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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: 811-04526  

 

Name of Registrant:

Vanguard Quantitative Funds

 

Address of Registrant:

P.O. Box 2600
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Anne E. Robinson, 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, 2016 – March 31, 2017

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 



Semiannual Report | March 31, 2017

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund

 

A new format, unwavering commitment

As you begin reading this report, you’ll notice that we’ve made some improvements to the opening sections—based on feedback from you, our clients.

Page 1 starts with a new ”Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance,” a concise, handy summary of how your fund performed during the period.

In the renamed ”Chairman’s Perspective,” Bill McNabb will focus on enduring principles and investment insights.

We’ve modified some tables, and eliminated some redundancy, but we haven’t removed any information.

At Vanguard, we’re always looking for better ways to communicate and to help you make sound investment decisions. Thank you for entrusting your assets to us.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. 1
Chairman’s Perspective. 2
Advisors’ Report. 6
Fund Profile. 10
Performance Summary. 11
Financial Statements. 12
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 32
Glossary. 34

 

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: No matter what language you speak, Vanguard has one consistent message and set of principles. Our primary
focus is on you, our clients. We conduct our business with integrity as a faithful steward of your assets. This message is shown
translated into seven languages, reflecting our expanding global presence.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

• Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned nearly 10% for the six months ended March 31, 2017. It lagged its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, by less than a percentage point but surpassed the average return of its peers.

• The fund seeks a total return greater than that of the S&P 500 Index by investing in U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks.

• During the period, value stocks outperformed their growth counterparts, small-cap stocks topped large-caps, and U.S. stocks outpaced those of developed and emerging markets.

• Eight of the fund’s eleven sectors produced positive results. Information technology, industrials, health care, and financials were the strongest. Consumer discretionary and energy stocks detracted the most from relative performance.

Total Returns: Six Months Ended March 31, 2017  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund  
Investor Shares 9.48%
Admiral™ Shares 9.55
S&P 500 Index 10.12
Large-Cap Core Funds Average 9.38
Large-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.

 

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
  Investor Admiral Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
Growth and Income Fund 0.34% 0.23% 1.07%

 

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 26, 2017, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended March 31, 2017, the fund’s annualized expense ratios were 0.35% for Investor Shares and 0.24% for Admiral Shares.
The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and captures information through
year-end 2016.

Peer group: Large-Cap Core Funds.

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Chairman’s Perspective


Bill McNabb
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholder,

For many people, including me, falling interest rates have been the general trend in the bond market throughout our working lives. At the beginning of 1983, the year I graduated from business school, the yield of the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note stood at more than 10%. It was less than 2.5% at the beginning of 2017.

Because bond prices move in the opposite direction from rates, my career happens to have overlapped with the greatest bull market for bonds in history.

It appears that may be changing. And, of course, there’s no shortage of advice about how to prepare for the shift.

Rates may be headed higher (really)

This bond bull market has reminded us time and again just how hard it is to predict when rates will rise or fall and by how much. If you follow bonds, you might recall the markets bracing for a sustained rate increase back in 2010 as the economy pulled out of recession, or again in 2013 when the Federal Reserve said it would start tapering its bond purchases, or again at the end of 2015 when the Fed raised short-term rates for the first time in almost a decade. And yet, prognostications notwithstanding, interest rates remained anchored near historical lows.

That said, rates seem to be on an upswing. With economic activity picking up, wages starting to move higher, and inflation coming

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off recent lows, the Fed has nudged short-term rates higher twice in recent months and has signaled that further gradual increases are likely through 2018. The perceived pro-growth stance of the new U.S. administration also has played a role in framing a case for higher rates.

Short-term pain, longer-term gain

Bond investors are understandably concerned. If interest rates shoot up, the market value of bonds will drop sharply, with prices falling to bring yields in line with the new, prevailing higher rates. That’s the potential short-term pain. But long-term investors should actually want rates to go up. If you like bonds that pay 2%, you should love bonds that pay 4%, right?

There’s a simple—though imperfect—rule of thumb that helps make clear this point. If the time frame of your investing goal exceeds the time frame of your bond portfolio (a medium-term goal matched with short-term bonds, or a long-term goal paired with bonds not quite as long-term), rising rates will work out in your favor, maybe decidedly so.

Think of it this way: If you have a big cash need in the near future—say, a tuition bill coming due in a few years—and you own bonds that are long-term in nature, this time-frame mismatch could spell trouble if rates rise sharply; you’d be selling bonds that would be worth less. But if you’re saving to retire ten or 15 years down the road and rates are steadily rising, over time you’ll be earning higher and higher yields.

Market Barometer      
  Total Returns
  Periods Ended March 31, 2017
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 10.09% 17.43% 13.26%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 11.52 26.22 12.35
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 10.19 18.07 13.18
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 6.74 13.50 4.82
 
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      
(Broad taxable market) -2.18% 0.44% 2.34%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      
(Broad tax-exempt market) -2.10 0.15 3.24
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.21 0.34 0.10
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 0.98% 2.38% 1.23%

 

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Josh Barrickman, our head of fixed income indexing for the Americas, calls it “the virtuous cycle of compounding interest at a higher rate.”

The bottom line is, you can end up better off than if rates haven’t risen because you’re earning more income, which over time more than washes away any price hit.

Beware of short-sighted, short-term moves

This logic can be difficult to grasp, tempting anxious bond investors to make drastic shifts to lessen the immediate pain of rising rates. Unfortunately, such moves can backfire.

Taking shelter in short-term bonds, for example, might seem like a good idea. Their prices generally hold up better than those of longer-term bonds in a rising-rate environment. But they also offer less income.

For example, when the market started worrying about rising rates in 2010, moving into short-term securities—and staying there—would have proved costly. Through 2016, those securities returned roughly half of what the broad U.S. bond market did.

Favoring high-yield bonds is another tack some investors take, expecting higher income to help cushion price declines.

What has driven long-term returns for Vanguard bond funds?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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High-yield securities, however, typically perform best when stocks are rising, making them unlikely to zig when stocks zag.

We saw clear evidence of the correlation between stocks and high-yield bonds in the frantic markets following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union last year. From June 23 to June 27, both U.S. stocks and U.S. high-yield bonds lost ground. The broad U.S. bond market, meanwhile, climbed 1.2% as investors sought a safe haven.

Your portfolio is more than the sum of its parts

Different assets have different roles to play in a balanced and diversified portfolio. Stocks are valuable because they can produce higher returns over time, while bonds can provide a crucial counterweight to the volatility of stocks.

Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind about bonds is that although their prices can fluctuate, they remain “fixed income” securities. Barring default, you can be certain of getting income until the bonds mature. It’s that income that drives returns for patient bond investors who resist the urge to jump in and out of the market, as you can see in the accompanying box.

A lot has changed since I first started following the bond market, but the important role that bonds can play in a balanced and diversified portfolio hasn’t.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 14, 2017

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Advisors’ Report

For the six months ended March 31, 2017, Vanguard Growth and Income Fund returned 9.48% for Investor Shares and 9.55% for the low-cost Admiral Shares.

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’s 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 accompanying table. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the period and of how portfolio positioning reflects this assessment. (Please note that Los Angeles Capital’s discussion refers to industry sectors as defined by Russell classifications, rather than by the Global Industry Classification Standard used elsewhere in this report.) These comments were prepared on April 18, 2017.

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund Investment Advisors
 
  Fund Assets Managed  
Investment Advisor % $ Million Investment Strategy
D. E. Shaw Investment 33 2,407 Employs quantitative models that seek to capture
Management, L.L.C.     predominantly bottom-up stock-specific return
      opportunities. The portfolio’s sector weights, size, and
      style characteristics may differ modestly from the
      benchmark in a risk-controlled manner.
Vanguard Quantitative Equity 32 2,378 Employs a quantitative fundamental management
Group     approach, using models that assess valuation, growth
      prospects, management decisions, market sentiment,
      and earnings and balance-sheet quality of companies
      as compared with their peers.
Los Angeles Capital 32 2,376 Employs a quantitative model that emphasizes stocks
      with characteristics investors are currently seeking and
      underweights stocks with characteristics investors are
      currently avoiding. The portfolio’s sector weights, size,
      and style characteristics may differ modestly from the
      benchmark in a risk-controlled manner.
Cash Investments 3 217 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:

Philip Kearns, Ph.D., Managing Director

Market Environment

The S&P 500 shook off two increases in the federal funds rate and rose strongly during the period, particularly immediately after the U.S. presidential election.

Donald Trump’s electoral victory appeared to catch investors by surprise. On the night of the election, the CME Group December S&P 500 futures contract fell sharply as election returns were reported. However, the S&P 500 recovered the next day and rose throughout most of the subsequent four months. Indeed, expectations about the policies of a Trump presidency may have driven most market movement during the six months.

The financial sector was the top performer, returning 24.16%. Financial stocks advanced 10.9% in the five days after the election, apparently buoyed by expectations that a Trump administration would relax financial oversight and regulations. Energy stocks rose as well, perhaps in response to the pro-oil and -coal sentiments the president-elect had expressed during his campaign. Overall, the U.S. equities rally was broad-based; only one S&P 500 sector, real estate, fell, dropping slightly more than –1%.

Global developed equity markets also rose; the MSCI World Index returned 8.35%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained as well. This was somewhat surprising considering the protectionist leanings of the new administration in the United States, which could set back developing countries’ growth. Despite falling –7% in the four days after the election, the index finished up 6.8%.

Portfolio performance

Although we actively monitor market activity of the type described above, we generally do not make portfolio decisions based on a subjective analysis of the investment environment.

Our quantitative equity investment process seeks to forecast individual stock returns and mitigate active exposures to industries, sectors, and common risk factors. However, the resulting portfolios may exhibit small to moderate active exposures to industries, sectors, and risk factors as a by-product of our focus on bottom-up stock selection.

We generally attribute portfolio performance to three major sources: bottom-up stock selection; exposure to industry groups; and risk factors such as value, growth, and market capitalization. Based on our analysis, our performance was driven mostly by fundamental risk factors—primarily an overweighted exposure to small-capitalization stocks, which rallied strongly after the election. Bottom-up stock selection also helped significantly, but exposures to technical risk factors detracted.

The three largest single-stock contributors were an overweighted position in Apple, an underweighted position in ExxonMobil, and a position in Goldman Sachs that

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shifted from overweighted to underweighted and then back again. The three largest single-stock detractors were underweighted positions in Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase and an overweighted position in Walmart.

Market outlook

In our view, the U.S. economy appears strong. The U.S. Federal Reserve saw sufficient expansion of economic activity to warrant raising the federal funds rate twice, and the unemployment rate is near its prerecession low. Interest rates are rising around the world (although ten-year yields are still below zero in many developed countries). Nevertheless, significant uncertainties that could affect U.S. markets remain, including the short-and long-term effects of Brexit as well as many of the policies of the new Trump administration. Some of the president’s intentions are still unknown. And the extent to which those that have become clearer—primarily involving government regulation and environmental policy—will be implemented is not yet apparent.

Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group

Portfolio Managers:

Michael R. Roach, CFA

James P. Stetler

Binbin Guo, Principal, Head of Equity
Research and Portfolio Strategies

The period opened on an optimistic note and the U.S. economy picked up steam. The results of the U.S. presidential election helped fuel a shift toward riskier assets as investors anticipated more infrastructure spending, greater deregulation, and possible tax-code changes from the Trump administration.

Stocks surged during the six months: The broad U.S. equity market (as measured by the Russell 3000 Index) returned 10.19%.

Although overall performance is affected by macro factors, our approach to investing focuses on specific fundamentals. We believe that attractive stocks exhibit five key characteristics: high quality—healthy balance sheets and steady cash-flow generation, effective use of capital with sound investment policies that favor internal over external funding, consistent earnings growth with the ability to grow earnings year after year, strong market sentiment, and reasonable valuation.

Using these five themes, we generate a daily composite stock ranking, seeking to capitalize on market inefficiencies. We then monitor our portfolio and adjust when appropriate to maximize expected returns and minimize exposure to risks that our research indicates don’t improve returns (such as industry selection and other risks relative to the benchmark).

Over the period, our valuation, quality, and sentiment models boosted performance, but our management decisions and growth models did not. Our strongest sector results were in information technology, industrials, health care, and financials. Our worst were in consumer discretionary and energy.

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At the individual stock level, the largest contributions came from overweighted positions in NVIDIA, United Rentals, Alaska Air, Bank of America, and Darden Restaurants. Overweighted positions in Southwestern Energy, Tyson Foods, Macerich, Apache, and Urban Outfitters lowered performance.

We believe that our approach will benefit investors over the long term and feel that the fund offers a strong mix of stocks with attractive valuation and growth characteristics relative to its benchmark.

Los Angeles Capital

Portfolio Managers:

Thomas D. Stevens, CFA,
Chairman and Principal

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

Market Environment

The eight-year bull market in equities continued as investor appetite for risk generally increased over the second half of last year. Market leadership once again shifted back to larger-capitalization, growth-oriented securities at the end of the first quarter following weak economic reports and a failure by Congress to curtail health care spending.

The best-performing stocks over the six-month period were those with higher volatility and value-oriented characteristics as measured by book-to-price and earnings yield. Stocks with strong analyst expectations lagged as investors embraced risk,

particularly during the last quarter of 2016. In a reversal from recent periods, higher-yielding stocks underperformed while the market adjusted to rising rate expectations.

In terms of sectors, financials offered the highest returns. Investors initially anticipated a lower regulatory burden under the new administration, a sentiment that began to dissipate during the first quarter. Real estate and energy stocks lagged on expectations for rising rates and energy prices, the latter of which began to stall after their rapid rise earlier in 2016.

Investment performance and outlook

Over the past six months, the portfolio maintained a bias toward stocks with value characteristics. Those with greater volatility and higher levels of financial risk added value as riskier securities did best. Our value tilt generated mixed results; an overweighted allocation to stocks with favorable book-to-price ratios helped, but a bias toward higher dividend and earnings yields detracted modestly. An underexposure to stocks with strong long-term price momentum lagged as they once again outperformed.

The market continues to favor companies with strong profit margins. Stocks with higher levels of foreign revenue are increasingly attractive as foreign currency prices have stabilized. Return expectations for value-oriented securities have come down as the market renews its focus on earnings growth, and volatility remains at historically low levels. The portfolio is tilted toward financials and technology and away from energy and retail.

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Growth and Income Fund

Fund Profile

As of March 31, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics  
  Investor Admiral
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VQNPX VGIAX
Expense Ratio1 0.34% 0.23%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.75% 1.86%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
      U.S. Total
    S&P 500 Market
  Fund Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 932 505 3,813
Median Market Cap $76.2B $88.5B $58.2B
Price/Earnings Ratio 21.6x 23.9x 25.4x
Price/Book Ratio 3.0x 3.1x 3.0x
Return on Equity 16.8% 17.2% 16.3%
Earnings Growth      
Rate 7.5% 7.0% 7.3%
Dividend Yield 2.1% 2.0% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 102%
Short-Term Reserves 0.2%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S. Total
    S&P 500 Market
  Fund Index FA Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 11.6% 12.3% 12.7%
Consumer Staples 9.0 9.3 8.3
Energy 5.6 6.6 6.2
Financials 15.4 14.4 14.8
Health Care 13.6 13.9 13.3
Industrials 10.2 10.1 10.7
Information      
Technology 23.0 22.1 21.2
Materials 3.2 2.8 3.4
Real Estate 2.3 2.9 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 2.5 2.4 2.1
Utilities 3.6 3.2 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
    U.S. Total
  S&P 500 Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 0.99 0.98
Beta 0.98 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. Technology  
  Hardware, Storage &  
  Peripherals 4.0%
Alphabet Inc. Internet Software &  
  Services 2.4
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 2.1
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals 2.1
Amazon.com Inc. Internet & Direct  
  Marketing Retail 1.6
AT&T Inc. Integrated  
  Telecommunication  
  Services 1.6
Bank of America Corp. Diversified Banks 1.3
General Electric Co. Industrial  
  Conglomerates 1.3
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Banks 1.2
Procter & Gamble Co. Household Products 1.2
Top Ten   18.8%
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, 2017, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six
months ended March 31, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.35% for Investor Shares and 0.24% 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, 2006, Through March 31, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended March 31, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2017      
 
  Inception One Five Ten
  Date Year Years Years
Investor Shares 12/10/1986 16.28% 13.41% 6.70%
Admiral Shares 5/14/2001 16.43 13.54 6.82

 

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, 2017

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 (96.9%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (11.2%)  
* Amazon.com Inc. 133,141 118,035
  Walt Disney Co. 452,843 51,348
  Home Depot Inc. 337,876 49,610
  Comcast Corp. Class A 1,312,326 49,330
  McDonald’s Corp. 355,660 46,097
  General Motors Co. 1,192,729 42,175
  Best Buy Co. Inc. 618,783 30,413
  Darden Restaurants Inc. 284,751 23,825
  Wyndham Worldwide    
  Corp. 243,292 20,507
  Carnival Corp. 335,250 19,750
  Time Warner Inc. 171,195 16,727
  Omnicom Group Inc. 191,612 16,519
  Staples Inc. 1,784,443 15,650
  TJX Cos. Inc. 197,311 15,603
  Ross Stores Inc. 233,900 15,407
  Twenty-First Century    
  Fox Inc. 423,200 13,449
* Priceline Group Inc. 7,369 13,117
* Discovery Communications    
  Inc. Class A 441,803 12,852
  Goodyear Tire &    
  Rubber Co. 353,890 12,740
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 154,230 12,679
  Kohl’s Corp. 298,980 11,902
  Ford Motor Co. 1,017,217 11,840
* Netflix Inc. 79,300 11,721
  Leggett & Platt Inc. 196,171 9,871
  Viacom Inc. Class B 210,240 9,801
^ Garmin Ltd. 187,300 9,573
* Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. 242,107 9,227
  Yum! Brands Inc. 143,500 9,170
  PVH Corp. 83,279 8,617
  News Corp. Class B 612,481 8,269
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 130,490 7,895
* Mohawk Industries Inc. 34,160 7,839
  Coach Inc. 184,322 7,618
  Mattel Inc. 274,354 7,026
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A 82,930 6,769
* Charter Communications    
  Inc. Class A 20,600 6,743
  Genuine Parts Co. 68,939 6,371
  L Brands Inc. 128,520 6,053
  Interpublic Group of    
  Cos. Inc. 238,291 5,855
  Marriott International Inc.    
  Class A 54,387 5,122
  News Corp. Class A 329,281 4,281
  Signet Jewelers Ltd. 57,910 4,011
  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 40,750 3,998
  Whirlpool Corp. 16,500 2,827
  Gap Inc. 113,404 2,755
  PulteGroup Inc. 116,830 2,751
  DR Horton Inc. 78,112 2,602
* TripAdvisor Inc. 59,100 2,551
  Hasbro Inc. 25,527 2,548
  Macy’s Inc. 83,804 2,484
  H&R Block Inc. 103,758 2,412
* Visteon Corp. 21,383 2,094
  Carter’s Inc. 21,000 1,886
  TEGNA Inc. 61,660 1,580
  Target Corp. 27,880 1,539
  Foot Locker Inc. 20,100 1,504
  Graham Holdings Co.    
  Class B 2,254 1,351
  Bloomin’ Brands Inc. 64,900 1,281
  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 31,606 1,247
  Cable One Inc. 1,955 1,221
*,^ Wayfair Inc. 27,200 1,101
  DeVry Education Group Inc. 25,500 904
* Michaels Cos. Inc. 37,100 831
* Express Inc. 70,300 640
* LKQ Corp. 21,866 640
  Adient plc 8,000 581
  Restaurant Brands    
  International Inc. 8,897 496
  Gannett Co. Inc. 56,395 473

 

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Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* AutoNation Inc. 11,007 466
  GameStop Corp. Class A 20,600 465
* Yum China Holdings Inc. 16,200 441
  Hanesbrands Inc. 21,100 438
  Expedia Inc. 3,300 416
  Lennar Corp. Class A 6,901 353
* Liberty Global plc 9,400 329
  Aramark 7,900 291
* Liberty Media Corp-Liberty    
  SiriusXM Class C 7,500 291
* Ulta Beauty Inc. 1,000 285
* Liberty Ventures Class A 6,000 267
* Liberty Expedia Holdings Inc.    
  Class A 4,364 199
* Liberty Media Corp-Liberty    
  SiriusXM Class A 4,300 167
* Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. 5,927 156
* ServiceMaster Global    
  Holdings Inc. 3,700 155
* Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A 2,800 151
  VF Corp. 2,600 143
  International Game    
  Technology plc 5,700 135
* O’Reilly Automotive Inc. 500 135
  La-Z-Boy Inc. 4,753 128
* Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings    
  Inc. Class A 8,800 124
* Liberty Media Corp-Liberty    
  Formula One Class A 3,700 121
* Etsy Inc. 11,200 119
* TopBuild Corp. 2,400 113
  Service Corp. International 3,608 111
* Crocs Inc. 14,500 103
  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 6,100 92
  Starbucks Corp. 1,510 88
  Rent-A-Center Inc. 8,326 74
* Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC    
  Group Class A 3,500 70
  Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 12,800 66
* Denny’s Corp. 5,300 66
* Caesars Entertainment Corp. 6,800 65
  Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 1,000 60
  Libbey Inc. 3,900 57
* Bravo Brio Restaurant    
  Group Inc. 6,912 35
* La Quinta Holdings Inc. 2,400 32
  Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. 1,600 32
  Cinemark Holdings Inc. 700 31
* MSG Networks Inc. 1,218 28
* Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. 2,687 27
* Murphy USA Inc. 346 25
  MDC Partners Inc. Class A 2,300 22
* Liberty Media Corp-Liberty    
  Braves 880 21
  Bassett Furniture      
  Industries Inc.   689 19
* Liberty Global PLC LiLAC      
  Class A   700 16
* Biglari Holdings Inc.   34 15
* Fossil Group Inc.   800 14
* Bridgepoint Education Inc.   1,300 14
  Caleres Inc.   500 13
  Finish Line Inc. Class A   900 13
  Extended Stay America Inc. 600 10
  CBS Corp. Class B   134 9
* Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. 300 9
* Liberty Broadband Corp.   100 9
  Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.    
  Class A   233 8
  Tailored Brands Inc.   500 7
  Cato Corp. Class A   271 6
* Habit Restaurants Inc.      
  Class A   280 5
* Lumber Liquidators      
  Holdings Inc.   234 5
* Tuesday Morning Corp.   1,190 4
  Stein Mart Inc.   1,400 4
* Horizon Global Corp.   300 4
* Harte-Hanks Inc.   2,300 3
  Aaron’s Inc.   100 3
* Vista Outdoor Inc.   136 3
* tronc Inc.   200 3
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co.   200 2
* Regis Corp.   200 2
* Cherokee Inc.   200 2
        822,899
Consumer Staples (8.7%)      
  Procter & Gamble Co. 994,183 89,327
  PepsiCo Inc. 702,131 78,540
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 984,176 70,939
  Philip Morris      
  International Inc. 542,341 61,230
  Altria Group Inc. 838,782 59,906
  Coca-Cola Co. 1,032,777 43,831
  Kraft Heinz Co. 350,900 31,865
  Walgreens Boots      
  Alliance Inc. 330,423 27,442
  Conagra Brands Inc. 673,348 27,163
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 160,818 21,168
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A 338,741 20,904
  CVS Health Corp. 261,540 20,531
  Colgate-Palmolive Co. 271,468 19,869
  Molson Coors Brewing      
  Co. Class B 142,298 13,619
  Campbell Soup Co. 155,963 8,927
  Clorox Co.   54,043 7,287
  General Mills Inc. 115,620 6,823
  Dr Pepper Snapple      
  Group Inc.   65,403 6,404

 

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Growth and Income Fund

        Market
        Value
      Shares ($000)
  Kroger Co.   216,400 6,382
  Hershey Co.   55,255 6,037
  Mondelez International Inc.      
  Class A   94,860 4,087
  Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. 85,459 3,594
  Costco Wholesale Corp.   15,020 2,519
  Constellation Brands Inc.      
  Class A   8,860 1,436
  McCormick & Co. Inc.   5,000 488
* US Foods Holding Corp.   8,800 246
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   5,200 239
  Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.   9,400 212
* Adecoagro SA   8,700 100
  John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc. 745 55
* Central Garden & Pet Co.      
  Class A   700 24
* Herbalife Ltd.   400 23
  Lancaster Colony Corp.   146 19
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.      
  Class A   200 17
* Nomad Foods Ltd.   1,200 14
  Kellogg Co.   181 13
* USANA Health Sciences Inc. 200 11
* Monster Beverage Corp.   140 6
* Chefs’ Warehouse Inc.   294 4
* Natural Grocers by Vitamin      
  Cottage Inc.   200 2
        641,303
Energy (5.4%)      
  Exxon Mobil Corp.   946,752 77,643
  Chevron Corp.   386,827 41,534
  ConocoPhillips   444,041 22,144
* Newfield Exploration Co.   565,103 20,858
  Phillips 66   251,953 19,960
  Devon Energy Corp.   429,997 17,939
  Cimarex Energy Co.   136,393 16,298
*,^ Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2,485,400 14,763
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   237,100 14,700
* Southwestern Energy Co. 1,682,110 13,743
  ONEOK Inc.   235,616 13,063
  Williams Cos. Inc.   418,130 12,372
  Apache Corp.   233,201 11,984
  Kinder Morgan Inc.   509,710 11,081
* TechnipFMC plc   300,157 9,755
*,^ Diamond Offshore      
  Drilling Inc.   562,766 9,404
  Occidental Petroleum Corp.   140,000 8,870
  Tesoro Corp.   107,990 8,754
  Schlumberger Ltd.   109,819 8,577
* Transocean Ltd.   637,053 7,931
  Baker Hughes Inc.   127,400 7,621
  Valero Energy Corp.   108,799 7,212
  EQT Corp.   60,300 3,684
  Marathon Petroleum Corp.   67,466 3,410
* Energen Corp.   59,700 3,250
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 118,600 2,836
  Halliburton Co.   46,800 2,303
  Ensco plc Class A 182,610 1,634
  Noble Corp. plc 202,200 1,252
  EOG Resources Inc.   12,800 1,249
  Noble Energy Inc.   19,700 676
  US Silica Holdings Inc.   12,300 590
  Enbridge Inc.   13,900 582
* QEP Resources Inc.   31,200 397
* Denbury Resources Inc. 134,700 347
* CONSOL Energy Inc.   19,500 327
* Whiting Petroleum Corp.   22,300 211
  Cenovus Energy Inc.   15,720 178
* McDermott International Inc. 16,559 112
  Cosan Ltd.   11,700 100
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.   3,726 90
  Nabors Industries Ltd.   6,600 86
* RSP Permian Inc.   1,900 79
* Kosmos Energy Ltd.   11,585 77
* Dril-Quip Inc.   1,400 76
  Golar LNG Partners LP   3,353 75
* Exterran Corp.   2,348 74
  Archrock Inc.   4,100 51
* CARBO Ceramics Inc.   3,200 42
* Matrix Service Co.   1,800 30
  Frank’s International NV   2,800 30
* WPX Energy Inc.   2,200 29
  Aegean Marine Petroleum      
  Network Inc.   2,300 28
  Golar LNG Ltd.   900 25
*,^ Keane Group Inc.   1,482 21
  Marathon Oil Corp.   928 15
  EnLink Midstream LLC   700 14
  Oceaneering International Inc. 500 14
* Oasis Petroleum Inc.   800 11
* Pioneer Energy Services Corp. 2,600 10
* Gulfport Energy Corp.   100 2
* Tidewater Inc.   764 1
        400,224
Financials (14.9%)      
  Bank of America Corp. 4,214,532 99,421
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1,048,933 92,138
  Citigroup Inc. 1,482,334 88,673
  Wells Fargo & Co. 1,425,824 79,361
  Prudential Financial Inc. 466,442 49,760
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.      
  Class B 289,957 48,330
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 196,643 45,173
  Capital One Financial Corp. 361,890 31,361
  Chubb Ltd. 206,517 28,138
  Morgan Stanley 656,046 28,105
  Synchrony Financial 761,916 26,134
  Bank of New York Mellon      
  Corp. 493,325 23,300
  S&P Global Inc. 157,416 20,581

 

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Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Progressive Corp. 507,605 19,888
  Lincoln National Corp. 292,150 19,121
  Principal Financial    
  Group Inc. 286,330 18,070
  Aflac Inc. 242,856 17,588
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 130,224 16,887
  Marsh & McLennan    
  Cos. Inc. 222,870 16,468
  MetLife Inc. 303,234 16,017
* E*TRADE Financial Corp. 457,990 15,979
  Discover Financial Services 222,939 15,247
  Unum Group 324,303 15,207
  Hartford Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 304,236 14,625
  American Express Co. 178,650 14,133
  People’s United    
  Financial Inc. 775,602 14,116
  Navient Corp. 931,477 13,749
  Fifth Third Bancorp 532,319 13,521
  Moody’s Corp. 114,400 12,817
  Intercontinental    
  Exchange Inc. 208,500 12,483
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 102,102 12,307
  US Bancorp 198,400 10,218
  Assurant Inc. 105,528 10,096
  Leucadia National Corp. 388,206 10,093
  BlackRock Inc. 24,980 9,580
  Allstate Corp. 115,440 9,407
  American International    
  Group Inc. 144,869 9,044
  Willis Towers Watson plc 68,867 9,014
  CME Group Inc. 72,500 8,613
  Huntington Bancshares Inc. 635,137 8,504
  M&T Bank Corp. 48,904 7,567
  SunTrust Banks Inc. 124,710 6,896
  Torchmark Corp. 81,420 6,273
  Regions Financial Corp. 403,904 5,869
  Cincinnati Financial Corp. 66,979 4,841
  Zions Bancorporation 110,800 4,654
  First Horizon National Corp. 241,693 4,471
  Voya Financial Inc. 104,800 3,978
  Franklin Resources Inc. 91,610 3,860
  East West Bancorp Inc. 52,800 2,725
  Loews Corp. 58,030 2,714
  PNC Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 19,300 2,321
  Comerica Inc. 33,200 2,277
  Northern Trust Corp. 15,580 1,349
  Popular Inc. 32,600 1,328
* Arch Capital Group Ltd. 14,000 1,327
  XL Group Ltd. 32,650 1,301
  Aspen Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 24,351 1,267
  Ares Capital Corp. 71,000 1,234
  Invesco Ltd. 38,800 1,188
  Nasdaq Inc. 17,000 1,181
  American Equity Investment    
  Life Holding Co. 24,892 588
  Assured Guaranty Ltd. 15,700 583
  Great Western Bancorp Inc. 13,137 557
  TCF Financial Corp. 27,600 470
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 3,400 432
^ Prospect Capital Corp. 43,100 390
* Flagstar Bancorp Inc. 13,700 386
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc. 14,300 339
  FNF Group 8,400 327
  Argo Group International    
  Holdings Ltd. 4,200 285
  Apollo Investment Corp. 42,700 280
* First BanCorp 47,700 270
  Old Republic International    
  Corp. 12,800 262
  Synovus Financial Corp. 6,161 253
  KeyCorp 12,447 221
  Beneficial Bancorp Inc. 13,200 211
* Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. 2,445 204
  Primerica Inc. 2,200 181
  Raymond James Financial Inc. 2,300 175
  Umpqua Holdings Corp. 7,800 138
  Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 4,700 124
  UMB Financial Corp. 1,600 121
  WR Berkley Corp. 1,600 113
  Kearny Financial Corp. 6,921 104
  Wintrust Financial Corp. 1,476 102
  Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 1,100 99
  AmTrust Financial    
  Services Inc. 5,200 96
  Nelnet Inc. Class A 2,100 92
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 2,999 88
  Banner Corp. 1,500 83
  Meridian Bancorp Inc. 4,000 73
  Blackstone Mortgage Trust    
  Inc. Class A 2,255 70
  FNB Corp. 4,300 64
* Essent Group Ltd. 1,700 62
  Erie Indemnity Co. Class A 500 61
  Fifth Street Finance Corp. 12,600 58
  Financial Engines Inc. 1,319 57
* Donnelley Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 2,900 56
  Bank of NT Butterfield &    
  Son Ltd. 1,600 51
  Brookline Bancorp Inc. 3,200 50
  Preferred Bank 788 42
  First Financial Bancorp 1,427 39
  Heritage Financial Corp. 1,488 37
  Employers Holdings Inc. 888 34
  Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. 800 29
  CNO Financial Group Inc. 1,400 29
* eHealth Inc. 2,200 27

 

15

 

Growth and Income Fund

        Market
        Value
      Shares ($000)
  NewStar Financial Inc.   2,500 26
  Arbor Realty Trust Inc.   2,861 24
* KCG Holdings Inc. Class A   1,300 23
* MFC Bancorp Ltd.   12,300 22
  OneBeacon Insurance Group    
  Ltd. Class A   1,362 22
  WisdomTree      
  Investments Inc.   2,400 22
  Medley Capital Corp.   2,500 19
  State Street Corp.   240 19
  BlackRock Capital Investment    
  Corp.   2,516 19
  ProAssurance Corp.   300 18
* Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. 1,241 15
  New Mountain Finance Corp. 900 13
  BankFinancial Corp.   721 10
  Southwest Bancorp Inc.   400 10
* World Acceptance Corp.   200 10
  TICC Capital Corp.   1,300 10
  KCAP Financial Inc.   2,357 10
* OneMain Holdings Inc.      
  Class A   365 9
  Opus Bank   400 8
  THL Credit Inc.   807 8
* Seacoast Banking Corp. of      
  Florida   300 7
  PJT Partners Inc.   200 7
  Newtek Business Services      
  Corp.   400 7
* FCB Financial Holdings Inc.      
  Class A   100 5
  Garrison Capital Inc.   500 5
  OFG Bancorp   300 4
  AG Mortgage Investment      
  Trust Inc.   196 4
  Boston Private Financial      
  Holdings Inc.   200 3
  First American Financial Corp. 80 3
        1,100,663
Health Care (13.2%)      
  Johnson & Johnson 1,219,263 151,859
  Merck & Co. Inc. 1,236,326 78,556
  Pfizer Inc. 1,665,095 56,963
  Eli Lilly & Co. 661,565 55,644
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 294,265 48,262
  Amgen Inc. 290,192 47,612
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 793,169 43,133
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 554,245 37,644
  AbbVie Inc. 525,764 34,259
  Anthem Inc. 196,994 32,579
  Aetna Inc. 231,188 29,488
  Baxter International Inc. 460,334 23,873
  Medtronic plc 262,720 21,165
* HCA Holdings Inc. 237,641 21,148
* Biogen Inc.   76,903 21,027
  Allergan plc 86,750 20,726
* Express Scripts Holding Co. 309,301 20,386
  McKesson Corp. 132,400 19,630
  Cigna Corp. 132,540 19,416
  Abbott Laboratories 413,289 18,354
* Celgene Corp. 129,700 16,139
* DaVita Inc. 227,060 15,433
  Cardinal Health Inc. 189,140 15,424
* IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 79,800 12,338
* Centene Corp. 140,430 10,007
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 108,542 9,606
  Humana Inc. 44,700 9,214
* Boston Scientific Corp. 343,205 8,535
* Hologic Inc. 159,900 6,804
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 128,400 6,788
* Laboratory Corp. of America    
  Holdings 39,610 5,683
  Patterson Cos. Inc. 124,120 5,614
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 35,600 4,347
  CR Bard Inc. 15,701 3,902
* Intuitive Surgical Inc. 4,834 3,705
* Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. 24,933 3,023
  Universal Health Services    
  Inc. Class B 23,200 2,887
* Clovis Oncology Inc. 39,938 2,543
* Mallinckrodt plc 56,630 2,524
  Danaher Corp. 28,502 2,438
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 25,450 2,394
* Mylan NV 54,780 2,136
* Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc. 20,400 1,643
* TESARO Inc. 8,594 1,322
* Myriad Genetics Inc. 56,000 1,075
* Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. 19,500 999
* Molina Healthcare Inc. 19,700 898
* Bioverativ Inc. 16,250 885
  Zoetis Inc. 14,370 767
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 8,100 729
* Intrexon Corp. 34,200 678
  PerkinElmer Inc. 10,878 632
* Puma Biotechnology Inc. 16,409 610
  Dentsply Sirona Inc. 8,615 538
* INC Research Holdings Inc.    
  Class A 9,700 445
* QIAGEN NV 13,900 403
* United Therapeutics Corp. 2,400 325
  Bruker Corp. 13,800 322
* PTC Therapeutics Inc. 27,436 270
  Owens & Minor Inc. 7,700 266
* Momenta    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 19,400 259
* OraSure Technologies Inc. 20,000 259
* Allscripts Healthcare    
  Solutions Inc. 19,852 252

 

16

 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. 6,200 243
* Amicus Therapeutics Inc. 31,500 225
  Invacare Corp. 17,600 209
* Acorda Therapeutics Inc. 9,748 205
* BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.  23,200 195
* Innoviva Inc. 12,800 177
* Novavax Inc. 109,400 140
* Insulet Corp. 3,100 134
* PAREXEL International Corp. 2,000 126
* Ophthotech Corp. 32,400 119
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 1,600 113
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 700 107
* Alere Inc. 2,600 103
* Coherus Biosciences Inc. 4,700 99
* Rockwell Medical Inc. 15,536 97
* Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. 6,500 93
* La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. 3,000 90
* Chimerix Inc. 12,000 77
* Radius Health Inc. 1,900 73
* VWR Corp. 2,500 70
* VCA Inc. 700 64
* Triple-S Management Corp.    
  Class B 3,400 60
* Calithera Biosciences Inc. 4,900 57
* Editas Medicine Inc. 2,500 56
* Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. 16,667 55
* AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,300 52
* Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 3,300 44
  STERIS plc 600 42
* LivaNova plc 800 39
*,^ MannKind Corp. 25,800 38
* Dynavax Technologies Corp. 6,100 36
* Enzo Biochem Inc. 4,300 36
* Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,500 35
* Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. 2,719 35
* BioTelemetry Inc. 1,100 32
*,^ Adeptus Health Inc. Class A 16,100 29
*,^ Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc. 32,200 27
* Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1,500 26
* Seres Therapeutics Inc. 2,200 25
  Luminex Corp. 1,129 21
* Syneron Medical Ltd. 1,900 20
* Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.    
  Class A 1,181 19
  HealthSouth Corp. 400 17
* Advaxis Inc. 2,000 16
* Immunomedics Inc. 2,419 16
* Agenus Inc. 4,000 15
* Magellan Health Inc. 185 13
* Varex Imaging Corp. 359 12
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 100 11
  PDL BioPharma Inc. 4,400 10
* NanoString Technologies Inc. 500 10
* NewLink Genetics Corp. 400 10
* ArQule Inc. 8,649 9
* Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,400 8
* OvaScience Inc.   4,000 7
* Pain Therapeutics Inc.   7,678 7
* Insys Therapeutics Inc. 500 5
* Mirati Therapeutics Inc. 855 4
* Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. 98 4
* AquaBounty Technologies Inc. 371 4
* Quorum Health Corp.   658 4
* Quality Systems Inc.   200 3
* GTx Inc.   448 2
* Aratana Therapeutics Inc. 397 2
        970,517
Industrials (9.8%)      
  General Electric Co. 3,144,928 93,719
  Delta Air Lines Inc.   769,842 35,382
  Boeing Co.   185,960 32,889
  Honeywell International Inc. 219,228 27,375
  General Dynamics Corp. 144,360 27,024
* United Continental      
  Holdings Inc.   370,697 26,186
  United Technologies Corp. 218,240 24,489
  American Airlines      
  Group Inc.   537,416 22,733
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B   198,897 21,342
  Waste Management Inc. 276,540 20,165
  L3 Technologies Inc.   121,997 20,165
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 74,436 19,919
  Raytheon Co.   129,590 19,762
  Ingersoll-Rand plc   216,380 17,596
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 129,780 17,244
* United Rentals Inc.   130,510 16,320
  Emerson Electric Co.   272,000 16,282
  Union Pacific Corp.   142,300 15,072
  Deere & Co.   131,612 14,327
  Parker-Hannifin Corp.   89,140 14,291
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 57,343 13,638
  Eaton Corp. plc   180,267 13,367
  Cintas Corp.   101,043 12,786
  Cummins Inc.   84,483 12,774
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 118,060 12,743
  3M Co.   62,248 11,910
  Rockwell Automation Inc. 70,700 11,009
  Allison Transmission      
  Holdings Inc.   301,419 10,869
  Southwest Airlines Co. 188,570 10,138
  Masco Corp.   256,444 8,717
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. 59,550 7,889
  Spirit AeroSystems      
  Holdings Inc. Class A 128,600 7,449
  Fortive Corp.   107,651 6,483
  Caterpillar Inc.   68,211 6,327
  KAR Auction Services Inc. 142,300 6,214
  Allegion plc   79,642 6,029

 

17

 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Jacobs Engineering    
  Group Inc. 97,659 5,399
  Kansas City Southern 61,600 5,283
  Equifax Inc. 35,440 4,846
  AMETEK Inc. 75,482 4,082
  Xylem Inc. 58,477 2,937
  Republic Services Inc.    
  Class A 44,850 2,817
  Snap-on Inc. 15,580 2,628
  Nielsen Holdings plc 63,060 2,605
  Arconic Inc. 95,400 2,513
* Verisk Analytics Inc. Class A 30,170 2,448
  Fortune Brands Home &    
  Security Inc. 34,700 2,111
  Pentair plc 30,900 1,940
  Fluor Corp. 35,550 1,871
* Stericycle Inc. 22,479 1,863
  Ryder System Inc. 23,700 1,788
* Quanta Services Inc. 47,900 1,778
* WABCO Holdings Inc. 11,100 1,303
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 96,620 1,267
  Owens Corning 18,500 1,135
  BWX Technologies Inc. 22,600 1,076
  Carlisle Cos. Inc. 7,447 792
  Expeditors International of    
  Washington Inc. 13,105 740
* AerCap Holdings NV 14,835 682
* Continental Building    
  Products Inc. 27,600 676
* HD Supply Holdings Inc. 16,100 662
  Insperity Inc. 7,300 647
* RPX Corp. 53,100 637
  Trinity Industries Inc. 23,100 613
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 4,900 588
  Orbital ATK Inc. 5,600 549
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. 7,100 549
* Moog Inc. Class A 7,800 525
  CSX Corp. 10,415 485
* SPX Corp. 16,200 393
  Brady Corp. Class A 9,300 359
  Huntington Ingalls    
  Industries Inc. 1,700 340
* Armstrong World    
  Industries Inc. 7,200 332
* Babcock & Wilcox    
  Enterprises Inc. 33,200 310
  Regal Beloit Corp. 3,932 297
  PACCAR Inc. 3,900 262
  Knoll Inc. 9,200 219
* Kratos Defense & Security    
  Solutions Inc. 26,700 208
* MRC Global Inc. 9,300 170
* TransUnion 4,200 161
* NCI Building Systems Inc. 9,030 155
  Timken Co. 3,400 154
* Sensata Technologies    
  Holding NV 3,300 144
  Triumph Group Inc. 5,495 142
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. 960 141
  Albany International Corp. 2,500 115
  West Corp. 4,400 107
  Federal Signal Corp. 7,700 106
  Roper Technologies Inc. 473 98
* SPX FLOW Inc. 2,800 97
* Mistras Group Inc. 4,486 96
* Masonite International Corp. 1,200 95
  Quad/Graphics Inc. 3,643 92
* NOW Inc. 5,417 92
  Crane Co. 1,200 90
  Covanta Holding Corp. 5,492 86
  Essendant Inc. 4,723 72
* Hub Group Inc. Class A 1,400 65
* Armstrong Flooring Inc. 3,500 64
* USG Corp. 2,014 64
* Civeo Corp. 20,300 61
* JELD-WEN Holding Inc. 1,800 59
* Rexnord Corp. 2,500 58
* Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. 1,100 54
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 4,300 52
  Barnes Group Inc. 900 46
  ManpowerGroup Inc. 400 41
* ARC Document Solutions Inc. 11,400 39
* TrueBlue Inc. 1,400 38
* MYR Group Inc. 800 33
  Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV 1,000 31
  Watsco Inc. 200 29
* Navigant Consulting Inc. 1,200 27
  LB Foster Co. Class A 2,100 26
  Global Brass & Copper    
  Holdings Inc. 700 24
  Werner Enterprises Inc. 900 24
* Atkore International Group Inc. 800 21
  Johnson Controls    
  International plc 496 21
  LSC Communications Inc. 800 20
* Huron Consulting Group Inc. 400 17
  EnerSys 200 16
  Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. 1,000 15
  Steelcase Inc. Class A 700 12
  Ennis Inc. 500 9
* JetBlue Airways Corp. 400 8
* Harsco Corp. 600 8
  AGCO Corp. 100 6
* DXP Enterprises Inc. 157 6
* Roadrunner Transportation    
  Systems Inc. 300 2
      726,388

 

18

 

Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Information Technology (22.3%)  
  Apple Inc. 2,064,829 296,633
  Microsoft Corp. 2,363,353 155,650
* Alphabet Inc. Class C 112,796 93,571
* Facebook Inc. Class A 615,196 87,389
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 495,131 86,222
* Alphabet Inc. Class A 97,830 82,940
  Cisco Systems Inc. 1,418,941 47,960
  Symantec Corp. 1,279,446 39,253
  Intel Corp. 1,081,937 39,025
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 346,501 38,971
  QUALCOMM Inc. 659,123 37,794
  Applied Materials Inc. 910,782 35,429
  NVIDIA Corp. 298,378 32,502
  Visa Inc. Class A 358,285 31,841
  HP Inc. 1,662,037 29,717
  Texas Instruments Inc. 359,554 28,966
  Seagate Technology plc 595,634 27,357
* Teradata Corp. 850,120 26,456
* Citrix Systems Inc. 278,291 23,207
  Accenture plc Class A 191,998 23,017
* Micron Technology Inc. 777,910 22,482
  Lam Research Corp. 171,040 21,955
* F5 Networks Inc. 141,997 20,245
  Fidelity National Information    
  Services Inc. 252,609 20,113
  Western Digital Corp. 210,762 17,394
*,^ VeriSign Inc. 199,260 17,358
  Hewlett Packard    
  Enterprise Co. 721,646 17,103
  CSRA Inc. 546,661 16,012
  Motorola Solutions Inc. 174,081 15,009
  Computer Sciences Corp. 215,580 14,877
  NetApp Inc. 340,090 14,233
* Electronic Arts Inc. 154,600 13,840
  Analog Devices Inc. 151,816 12,441
  Western Union Co. 599,314 12,196
  Intuit Inc. 103,587 12,015
  Paychex Inc. 170,567 10,046
  Juniper Networks Inc. 340,248 9,469
  Corning Inc. 308,575 8,332
  Oracle Corp. 179,985 8,029
  Harris Corp. 64,823 7,213
* eBay Inc. 210,390 7,063
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 72,000 6,845
  TE Connectivity Ltd. 85,600 6,381
  Xilinx Inc. 106,730 6,179
  CA Inc. 172,319 5,466
  Total System Services Inc. 99,200 5,303
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 66,340 3,949
* Adobe Systems Inc. 29,400 3,826
*,^ VMware Inc. Class A 41,200 3,796
  Skyworks Solutions Inc. 37,670 3,691
* CoreLogic Inc. 85,700 3,490
  FLIR Systems Inc. 94,960 3,445
* PayPal Holdings Inc. 74,190 3,192
* Fiserv Inc. 26,278 3,030
* Synopsys Inc. 41,127 2,966
* Versum Materials Inc. 82,328 2,519
  Alliance Data Systems Corp. 9,840 2,450
  LogMeIn Inc. 21,961 2,141
* Flex Ltd. 66,900 1,124
  Amdocs Ltd. 17,600 1,073
* Conduent Inc. 52,920 888
* MicroStrategy Inc. Class A 4,701 883
* Yahoo! Inc. 14,960 694
* CommScope Holding    
  Co. Inc. 16,200 676
* IAC/InterActiveCorp 8,200 605
  Genpact Ltd. 23,200 574
* InterXion Holding NV 12,800 506
* Mellanox Technologies Ltd. 8,200 418
* Wix.com Ltd. 5,300 360
* Take-Two Interactive    
  Software Inc. 5,600 332
* Photronics Inc. 26,839 287
  InterDigital Inc. 2,900 250
* Cadence Design Systems Inc. 7,800 245
  Marvell Technology    
  Group Ltd. 15,800 241
* Nuance Communications Inc. 12,900 223
* Yelp Inc. Class A 6,700 219
* NCR Corp. 4,700 215
  Sabre Corp. 9,800 208
* Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. 10,100 205
  Xperi Corp. 6,000 204
* RetailMeNot Inc. 24,647 200
  Maxim Integrated    
  Products Inc. 4,400 198
* Bankrate Inc. 20,300 196
* Zynga Inc. Class A 68,700 196
* Tower Semiconductor Ltd. 8,300 191
  Teradyne Inc. 5,773 180
* CommVault Systems Inc. 3,100 157
  Logitech International SA 4,700 150
* Keysight Technologies Inc. 4,100 148
* Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. 11,900 146
* Sohu.com Inc. 3,595 141
* Shutterstock Inc. 3,400 141
* Synaptics Inc. 2,700 134
* Rudolph Technologies Inc. 5,793 130
* First Data Corp. Class A 8,300 129
* Qorvo Inc. 1,700 117
  Dolby Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 1,500 79
* Control4 Corp. 4,500 71
* EchoStar Corp. Class A 1,200 68
  Booz Allen Hamilton    
  Holding Corp. Class A 1,900 67

 

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Growth and Income Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Alpha & Omega    
  Semiconductor Ltd. 3,900 67
* Blucora Inc. 3,491 60
* Euronet Worldwide Inc. 700 60
* Calix Inc. 8,061 58
  NVE Corp. 682 56
* Advanced Energy    
  Industries Inc. 790 54
  NIC Inc. 2,616 53
  Brooks Automation Inc. 2,200 49
  Amphenol Corp. Class A 664 47
* II-VI Inc. 1,287 46
* DHI Group Inc. 11,400 45
* Sonus Networks Inc. 6,700 44
* Rubicon Project Inc. 7,369 43
* A10 Networks Inc. 4,600 42
* CommerceHub Inc. 2,700 42
* NetScout Systems Inc. 1,100 42
* Semtech Corp. 1,201 41
* TechTarget Inc. 4,200 38
  EVERTEC Inc. 2,300 37
  Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 2,200 36
* MagnaChip Semiconductor    
  Corp. 3,400 32
* ARRIS International plc 1,200 32
* XO Group Inc. 1,821 31
* Atlassian Corp. plc Class A 1,000 30
* Endurance International    
  Group Holdings Inc. 3,813 30
* Aspen Technology Inc. 500 29
* Zix Corp. 5,500 26
  CPI Card Group Inc. 6,100 26
* Kemet Corp. 2,000 24
* GrubHub Inc. 700 23
* CommerceHub Inc. Class A 1,350 21
* Barracuda Networks Inc. 900 21
  Automatic Data Processing Inc.  200 20
* Amkor Technology Inc. 1,700 20
* Ixia 900 18
* Red Hat Inc. 200 17
* ShoreTel Inc. 2,643 16
  Leidos Holdings Inc. 300 15
  CDK Global Inc. 200 13
  Convergys Corp. 600 13
  Daktronics Inc. 1,200 11
* Sanmina Corp. 265 11
* Fortinet Inc. 200 8
* Applied Optoelectronics Inc. 100 6
* Bazaarvoice Inc. 1,299 6
* WebMD Health Corp. 100 5
* Care.com Inc. 400 5
* 2U Inc. 100 4
* Web.com Group Inc. 200 4
* FireEye Inc. 300 4
  Progress Software Corp. 100 3
* Cree Inc. 100 3
* Dell Technologies Inc.    
  Class V 18 1
* Ciber Inc. 1,744 1
      1,644,752
Materials (3.1%)    
  Dow Chemical Co. 332,193 21,107
  LyondellBasell Industries    
  NV Class A 201,656 18,389
* Freeport-McMoRan Inc.  1,320,303 17,639
  Sealed Air Corp. 335,210 14,608
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 593,100 12,087
  Eastman Chemical Co. 148,871 12,029
  Albemarle Corp. 113,800 12,022
  Praxair Inc. 96,440 11,438
  Air Products &    
  Chemicals Inc. 72,067 9,750
  Monsanto Co. 84,700 9,588
  EI du Pont de Nemours    
  & Co. 118,586 9,526
  Ecolab Inc. 72,100 9,037
  Avery Dennison Corp. 111,222 8,964
  FMC Corp. 108,166 7,527
  Mosaic Co. 224,440 6,549
  PPG Industries Inc. 60,560 6,364
  Newmont Mining Corp. 190,266 6,271
  Nucor Corp. 84,836 5,066
  WestRock Co. 96,200 5,005
  United States Steel Corp. 130,800 4,422
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 13,030 4,042
  International Paper Co. 53,242 2,704
* Alcoa Corp. 77,020 2,649
  Graphic Packaging    
  Holding Co. 136,500 1,757
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 48,200 1,675
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 54,900 1,611
  WR Grace & Co. 19,200 1,338
  Chemours Co. 33,400 1,286
  International Flavors &    
  Fragrances Inc. 8,848 1,173
  Celanese Corp. Class A 9,300 836
* Crown Holdings Inc. 13,300 704
  Ferroglobe plc 44,700 462
  Reliance Steel &    
  Aluminum Co. 3,700 296
* SunCoke Energy Inc. 29,900 268
* Coeur Mining Inc. 19,200 155
* AdvanSix Inc. 5,016 137
* Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 4,700 117
* Constellium NV Class A 17,600 114
  Tronox Ltd. Class A 6,000 111
  Allegheny Technologies Inc. 6,100 110
  Mercer International Inc. 7,600 89
  Schweitzer-Mauduit    
  International Inc. 1,200 50

 

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        Market
        Value
      Shares ($000)
* TimkenSteel Corp.   2,600 49
  Orion Engineered Carbons SA 2,088 43
* Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.   1,200 39
  KMG Chemicals Inc.   600 28
* Ryerson Holding Corp.   1,900 24
* New Gold Inc.   8,000 24
  Israel Chemicals Ltd.   3,500 15
  Materion Corp.   299 10
* GCP Applied Technologies Inc. 300 10
* Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.   1,000 8
* Core Molding      
  Technologies Inc.   200 4
* Ferroglobe R&W Trust   48,731
        229,326
Other (0.2%)      
  SPDR S&P500 ETF Trust   50,400 11,881
* Safeway Inc CVR (Casa Ley)      
  Exp. 01/30/2018   75,810 10
* Safeway Inc CVR (PDC)      
  Exp. 01/30/2019   75,810 4
        11,895
Real Estate (2.2%)      
  Prologis Inc. 499,511 25,915
  HCP Inc. 598,372 18,717
  Crown Castle International      
  Corp. 183,310 17,314
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. 750,862 14,011
  SL Green Realty Corp. 117,200 12,496
  Kimco Realty Corp. 425,290 9,395
  Realogy Holdings Corp. 283,800 8,454
  Welltower Inc. 102,200 7,238
  Public Storage   28,020 6,134
  Weyerhaeuser Co. 174,535 5,931
  Simon Property Group Inc.   30,607 5,265
  Equity Residential   77,549 4,825
* GGP Inc. 198,720 4,606
  Equity LifeStyle      
  Properties Inc.   42,500 3,275
  Macerich Co.   46,647 3,004
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A   83,650 2,910
* Equity Commonwealth   64,300 2,007
  Hudson Pacific      
  Properties Inc.   28,340 982
  AvalonBay Communities Inc.   5,165 948
  Four Corners Property      
  Trust Inc.   28,894 660
  Federal Realty Investment      
  Trust   4,934 659
  Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.   37,969 582
  Paramount Group Inc.   35,750 579
  Vornado Realty Trust   4,400 441
  Retail Properties of      
  America Inc.   28,307 408
  Columbia Property Trust Inc.   15,000 334
  Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.   15,400 294
  LaSalle Hotel Properties 9,800 284
  Omega Healthcare    
  Investors Inc. 8,100 267
  Brixmor Property Group Inc. 9,600 206
  Care Capital Properties Inc. 7,500 201
  American Assets Trust Inc. 4,555 191
  Outfront Media Inc. 7,000 186
  InfraREIT Inc. 8,257 149
  Camden Property Trust 700 56
  Ryman Hospitality    
  Properties Inc. 900 56
  Ramco-Gershenson    
  Properties Trust 3,400 48
  Parkway Inc. 2,000 40
  Sun Communities Inc. 400 32
  Community Healthcare    
  Trust Inc. 900 21
  Chesapeake Lodging Trust 729 17
  Terreno Realty Corp. 360 10
  Forest City Realty Trust Inc.  
  Class A 400 9
  UMH Properties Inc. 400 6
  Hersha Hospitality Trust    
  Class A 300 6
      159,169
Telecommunication Services (2.4%)  
  AT&T Inc. 2,834,107 117,757
  Verizon    
  Communications Inc. 1,263,814 61,611
* Level 3    
  Communications Inc. 8,900 509
*,^ Globalstar Inc. 148,500 238
* Zayo Group Holdings Inc. 3,700 122
* United States Cellular Corp.  417 15
      180,252
Utilities (3.5%)    
  FirstEnergy Corp. 1,081,506 34,414
  PG&E Corp. 404,710 26,857
  NextEra Energy Inc. 198,220 25,445
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 899,563 24,801
  American Electric Power    
  Co. Inc. 313,891 21,071
  AES Corp. 1,572,060 17,576
  Edison International 201,400 16,033
  Exelon Corp. 445,364 16,024
  Entergy Corp. 158,880 12,069
  Southern Co. 217,910 10,848
  Sempra Energy 86,013 9,504
  Ameren Corp. 119,649 6,532
  Duke Energy Corp. 76,090 6,240
  Dominion Resources Inc. 74,984 5,817
  NiSource Inc. 195,720 4,656
  NRG Energy Inc. 198,830 3,718
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  41,276 3,442
  SCANA Corp. 52,600 3,437

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Consolidated Edison Inc. 31,660 2,459
  PPL Corp. 53,875 2,014
  DTE Energy Co. 18,890 1,929
  Public Service Enterprise    
  Group Inc. 25,070 1,112
  Eversource Energy 14,050 826
  Avangrid Inc. 9,400 402
* Atlantic Power Corp. 99,700 264
  Alliant Energy Corp. 3,524 140
  American Water Works    
  Co. Inc. 1,330 103
  Atmos Energy Corp. 900 71
  Vectren Corp. 700 41
  Hawaiian Electric    
  Industries Inc. 1,200 40
  Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 388 27
  Xcel Energy Inc. 590 26
  MGE Energy Inc. 300 19
  OGE Energy Corp. 400 14
      257,971
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $5,862,881)   7,145,359
Temporary Cash Investments (3.4%)1  
Money Market Fund (3.3%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
  Fund, 0.965% 2,437,935 243,842
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.1%)
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.454%, 4/20/17 2,000 1,999
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.601%, 4/27/17 300 300
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.574%, 5/11/17 2,000 1,999

 

    Face Market
    Amount Value
    ($000) ($000)
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.577%, 5/25/17 1,200 1,199
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.516%–0.521%, 6/1/17 800 799
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.751%, 6/22/17 100 100
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.592%, 7/13/17 100 100
4 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.612%–0.622%, 7/20/17 3,300 3,292
      9,788
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $253,592)   253,630
Total Investments (100.3%)    
(Cost $6,116,473)   7,398,989
 
      Amount
      ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.3%)  
Other Assets    
Investment in VGI   512
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 25,622
Receivables for Accrued Income   8,281
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 2,886
Other Assets   53
Total Other Assets   37,354
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment    
  Securities Purchased   (26,836)
Collateral for Securities on Loan   (13,248)
Payables to Investment Advisor   (1,736)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (3,063)
Payables to Vanguard   (12,526)
Other Liabilities   (511)
Total Liabilities   (57,920)
Net Assets (100%)   7,378,423

 

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At March 31, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 5,902,707
Undistributed Net Investment Income 17,912
Accumulated Net Realized Gains 176,184
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 1,282,516
Futures Contracts (896)
Net Assets 7,378,423
 
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 69,052,060 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 3,010,915
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Investor Shares $43.60
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 61,348,293 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 4,367,508
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Admiral Shares $71.19

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $12,923,000.
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 99.9% and 0.4%, 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 $13,248,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 Securities with a value of $9,788,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
CVR—Contingent Value Rights.
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, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 73,550
Interest1 830
Securities Lending—Net 87
Total Income 74,467
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 3,625
Performance Adjustment 166
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 3,055
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 2,362
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 248
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 148
Custodian Fees 118
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 71
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 16
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 8
Total Expenses 9,817
Net Investment Income 64,650
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 215,897
Futures Contracts 20,950
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 236,847
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 337,375
Futures Contracts (2,228)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 335,147
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 636,644
1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $806,000 and $1,000, respectively.

 

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,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 64,650 135,032
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 236,847 315,955
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 335,147 413,592
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 636,644 864,579
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (30,051) (53,764)
Admiral Shares (44,465) (70,386)
Realized Capital Gain1    
Investor Shares (131,717) (152,494)
Admiral Shares (184,783) (181,922)
Total Distributions (391,016) (458,566)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares 109,099 (67,371)
Admiral Shares 390,043 427,504
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 499,142 360,133
Total Increase (Decrease) 744,770 766,146
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 6,633,653 5,867,507
End of Period2 7,378,423 6,633,653
1 Includes fiscal 2017 and 2016 short-term gain distributions totaling $13,413,000 and $65,407,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions
are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $17,912,000 and $27,778,000.

 

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   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $42.16 $39.55 $42.69 $36.02 $30.73 $23.86
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   . 386 . 852 .729 . 671 . 631 . 549
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   3.509 4.813 (.541) 6.639 5.288 6.846
Total from Investment Operations   3.895 5.665 .188 7.310 5.919 7.395
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (. 456) (.790) (.724) (. 640) (. 629) (. 525)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (1.999) (2.265) (2.604)
Total Distributions   (2.455) (3.055) (3.328) (.640) (.629) (.525)
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $43.60 $42.16 $39.55 $42.69 $36.02 $30.73
 
Total Return1   9.48% 14.79% 0.22% 20.42% 19.54% 31.27%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3,011 $2,801 $2,691 $2,979 $2,869 $2,798
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets2   0.35% 0.34% 0.34% 0.37% 0.36% 0.36%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.85% 2.09% 1.70% 1.67% 1.90% 1.94%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   102% 96% 116% 133% 109% 102%

The expense ratio, net investment 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%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.01%, and 0.01%.

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   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $68.83 $64.57 $69.71 $58.82 $50.18 $38.97
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .669 1.466 1.272 1.176 1.097 .952
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   5.738 7.855 (.897) 10.833 8.633 11.168
Total from Investment Operations   6.407 9.321 .375 12.009 9.730 12.120
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.785) (1.364) (1.264) (1.119) (1.090) (.910)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (3.262) (3.697) (4.251)
Total Distributions   (4.047) (5.061) (5.515) (1.119) (1.090) (.910)
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $71.19 $68.83 $64.57 $69.71 $58.82 $50.18
 
Total Return1   9.55% 14.91% 0.31% 20.55% 19.69% 31.40%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $4,368 $3,833 $3,177 $2,917 $2,157 $1,591
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets2   0.24% 0.23% 0.23% 0.26% 0.26% 0.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.96% 2.20% 1.81% 1.78% 2.00% 2.05%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   102% 96% 116% 133% 109% 102%

 

The expense ratio, net investment 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%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.01%, and 0.01%.

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. investment companies. 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 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.

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. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate settlement values 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).

During the six months ended March 31, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented 3% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended March 31, 2017, 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.

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5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.

6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $3.1 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. 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. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. 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.

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B. The investment advisory firms 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 of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., and Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the S&P 500 Index for the preceding three years.

Vanguard provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund as described below; the fund paid Vanguard advisory fees of $529,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2017.

For the six months ended March 31, 2017, the aggregate investment advisory fee paid to all advisors represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.10% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $166,000 (0.00%) based on performance.

C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets.

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At March 31, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $512,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.20% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, of Vanguard.

D. 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, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 7,145,345 14
Temporary Cash Investments 243,842 9,788
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (511)
Total 7,388,676 9,788 14
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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E. At March 31, 2017, 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 2017 1,891 223,062 (896)

 

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

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

At March 31, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $6,116,473,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,282,516,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $1,361,858,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $79,342,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

G. During the six months ended March 31, 2017, the fund purchased $3,545,157,000 of investment securities and sold $3,438,222,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments

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

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, 2017 September 30, 2016
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares        
Issued 165,201 3,862 230,757 5,725
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 157,076 3,750 200,200 4,990
Redeemed (213,178) (5,007) (498,328) (12,298)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 109,099 2,605 (67,371) (1,583)
Admiral Shares        
Issued 497,348 7,140 543,550 8,207
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 213,936 3,129 235,763 3,601
Redeemed (321,241) (4,602) (351,809) (5,325)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 390,043 5,667 427,504 6,483

 

I. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to March 31, 2017, that would require 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, 2017      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
Growth and Income Fund 9/30/2016 3/31/2017 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,094.76 $1.83
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,095.51 1.25
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.19 $1.77
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.73 1.21

 

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 0.35% for Investor Shares and 0.24% 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 (182/365).

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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 195 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. 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

F. William McNabb III

Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Officer and President of The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group, since 2008; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard Group (1995–2008).

IndependentTrustees

Emerson U. Fullwood

Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Executive Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management products and services); Executive in Residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology; Lead Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufacturing); Director of the United Way of Rochester, the University of Rochester Medical Center, Monroe Community College Foundation, North Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan College.

Rajiv L. Gupta

Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Arconic Inc. (diversified manufacturer), HP Inc. (printer and personal computer manufacturing), and Delphi Automotive plc (automotive components); Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital.

Amy Gutmann

Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: President of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, with secondary faculty appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; Trustee of the National Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Corporate Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation (hotels) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University.

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery); Chairman of the Board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer services), Oxfam America, and the Lumina

 

Foundation for Education; Director of SKF AB (industrial machinery), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (forklift trucks), and the V Foundation for Cancer Research; Member of the Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Letters and Chair of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both at the University of Notre Dame.

Mark Loughridge

Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (retired 2013) at IBM (information technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s Retirement Plan Committee (2004–2013); Director of the Dow Chemical Company; Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.

Scott C. Malpass

Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Chief Investment Officer and Vice President at the University of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee, the Board of Advisors for Spruceview Capital Partners, and the Investment Advisory Committee of Major League Baseball; Board Member of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc., and Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment advisors); Member of the Board of Superintendence of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

André F. Perold

Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment Officer and Co-Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm); Overseer of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Peter F. Volanakis

Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment); Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Colby-Sawyer College; Member of the Board of Hypertherm, Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software, and consumables).

Executive Officers

Glenn Booraem

Born 1967. Investment Stewardship Officer Since February 2017. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer (2015–2017), Controller (2010–2015), and Assistant Controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

Thomas J. Higgins

Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group (1998–2008).

Peter Mahoney

Born 1974. Controller Since May 2015. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; Head of International Fund Services at The Vanguard Group (2008–2014).

Anne E. Robinson

Born 1970. Secretary Since September 2016. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Managing Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Cards and Consumer Services at Citigroup (2014–2016); Counsel at American Express (2003–2014).

Michael Rollings

Born 1963. Treasurer Since February 2017. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Managing Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MassMutual Financial Group (2006–2016).

Vanguard Senior Management Team
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
John James Thomas M. Rampulla
Martha G. King Glenn W. Reed
John T. Marcante Karin A. Risi
Chris D. McIsaac  
 
Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
John J. Brennan  
Chairman, 1996–2009  
Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
 
Founder  
John C. Bogle  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

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, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.

 

 

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Item 2: Code of Ethics. The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain technical, non-material changes.

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not Applicable.

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees.

Not Applicable.

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not Applicable.

Item 6: Investments.

Not Applicable.

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not Applicable.

Item 9: Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not Applicable.

Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not Applicable.

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

     (a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective

 

based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

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

Item 12: Exhibits.

(a) Certifications.

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

  VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS
 
 
BY: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
 F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Date: May 18, 2017

 

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 18, 2017

 

 

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

 

BY: /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
  THOMAS J. HIGGINS
 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Date: May 18, 2017

 

 

* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson

Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on October 4, 2016 see file Number
33-32548, Incorporated by Reference