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      id="x_11f80c4f-a15e-4805-afac-cb2bad56c7a3">&lt;span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt;To achieve its objective, the Fund&#x2019;s advisors select a broadly diversified group of stocks that, as a whole, have investment characteristics similar to those of the S&amp;amp;P 500 Index (the Index) (which is primarily composed of large-capitalization U.S. stocks) but are expected to provide a higher total return than that of the Index. At least 65% (and typically more than 90%) of the Fund&#x2019;s assets will be invested in stocks that are included in the Index. Most of the stocks held by the Fund provide dividend income as well as the potential for capital appreciation. The Fund uses multiple investment advisors. Each advisor independently selects and maintains a portfolio of stocks for the Fund.  &lt;/span&gt;</rr:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
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      id="d5372204-6f3e-4e8d-b1f3-2c2fd0e29f35">&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt;The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund&#x2019;s Investor Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the share classes presented compare with those of a relevant market index and another comparative index, which have investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt; Keep in mind that the Fund&#x2019;s past performance (before and after taxes) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt;does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt; Updated performance &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt;information is available on our website at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;vanguard.com/performance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;</rr:PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock>
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