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Vanguard International Value Fund

Summary Prospectus

 

February 24, 2012

 

Investor Shares for Participants

 
Vanguard International Value Fund Investor Shares (VTRIX)
 
 
 
 
The Fund’s statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated
February 24, 2012, are incorporated into and made part of this Summary

Prospectus by reference.

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which
contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find
the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at
www.vanguard.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no
cost by calling 800-523-1188 or by sending an e-mail request to
online@vanguard.com.
 
 
 
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or
passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 


 

Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees  
(Fees paid directly from your investment)  
 
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases None
Purchase Fee None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends None
Redemption Fee (on shares held less than two months) 2%

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses  
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)  
 
Management Expenses 0.34%
12b-1 Distribution Fee None
Other Expenses 0.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.39%

 

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Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates the hypothetical
expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s
shares. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that
total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. The
results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given
period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these
assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
$40 $125 $219 $493

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a
taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating
expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Fund’s performance. During
the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39%.

Primary Investment Strategies
The Fund invests mainly in common stocks of companies located outside the United
States that are considered by an advisor to be undervalued. Such stocks, called
“value” stocks, often are out of favor in periods when investors are drawn to
companies with strong prospects for growth. The prices of value stocks, therefore,
may be below-average in relation to such measures as earnings and book value. The
Fund invests in large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies and is expected to
diversify its assets across developed and emerging markets in Europe, the Far East,
and Latin America. The Fund uses multiple investment advisors.

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Primary Risks
An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should
expect the Fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the
fluctuations of global stock markets. The Fund’s performance could be hurt by:

Stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock
markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling
prices. In addition, investments in foreign stocks can be riskier than U.S. stock
investments. The prices of foreign stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks have, at times,
moved in opposite directions.

Country/regional risk, which is the chance that world events—such as political
upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters—will adversely affect the value of
securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions. Because the Fund may
invest a large portion of its assets in securities of companies located in any one
country or region, including emerging markets, the Fund’s performance may be hurt
disproportionately by the poor performance of its investments in that area.
Country/regional risk is especially high in emerging markets.

Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in
U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.
Currency risk is especially high in emerging markets.

Investment style risk, which is the chance that returns from the types of stocks in
which the Fund invests will trail returns from global stock markets. As a group, non-
U.S. value stocks tend to go through cycles of doing better—or worse—than the
global market in general. These periods have, in the past, lasted for as long as several
years. The Fund also may invest in small- and mid-capitalization stocks. Historically,
these stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-cap stocks that dominate
the global markets, and they often perform quite differently.

Manager risk, which is the chance that poor security selection or focus on securities in
a particular sector, category, or group of companies will cause the Fund to underperform
relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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Annual Total Returns
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of
investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund has
varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows
how the average annual total returns compare with those of the Fund‘s benchmark
index and an additional comparative index, which have investment characteristics
similar to those of the Fund. Returns for the MSCI indexes shown are adjusted for
withholding taxes applicable to Luxembourg holding companies. Keep in mind that
the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the
future. Updated performance information is available on our website at
vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

Annual Total Returns — Vanguard International Value Fund Investor Shares


During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter
was 24.94% (quarter ended June 30, 2009), and the lowest return for a quarter was
–20.75% (quarter ended September 30, 2002).

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2011    
  1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Vanguard International Value Fund Investor Shares –14.58% –4.25% 5.94%
Comparative Indexes      
(reflect no deduction for fees or expenses)      
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index –13.33% –2.48% 6.76%
MSCI EAFE Index –12.14 –4.72 4.67

 

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Investment Advisors
AllianceBernstein L.P.

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Hansberger Global Investors, Inc.

Lazard Asset Management LLC

Portfolio Managers

Henry S. D’Auria, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer–International Value Equities and
Chief Investment Officer–Emerging Markets Value Equities at AllianceBernstein. He
has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2004.

Kevin F. Simms, Co-Chief Investment Officer–International Value Equities and Director
of Research–Global and International Value Equities at AllianceBernstein. He has
co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2004.

Sandy Nairn, Investment Partner, Director, and Chief Executive of Edinburgh Partners.
He has managed a portion of the Fund since 2008.

Aureole L. W. Foong, Managing Director of Emerging Markets at Hansberger Global
Investors, Inc. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2000.

Ronald Holt, CFA, CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Value Team at
Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund
since 2000.

Michael A. Bennett, CPA, Managing Director of Lazard. He has co-managed a portion
of the Fund since 2010.

Michael G. Fry, Managing Director of Lazard. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund
since 2010.

Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares and accumulate on
a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through an employer-sponsored retirement or
savings plan. You will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals
from the plan. You should consult your plan administrator, your plan’s Summary Plan
Description, or your tax advisor about the tax consequences of plan withdrawals.

Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Fund and its investment advisors do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of
Fund shares.

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