | 894 | |
| United Industrial Corp. Ltd. | 132,400 | 258 | |
| 102,532 | |
South Africa (2.1%) | |
| Naspers Ltd. | 583,543 | 139,765 | |
| Tiger Brands Ltd. | 736,642 | 10,512 | |
| Anglo American Platinum Ltd. | 43,049 | 6,278 | |
| Remgro Ltd. | 545,019 | 3,843 | |
| Raubex Group Ltd. | 1,753,847 | 3,375 | |
| Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 917,269 | 2,630 | |
| AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. | 82,451 | 1,795 | |
* | Grindrod Ltd. | 4,854,786 | 1,575 | |
| JSE Ltd. | 168,480 | 1,274 | |
| PSG Group Ltd. | 201,061 | 962 | |
* | Tsogo Sun Gaming Ltd. | 754,964 | 333 | |
| 172,342 | |
South Korea (1.3%) | |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 975,397 | 70,565 | |
| SK Hynix Inc. | 59,594 | 7,036 | |
| LG Corp. | 72,463 | 5,814 | |
| Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 34,020 | 5,717 | |
| AMOREPACIFIC Group | 74,061 | 4,263 | |
| Hyundai Motor Co. | 13,883 | 2,691 | |
| Hana Financial Group Inc. | 67,620 | 2,558 | |
| S-1 Corp. | 30,908 | 2,232 | |
| KT Corp. ADR | 178,277 | 2,218 | |
| Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. | 41,655 | 1,813 | |
| KT Corp. | 53,325 | 1,333 | |
| GS Home Shopping Inc. | 9,895 | 1,316 | |
| AMOREPACIFIC Group Preference Shares | 4,993 | 179 | |
| 107,735 | |
Spain (0.1%) | |
| Fluidra SA | 60,307 | 1,726 | |
| Viscofan SA | 19,674 | 1,360 | |
| CaixaBank SA | 419,091 | 1,301 | |
*,1 | Gestamp Automocion SA | 174,446 | 886 | |
| Acerinox SA | 66,538 | 872 | |
* | Ferrovial SA | 17,058 | 446 | |
| 6,591 | |
Sweden (1.4%) | |
| Atlas Copco AB Class B | 766,468 | 39,946 | |
| Epiroc AB Class B | 1,464,161 | 30,501 | |
* | Spotify Technology SA | 69,845 | 18,715 | |
^ | Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A | 1,380,152 | 15,004 | |
| Assa Abloy AB Class B | 165,439 | 4,761 | |
* | Sandvik AB | 97,828 | 2,677 | |
* | Nordic Entertainment Group AB Class B | 29,643 | 1,318 | |
| Swedish Match AB | 16,166 | 1,261 | |
| Getinge AB | 42,568 | 1,182 | |
*,^ | Modern Times Group MTG AB Class B | 40,395 | 586 | |
| 115,951 | |
Switzerland (2.1%) | |
| Nestle SA | 536,054 | 59,757 | |
| Cie Financiere Richemont SA (XVTX) | 529,152 | 50,811 | |
| Novartis AG | 301,394 | 25,763 | |
| Roche Holding AG | 73,072 | 23,671 | |
| Geberit AG | 5,851 | 3,724 | |
| Cie Financiere Richemont SA (XJSE) | 283,387 | 2,737 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
| Adecco Group AG | 39,369 | 2,655 | |
| ABB Ltd. | 77,177 | 2,348 | |
| Logitech International SA | 17,259 | 1,810 | |
* | Sonova Holding AG | 5,318 | 1,410 | |
| Helvetia Holding AG | 4,228 | 496 | |
| UBS Group AG | 26,538 | 411 | |
* | Cie Financiere Richemont SA Warrants Exp. 11/22/2023 | 566,774 | 21 | |
| 175,614 | |
Taiwan (1.9%) | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 5,386,577 | 113,437 | |
| Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 925,469 | 11,187 | |
| Merida Industry Co. Ltd. | 687,547 | 8,436 | |
| Delta Electronics Inc. | 809,488 | 8,256 | |
| Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 1,833,000 | 4,707 | |
| Chroma ATE Inc. | 600,000 | 3,997 | |
| King Slide Works Co. Ltd. | 341,267 | 3,947 | |
| Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd. | 3,133,190 | 3,561 | |
| PChome Online Inc. | 993,510 | 3,018 | |
| 160,546 | |
Thailand (0.1%) | |
| Kasikornbank PCL (Foreign) | 1,417,700 | 6,593 | |
| Major Cineplex Group PCL | 6,910,200 | 4,963 | |
| Thai Beverage PCL | 1,850,900 | 1,020 | |
| 12,576 | |
Turkey (0.0%) | |
* | Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS | 525,963 | 1,343 | |
| | | | |
United Kingdom (6.1%) | |
| Prudential plc | 4,304,010 | 91,687 | |
| Rio Tinto plc | 843,252 | 64,330 | |
| BHP Group plc | 2,207,512 | 63,559 | |
| Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | 622,738 | 55,742 | |
*,^ | Farfetch Ltd. Class A | 747,946 | 39,656 | |
* | Compass Group plc | 1,276,051 | 25,781 | |
*,1 | Wizz Air Holdings plc | 294,316 | 19,560 | |
| Spectris plc | 388,628 | 17,827 | |
* | Hays plc | 6,200,139 | 12,775 | |
| WPP plc | 655,740 | 8,356 | |
| GlaxoSmithKline plc | 419,089 | 7,419 | |
| BP plc | 1,758,038 | 7,141 | |
| Barclays plc | 2,191,446 | 5,612 | |
| Intertek Group plc | 66,871 | 5,164 | |
* | Rightmove plc | 507,836 | 4,075 | |
| HomeServe plc | 232,824 | 3,855 | |
* | Entain plc | 177,974 | 3,722 | |
* | Lloyds Banking Group plc | 6,331,651 | 3,714 | |
| 3i Group plc | 226,479 | 3,599 | |
| Unilever plc (XLON) | 55,104 | 3,075 | |
* | Glencore plc | 778,334 | 3,056 | |
| Anglo American plc Ordinary Shares | 77,199 | 3,039 | |
| Diageo plc | 70,720 | 2,905 | |
* | SSP Group plc | 551,792 | 2,831 | |
| RELX plc | 108,294 | 2,716 | |
| Standard Chartered plc | 379,421 | 2,613 | |
* | ITV plc | 1,513,539 | 2,506 | |
| Bunzl plc | 77,150 | 2,469 | |
1 | ConvaTec Group plc | 831,231 | 2,247 | |
| Admiral Group plc | 47,875 | 2,046 | |
| DCC plc | 23,260 | 2,018 | |
| Experian plc | 56,963 | 1,962 | |
* | G4S plc | 571,000 | 1,929 | |
* | WH Smith plc | 77,379 | 1,917 | |
* | DS Smith plc | 333,432 | 1,874 | |
* | Inchcape plc | 169,595 | 1,760 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
| St. James's Place plc | 92,009 | 1,615 | |
| BAE Systems plc | 229,375 | 1,597 | |
* | Serco Group plc | 825,761 | 1,564 | |
* | Rolls-Royce Holdings plc | 979,745 | 1,423 | |
| IG Group Holdings plc | 111,957 | 1,390 | |
* | easyJet plc | 99,147 | 1,337 | |
| HSBC Holdings plc | 218,800 | 1,279 | |
*,1 | Auto Trader Group plc | 165,937 | 1,269 | |
| Tesco plc | 359,812 | 1,136 | |
| Jupiter Fund Management plc | 284,365 | 1,092 | |
| Pets at Home Group plc | 169,221 | 965 | |
* | Capita plc | 1,549,055 | 931 | |
* | Taylor Wimpey plc | 374,231 | 930 | |
* | Barratt Developments plc | 73,934 | 760 | |
* | National Express Group plc | 175,715 | 746 | |
* | John Wood Group plc | 189,589 | 707 | |
* | Pagegroup plc | 104,707 | 679 | |
| Close Brothers Group plc | 31,726 | 678 | |
* | Georgia Capital plc | 80,998 | 646 | |
* | Carnival plc | 28,308 | 625 | |
| Smith & Nephew plc | 29,284 | 556 | |
| Rotork plc | 110,423 | 543 | |
* | Provident Financial plc | 169,671 | 508 | |
* | Informa plc | 62,893 | 486 | |
* | Hiscox Ltd. | 40,233 | 476 | |
| British American Tobacco plc | 11,999 | 456 | |
| RWS Holdings plc | 50,491 | 424 | |
* | InterContinental Hotels Group plc | 6,057 | 417 | |
| Daily Mail & General Trust plc | 31,328 | 391 | |
* | TUI AG (XLON) | 73,823 | 373 | |
| Devro plc | 138,602 | 369 | |
| Euromoney Institutional Investor plc | 27,799 | 365 | |
* | International Personal Finance plc | 240,067 | 347 | |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 14,251 | 346 | |
* | Playtech plc | 18,001 | 110 | |
* | Petrofac Ltd. | 37,134 | 49 | |
*,1 | Non-Standard Finance plc | 419,844 | 35 | |
| 512,157 | |
United States (49.7%) | |
Communication Services (5.6%) | |
* | Alphabet Inc. Class C | 65,200 | 134,875 | |
* | Facebook Inc. Class A | 361,978 | 106,614 | |
* | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 36,488 | 75,257 | |
* | Zillow Group Inc. Class C | 320,482 | 41,547 | |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | 231,668 | 31,361 | |
* | Netflix Inc. | 48,006 | 25,043 | |
* | IAC/InterActiveCorp | 102,202 | 22,107 | |
| Activision Blizzard Inc. | 180,348 | 16,772 | |
* | Eventbrite Inc. Class A | 545,359 | 12,085 | |
| Omnicom Group Inc. | 56,642 | 4,200 | |
| 469,861 | |
Consumer Discretionary (6.2%) | |
* | Booking Holdings Inc. | 52,403 | 122,091 | |
* | Amazon.com Inc. | 34,117 | 105,561 | |
* | Tesla Inc. | 95,508 | 63,793 | |
* | AutoZone Inc. | 34,837 | 48,921 | |
* | CarMax Inc. | 270,897 | 35,937 | |
| Service Corp. International | 650,435 | 33,205 | |
* | Chegg Inc. | 299,309 | 25,639 | |
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 379,957 | 25,134 | |
* | Wayfair Inc. | 74,029 | 23,301 | |
*,^ | DoorDash Inc. Class A | 162,969 | 21,370 | |
* | Visteon Corp. | 96,831 | 11,808 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
*,1 | Samsonite International SA | 212,100 | 412 | |
| 517,172 | |
Consumer Staples (3.7%) | |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 1,086,912 | 61,954 | |
| Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. Class A | 176,252 | 51,263 | |
| Hershey Co. | 258,310 | 40,854 | |
| Bunge Ltd. | 511,419 | 40,540 | |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 190,004 | 25,732 | |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 166,966 | 23,217 | |
| Coca-Cola Co. | 367,820 | 19,388 | |
| PepsiCo Inc. | 122,850 | 17,377 | |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 171,555 | 13,524 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 36,685 | 12,931 | |
| PriceSmart Inc. | 35,882 | 3,471 | |
| 310,251 | |
Energy (0.6%) | |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 425,122 | 30,834 | |
* | NOV Inc. | 1,119,393 | 15,358 | |
* | TechnipFMC plc | 23,945 | 183 | |
| 46,375 | |
Financials (9.1%) | |
| Moody's Corp. | 309,442 | 92,403 | |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,644,745 | 64,260 | |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 440,186 | 54,922 | |
* | Markel Corp. | 47,561 | 54,201 | |
| Travelers Cos. Inc. | 339,375 | 51,042 | |
| American Express Co. | 285,144 | 40,331 | |
| S&P Global Inc. | 105,221 | 37,129 | |
| First Republic Bank | 192,441 | 32,090 | |
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 448,811 | 29,254 | |
* | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 110,275 | 28,172 | |
| Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | 393,307 | 26,269 | |
| Willis Towers Watson plc | 93,421 | 21,382 | |
| Aon plc Class A | 85,121 | 19,587 | |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 388,449 | 18,370 | |
| Loews Corp. | 356,828 | 18,298 | |
| M&T Bank Corp. | 120,440 | 18,260 | |
| Progressive Corp. | 183,632 | 17,557 | |
| Interactive Brokers Group Inc. | 235,034 | 17,167 | |
| Citigroup Inc. | 229,585 | 16,702 | |
| US Bancorp | 282,408 | 15,620 | |
*,^ | Oscar Health Inc. Class A | 563,817 | 15,155 | |
| Aflac Inc. | 291,744 | 14,931 | |
| CME Group Inc. | 72,026 | 14,710 | |
* | Alleghany Corp. | 22,172 | 13,886 | |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | 25,618 | 12,756 | |
| Chubb Ltd. | 79,823 | 12,610 | |
* | LendingTree Inc. | 46,523 | 9,909 | |
| 766,973 | |
Health Care (7.4%) | |
| Anthem Inc. | 282,748 | 101,492 | |
| Johnson & Johnson | 553,405 | 90,952 | |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | 770,093 | 59,366 | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 83,629 | 38,167 | |
* | Waters Corp. | 134,038 | 38,090 | |
* | Teladoc Health Inc. | 194,097 | 35,277 | |
* | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 248,583 | 35,097 | |
* | ABIOMED Inc. | 107,192 | 34,165 | |
| ResMed Inc. | 171,363 | 33,248 | |
* | Moderna Inc. | 249,282 | 32,644 | |
* | Illumina Inc. | 78,707 | 30,228 | |
* | Novocure Ltd. | 198,082 | 26,183 | |
* | Exact Sciences Corp. | 157,126 | 20,706 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
| Baxter International Inc. | 198,560 | 16,747 | |
* | Globus Medical Inc. | 246,397 | 15,195 | |
* | STAAR Surgical Co. | 95,707 | 10,089 | |
| 617,646 | |
Industrials (5.0%) | |
* | FTI Consulting Inc. | 334,046 | 46,803 | |
* | SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. | 213,939 | 36,528 | |
| CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 339,001 | 32,351 | |
| Wabtec Corp. | 398,919 | 31,578 | |
| United Parcel Service Inc. Class B | 181,026 | 30,773 | |
* | Axon Enterprise Inc. | 209,120 | 29,783 | |
* | Lyft Inc. Class A | 456,006 | 28,810 | |
* | KAR Auction Services Inc. | 1,585,445 | 23,782 | |
| Fastenal Co. | 442,519 | 22,250 | |
| Union Pacific Corp. | 95,130 | 20,968 | |
* | Stericycle Inc. | 287,178 | 19,387 | |
* | CoStar Group Inc. | 23,578 | 19,378 | |
| Expeditors International of Washington Inc. | 162,866 | 17,539 | |
| Healthcare Services Group Inc. | 611,100 | 17,129 | |
| PACCAR Inc. | 142,777 | 13,267 | |
| 3M Co. | 51,005 | 9,828 | |
| Otis Worldwide Corp. | 138,811 | 9,502 | |
| Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 111,896 | 8,646 | |
| 418,302 | |
Information Technology (8.9%) | |
| Oracle Corp. | 1,430,849 | 100,403 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 362,044 | 85,359 | |
| Mastercard Inc. Class A | 232,027 | 82,613 | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 320,746 | 60,618 | |
| Teradyne Inc. | 387,894 | 47,199 | |
| Intel Corp. | 732,283 | 46,866 | |
* | Trade Desk Inc. Class A | 63,960 | 41,680 | |
* | Cloudflare Inc. Class A | 493,768 | 34,692 | |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. | 225,020 | 34,451 | |
* | Twilio Inc. Class A | 70,340 | 23,969 | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 147,369 | 22,854 | |
| Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | 243,092 | 22,211 | |
| Paychex Inc. | 216,133 | 21,185 | |
* | PayPal Holdings Inc. | 82,580 | 20,054 | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 147,925 | 19,763 | |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. Class A | 182,257 | 17,992 | |
* | Datadog Inc. Class A | 204,843 | 17,072 | |
| TE Connectivity Ltd. | 129,204 | 16,681 | |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 83,174 | 15,676 | |
* | Arista Networks Inc. | 36,420 | 10,995 | |
* | Snowflake Inc. Class A | 28,873 | 6,620 | |
| 748,953 | |
Materials (1.8%) | |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | 214,826 | 72,143 | |
| Albemarle Corp. | 247,402 | 36,148 | |
| Linde plc | 71,417 | 20,007 | |
| PPG Industries Inc. | 83,057 | 12,480 | |
* | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 364,088 | 10,770 | |
* | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | 113,710 | 3,744 | |
| 155,292 | |
Real Estate (1.4%) | |
* | CBRE Group Inc. Class A | 611,854 | 48,404 | |
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 606,952 | 21,607 | |
* | Howard Hughes Corp. | 192,647 | 18,327 | |
| Rayonier Inc. | 476,131 | 15,355 | |
Vanguard® Global Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2021
| | Market Value | |
| Shares | ($000 | ) |
^ | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. | 674,370 | 10,203 | |
| 113,896 | |
| 4,164,721 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,040,443) | 7,959,532 | |
| | | | | |
| Coupon | | | | |
Temporary Cash Investment (5.8%) | |
Money Market Fund (5.8%) | |
2,3 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (Cost $485,977) | 0.081% | | 4,860,234 | 486,024 | |
Total Investments (100.7%) (Cost $5,526,420) | 8,445,556 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.7%) | (57,203) | |
Net Assets (100%) | 8,388,353 | |
Cost is in $000. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
§ | Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs. |
^ | Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $64,273,000. |
1 | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities was $201,849,000, representing 2.4% of net assets. |
2 | Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield. |
3 | Collateral of $68,488,000 was received for securities on loan. |
| ADR—American Depositary Receipt. |
| GDR—Global Depositary Receipt. |
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Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. 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: Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13: Exhibits.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS | |
| | |
BY: | /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY* | |
| MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY | |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
Date: May 19, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS | |
| | |
BY: | /s/ MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY* | |
| MORTIMER J. BUCKLEY | |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
Date: May 19, 2021
| VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS | |
| | |
BY: | /s/ JOHN BENDL* | |
| JOHN BENDL | |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | |
Date: May 19, 2021
* By: | /s/ Anne E. Robinson | | |
Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on December 18, 2020 (see File Number 33-64845), Incorporated by Reference