N-CSRS 1 quantitativefinal.htm VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-4526

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Quantitative Funds

 

 

Address of Registrant:

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Heidi Stam, Esquire

 

P.O. Box 876

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: October 1, 2007–March 31, 2008

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders


 

 

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Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned –14.3% for the fiscal half-year ended March 31, 2008.

 

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The fund lagged both the return of its benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and the average return of competing funds.

 

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The financials, energy, and consumer-oriented sectors weighed heavily on the six-month performance.

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

1

Chairman’s Letter

2

Advisor’s Report

6

Fund Profile

8

Performance Summary

10

Financial Statements

11

About Your Fund’s Expenses

23

Glossary

25

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Ticker

Total

 

Symbol

Returns

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund

 

 

Investor Shares

VQNPX

–14.3%

Admiral™ Shares1

VGIAX

–14.3

S&P 500 Index

 

–12.5

Average Large-Cap Core Fund2

 

–13.0

 

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

 

September 30, 2007–March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions Per Share

 

Starting

Ending

Income

Capital

 

Share Price

Share Price

Dividends

Gains

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$38.62

$29.10

$0.320

$4.008

Admiral Shares

63.08

47.53

0.556

6.545

 

 

 

 

1 A lower-cost class of shares available to many longtime shareholders and to those with significant investments in the fund.

2 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

 

 

1


 

Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned –14.3% for the fiscal six months ended March 31, 2008. As the markets turned treacherous, the fund fell a few steps behind the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and its peers among large-capitalization core funds, as shown in the table on page 1.

Strong performance in the information technology sector offset some of the fund’s missteps in the financials, energy, and consumer-oriented sectors.

Stocks of all sorts sank amid credit-market concerns

The broad U.S. stock market declined –12.4% for the six months ended March 31 as investor sentiment turned bearish amid fears of a U.S. recession, the weakening U.S. dollar, and the tightening of global credit markets in reaction to the subprime-mortgage crisis that began in midsummer 2007.

Large-capitalization stocks fared a bit better than small-caps, growth stocks generally outpaced their value-oriented counterparts, and international stocks again outperformed U.S. stocks over the six months; nonetheless, each stock group posted a negative return.

 

 

2

Bond markets were roiled by subprime-mortgage woes

Credit markets seized up as trouble spread from subprime-mortgage-backed securities to other issues. Investors flocked to higher-quality government and corporate bonds, driving U.S. Treasury bond prices higher.

Unlike stocks, the broad taxable bond market pushed forward, posting a total return of 5.2% for the fiscal half-year as lower interest rates depressed yields and bumped up prices. By contrast, tax-exempt municipal bonds returned only 0.7% as fixed income investors moved in droves to Treasuries in search of the highest-quality, most-liquid securities. This, combined with concerns about the financial strength of the insurers backing the highest-quality municipal bonds, pushed municipal yields above those of Treasuries.

In response to the tumult in the credit markets and the deteriorating economic outlook, the Federal Reserve Board reduced its target for the federal funds rate aggressively. The Fed continued a series of rate cuts that began late last summer, ending with a 0.75 percentage point cut in March. The target rate stood at 2.25% at the end of the period, the lowest level since early 2005.

Poor stock selection depressed fund’s returns

The Growth and Income Fund’s advisor, Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC, uses computer models to select a broadly

 

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns

 

 

Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

Six Months

One Year

Five Years1

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

–12.4%

–5.4%

11.9%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

–14.0

–13.0

14.9

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

–12.4

–5.8

12.5

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

–9.6

2.6

24.0

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

 

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)

5.2%

7.7%

4.6%

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

0.7

1.9

3.9

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

1.7

4.2

3.0

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

2.4%

4.0%

3.0%

 

 

1 Annualized.

 

3

diversified group of stocks with the goal of outpacing the S&P 500 Index. The fund struggled to achieve its objective in the first half of fiscal 2008, facing its biggest challenges in the financials, energy, and consumer-oriented sectors. Even though it had a bit less exposure to the poorly performing financials sector than the S&P 500 Index did, its subpar stock selection offset this potential benefit. The fund held some of the companies worst hit by the recent credit-market crisis, such as Citigroup (–53%), American International Group (–36%), and Wachovia (–44%).

Inferior stock picks also hurt the fund in the energy sector. For example, the fund had a larger position than the index in Valero Energy, a large U.S. refiner, which returned –27% as its profit margin got squeezed by the rising cost of crude oil and declining consumer demand for gasoline.

The consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors also were among the fund’s weaker performers. The fund held larger stakes than the index in several poorly performing stocks, such as food distribution giant Sysco, which returned –17%. Making matters worse, the overall softening of the U.S. economy and cutbacks in consumer and business spending slashed the returns of media, retail, and home improvement outlets such as Time Warner, Amazon.com, and Sherwin-Williams.

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios1

 

 

 

Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Investor

Admiral

Large-Cap

 

Shares

Shares

Core Fund

Growth and Income Fund

0.29%

0.16%

1.29%

 

 

 

1 Fund expense ratios reflect the six months ended March 31, 2008. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2007.

 

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On the positive side of the ledger, the information technology and industrials sectors were bright spots in the fund’s otherwise lackluster performance. The fund managed to sidestep some of the damage in the tech sector by limiting its exposure to dismal performers such as Cisco Systems, which had a –27% return.

Maintain a diversified portfolio and focus on the long term

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund’s performance during the most recent fiscal half-year was disappointing, but it would be a mistake to accord much importance to it. In volatile markets, short-term performance can be an especially unreliable indicator of an investment strategy’s long-term prospects. We recommend that you take a long-term view of your individual investments and understand the role each fund plays in your portfolio.

A balanced, diversified, and low-cost portfolio of stocks, bonds, and money market funds can help you capture market returns over the long term regardless of short-term volatility. The Growth and Income Fund, with its broad, low-cost exposure to large-cap U.S. stocks, can play an important role in the stock portion of such a portfolio.

As I close this report to you, I would like to thank John Cone, of Franklin Portfolio Associates, who has done an admirable job advising the Growth and Income Fund. John plans to retire in July of this year, leaving the fund in the capable hands of Oliver Buckley, Franklin’s chief investment officer.

It’s also my pleasure to introduce the fund’s new president, F. William McNabb III. Bill is a man of great character and integrity who is intimately familiar with all aspects of Vanguard—from how we serve our clients to how we invest for our clients.

Bill and I have worked together very closely for more than two decades. I’m thrilled that the fund’s board elected him president, effective March 1, and designated him to succeed me as chief executive officer, a role he will assume within a year, after an orderly transition. Bill and the rest of our team will serve you and our other clients extremely well in the years ahead.

Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

 

Sincerely,

 


 

John J. Brennan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

April 14, 2008

 

 

5

Advisor’s Report

 

The S&P 500 Index fell more than –12% over the six months ended March 31. While painful to live through, the decline may in the long run be healthy for the market as excessive valuations are wrung out and more realistic expectations for earnings growth are factored into prices. Given the rather disorderly de-leveraging of the credit markets since August, and the very real possibility that the U.S. economy is slipping into a recession, the case could be made that the magnitude of the equity market drop has not been unreasonable.

One of the largest uncertainties has to do with the nature and extent of any proactive policy response during this election year. Although lawmakers’ intentions may be good, it is likely that any relief for the housing market (especially when it comes to foreclosures) may arrive after the market begins to clear and may actually prolong the contraction. Serious questions remain about housing-sector weakness, the subprime mortgage market, and the surge in risk avoidance broadly defined. But if one believes in the soundness of the U.S. economy over the long run, as we do, then investors who maintain a long-term perspective may find a buying opportunity in this environment.

 

Our fund’s successes

Stock selection was strong during the six months in the technology sector—in particular, for holdings related to computer hardware, semiconductors, and electronic equipment. Examples include Apple (computers and iPods), QUALCOMM (wireless telecom equipment), Applied Materials (semiconductor fabrication equipment), XTO Energy (oil and gas exploration and production), and CSX (freight transportation). In addition, the fund’s performance relative to the S&P 500 Index benefited from not holding, or underweighting, poorly performing stocks such as Motorola (–49%) and Cisco (–27%).

While sector tilts (measured as the difference between the portfolio weight and the S&P 500 Index weight in a particular sector) are deliberately minimized in the Growth and Income Fund, they are not forced to zero. During the last six months, the fund’s modest underweighting in financials and telecommunications helped the relative return of the portfolio. In addition, the fund’s tilt toward stocks with near-term positive price momentum helped performance.

 

 

 

6

Our fund’s shortfalls

While the fund outperformed its benchmark over the final three months of the period, it was unable to overcome its under-performance from October through December of 2007. The stock-selection factors in our investment process that focused on positive momentum were modestly successful during the period, but other factors that focused on valuation were ineffective and served as a brake on returns.

Holdings that negatively affected results included Citigroup (banking), Valero Energy (oil refining and marketing), Sysco (food-service marketing and distribution), PG&E (natural gas and electric utility), and Sherwin-Williams (paints, coatings, other related products). In addition, not holding U.S. Bancorp and Monsanto, strong performers over the six months, had a negative impact on results.

The fund’s positioning

We continue to remain focused on our investment discipline as it applies to stock selection, portfolio construction, and implementation. We believe the Growth and Income Fund is well-positioned to achieve its long-run goal of outperforming the S&P 500 Index. Our disciplined process leads us to favor reasonably priced stocks with good potential for future earnings growth. The fund will remain fully invested in those stocks we consider most attractive, and the portfolio risk will be focused to minimize exposure to characteristics we believe are unrewarded. In recent months, there has been a measurable increase in individual stock volatility, which increases the potential, though not the certitude, of outperforming the benchmark. Uncertainty in the broader economy has had an impact on the effectiveness of our stock-ranking process, but we remain highly confident in its long-term efficacy. We continue to believe that the Growth and Income Fund is an excellent choice for those seeking a diversified exposure to large-cap U.S. equities.

 

John S. Cone, CFA, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC

 

April 10, 2008

 

 

7

Fund Profile

As of March 31, 2008

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

115

500

4,811

Median Market Cap

$41.9B

$48.2B

$33.8B

Price/Earnings Ratio

14.2x

16.3x

16.9x

Price/Book Ratio

2.3x

2.5x

2.4x

Yield3

 

2.2%

2.0%

Investor Shares

2.0%

 

 

Admiral Shares

2.1%

 

 

Return on Equity

20.1%

20.6%

19.5%

Earnings Growth Rate

24.9%

20.0%

20.0%

Foreign Holdings

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

107%4

Expense Ratio

 

Investor Shares

0.29%4

 

 

Admiral Shares

0.16%4

 

 

Short-Term Reserves

0.3%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

10.4%

8.7%

9.4%

Consumer Staples

10.8

11.1

9.6

Energy

13.6

13.3

12.7

Financials

15.2

16.7

17.7

Health Care

12.7

11.7

11.7

Industrials

12.8

12.2

12.2

Information Technology

15.7

15.7

15.6

Materials

2.7

3.6

4.1

Telecommunication Services

2.9

3.4

3.1

Utilities

3.2

3.6

3.9

 

 

Volatility Measures5

 

 

Fund Versus

Fund Versus

 

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.95

0.94

Beta

1.00

0.94

 

 

 

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Ten Largest Holdings6 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil and gas

5.0%

General Electric Co.

industrial conglomerates

4.2

Apple Inc.

computer hardware

3.2

Procter & Gamble Co.

household products

2.8

Bank of America Corp.

diversified financial services

2.5

International Business Machines Corp.

computer hardware

2.2

Time Warner, Inc.

movies and entertainment

2.2

The Boeing Co.

aerospace and defense

2.2

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

hypermarkets and supercenters

2.1

ConocoPhillips Co.

integrated oil and gas

2.0

Top Ten

 

28.4%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

 

1 S&P 500 Index.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3 30-day SEC yield for the fund; annualized dividend yield for the indexes. See Glossary on pages 22–23.

4 Annualized.

5 For an explanation of R-squared, beta, and other terms used here, see the Glossary on pages 22–23.

6 The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

 

9

Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 30, 1997–March 31, 2008

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investor Shares2

12/10/1986

–8.58%

10.90%

3.51%

Admiral Shares

5/14/2001

–8.47

11.07

2.613

 

 

 

 

1 Six months ended March 31, 2008.

2 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

3 Return since inception.

Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 15 and 16 for dividend and capital gains information.

 

 

10

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of March 31, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (98.7%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (10.3%)

 

 

 

Time Warner, Inc.

10,471,300

146,808

 

The Walt Disney Co.

3,845,985

120,687

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

1,340,300

68,409

*

Amazon.com, Inc.

880,200

62,758

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

1,416,100

58,712

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

765,000

52,020

*

Big Lots Inc.

2,216,200

49,421

*

GameStop Corp. Class A

753,300

38,953

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

536,300

23,694

 

News Corp., Class A

1,166,700

21,876

 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

1,088,400

21,224

*

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

525,700

13,563

 

Hasbro, Inc.

209,700

5,851

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

278,400

5,757

 

Tiffany & Co.

65,400

2,736

 

 

 

692,469

Consumer Staples (10.7%)

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

2,674,600

187,409

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

2,704,900

142,494

 

Sysco Corp.

4,361,000

126,556

 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

2,564,800

86,972

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

1,888,500

45,702

 

The Kroger Co.

1,631,900

41,450

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

697,100

35,259

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

485,400

35,046

 

Altria Group, Inc.

697,100

15,476

 

SuperValu Inc.

147,800

4,431

 

 

 

720,795

Energy (13.5%)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

3,979,736

336,606

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

1,799,719

137,157

*

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

2,110,500

123,211

 

Valero Energy Corp.

2,423,900

119,038

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Transocean, Inc.

530,800

71,764

 

Chevron Corp.

781,200

66,683

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

834,900

52,624

 

 

 

907,083

Financials (15.0%)

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

4,375,499

165,875

 

American Express Co.

2,317,700

101,330

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

1,267,000

99,143

 

ProLogis REIT

1,678,400

98,791

 

Franklin Resources Corp.

764,400

74,139

 

Wachovia Corp.

2,727,650

73,647

 

The Chubb Corp.

1,445,500

71,523

 

Citigroup, Inc.

2,761,800

59,158

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

1,330,400

57,141

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

2,432,500

50,888

 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

1,111,208

42,270

 

Safeco Corp.

755,500

33,151

 

MetLife, Inc.

395,500

23,833

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

116,600

19,284

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American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

430,100

14,692

 

State Street Corp.

113,400

8,959

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. REIT

555,400

8,842

 

American International Group, Inc.

198,700

8,594

 

 

 

1,011,260

Health Care (12.6%)

 

 

 

Pfizer Inc.

6,540,727

136,897

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

5,464,200

116,387

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

1,622,900

100,117

 

Aetna Inc.

1,860,800

78,321

 

CIGNA Corp.

1,772,800

71,923

 

Stryker Corp.

1,083,800

70,501

*

Express Scripts Inc.

1,070,800

68,874

*

Celgene Corp.

995,000

60,984

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

1,012,000

52,209

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

903,500

34,288

 

Medtronic, Inc.

458,500

22,178

 

Baxter International, Inc.

210,600

12,177

*

Humana Inc.

213,200

9,564

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

387,800

5,588

*

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

96,200

5,468

 

 

 

845,476

Industrials (12.6%)

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

7,652,500

283,219

 

The Boeing Co.

1,946,600

144,769

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

1,012,200

78,759

 

Ingersoll-Rand Co.

1,633,000

72,799

 

CSX Corp.

984,000

55,173

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

428,600

43,752

 

Fluor Corp.

297,800

42,037

*

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

569,400

41,902

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

3,636,000

39,305

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

202,400

22,130

 

Dover Corp.

127,400

5,323

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

54,300

4,148

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

52,800

3,657

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

61,900

3,554

 

Goodrich Corp.

56,600

3,255

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

41,500

3,249

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

55,500

3,172

 

Cummins Inc.

13,100

613

 

 

 

850,816

Information Technology (15.4%)

 

 

*

Apple Inc.

1,489,400

213,729

 

International Business Machines Corp.

1,310,100

150,845

*

Oracle Corp.

5,599,600

109,528

*

Computer Sciences Corp.

1,997,200

81,466

*

Juniper Networks, Inc.

2,763,800

69,095

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

2,360,200

66,723

 

Intel Corp.

2,818,900

59,704

 

Microsoft Corp.

1,820,100

51,654

*

Google Inc.

103,700

45,677

*

EMC Corp.

2,734,400

39,211

 

Xerox Corp.

2,494,900

37,349

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

790,100

36,076

*

Autodesk, Inc.

745,000

23,453

 

Corning, Inc.

746,200

17,939

*

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

1,383,900

16,718

*

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.

127,900

9,068

*

NVIDIA Corp.

208,700

4,130

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

74,500

2,651

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

65,900

1,286

 

 

 

1,036,302

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Materials (2.7%)

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

1,035,096

99,597

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

964,400

45,095

 

Dow Chemical Co.

989,700

36,470

 

 

 

181,162

Telecommunication Services (2.8%)

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.

2,756,200

105,562

 

CenturyTel, Inc.

2,123,400

70,582

 

Embarq Corp.

306,600

12,295

 

Windstream Corp.

296,700

3,546

 

 

 

191,985

Utilities (3.1%)

 

 

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

3,049,800

122,571

 

PG&E Corp.

835,300

30,756

 

Duke Energy Corp.

1,508,600

26,929

 

PPL Corp.

314,100

14,423

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

355,200

14,101

 

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

143,400

2,046

 

 

 

210,826

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $6,651,991)

 

6,648,174

Temporary Cash Investments (1.5%)1

 

 

Money Market Fund (1.4%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 2.800%

82,531,529

82,532

2

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund,

 

 

 

2.800%—Note G

13,597,200

13,597

 

 

 

96,129

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Government Obligation (0.1%)

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

3

0.721%, 6/19/08

3,900

3,889

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

 

(Cost $100,023)

 

100,018

Total Investments (100.2%)

 

 

(Cost $6,752,014)

 

6,748,192

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%)

 

 

Receivables for Investment

 

 

 

Securities Sold

 

170,034

Other Assets—Note C

 

25,208

Payables for Investment

 

 

 

Securities Purchased

 

(170,968)

Other Liabilities—Note G

 

(40,902)

 

 

 

(16,628)

Net Assets (100%)

 

6,731,564

 

 

 

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At March 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:4

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

6,885,501

Undistributed Net Investment Income

14,342

Overdistributed Net Realized Gains

(165,128)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(3,822)

Futures Contracts

671

Net Assets

6,731,564

 

 

Investor Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 154,833,136 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

4,505,882

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Investor Shares

$29.10

 

 

Admiral Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 46,822,317 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

2,225,682

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Admiral Shares

$47.53

 

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*

Non-income-producing security.

^

Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. See Note G in Notes to Financial Statements.

1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.8% and 0.4%, respectively, of net assets. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

3 Securities with a value of $3,889,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

4 See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

March 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

69,693

Interest1

2,043

Security Lending

226

Total Income

71,962

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

3,190

Performance Adjustment

(965)

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

 

Investor Shares

5,096

Admiral Shares

931

Marketing and Distribution

 

Investor Shares

482

Admiral Shares

233

Custodian Fees

28

Shareholders’ Reports

 

Investor Shares

57

Admiral Shares

6

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

5

Total Expenses

9,063

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D

(836)

Net Expenses

8,227

Net Investment Income

63,735

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(32,106)

Futures Contracts

(10,286)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(42,392)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(1,179,684)

Futures Contracts

(1,403)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(1,181,087)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(1,159,744)

 

 

 

 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,985,000.

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

March 31,

September 30,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

63,735

132,725

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(42,392)

912,849

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(1,181,087)

134,840

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(1,159,744)

1,180,414

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investor Shares

(45,056)

(88,650)

Admiral Shares

(24,140)

(46,594)

Realized Capital Gain1

 

 

Investor Shares

(564,334)

Admiral Shares

(284,167)

Total Distributions

(917,697)

(135,244)

Capital Share Transactions—Note H

 

 

Investor Shares

424,358

(333,115)

Admiral Shares

126,147

138,269

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

550,505

(194,846)

Total Increase (Decrease)

(1,526,936)

850,324

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

8,258,500

7,408,176

End of Period2

6,731,564

8,258,500

 

 

 

1 Includes fiscal 2008 short-term gain distributions totaling $89,570,000. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $14,342,000 and $19,803,000.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

March 31,

Year Ended September 30,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$38.62

$33.79

$31.29

$28.31

$24.91

$20.68

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.289

.60

.55

.46

.37

.318

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

(5.481)

4.84

2.47

2.98

3.39

4.227

Total from Investment Operations

(5.192)

5.44

3.02

3.44

3.76

4.545

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.320)

(.61)

(.52)

(.46)

(.36)

(.315)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(4.008)

Total Distributions

(4.328)

(.61)

(.52)

(.46)

(.36)

(.315)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$29.10

$38.62

$33.79

$31.29

$28.31

$24.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return1

–14.33%

16.20%

9.76%

12.20%

15.12%

22.09%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$4,506

$5,465

$5,088

$5,202

$5,780

$5,119

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets2

0.29%*

0.32%

0.38%

0.40%

0.42%

0.46%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.65%*

1.61%

1.65%

1.53%

1.35%

1.39%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

107%*

100%

93%

84%

79%3

88%

 

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.03%), 0.00%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.00%.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

*

Annualized.

 

 

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Admiral Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

March 31,

Year Ended September 30,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$63.08

$55.20

$51.12

$46.25

$40.70

$33.78

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.508

1.070

.997

.849

.683

.567

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

(8.957)

7.903

4.036

4.853

5.530

6.920

Total from Investment Operations

(8.449)

8.973

5.033

5.702

6.213

7.487

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.556)

(1.093)

(.953)

(.832)

(.663)

(.567)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(6.545)

Total Distributions

(7.101)

(1.093)

(.953)

(.832)

(.663)

(.567)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$47.53

$63.08

$55.20

$51.12

$46.25

$40.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

–14.28%

16.37%

9.97%

12.39%

15.29%

22.29%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$2,226

$2,794

$2,321

$2,039

$843

$812

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets1

0.16%*

0.18%

0.20%

0.23%

0.25%

0.31%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.78%*

1.75%

1.83%

1.68%

1.51%

1.54%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

107%*

100%

93%

84%

79%2

88%

 

 

 

 

1 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.03%), 0.00%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.00%.

2 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

*

Annualized.

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Quantitative Funds. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, tenure, and account-size criteria.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2004–2007) and for the period ended March 31, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

 

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6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B. Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC, provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on the fund’s performance for the preceding three years relative to the S&P 500 Index. For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.09% of the fund’s average net assets before a decrease of $965,000 (0.03%) based on performance.

 

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $586,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.59% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

D. The fund has asked its investment advisor to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. The fund’s custodian bank has also agreed to reduce its fees when the fund maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended March 31, 2008, these arrangements reduced the fund’s management and administrative expenses by $835,000 and custodian fees by $1,000. The total expense reduction represented an effective annual rate of 0.02% of the fund’s average net assets.

 

E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At March 31, 2008, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $6,752,014,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,822,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $623,201,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $627,023,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

 

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At March 31, 2008, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2008 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

S&P 500 Index

207

68,517

671

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

 

F. During the six months ended March 31, 2008, the fund purchased $3,963,958,000 of investment securities and sold $4,253,969,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments.

 

G. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at March 31, 2008, was $12,902,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $13,597,000.

 

H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

March 31, 2008

September 30, 2007

 

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

 

($000)

(000)

($000)

(000)

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

322,954

9,719

581,626

15,817

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

586,889

18,578

84,713

2,312

Redeemed

(485,485)

(14,961)

(999,454)

(27,194)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares

424,358

13,336

(333,115)

(9,065)

Admiral Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

139,093

2,594

491,880

8,143

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

287,239

5,568

42,270

706

Redeemed

(300,185)

(5,626)

(395,881)

(6,600)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares

126,147

2,536

138,269

2,249

 

 

 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The table below illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Growth and Income Fund

9/30/2007

3/31/2008

Period1

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$856.73

$1.35

Admiral Shares

1,000.00

857.20

0.74

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.55

$1.47

Admiral Shares

1,000.00

1,024.20

0.81

 

 

1 The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.29% for Investor Shares and 0.16% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

 

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Note that the expenses shown in the table on page 20 are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the account service fee described in the prospectus. If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

 

 

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Glossary

 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition below). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.

 

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

 

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

 

Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.

 

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.

 

Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.

 

Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.

 

Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.

 

Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.

 

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.

 

Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.

 

Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.

 

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Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

 

Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (in the case of bonds) or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

 

 

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals.

 

Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.

 

Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

 

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John J. Brennan1

 

Born 1954

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Trustee since May 1987;

Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment

Chairman of the Board and

companies served by The Vanguard Group; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

Chief Executive Officer

 

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

 

 

Charles D. Ellis

 

Born 1937

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures

Trustee since January 2001

in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business

 

at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

 

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

 

Born 1948

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Chief Staff and Marketing

Trustee since January 2008

Officer for North America since 2004 and Corporate Vice President of Xerox Corporation

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

(photocopiers and printers); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing),

 

of the United Way of Rochester, and of the Boy Scouts of America.

 

 

Rajiv L. Gupta

 

Born 1945

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, and

Trustee since December 20012

Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified

 

manufacturing and services) since 2005.

 

 

Amy Gutmann

 

Born 1949

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of the University of

Trustee since June 2006

Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania

 

since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and

 

the University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of

 

Carnegie Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development

 

Corporation and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004; Trustee of

 

the National Constitution Center since 2007.

 

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

 

Born 1950

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and

Trustee since July 1998

Chief Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson &

 

Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical

 

Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute.

 

 

André F. Perold

 

Born 1952

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance

Trustee since December 2004

and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean and Director of Faculty

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Recruiting, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman of UNX, Inc. (equities

 

trading firm); Chair of the Investment Committee of HighVista Strategies LLC (private

 

investment firm) since 2005.

 

 

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

 

Born 1941

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive

Trustee since January 1993

Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services).

 

 

 

 

J. Lawrence Wilson

 

Born 1936

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive

Trustee since April 1985

Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University

 

and of Culver Educational Foundation.

 

 

 

 

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Thomas J. Higgins

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.;

Treasurer since July 1998

Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

 

 

F. William McNabb III

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of The Vanguard Group, Inc.,

President since March 2008

and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2008;

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard Group

 

(1995–2008).

 

 

Heidi Stam

 

Born 1956

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing Director of The Vanguard

Secretary since July 2005

Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard

 

Group, since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation

 

since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).

 

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George U. Sauter

Mortimer J. Buckley

Paul A. Heller

Ralph K. Packard

 

 

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During a particularly volatile six months, the broad U.S. stock market returned –12.4%.

 

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For the fiscal half-year ended March 31, 2008, returns of the Institutional Plus Shares of the Vanguard Structured Equity portfolios ranged from –11.8% for the Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund to –14.1% for the Structured Large-Cap Value Fund.

 

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The funds’ success versus their respective benchmarks was mixed: The Structured Large-Cap Equity and Structured Large-Cap Value Funds performed fairly in line with their indexes, while the other two funds each lagged their respective indexes by up to 1 percentage point.

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

1

Chairman’s Letter

2

Advisor’s Report

7

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

9

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

27

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

45

Structured Broad Market Fund

60

About Your Fund’s Expenses

82

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

84

Glossary

85

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Ticker

Total

 

Symbol

Returns

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

Institutional Shares

VSLIX

–12.3%

Institutional Plus Shares

VSLPX

–12.2

S&P 500 Index

 

–12.5

Average Large-Cap Core Fund1

 

–13.0

 

 

 

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Institutional Shares

VSTLX

–11.9%

Institutional Plus Shares

VSGPX

–11.8

Russell 1000 Growth Index

 

–10.9

Average Large-Cap Growth Fund1

 

–11.7

 

 

 

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

VSLVX

–14.1%

Russell 1000 Value Index

 

–14.0

Average Large-Cap Value Fund1

 

–13.7

 

 

 

Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

Institutional Shares

VSBMX

–13.2%

Institutional Plus Shares

VSBPX

–13.2

Russell 3000 Index

 

–12.5

Average Multi-Cap Core Fund1

 

–12.4

 

 

 

1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

During the first half of your fund’s fiscal-year 2008, the broad U.S. stock market experienced a sharp downturn, retreating more than –12%. In that challenging environment, the Institutional Plus Shares of the four Vanguard Structured Equity portfolios posted negative double-digit returns, ranging from –11.8% for the Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund to –14.1% for the Structured Large-Cap Value Fund.

From an absolute-performance standpoint, the funds had a disappointing period. The funds recorded declines in each of the final five months of the fiscal half-year. On a relative basis, however, the funds performed respectably. As the stock market declined in fits and starts, the funds hewed fairly closely to the results of their benchmark indexes. (The Structured Large-Cap Growth and Structured Broad Market Funds lagged their indexes a bit, but by no more than 1 percentage point each.) At the same time, all the funds remained within their tightly defined risk parameters.

Stocks of all sorts sank amid credit-market concerns

The broad U.S. stock market declined –12.4% for the six months ended March 31 as investor sentiment turned bearish amid fears of a U.S. recession, the weakening U.S. dollar, and the tightening of global credit markets in reaction to the subprime-mortgage crisis that began in midsummer 2007.

 

 

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Large-capitalization stocks fared a bit better than small-caps, growth stocks generally outpaced their value-oriented counterparts, and international stocks again outperformed U.S. stocks over the six months; nonetheless, each stock group posted a negative return.

Bond markets were roiled by subprime-mortgage woes

Credit markets seized up as trouble spread from subprime-mortgage-backed securities to other issues. Investors flocked to higher-quality government and corporate bonds, driving U.S. Treasury bond prices higher.

Unlike stocks, the broad taxable bond market pushed forward, posting a total return of 5.2% for the fiscal half-year as lower interest rates depressed yields and bumped up prices. By contrast, tax-exempt municipal bonds returned only 0.7% as fixed income investors moved in droves to Treasuries in search of the highest-quality, most-liquid securities. This, combined with concerns about the financial strength of the insurers backing certain municipal bonds, pushed municipal yields above those of Treasuries.

In response to the tumult in the credit markets and the deteriorating economic outlook, the Federal Reserve Board reduced its target for the federal funds rate aggressively. The Fed continued a series of rate cuts that began late last summer, ending with a 0.75-percentage-point cut in March. The target rate stood at 2.25% at the end of the period, the lowest level since early 2005.

 

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns

 

 

Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

Six Months

One Year

Five Years1

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

–12.4%

–5.4%

11.9%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

–14.0

–13.0

14.9

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

–12.4

–5.8

12.5

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

–9.6

2.6

24.0

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

 

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)

5.2%

7.7%

4.6%

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

0.7

1.9

3.9

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

1.7

4.2

3.0

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

2.4%

4.0%

3.0%

 

 

 

1 Annualized.

 

 

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Market’s negative tide hampered funds’ performance

The results of the four Vanguard Structured Equity Funds largely reflected the performance of their respective market segments during the fiscal six months. The growth-oriented fund posted the best results; the value fund had the worst. As expected, the performance of the large-cap equity “blend” fund (with a mix of growth and value stocks) landed between the two. Meanwhile, the broad-market fund’s exposure to the poorer performing small-and mid-capitalization market segments kept the fund a few steps behind its large-cap blend counterpart.

The Institutional Plus Shares of the

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned –12.2%, slightly outpacing the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The fund—and the index—posted negative returns in nine out of ten industry sectors. Not surprisingly, the financials sector, which was reeling from the effects of the subprime-lending crisis, was a significant detractor from fund performance, a trend that echoed through all four funds. The consumer staples sector was the only group with a positive return. Stock selection aided the fund’s relative performance in industrials and information technology, but restrained performance in health care.

 

The Institutional Plus Shares of the Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund returned –11.8%, trailing the return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index by almost 1 percentage point. The large information technology sector detracted the most from performance, although the advisor’s stock picking helped stem declines in that area. The fund’s health care and energy stocks hampered performance relative to the benchmark.

 

The Institutional Plus Shares of the Structured Large-Cap Value Fund returned –14.1%, just behind the return of the Russell 1000 Value Index. All ten of the fund’s industry sectors suffered declines, ranging from –0.4% in materials to –25.9% in financials. Fine stock selection in information technology and materials was largely offset by poor relative performance in energy and utilities.

 

The Institutional Plus Shares of the Structured Broad Market Fund posted a –13.2% return, lagging the performance of the Russell 3000 Index by 0.7%. The fund had strong relative performance in the consumer discretionary and materials sectors, and poor relative performance in health care and industrials.

 

 

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Advisor navigated funds through choppy waters

We often counsel in our letters to shareholders—and especially in our semiannual reports—that a six-month span is not enough time to judge the performance of any investment. Rather, such a short period is best viewed as a snapshot in time. But a more ungainly snapshot of the financial markets would be difficult to find in recent years. Indeed, the period ended March 31, 2008, was the worst six-month span for the Vanguard Structured Equity portfolios—and their respective benchmarks—in the short history of each of these funds. And it was the worst six-month period for the overall U.S. stock market since 2002.

The unstable market environment of the past six months has truly tested investors and investment managers alike. The Vanguard Structured Equity Funds, despite their negative absolute results, performed respectably over the period relative to their market benchmarks. The funds’ performance was a testament to the quantitative modeling and skilled portfolio management of Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group. Over extended periods, the funds aim to outperform their benchmarks while keeping risk levels in check. We believe the Vanguard Structured Equity Funds can play an integral role in an organization’s long-term investment strategy.

 

Bill McNabb recently named president of Vanguard

As I close this report to you, it’s my pleasure to introduce the funds’ new president, F. William McNabb III. Bill is a man of great character and integrity who is intimately familiar with all aspects of Vanguard—from how we serve our clients to how we invest for our clients.

Bill and I have worked together very closely for more than two decades. I’m thrilled that the funds’ board elected him president, effective March 1, and designated him to succeed me as chief executive officer, a role he will assume within a year, after an orderly transition. Bill and the rest of our team will serve you and our other clients extremely well in the years ahead.

 

Thank you for investing with Vanguard.

 

Sincerely,

 


 

John J. Brennan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

April 14, 2008

 

 

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2007–March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions Per Share

 

Starting

Ending

Income

Capital

 

Share Price

Share Price

Dividends

Gains

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$29.98

$25.54

$0.430

$0.391

Institutional Plus Shares

60.02

51.10

0.920

0.782

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$29.93

$25.64

$0.270

$0.571

Institutional Plus Shares

59.60

51.05

0.564

1.137

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

$63.87

$50.02

$1.370

$3.980

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$28.67

$24.25

$0.280

$0.429

Institutional Plus Shares

57.39

48.50

0.621

0.858

 

 

 

 

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Advisor’s Report

 

The six months ended March 31, 2008, was a mixed period for the Vanguard Structured Equity Funds.

The Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned –12.3% for Institutional Shares and –12.2% for Institutional Plus Shares, edging out the –12.5% return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

The Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund returned –11.9% for Institutional Shares and –11.8% for Institutional Plus Shares, trailing the –10.9% return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Structured Large-Cap Value Fund’s

Institutional Plus Shares returned –14.1%, just behind the –14.0% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index.

The Structured Broad Market Fund’s

Institutional and Institutional Plus Shares returned –13.2%, lagging by a bit the –12.5% return of the Russell 3000 Index.

The investment environment

Growth stocks continued to outperform value stocks during the period. The Russell 1000 Growth Index outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index by more than 3%. Financials stocks were the worst-performing sector in the Russell 3000 Index, dropping almost –24%. Because financials stocks made up roughly 19% of the index at the beginning of the period, these losses represented more than one-third of the loss for the Russell 3000, which declined –12.5%. The market’s decline was the largest six-month decline since late 2002.

 

Although we are disappointed that three of the Structured Equity Funds trailed their benchmarks, we are satisfied that our tight risk-control policies were successful in such a volatile market. All four funds remained below their expected tracking error for the period.

We actively manage all four of the funds using a combination of computer models. Our stock-selection model has three components: valuation, market sentiment, and earnings quality. We evaluate each stock relative to its market cap and industry peers based on the three components. Then we combine these three elements into a composite signal. When combined with our risk-control process, the resulting portfolio matches the benchmark’s exposure to industry, market capitalization, and other style risk factors. Relative to the benchmark, the stocks in our portfolio generally have a lower price/earning ratio, slightly higher returns-on-equity, and a similar dividend yield. We attempt to add value by taking many small positions across several hundred stocks, without tilting toward specific industries or timing changes in market leadership.

The following are brief reviews of each fund’s performance:

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

Our model had a positive fiscal half-year. Market sentiment was a positive indicator, while the valuation model was slightly negative. We enjoyed relative success in the information technology sector. The

 

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industrials sector also performed well. Our positions in health care and consumer staples restrained performance.

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

Our sentiment and value indicators were both positive in the model, but we realized an implementation shortfall for the period. Information technology delivered the best relative returns, while the health care sector dragged down performance.

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

The valuation indicator reduced a positive contribution from our market-sentiment model. The materials sector was our best relative performer. Offsetting these gains were our holdings in energy.

Structured Broad Market Fund

Sentiment contributed positive performance, while valuation reduced performance. Consumer discretionary stocks produced our best relative performance, while health care reduced our return.

Conclusion

Our funds’ performance depends on our model’s stock-picking ability, which was reasonably positive in the first half of fiscal 2008, but restrained by implementation issues. These shortfalls can arise for two reasons. The first is risk-control constraints; the second is turnover constraints. In our Structured Equity portfolios, we deliberately maintain very tight risk-control parameters. The goal is to moderate short-term volatility while trying to maintain long-run excess return. This means that we will not gain as much as more aggressive funds in “good” times, but we won’t lose as much in “bad” times.

Given the publicly disclosed poor performance of many quantitative managers, we believe that our risk-control process worked as intended. Some of our portfolios did underperform, but our balance between risk and return expectations moderated the losses significantly. The turnover constraint is a similar trade-off. We do not manage the portfolios with unlimited turnover, because transaction costs will eat away at our model’s outperformance. By limiting turnover, we cannot capture all of our model’s information, but the marginal benefit of that extra information is less than the cost of higher portfolio turnover.

It has been a rocky six months for equity market investors, but we are confident that our portfolios offer an appealing combination of low costs, tight tracking error, and excess return potential. We thank you for your investment.

 

Joel M. Dickson

Principal

 

James. D. Troyer, CFA

Principal and Portfolio Manager

 

James P. Stetler

Principal and Portfolio Manager

 

Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group

 

April 17, 2008

 

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of March 31, 2008

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

257

500

4,811

Median Market Cap

$50.1B

$48.2B

$33.8B

Price/Earnings Ratio

15.2x

16.3x

16.9x

Price/Book Ratio

2.4x

2.5x

2.4x

Yield3

 

2.2%

2.0%

Institutional Shares

2.0%

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

Plus Shares

2.1%

 

 

Return on Equity

20.4%

20.6%

19.5%

Earnings Growth Rate

21.7%

20.0%

20.0%

Foreign Holdings

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

102%4

Expense Ratio

 

Institutional Shares

0.22%4

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

Plus Shares

0.13%4

 

 

Short-Term Reserves

–0.1%5

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

8.7%

8.7%

9.4%

Consumer Staples

11.1

11.1

9.6

Energy

13.3

13.3

12.7

Financials

16.7

16.7

17.7

Health Care

11.6

11.7

11.7

Industrials

12.2

12.2

12.2

Information Technology

15.7

15.7

15.6

Materials

3.6

3.6

4.1

Telecommunication Services

3.5

3.4

3.1

Utilities

3.6

3.6

3.9

 

 

 

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Ten Largest Holdings6 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil and gas

3.9%

General Electric Co.

industrial conglomerate

3.1

AT&T Inc.

integrated telecommunication services

2.1

Microsoft Corp.

systems software

2.1

The Procter & Gamble Co.

household products

2.0

Johnson & Johnson

pharmaceuticals

1.7

International Business Machines Corp.

computer hardware

1.5

Chevron Corp.

integrated oil and gas

1.5

Bank of America Corp.

diversified financial services

1.4

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

diversified financial services

1.3

Top Ten

 

20.6%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

 

1 S&P 500 Index.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3 30-day SEC yield for the fund; annualized dividend yield for the indexes. See the Glossary on page 64.

4 Annualized.

5 The fund invested a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After the effect of the futures investments, the fund’s temporary cash position was negative.

6 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): May 15, 2006–March 31, 2008

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Inception

Institutional Shares

5/16/2006

–5.58%

3.18%

Institutional Plus Shares

5/15/2006

–5.49

3.19

 

 

 

1 May 15, 2006, through September 30, 2006.

2 Six months ended March 31, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 17–18 for dividend and capital gains information.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of March 31, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (99.4%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (8.6%)

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

105,668

5,893

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

277,795

5,373

 

The Walt Disney Co.

170,263

5,343

 

Time Warner, Inc.

332,180

4,657

 

CBS Corp.

166,749

3,682

 

Starwood Hotels &

 

 

 

Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

69,000

3,571

 

Whirlpool Corp.

39,290

3,410

*

AutoZone Inc.

28,700

3,267

 

Black & Decker Corp.

47,100

3,113

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

59,141

3,019

*

Big Lots Inc.

135,200

3,015

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

137,566

2,845

*

Viacom Inc. Class B

71,450

2,831

*

The Goodyear Tire &

 

 

 

Rubber Co.

106,300

2,743

 

Home Depot, Inc.

96,660

2,704

 

The Gap, Inc.

124,800

2,456

 

News Corp., Class A

125,044

2,345

 

Target Corp.

46,093

2,336

*

Amazon.com, Inc.

28,000

1,996

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

46,750

1,938

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

54,200

1,832

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

73,458

1,685

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.

73,200

1,065

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

14,800

1,006

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

26,200

866

 

Carnival Corp.

19,407

786

 

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

24,200

553

 

The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.

12,500

462

*

DIRECTV Group, Inc.

14,300

354

 

Tiffany & Co.

5,100

213

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

1,700

75

 

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A

1,300

55

 

 

 

75,489

 

 

12

 

 

Market

 

 

Value

 

Shares

($000)

Consumer Staples (11.0%)

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

246,899

17,300

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

197,364

10,397

Philip Morris International Inc.

171,440

8,671

The Coca-Cola Co.

136,393

8,302

PepsiCo, Inc.

108,499

7,834

The Kroger Co.

159,742

4,057

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

50,054

3,900

Altria Group, Inc.

171,440

3,806

CVS/Caremark Corp.

86,626

3,509

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

 

 

Class B

65,700

3,454

H.J. Heinz Co.

65,700

3,086

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

127,200

3,078

Costco Wholesale Corp.

47,054

3,057

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

68,500

2,819

Kraft Foods Inc.

88,276

2,737

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

89,700

2,148

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

31,849

2,056

Walgreen Co.

48,099

1,832

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

36,586

1,736

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

47,100

1,597

SuperValu Inc.

17,900

537

The Clorox Co.

7,400

419

Sysco Corp.

700

20

 

 

96,352

Energy (13.2%)

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

399,955

33,828

Chevron Corp.

150,357

12,834

ConocoPhillips Co.

130,982

9,982

Schlumberger Ltd.

80,055

6,965

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

75,286

5,509

Hess Corp.

50,800

4,480

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

95,700

4,417

Devon Energy Corp.

42,034

4,385

Murphy Oil Corp.

50,744

4,168

Apache Corp.

33,583

4,057

ENSCO International, Inc.

54,800

3,432

Noble Corp.

68,600

3,407

Noble Energy, Inc.

46,400

3,378

 

 

 

13

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Valero Energy Corp.

56,321

2,766

*

Transocean, Inc.

17,677

2,390

*

Weatherford International Ltd.

29,800

2,160

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

39,976

1,823

 

Halliburton Co.

40,138

1,579

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

22,000

1,361

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

19,770

1,246

*

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

16,700

975

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

10,900

747

 

 

 

115,889

Financials (16.8%)

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

313,093

11,869

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

274,506

11,790

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

279,011

8,119

 

Citigroup, Inc.

353,512

7,572

 

American International Group, Inc.

172,083

7,443

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

34,977

5,785

 

U.S. Bancorp

159,902

5,174

 

Wachovia Corp.

175,582

4,741

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

107,863

4,501

 

ACE Ltd.

74,550

4,105

 

BB&T Corp.

125,787

4,033

 

The Chubb Corp.

80,536

3,985

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

71,020

3,682

 

Northern Trust Corp.

53,300

3,543

 

AFLAC Inc.

50,769

3,297

 

State Street Corp.

41,527

3,281

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

67,851

3,247

 

Morgan Stanley

64,598

2,952

 

American Express Co.

67,243

2,940

 

Fannie Mae

104,296

2,745

 

The Hartford Financial

 

 

 

Services Group Inc.

35,302

2,675

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

28,036

2,605

 

Unum Group

117,200

2,580

 

PNC Financial Services Group

36,451

2,390

 

MetLife, Inc.

39,081

2,355

 

Discover Financial Services

140,299

2,297

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

53,312

2,172

 

Lehman Brothers

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

57,077

2,148

 

ProLogis REIT

35,900

2,113

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

23,482

1,837

 

Regions Financial Corp.

88,600

1,750

 

Janus Capital Group Inc.

64,900

1,510

 

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

36,000

1,465

 

Safeco Corp.

33,346

1,463

 

Freddie Mac

53,969

1,366

*

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

58,600

1,268

 

General Growth

 

 

 

Properties Inc. REIT

32,600

1,244

 

14

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

The Allstate Corp.

24,606

1,183

 

CME Group, Inc.

2,400

1,126

 

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

21,100

1,055

 

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

10,200

939

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

15,098

743

 

NYSE Euronext

11,900

734

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

35,700

672

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

10,354

571

 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

14,600

555

 

Loews Corp.

12,143

488

 

Franklin Resources Corp.

4,133

401

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A REIT

9,371

336

 

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

6,500

255

 

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

25,100

144

*

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

28,600

110

 

XL Capital Ltd. Class A

3,300

98

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

8,046

83

 

Leucadia National Corp.

900

41

 

 

 

147,576

Health Care (11.6%)

 

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

229,469

14,886

 

Pfizer Inc.

553,169

11,578

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

183,001

6,945

 

Abbott Laboratories

99,139

5,468

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

91,756

4,734

*

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

90,146

4,645

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

71,211

4,393

*

Express Scripts Inc.

58,932

3,791

 

McKesson Corp.

68,181

3,571

*

Amgen, Inc.

81,597

3,409

 

Wyeth

80,639

3,367

 

Medtronic, Inc.

66,334

3,209

*

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

40,600

2,991

 

CIGNA Corp.

70,730

2,870

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

81,312

2,794

*

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

47,400

2,694

*

WellPoint Inc.

57,555

2,540

 

Aetna Inc.

55,913

2,353

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

110,117

2,345

*

Humana Inc.

49,100

2,203

 

Baxter International, Inc.

32,864

1,900

*

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

158,800

1,382

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

33,069

1,355

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

81,457

1,174

*

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

26,000

1,123

*

Celgene Corp.

16,800

1,030

*

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

20,500

898

*

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

26,300

771

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

11,004

578

 

Stryker Corp.

3,650

237

*

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

1,400

56

 

 

 

101,290

 

 

15

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Industrials (12.1%)

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

733,911

27,162

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

91,527

6,683

 

The Boeing Co.

70,285

5,227

 

CSX Corp.

83,800

4,699

 

United Technologies Corp.

61,954

4,264

 

Waste Management, Inc.

114,100

3,829

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

54,600

3,782

 

Textron, Inc.

67,320

3,731

 

Deere & Co.

45,000

3,620

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

34,647

3,440

 

3M Co.

42,432

3,358

 

Raytheon Co.

47,805

3,089

 

Cooper Industries, Inc. Class A

76,300

3,063

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

32,391

2,987

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

38,221

2,974

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

35,775

2,801

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

26,400

2,695

 

Tyco International, Ltd.

59,913

2,639

 

Honeywell International Inc.

45,487

2,566

 

Union Pacific Corp.

19,398

2,432

*

Terex Corp.

38,700

2,419

 

The Manitowoc Co., Inc.

57,100

2,330

 

Emerson Electric Co.

40,458

2,082

 

General Dynamics Corp.

18,444

1,538

 

FedEx Corp.

13,344

1,237

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

11,808

569

 

Danaher Corp.

6,100

464

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

37,713

408

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

1,300

142

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

2,200

67

 

 

 

106,297

Information Technology (15.6%)

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

637,533

18,093

 

International Business

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

112,345

12,935

*

Cisco Systems, Inc.

461,389

11,115

*

Apple Inc.

72,846

10,453

 

Intel Corp.

454,168

9,619

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

208,615

9,525

*

Google Inc.

15,555

6,852

*

Oracle Corp.

343,337

6,716

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

102,492

4,202

 

Corning, Inc.

161,761

3,889

*

Symantec Corp.

231,800

3,853

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

132,163

3,736

*

EMC Corp.

214,250

3,072

*

NVIDIA Corp.

154,800

3,063

*

BMC Software, Inc.

91,233

2,967

*

MEMC Electronic

 

 

 

Materials, Inc.

40,900

2,900

*

Yahoo! Inc.

96,945

2,805

*

Lexmark International, Inc.

86,700

2,663

 

 

16

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Dell Inc.

125,064

2,491

*

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

157,525

2,446

*

Novell, Inc.

374,500

2,356

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

51,220

2,171

*

Intuit, Inc.

70,600

1,907

*

eBay Inc.

55,346

1,652

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

57,934

1,130

 

CA, Inc.

49,700

1,118

 

National Semiconductor Corp.

55,700

1,020

 

Motorola, Inc.

83,989

781

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

20,500

730

 

Xerox Corp.

16,700

250

*

Computer Sciences Corp.

1,600

65

 

 

 

136,575

Materials (3.6%)

 

 

 

Monsanto Co.

49,670

5,538

 

United States Steel Corp.

32,706

4,149

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

54,800

3,316

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

51,400

3,210

 

Alcoa Inc.

87,400

3,152

 

E.I. du Pont de

 

 

 

Nemours & Co.

65,970

3,085

 

Nucor Corp.

41,500

2,811

 

Freeport-McMoRan

 

 

 

Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

27,300

2,627

 

Dow Chemical Co.

47,758

1,760

 

Praxair, Inc.

11,600

977

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

4,900

350

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

2,600

239

 

 

 

31,214

Telecommunication Services (3.4%)

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.

482,372

18,475

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

193,880

7,067

 

Windstream Corp.

148,500

1,775

 

Embarq Corp.

24,300

974

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

141,682

948

*

American Tower Corp.

 

 

 

Class A

10,300

404

 

CenturyTel, Inc.

9,900

329

 

Qwest Communications

 

 

 

International Inc.

41,648

189

 

 

 

30,161

Utilities (3.5%)

 

 

 

PPL Corp.

86,000

3,949

 

Edison International

77,700

3,809

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

84,800

3,367

 

Exelon Corp.

37,675

3,062

 

DTE Energy Co.

78,400

3,049

 

Southern Co.

82,512

2,938

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

64,860

2,649

 

Duke Energy Corp. 144,170

 

2,573

 

Public Service Enterprise

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

59,000

2,371

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

91,568

1,827

 

 

17

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

FPL Group, Inc.

16,100

1,010

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

7,900

329

 

Questar Corp.

2,100

119

 

 

 

31,052

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $876,375)

 

871,895

Temporary Cash Investments (0.5%)1

 

 

Money Market Fund (0.4%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 2.800%

3,550,708

3,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligations (0.1%)

 

 

3

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

4

2.748%, 5/9/08

200

200

3

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

4

1.740%, 8/29/08

300

297

 

 

 

497

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

 

(Cost $4,048)

 

4,048

Total Investments (99.9%)

 

 

(Cost $880,423)

 

875,943

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

1,564

Liabilities

 

(581)

 

 

 

983

Net Assets (100%)

 

876,926

 

 

 

18

 

At March 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:5

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

919,909

Undistributed Net Investment Income

3,986

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(42,495)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(4,480)

Futures Contracts

6

Net Assets

876,926

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 6,049,328 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

154,487

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Institutional Shares

$25.54

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 14,137,874 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

722,439

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Institutional Plus Shares

$51.10

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income-producing security.

1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and (0.1%), respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.

2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

4 Securities with a value of $497,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

5 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

19

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

March 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

9,570

Interest1

24

Security Lending

2

Total Income

9,596

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

161

Management and Administrative

 

Institutional Shares

118

Institutional Plus Shares

239

Marketing and Distribution

 

Institutional Shares

24

Institutional Plus Shares

106

Custodian Fees

29

Shareholders’ Reports

 

Institutional Shares

6

Institutional Plus Shares

3

Total Expenses

686

Net Investment Income

8,910

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(37,133)

Futures Contracts

(337)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(37,470)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(94,668)

Futures Contracts

6

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(94,662)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(123,222)

 

 

 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $21,000.

 

 

20

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

March 31,

September 30,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

8,910

13,509

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(37,470)

8,336

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(94,662)

77,834

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(123,222)

99,679

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Institutional Shares

(2,670)

(940)

Institutional Plus Shares

(12,716)

(3,704)

Realized Capital Gain1

 

 

Institutional Shares

(2,428)

(67)

Institutional Plus Shares

(10,809)

(218)

Total Distributions

(28,623)

(4,929)

Capital Share Transactions—Note E

 

 

Institutional Shares

(4,718)

36,315

Institutional Plus Shares

27,455

544,425

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

22,737

580,740

Total Increase (Decrease)

(129,108)

675,490

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

1,006,034

330,544

End of Period2

876,926

1,006,034

 

 

 

 

1 Includes fiscal 2008 and 2007 short-term gain distributions totaling $9,615,000 and $285,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $3,986,000 and $10,462,000.

 

 

21

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

Six Months

Year

May 16,

 

Ended

Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$29.98

$26.03

$24.96

Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.249

.4762

.13

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(3.868)

3.657

.94

Total from Investment Operations

(3.619)

4.133

1.07

Distributions

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.430)

(.172)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.391)

(.011)

Total Distributions

(.821)

(.183)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$25.54

$29.98

$26.03

 

 

 

 

Total Return

–12.28%

15.94%

4.29%

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$154

$187

$127

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.22%*

0.25%

0.25%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.82%*

1.69%

1.67%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

102%*

54%3

30%

 

 

 

1 Inception.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

*

Annualized.

 

 

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Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

 

Six Months

Year

May 15,

 

Ended

Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$60.02

$52.07

$50.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.521

1.0182

.25

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(7.739)

7.317

1.82

Total from Investment Operations

(7.218)

8.335

2.07

Distributions

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.920)

(.363)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.782)

(.022)

Total Distributions

(1.702)

(.385)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$51.10

$60.02

$52.07

 

 

 

 

Total Return

–12.25%

16.07%

4.14%

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$722

$819

$203

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.13%*

0.15%

0.15%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.91%*

1.79%

1.77%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

102%*

54%3

30%

 

 

 

1 Inception.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

*

Annualized.

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Quantitative Funds. The fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $5 million. Institutional Plus Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $200 million ($100 million for investors with total Vanguard investments of at least $1 billion).

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2006–2007) and for the period ended March 31, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

 

24

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $76,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.08% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At March 31, 2008, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $880,423,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $4,480,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $66,528,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $71,008,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

At March 31, 2008, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2008 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

E-mini S&P 500 Index

44

2,913

9

S&P 500 Index

6

1,986

(3)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

 

D. During the six months ended March 31, 2008, the fund purchased $485,936,000 of investment securities and sold $488,536,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

 

25

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

E. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

March 31, 2008

September 30, 2007

 

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

 

($000)

(000)

($000)

(000)

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

2,460

94

43,142

1,567

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

958

35

34

1

Redeemed

(8,136)

(310)

(6,861)

(234)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

(4,718)

(181)

36,315

1,334

Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

9,965

172

540,496

9,679

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

17,490

316

3,929

71

Redeemed

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares

27,455

488

544,425

9,750

 

 

 

26

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of March 31, 2008

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

257

687

4,811

Median Market Cap

$38.0B

$37.8B

$33.8B

Price/Earnings Ratio

16.9x

18.4x

16.9x

Price/Book Ratio

3.4x

3.7x

2.4x

Yield3

 

1.3%

2.0%

Institutional Shares

1.1%

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

1.1%

 

 

Return on Equity

21.9%

22.3%

19.5%

Earnings Growth Rate

23.7%

22.4%

20.0%

Foreign Holdings

0.6%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

63%4

Expense Ratio

 

Institutional Shares

0.22%4

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

0.15%4

 

 

Short-Term Reserves

0.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

11.6%

11.4%

9.4%

Consumer Staples

11.3

11.3

9.6

Energy

9.1

9.1

12.7

Financials

6.7

6.6

17.7

Health Care

15.4

15.5

11.7

Industrials

13.3

13.4

12.2

Information Technology

26.8

26.9

15.6

Materials

3.8

3.7

4.1

Telecommunication Services

0.6

0.6

3.1

Utilities

1.4

1.5

3.9

 

 

 

27

 

Ten Largest Holdings5 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

systems software

3.5%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

communications equipment

2.0

International Business Machines Corp.

computer hardware

1.9

Apple Inc.

computer hardware

1.9

Intel Corp.

semiconductors

1.9

Hewlett-Packard Co.

computer hardware

1.9

PepsiCo, Inc.

soft drinks

1.7

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

hypermarkets and super centers

1.5

The Coca-Cola Co.

soft drinks

1.4

Google Inc.

internet software and services

1.4

Top Ten

 

19.1%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

1 Russell 1000 Growth Index.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3 30-day SEC yield for the fund; annualized dividend yield for the indexes. See the Glossary on page 64.

4 Annualized.

5 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

 

28

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 19, 2006–March 31, 2008

 


 

 

Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Inception

Institutional Shares

6/22/2007

–9.15%

Institutional Plus Shares

1/19/2006

–2.68%

2.823

 

 

 

1 The fund commenced operations as a registered investment company on October 3, 2006. The fund’s performance includes the performance of a predecessor trust, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company Structured Large-Cap Growth Trust, from January 19, 2006, to October 3, 2006.

2 Six months ended March 31, 2008.

3 Annualized.

Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 30–31 for dividend and capital gains information.

 

 

29

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of March 31, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (99.5%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (11.5%)

 

 

 

Target Corp.

7,320

371

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

18,429

356

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

8,718

324

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

6,902

305

 

Home Depot, Inc.

10,659

298

 

The Walt Disney Co.

9,442

296

*

GameStop Corp. Class A

5,100

264

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

3,728

253

*

Amazon.com, Inc.

3,400

242

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

10,423

239

 

Whirlpool Corp.

2,721

236

*

AutoZone Inc.

2,000

228

*

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

8,400

217

 

News Corp., Class A

11,334

213

*

DISH Network Corp.

7,286

209

*

Dollar Tree, Inc.

7,541

208

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

4,070

208

 

Burger King Holdings Inc.

7,308

202

 

McDonald’s Corp.

3,364

188

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

4,473

185

 

Darden Restaurants Inc.

5,684

185

*

Big Lots Inc.

7,000

156

 

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

4,500

153

*

Viacom Inc. Class B

3,859

153

 

Garmin Ltd.

2,400

130

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

3,700

125

 

Time Warner, Inc.

8,449

118

 

Tiffany & Co.

2,500

105

 

Carnival Corp.

2,485

101

*

ITT Educational Services, Inc.

2,100

96

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

2,900

96

*

DIRECTV Group, Inc.

3,660

91

 

RadioShack Corp.

3,600

58

*

Liberty Global, Inc. Class A

1,700

58

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

500

50

 

The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.

1,027

38

*

Crocs, Inc.

1,300

23

 

 

30

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Wendy’s International, Inc.

800

18

*

NutriSystem, Inc.

1,100

17

*

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

130

10

*

Clear Channel Outdoor

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc. Class A

500

9

*

MGM Mirage, Inc.

110

6

 

 

 

6,838

Consumer Staples (11.3%)

 

 

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

13,811

997

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

16,457

867

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

14,083

857

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

11,549

809

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

11,069

560

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

4,805

374

 

The Kroger Co.

10,900

277

 

Walgreen Co.

6,810

259

 

Altria Group, Inc.

11,069

246

 

CVS/Caremark Corp.

5,184

210

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

3,175

206

*

NBTY, Inc.

6,200

186

 

Carolina Group

2,500

181

 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

4,000

136

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

2,789

132

 

Herbalife Ltd.

2,700

128

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

2,100

99

 

Sara Lee Corp.

5,371

75

 

Sysco Corp.

1,894

55

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

679

44

 

 

 

6,698

Energy (9.0%)

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

9,400

818

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

9,273

784

*

Transocean, Inc.

3,057

413

*

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

6,048

353

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

6,582

304

 

Noble Corp.

5,852

291

 

ENSCO International, Inc.

4,197

263

 

Halliburton Co.

6,090

240

 

Valero Energy Corp.

4,753

233

 

 

 

31

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

FMC Technologies Inc.

4,000

228

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

3,193

198

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

2,700

197

 

Tidewater Inc.

3,200

176

 

Sunoco, Inc.

2,870

151

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

1,839

126

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

4,000

109

*

Pride International, Inc.

3,100

108

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

3,000

99

*

Weatherford International Ltd.

1,100

80

*

Unit Corp.

1,400

79

*

Denbury Resources, Inc.

2,300

66

*

Cameron International Corp.

1,000

42

 

 

 

5,358

Financials (6.6%)

 

 

 

American Express Co.

7,427

325

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

1,845

305

 

State Street Corp.

3,566

282

 

Northern Trust Corp.

4,130

275

 

Invesco, Ltd.

10,100

246

*

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

12,800

211

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

4,530

189

 

CME Group, Inc.

402

189

 

Franklin Resources Corp.

1,886

183

 

AFLAC Inc.

2,769

180

 

ProLogis REIT

3,029

178

 

Janus Capital Group Inc.

7,500

175

 

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

1,791

166

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

5,515

104

 

Freddie Mac

4,090

104

 

XL Capital Ltd. Class A

3,000

89

 

The Macerich Co. REIT

1,200

84

 

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

1,200

80

 

Forest City Enterprise Class A

2,140

79

 

Taubman Co. REIT

1,500

78

 

NYSE Euronext

1,200

74

 

Federated Investors, Inc.

1,700

67

 

ACE Ltd.

1,100

61

 

Discover Financial Services

3,300

54

 

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

799

40

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

678

28

 

CNA Financial Corp.

900

23

 

General Growth Properties Inc. REIT

500

19

 

Lazard Ltd. Class A

200

8

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

97

8

 

American International

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

62

3

 

 

 

3,907

Health Care (15.4%)

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

11,969

660

 

Johnson & Johnson

9,812

636

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

16,403

622

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

12,149

417

 

Medtronic, Inc.

8,440

408

 

Baxter International, Inc.

6,642

384

*

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

6,670

344

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

14,218

303

*

Express Scripts Inc.

4,678

301

 

McKesson Corp.

5,440

285

*

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

6,994

280

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

5,279

272

*

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

5,990

262

*

Genentech, Inc.

3,155

256

 

CIGNA Corp.

6,200

252

*

Amgen, Inc.

5,418

226

*

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

14,000

216

*

Warner Chilcott Ltd.

11,600

209

*

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

4,700

203

*

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

8,392

201

 

Aetna Inc.

4,717

199

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

13,632

196

*

Cephalon, Inc.

3,038

196

 

Wyeth

4,653

194

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

4,730

194

*

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

2,550

188

*

Humana Inc.

4,100

184

*

Celgene Corp.

2,500

153

*

WellPoint Inc.

2,928

129

 

Stryker Corp.

1,627

106

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

1,980

104

*

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

3,500

103

*

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

2,000

92

*

PDL BioPharma Inc.

6,700

71

*

Lincare Holdings, Inc.

1,800

51

*

DaVita, Inc.

1,000

48

*

Techne Corp.

700

47

*

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

700

40

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

341

29

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

431

27

*

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

600

23

 

 

 

9,111

Industrials (13.2%)

 

 

 

The Boeing Co.

7,504

558

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

6,325

495

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

6,647

485

 

3M Co.

4,926

390

 

Honeywell International Inc.

6,780

383

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

3,554

353

 

Burlington Northern

 

 

 

Santa Fe Corp.

3,400

314

 

General Electric Co.

8,051

298

 

United Technologies Corp.

4,282

295

 

Textron, Inc.

5,278

292

 

CSX Corp.

4,235

237

 

 

33

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Cummins Inc.

5,070

237

 

Union Pacific Corp.

1,883

236

 

Manpower Inc.

4,150

233

 

Waste Management, Inc.

6,858

230

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

2,247

229

 

The Manitowoc Co., Inc.

5,612

229

 

Emerson Electric Co.

4,446

229

 

Harsco Corp.

3,800

210

*

AGCO Corp.

3,200

192

 

Raytheon Co.

2,904

188

 

Cooper Industries, Inc. Class A

4,609

185

*

First Solar, Inc.

700

162

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

14,409

156

 

UAL Corp.

6,700

144

 

FedEx Corp.

1,484

138

 

Goodrich Corp.

2,200

127

 

Danaher Corp.

1,300

99

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

1,958

94

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

982

76

 

Deere & Co.

900

72

 

GATX Corp.

1,616

63

 

Fluor Corp.

400

56

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

500

55

 

Joy Global Inc.

800

52

 

Dover Corp.

1,100

46

*

Northwest Airlines Corp.

1,900

17

 

 

 

7,855

Information Technology (26.7%)

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (3.6%)

 

 

*

Cisco Systems, Inc.

49,550

1,194

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

12,603

517

 

Corning, Inc.

15,907

382

*

JDS Uniphase Corp.

1,500

20

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (7.3%)

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp.

9,807

1,129

*

Apple Inc.

7,812

1,121

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

24,177

1,104

*

Dell Inc.

16,881

336

 

Seagate Technology

9,900

207

*

EMC Corp.

14,094

202

*

Western Digital Corp.

6,800

184

*

Lexmark International, Inc.

1,700

52

*

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

3,203

23

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.5%)

 

*

Avnet, Inc.

5,440

178

*

Dolby Laboratories Inc.

1,533

56

*

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

1,252

42

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (2.6%)

 

 

*

Google Inc.

1,875

826

*

eBay Inc.

11,356

339

 

 

34

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Yahoo! Inc.

10,357

300

*

WebMD Health Corp. Class A

3,200

75

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (2.2%)

 

 

 

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

1,590

355

 

Accenture Ltd.

7,035

247

*

NeuStar, Inc. Class A

7,600

201

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

3,700

157

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions LLC

7,100

125

*

Hewitt Associates, Inc.

2,200

87

 

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

4,465

74

 

Western Union Co.

2,559

54

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (4.3%)

 

 

 

Intel Corp.

52,420

1,110

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

14,261

403

*

NVIDIA Corp.

13,100

259

 

National Semiconductor Corp.

11,802

216

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

8,699

170

*

LAM Research Corp.

4,260

163

*

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

5,421

153

*

MEMC Electronic

 

 

 

Materials, Inc.

1,291

92

 

 

 

 

 

Software (6.2%)

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

72,385

2,054

*

Oracle Corp.

36,196

708

*

Intuit, Inc.

9,302

251

*

BMC Software, Inc.

7,610

247

*

Symantec Corp.

11,600

193

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

5,083

181

*

Compuware Corp.

4,900

36

*

Citrix Systems, Inc.

700

21

 

 

 

15,844

Materials (3.8%)

 

 

 

Monsanto Co.

5,227

583

 

Freeport-McMoRan

 

 

 

Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

2,971

286

*

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

4,800

271

 

Celanese Corp. Series A

5,470

214

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

5,026

166

 

Lubrizol Corp.

2,983

166

 

Praxair, Inc.

1,900

160

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

2,000

143

 

AK Steel Holding Corp.

1,700

93

 

Southern Peru Copper Corp.

 

 

 

(U.S. Shares)

636

66

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

1,100

51

 

Ball Corp.

500

23

 

 

 

2,222

 

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Telecommunication Services (0.6%)

 

 

 

Telephone &

 

 

 

Data Systems, Inc.

3,591

141

 

Windstream Corp.

10,985

131

*

U.S. Cellular Corp.

1,592

88

 

 

 

360

Utilities (1.4%)

 

 

*

Mirant Corp.

6,800

247

*

NRG Energy, Inc.

4,400

172

 

Questar Corp.

2,800

158

 

Exelon Corp.

1,772

144

 

PPL Corp.

2,600

119

 

 

 

840

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $57,860)

 

59,033

Temporary Cash Investments (0.4%)1

 

 

Money Market Fund (0.2%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 2.800%

146,454

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.2%)

 

 

3

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

4

3.607%, 4/7/08

100

100

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

 

(Cost $246)

 

246

Total Investments (99.9%)

 

 

(Cost $58,106)

 

59,279

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

86

Liabilities

 

(51)

 

 

 

35

Net Assets (100%)

 

59,314

 

 

 

36

 

At March 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:5

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

59,058

Undistributed Net Investment Income

150

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(1,061)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

1,173

Futures Contracts

(6)

Net Assets

59,314

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 305,025 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

7,820

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Institutional Shares

$25.64

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 1,008,669 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

51,494

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Institutional Plus Shares

$51.05

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*

Non-income-producing security.

1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 0%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.

2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

4 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

5 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

March 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

384

Interest1

3

Security Lending

1

Total Income

388

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

29

Management and Administrative

 

Institutional Shares

3

Institutional Plus Shares

6

Marketing and Distribution

 

Institutional Shares

1

Institutional Plus Shares

6

Custodian Fees

5

Shareholders’ Reports

 

Institutional Shares

Institutional Plus Shares

1

Total Expenses

51

Net Investment Income

337

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(848)

Futures Contracts

(41)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(889)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(7,404)

Futures Contracts

(6)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(7,410)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(7,962)

 

 

 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $3,000.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

October 3,

 

Six Months Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

September 30,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

337

592

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(889)

1,163

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(7,410)

8,104

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(7,962)

9,859

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Institutional Shares

(80)

Institutional Plus Shares

(553)

(146)

Realized Capital Gain2

 

 

Institutional Shares

(169)

Institutional Plus Shares

(1,114)

(52)

Total Distributions

(1,916)

(198)

Capital Share Transactions—Note E

 

 

Institutional Shares

250

8,608

Institutional Plus Shares

1,668

49,005

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

1,918

57,613

Total Increase (Decrease)

(7,960)

67,274

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

67,274

End of Period3

59,314

67,274

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

2 Includes fiscal 2008 and 2007 short-term gain distributions totaling $540,000 and $52,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $150,000 and $446,000.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

Six Months

June 22,

 

Ended

20071 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$29.93

$29.04

Investment Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

.139

.05

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(3.588)

.84

Total from Investment Operations

(3.449)

.89

Distributions

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.270)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.571)

Total Distributions

(.841)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$25.64

$29.93

 

 

 

Total Return

–11.85%

3.06%

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$8

$9

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.22%*

0.25%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.00%*

0.84%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

63%*

56%

 

 

1 Inception.

*

Annualized.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

Six Months

Oct. 3,

 

Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$59.60

$50.00

Investment Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

.297

.547

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(7.146)

9.256

Total from Investment Operations

(6.849)

9.803

Distributions

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.564)

(.150)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(1.137)

(.053)

Total Distributions

(1.701)

(.203)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$51.05

$59.60

 

 

 

Total Return

–11.83%

19.66%

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$51

$58

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.15%*

0.15%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.07%*

0.94%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

63%*

56%

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

*

Annualized.

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Quantitative Funds. The fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $5 million. Institutional Plus Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $200 million ($100 million for investors with total Vanguard investments of at least $1 billion).

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s federal tax positions for the period ended September 30, 2007, and for the period ended March 31, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $6,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At March 31, 2008, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $58,106,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,173,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $5,658,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $4,485,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

At March 31, 2008, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2008 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

E-mini S&P 500 Index

4

265

(6)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

 

D. During the six months ended March 31, 2008, the fund purchased $20,272,000 of investment securities and sold $20,142,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

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Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

E. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

October 3, 20061 to

 

March 31, 2008

September 30, 2007

 

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

 

($000)

(000)

($000)

(000)

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

8,608

296

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

250

9

Redeemed

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

250

9

8,608

296

Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

48,807

976

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

1,668

29

198

4

Redeemed

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares

1,668

29

49,005

980

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

 

 

44

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of March 31, 2008

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

229

618

4,811

Median Market Cap

$47.3B

$47.3B

$33.8B

Price/Earnings Ratio

13.5x

14.7x

16.9x

Price/Book Ratio

1.8x

1.8x

2.4x

Yield — Institutional Plus Shares3

2.8%

2.9%

2.0%

Return on Equity

18.3%

18.1%

19.5%

Earnings Growth Rate

20.3%

18.7%

20.0%

Foreign Holdings

0.3%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

106%4

Expense Ratio

 

Institutional Plus Shares

0.13%4

 

 

Short-Term Reserves

0.2%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

7.0%

7.1%

9.4%

Consumer Staples

9.2

9.2

9.6

Energy

16.9

17.0

12.7

Financials

28.1

27.9

17.7

Health Care

7.3

7.4

11.7

Industrials

11.2

11.3

12.2

Information Technology

3.2

3.1

15.6

Materials

4.4

4.3

4.1

Telecommunication Services

6.1

6.1

3.1

Utilities

6.6

6.6

3.9

 

 

 

45

 

Ten Largest Holdings5 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil and gas

6.0%

General Electric Co.

industrial conglomerate

5.2

AT&T Inc.

integrated telecommunication services

3.8

Chevron Corp.

integrated oil and gas

2.8

Bank of America Corp.

diversified financial services

2.5

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

diversified financial services

2.4

Pfizer Inc.

pharmaceuticals

2.4

The Procter & Gamble Co.

household products

2.2

ConocoPhillips Co.

integrated oil and gas

2.0

Johnson & Johnson

pharmaceuticals

1.8

Top Ten

 

31.1%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

 

1 Russell 1000 Value Index.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3 30-day SEC yield for the fund; annualized dividend yield for the indexes. See the Glossary on page 64.

4 Annualized.

5 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

 

46

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 15, 2005–March 31, 2008

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Inception

Institutional Plus Shares

12/15/2005

–10.12%

4.12%

 

 

 

1 The fund commenced operations as a registered investment company on January 18, 2007. The fund’s performance includes the performance of a predecessor trust, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company Large-Cap Value Trust, from December 15, 2005, to January 18, 2007.

2 Six months ended March 31, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 43 for dividend and capital gains information.

 

 

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Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of March 31, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (99.8%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (7.0%)

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

11,504

642

 

Time Warner, Inc.

39,520

554

 

The Walt Disney Co.

14,290

448

 

CBS Corp.

16,150

357

 

The Gap, Inc.

17,500

344

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

16,675

323

 

Home Depot, Inc.

10,600

297

 

Whirlpool Corp.

3,000

260

 

The Stanley Works

5,000

238

*

Ford Motor Co.

37,300

213

 

Black & Decker Corp.

3,100

205

 

Regal Entertainment Group Class A

9,200

177

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

7,848

162

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

4,300

145

*

Liberty Media Corp.

5,800

131

 

Ryland Group, Inc.

3,100

102

 

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

2,900

89

 

News Corp., Class A

4,610

86

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

1,400

71

*

Expedia, Inc.

2,000

44

 

Idearc Inc.

11,200

41

 

Carnival Corp.

1,000

41

 

Autoliv, Inc.

200

10

 

 

 

4,980

Consumer Staples (9.2%)

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

22,390

1,569

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

19,601

608

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

11,130

563

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

7,490

456

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

8,600

453

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

8,900

366

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

12,300

298

 

The Kroger Co.

11,400

290

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

5,400

284

 

Reynolds American Inc.

4,440

262

 

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Altria Group, Inc.

11,130

247

 

CVS/Caremark Corp.

5,700

231

 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

6,500

220

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

4,600

216

 

SuperValu Inc.

4,300

129

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

1,570

101

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

1,100

86

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

1,690

80

 

Corn Products International, Inc.

2,100

78

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

300

20

 

Alberto-Culver Co.

300

8

 

 

 

6,565

Energy (16.9%)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

50,910

4,306

 

Chevron Corp.

23,190

1,980

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

19,174

1,461

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

10,320

755

 

Devon Energy Corp.

5,700

595

 

Apache Corp.

4,400

532

 

Hess Corp.

5,500

485

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

7,800

356

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

4,700

342

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

5,900

277

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

3,950

249

*

Unit Corp.

3,200

181

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

2,500

137

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

1,500

123

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

900

108

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

2,100

97

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

2,700

74

 

Valero Energy Corp.

120

6

 

 

 

12,064

Financials (28.0%)

 

 

 

Capital Markets (3.7%)

 

 

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

2,960

490

 

Morgan Stanley

9,490

434

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

9,643

402

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

6,000

311

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6,400

261

 

 

 

49

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Invesco, Ltd.

8,800

214

 

Northern Trust Corp.

2,900

193

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

4,560

172

 

State Street Corp.

1,800

142

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (6.6%)

 

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

40,500

1,179

 

U.S. Bancorp

21,770

705

 

Wachovia Corp.

24,640

665

 

BB&T Corp.

13,250

425

 

PNC Financial Services Group

5,100

334

 

Regions Financial Corp.

16,700

330

 

Associated Banc-Corp.

10,400

277

 

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

4,030

200

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

3,100

164

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

2,660

147

 

TCF Financial Corp.

6,200

111

 

Popular, Inc.

8,295

97

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

2,200

39

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (0.6%)

 

 

 

Discover Financial Services

18,945

310

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

2,840

140

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (6.7%)

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

47,892

1,816

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

40,080

1,721

 

Citigroup, Inc.

54,690

1,171

*

Liberty Media Corp.–

 

 

 

Capital Series A

3,400

54

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (7.3%)

 

 

 

American International

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

21,640

936

 

The Chubb Corp.

8,500

421

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

8,600

412

 

ACE Ltd.

7,418

408

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

4,400

333

 

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

2,900

260

*

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

3,700

254

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

4,700

244

 

MetLife, Inc.

3,910

236

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

6,900

234

 

The Allstate Corp.

4,850

233

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

2,950

231

 

Endurance Specialty

 

 

 

Holdings Ltd.

6,100

223

 

American National

 

 

 

Insurance Co.

2,000

213

 

XL Capital Ltd. Class A

6,300

186

 

Loews Corp.

3,100

125

 

PartnerRe Ltd.

1,600

122

 

MBIA, Inc.

5,200

64

 

 

50

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

1,200

46

 

Unum Group

1,900

42

 

Allied World Assurance Holdings, Ltd.

400

16

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.4%)

 

 

 

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

1,970

183

 

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. REIT

3,600

147

 

AMB Property Corp. REIT

2,500

136

 

Annaly Mortgage Management Inc. REIT

8,400

129

 

General Growth Properties Inc. REIT

3,200

122

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. REIT

7,500

119

 

Hospitality Properties Trust REIT

3,400

116

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A REIT

2,912

104

 

Federal Realty

 

 

 

Investment Trust REIT

1,300

101

 

ProLogis REIT

1,700

100

 

Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT

4,500

99

 

Colonial Properties Trust REIT

3,900

94

 

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

1,000

86

 

CapitalSource Inc. REIT

5,200

50

 

Equity Residential REIT

880

37

 

iStar Financial Inc. REIT

1,600

22

 

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

200

18

 

Public Storage, Inc. REIT

200

18

 

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

150

15

 

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

312

12

 

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

10,700

11

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%)

 

*

Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc.

400

10

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.7%)

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

12,127

319

 

Freddie Mac

5,470

139

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

4,590

47

*

Guaranty Financial Group, Inc.

400

4

 

 

 

19,981

Health Care (7.3%)

 

 

 

Pfizer Inc.

81,820

1,713

 

Johnson & Johnson

19,990

1,297

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

6,400

395

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

6,830

352

 

Wyeth

5,350

223

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

5,680

216

 

 

 

51

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

36,600

207

*

WellPoint Inc.

4,390

194

 

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

1,800

116

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

2,600

107

 

Aetna Inc.

2,500

105

*

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

2,100

97

*

Amgen, Inc.

1,900

79

*

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

900

51

*

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2,100

32

 

Covidien Ltd.

475

21

 

 

 

5,205

Industrials (11.2%)

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

100,350

3,714

 

Deere & Co.

5,600

450

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

5,250

364

 

SPX Corp.

2,700

283

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

3,350

261

*

United Rentals, Inc.

13,600

256

 

General Dynamics Corp.

2,980

248

 

Raytheon Co.

3,600

233

 

CSX Corp.

4,100

230

 

United Technologies Corp.

3,300

227

 

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

5,100

220

*

AGCO Corp.

3,600

216

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

17,700

191

 

Cooper Industries, Inc. Class A

4,600

185

 

Tyco International, Ltd.

3,725

164

 

Honeywell International Inc.

2,500

141

 

Kennametal, Inc.

3,300

97

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

1,000

92

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

800

87

 

Union Pacific Corp.

620

78

*

US Airways Group Inc.

8,500

76

 

Waste Management, Inc.

1,500

50

 

Textron, Inc.

800

44

*

Gardner Denver Inc.

1,000

37

*

Northwest Airlines Corp.

3,700

33

*

Shaw Group, Inc.

400

19

 

 

 

7,996

Information Technology (3.2%)

 

 

 

International Business

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

3,760

433

 

Xerox Corp.

25,600

383

*

Symantec Corp.

22,100

367

*

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

20,800

323

 

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

5,575

191

*

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

14,600

174

 

Motorola, Inc.

18,580

173

 

Western Union Co.

5,800

123

*

Western Digital Corp.

1,900

51

*

International Rectifier Corp.

1,600

34

 

 

 

2,252

 

 

52

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Materials (4.4%)

 

 

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

8,800

412

 

Dow Chemical Co.

8,510

314

 

United States Steel Corp.

2,300

292

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

4,600

287

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

8,400

278

 

Alcoa Inc.

7,620

275

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

4,400

266

*

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

4,500

254

 

Celanese Corp. Series A

6,288

246

*

The Mosaic Co.

1,700

174

 

Nucor Corp.

2,100

142

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

2,200

132

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

500

48

 

 

 

3,120

Telecommunication Services (6.1%)

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.

71,113

2,724

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

30,440

1,110

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

23,820

159

 

Windstream Corp.

13,000

155

 

CenturyTel, Inc.

2,900

96

 

Qwest Communications International Inc.

15,100

68

 

Embarq Corp.

1,150

46

 

 

 

4,358

Utilities (6.5%)

 

 

 

American Electric

 

 

 

Power Co., Inc.

9,700

404

 

Edison International

8,000

392

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

7,868

321

 

Southern Co.

8,739

311

*

Reliant Energy, Inc.

13,000

307

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

7,600

302

 

DTE Energy Co.

7,200

280

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

7,400

259

 

ONEOK, Inc.

5,700

254

 

Exelon Corp.

3,100

252

*

Mirant Corp.

6,800

247

 

Duke Energy Corp.

13,304

238

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

9,100

232

 

UGI Corp. Holding Co.

9,300

232

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

5,500

221

 

FPL Group, Inc.

3,300

207

 

SCANA Corp.

3,000

110

 

Ameren Corp.

1,800

79

 

Entergy Corp.

100

11

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

100

7

 

 

 

4,666

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $71,154)

 

71,187

 

 

53

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

Face

Market

 

Amount

Value

 

($000)

($000)

Temporary Cash Investment (0.3%)1

 

 

U.S. Agency Obligation

 

 

2 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

3 3.607%, 4/7/08

 

 

(Cost $200)

200

200

Total Investments (100.1%)

 

 

(Cost $71,354)

 

71,387

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%)

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

141

Liabilities

 

(242)

 

 

(101)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 1,425,154 outstanding

 

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

 

71,286

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$50.02

 

 

At March 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:4

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

73,566

$51.62

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

466

.33

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Losses

(2,778)

(1.95)

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

Investment Securities

33

.02

Futures Contracts

(1)

Net Assets

71,286

$50.02

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*

Non-income-producing security.

1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 0.2%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.

2 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

3 Securities with a value of $200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

4 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

54

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

March 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

980

Interest1

3

Total Income

983

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

34

Management and Administrative

5

Custodian Fees

8

Shareholders’ Reports

1

Total Expenses

48

Net Investment Income

935

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(2,439)

Futures Contracts

(32)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(2,471)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(9,769)

Futures Contracts

(2)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(9,771)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(11,307)

 

 

 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $3,000.

 

 

55

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

January 18,

 

Six Months Ended

20071 to

 

March 31,

September 30,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

935

1,263

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(2,471)

4,724

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(9,771)

(1,054)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(11,307)

4,933

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(1,732)

Realized Capital Gain2

(5,031)

Total Distributions

(6,763)

Capital Share Transactions—Note E

 

 

Issued

4,000

78,660

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

6,763

Redeemed

(5,000)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

10,763

73,660

Total Increase (Decrease)

(7,307)

78,593

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

78,593

End of Period3

71,286

78,593

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

2 Includes fiscal 2008 short-term gain distributions totaling $1,651,000. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $466,000 and $1,263,000.

 

 

56

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

Six Months

Jan. 18,

 

Ended

20071 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$63.87

$60.09

Investment Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

.67

1.03

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(9.17)

2.75

Total from Investment Operations

(8.50)

3.78

Distributions

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(1.37)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(3.98)

Total Distributions

(5.35)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$50.02

$63.87

 

 

 

Total Return

–14.13%

6.29%

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$71

$79

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.13%*

0.15%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

2.52%*

2.29%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

106%*

48%

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

*

Annualized.

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

57

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Value Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Quantitative Funds. The fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $5 million. Institutional Plus Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $200 million ($100 million for investors with total Vanguard investments of at least $1 billion). The fund has not issued any Institutional Shares through March 31, 2008.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s federal tax positions for the period ended September 30, 2007, and for the period ended March 31, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

5. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

58

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $6,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At March 31, 2008, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $71,354,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $33,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $7,376,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $7,343,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

At March 31, 2008, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2008 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

E-mini S&P 500 Index

1

66

(1)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

 

D. During the six months ended March 31, 2008, the fund purchased $45,143,000 of investment securities and sold $39,893,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

January 18, 20071 to

 

March 31, 2008

September 30, 2007

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

72

1,309

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

122

Redeemed

(78)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

194

1,231

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

 

 

59

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of March 31, 2008

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

453

2,899

4,811

Median Market Cap

$36.0B

$34.5B

$33.8B

Price/Earnings Ratio

14.6x

16.7x

16.9x

Price/Book Ratio

2.3x

2.4x

2.4x

Yield3

 

2.0%

2.0%

Institutional Shares

1.9%

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

1.9%

 

 

Return on Equity

19.1%

19.7%

19.5%

Earnings Growth Rate

21.3%

20.2%

20.0%

Foreign Holdings

0.6%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

68%4

Expense Ratio

 

Institutional Shares

0.22%4

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

0.14%4

 

 

Short-Term Reserves

–0.1%5

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Fund

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

9.8%

9.7%

9.4%

Consumer Staples

9.8

9.8

9.6

Energy

12.5

12.5

12.7

Financials

17.0

16.9

17.7

Health Care

11.6

11.7

11.7

Industrials

12.5

12.6

12.2

Information Technology

15.6

15.6

15.6

Materials

4.2

4.2

4.1

Telecommunication Services

3.1

3.1

3.1

Utilities

3.9

3.9

3.9

 

 

 

60

 

Ten Largest Holdings6 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil and gas

3.2%

General Electric Co.

industrial conglomerate

2.5

AT&T Inc.

integrated telecommunication services

1.7

Microsoft Corp.

systems software

1.7

The Procter & Gamble Co.

household products

1.6

Chevron Corp.

integrated oil and gas

1.3

Johnson & Johnson

pharmaceuticals

1.3

International Business Machines Corp.

computer hardware

1.2

Pfizer Inc.

pharmaceuticals

1.1

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

diversified financial services

1.1

Top Ten

 

16.7%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

1 Russell 3000 Index.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3 30-day SEC yield for the fund; annualized dividend yield for the indexes. See the Glossary on page 64.

4 Annualized.

5 The fund invested a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After the effect of the futures investments, the fund's temporary cash position was negative.

6 “Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

 

61

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) Note, too, that both investment returns and principal value can fluctuate widely, so an investor’s shares, when sold, could be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): May 3, 2004–March 31, 2008

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Inception

Institutional Shares

11/30/2006

–8.29%

–4.29%

Institutional Plus Shares

5/3/2004

–8.20

6.81

 

 

 

1 The fund commenced operations as a registered investment company on October 3, 2006. The fund’s performance includes the performance of a predecessor trust, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company Structured Broad Market Trust, from May 3, 2004, to October 3, 2006.

2 Six months ended March 31, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 56–57 for dividend and capital gains information.

 

 

62

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of March 31, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (99.5%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (9.8%)

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

27,360

1,526

 

The Walt Disney Co.

46,090

1,446

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

68,865

1,332

 

Home Depot, Inc.

41,920

1,172

 

Time Warner, Inc.

79,690

1,117

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

40,070

919

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

24,700

835

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

18,460

816

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

18,990

787

 

CBS Corp.

35,055

774

 

Whirlpool Corp.

8,900

772

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

11,220

763

 

The Gap, Inc.

37,200

732

*

Viacom Inc. Class B

18,395

729

*

AutoZone Inc.

5,800

660

*

Hanesbrands Inc.

22,300

651

*

Ford Motor Co.

112,700

645

 

Burger King Holdings Inc.

22,900

633

*

Expedia, Inc.

28,400

622

 

Carnival Corp.

15,100

611

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

11,900

607

*

Entravision

 

 

 

Communications Corp.

90,200

601

*

Amazon.com, Inc.

8,200

585

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

15,220

566

*

Aeropostale, Inc.

19,950

541

*

NVR, Inc.

900

538

 

Target Corp.

10,590

537

 

Darden Restaurants Inc.

16,200

527

 

News Corp., Class A

26,490

497

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

13,600

447

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

19,694

407

*

Jack in the Box Inc.

13,100

352

*

Clear Channel Outdoor

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc. Class A

16,710

318

 

RadioShack Corp.

19,000

309

 

Black & Decker Corp.

4,200

278

 

 

63

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Regal Entertainment Group Class A

9,900

191

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

6,000

175

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

5,800

174

*^

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.

8,300

170

 

Regis Corp.

5,500

151

 

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

5,650

131

 

UniFirst Corp.

3,500

130

 

Oxford Industries, Inc.

5,200

117

*

The Goodyear Tire &

 

 

 

Rubber Co.

2,900

75

 

CSS Industries, Inc.

2,000

70

*

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

900

66

*

Dollar Tree, Inc.

2,200

61

*

Nexstar Broadcasting

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

9,600

57

 

Gannett Co., Inc.

1,900

55

*

Lear Corp.

2,100

54

 

CBRL Group, Inc.

1,500

54

*

Perry Ellis International Corp.

2,400

52

*

DIRECTV Group, Inc.

1,970

49

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

2,300

47

*

GameStop Corp. Class A

900

47

*

Source Interlink Cos., Inc.

17,511

33

 

The Stanley Works

600

29

 

Polaris Industries, Inc.

600

25

 

DeVry, Inc.

500

21

 

American Greetings Corp.

 

 

 

Class A

1,000

19

 

Macy’s Inc.

600

14

*

DISH Network Corp.

450

13

*

Valassis Communications, Inc.

1,100

12

 

 

 

26,744

Consumer Staples (9.7%)

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

63,420

4,444

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

50,710

2,671

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

42,790

2,605

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

43,050

2,177

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

26,630

1,923

 

 

 

64

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

38,529

1,195

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

13,330

1,039

 

Altria Group, Inc.

43,050

956

 

The Kroger Co.

34,600

879

 

CVS/Caremark Corp.

20,136

816

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

33,200

795

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

14,300

752

*

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

18,000

655

 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

17,300

587

 

Corn Products International, Inc.

15,610

580

 

SuperValu Inc.

17,900

537

*

NBTY, Inc.

16,200

485

 

Walgreen Co.

10,630

405

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

8,090

384

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

8,300

342

 

Reynolds American Inc.

5,640

333

 

General Mills, Inc.

5,400

323

 

Nash-Finch Co.

9,389

319

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

12,000

290

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

4,270

277

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

3,770

243

 

Alberto-Culver Co.

8,200

225

 

Safeway, Inc.

7,100

208

*

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

3,847

69

 

Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

200

12

 

 

 

26,526

Energy (12.4%)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

103,020

8,713

 

Chevron Corp.

42,665

3,642

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

33,954

2,588

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

18,900

1,644

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

19,540

1,430

*

Transocean, Inc.

7,960

1,076

 

Apache Corp.

8,740

1,056

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

22,400

1,034

 

Hess Corp.

11,700

1,032

*

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

15,800

922

 

Devon Energy Corp.

8,513

888

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

18,740

855

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

10,200

838

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

11,400

830

 

Noble Corp.

15,600

775

 

ENSCO International, Inc.

11,930

747

 

Valero Energy Corp.

13,892

682

*

Pride International, Inc.

19,200

671

*

Bristow Group, Inc.

11,400

612

*

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

8,800

569

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

11,600

544

*

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.

9,300

509

 

Tidewater Inc.

8,200

452

*

Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc.

17,400

374

 

Halliburton Co.

9,270

365

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

4,200

260

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

3,940

248

 

 

65

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Swift Energy Co.

4,500

202

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

2,060

141

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

4,000

109

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

1,500

74

*

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

1,100

44

 

 

 

33,926

Financials (16.9%)

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

70,746

3,039

 

Bank of America Corp.

76,382

2,896

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

72,910

2,122

 

Citigroup, Inc.

85,120

1,823

 

American International Group, Inc.

35,800

1,548

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

9,230

1,527

 

U.S. Bancorp

41,550

1,345

 

Morgan Stanley

25,250

1,154

 

Wachovia Corp.

40,616

1,097

 

ACE Ltd.

15,800

870

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

18,040

863

 

State Street Corp.

10,900

861

 

BB&T Corp.

26,580

852

 

MetLife, Inc.

13,500

814

 

Northern Trust Corp.

12,000

798

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

15,300

793

 

The Allstate Corp.

16,470

792

 

Discover Financial Services

47,500

778

 

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

7,596

706

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

9,070

687

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

15,912

664

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

13,060

643

 

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

7,100

636

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

11,500

610

 

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

12,300

610

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

17,400

591

 

American Express Co.

13,220

578

 

ProLogis REIT

9,800

577

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

30,300

571

 

PartnerRe Ltd.

7,400

565

 

Pacific Capital Bancorp

25,580

550

 

Endurance Specialty

 

 

 

Holdings Ltd.

15,000

549

 

Franklin Resources Corp.

5,610

544

 

Cash America

 

 

 

International Inc.

14,700

535

 

Invesco, Ltd.

21,300

519

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

12,140

495

 

Unum Group

21,600

475

 

General Growth

 

 

 

Properties Inc. REIT

12,300

469

 

Associated Banc-Corp.

17,300

461

 

HCP, Inc. REIT

13,100

443

 

Comerica, Inc.

12,200

428

 

 

66

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5,440

426

 

The Chubb Corp.

7,770

384

 

The St. Joe Co.

8,300

356

 

Highwood Properties, Inc. REIT

11,200

348

 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

15,100

347

*

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.

8,800

340

 

WSFS Financial Corp.

6,800

335

 

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

8,500

327

 

Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT

14,700

324

 

Hospitality Properties Trust REIT

9,300

316

 

City Bank Lynnwood (WA)

13,900

310

 

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT

3,700

301

 

AFLAC Inc.

4,540

295

 

Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT

12,300

291

 

CNA Financial Corp.

10,600

273

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. REIT

15,900

253

 

Fannie Mae

9,590

252

 

CME Group, Inc.

500

235

 

Colonial Properties Trust REIT

9,300

224

 

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. REIT

5,300

216

 

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. REIT

5,500

186

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

4,780

180

 

UnionBanCal Corp.

3,483

171

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

6,400

169

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

3,200

166

 

Regions Financial Corp.

7,900

156

 

PNC Financial Services Group

2,040

134

 

Assurant, Inc.

2,188

133

*

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

1,900

130

 

Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.

3,400

125

 

WesBanco, Inc.

4,700

116

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

5,000

116

*

First Federal Financial Corp.

4,200

114

 

Associated Estates

 

 

 

Realty Corp. REIT

9,500

109

 

Federal Realty

 

 

 

Investment Trust REIT

1,300

101

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

1,790

99

 

The First Marblehead Corp.

12,819

96

 

New York Community

 

 

 

Bancorp, Inc.

4,900

89

 

Freddie Mac

3,300

84

 

American National

 

 

 

Insurance Co.

700

75

*

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

3,100

67

 

FirstMerit Corp.

3,100

64

 

Advanta Corp. Class B

7,803

55

 

Loews Corp.

1,310

53

 

Taubman Co. REIT

1,000

52

 

 

67

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

3,200

50

 

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

1,300

50

^

Sierra Bancorp

2,000

43

 

Oriental Financial Group Inc.

2,100

41

 

BOK Financial Corp.

700

37

 

The Macerich Co. REIT

500

35

*

MF Global Ltd.

1,900

19

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

200

15

 

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. Class B

500

13

 

 

 

46,174

Health Care (11.6%)

 

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

55,105

3,575

 

Pfizer Inc.

146,080

3,057

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

45,010

1,708

 

Abbott Laboratories

23,800

1,313

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

24,320

1,255

 

Wyeth

25,240

1,054

 

Baxter International, Inc.

17,060

986

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

24,150

830

*

Express Scripts Inc.

12,400

798

 

Medtronic, Inc.

15,530

751

*

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

16,700

731

 

CIGNA Corp.

17,850

724

*

WellPoint Inc.

16,250

717

*

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

9,600

707

*

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

17,600

704

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

16,700

684

*

Humana Inc.

14,900

668

 

Aetna Inc.

15,880

668

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

10,600

654

 

Perrigo Co.

16,800

634

*

Warner Chilcott Ltd.

35,000

630

*

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

11,380

586

*

Amgen, Inc.

13,815

577

*

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

11,700

541

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

24,430

520

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

35,410

510

*

Cynosure Inc.

23,100

492

*

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

10,700

462

*

AMERIGROUP Corp.

16,400

448

*

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

11,100

447

*

K-V Pharmaceutical Co. Class A

16,700

417

*

Genentech, Inc.

5,120

416

*

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

10,200

381

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

4,420

379

*

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

25,530

360

*

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

5,300

301

*

Obagi Medical Products, Inc.

33,000

286

 

Chemed Corp.

6,600

279

*

PDL BioPharma Inc.

24,200

256

*

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

3,600

243

*

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7,500

218

*

Celgene Corp.

2,800

172

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

1,710

90

 

68

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Stryker Corp.

1,200

78

*

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

5,800

53

*

Xenoport Inc.

1,247

50

*

MedCath Corp.

1,900

35

*

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

1,400

34

*

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

1,300

28

*

Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

1,350

27

*

Invitrogen Corp.

300

26

*

eResearch Technology, Inc.

1,200

15

*

PharMerica Corp.

800

13

 

 

 

31,588

Industrials (12.4%)

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

185,980

6,883

 

The Boeing Co.

18,160

1,351

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

16,120

1,262

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

16,080

1,174

 

Honeywell International Inc.

19,570

1,104

 

CSX Corp.

19,300

1,082

 

United Technologies Corp.

15,340

1,056

 

Deere & Co.

12,000

965

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

9,350

928

 

Union Pacific Corp.

7,400

928

 

Waste Management, Inc.

25,700

862

 

Ingersoll-Rand Co.

19,100

851

 

Raytheon Co.

12,700

821

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

11,800

817

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

10,130

788

 

Textron, Inc.

14,188

786

 

3M Co.

9,830

778

*

Terex Corp.

10,800

675

 

Harsco Corp.

11,300

626

 

The Manitowoc Co., Inc.

15,300

624

 

Cooper Industries, Inc. Class A

15,400

618

 

Manpower Inc.

10,400

585

 

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

16,200

529

 

Cummins Inc.

11,120

521

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

45,320

490

 

GATX Corp.

12,320

481

*

Gardner Denver Inc.

12,600

467

 

Emerson Electric Co.

9,040

465

 

UAL Corp.

18,800

405

 

Belden Inc.

10,400

367

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

13,600

362

 

Genco Shipping and Trading Ltd.

6,400

361

*

Northwest Airlines Corp.

39,100

351

 

FedEx Corp.

3,660

339

 

General Dynamics Corp.

4,050

338

*

AGCO Corp.

5,500

329

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

3,370

311

 

L-3 Communications

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

2,300

251

*

Volt Information Sciences Inc.

14,331

243

 

 

69

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

A.O. Smith Corp.

7,200

237

*

RSC Holdings Inc.

15,900

173

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

3,380

163

 

Kennametal, Inc.

4,800

141

*

Perini Corp.

3,600

130

 

CompX International Inc.

13,500

124

 

Tyco International, Ltd.

2,450

108

*

GrafTech International Ltd.

6,500

105

*

United Stationers, Inc.

2,200

105

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

800

82

*

McDermott International, Inc.

1,300

71

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

2,300

70

 

Danaher Corp.

800

61

 

Bowne & Co., Inc.

3,800

58

 

Twin Disc, Inc.

3,500

55

 

Hubbell Inc. Class B

600

26

*

Tecumseh Products Co. Class A

500

15

 

Mueller Industries Inc.

500

14

 

The Toro Co.

300

12

*

TBS International Ltd.

400

12

 

 

 

33,936

Information Technology (15.5%)

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

164,598

4,671

 

International Business Machines Corp.

28,210

3,248

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

56,330

2,572

 

Intel Corp.

119,490

2,531

*

Cisco Systems, Inc.

102,850

2,478

*

Apple Inc.

15,820

2,270

*

Oracle Corp.

85,800

1,678

*

Google Inc.

3,660

1,612

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

28,920

1,186

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

36,570

1,034

 

Corning, Inc.

41,470

997

 

MasterCard, Inc. Class A

4,470

997

*

Symantec Corp.

46,900

779

*

EMC Corp.

52,430

752

 

Seagate Technology

35,400

741

*

BMC Software, Inc.

22,500

732

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

16,980

720

 

Accenture Ltd.

20,000

703

*

NVIDIA Corp.

34,950

692

 

Xerox Corp.

45,700

684

 

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

39,140

652

*

Intuit, Inc.

24,000

648

*

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

40,650

631

*

SPSS, Inc.

15,100

586

*

Dell Inc.

28,480

567

*

Avnet, Inc.

17,200

563

*

Yahoo! Inc.

17,870

517

*

AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.

42,300

459

*

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.

6,420

455

*

eBay Inc.

13,910

415

*

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.

27,400

402

 

 

70

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

LAM Research Corp.

10,200

390

*

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.

18,900

355

*

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

32,600

348

*

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

46,100

336

*

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

12,483

275

*

Computer Sciences Corp.

6,500

265

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

13,000

254

*

CommScope, Inc.

6,700

233

*

Novatel Wireless, Inc.

22,200

215

*

Western Digital Corp.

7,800

211

 

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

5,850

201

*

S1 Corp.

27,700

197

*

Vignette Corp.

14,900

197

*

Interwoven Inc.

18,100

193

 

National Semiconductor Corp.

10,300

189

 

Motorola, Inc.

16,530

154

 

Xilinx, Inc.

6,400

152

*

Cymer, Inc.

5,300

138

*

Dolby Laboratories Inc.

3,800

138

*

Amkor Technology, Inc.

12,790

137

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

2,800

100

*

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

2,900

82

 

United Online, Inc.

7,600

80

*

Amdocs Ltd.

2,700

77

 

^Imergent, Inc.

6,300

72

*

Metavante Technologies

2,000

40

*

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

5,600

27

*

Emulex Corp.

1,500

24

*

Greenfield Online, Inc.

1,900

23

*

Sybase, Inc.

700

18

*

Ciber, Inc.

3,200

16

 

Methode Electronics, Inc. Class A

1,300

15

 

Integral Systems, Inc.

500

15

*

Immersion Corp.

1,600

11

 

 

 

42,150

Materials (4.2%)

 

 

 

Monsanto Co.

12,726

1,419

 

United States Steel Corp.

7,500

952

 

Dow Chemical Co.

23,220

856

*

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

14,500

818

 

Alcoa Inc.

22,310

804

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

8,200

789

 

AK Steel Holding Corp.

12,500

680

 

International Paper Co.

24,300

661

 

Lubrizol Corp.

11,500

638

*

The Mosaic Co.

5,900

605

*

Terra Industries, Inc.

14,700

522

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

10,780

504

 

Celanese Corp. Series A

11,500

449

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

3,600

373

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

5,000

357

*

OM Group, Inc.

5,400

295

 

 

71

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Praxair, Inc.

2,400

202

 

Southern Peru Copper Corp. (U.S. Shares)

1,320

137

 

Rock-Tenn Co.

4,200

126

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

1,600

97

 

Ball Corp.

1,802

83

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

1,300

81

 

 

 

11,448

Telecommunication Services (3.1%)

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.

123,529

4,731

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

46,930

1,711

*

American Tower Corp. Class A

15,700

616

*

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

97,500

415

 

Qwest Communications International Inc.

87,400

396

 

Embarq Corp.

8,100

325

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

21,289

142

 

Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.

6,300

77

 

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

1,900

75

 

Windstream Corp.

900

11

 

 

 

8,499

Utilities (3.9%)

 

 

 

Edison International

16,540

811

*

Mirant Corp.

20,700

753

 

Exelon Corp.

9,040

735

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

18,000

715

 

Duke Energy Corp.

38,990

696

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

16,400

659

 

Energen Corp.

10,200

635

 

DTE Energy Co.

16,000

622

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

24,200

617

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

24,200

598

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

16,000

560

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

12,800

533

 

Southern Union Co.

21,200

493

 

Portland General Electric Co.

20,600

465

 

Southern Co.

10,660

380

 

ONEOK, Inc.

5,800

259

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

5,100

213

 

WGL Holdings Inc.

6,100

196

 

FPL Group, Inc.

3,033

190

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

4,200

172

 

SCANA Corp.

1,600

59

 

Questar Corp.

800

45

*

Reliant Energy, Inc.

1,900

45

 

UGI Corp. Holding Co.

1,300

32

 

 

 

10,483

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $285,584)

 

271,474

 

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investments (0.5%)1

 

 

Money Market Fund (0.3%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 2.800%

545,784

546

2

Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund,2.800%—Note E

141,600

142

 

 

 

688

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.2%)

 

 

3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

4

3.607%, 4/7/08

200

200

4

1.740%, 8/29/08

300

297

 

 

 

497

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

 

(Cost $1,185)

 

1,185

Total Investments (100.0%)

 

 

(Cost $286,769)

 

272,659

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

474

Liabilities—Note E

 

(375)

 

 

 

99

Net Assets (100%)

 

272,758

 

 

 

73

 

At March 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:5

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

298,570

Undistributed Net Investment Income

1,196

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(12,911)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(14,110)

Futures Contracts

13

Net Assets

272,758

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 501,376 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

12,158

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Institutional Shares

$24.25

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 5,373,159 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

260,600

Net Asset Value Per Share—

 

Institutional Plus Shares

$48.50

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

^

Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

*

Non-income-producing security.

1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.

2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.

3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

4 Securities with a value of $497,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

5 See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

March 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

2,701

Interest1

21

Security Lending

6

Total Income

2,728

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

75

Management and Administrative

 

Institutional Shares

8

Institutional Plus Shares

82

Marketing and Distribution

 

Institutional Shares

2

Institutional Plus Shares

22

Custodian Fees

10

Shareholders’ Reports

 

Institutional Shares

1

Institutional Plus Shares

1

Total Expenses

201

Net Investment Income

2,527

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(12,401)

Futures Contracts

46

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(12,355)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(30,622)

Futures Contracts

(10)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(30,632)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(40,460)

 

 

 

 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $21,000.

 

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

October 3,

 

Six Months Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

September 30,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

2,527

2,500

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(12,355)

4,491

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(30,632)

8,183

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(40,460)

15,174

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Institutional Shares

(137)

(22)

Institutional Plus Shares

(3,225)

(447)

Realized Capital Gain2

 

 

Institutional Shares

(210)

(18)

Institutional Plus Shares

(4,456)

(363)

Total Distributions

(8,028)

(850)

Capital Share Transactions—Note F

 

 

Institutional Shares

346

13,025

Institutional Plus Shares

22,127

271,424

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

22,473

284,449

Total Increase (Decrease)

(26,015)

298,773

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

298,773

End of Period3

272,758

298,773

 

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

2 Includes fiscal 2008 and 2007 short-term gain distributions totaling $239,000 and $216,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,196,000 and $2,031,000.

 

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

Six Months

Nov. 30,

 

Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$28.67

$26.59

Investment Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

.210

.3612

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(3.921)

1.930

Total from Investment Operations

(3.711)

2.291

Distributions

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.280)

(.116)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.429)

(.095)

Total Distributions

(.709)

(.211)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$24.25

$28.67

 

 

 

Total Return

–13.21%

8.68%

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$12

$14

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.22%*

0.25%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.68%*

1.55%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

68%*

66%

 

 

 

 

1 Inception.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

*

Annualized.

 

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

Six Months

Oct. 3,

 

Ended

20061 to

 

March 31,

Sept. 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$57.39

$50.00

Investment Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

.441

.9042

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

(7.852)

6.910

Total from Investment Operations

(7.411)

7.814

Distributions

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.621)

(.234)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.858)

(.190)

Total Distributions

(1.479)

(.424)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$48.50

$57.39

 

 

 

Total Return

–13.19%

15.69%

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$261

$285

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

0.14%*

0.15%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

1.76%*

1.65%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

68%*

66%

 

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

*

Annualized.

See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund files reports with the SEC under the company name Vanguard Quantitative Funds. The fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $5 million. Institutional Plus Shares are available to investors who invest a minimum amount of $200 million ($100 million for investors with total Vanguard investments of at least $1 billion).

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

 

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).

 

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s federal tax positions for the period ended September 30, 2007, and for the period ended March 31, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

5. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

 

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $24,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At March 31, 2008, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $286,769,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $14,110,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $15,677,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $29,787,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

At March 31, 2008, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in June 2008 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

S&P 500 Index

2

662

1

E-mini S&P 500 Index

9

596

12

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

 

D. During the six months ended March 31, 2008, the fund purchased $115,340,000 of investment securities and sold $98,443,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

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Structured Broad Market Fund

 

E. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at March 31, 2008, was $126,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $142,000.

 

F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

October 3, 20061 to

 

March 31, 2008

September 30, 2007

 

Amount

Shares

Amount

Shares

 

($000)

(000)

($000)

(000)

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

12,985

488

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

346

12

40

1

Redeemed

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

346

12

13,025

489

Institutional Plus Shares

 

 

 

 

Issued

18,985

353

278,615

5,086

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

3,142

58

809

15

Redeemed

(8,000)

(139)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares

22,127

411

271,424

4,962

 

 

 

1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.

 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

The table on page 62 illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

 

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table on page 62 are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.”

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

 

9/30/2007

3/31/2008

Period1

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$1,000.00

$877.16

$1.03

Institutional Plus Shares

1,000.00

877.55

0.61

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$1,000.00

$881.46

$1.03

Institutional Plus Shares

1,000.00

881.72

0.71

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

$1,000.00

$858.67

$0.60

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$1,000.00

$867.88

$1.03

Institutional Plus Shares

1,000.00

868.07

0.65

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.90

$1.11

Institutional Plus Shares

1,000.00

1,024.35

0.66

Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.90

$1.11

Institutional Plus Shares

1,000.00

1,024.25

0.76

Structured Large-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Plus Shares

$1,000.00

$1,024.35

$0.66

Structured Broad Market Fund

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.90

$1.11

Institutional Plus Shares

1,000.00

1,024.30

0.71

 

 

 

 

1 The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are 0.22% for the Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13% for the Institutional Plus Shares; 0.22% for the Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund Institutional Shares, 0.15% for the Institutional Plus Shares; 0.13% for the Structured Large-Cap Value Fund Institutional Plus Shares; 0.22% for the Structured Broad Market Fund Institutional Shares, 0.14% for the Institutional Plus Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

 

 

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund, Structured Large-Cap Growth Fund, Structured Large-Cap Value Fund, and Structured Broad Market Fund has renewed the funds’ investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the investment advisor for the funds. The board determined that continuing the funds’ internalized management structure was in the best interests of the funds and their shareholders.

 

The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether or not the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of each fund’s investment management since its inception, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985 and has led the Quantitative Equity Group since 1987. James D. Troyer and James P. Stetler, the managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the funds, have worked in investment management since 1979 and 1996, respectively. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

 

The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of each fund’s advisory arrangement.

 

Investment performance

The board considered the performance of each fund since its inception, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of the relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out each fund’s investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and that the performance results have been within competitive norms. Information about the funds’ most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary pages of this report.

 

Cost

The board concluded that each fund’s expense ratio was significantly below the average expense ratio charged by each fund’s respective peer group. The board noted that each fund’s advisory expenses were also well below the respective peer-group average. Information about the funds’ expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements sections.

 

The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard, because of Vanguard’s unique “at-cost” structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees, and produces “profits” only in the form of reduced expenses for fund shareholders.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that each fund’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.

 

The board will consider whether to renew each advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.

 

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Glossary

 

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

 

Equity Exposure. A measure that reflects a fund’s investments in stocks and stock futures. Any holdings in short-term reserves are excluded.

 

Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.

 

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by stocks or depositary receipts of companies based outside the United States.

 

Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.

 

Median Market Cap. An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.

 

Price/Book Ratio. The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.

 

Price/Earnings Ratio. The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.

 

Return on Equity. The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.

 

Short-Term Reserves. The percentage of a fund invested in highly liquid, short-term securities that can be readily converted to cash.

 

Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

 

Yield. A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current market yield to maturity (in the case of bonds) or its projected dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.

 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

 

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

 

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals.

 

Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.

 

Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee

 

 

John J. Brennan1

 

Born 1954

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Trustee since May 1987;

Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment

Chairman of the Board and

companies served by The Vanguard Group; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

Chief Executive Officer

 

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

 

 

Charles D. Ellis

 

Born 1937

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures

Trustee since January 2001

in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business

 

at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

 

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

 

Born 1948

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Chief Staff and Marketing

Trustee since January 2008

Officer for North America since 2004 and Corporate Vice President of Xerox Corporation

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

(photocopiers and printers); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing),

 

of the United Way of Rochester, and of the Boy Scouts of America.

 

 

Rajiv L. Gupta

 

Born 1945

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, and

Trustee since December 20012

Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified

 

manufacturing and services) since 2005.

 

 

Amy Gutmann

 

Born 1949

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of the University of

Trustee since June 2006

Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania

 

since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and

 

the University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of

 

Carnegie Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development

 

Corporation and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004; Trustee of

 

the National Constitution Center since 2007.

 

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

 

Born 1950

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and

Trustee since July 1998

Chief Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson &

 

Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical

 

Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute.

 

 

André F. Perold

 

Born 1952

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance

Trustee since December 2004

and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean and Director of Faculty

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Recruiting, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman of UNX, Inc. (equities

 

trading firm); Chair of the Investment Committee of HighVista Strategies LLC (private

 

investment firm) since 2005.

 

 

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

 

Born 1941

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive

Trustee since January 1993

Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services).

 

 

 

 

J. Lawrence Wilson

 

Born 1936

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive

Trustee since April 1985

Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University

 

and of Culver Educational Foundation.

 

 

 

 

Executive Officers1

 

 

 

Thomas J. Higgins

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.;

Treasurer since July 1998

Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

 

 

F. William McNabb III

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of The Vanguard Group, Inc.,

President since March 2008

and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2008;

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard Group

 

(1995–2008).

 

 

Heidi Stam

 

Born 1956

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing Director of The Vanguard

Secretary since July 2005

Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of

155 Vanguard Funds Overseen

The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard

 

Group, since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation

 

since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

 

 

 

R. Gregory Barton

Kathleen C. Gubanich

Michael S. Miller

George U. Sauter

Mortimer J. Buckley

Paul A. Heller

Ralph K. Packard

 

 

Founder

 

John C. Bogle

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

1 Officers of the funds are “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.

More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, available from The Vanguard Group.

 


 

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600

 

Connect with Vanguard® > www.vanguard.com

 

Fund Information > 800-662-7447

Vanguard, Connect with Vanguard, and the ship logo

 

are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739

 

 

All other marks are the exclusive property of their

Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036

respective owners.

 

 

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All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc.

With Hearing Impairment > 800-952-3335

or Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting

This material may be used in conjunction

guidelines by visiting our website, www.vanguard.com,

with the offering of shares of any Vanguard

and searching for “proxy voting guidelines,” or by

fund only if preceded or accompanied by

calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are

the fund’s current prospectus.

also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

 

In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your

 

fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during

 

the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit

 

either www.vanguard.com or www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

 

You can review and copy information about your fund

 

at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.

 

To find out more about this public service, call the SEC

 

at 202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also

 

available on the SEC’s website, and you can receive

 

copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a

 

request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed to

 

publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the

 

Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange

 

Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2008 The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

All rights reserved.

 

Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.

 

 

 

Q08702 052008

 

 

 

Item 2: Not Applicable.

 

Item 3: Not Applicable.

 

Item 4: Not Applicable.

 

Item 5: Not Applicable.

 

Item 6: Not Applicable.

 

Item 7: Not applicable.

 

Item 8: Not Applicable.

 

Item 9: Not Applicable.

 

Item 10: Not Applicable.

 

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12: Exhibits.

 

 

(a)

Certifications.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

 

 

By:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

JOHN J. BRENNAN*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: May 13, 2008

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

 

 

By:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

JOHN J. BRENNAN*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: May 13, 2008

 

 

 

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

 

 

By:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

THOMAS J. HIGGINS*

 

TREASURER

 

 

Date: May 13, 2008

 

 

*By Power of Attorney. Filed on January 18, 2008, see File Number 2-29601. Incorporated by Reference.