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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, 2011 – March 31, 2012

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders


 


Semiannual Report | March 31, 2012
 
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund

 


 

> For the six months ended March 31, Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned nearly 27%.

> For the period, the fund outpaced its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, as well as its large-cap core fund peers.

> Strong stock selection within the information technology and consumer sectors boosted returns relative to the benchmark.

 

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
Advisors’ Report. 6
Fund Profile. 10
Performance Summary. 11
Financial Statements. 12
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 31
Glossary. 33

 

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 front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.

About the cover: Vanguard was named for the HMS Vanguard, flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. A ship—whose performance and safety depend on the work of all hands—has served as a fitting metaphor for the Vanguard crew as we strive to help clients reach their financial goals.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended March 31, 2012  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund  
Investor Shares 26.83%
Admiral™ Shares 26.91
S&P 500 Index 25.89
Large-Cap Core Funds Average 24.87
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.

 

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance        
September 30, 2011, Through March 31, 2012        
      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund        
Investor Shares $23.86 $29.97 $0.259 $0.000
Admiral Shares 38.97 48.95 0.450 0.000

 

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

The first half of your fund’s fiscal year was, like last year’s, characterized by bullish sentiment in nearly all corners of the stock market. Benefiting from this upbeat environment, Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned nearly 27% for the six months ended March 31, 2012, besting the return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and the average return of peer-group funds.

As I noted in our last report, Vanguard Growth and Income Fund adopted a multimanager approach on September 30, 2011. The fund’s new advisors, each of which manages approximately one-third of the fund’s assets, are D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., Los Angeles Capital, and Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group.

The objective and investment strategy of the fund have not changed. The advisors have continued to follow a quantitative approach, using computer models to select a broadly diversified group of stocks that, as a whole, have investment characteristics similar to those of the S&P 500 Index but are hoped to provide a higher total return than that of the benchmark.

The advisors’ stock selections gained 10% or more in all ten market sectors for the period. Those selections outperformed in most market sectors, with particular success in the technology and consumer sectors.

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A surge of optimism fueled a powerful global rally in stocks
During the past six months, optimism displaced the apprehension that had restrained stock prices through summer 2011. The broad U.S. stock market returned more than 26%. Markets abroad returned 15.37%. Investors’ good spirits reflected confidence that the slow, grinding economic expansion in the United States was at last gathering momentum, and that Europe’s debt crisis could be wrestled under control.

By the end of the period, however, that confidence had begun to evaporate in the face of ambiguous economic reports and renewed concern about Europe. The abrupt mood swing was consistent with the financial markets’ volatility since the 2008–2009 financial crisis.

For most bonds except munis, six-month returns were subdued
The broad taxable bond market produced a modest six-month return of 1.43%. In general, interest rates remained more or less steady at very low levels. In some segments of the bond market, however, yields crept lower still, boosting bond prices. The broad municipal bond market, for example, produced a solid six-month return of 3.91% as investors bid up muni prices.

As it has since December 2008, the Federal Reserve Board kept its target for the shortest-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%. That policy has kept a tight lid on the returns available from money market funds and savings accounts.

Market Barometer      
 
      Total Returns
    Periods Ended March 31, 2012
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 26.27% 7.86% 2.19%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 29.83 -0.18 2.13
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 26.60 7.16 2.47
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 15.37 -7.18 -1.56
 
Bonds      
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad      
taxable market) 1.43% 7.71% 6.25%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (Broad      
tax-exempt market) 3.91 12.07 5.42
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.00 0.05 1.11
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 1.10% 2.65% 2.24%

 

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Technology and consumer stocks provided notable outperformance
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund seeks to outperform the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by investing in large-and mid-capitalization U.S. companies that reflect the index’s composition but which the fund’s advisors believe are poised to outperform.

This strategy was rewarded during the period as the fund’s return outpaced that of its benchmark and bested the average return of its peer funds by about 2 percentage points.

Information technology stocks, which made up about one-fifth of fund assets and represented the largest sector in the fund, provided the biggest margin of outperformance and about one-fourth of the fund’s return. Rising demand for computer hardware and IT services prompted investors to bid up the fund’s holdings by more than 34%, a return that was several percentage points higher than the return for the market overall.

The advisors’ selections in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors also lifted relative performance. The fund’s internet and traditional retailers did well, as did several big-name food providers, as consumers gained confidence about the economy and increased their spending.

The fund’s holdings in financials offset some of its outperformance in other areas. While the fund’s portfolio of financial stocks outdistanced the overall market,

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
  Investor Admiral Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
Growth and Income Fund 0.34% 0.23% 1.19%

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended March 31, 2012, the fund’s annualized expense ratios were 0.36% for Investor Shares and 0.25% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2011.

Peer group: Large-Cap Core Funds.

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it trailed its counterpart in the index by several percentage points, providing the only notable drag on the fund’s relative showing.

More information about the advisors’ management of the fund can be found in the Advisors’ Report that follows this letter.

Stay focused on what you can control
As we tend to do after any period of strong performance, we caution shareholders that rising markets can’t be expected to continue indefinitely. Nor is it prudent to think that the lower volatility witnessed in much of the six-month period is a sign that the stress fractures in the global financial system have completely healed.

I note these concerns not to discourage you but as a way of helping you to maintain realistic expectations. We’re sure to experience stock downturns in the future, and when they occur, it will be essential to maintain a long-term perspective.

In addition to keeping a long-term view, it’s constructive to focus on two key elements of an investment plan: how much you’re investing and how long you’re investing for. This point was underscored in a recent Vanguard research paper, Penny Saved, Penny Earned, available at vanguard.com/research. The study found that retirement investors have a greater likelihood of reaching their goals by increasing their savings rate and savings time horizon. Those two factors, independently or together, can generally provide a higher chance of success than simply counting on the possibility of higher portfolio returns, the study’s authors concluded.

As always, Vanguard encourages you to create a long-term investment plan that includes a mix of stocks, bonds, and short-term investments that are appropriate for your goals and risk tolerance. A well-balanced portfolio can help cushion some of the market’s volatility while allowing you to participate in its long-term potential for growth. The Growth and Income Fund, which provides diversified, low-cost exposure to hundreds of large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks, can be a useful component in such a portfolio.

Thank you for your confidence in Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 16, 2012

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Advisors’ Report

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund’s Investor Shares returned 26.83% for the six months ended March 31. The Admiral Shares returned 26.91%. The S&P 500 Index returned 25.89%, while the average return of large-cap core funds was 24.87%.

Your fund is managed by three independent advisors, a strategy that enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches. It is not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.

The advisors, the percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the fiscal half-year and of how the portfolio’s positioning reflects this assessment. These comments were prepared on April 20, 2012.

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund Investment Advisors
 
  Fund Assets Managed  
Investment Advisor % $ Million Investment Strategy
D. E. Shaw Investment 33 1,434 Employs quantitative models that seek to capture
Management, L.L.C.     predominantly “bottom up” stock-specific return
      opportunities while aiming to keep the portfolio’s
      sector weights, size, and style characteristics similar to
      the benchmark.
Vanguard Equity Investment 33 1,413 Employs a quantitative, fundamental management
Group     approach, using models that assess valuation, growth
      prospects, management decisions, market sentiment,
      and earnings quality of companies versus their peers.
Los Angeles Capital 32 1,400 Employs a quantitative model that emphasizes stocks
      with characteristics investors are currently seeking and
      underweights stocks with characteristics investors are
      currently avoiding. As such, the portfolio’s sector
      weights, size, and style characteristics may differ
      modestly from the benchmark in a risk-controlled
      manner.
Cash Investments 2 94 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in
      equity index products to simulate investments in
      stocks. Each advisor also may maintain a modest cash
      position.

 

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D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C.

Portfolio Manager:
Anthony Foley, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis dominated perceptions about equity valuations in the early part of the fourth quarter of 2011. Europe’s banking sector seemed to be bolstered by the coordinated action of several central banks to boost liquidity. Over time, a steady drip of positive economic news suggesting that the U.S. economy was recovering—albeit slowly—began to outweigh negative news from Europe. This improving economic sentiment appeared to help drive equity markets higher in the second half of December, and that trend continued through the end of the first quarter of 2012 amid signs that the U.S. economy was gaining strength.

We evaluate our portfolio’s relative performance over the reporting period in light of three major factors: bottom-up stock selection; common risk factors such as value, growth, and capitalization; and industry groups.

In stock selection, Apple Inc., Priceline.com Inc., and JPMorgan Chase were among the best relative performers. An overweight position in International Flavors & Fragrances and underweight positions in Citigroup and Walgreen detracted the most from relative performance.

In our management of common risk factors, we received positive contributions, mostly in the first quarter of 2012, from a modest tilt toward low-dividend-yield stocks. The largest detractor was a tilt toward higher-volatility stocks. Overall, most of our portfolio’s performance was the product of many small, positive risk-factor exposures and relatively few negative ones.

Industry exposures subtracted slightly from the portfolio’s performance.

We believe equity markets are currently characterized by markedly lower levels of correlations among individual stocks than in recent years. Other things being equal, a reduction in correlations increases the potential for diversified, bottom-up stock selection strategies to outperform. At the same time, short-term stock market volatility is low by the standards of the last few years, even though many individual names have experienced substantial cumulative price movements in the past six months.

Substantial disappointment about the prospects for economic growth in the United States and a resurgence of concerns about the European debt crisis constitute clear risks in this environment. More generally, any macroeconomic shock that could significantly increase uncertainty or risk aversion among market participants could well have the same effect.

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Los Angeles Capital

Portfolio Managers:
Thomas D. Stevens, CFA, Chairman and Principal

Hal W. Reynolds, CFA,
Chief Investment Officer and Principal

Over the six-month period, the market was led by significant gains in two risky sectors, technology and diversified financials. Apple’s shares rose 57% as its profits doubled from a year earlier, while large banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, which were the primary beneficiaries of the Federal Reserve’s policy of maintaining low interest rates over the past four years, generated returns of 55% and 57%, respectively.

While much has been made of Apple’s quarterly profits soaring to $13.1 billion for the period that ended December 31, profit growth for the remainder of the market appears to have come to a standstill, with little to no growth over the past year. Despite slight improvements in the macroeconomic environment from small but steady employment gains, first-quarter equity returns were driven almost exclusively by a falling equity risk premium; market risk fell by one-third from year-end levels, and high-yield spreads, a measure of default risk, fell by more than 1 percentage point. Not surprisingly, risky stocks with weaker balance sheets were among the best performers during the quarter. With the significant rise in bank stocks, combined with low interest rates and contracting high-yield spreads, default risks appeared to be on the decline.

Over the six months, we maintained a bias toward higher-quality companies with strong balance sheets, above-average earnings growth, higher dividend yields, and positive earnings surprises. Overweight positions in technology names such as Apple, Microsoft, and Novellus contributed to performance. Conversely, our portfolio’s overweighting in higher-quality names with higher dividend yields, as well as underweight positions in Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup, detracted from our relative results.

In an environment characterized by lower growth rates, we have maintained our bias toward larger-capitalization securities with higher earnings quality and higher dividend yields. As default risks have eased, we have increased our weighting in financials but remain underweighted in economically sensitive sectors such as materials and consumer cyclicals. The portfolio’s price/ earnings ratio and beta remain below those of the benchmark, while its earnings-per-share growth and dividend yield remain higher.

Vanguard Equity Investment Group

Portfolio Managers:
James D. Troyer, CFA, Principal

James P. Stetler, Principal

Michael R. Roach, CFA

Returns for the period for large-capitalization stocks were led by financial, information technology, and consumer discretionary companies. Telecommunications and utilities were the laggards. While all ten

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sector groups provided positive returns, more economically sensitive sectors generally outperformed defensive ones.

Since the equity market started its current rally last fall, investors’ concerns regarding a double-dip recession, slowing growth in China, and Europe’s troubles appear to have eased. As a result of deep cost-cutting and conservatism, larger U.S. companies are coming out of the recession in the best fiscal health in recent years. They are more productive and more profitable, and have more cash and less leverage.

Although overall portfolio performance is affected by the macroeconomic factors described above, our approach to investing focuses on specific stock fundamentals. Specifically, we evaluate these five components:

1. Valuation, which measures the price we pay for earnings and cash flows.

2. Growth, which considers the growth of earnings.

3. Management decisions, an assessment of the actions taken by company management that signal its informed opinions of a firm’s future.

4. Market sentiment, which captures how investors reflect their opinions of a company through their activity in the market.

5. Quality, which measures balance-sheet strength and the sustainability of earnings.

For the fiscal half-year, our stock selection models produced mixed results. Our management-decisions, growth, and quality models were effective in distinguishing the outperformers from the underperformers. However, our market-sentiment and valuation indicators were not effective, and in fact detracted from our results.

Our selections within materials, energy, and health care added the most to our relative returns. In materials, CF Industries, Eastman Chemical, and International Paper were the largest contributors to our results.

In energy, Marathon Petroleum, National Oilwell, and Marathon Oil added the most to our relative returns. In health care, Aetna, Pfizer, and United Health were the largest contributors to our returns. Our selections were disappointing in financials; most of our underperformance in this sector resulted from underweight positions in Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and MetLife.

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Growth and Income Fund

Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
  Investor Admiral
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VQNPX VGIAX
Expense Ratio1 0.34% 0.23%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.79% 1.90%

 

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
      U.S. Total
    S&P 500 Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 817 500 3,716
Median Market Cap $57.6B $57.6B $35.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 15.2x 16.2x 17.1x
Price/Book Ratio 2.3x 2.3x 2.3x
Return on Equity 19.4% 19.6% 18.1%
Earnings Growth Rate 10.4% 8.8% 8.5%
Dividend Yield 2.2% 2.1% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 100%
Short-Term Reserves 0.6%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S. Total
    S&P 500 Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 11.6% 10.9% 12.0%
Consumer Staples 10.5 10.8 9.4
Energy 10.8 11.2 10.5
Financials 16.2 14.9 15.9
Health Care 11.1 11.4 11.5
Industrials 10.2 10.6 11.0
Information      
Technology 21.6 20.5 19.8
Materials 2.8 3.5 4.0
Telecommunication      
Services 2.6 2.8 2.5
Utilities 2.6 3.4 3.4

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
    U.S. Total
  S&P 500 Market
  Index Index
R-Squared 0.99 0.99
Beta 1.00 0.95

These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Apple Inc. Computer  
  Hardware 5.0%
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 2.7
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 2.3
International Business IT Consulting &  
Machines Corp. Other Services 2.1
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceuticals 2.1
Philip Morris    
International Inc. Tobacco 1.8
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Financial  
  Services 1.8
Chevron Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 1.7
Procter & Gamble Co. Household  
  Products 1.6
General Electric Co. Industrial  
  Conglomerates 1.6
Top Ten   22.7%

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

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2012, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended March 31, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.36% for Investor Shares and 0.25% for Admiral Shares.

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Growth and Income 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 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, 2001, Through March 31, 2012


 
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2012      
 
  Inception One Five Ten
  Date Year Years Years
Investor Shares 12/10/1986 9.16% 0.38% 3.55%
Admiral Shares 5/14/2001 9.27 0.50 3.70

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Growth and Income Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2012

The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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 (97.5%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (11.3%)  
  Home Depot Inc. 769,132 38,695
* priceline.com Inc. 51,343 36,839
  McDonald’s Corp. 347,109 34,051
  Time Warner Inc. 660,136 24,920
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 279,600 22,787
  Wyndham Worldwide    
  Corp. 449,134 20,889
  Viacom Inc. Class B 407,750 19,352
* DIRECTV Class A 358,057 17,667
  Macy’s Inc. 415,200 16,496
  Coach Inc. 206,200 15,935
  Wynn Resorts Ltd. 125,005 15,611
* O’Reilly Automotive Inc. 162,900 14,881
  News Corp. Class A 719,456 14,166
* AutoZone Inc. 37,747 14,034
  CBS Corp. Class B 385,900 13,086
  TJX Cos. Inc. 320,600 12,731
  Target Corp. 214,900 12,522
* Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 151,800 9,984
  Gap Inc. 361,316 9,445
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 174,000 8,540
  Limited Brands Inc. 172,100 8,261
* Big Lots Inc. 185,158 7,965
  McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. 163,077 7,904
  Ford Motor Co. 559,700 6,991
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A 39,100 6,816
  Walt Disney Co. 149,077 6,527
  Starbucks Corp. 110,317 6,166
  Washington Post Co.    
  Class B 16,174 6,042
  Expedia Inc. 170,500 5,702
  Genuine Parts Co. 86,566 5,432
* Amazon.com Inc. 26,400 5,346
  Gannett Co. Inc. 312,754 4,795
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 133,600 4,192

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Goodyear Tire & Rubber    
  Co. 247,900 2,781
  Nordstrom Inc. 49,800 2,775
  Staples Inc. 163,200 2,641
  Cablevision Systems Corp.    
  Class A 178,863 2,626
  Harman International    
  Industries Inc. 53,730 2,515
  Comcast Corp. Class A 78,800 2,365
* Discovery Communications    
  Inc. 47,121 2,209
* Apollo Group Inc. Class A 47,042 1,818
  Kohl’s Corp. 28,400 1,421
* Netflix Inc. 12,200 1,403
* Sears Holdings Corp. 19,500 1,292
  DeVry Inc. 30,900 1,047
  Whirlpool Corp. 12,700 976
  Six Flags Entertainment    
  Corp. 18,100 847
  Hasbro Inc. 22,807 837
  Family Dollar Stores Inc. 10,571 669
* Coinstar Inc. 10,400 661
  Omnicom Group Inc. 12,800 648
* Orbitz Worldwide Inc. 181,014 552
  CTC Media Inc. 44,541 518
  Interpublic Group of Cos.    
  Inc. 44,165 504
  Best Buy Co. Inc. 16,400 388
* Delphi Automotive plc 12,100 382
  Blyth Inc. 5,100 382
  Marriott International Inc.    
  Class A 9,800 371
  Domino’s Pizza Inc. 7,700 279
  Weight Watchers    
  International Inc. 3,499 270
*,^ LodgeNet Interactive Corp. 75,900 266
  H&R Block Inc. 13,900 229
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 12,300 219

 

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Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* NVR Inc. 300 218
  Ameristar Casinos Inc. 11,509 214
* Aeropostale Inc. 9,200 199
* Beazer Homes USA Inc. 60,400 196
* Boyd Gaming Corp. 24,843 195
* Liz Claiborne Inc. 13,100 175
* Perry Ellis International Inc. 8,029 150
  Oxford Industries Inc. 2,501 127
  Scripps Networks Interactive    
  Inc. Class A 2,602 127
* Carmike Cinemas Inc. 8,900 124
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 2,500 124
* Cumulus Media Inc. Class A 30,952 108
  Fred’s Inc. Class A 7,000 102
* Charter Communications Inc.    
  Class A 1,600 102
  Lear Corp. 2,100 98
* Scientific Games Corp.    
  Class A 7,034 82
* Capella Education Co. 2,200 79
* G-III Apparel Group Ltd. 2,299 65
  HOT Topic Inc. 6,400 65
* VOXX International Corp.    
  Class A 4,600 62
  Standard Motor Products Inc. 3,433 61
  Movado Group Inc. 2,000 49
* Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. 4,247 49
  Universal Technical Institute    
  Inc. 3,561 47
* TripAdvisor Inc. 1,300 46
  American Greetings Corp.    
  Class A 3,000 46
  PEP Boys-Manny Moe    
  & Jack 3,051 46
* Kenneth Cole Productions    
  Inc. Class A 2,800 45
* Lions Gate Entertainment    
  Corp. 3,100 43
* Charming Shoppes Inc. 7,100 42
  Yum! Brands Inc. 559 40
* Barnes & Noble Inc. 2,900 38
* Smith & Wesson Holding    
  Corp. 4,650 36
* Pier 1 Imports Inc. 1,700 31
* Career Education Corp. 3,619 29
* Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. 3,462 24
* Wet Seal Inc. Class A 6,841 24
* Liberty Global Inc. Class A 400 20
* Coldwater Creek Inc. 15,600 18
* Education Management    
  Corp. 1,300 18
  Cinemark Holdings Inc. 800 18
  Churchill Downs Inc. 300 17
* Overstock.com Inc. 3,109 16

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Talbots Inc. 4,768 14
* Penn National Gaming Inc. 323 14
* American Apparel Inc. 14,397 12
  Cato Corp. Class A 400 11
* Knology Inc. 566 10
* Furniture Brands    
  International Inc. 6,000 10
  Strayer Education Inc. 100 9
  Sonic Automotive Inc.    
  Class A 500 9
  Advance Auto Parts Inc. 100 9
* Valuevision Media Inc.    
  Class A 4,200 9
  NIKE Inc. Class B 80 9
  Stage Stores Inc. 500 8
  Service Corp. International 700 8
  Chico’s FAS Inc. 500 8
* Conn’s Inc. 436 7
* New York & Co. Inc. 1,700 6
* School Specialty Inc. 1,500 5
  International Game    
  Technology 274 5
  DR Horton Inc. 300 5
* PulteGroup Inc. 500 4
  International Speedway    
  Corp. Class A 124 3
* Multimedia Games Holding    
  Co. Inc. 280 3
* Dex One Corp. 1,800 3
* Red Robin Gourmet Burgers  
  Inc. 67 2
  Lithia Motors Inc. Class A 93 2
* Midas Inc. 200 2
* O’Charleys Inc. 212 2
  Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.  
  Class A 100 2
      492,267
Consumer Staples (10.2%)    
  Philip Morris International    
  Inc. 899,089 79,668
  Procter & Gamble Co. 1,046,530 70,337
  Coca-Cola Co. 581,717 43,053
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 632,379 38,702
  Altria Group Inc. 1,068,168 32,974
  Walgreen Co. 741,497 24,833
  Lorillard Inc. 161,021 20,849
  Dr Pepper Snapple    
  Group Inc. 342,801 13,784
  PepsiCo Inc. 198,595 13,177
  Kroger Co. 490,900 11,895
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.    
  Class A 150,700 9,334
  ConAgra Foods Inc. 352,183 9,248
  Whole Foods Market Inc. 109,000 9,069

 

13


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Colgate-Palmolive Co. 81,712 7,990
* Constellation Brands Inc.    
  Class A 317,100 7,480
  Kraft Foods Inc. 185,300 7,043
  Reynolds American Inc. 165,142 6,844
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 91,561 6,765
  CVS Caremark Corp. 129,300 5,793
  Beam Inc. 77,100 4,516
  Avon Products Inc. 170,000 3,291
  Sysco Corp. 102,599 3,064
  Safeway Inc. 139,104 2,811
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 30,393 2,760
  Mead Johnson Nutrition    
  Co. 26,800 2,210
^ SUPERVALU Inc. 211,000 1,205
  Archer-Daniels-Midland    
  Co. 32,125 1,017
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 22,300 638
  Sara Lee Corp. 24,100 519
* Fresh Market Inc. 10,300 494
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A 20,981 402
  Brown-Forman Corp.    
  Class B 4,000 334
  Molson Coors Brewing Co.    
  Class B 6,400 290
  Hershey Co. 3,384 208
* Dean Foods Co. 14,400 174
* Spectrum Brands Holdings    
  Inc. 4,378 153
* Post Holdings Inc. 3,280 108
  JM Smucker Co. 1,070 87
* Susser Holdings Corp. 2,900 74
* Cott Corp. 9,600 63
* Smart Balance Inc. 9,363 62
* Rite Aid Corp. 30,000 52
  Fresh Del Monte Produce    
  Inc. 1,885 43
*,^ Star Scientific Inc. 12,600 41
  Hormel Foods Corp. 1,400 41
* Central European    
  Distribution Corp. 5,100 26
  Clorox Co. 144 10
* Pantry Inc. 600 8
  Kellogg Co. 61 3
  Cosan Ltd. 64 1
      443,543
Energy (10.5%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 1,374,516 119,212
  Chevron Corp. 699,250 74,988
  ConocoPhillips 891,284 67,746
  Occidental Petroleum    
  Corp. 337,695 32,159
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 229,396 17,971
  Devon Energy Corp. 224,291 15,952
  Schlumberger Ltd. 212,719 14,875

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 170,624 13,559
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 281,000 12,184
  Apache Corp. 120,450 12,098
  Marathon Oil Corp. 369,334 11,708
  Spectra Energy Corp. 318,800 10,058
  Valero Energy Corp. 336,600 8,674
* Tesoro Corp. 255,950 6,870
  Diamond Offshore    
  Drilling Inc. 86,000 5,740
  Helmerich & Payne Inc. 94,700 5,109
  Hess Corp. 53,100 3,130
  Noble Energy Inc. 28,800 2,816
  Halliburton Co. 77,593 2,575
  Williams Cos. Inc. 70,100 2,160
  Pioneer Natural Resources    
  Co. 19,196 2,142
  Peabody Energy Corp. 71,000 2,056
* WPX Energy Inc. 112,899 2,033
* Denbury Resources Inc. 101,400 1,848
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 52,700 1,221
  Baker Hughes Inc. 19,781 830
  El Paso Corp. 27,100 801
  Sunoco Inc. 20,400 778
* Hercules Offshore Inc. 109,000 516
* Comstock Resources Inc. 27,200 431
*,^ ATP Oil & Gas Corp. 53,700 395
  Suncor Energy Inc. 9,500 311
* Ocean Rig UDW Inc. 14,951 253
* Laredo Petroleum Holdings    
  Inc. 10,400 244
  Talisman Energy Inc. 17,983 227
  Teekay Tankers Ltd.    
  Class A 33,100 201
* Rentech Inc. 85,997 179
* Cheniere Energy Inc. 11,821 177
  Crosstex Energy Inc. 10,600 150
* Lone Pine Resources Inc. 21,200 138
* Exterran Holdings Inc. 10,309 136
  W&T Offshore Inc. 6,300 133
  Range Resources Corp. 2,100 122
* Harvest Natural Resources    
  Inc. 14,100 100
  Cameco Corp. 4,000 86
* Endeavour International    
  Corp. 5,700 67
* SEACOR Holdings Inc. 700 67
* SemGroup Corp. Class A 2,200 64
* Energy Partners Ltd. 3,700 61
* Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 3,778 60
* ZaZa Energy Corp. 9,300 43
* Plains Exploration &    
  Production Co. 900 38
* FMC Technologies Inc. 612 31
  Targa Resources Corp. 600 27
  Alon USA Energy Inc. 2,969 27

 

14


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Matador Resources Co. 2,294 25
* Amyris Inc. 4,800 25
  DHT Holdings Inc. 15,783 15
* USEC Inc. 13,277 14
* Contango Oil & Gas Co. 200 12
* Callon Petroleum Co. 1,700 11
* Nabors Industries Ltd. 400 7
* Newfield Exploration Co. 200 7
  Consol Energy Inc. 200 7
* DHT Holdings Inc. Rights    
  Exp. 04/27/2012 63 7
  Murphy Oil Corp. 100 6
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 100 3
  Delek US Holdings Inc. 200 3
      455,719
Exchange-Traded Fund (0.2%)  
  SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 62,800 8,837
 
Financials (15.8%)    
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1,727,001 79,407
  Wells Fargo & Co. 1,936,600 66,115
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    
  Class B 326,055 26,459
  Simon Property Group    
  Inc. 171,838 25,033
  Bank of America Corp. 2,555,000 24,451
  US Bancorp 746,041 23,635
  American Express Co. 401,237 23,216
  Citigroup Inc. 610,900 22,328
  Franklin Resources Inc. 166,050 20,595
  CME Group Inc. 69,511 20,112
  Goldman Sachs Group    
  Inc. 142,900 17,772
  Marsh & McLennan Cos.    
  Inc. 508,625 16,678
  Public Storage 116,989 16,164
  ACE Ltd. 215,924 15,806
  Torchmark Corp. 316,200 15,763
  Discover Financial    
  Services 452,500 15,086
* NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. 564,922 14,631
  Fifth Third Bancorp 856,200 12,030
  T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 183,766 12,000
* American Tower    
  Corporation 189,015 11,912
  Aflac Inc. 251,252 11,555
  MetLife Inc. 294,950 11,016
  Invesco Ltd. 403,855 10,771
  Prudential Financial Inc. 141,866 8,993
  HCP Inc. 223,145 8,805
* American International    
  Group Inc. 278,900 8,598
  Assurant Inc. 189,533 7,676
  Legg Mason Inc. 259,092 7,236
  Hudson City Bancorp Inc. 985,400 7,203

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Equity Residential 114,939 7,197
  ProLogis Inc. 188,000 6,772
^ Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 287,762 6,449
  Kimco Realty Corp. 305,020 5,875
  Chubb Corp. 79,784 5,514
  BlackRock Inc. 24,900 5,102
  M&T Bank Corp. 58,102 5,048
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 87,884 5,021
  Health Care REIT Inc. 71,700 3,941
  Moody’s Corp. 91,150 3,837
  Regions Financial Corp. 569,100 3,750
  BB&T Corp. 116,900 3,669
  Loews Corp. 87,100 3,473
  Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. 78,386 3,258
  State Street Corp. 60,700 2,762
  PNC Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 41,542 2,679
  Unum Group 109,254 2,675
  Charles Schwab Corp. 185,317 2,663
  Leucadia National Corp. 101,287 2,644
  SunTrust Banks Inc. 105,900 2,560
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 42,216 2,499
  KeyCorp 279,999 2,380
  People’s United Financial    
  Inc. 179,684 2,379
  Vornado Realty Trust 25,500 2,147
  MI Developments Inc. 61,000 2,110
  Equity Lifestyle Properties    
  Inc. 28,500 1,988
  Erie Indemnity Co.    
  Class A 25,106 1,957
* IntercontinentalExchange    
  Inc. 12,900 1,773
  Capital One Financial Corp. 27,334 1,524
  SLM Corp. 95,381 1,503
* E*Trade Financial Corp. 130,641 1,430
  Northern Trust Corp. 27,900 1,324
  Bank of New York Mellon    
  Corp. 53,883 1,300
  NYSE Euronext 42,548 1,277
  Apartment Investment &    
  Management Co. 40,756 1,076
  AvalonBay Communities    
  Inc. 7,611 1,076
* CNO Financial Group Inc. 128,300 998
* Genworth Financial Inc.    
  Class A 87,500 728
  Two Harbors Investment    
  Corp. 60,300 611
  First Horizon National Corp. 54,400 565
  Credicorp Ltd. 3,990 526
  Symetra Financial Corp. 44,059 508
  Boston Properties Inc. 4,500 472
  Ventas Inc. 8,200 468

 

15


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* First Industrial Realty Trust    
  Inc. 37,000 457
  XL Group plc Class A 19,400 421
  RLJ Lodging Trust 18,500 345
* NewStar Financial Inc. 24,100 268
  Willis Group Holdings plc 7,200 252
  DuPont Fabros Technology    
  Inc. 9,500 232
* eHealth Inc. 12,946 211
  Alleghany Corp. 613 202
  Aon Corp. 4,100 201
  Horace Mann Educators    
  Corp. 11,000 194
* Strategic Hotels & Resorts    
  Inc. 29,352 193
  Zions Bancorporation 8,319 179
  Extra Space Storage Inc. 5,584 161
  Huntington Bancshares Inc. 24,100 155
* Sunstone Hotel Investors    
  Inc. 15,600 152
  Dynex Capital Inc. 15,820 151
  MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 3,600 134
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A 6,623 132
  Starwood Property Trust Inc. 6,200 130
  Comerica Inc. 4,000 129
  Principal Financial Group Inc. 4,382 129
  FBL Financial Group Inc.    
  Class A 3,799 128
  Invesco Mortgage Capital    
  Inc. 6,900 122
  RLI Corp. 1,508 108
* Central Pacific Financial    
  Corp. 7,421 96
  Weyerhaeuser Co. 4,300 94
  Newcastle Investment Corp. 13,786 87
  Potlatch Corp. 2,300 72
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 3,208 71
  Hartford Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 3,300 70
* Sterling Financial Corp. 3,103 65
* Citizens Republic Bancorp    
  Inc. 4,101 64
  PrivateBancorp Inc. Class A 3,983 60
  Lincoln National Corp. 1,652 44
  Saul Centers Inc. 1,000 40
  PS Business Parks Inc. 600 39
* United Community Banks    
  Inc. 3,974 39
* MBIA Inc. 3,500 34
  STAG Industrial Inc. 2,277 32
  Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. 3,331 30
  Taubman Centers Inc. 400 29
* iStar Financial Inc. 3,900 28
  Employers Holdings Inc. 1,400 25

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  First Financial Bankshares    
  Inc. 700 25
  Cash America International    
  Inc. 500 24
* Popular Inc. 11,500 24
  Terreno Realty Corp. 1,581 23
  CapitalSource Inc. 3,200 21
* Southwest Bancorp Inc. 2,039 19
  Apollo Residential    
  Mortgage Inc. 1,000 18
  CVB Financial Corp. 1,500 18
* First Cash Financial    
  Services Inc. 325 14
  Ramco-Gershenson    
  Properties Trust 1,100 13
  Monmouth Real Estate    
  Investment Corp. Class A 1,100 11
* Virtus Investment Partners    
  Inc. 100 9
  Winthrop Realty Trust 700 8
  Cogdell Spencer Inc. 1,600 7
* PHH Corp. 437 7
* Tejon Ranch Co. 200 6
  Platinum Underwriters    
  Holdings Ltd. 100 4
  First Financial Bancorp 200 3
  CNA Financial Corp. 100 3
* Phoenix Cos. Inc. 1,180 3
* ICG Group Inc. 256 2
* Altisource Portfolio    
  Solutions SA 27 2
* Netspend Holdings Inc. 100 1
  BGC Partners Inc. Class A 70 1
  Sovran Self Storage Inc. 7
  UDR Inc. 7
      684,625
Health Care (10.8%)    
  Pfizer Inc. 3,982,988 90,254
  Abbott Laboratories 713,123 43,707
  Merck & Co. Inc. 1,123,996 43,161
  Johnson & Johnson 606,142 39,981
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1,042,886 35,197
  WellPoint Inc. 409,562 30,226
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 409,198 24,118
  Eli Lilly & Co. 544,775 21,938
  Covidien plc 285,995 15,638
  Baxter International Inc. 259,668 15,523
  Humana Inc. 142,516 13,180
  Aetna Inc. 258,320 12,957
  Amgen Inc. 145,700 9,906
  Medtronic Inc. 167,054 6,547
* Biogen Idec Inc. 48,489 6,108
  Stryker Corp. 110,041 6,105
* Forest Laboratories Inc. 172,411 5,981

 

16


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  McKesson Corp. 61,963 5,438
  St. Jude Medical Inc. 104,800 4,644
  PerkinElmer Inc. 163,980 4,536
  Becton Dickinson and Co. 54,002 4,193
  Thermo Fisher Scientific    
  Inc. 74,200 4,183
* Tenet Healthcare Corp. 764,185 4,058
  Zimmer Holdings Inc. 35,800 2,301
* Mylan Inc. 70,400 1,651
* Watson Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 21,300 1,428
  Allergan Inc. 14,900 1,422
* DaVita Inc. 15,500 1,398
* Medco Health Solutions    
  Inc. 18,500 1,301
  Cardinal Health Inc. 25,600 1,104
* Celgene Corp. 14,200 1,101
* Intuitive Surgical Inc. 1,822 987
* Express Scripts Inc. 12,700 688
* Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. 65,100 637
* XenoPort Inc. 127,355 573
* Theravance Inc. 27,200 530
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 10,600 472
* MedAssets Inc. 33,141 436
* Arthrocare Corp. 11,120 299
* Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 12,000 284
* Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. 61,300 251
* Life Technologies Corp. 5,100 249
* Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. 27,322 218
* Emergent Biosolutions Inc. 13,030 208
* Pharmacyclics Inc. 7,400 205
* Pain Therapeutics Inc. 41,100 148
* AngioDynamics Inc. 11,100 136
* Allos Therapeutics Inc. 91,600 136
* LCA-Vision Inc. 20,697 130
* Transcend Services Inc. 3,500 103
  Omnicare Inc. 2,800 100
* NuVasive Inc. 5,819 98
* Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. 12,400 85
* GTx Inc. 20,600 79
* Warner Chilcott plc Class A 4,500 76
* Array Biopharma Inc. 21,300 73
* Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. 5,500 70
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 2,100 70
  Medicis Pharmaceutical    
  Corp. Class A 1,800 68
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 1,700 67
* Alnylam Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 5,700 63
* Pozen Inc. 10,020 60
* NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. 7,400 51
* Amicus Therapeutics Inc. 8,179 43
* TranS1 Inc. 10,180 37

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Valeant Pharmaceuticals    
  International Inc. 666 36
* KV Pharmaceutical Co.    
  Class A 25,700 34
* PharMerica Corp. 2,700 34
* Cambrex Corp. 4,600 32
*,^ Biosante Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 44,500 30
* Health Net Inc. 700 28
  Invacare Corp. 1,663 28
* Arqule Inc. 3,700 26
* Endocyte Inc. 5,200 26
* Ardea Biosciences Inc. 1,100 24
* Sciclone Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 3,700 23
* Agenus Inc. 2,700 18
* Auxilium Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 900 17
* Zoll Medical Corp. 180 17
* Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1,900 15
* Sun Healthcare Group Inc. 2,000 14
* Viropharma Inc. 400 12
* BioDelivery Sciences    
  International Inc. 4,765 11
* Biolase Technology Inc. 3,654 10
* Ligand Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. Class B 600 10
* Ironwood Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. Class A 700 9
* Targacept Inc. 1,563 8
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 100 7
* AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. 433 7
* OncoGenex Pharmaceutical    
  Inc. 500 7
* Brookdale Senior Living Inc.    
  Class A 300 6
* Dynavax Technologies Corp. 998 5
  HCA Holdings Inc. 200 5
* Myriad Genetics Inc. 200 5
* Myrexis Inc. 1,550 5
* Trius Therapeutics Inc. 800 4
* Sunrise Senior Living Inc. 400 2
* Boston Scientific Corp. 146 1
* Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. 100
      467,531
Industrials (9.9%)    
  General Electric Co. 3,501,600 70,277
  Tyco International Ltd. 523,080 29,387
  General Dynamics Corp. 365,410 26,814
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 422,206 25,788
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 284,854 25,597
  Union Pacific Corp. 228,435 24,552
  United Technologies Corp. 291,900 24,210
  Caterpillar Inc. 209,821 22,350

 

17


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 308,802 20,328
  Raytheon Co. 368,831 19,467
  Cummins Inc. 121,567 14,593
  Precision Castparts Corp. 79,367 13,723
  CSX Corp. 566,389 12,189
  L-3 Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 150,985 10,685
  WW Grainger Inc. 39,859 8,562
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B 103,093 8,322
  Equifax Inc. 177,400 7,852
  PACCAR Inc. 137,600 6,444
  Republic Services Inc.    
  Class A 210,300 6,427
  Emerson Electric Co. 117,329 6,122
  Parker Hannifin Corp. 71,822 6,073
  Southwest Airlines Co. 651,000 5,364
  Snap-on Inc. 52,422 3,196
  Expeditors International of    
  Washington Inc. 63,965 2,975
  Fluor Corp. 49,000 2,942
  Covanta Holding Corp. 174,300 2,829
  Cintas Corp. 67,600 2,645
* Sensata Technologies    
  Holding NV 70,500 2,360
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. 36,650 2,093
  Honeywell International Inc. 33,700 2,057
* Verisk Analytics Inc.    
  Class A 32,600 1,531
  Rockwell Automation Inc. 18,937 1,509
  Xylem Inc. 46,900 1,302
  Goodrich Corp. 8,200 1,029
* Nielsen Holdings NV 31,600 952
  Masco Corp. 67,937 908
* Esterline Technologies    
  Corp. 7,100 507
* WABCO Holdings Inc. 8,320 503
  Cooper Industries plc 7,654 490
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 5,707 484
  Flowserve Corp. 3,495 404
* AerCap Holdings NV 31,800 353
* Portfolio Recovery    
  Associates Inc. 4,682 336
* FuelCell Energy Inc. 197,227 310
  Albany International Corp. 13,100 301
* Swift Transportation Co. 25,600 295
  Fastenal Co. 5,100 276
  Avery Dennison Corp. 9,100 274
* Atlas Air Worldwide    
  Holdings Inc. 4,900 241
  Ryder System Inc. 4,400 232
  3M Co. 2,300 205
  Boeing Co. 2,400 179
* EnerNOC Inc. 22,200 160

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  John Bean Technologies    
  Corp. 8,753 142
* Federal Signal Corp. 24,806 138
* Dycom Industries Inc. 5,100 119
* EnPro Industries Inc. 2,300 95
  Timken Co. 1,800 91
  Aceto Corp. 7,996 76
* Meritor Inc. 8,100 65
* Interline Brands Inc. 3,000 65
  Quad/Graphics Inc. 4,338 60
* GeoEye Inc. 2,500 60
* Old Dominion Freight Line    
  Inc. 1,200 57
  Corporate Executive Board    
  Co. 1,200 52
* United Rentals Inc. 1,100 47
* Shaw Group Inc. 1,400 44
* DigitalGlobe Inc. 2,261 30
* GrafTech International Ltd. 2,098 25
* Pendrell Corp. 9,585 25
* ACCO Brands Corp. 2,000 25
* Pacer International Inc. 3,900 25
  Arkansas Best Corp. 1,300 24
  Star Bulk Carriers Corp. 27,146 24
* Navigant Consulting Inc. 1,600 22
* Safe Bulkers Inc. 3,300 22
* American Reprographics Co. 3,710 20
  Unifirst Corp. 300 18
  Kaman Corp. 535 18
* Alaska Air Group Inc. 500 18
  LB Foster Co. Class A 470 13
* Quality Distribution Inc. 897 12
* Odyssey Marine Exploration    
  Inc. 3,523 11
* Accuride Corp. 1,235 11
* NCI Building Systems Inc. 900 10
* CRA International Inc. 400 10
* KEYW Holding Corp. 1,236 10
  URS Corp. 200 9
* Jacobs Engineering Group    
  Inc. 146 7
  Iron Mountain Inc. 223 6
* Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. 200 5
* SYKES Enterprises Inc. 321 5
* JetBlue Airways Corp. 1,013 5
* Republic Airways Holdings    
  Inc. 904 5
* Navistar International Corp. 100 4
  Quanex Building Products    
  Corp. 200 4
  Deere & Co. 41 3
  Comfort Systems USA Inc. 72 1
      430,542

 

18


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Information Technology (21.1%)  
* Apple Inc. 364,423 218,461
  Microsoft Corp. 3,057,197 98,595
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 432,754 90,294
  QUALCOMM Inc. 862,906 58,695
  Intel Corp. 1,811,209 50,913
  Cisco Systems Inc. 2,074,789 43,882
* Google Inc. Class A 68,009 43,610
  Visa Inc. Class A 311,530 36,760
  Oracle Corp. 885,525 25,822
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 55,939 23,525
  Accenture plc Class A 320,000 20,640
  Motorola Solutions Inc. 315,500 16,037
* Symantec Corp. 649,600 12,147
  Hewlett-Packard Co. 505,700 12,051
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 216,505 11,782
* Dell Inc. 677,026 11,239
  Intuit Inc. 153,500 9,230
* LSI Corp. 1,054,800 9,156
* Western Digital Corp. 220,200 9,114
* eBay Inc. 216,066 7,971
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 315,100 7,915
* Novellus Systems Inc. 135,350 6,755
  Applied Materials Inc. 542,625 6,750
  VeriSign Inc. 163,700 6,276
* Marvell Technology Group    
  Ltd. 395,336 6,219
  CA Inc. 193,000 5,319
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 63,218 4,865
  Total System Services Inc. 208,100 4,801
* Autodesk Inc. 97,400 4,122
* Citrix Systems Inc. 49,557 3,911
  Texas Instruments Inc. 112,102 3,768
  Broadcom Corp. Class A 94,355 3,708
  Analog Devices Inc. 76,684 3,098
* F5 Networks Inc. 22,700 3,064
* Juniper Networks Inc. 131,000 2,997
* Zebra Technologies Corp. 72,734 2,995
* Fiserv Inc. 36,700 2,547
* Compuware Corp. 230,811 2,121
  Seagate Technology plc 78,500 2,116
  Automatic Data Processing    
  Inc. 36,000 1,987
* BMC Software Inc. 46,100 1,851
* Quest Software Inc. 67,463 1,570
  Altera Corp. 34,700 1,382
* SanDisk Corp. 27,800 1,379
  Harris Corp. 29,693 1,339
  Paychex Inc. 37,300 1,156
* Micron Technology Inc. 127,400 1,032
  Corning Inc. 68,300 962
  Linear Technology Corp. 27,101 913
  Xerox Corp. 85,900 694

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Microchip Technology Inc. 17,252 642
* Acxiom Corp. 42,800 628
* JDS Uniphase Corp. 41,800 606
* Tessera Technologies Inc. 34,400 593
* Polycom Inc. 30,600 584
  Avago Technologies Ltd. 14,821 578
* AOL Inc. 30,100 571
* Research In Motion Ltd. 35,900 528
  Computer Sciences Corp. 15,826 474
* Electronic Arts Inc. 22,823 376
* Agilysys Inc. 30,416 273
* Mentor Graphics Corp. 17,700 263
* NetApp Inc. 5,400 242
* Red Hat Inc. 3,200 192
* Comverse Technology Inc. 26,900 185
* Salesforce.com Inc. 1,187 183
  Fidelity National Information    
  Services Inc. 5,500 182
* STEC Inc. 18,437 174
* Vocus Inc. 10,501 139
* SS&C Technologies    
  Holdings Inc. 5,500 128
* Dolby Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 3,100 118
* ShoreTel Inc. 20,200 115
* NXP Semiconductor NV 4,100 109
* Unisys Corp. 5,400 106
* Brocade Communications    
  Systems Inc. 17,800 102
* Dice Holdings Inc. 10,200 95
* Digital River Inc. 4,700 88
* Amkor Technology Inc. 10,535 65
* Orbotech Ltd. 5,300 61
* PMC - Sierra Inc. 8,100 59
* Flextronics International Ltd. 6,787 49
* DTS Inc. 1,500 45
* THQ Inc. 78,931 44
* InterXion Holding NV 2,400 43
* Mattson Technology Inc. 15,334 42
* Omnivision Technologies    
  Inc. 1,900 38
* VASCO Data Security    
  International Inc. 3,400 37
* WebMD Health Corp. 1,400 36
* Global Cash Access    
  Holdings Inc. 4,383 34
  TE Connectivity Ltd. 905 33
* Ingram Micro Inc. 1,700 32
* MoneyGram International    
  Inc. 1,700 31
* Web.com Group Inc. 1,882 27
* IntraLinks Holdings Inc. 5,100 27
  Micrel Inc. 2,500 26
* Allot Communications Ltd. 1,079 25
* CoreLogic Inc. 1,500 24

 

19


 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* TIBCO Software Inc. 800 24
* Demand Media Inc. 3,200 23
* Checkpoint Systems Inc. 2,011 23
* VMware Inc. Class A 200 22
* Ancestry.com Inc. 954 22
*,^ FriendFinder Networks Inc. 14,515 20
* Applied Micro Circuits Corp. 2,800 19
* LTX-Credence Corp. 2,697 19
* TNS Inc. 851 18
* UTStarcom Holdings Corp. 11,400 16
* MIPS Technologies Inc.    
  Class A 3,000 16
* Entropic Communications    
  Inc. 2,600 15
* Powerwave Technologies    
  Inc. 6,500 13
* Imation Corp. 1,800 11
* Integrated Device    
  Technology Inc. 1,500 11
* Aspen Technology Inc. 516 11
* Silicon Image Inc. 1,500 9
* Smith Micro Software Inc. 3,500 8
  Xilinx Inc. 204 7
* Akamai Technologies Inc. 200 7
* Entegris Inc. 700 6
* Yandex NV Class A 213 6
* Glu Mobile Inc. 1,151 6
* Symmetricom Inc. 893 5
* Amtech Systems Inc. 500 4
* Comverge Inc. 2,130 4
* EchoStar Corp. Class A 100 3
* Convergys Corp. 200 3
* Photronics Inc. 393 3
* PLX Technology Inc. 600 2
* Infinera Corp. 271 2
* SunPower Corp. Class A 300 2
* Monster Worldwide Inc. 100 1
* Network Equipment    
  Technologies Inc. 600 1
      916,950
Materials (2.7%)    
  Freeport-McMoRan    
  Copper & Gold Inc. 661,373 25,159
  Monsanto Co. 278,300 22,197
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 58,250 10,639
  International Paper Co. 265,200 9,309
  EI du Pont de Nemours &    
  Co. 173,796 9,194
  Eastman Chemical Co. 155,045 8,014
  PPG Industries Inc. 64,000 6,131
  Newmont Mining Corp. 116,924 5,995
  International Flavors &    
  Fragrances Inc. 67,758 3,971
  Sealed Air Corp. 161,210 3,113
  Airgas Inc. 30,200 2,687

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  FMC Corp. 23,674 2,506
  Ball Corp. 39,100 1,677
  Nucor Corp. 35,300 1,516
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 43,346 1,012
* Georgia Gulf Corp. 25,900 903
  Cliffs Natural Resources    
  Inc. 12,640 875
  Mosaic Co. 11,300 625
  Innophos Holdings Inc. 10,900 546
  MeadWestvaco Corp. 17,066 539
* SunCoke Energy Inc. 29,739 423
* Headwaters Inc. 95,155 398
* Mercer International Inc. 45,741 365
  Titanium Metals Corp. 20,300 275
  Noranda Aluminum    
  Holding Corp. 17,400 173
  Myers Industries Inc. 8,100 119
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 3,400 113
  Boise Inc. 13,200 108
* KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 5,226 103
* Jaguar Mining Inc. 18,200 85
  Domtar Corp. 800 76
* Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 2,100 70
* Silver Standard Resources    
  Inc. 4,600 69
*,^ Rare Element Resources    
  Ltd. 7,500 47
* AbitibiBowater Inc. 2,886 41
* General Moly Inc. 9,800 33
  Packaging Corp. of    
  America 800 24
  Valspar Corp. 400 19
* Taseko Mines Ltd. 4,800 17
* OM Group Inc. 609 17
* Flotek Industries Inc. 1,300 16
  Commercial Metals Co. 796 12
  Ecolab Inc. 170 11
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 100 11
  Air Products & Chemicals    
  Inc. 100 9
  Barrick Gold Corp. 200 9
* Ferro Corp. 1,400 8
* NovaGold Resources Inc. 1,000 7
  United States Steel Corp. 200 6
* Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 600 6
  American Vanguard Corp. 213 5
* Golden Star Resources Ltd. 1,000 2
* Richmont Mines Inc. 164 1
* Aurizon Mines Ltd. 189 1
      119,287
Telecommunication Services (2.5%)  
  AT&T Inc. 1,820,264 56,847
  Verizon Communications    
  Inc. 1,106,739 42,311

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  CenturyLink Inc. 83,500 3,227
* Crown Castle International    
  Corp. 59,700 3,184
* Sprint Nextel Corp. 447,800 1,276
* MetroPCS    
  Communications Inc. 43,100 389
* Level 3 Communications Inc. 9,000 231
* Vonage Holdings Corp. 61,600 136
  Frontier Communications    
  Corp. 27,500 115
  USA Mobility Inc. 2,723 38
* Clearwire Corp. Class A 16,300 37
  Windstream Corp. 400 5
      107,796
Utilities (2.5%)    
  Northeast Utilities 346,900 12,877
  FirstEnergy Corp. 278,300 12,688
  Public Service Enterprise    
  Group Inc. 374,665 11,468
  American Electric Power    
  Co. Inc. 226,800 8,750
  DTE Energy Co. 143,000 7,869
  Ameren Corp. 239,100 7,790
  Pinnacle West Capital    
  Corp. 157,100 7,525
  PG&E Corp. 172,676 7,496
* AES Corp. 495,000 6,470
  Exelon Corp. 152,200 5,968
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 232,537 4,586
  Edison International 78,553 3,339
  CMS Energy Corp. 123,300 2,713
  Entergy Corp. 33,600 2,258
  Integrys Energy Group Inc. 38,277 2,028
  Dominion Resources Inc. 28,194 1,444
* NRG Energy Inc. 47,200 740
  AGL Resources Inc. 18,391 721
  NorthWestern Corp. 7,261 257
  Consolidated Edison Inc. 2,207 129
  Westar Energy Inc. 4,500 126
  MGE Energy Inc. 1,800 80
  California Water Service    
  Group 4,300 78
  IDACORP Inc. 900 37
* Calpine Corp. 1,800 31
  Atmos Energy Corp. 700 22
  Sempra Energy 128 8
  Xcel Energy Inc. 211 5
  NV Energy Inc. 200 3
      107,506
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $3,549,295)   4,234,603

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (3.0%)1  
Money Market Fund (2.7%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market    
  Liquidity Fund,    
  0.123% 117,330,442 117,330
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.3%)
4 Federal Home Loan Bank  
  Discount Notes,    
  0.130%, 7/20/12 100 100
5,6 Freddie Mac    
  Discount Notes,    
  0.050%, 4/4/12 8,000 8,000
5,6 Freddie Mac    
  Discount Notes,    
  0.050%, 4/24/12 3,000 3,000
5,6 Freddie Mac    
  Discount Notes,    
  0.135%, 8/6/12 100 100
6 United States Treasury    
  Note/Bond,    
  1.000%, 4/30/12 100 100
      11,300
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $128,630)   128,630
Total Investments (100.5%)    
(Cost $3,677,925)   4,363,233
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.5%)  
Other Assets   36,133
Liabilities3   (58,468)
      (22,335)
Net Assets (100%)   4,340,898

 

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At March 31, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 4,790,079
Undistributed Net Investment Income 6,929
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (1,143,068)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 685,308
Futures Contracts 1,650
Net Assets 4,340,898
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 95,498,227 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 2,862,335
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Investor Shares $29.97
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 30,208,162 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 1,478,563
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Admiral Shares $48.95

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $5,182,000.
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 0.7%, respectively, of net assets.
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 Includes $5,779,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
5 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury in exchange for senior preferred stock.
6 Securities with a value of $11,200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  March 31, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 46,261
Interest2 101
Security Lending 232
Total Income 46,594
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 2,168
Performance Adjustment 94
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 3,069
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 797
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 275
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 117
Custodian Fees 97
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 31
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 2
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 5
Total Expenses 6,655
Expenses Paid Indirectly (31)
Net Expenses 6,624
Net Investment Income 39,970
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold 235,016
Futures Contracts 21,616
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 256,632
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 645,817
Futures Contracts 14,375
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 660,192
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 956,794
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,000.
2 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $97,000.

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, September 30,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 39,970 79,488
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 256,632 362,030
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 660,192 (312,354)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 956,794 129,164
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (26,232) (53,125)
Admiral Shares (13,689) (26,147)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Total Distributions (39,921) (79,272)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (304,008) (500,958)
Admiral Shares 48,979 (89,097)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (255,029) (590,055)
Total Increase (Decrease) 661,844 (540,163)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 3,679,054 4,219,217
End of Period1 4,340,898 3,679,054
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $6,929,000 and $6,880,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Investor Shares            
  Six Months          
  Ended          
For a Share Outstanding March 31,     Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $23.86 $23.98 $22.34 $25.84 $38.62 $33.79
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .262 .482 .418 .447 .546 .600
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments 6.107 (.124) 1.630 (3.453) (8.758) 4.840
Total from Investment Operations 6.369 .358 2.048 (3.006) (8.212) 5.440
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.259) (.478) (.408) (.494) (.560) (.610)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (4.008)
Total Distributions (.259) (.478) (.408) (.494) (4.568) (.610)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $29.97 $23.86 $23.98 $22.34 $25.84 $38.62
 
Total Return1 26.83% 1.28% 9.24% -11.29% -23.28% 16.20%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $2,862 $2,548 $3,020 $3,253 $3,919 $5,465
Ratio of Total Expenses to            
Average Net Assets2 0.36% 0.32% 0.32% 0.35% 0.31% 0.32%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets 1.93% 1.78% 1.74% 2.28% 1.69% 1.61%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 100% 120% 94% 83% 96% 100%

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.00%, (0.04%), (0.04%), (0.04%), (0.02%), and 0.00%.

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

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Financial Highlights

Admiral Shares            
  Six Months          
  Ended          
For a Share Outstanding March 31,     Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $38.97 $39.15 $36.48 $42.20 $63.08 $55.20
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .455 .832 .722 .775 .963 1.070
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments 9.975 (.199) 2.666 (5.638) (14.313) 7.903
Total from Investment Operations 10.430 .633 3.388 (4.863) (13.350) 8.973
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.450) (.813) (.718) (.857) (.985) (1.093)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (6.545)
Total Distributions (.450) (.813) (.718) (.857) (7.530) (1.093)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $48.95 $38.97 $39.15 $36.48 $42.20 $63.08
 
Total Return1 26.91% 1.39% 9.37% -11.15% -23.19% 16.37%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1,479 $1,131 $1,199 $1,441 $1,907 $2,794
Ratio of Total Expenses to            
Average Net Assets2 0.25% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.16% 0.18%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets 2.04% 1.89% 1.85% 2.42% 1.84% 1.75%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 100% 120% 94% 83% 96% 100%

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.00%, (0.04%), (0.04%), (0.04%), (0.02%), and 0.00%.

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 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, 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 for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2008–2011), and for the period ended March 31, 2012, 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 fees charged to borrowers plus 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. D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., and Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc., each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees for D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since September 30, 2011, relative to the S&P 500 Index. In accordance with the advisory contract entered into with Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc., beginning October 1, 2012, the investment advisory fee will be subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since September 30, 2011, relative to the S&P 500 Index.

The Vanguard Group provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund on an at-cost basis; the fund paid Vanguard advisory fees of $166,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2012.

For the six months ended March 31, 2012, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.11% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $94,000 (0.00%) 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, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $627,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.25% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. The fund has asked its investment advisors 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. For the six months ended March 31, 2012, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $31,000 (an annual rate of 0.00% of average net assets).

E. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

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The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 4,234,603
Temporary Cash Investments 117,330 11,300
Futures Contracts—Assets1 344
Total 4,352,277 11,300
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

F. At March 31, 2012, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2012 114 7,998 26
S&P 500 Index June 2012 252 88,402 1,624

 

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

G. 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. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2011, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $1,406,097,000 to offset future net capital gains of $559,187,000 through September 30, 2017, and $846,910,000 through September 30, 2018. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2012; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At March 31, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,677,927,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $685,308,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $723,508,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $38,200,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

H. During the six months ended March 31, 2012, the fund purchased $1,944,895,000 of investment securities and sold $1,929,041,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  March 31, 2012 September 30, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares        
Issued 97,828 3,559 212,372 7,984
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 25,521 958 51,795 1,927
Redeemed (427,357) (15,791) (765,125) (29,070)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (304,008) (11,274) (500,958) (19,159)
Admiral Shares        
Issued 154,701 3,538 352,128 8,358
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 12,635 291 24,071 549
Redeemed (118,357) (2,649) (465,296) (10,508)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 48,979 1,180 (89,097) (1,601)

 

J. In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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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 accompanying table 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 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 any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not 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, 2012      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
Growth and Income Fund 9/30/2011 3/31/2012 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,268.29 $2.04
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,269.09 1.42
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.20 $1.82
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.75 1.26

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 0.36% for Investor Shares and 0.25% 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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Glossary

30-Day SEC 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 (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), 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.

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). 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.

Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.

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. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

Foreign Holdings. The percentage of a fund represented by securities 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.

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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.

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.

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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. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 179 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1 and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
F. William McNabb III The Conference Board.
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Amy Gutmann
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
each of the investment companies served by The appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard nication and the Graduate School of Education
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River
Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National
IndependentTrustees Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential
Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive  JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
Corporation (document management products and Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
Carolina A&T University. of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
  at Syracuse University.
 
Rajiv L. Gupta F. Joseph Loughrey
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm Haas Co. Inc. (industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (industrial machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- consumer services), the Lumina Foundation for
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),  

 


 

Education, and Oxfam America; Chairman of the Executive Officers  
Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Letters    
and Member of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Glenn Booraem  
Institute for International Studies at the University Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal
of Notre Dame. Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of
Mark Loughridge the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010).
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information    
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s Thomas J. Higgins  
Retirement Plan Committee. Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
  2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
Scott C. Malpass Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University the investment companies served by The Vanguard
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the Group (1998–2008).  
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member    
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; Kathryn J. Hyatt  
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. investment companies served by The Vanguard
  Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment
André F. Perold companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008).
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal    
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Heidi Stam  
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine Group and of each of the investment companies
Arts Boston. served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior
  Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation;
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal    
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam   
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO    
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Mortimer J. Buckley Michael S. Miller
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/ Kathleen C. Gubanich James M. Norris
aircraft systems and services) and the National Paul A. Heller Glenn W. Reed
Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board Martha G. King George U. Sauter
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of Chris D. McIsaac  
University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman    
of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.    
  Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
   
Peter F. Volanakis  John J. Brennan  
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal Chairman, 1996–2009   
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008   
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning    
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); Founder  
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business John C. Bogle  
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
Norris Cotton Cancer Center.    

 

1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.


 

 

 
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Semiannual Report | March 31, 2012
Vanguard Structured Equity Funds
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund

 


 

> For the six months ended March 31, 2012, Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned about 27% and Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund returned about 28%.

> The funds benefited from a rising stock market, which lifted returns in all sectors.

> Each fund outpaced its benchmark and its peers, as good stock selections outweighed subpar choices.

 

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
Advisor’s Report. 6
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund. 9
Structured Broad Market Fund. 21
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 35
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement. 37
Glossary. 38

 

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 front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.

About the cover: Vanguard was named for the HMS Vanguard, flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. A ship—whose performance and safety depend on the work of all hands—has served as a fitting metaphor for the Vanguard crew as we strive to help clients reach their financial goals.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended March 31, 2012  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund  
Institutional Shares 26.95%
Institutional Plus Shares 26.98
S&P 500 Index 25.89
Large-Cap Core Funds Average 24.87
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund  
Institutional Shares 27.93%
Institutional Plus Shares 28.02
Russell 3000 Index 26.55
Multi-Cap Core Funds Average 24.34
Multi-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  

 

Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance        
September 30, 2011, Through March 31, 2012        
      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund        
Institutional Shares $21.49 $26.70 $0.497 $0.000
Institutional Plus Shares 42.48 52.76 1.010 0.000
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund        
Institutional Shares $21.03 $26.38 $0.447 $0.000
Institutional Plus Shares 42.02 52.71 0.923 0.000

 

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

For the fiscal half-year ended March 31, 2012, the two Vanguard Structured Equity Funds delivered strong returns, snapping back sharply from the stock market slump of the previous six months.

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned about 27% and Vanguard Broad Market Fund returned about 28%. Both funds outpaced their benchmarks—the S&P 500 Index and Russell 3000 Index, respectively—and their peer groups.

Excellent stock selection was responsible for the funds’ success. The funds’ advisor uses a quantitative investment approach that is designed to make discriminating choices among stocks that are expected to pay off over the long term, while maintaining a risk profile similar to that of the benchmark index. In other words, the goal is “same risk, better returns.” To this end, the advisor relies on sophisticated computer models that evaluate stocks based on characteristics such as issuers’ balance sheet strength, earnings growth, and valuations. The Advisor’s Report that follows this letter describes this investment approach in more detail.

A surge of optimism fueled a powerful global rally in stocks
During the past six months, optimism displaced the apprehension that had restrained stock prices through summer 2011. The broad U.S. stock market returned more than 26%. Markets abroad

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returned 15.37%. Investors’ good spirits reflected confidence that the slow, grinding economic expansion in the United States was at last gathering momentum, and that Europe’s debt crisis could be contained.

By the end of the period, however, that confidence had begun to evaporate in the face of ambiguous economic reports and renewed concern about Europe. The abrupt mood swing was consistent with the financial markets’ volatility since the 2008–2009 financial crisis.

Aside from munis, most bonds saw subdued six-month returns
The broad taxable bond market produced a modest six-month return of 1.43%. In general, interest rates remained more or less steady at very low levels. In some segments of the bond market, however, yields crept lower still, boosting bond prices. The broad municipal bond market, for example, produced a solid six-month return of 3.91% as investors bid up muni prices.

As it has since December 2008, the Federal Reserve Board kept its target for the shortest-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25%. That policy has kept a tight lid on the returns available from money market funds and savings accounts.

Stock selection helped funds make the most of a rising market
Both funds benefited from a rising stock market during the period, and they were further helped by the stock selections made by their advisor, Vanguard Equity

Market Barometer      
 
      Total Returns
    Periods Ended March 31, 2012
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 26.27% 7.86% 2.19%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 29.83 -0.18 2.13
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 26.60 7.16 2.47
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 15.37 -7.18 -1.56
 
Bonds      
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad      
taxable market) 1.43% 7.71% 6.25%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (Broad      
tax-exempt market) 3.91 12.07 5.42
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.00 0.05 1.11
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 1.10% 2.65% 2.24%

 

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Investment Group. In each case, stocks contributing the most to the funds’ performance compared with that of their benchmark indexes were concentrated in a handful of sectors; because of the different characteristics of each fund’s benchmark, these sectors varied by fund. (Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, covers 500 or so mostly large-cap stocks, as its name implies; Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund looks to the Russell 3000 Index, which represents almost the entire market of large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks.)

The Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund outpaced its benchmark by about 1 percentage point and its peer group by about 2 percentage points. The advisor’s selections in the economically sensitive materials and industrial sectors stood out, as the economy continued its slow but steady growth. Machinery manufacturers and diversified chemical and metals and mining companies, for example, did well for the fund.

Energy stocks were also top performers, as oil prices (West Texas crude) began creeping up, once again, to more than $100 per barrel. And the fund got a boost from its consumer staples stocks, such as those of soft-drink and packaged foods companies.

Other stock choices, such as those in the large information technology sector, did well but contributed little when compared with their counterparts in the index. The fund’s health care stocks trailed those in the index.

Stock selections for the Structured Broad Market Fund helped the fund to outpace its benchmark by more than 1 percentage point and the average return of its peer funds by more than 3 percentage points. The materials sector contributed strong relative returns, as did the consumer sectors, particularly household, personal, and tobacco products companies in consumer staples and internet and catalog retailers in consumer discretionary.

Stock choices in the industrial, energy, and IT sectors also boosted returns. However, good selections in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and consumer finance firms couldn’t offset disappointing selections among capital-market companies and commercial banks. The fund’s holdings in both the tiny telecommunications sector and health care trailed their counterparts in the index.

Volatility is the norm, but there’s an antidote
As the Equity Investment Group notes in the report that follows, stock market volatility has substantially declined after the big swings we saw last year. What that bodes for the future is unclear: It has been shown time and again that nobody knows for certain which way the market is headed next, or when the next dip or climb will arrive.

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Because the market is so unpredictable, we believe the best way to invest is to create a diversified and balanced portfolio that includes a mix of stocks, bonds, and cash reserves tailored to your unique goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Such a portfolio can help you to keep your footing when the markets are turbulent, as we point out in Recent Stock Market Volatility: Extraordinary or “Ordinary”?

The research paper describes why bouts of high volatility have always been a feature of stock market investing, and how balanced, diversified portfolios have experienced lower levels of volatility than the headlines would suggest. You can find the paper at vanguard.com/research.

As always, thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 19, 2012

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Advisor’s Report

For the six months ended March 31, 2012, Vanguard’s structured equity funds posted solid results. Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund returned 26.95% for Institutional Shares and 26.98% for Institutional Plus Shares, outperforming the return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, by 1.06 and 1.09 percentage points, respectively. Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund returned 27.93% for Institutional Shares and 28.02% for Institutional Plus Shares, outperforming its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, by 1.38 and 1.47 percentage points, respectively.

Financials, information technology, and consumer discretionary were the top performers in both benchmark indexes, although all ten sectors gained.

Since the equity market started its rally last fall, investor concerns about a possible double-dip recession in the United States, slowing growth in China, and Europe’s fiscal troubles appear to have eased. Against that backdrop, data showing improvements in the U.S. employment and housing pictures as well as continued strength in manufacturing activity seem to have whetted investor appetite for equities.

As a result of deep cost-cutting and fiscal conservatism during the recession, larger U.S. companies are emerging from the recession healthier than they have been in years: They are more productive, more profitable, and have more cash and less leverage. In addition, valuations of U.S.

stocks relative to bonds, measured by comparing earnings yields of stocks with coupon yields of 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds, indicate a level of attractiveness not seen since the early 1970s.

Market volatility declined by more than 60% during this period to below-average levels, but it will likely stay with us for some time. U.S. budget and deficit problems remain unresolved, world economic growth is uncertain, and the presidential election is still months away. (Volatility is measured by the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX.)

Our approach to investing
Although overall portfolio performance is affected by the macroeconomic factors described above, our approach to investing focuses on specific stock fundamentals. Our model consists of these five components:

1. Valuation, which measures the price we pay for earnings and cash flows.

2. Growth, which considers the growth of earnings.

3. Management decisions, an assessment of the actions taken by company management that signal its informed opinions of a firm’s future.

4. Market sentiment, which captures how investors reflect their opinions of a company through their activity in the market.

5. Quality, which measures balance-sheet strength and the sustainability of earnings.

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Our risk-control process then neutralizes our exposure to market-capitalization, volatility, and industry risks relative to our benchmark. In our view, such risk exposures are not justified by the rewards available. As a result of these risk controls, our 3-year tracking error was 1.29% for Structured Large-Cap and 1.79% for Structured Broad Market, both well within expectations.

For the fiscal half-year, our stock selection model performed well in the unpredictable market, with a majority of the components contributing positively to performance in various degrees for each of the structured portfolios. For both funds, the quality, management decisions, and growth indicators helped most. Our valuation component was neutral for Structured Broad Market and detracted from the performance of Structured Large-Cap. Our market sentiment indicator was not effective during this period for either fund, and in fact detracted from results.

The model was effective across most sectors. In Structured Large-Cap, our stock selection results during the period were positive in seven out of ten sectors. For Structured Broad Market, our stock selection results were positive in six out of ten sectors, neutral in two.

Structured Large-Cap Fund
Company selections within materials, energy, and industrials added most to our relative returns. In materials, CF Industries, Eastman Chemical, and PPG Industries were the largest contributors. In energy, Marathon Oil, Marathon Petroleum, and National Oilwell were the top relative performers. In industrials, Caterpillar, Eaton, and General Electric led.

Selection results were disappointing in technology, consumer discretionary, and health care; most of our under-performance in these sectors resulted from underweighted positions in Qualcomm, EMC, Comcast, Home Depot, and Amgen.

Structured Broad Market Fund
Company selections within consumer staples, consumer discretionary, and materials added most to our relative returns. In consumer staples, Philip Morris, Constellation Brands, and Herbalife were the largest contributors. In consumer discretionary, CBS, Macy’s, and Polaris Industries were the top relative performers. In materials, CF Industries, Eastman Chemical, and International Paper led.

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Selection results were disappointing in financials and health care. Most of our underperformance in financials was due to underweighted positions in Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo. Similarly, our underperformance in health care was largely attributable to underweighted positions in Merck, Amgen, and Medco Health Solutions.

The long-term outlook
While we cannot predict how the broader political or economic events will affect the markets, we are confident that the stock market can provide worthwhile returns for long-term investors. With that in mind, we believe that equity exposure will remain an important part of a diversified investment plan.

We thank you for your investment and look forward to the second half of the fiscal year.

James P. Stetler
Principal and Portfolio Manager

James D. Troyer, CFA
Principal and Portfolio Manager

Michael R. Roach, CFA
Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Equity Investment Group

April 23, 2012

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Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
  Institutional Institutional
  Shares Plus Shares
Ticker Symbol VSLIX VSLPX
Expense Ratio1 0.24% 0.17%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.94% 2.01%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
      U.S. Total
    S&P 500 Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 153 500 3,716
Median Market Cap  $57.6B $57.6B $35.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 14.0x 16.2x 17.1x
Price/Book Ratio 2.4x 2.3x 2.3x
Return on Equity 19.9% 19.6% 18.1%
Earnings Growth Rate 9.6% 8.8% 8.5%
Dividend Yield 2.2% 2.1% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 60%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S. Total
    S&P 500 Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 10.6% 10.9% 12.0%
Consumer Staples 9.9 10.8 9.4
Energy 11.8 11.2 10.5
Financials 15.2 14.9 15.9
Health Care 11.9 11.4 11.5
Industrials 10.0 10.6 11.0
Information      
Technology 20.9 20.5 19.8
Materials 3.7 3.5 4.0
Telecommunication      
Services 3.1 2.8 2.5
Utilities 2.9 3.4 3.4

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
    U.S. Total
  S&P 500 Market
  Index Index
R-Squared 0.99 0.99
Beta 0.97 0.92

These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Apple Inc. Computer  
  Hardware 4.9%
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 3.7
International Business IT Consulting &  
Machines Corp. Other Services 2.5
General Electric Co. Industrial  
  Conglomerates 2.2
Chevron Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 2.1
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 2.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Financial  
  Services 1.9
Wells Fargo & Co. Diversified Banks 1.9
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceuticals 1.9
AT&T Inc. Integrated  
  Telecommunication  
  Services 1.8
Top Ten   24.9%

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

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2012. For the six months ended March 31, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.24% for Institutional Shares and 0.17% for Institutional Plus Shares.

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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 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 16, 2006, Through March 31, 2012


 
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2012      
  Inception One Five Since
  Date Year Years Inception
Institutional Shares 5/16/2006 11.12% 1.65% 3.43%
Institutional Plus Shares 5/15/2006 11.17 1.73 3.48

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2012

The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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 (10.6%)  
* priceline.com Inc. 5,700 4,090
  News Corp. Class A 204,700 4,031
* DIRECTV Class A 77,600 3,829
  CBS Corp. Class B 111,190 3,770
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 44,500 3,627
  McDonald’s Corp. 35,547 3,487
  Macy’s Inc. 83,400 3,313
  Coach Inc. 41,900 3,238
  Limited Brands Inc. 64,018 3,073
* AutoZone Inc. 7,860 2,922
  Wynn Resorts Ltd. 21,650 2,704
  Viacom Inc. Class B 47,340 2,247
* Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 29,700 1,953
  Home Depot Inc. 30,575 1,538
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 27,900 1,298
  Ross Stores Inc. 19,800 1,150
  VF Corp. 7,650 1,117
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 17,000 834
  Ford Motor Co. 60,706 758
  TJX Cos. Inc. 18,000 715
  Harman International    
  Industries Inc. 14,660 686
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A 3,700 645
  Comcast Corp. 10,525 311
  Walt Disney Co. 6,529 286
* Amazon.com Inc. 900 182
  Comcast Corp. Class A 5,300 159
      51,963
Consumer Staples (9.9%)    
  Philip Morris International    
  Inc. 95,936 8,501
  Procter & Gamble Co. 104,694 7,036
  Altria Group Inc. 144,900 4,473
  Coca-Cola Co. 52,740 3,903
  Lorillard Inc. 24,600 3,185
  Kroger Co. 121,700 2,949
  Whole Foods Market Inc. 34,100 2,837

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  ConAgra Foods Inc. 105,400 2,768
* Constellation Brands Inc.    
  Class A 114,500 2,701
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 37,346 2,286
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.    
  Class A 28,100 1,741
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 60,300 1,725
  PepsiCo Inc. 22,492 1,492
  Kraft Foods Inc. 32,100 1,220
  CVS Caremark Corp. 19,100 856
  Safeway Inc. 21,100 426
  Dr Pepper Snapple    
  Group Inc. 8,200 330
      48,429
Energy (11.7%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 209,439 18,165
  Chevron Corp. 97,556 10,462
  ConocoPhillips 82,159 6,245
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 37,661 3,586
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 41,300 3,282
  Marathon Oil Corp. 103,000 3,265
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 62,300 2,701
  Valero Energy Corp. 101,000 2,603
* Tesoro Corp. 87,500 2,349
  Schlumberger Ltd. 18,625 1,302
  Halliburton Co. 35,100 1,165
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 45,950 1,065
  Helmerich & Payne Inc. 17,840 962
  Apache Corp. 2,300 231
      57,383
Financials (15.2%)    
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 206,179 9,480
  Wells Fargo & Co. 277,335 9,468
  Citigroup Inc. 140,525 5,136
  US Bancorp 160,224 5,076
  American Express Co. 84,000 4,860
  MetLife Inc. 102,500 3,828
  Discover Financial Services 102,250 3,409
  ACE Ltd. 45,300 3,316

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Chubb Corp. 44,143 3,051
  Simon Property Group Inc. 19,900 2,899
  Torchmark Corp. 57,650 2,874
  Moody’s Corp. 67,100 2,825
  Kimco Realty Corp. 121,800 2,346
  Assurant Inc. 56,500 2,288
* NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. 85,400 2,212
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    
  Class B 20,505 1,664
  HCP Inc. 41,800 1,649
  PNC Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 22,600 1,458
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    
  Class A 11 1,341
  Bank of America Corp. 127,653 1,222
  Invesco Ltd. 41,700 1,112
  Fifth Third Bancorp 69,100 971
  Ventas Inc. 11,700 668
  Prudential Financial Inc. 8,100 513
  Health Care REIT Inc. 8,800 484
  Capital One Financial Corp. 1,800 100
      74,250
Health Care (11.9%)    
  Pfizer Inc. 400,219 9,069
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 87,154 5,137
  Johnson & Johnson 67,946 4,482
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 132,300 4,465
  Merck & Co. Inc. 114,644 4,402
  Eli Lilly & Co. 94,687 3,813
* Biogen Idec Inc. 28,000 3,527
  Abbott Laboratories 57,368 3,516
  McKesson Corp. 37,600 3,300
  Aetna Inc. 64,070 3,214
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 70,750 3,149
  Humana Inc. 33,020 3,054
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 67,798 2,690
* Watson Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 37,840 2,538
  WellPoint Inc. 21,300 1,572
      57,928
Industrials (10.0%)    
  General Electric Co. 532,022 10,678
  Caterpillar Inc. 46,200 4,921
  Union Pacific Corp. 39,500 4,245
  Tyco International Ltd. 64,000 3,596
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 37,100 3,334
  Cummins Inc. 27,095 3,252
  Raytheon Co. 59,600 3,146
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 48,916 2,988
  Eaton Corp. 57,200 2,850
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 42,700 2,811
  Parker Hannifin Corp. 32,000 2,706
  PACCAR Inc. 28,700 1,344

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  General Dynamics Corp. 10,400 763
  FedEx Corp. 8,000 736
  United Technologies Corp. 7,736 642
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B 6,521 526
  Cintas Corp. 2,900 113
      48,651
Information Technology (20.8%)  
* Apple Inc. 40,012 23,986
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 57,640 12,027
  Microsoft Corp. 301,041 9,709
  Intel Corp. 288,953 8,122
  Cisco Systems Inc. 280,515 5,933
  Oracle Corp. 150,388 4,385
  Accenture plc Class A 64,400 4,154
* Google Inc. Class A 5,805 3,722
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 8,300 3,490
* Dell Inc. 203,100 3,371
  Broadcom Corp. Class A 84,500 3,321
  Motorola Solutions Inc. 61,950 3,149
  Intuit Inc. 49,700 2,988
* Western Digital Corp. 71,700 2,968
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 109,000 2,738
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 44,600 2,427
* Symantec Corp. 128,700 2,407
  QUALCOMM Inc. 22,857 1,555
  Visa Inc. Class A 9,200 1,086
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 2,800 215
* Advanced Micro Devices    
  Inc. 10,600 85
      101,838
Materials (3.7%)    
  Monsanto Co. 49,700 3,964
  International Paper Co. 91,700 3,219
  PPG Industries Inc. 31,900 3,056
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 16,285 2,974
  Eastman Chemical Co. 48,400 2,502
  Newmont Mining Corp. 18,700 959
  Nucor Corp. 21,100 906
  EI du Pont de Nemours    
  & Co. 12,548 664
      18,244
Telecommunication Services (3.1%)  
  AT&T Inc. 286,735 8,955
  Verizon Communications    
  Inc. 160,596 6,140
* MetroPCS Communications    
  Inc. 14,900 134
      15,229

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Utilities (2.9%)    
  American Electric Power    
  Co. Inc. 77,100 2,975
  DTE Energy Co. 49,400 2,719
  Ameren Corp. 82,700 2,694
  FirstEnergy Corp. 56,900 2,594
  CMS Energy Corp. 103,838 2,284
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 16,700 800
      14,066
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $376,831)   487,981
Temporary Cash Investments (0.2%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.2%)    
2 Vanguard Market    
  Liquidity Fund,    
  0.123% 949,361 949
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
3 Fannie Mae Discount    
  Notes, 0.040%, 4/24/12 100 100
3,4 Freddie Mac Discount    
  Notes, 0.050%, 4/24/12 100 100
      200
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $1,149)   1,149
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $377,980)   489,130
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   680
Liabilities   (917)
      (237)
Net Assets (100%)   488,893

 

At March 31, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 578,694
Undistributed Net Investment Income 1,773
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (202,729)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 111,150
Futures Contracts 5
Net Assets 488,893
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 552,844 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 14,759
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $26.70
 
Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 8,986,619 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 474,134
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Plus Shares $52.76

 

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 0.0%, respectively, of net assets.
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 was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury in exchange for senior preferred stock.
4 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  March 31, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 5,195
Interest1 1
Total Income 5,196
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 161
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 9
Management and Administrative—Institutional Plus Shares 161
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 2
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Plus Shares 44
Custodian Fees 5
Total Expenses 382
Net Investment Income 4,814
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold 11,093
Futures Contracts 151
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 11,244
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 88,291
Futures Contracts 31
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 88,322
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 104,380
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, September 30,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 4,814 9,663
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 11,244 61,992
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 88,322 (33,034)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 104,380 38,621
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares (271) (183)
Institutional Plus Shares (9,009) (11,627)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
Institutional Plus Shares
Total Distributions (9,280) (11,810)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares 97 (90,798)
Institutional Plus Shares 2,999 (210,058)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 3,096 (300,856)
Total Increase (Decrease) 98,196 (274,045)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 390,697 664,742
End of Period1 488,893 390,697
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,773,000 and $6,239,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares            
  Six Months          
  Ended          
For a Share Outstanding March 31,     Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $21.49 $20.97 $19.47 $22.56 $29.98 $26.03
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .256 .4281 .366 .546 .492 .4761
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments 5.451 .458 1.505 (2.993) (7.091) 3.657
Total from Investment Operations 5.707 .886 1.871 (2.447) (6.599) 4.133
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.497) (.366) (.371) (.643) (.430) (.172)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.391) (.011)
Total Distributions (.497) (.366) (.371) (.643) (.821) (.183)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $26.70 $21.49 $20.97 $19.47 $22.56 $29.98
 
Total Return 26.95% 4.14% 9.68% -10.25% -22.52% 15.94%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $15 $12 $95 $106 $135 $187
Ratio of Total Expenses to            
Average Net Assets 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.25% 0.20% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets 2.10% 1.95% 1.86% 2.33% 1.91% 1.69%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 60% 67% 61% 80%2 72% 54%2

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
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.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Plus Shares            
  Six Months          
  Ended          
For a Share Outstanding March 31,     Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $42.48 $41.98 $38.97 $45.15 $60.02 $52.07
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .523 .9101 .768 1.116 1.025 1.0181
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments 10.767 .906 3.014 (5.980) (14.193) 7.317
Total from Investment Operations 11.290 1.816 3.782 (4.864) (13.168) 8.335
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.010) (1.316) (.772) (1.316) (.920) (.363)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.782) (.022)
Total Distributions (1.010) (1.316) (.772) (1.316) (1.702) (.385)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $52.76 $42.48 $41.98 $38.97 $45.15 $60.02
 
Total Return 26.98% 4.18% 9.78% -10.16% -22.46% 16.07%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $474 $379 $570 $467 $677 $819
Ratio of Total Expenses to            
Average Net Assets 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.12% 0.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets 2.17% 2.02% 1.93% 2.41% 1.99% 1.79%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 60% 67% 61% 80%2 72% 54%2

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
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.

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

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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 offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, 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 for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2008–2011), and for the period ended March 31, 2012, 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.

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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, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $71,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 487,981
Temporary Cash Investments 949 200
Futures Contracts—Assets1 3
Total 488,933 200
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

D. At March 31, 2012, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2012 13 912 5

 

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

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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. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2011, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $213,911,000 to offset future net capital gains of $101,200,000 through September 30, 2017, and $112,711,000 through September 30, 2018. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2012; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At March 31, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $377,980,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $111,150,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $114,285,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $3,135,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended March 31, 2012, the fund purchased $132,225,000 of investment securities and sold $133,461,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  March 31, 2012 September 30, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 222 9 1,694 73
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (125) (5) (92,492) (4,062)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 97 4 (90,798) (3,989)
Institutional Plus Shares        
Issued
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 2,999 66 3,795 85
Redeemed (213,853) (4,734)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares 2,999 66 (210,058) (4,649)

 

At March 31, 2012, two shareholders were each a record or beneficial owner of 33% or more of the fund’s net assets, with a combined ownership of 97%. If one or more of these shareholders were to redeem their total investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or result in the realization of taxable capital gains.

H. In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
  Institutional Institutional
  Shares Plus Shares
Ticker Symbol VSBMX VSBPX
Expense Ratio1 0.24% 0.17%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.77% 1.84%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    Russell U.S. Total
    3000 Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 195 2,918 3,716
Median Market Cap $26.0B $36.0B $35.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 13.8x 17.1x 17.1x
Price/Book Ratio 2.5x 2.3x 2.3x
Return on Equity 19.3% 17.9% 18.1%
Earnings Growth Rate  11.3% 8.5% 8.5%
Dividend Yield 2.0% 1.9% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 58%
Short-Term Reserves 0.1%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    Russell U.S. Total
    3000 Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 12.8% 12.0% 12.0%
Consumer Staples 8.8 9.3 9.4
Energy 11.0 10.5 10.5
Financials 15.3 15.9 15.9
Health Care 11.0 11.5 11.5
Industrials 10.8 11.3 11.0
Information      
Technology 20.1 19.7 19.8
Materials 4.4 4.0 4.0
Telecommunication      
Services 2.8 2.4 2.5
Utilities 3.0 3.4 3.4

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
    U.S. Total
  Russell 3000 Market
  Index Index
R-Squared 0.99 0.99
Beta 0.99 0.99

These measures show the degree and timing of the fund’s fluctuations compared with the indexes over 36 months.

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Apple Inc. Computer  
  Hardware 4.1%
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 3.2
International Business IT Consulting &  
Machines Corp. Other Services 2.1
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 2.0
Chevron Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 1.8
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Financial  
  Services 1.7
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceuticals 1.6
AT&T Inc. Integrated  
  Telecommunication  
  Services 1.6
Philip Morris    
International Inc. Tobacco 1.6
General Electric Co. Industrial  
  Conglomerates 1.5
Top Ten   21.2%

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

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2012. For the six months ended March 31, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.24% for Institutional Shares and 0.17% for Institutional Plus Shares.

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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 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 (%): November 30, 2006, Through March 31, 2012

 

 
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2012      
 
  Inception One Five Since
  Date Year Years Inception
Institutional Shares 11/30/2006 9.59% 1.52% 1.96%
Institutional Plus Shares 5/3/2004 9.67 1.60 5.49

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.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2012

The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings 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 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 (99.7%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (12.8%)  
* priceline.com Inc. 4,000 2,870
  CBS Corp. Class B 80,800 2,740
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 31,962 2,605
  Macy’s Inc. 63,300 2,515
  Las Vegas Sands Corp. 43,000 2,475
  Coach Inc. 30,500 2,357
  Limited Brands Inc. 48,850 2,345
  DISH Network Corp.    
  Class A 68,500 2,256
  Viacom Inc. Class B 47,395 2,249
* AutoZone Inc. 6,000 2,231
  TJX Cos. Inc. 53,100 2,109
  Dillard’s Inc. Class A 33,300 2,099
  News Corp. Class A 101,400 1,997
  Polaris Industries Inc. 26,300 1,897
* Tempur-Pedic International    
  Inc. 21,400 1,807
^ Weight Watchers    
  International Inc. 21,800 1,683
  Brinker International Inc. 60,000 1,653
  Wynn Resorts Ltd. 13,200 1,648
* Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  128,100 1,437
  Advance Auto Parts Inc. 15,800 1,399
* DIRECTV Class A 26,400 1,303
  Ford Motor Co. 96,462 1,205
  Comcast Corp. Class A 30,391 912
  Foot Locker Inc. 27,200 844
  McDonald’s Corp. 5,911 580
* Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 4,300 283
  Ross Stores Inc. 4,000 232
      47,731
Consumer Staples (8.8%)    
  Philip Morris International    
  Inc. 65,450 5,800
  Procter & Gamble Co. 37,951 2,551
  Herbalife Ltd. 33,500 2,306
  Whole Foods Market Inc. 27,000 2,246

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Lorillard Inc. 17,300 2,240
  Kroger Co. 89,000 2,156
* Constellation Brands Inc.    
  Class A 86,300 2,036
  ConAgra Foods Inc. 63,600 1,670
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group    
  Inc. 41,400 1,665
  Reynolds American Inc. 38,600 1,600
  Coca-Cola Co. 20,490 1,516
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.    
  Class A 24,000 1,487
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 40,600 1,161
  B&G Foods Inc. Class A 39,000 878
* Smithfield Foods Inc. 38,600 850
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 13,765 842
  Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.    
  Class A 12,700 735
  PepsiCo Inc. 8,800 584
  CVS Caremark Corp. 12,700 569
      32,892
Energy (10.9%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 137,020 11,884
  Chevron Corp. 63,865 6,849
  ConocoPhillips 56,740 4,313
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 33,700 2,678
  Marathon Oil Corp. 76,100 2,412
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 53,800 2,333
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 24,040 2,289
  Valero Energy Corp. 84,500 2,178
  HollyFrontier Corp. 57,700 1,855
* CVR Energy Inc. 53,900 1,442
* Tesoro Corp. 29,300 786
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 33,400 774
  Schlumberger Ltd. 7,800 545
* Helix Energy Solutions    
  Group Inc. 21,100 376
  Pioneer Natural    
  Resources Co. 900 100
      40,814

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Financials (15.2%)    
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 140,536 6,462
  Wells Fargo & Co. 129,570 4,423
  US Bancorp 113,950 3,610
  American Express Co. 58,720 3,398
  Discover Financial Services 78,000 2,600
  Chubb Corp. 33,970 2,348
  Aflac Inc. 49,040 2,255
  Fifth Third Bancorp 160,000 2,248
  Torchmark Corp. 43,200 2,153
  Moody’s Corp. 50,600 2,130
  KeyCorp 248,200 2,110
  Assurant Inc. 45,800 1,855
  Simon Property Group Inc. 12,300 1,792
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    
  Class B 17,500 1,420
  Allied World Assurance    
  Co. Holdings AG 20,341 1,397
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 22,800 1,356
* World Acceptance Corp. 21,956 1,345
  Public Storage 8,900 1,230
  Citigroup Inc. 29,800 1,089
  Taubman Centers Inc. 14,300 1,043
  CBL & Associates    
  Properties Inc. 51,500 974
  Kimco Realty Corp. 48,700 938
  Digital Realty Trust Inc. 12,400 917
  Health Care REIT Inc. 16,600 912
* Credit Acceptance Corp. 8,800 889
  Hospitality Properties Trust 31,500 834
  American Financial    
  Group Inc. 21,300 822
  Nelnet Inc. Class A 31,100 806
  Lexington Realty Trust 78,600 707
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 14,910 604
  Camden Property Trust 9,000 592
* NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. 19,300 500
  Cash America    
  International Inc. 8,600 412
  Bank of America Corp. 19,000 182
  HCP Inc. 4,500 178
* Forest City Enterprises Inc.    
  Class A 7,600 119
  National Retail Properties    
  Inc. 4,100 111
      56,761
Health Care (11.0%)    
  Pfizer Inc. 270,264 6,124
  Abbott Laboratories 68,100 4,174
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 61,475 3,623
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 95,452 3,222
  Eli Lilly & Co. 69,920 2,816
  Aetna Inc. 51,700 2,593
  McKesson Corp. 29,000 2,545

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Johnson & Johnson 37,007 2,441
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 53,700 2,390
  Humana Inc. 24,350 2,252
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 52,300 2,075
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 42,600 1,537
* Biogen Idec Inc. 9,700 1,222
  Cooper Cos. Inc. 12,700 1,038
  Merck & Co. Inc. 22,183 852
* Watson Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 10,000 671
  Cardinal Health Inc. 10,000 431
* Mettler-Toledo    
  International Inc. 2,100 388
* WellCare Health Plans Inc. 5,100 367
* Par Pharmaceutical    
  Cos. Inc. 2,800 108
      40,869
Industrials (10.8%)    
  General Electric Co. 286,380 5,748
  Union Pacific Corp. 27,700 2,977
  Cummins Inc. 20,800 2,497
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 27,200 2,444
  Eaton Corp. 41,500 2,068
  Parker Hannifin Corp. 24,200 2,046
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 32,630 1,993
  Caterpillar Inc. 18,500 1,971
  PACCAR Inc. 41,500 1,944
  Sauer-Danfoss Inc. 38,000 1,786
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 26,400 1,738
* CNH Global NV 42,300 1,679
* Delta Air Lines Inc. 157,000 1,556
* Alaska Air Group Inc. 34,800 1,247
  United Technologies Corp. 14,140 1,173
* United Rentals Inc. 27,100 1,162
* AGCO Corp. 21,000 991
  Raytheon Co. 17,300 913
  Honeywell International Inc. 14,524 887
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 41,000 721
  FedEx Corp. 6,200 570
  L-3 Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 7,700 545
  Cintas Corp. 13,200 516
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B 4,600 371
  Towers Watson & Co.    
  Class A 5,000 330
  Deluxe Corp. 7,100 166
* Dollar Thrifty Automotive    
  Group Inc. 1,160 94
      40,133

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Information Technology (20.1%)  
* Apple Inc. 25,520 15,298
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 37,742 7,875
  Microsoft Corp. 234,097 7,550
  Intel Corp. 179,890 5,057
  Cisco Systems Inc. 157,850 3,339
  Accenture plc Class A 45,800 2,954
* Dell Inc. 148,300 2,462
* VMware Inc. Class A 21,200 2,382
  Motorola Solutions Inc. 46,700 2,374
  Intuit Inc. 37,900 2,279
* Western Digital Corp. 54,800 2,268
* Alliance Data Systems    
  Corp. 17,000 2,141
* Anixter International Inc. 27,400 1,987
* LSI Corp. 226,700 1,968
* Google Inc. Class A 3,020 1,937
* Cadence Design Systems    
  Inc. 158,300 1,874
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 70,800 1,778
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 30,100 1,638
  Fair Isaac Corp. 29,000 1,273
  Broadcom Corp. Class A 30,700 1,207
  MKS Instruments Inc. 36,300 1,072
  Oracle Corp. 28,048 818
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 1,600 673
  QUALCOMM Inc. 8,400 571
* Advanced Micro Devices    
  Inc. 66,500 533
* Autodesk Inc. 12,000 508
  OPNET 12,900 374
  Heartland Payment    
  Systems Inc. 12,800 369
* Motorola Mobility    
  Holdings Inc. 4,837 190
  MAXIMUS Inc. 3,400 138
* Novellus Systems Inc. 1,600 80
      74,967
Materials (4.4%)    
  Monsanto Co. 35,700 2,847
  International Paper Co. 68,100 2,390
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 12,600 2,301
  PPG Industries Inc. 23,400 2,242
  FMC Corp. 19,400 2,054
  Eastman Chemical Co. 37,000 1,912
  Southern Copper Corp. 28,501 904
  Domtar Corp. 8,500 811
  Celanese Corp. Class A 13,700 633
* Rockwood Holdings Inc. 7,500 391
      16,485

 

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Telecommunication Services (2.8%)  
  AT&T Inc. 194,729 6,081
  Verizon Communications    
  Inc. 111,057 4,246
      10,327
Utilities (2.9%)    
  American Electric Power    
  Co. Inc. 56,500 2,180
  CMS Energy Corp. 93,600 2,059
  Ameren Corp. 62,300 2,030
  Cleco Corp. 47,500 1,883
  PNM Resources Inc. 98,800 1,808
  Consolidated Edison Inc. 13,900 812
  DTE Energy Co. 3,900 215
      10,987
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $291,319)   371,966
Temporary Cash Investments (0.8%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.7%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market    
  Liquidity Fund,    
  0.123% 2,942,000 2,942
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.1%)
4,5 Federal Home Loan    
  Bank Discount Notes,    
  0.030%, 4/9/12 100 100
5,6 Freddie Mac Discount    
  Notes, 0.040%, 4/3/12 100 100
      200
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $3,142)   3,142
Total Investments (100.5%)    
(Cost $294,461)   375,108
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.5%)  
Other Assets   558
Liabilities3   (2,393)
      (1,835)
Net Assets (100%)   373,273

 

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At March 31, 2012, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 345,164
Undistributed Net Investment Income 1,324
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (53,870)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 80,647
Futures Contracts 8
Net Assets 373,273
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 270,959 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 7,148
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $26.38
 
Institutional Plus Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 6,946,417 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 366,125
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Plus Shares $52.71

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,598,000.
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 0.5%, respectively, of net assets.
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 Includes $1,635,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
5 Securities with a value of $200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
6 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury in exchange for senior preferred stock.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  March 31, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 3,920
Interest1 1
Total Income 3,921
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 134
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 5
Management and Administrative—Institutional Plus Shares 118
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Plus Shares 28
Custodian Fees 5
Total Expenses 290
Net Investment Income 3,631
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold 8,913
Futures Contracts 271
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 9,184
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 69,128
Futures Contracts 75
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 69,203
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 82,018
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, September 30,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 3,631 5,614
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 9,184 29,319
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 69,203 (24,482)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 82,018 10,451
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares (119) (94)
Institutional Plus Shares (6,371) (5,546)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
Institutional Plus Shares
Total Distributions (6,490) (5,640)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares 119 843
Institutional Plus Shares 1,981 (18,297)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 2,100 (17,454)
Total Increase (Decrease) 77,628 (12,643)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 295,645 308,288
End of Period1 373,273 295,645
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,324,000 and $4,183,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares            
  Six Months         Nov. 30,
  Ended         20061 to
      Year Ended September 30,  
For a Share Outstanding March 31,         Sept. 30,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $21.03 $20.70 $18.99 $21.53 $28.67 $26.59
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .249 .3852 .376 .3522 .402 .3612
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments 5.548 .338 1.672 (2.500) (6.833) 1.930
Total from Investment Operations 5.797 .723 2.048 (2.148) (6.431) 2.291
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.447) (.393) (.338) (.392) (.280) (.116)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.429) (.095)
Total Distributions (.447) (.393) (.338) (.392) (.709) (.211)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $26.38 $21.03 $20.70 $18.99 $21.53 $28.67
 
Total Return 27.93% 3.37% 10.88% -9.67% -22.95% 8.68%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $7 $6 $5 $4 $4 $14
Ratio of Total Expenses to            
Average Net Assets 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.25% 0.20% 0.25%3
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets 2.08% 1.64% 1.91% 2.15% 1.72% 1.55%3
Portfolio Turnover Rate 58% 56% 52% 62% 70% 66%

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.

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

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Institutional Plus Shares            
  Six Months         Oct. 3,
  Ended         20061 to
      Year Ended September 30,  
For a Share Outstanding March 31,         Sept. 30,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $42.02 $41.36 $37.94 $43.07 $57.39 $50.00
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income .515 .7962 .778 .7252 .873 .9042
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments 11.098 .672 3.343 (5.006) (13.714) 6.910
Total from Investment Operations 11.613 1.468 4.121 (4.281) (12.841) 7.814
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.923) (.808) (.701) (.849) (.621) (.234)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.858) (.190)
Total Distributions (.923) (.808) (.701) (.849) (1.479) (.424)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $52.71 $42.02 $41.36 $37.94 $43.07 $57.39
 
Total Return 28.02% 3.43% 10.96% -9.60% -22.91% 15.69%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $366 $290 $304 $275 $248 $285
Ratio of Total Expenses to            
Average Net Assets 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.12% 0.15%3
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets 2.15% 1.71% 1.98% 2.23% 1.80% 1.65%3
Portfolio Turnover Rate 58% 56% 52% 62% 70% 66%

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Commencement of operations as a registered investment company.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.

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

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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 offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares. Institutional Shares and Institutional Plus Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, 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 for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2008–2011), and for the period ended March 31, 2012, 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 fees charged to borrowers plus 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. 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, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $54,000 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. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of March 31, 2012, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 371,966
Temporary Cash Investments 2,942 200
Futures Contracts—Assets1 5
Total 374,913 200
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

 

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D. At March 31, 2012, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2012 18 1,263 8

 

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

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. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2011, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $63,115,000 to offset future net capital gains of $24,472,000 through September 30, 2017, and $38,643,000 through September 30, 2018. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2012; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At March 31, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $294,461,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $80,647,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $85,375,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $4,728,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended March 31, 2012, the fund purchased $97,890,000 of investment securities and sold $97,988,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  March 31, 2012 September 30, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 749 32
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 119 5 94 4
Redeemed
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 119 5 843 36
Institutional Plus Shares        
Issued
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,981 44 1,703 38
Redeemed (20,000) (475)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Plus Shares 1,981 44 (18,297) (437)

 

At March 31, 2012, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 89% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its total investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or result in the realization of taxable capital gains.

H. In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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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 accompanying table 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 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 any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not 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, 2012      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  9/30/2011 3/31/2012 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,269.46 $1.36
Institutional Plus Shares 1,000.00 1,269.77 0.96
Structured Broad Market Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,279.34 $1.37
Institutional Plus Shares 1,000.00 1,280.19 0.97
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.80 $1.21
Institutional Plus Shares 1,000.00 1,024.15 0.86
Structured Broad Market Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.80 $1.21
Institutional Plus Shares 1,000.00 1,024.15 0.86

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund, 0.24% for Institutional Shares and 0.17% for Institutional Plus Shares; for the Structured Broad Market Fund, 0.24% for Institutional Shares and 0.17% for 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 and Structured Broad Market Funds has renewed the funds’ investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Equity Investment Group—serves as investment advisor to 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 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. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Equity Investment 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 the advisory arrangement.

Investment performance
The board considered the performance of the funds since their inceptions, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out each fund’s investment strategy in disciplined fashion and that each fund outperformed its benchmark over the most recent one-year period but modestly underperformed it over the longer term. The board noted that each fund has outperformed its relevant peer group over both the short and long term. Information about each fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary pages of this report.

Cost
The board concluded that the funds’ expense ratios were well below the average expense ratios charged by funds in their respective peer groups and that the funds’ advisory fee rates were also well below their peer-group averages. 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 the funds’ low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the funds will realize economies of scale as they grow, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets increase.

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

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Glossary

30-Day SEC 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 (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), 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.

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). 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.

Dividend Yield. Dividend income earned by stocks, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market value (or of net asset value, for a fund). The yield is determined by dividing the amount of the annual dividends by the aggregate value (or net asset value) at the end of the period. For a fund, the dividend yield is based solely on stock holdings and does not include any income produced by other investments.

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. A fund’s total annual operating expenses expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average net assets. The expense ratio includes management and administrative expenses, but does not include the transaction costs of buying and selling portfolio securities.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 179 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1 and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
  Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
F. William McNabb III The Conference Board.
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the  
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Amy Gutmann
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
each of the investment companies served by The appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard nication and the Graduate School of Education
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River
Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National
IndependentTrustees Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential
  Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal  
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
Corporation (document management products and Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
Carolina A&T University. of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
  at Syracuse University.
Rajiv L. Gupta  
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 F. Joseph Loughrey
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
and President (2006–2008) of Rohm Haas Co. and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins
(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd. Inc. (industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB
(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett- (industrial machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized
Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing), consumer services), the Lumina Foundation for
 

 


 

Education, and Oxfam America; Chairman of the Executive Officers  
Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Letters    
and Member of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Glenn Booraem  
Institute for International Studies at the University Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal
of Notre Dame. Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
  of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of
Mark Loughridge the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010).
President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information    
technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s Thomas J. Higgins  
Retirement Plan Committee. Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
  2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
Scott C. Malpass Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of
Investment Officer and Vice President at the University the investment companies served by The Vanguard
of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the Group (1998–2008).  
Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member    
of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee; Kathryn J. Hyatt  
Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of
Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the
Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball. investment companies served by The Vanguard
  Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment
André F. Perold companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008).
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal    
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Heidi Stam  
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine Group and of each of the investment companies
Arts Boston. served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior
  Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation;
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal    
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam   
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO    
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Mortimer J. Buckley Michael S. Miller
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/ Kathleen C. Gubanich James M. Norris
aircraft systems and services) and the National Paul A. Heller Glenn W. Reed
Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board Martha G. King George U. Sauter
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of Chris D. McIsaac  
University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman    
of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.    
  Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
Peter F. Volanakis    
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal John J. Brennan  
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Chairman, 1996–2009  
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director  
of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing); Founder  
Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business John C. Bogle   
Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996   
Norris Cotton Cancer Center.    

 

1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.


 

 

 
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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: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Date: May 22, 2012

 

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: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Date: May 22, 2012

 

  VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS
 
By: /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
  THOMAS J. HIGGINS
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
Date: May 22, 2012

 

* By: /s/ Heidi Stam

Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on March 27, 2012 see file Number 2-11444,
Incorporated by Reference.