0000052848 world:S000004453Member 2020-12-22 2020-12-22 0000052848 2020-12-22 2020-12-22 pure iso4217:USD 2020-08-31 VANGUARD WORLD FUND 0000052848 false 2021-11-12 2021-11-12 2020-12-22 N-1A 497 Vanguard International Growth FundSupplement Dated November 12, 2021, to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus Dated December 22, 2020Prospectus and Summary Prospectus Text ChangesThe following is added as a new bullet point under the heading “Principal Risks” in the Fund Summary section:• Emerging markets risk, which is the chance that the stocks of companies located in emerging markets will be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the stocks of companies located in more developed foreign markets because, among other factors, emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks; less developed legal, tax, regulatory, financial reporting, accounting and recordkeeping systems; and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.Prospectus Text ChangesThe following is added under the heading “Market Exposure” in the More on the Fund section:The Fund is subject to emerging markets risk, which is the chance that the stocks of companies located in emerging markets will be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the stocks of companies located in more developed foreign markets because, among other factors, emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks; less developed legal, tax, regulatory, financial reporting, accounting and recordkeeping systems; and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets. Additionally, information regarding companies located in emerging markets may be less available and less reliable, which can impede the ability to evaluate such companies.© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved.Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. PS 081A 112021 Vanguard International Growth FundSupplement Dated November 12, 2021, to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus Dated December 22, 2020Prospectus and Summary Prospectus Text ChangesThe following is added as a new bullet point under the heading “Principal Risks” in the Fund Summary section:• Emerging markets risk, which is the chance that the stocks of companies located in emerging markets will be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the stocks of companies located in more developed foreign markets because, among other factors, emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks; less developed legal, tax, regulatory, financial reporting, accounting and recordkeeping systems; and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.Prospectus Text ChangesThe following is added under the heading “Market Exposure” in the More on the Fund section:The Fund is subject to emerging markets risk, which is the chance that the stocks of companies located in emerging markets will be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the stocks of companies located in more developed foreign markets because, among other factors, emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks; less developed legal, tax, regulatory, financial reporting, accounting and recordkeeping systems; and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets. Additionally, information regarding companies located in emerging markets may be less available and less reliable, which can impede the ability to evaluate such companies.© 2021 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved.Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. PS 081A 112021