0000932471-17-003259.txt : 20170224 0000932471-17-003259.hdr.sgml : 20170224 20170224083310 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000932471-17-003259 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170224 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170224 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170224 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000034066 IRS NUMBER: 510106626 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-27203 FILM NUMBER: 17634849 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EXPLORER FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900305 0000034066 S000002578 VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND C000007081 Investor Shares VEXPX C000007082 Admiral Shares VEXRX 497J 1 jattycoverletter.htm ATTORNEY COVER LETTER jattycoverletter.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing
February 24, 2017
 
 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
Re: Vanguard Explorer Fund (the “Trust”)
  File No. 2-27203
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this letter serves as certification that the
Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information with respect to the above-referenced Trust do
not differ from that filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed electronically.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
Tara R. Buckley
Senior Counsel
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
 
 
Enclosures
 
 
cc: Asen Parachkevov
  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission