SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-17620) UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Post-Effective Amendment No. 147

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 811-01027) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY

ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 147

VANGUARD WORLD FUND

(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

Anne E. Robinson, Esquire

P.O. Box 876

Valley Forge, PA 19482

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

[X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

[ ] on , (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a

previously filed post-effective amendment.

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 27th day of October, 2017.
	VANGUARD WORLD FUND
	BY:_______ _/s/ F. William McNabb III*
	F. William McNabb III
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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
/s/ F. William McNabb III*	Chairman and Chief Executive	October 27, 2017
	Officer
F. William McNabb
/s/ Emerson U. Fullwood*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
Emerson U. Fullwood
/s/ Rajiv L. Gupta*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
Rajiv L. Gupta
/s/ Amy Gutmann*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
Amy Gutmann
/s/ JoAnn Heffernan Heisen*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
/s/ F. Joseph Loughrey*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
F. Joseph Loughrey
/s/ Mark Loughridge*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
Mark Loughridge
/s/ Scott C. Malpass*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
Scott C. Malpass
/s/ André F. Perold*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
André F. Perold
/s/ Peter F. Volanakis*	Trustee	October 27, 2017
Peter F. Volanakis
/s/ Thomas J. Higgins*	Chief Financial Officer	October 27, 2017
Thomas J. Higgins
*By: /s/ Peter Mahoney
Peter Mahoney, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on August 10, 2017, see File Number 005-79404,
Incorporated by Reference.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
XBRL Instance Document	Ex-101.INS
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Ex-101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Ex-101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.	Ex-101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document	Ex-101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	Ex-101.PRE