-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V5eYVPkBotgFuOvHXBoc7sffPaW1Z1LU2hEF4/dEpoDQNzhFXfI81xYbQfQ9+6EL Stl5EVpIwDWGr+ZjkCmoog== 0000932471-07-001163.txt : 20070820 0000932471-07-001163.hdr.sgml : 20070820 20070820060753 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000932471-07-001163 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070820 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070820 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070820 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000036405 IRS NUMBER: 231999755 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-56846 FILM NUMBER: 071066507 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106696295 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20011121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD INDEX TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST INDEX INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800904 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000036405 IRS NUMBER: 231999755 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02652 FILM NUMBER: 071066508 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106696295 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 2600 STREET 2: V26 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20011121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD INDEX TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST INDEX INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800904 0000036405 S000002839 Vanguard 500 Index Fund C000007773 Investor Shares VFINX C000007774 Admiral Shares VFIAX C000035202 Signal Shares VIFSX 485BPOS 1 index485b.txt VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS 485B XBRL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-56846) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 106 AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AMENDMENT NO. 107 VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN DECLARATION OF TRUST) P.O. BOX 2600, VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER (610) 669-1000 HEIDI STAM, ESQUIRE P.O. BOX 876 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS AMENDMENT BECOME EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 20, 2007 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF RULE 485. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Valley Forge and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 20th day of August, 2007. VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS BY:_____________(signature)________________ (HEIDI STAM) JOHN J. BRENNAN* CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By: /S/ JOHN J. BRENNAN President, Chairman, Chief August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ Executive Officer, and Trustee (Heidi Stam) John J. Brennan* By: /S/ CHARLES D. ELLIS Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) Charles D. Ellis* By: /S/ RAJIV L. GUPTA Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) Rajiv L. Gupta* By: /S/ AMY GUTMANN Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) Amy Gutmann* By: /S/ JOANN HEFFERNAN HEISEN Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) JoAnn Heffernan Heisen* By: /S/ ANDRE F. PEROLD Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) Andre F. Perold* By: /S/ ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR. Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.* By: /S/ J. LAWRENCE WILSON Trustee August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ (Heidi Stam) J. Lawrence Wilson* By: /S/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS Treasurer and Principal August 20, 2007 ------------------------------ Financial Officer and (Heidi Stam) Principal Accounting Officer Thomas J. Higgins*
*By Power of Attorney. Filed on July 27, 2006. see File Number 002-65955-99. Incorporated by Reference. Users of this data are advised pursuant to the rules and regulations governing the filing of voluntary XBRL disclosure that the following XBRL documents are not the official publicly filed disclosure of The Vanguard Group. The purpose of submitting these XBRL formatted documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result, investors should continue to rely on the official version of the furnished documents and not rely on this information in making investment decisions. EXHIBIT INDEX XBRL Instance Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ex-100.INS XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ex-100.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document . . . . . . . Ex-100.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document . . . . . . . . . Ex-100.LAB EX-100.SCH 2 vanguard.xsd TAXONOMY EXT SCHEMA EX-100.INS 3 vanguard2006.xml XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT 0000036405 vanguard:S000002839 2006-10-01 0000036405 vanguard:C000007773 2006-12-31 0000036405 vanguard:C000007774 2006-12-31 0000036405 vanguard:C000035202 2006-12-31 0000036405 ici-rr:Registrant_item 2006-12-31 iso4217:USD ici-rr:pure Investment Objective. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks. Primary Investment Strategies The Fund employs a “passive management”—or indexing—investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, a widely recognized benchmark of U.S. stock market performance that is dominated by the stocks of large U.S. companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. For additional information on the Fund’s investment strategies, please see More on the Fund. 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 the overall stock market. 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. Investment style risk, which is the chance that returns from large-capitalization stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Specific types of stocks tend to go through cycles of doing better—or worse—than the stock market in general. These periods have, in the past, lasted for as long as several years. Performance/Risk Information 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’s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the share classes presented compare with those of the Fund’s target index. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Annual Total Returns-Investor Shares 1997 33.19 1998 28.62 1999 21.07 2000 -9.06 2001 -12.02 2002 -22.15 2003 28.50 2004 10.47 2005 4.77 2006 15.64 22.21 2003-06-30 -17.22 2002-09-30 Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2006 Return Before Taxes 15.64 6.07 8.34 Return After Taxes on Distributions 15.34 5.72 7.85 Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 10.53 5.11 7.12 S & P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 15.79 6.19 8.42 Note on after-tax returns. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. When after-tax returns are calculated, it is assumed that the shareholder was in the highest federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains. State and local income taxes are not reflected in the calculations. Please note that after-tax returns are shown only for the Investor Shares and will vary for a fund’s other share classes. After-tax returns are not relevant for a shareholder who holds fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan. Also, figures captioned Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares will be higher than other figures for the same period if a capital loss occurs upon redemption and results in an assumed tax deduction for the shareholder. Performance/Risk Information 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’s Admiral Shares 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 target index. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Annual Total Returns-Admiral Shares 2001 -11.98 2002 -22.10 2003 28.59 2004 10.82 2005 4.87 2006 15.75 15.40 2003-06-30 -17.20 2002-09-30 Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2006 Return Before Taxes 15.75 6.15 2.47 1 2000-11-13 Return After Taxes on Distributions 15.43 5.79 2.08 1 Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 10.62 6.19 2.51 1 S & P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 15.79 6.19 2.51 2000-11-13 1 Since-inception returns are from November 13, 2000—the inception date of the Admiral Shares—through December 31, 2006. Note on after-tax returns. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. When after-tax returns are calculated, it is assumed that the shareholder was in the highest federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains. State and local income taxes are not reflected in the calculations. Please note that after-tax returns are shown only for the Admiral Shares and will vary for a fund’s other share classes. After-tax returns are not relevant for a shareholder who holds fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan. Also, figures captioned Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares will be higher than other figures for the same period if a capital loss occurs upon redemption and results in an assumed tax deduction for the shareholder. Performance/Risk Information The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. Because there is no performance information for the Fund’s Signal Shares, the information presented in the bar chart and table reflects the performance of the Admiral™ Shares of Vanguard 500 Index Fund. (Admiral Shares are offered through a separate prospectus.) Performance based on net asset value for the Signal Shares would be substantially similar, because both share classes constitute an investment in the same portfolio of securities; their returns generally should differ only to the extent that the expenses of the two classes differ. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Admiral Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the Fund’s Admiral Shares compare with those of the Fund’s target index. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Annual Total Returns-Admiral Shares 2001 -11.98 2002 -22.10 2003 28.59 2004 10.82 2005 4.87 2006 15.75 15.40 2003-06-30 -17.20 2002-09-30 Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2006 Return Before Taxes 15.75 6.15 2.47 1 2000-11-13 Return After Taxes on Distributions 15.43 5.79 2.08 1 Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 10.62 6.19 2.51 1 S & P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 15.79 6.19 2.51 2000-11-13 1 Since-inception returns are from November 13, 2000—the inception date of the Admiral Shares—through December 31, 2006. Note on after-tax returns. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown in the preceding table. When after-tax returns are calculated, it is assumed that the shareholder was in the highest federal marginal income tax bracket at the time of each distribution of income or capital gains. State and local income taxes are not reflected in the calculations. Please note that after-tax returns are shown only for the Admiral Shares and will vary for a fund’s other share classes. After-tax returns are not relevant for a shareholder who holds fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan. Also, figures captioned Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares will be higher than other figures for the same period if a capital loss occurs upon redemption and results in an assumed tax deduction for the shareholder. Fees and Expenses The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Investor Shares of the Fund. As is the case with all mutual funds, transaction costs incurred by the Fund for buying and selling securities are not reflected in the table, although such costs are reflected in the investment performance figures included in this prospectus. The expenses shown under Annual Fund Operating Expenses are based on those incurred in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Shareholder Fees (Fees paid directly from your investment) Purchase Fee 1 0 Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends 0 Redemption Fee 0 Account Maintenance Fee (for accounts under $10,000) 2 10.00 1 The Fund reserves the right to deduct a purchase fee from the future purchases of shares. 2 If applicable, the account maintenance fee ($2.50/quarter) will be deducted from your quarterly distribution of the Fund’ dividends. If your distribution is less than the fee, a fraction of a share may be automatically redeemed to make up the difference. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses deducted from the Fund’s assets) Management Expenses 0.15 12b-1 Distribution Fee 0 Other Expenses 0.03 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.18 The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Investor Shares 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 operating expenses remain the same. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Investor Shares 1 Year 18 3 Year 58 5 Year 101 10 Year 230 This example should not be considered to represent actual expenses or performance from the past or for the future. Actual future expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. Fees and Expenses The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Admiral Shares of the Fund. As is the case with all mutual funds, transaction costs incurred by the Fund for buying and selling securities are not reflected in the table, although such costs are reflected in the investment performance figures included in this prospectus. The expenses shown under Annual Fund Operating Expenses are based on those incurred in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Shareholder Fees (Fees paid directly from your investment) Purchase Fee 1 0 Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends 0 Redemption Fee 0 1 The Fund reserves the right to deduct a purchase fee from the future purchases of shares. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses deducted from the Fund’s assets) Management Expenses 0.07 12b-1 Distribution Fee 0 Other Expenses 0.02 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.09 The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Admiral Shares 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 operating expenses remain the same. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Admiral Shares 1 Year 9 3 Year 29 5 Year 51 10 Year 115 This example should not be considered to represent actual expenses or performance from the past or for the future. Actual future expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. Fees and Expenses The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Signal Shares of the Fund. As is the case with all mutual funds, transaction costs incurred by the Fund for buying and selling securities are not reflected in the table, although such costs are reflected in the investment performance figures included in this prospectus. The expenses shown under Annual Fund Operating Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Shareholder Fees (Fees paid directly from your investment) Purchase Fee 1 0 Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends 0 Redemption Fee 0 1 The Fund reserves the right to deduct a purchase fee from the future purchases of shares. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (Expenses deducted from the Fund’s assets) Management Expenses 0.07 12b-1 Distribution Fee 0 Other Expenses 0.02 Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.09 The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund’s Signal Shares 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 operating expenses match our estimates. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Signal Shares 1 Year 9 3 Year 29 5 Year 51 10 Year 115 This example should not be considered to represent actual expenses or performance from the past or for the future. Actual future expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. 2007-08-20 2007-08-20 Users of this data are advised pursuant to the rules and regulations governing the filing of voluntary XBRL disclosure that the following XBRL documents are not the official publicly filed disclosure of The Vanguard Group. The purpose of submitting these XBRL formatted documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result, investors should continue to rely on the official version of the furnished documents and not rely on this information in making investment decisions. EX-100.DEF 4 vanguard_def.xml TAXONOMY EXT DEF EX-100.LAB 5 vanguard_lab.xml TAXONOMY EXT LINKBASE Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Admiral Shares Signal Shares -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----