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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: 811-5628
Name of Registrant:        Vanguard Malvern Funds
Address of Registrant:     P.O. Box 2600  
                                     Valley Forge, PA 19482
Name and address of agent for service: Heidi Stam, Esquire
  P.O. Box 876
  Valley Forge, PA 19482
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     (610) 669-1000
Date of fiscal year end: September 30  
Date of reporting period: October 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Item 1: Reports to Shareholders  



Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund
Semiannual Report
March 31, 2010



> For the six months ended March 31, 2010, Investor Shares of Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund returned 7.24% and Admiral Shares returned 7.35%, outpacing the fund’s benchmark index and the average return of peer funds.

> Compared with its benchmark, the fund maintained a heavier weighting in equities, even as the advisor trimmed the fund’s stock exposure to 70% of assets, down from 80% at the start of the period.

> The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index returned 11.75% and the Barclays Capital U.S.

Long Treasury Bond Index returned –4.46% for the six months.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
Advisor’s Report. 7
Fund Profile. 9
Performance Summary. 11
Financial Statements. 12
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 28
Glossary. 30

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.

Cover photograph: Veronica Coia.



Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended March 31, 2010    
  Total  
  Returns  
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund    
Investor Shares 7.24 %
Admiral™ Shares 7.35  
Asset Allocation Composite Index 6.04  
Flexible Portfolio Funds Average 5.87  

Asset Allocation Composite Index: Made up of two unmanaged benchmarks, weighted 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Barclays Capital U.S.
Long Treasury Bond Index.
Flexible Portfolio Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Admiral Shares are a lower-cost class of shares available to many longtime shareholders and to those with significant investments in the
fund.

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
September 30, 2009 , Through March 31, 2010

      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund        
Investor Shares $ 21.11 $ 22.43 $ 0.200 $ 0.000
Admiral Shares 47.39 50.38 0.475 0.000

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund Investor Shares returned 7.24% for the fiscal half-year ended March 31, 2010, and Admiral Shares returned 7.35%. The fund’s results contrast sharply with the losses that we reported to you for the past two fiscal years, which reflected the impact of the worst bear market in stocks in 70 years.

The fund’s solid six months reflected the continued rally in stock prices, which have charted a more or less uninterrupted climb from their bear-market low in March 2009. The fund outperformed its benchmark index because of the fund’s heavier exposure to the strongly performing stock market. The fund also outpaced the average return of competing flexible-portfolio funds.

Above-average exposure to stocks also protected the fund from some of the weakness in the U.S. Treasury bond market. Although corporate bonds performed well in the period, Treasuries produced negative returns as interest rates rose.

Stock market rally continued despite a few minor setbacks

After a steep but short-lived decline, stocks resumed their uphill trek in February. The broad U.S. stock market ended the six-month period up about 12%. Since stocks began their historic recovery in March just over a year ago, U.S. equities have risen more than 70%.

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During the six months, small-capitalization companies outperformed larger-cap companies, while growth stocks trumped their value counterparts, though the differences weren’t all that significant.

Foreign stocks didn’t fare as well as domestic stocks, but still ended the period on a positive note. Investors’ concerns about Greece’s creditworthiness, as well as that of economies such as Spain and Portugal, weighed on the European markets. In Asia, possible changes to China’s monetary policies and weakness in the Japanese market hindered the region’s results. Emerging-market stocks, which made a quick and substantial recovery from the global financial crisis, continued to outperform developed-market stocks.

Investors still favored riskier bond options

The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned about 2% for the period, as investors continued to prefer higher-risk corporate bonds over government issues. The broad municipal bond market returned 0.28%. The yields of longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds rose during the six months, while those of the shortest-term securities remained near 0%.

The Federal Reserve Board has kept its target for short-term interest rates unchanged at 0% to 0.25% since December 2008 and has said that it expects to maintain that rate for “an extended period.” In late February, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said that low interest rates were still necessary to help

Market Barometer            
 
      Total Returns  
      Periods Ended March 31, 2010  
  Six   One   Five Years  
  Months   Year   (Annualized)  
Stocks            
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 12.11 % 51.60 % 2.31 %
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 13.07   62.76   3.36  
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 12.48   52.88   2.82  
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 5.51   61.67   6.59  
 
Bonds            
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad            
taxable market) 1.99 % 7.69 % 5.44 %
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index 0.28   9.69   4.58  
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05   0.13   2.76  
 
CPI            
Consumer Price Index 0.77 % 2.31 % 2.40 %

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the economy recover, but that the central bank would be ready to tighten credit “at the appropriate time.” The Fed has, however, begun to wind down credit programs established during the financial crisis.

Advisor alters expectations and lightens up on equities

The fund’s advisor, Mellon Capital Management, seeks to provide long-term returns comparable to those of the broad stock market, but with less volatility, by evaluating stocks, Treasury bonds, and cash and favoring the asset class that, in its judgment, boasts the most attractive risk-reward profile. During the past six months, the advisor’s assessment of relative values resulted in one change to the portfolio’s asset allocation.

On October 14, 2009, the advisor lowered the equity portion of the portfolio from 80% to 70% and raised the bond portion from 20% to 30% of assets. In comparison, the benchmark’s composition is 65% stocks/ 35% bonds. The fund’s relatively higher equity exposure allowed it to benefit from the continuing surge in stock prices. For the six months ended March 31, the S&P 500 Index returned about 12%.

Every sector of the fund’s equity portfolio added to return (marginally so in the case of telecommunications services and utilities). Its largest allocation, to information technology, was also the largest contributor. Other strong sectors—benefiting from signs that the economy is slowly grinding into gear—were consumer discretionary,

Expense Ratios            
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group            
  Investor   Admiral   Peer Group  
  Shares   Shares   Average  
Asset Allocation Fund 0.29 % 0.18 % 1.27 %

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 28, 2010, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund’s net assets as of the prospectus date. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the annualized expense ratios were 0.30% for Investor Shares and 0.18% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2009.

Peer group: Flexible Portfolio Funds.

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consumer staples, industrials, and financials. Health care was also a major contributor to return.

Like stock investors, bond market investors again became risk-takers in early 2009. But this similar sentiment produced a dissimilar result for the fund. Investors, who had flocked to the perceived safety of Treasuries during the height of the financial crisis, reversed course in early 2009, favoring corporate bonds. This lifted the prices of corporate bonds (in which the fund does not invest) and deflated the prices of Treasury bonds, which returned about –5%. The advisor’s underweighting of bonds compared with the fund’s benchmark dampened the impact of the poor showing from Treasuries.

A diversification strategy can help during difficult times

The future is always uncertain, as vividly illustrated in recent years. Because uncertainty can’t be abolished, the best strategy to protect your portfolio from the worst outcomes, without losing the opportunity to participate in the best, is to diversify among, and within, different asset classes, and invest for the long haul. You can further enhance your chances of success by minimizing the costs associated with your investments.

The Asset Allocation Fund can be an important tool in that effort. As one component in a broadly diversified portfolio, the fund can help you benefit from the advisor’s efforts to capitalize on pockets of opportunity presented by the

Portfolio Allocation Changes            
 
Starting Allocation Date Stocks   Bonds   Cash  
September 30, 2009 80 % 20 % 0 %
October 14, 2009 70   30   0  
Investments may reflect holdings of stocks, bonds, cash, and stock and bond futures contracts.          

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relative values of stocks, bonds, and cash. These efforts are not always successful, of course, and the fund experienced an especially rough patch in the 12 months ended December 2008. Nevertheless, we have confidence that, over time, the advisor’s disciplined strategy can enhance the returns available from a static allocation of stocks, bonds, and cash.

On another matter, I would like to inform you that on January 1, 2010, we completed a leadership transition that began in March 2008. I succeeded Jack Brennan as chairman of Vanguard and each of the funds. Jack has agreed to serve as chairman emeritus and senior advisor. Under Jack’s leadership, Vanguard has

grown to become a preeminent firm in the mutual fund industry. Jack’s energy, his relentless pursuit of perfection, and his unwavering focus on always doing the right thing for our clients are evident in every facet of Vanguard policy today.

Thank you for your confidence in Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 13, 2010

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Advisor’s Report

For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the S&P 500 Index gained 11.75%, while the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index returned –4.46%. By maintaining an overweighted position in stocks relative to its “neutral” composite benchmark allocation of 65% stocks (based on the S&P 500 Index) and 35% bonds (based on the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index), Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund’s Investor Shares returned 7.24% and Admiral Shares returned 7.35%, outperforming the benchmark by 1.2 and 1.3 percentage points, respectively.

Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund began the review period with a stock/bond/cash allocation of 80%/20%/0%. In mid-October, we decreased the fund’s equity allocation from 80% to 70% and increased its bond allocation from 20% to 30%. Since the previous asset allocation shift, long bond yields increased modestly while the expected return for the S&P 500 fell, which narrowed the equity risk premium. While analysts continued to revise earnings expectations upward, the revisions did not keep pace with the rally in equity markets.

After riding the rally for two straight quarters, investors began to question the sustainability of the economic recovery as data provided mixed signals. Encouraging news included a year-over-year increase in consumer spending while corporate earnings continued to be adjusted upward. The U.S. unemployment rate reached a

26-year high of 10.2% in October, although the rate of job losses eased in November. The gross domestic product’s growth rate for the third quarter was revised downward by 0.7 percentage point, to 2.8% in November, and by another 0.6 percentage point, to 2.2% in December, reflecting a weakening in previously estimated consumer spending, net exports, and domestic investments. The S&P 500 Index returned 6.0% for the fourth quarter of 2009. Treasury yields, particularly those of longer maturities, rose to multimonth highs as brighter economic prospects raised expectations of inflation and the widening federal budget deficit raised concerns about the volume of debt the government will need to sell to fund it.

The year began on a high note, with the S&P 500 rising each of the first five days of 2010, by 2.7% for the week, as U.S. manufacturing increased more than forecast and metal and oil prices surged. Fourth-quarter corporate earnings continued to stand out, with nearly half the reported earnings exceeding expectations and only 14% reporting disappointments. Despite better-than-expected earnings, however, stocks experienced an abrupt sell-off in mid-January. The chief culprits behind the downturn included escalating problems with Greece’s debt issues, policy tightening in China, and government proposals for increasing regulation of the U.S. banking industry. In addition, U.S. employment numbers disappointed, even as the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7%.

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The S&P 500 fell to a three-month low, while the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index rose 6.5%. Treasury bond prices rose as investors sold riskier assets.

Markets then stabilized and stocks soared on the heels of continued better-than-expected earnings, which beat estimates by 10% on average, and revenues that beat forecasts more than 70% of the time. Stocks continued on the upward trajectory through the end of the quarter. The S&P 500 gained over 6% in March, helped by comments from the Fed that rates will stay low, as the recovery is not yet strong enough to stoke inflation, and by a series of strong economic releases: U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in February as purchases increased 0.3%, the fourth gain in the past five months, and fewer Americans filed first-time claims for job-less benefits. However, unemployment, holding steady at 9.7% for February, remained stubbornly high, and the residential real estate market, which has a significant impact on consumers’ confidence and their ability to spend, remained hampered by a large supply of homes for sale, weak demand, and widespread borrower defaults. U.S. Treasury yields spiked higher amid heavy debt issuance by the Treasury and concerns about the potentially inflationary effects of the health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. Congress.

Outlook

Mellon Capital follows a disciplined process that focuses on forward-looking risk-adjusted returns. We evaluate each asset class return individually and comparatively and determine an asset allocation most likely to maximize long-run returns.

Our estimates suggest that the S&P 500 Index should deliver a return of around 10.1% per year over the next ten years. Meanwhile, high-grade corporate bonds currently yield about 5.7%. An expected risk premium of around 4.4 percentage points modestly favors equities relative to bonds. Accordingly, the Mellon Capital Tactical Asset Allocation Model recommends a 5-percentage-point overweighting in equity and underweighting in fixed income relative to the benchmark.

Charles J. Jacklin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomas F. Loeb, Chairman and Co-Founder Helen Potter, CFA, Managing Director Mellon Capital Management Corporation April 16, 2010

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Asset Allocation Fund

Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2010

Share-Class Characteristics

  Investor   Admiral  
  Shares   Shares  
Ticker Symbol VAAPX   VAARX  
Expense Ratio1 0.29 % 0.18 %

Equity Characteristics

              DJ  
              U.S. Total  
        S&P 500     Market  
  Fund     Index     Index  
Number of Stocks 500     500     4,159  
Median Market Cap $48.2B   $ 48.2 B $ 31.4 B
Price/Earnings Ratio 20.9 x   20.9 x   23.0 x
Price/Book Ratio 2.2 x   2.2 x   2.2 x
Return on Equity 20.7 %   20.6 %   19.1 %
Earnings Growth Rate 6.9 %   6.8 %   6.9 %
Dividend Yield 1.9 %   1.9 %   1.7 %
Foreign Holdings 0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %
Turnover Rate                
(Annualized) 37 %        
Short-Term Reserves -2.8 %        

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

Fixed Income Characteristics

      Barclays   Barclays  
      Long   Aggregate   
      Treasury   Bond  
  Fund   Index   Index  
Number of Bonds 33   35   8,257  
Average Quality Aaa   Aaa   Aa1  
Average Coupon 5.6 % 5.6 % 4.6 %
Average Duration 12.1 years   12.9 years   4.7 years  
Average Effective            
Maturity 22.1 years   21.1 years   7.0 years  

Average quality: Moody’s Investors Service.

Total Fund Volatility Measures  
  Asset DJ
  Allocation U.S. Total
  Composite Market
  Index Index
R-Squared 0.92 0.97
Beta 1.30 0.88

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

Ten Largest Stocks (% of equity portfolio)    
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &    
  Gas 3.0 %
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 2.1  
Apple Inc. Computer    
  Hardware 2.0  
General Electric Co. Industrial    
  Conglomerates 1.8  
Procter & Gamble Co. Household    
  Products 1.7  
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals 1.7  
Bank of America Corp. Diversified Financial    
  Services 1.7  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Financial    
  Services 1.7  
International Business Computer    
Machines Corp. Hardware 1.6  
Wells Fargo & Co. Diversified Banks 1.5  
Top Ten   18.8 %
Top Ten as % of Total Net Assets 11.3 %

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

Fund Asset Allocation


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated January 28, 2010, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year based
on the fund’s net assets as of the prospectus date. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the annualized expense ratios were 0.30% for
Investor Shares and 0.18% for Admiral Shares.

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Asset Allocation Fund

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

          DJ  
          U.S. Total  
      S&P 500   Market  
  Fund   Index   Index  
Consumer            
Discretionary 10.1 % 10.1 % 11.0 %
Consumer Staples 11.3   11.3   9.8  
Energy 10.9   10.9   10.0  
Financials 16.4   16.5   17.3  
Health Care 12.2   12.1   12.4  
Industrials 10.5   10.5   10.9  
Information            
Technology 18.8   18.9   18.5  
Materials 3.5   3.5   4.0  
Telecommunication            
Services 2.8   2.8   2.6  
Utilities 3.5   3.4   3.5  

Sector Diversification (% of fixed income    
portfolio)    
Treasury/Agency 100.0 %

The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are not
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Equity Investment Focus


Fixed Income Investment Focus

 

Asset Allocation Fund

Performance Summary

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


Asset Allocation Composite Index

Asset Allocation Composite Index: Made up of two unmanaged benchmarks, weighted 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Barclays Capital U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index.

Note: For 2010, performance data reflect the six months ended March 31, 2010.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2010

            Ten Years
  Inception Date One Year   Five Years   Income   Capital   Total  
Investor Shares 11/3/1988 36.99 % 0.65 % 2.29 % -1.02 % 1.27 %
Admiral Shares 8/13/2001 37.15   0.76   2.131   0.091   2.221  
1 Return since inception.                      

Vanguard fund total returns do not include any transaction or account fees that applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about current fees.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Asset Allocation Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of March 31, 2010

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 funds 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 funds Forms

N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (60.1%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (6.1%)  
  McDonalds Corp. 585,974 39,096
  Walt Disney Co. 1,044,089 36,449
  Home Depot Inc. 922,664 29,848
  Comcast Corp. Class A 1,548,522 29,143
* Amazon.com Inc. 183,561 24,915
* Ford Motor Co. 1,803,255 22,667
  Target Corp. 407,891 21,455
  Time Warner Inc. 632,761 19,787
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 797,776 19,338
  News Corp. Class A 1,224,276 17,642
* DIRECTV Class A 506,403 17,122
  NIKE Inc. Class B 210,752 15,490
  Johnson Controls Inc. 358,904 11,840
* Viacom Inc. Class B 333,621 11,470
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 193,126 10,296
  TJX Cos. Inc. 230,557 9,803
  Yum! Brands Inc. 255,697 9,801
* Starbucks Corp. 401,251 9,738
  Carnival Corp. 239,888 9,327
* Kohls Corp. 167,641 9,183
  Staples Inc. 391,096 9,148
  Best Buy Co. Inc. 185,910 7,909
  Coach Inc. 173,621 6,862
  Omnicom Group Inc. 172,272 6,686
* Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 144,456 6,321
  McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. 171,205 6,104
  Gap Inc. 260,238 6,014
* priceline.com Inc. 23,347 5,954
* Discovery    
  Communications Inc.    
  Class A 153,959 5,202
  CBS Corp. Class B 372,338 5,190
  Macys Inc. 223,396 4,863
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 83,661 4,803
  Starwood Hotels &    
  Resorts Worldwide Inc. 100,287 4,677
  Mattel Inc. 199,091 4,527
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Marriott International Inc.    
  Class A 136,719 4,309
* Apollo Group Inc. Class A 70,304 4,309
  JC Penney Co. Inc. 132,302 4,256
  Fortune Brands Inc. 85,331 4,139
  VF Corp. 49,330 3,954
  Genuine Parts Co. 89,709 3,789
  Nordstrom Inc. 90,994 3,717
  Whirlpool Corp. 41,806 3,648
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 52,449 3,550
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 125,397 3,520
  Ltd Brands Inc. 141,884 3,493
  Darden Restaurants Inc. 78,279 3,487
  Ross Stores Inc. 62,510 3,342
  H&R Block Inc. 184,506 3,284
* O’Reilly Automotive Inc. 77,431 3,230
  Tiffany & Co. 66,209 3,144
  International Game    
  Technology 164,724 3,039
*,^ Sears Holdings Corp. 26,801 2,906
* AutoZone Inc. 16,506 2,857
  Expedia Inc. 111,149 2,774
  Family Dollar Stores Inc. 75,324 2,758
  Wynn Resorts Ltd. 35,568 2,697
  Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.    
  Class A 31,344 2,666
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 98,643 2,538
  Hasbro Inc. 65,999 2,527
* Urban Outfitters Inc. 63,298 2,407
  DeVry Inc. 35,276 2,300
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 149,609 2,274
* Interpublic Group    
  of Cos. Inc. 270,911 2,254
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 47,891 2,186
  Scripps Networks    
  Interactive Inc. Class A 48,801 2,164
  Gannett Co. Inc. 126,539 2,090
* Pulte Group Inc. 172,178 1,937
* GameStop Corp. Class A 87,468 1,916
  DR Horton Inc. 148,268 1,868
  Leggett & Platt Inc. 84,054 1,819

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Asset Allocation Fund

        Market
        Value
      Shares ($000)
* Big Lots Inc.   45,715 1,665
  RadioShack Corp.   71,479 1,618
* Harman International      
  Industries Inc.   34,287 1,604
* Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 123,465 1,561
  Washington Post Co.      
  Class B   3,183 1,414
  Lennar Corp. Class A   72,707 1,251
* Office Depot Inc.   155,150 1,238
* AutoNation Inc.   51,617 933
* Eastman Kodak Co.   156,319 905
  Meredith Corp.   24,791 853
* New York Times Co.      
  Class A   64,734 721
        579,581
Consumer Staples (6.8%)      
  Procter & Gamble Co. 1,577,805 99,828
  Coca-Cola Co. 1,251,987 68,859
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 1,159,320 64,458
  PepsiCo Inc.   881,551 58,323
  Philip Morris      
  International Inc. 1,022,692 53,344
  Kraft Foods Inc.   932,253 28,191
  CVS Caremark Corp.   756,093 27,643
  Altria Group Inc. 1,123,837 23,061
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.   269,632 22,989
  Walgreen Co.   535,933 19,878
  Kimberly-Clark Corp.   224,665 14,127
  Costco Wholesale Corp.   236,250 14,106
  General Mills Inc.   178,758 12,654
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   352,355 10,183
  Sysco Corp.   323,800 9,552
  Avon Products Inc.   233,851 7,921
  HJ Heinz Co.   173,407 7,909
  Kroger Co.   356,596 7,724
  Kellogg Co.   140,618 7,513
  Lorillard Inc.   85,611 6,441
  ConAgra Foods Inc.   241,029 6,043
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 105,193 5,473
  Safeway Inc.   220,040 5,470
  Sara Lee Corp.   377,846 5,263
  Reynolds American Inc.   91,785 4,955
  Clorox Co.   77,120 4,946
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.   174,709 4,832
  Dr Pepper Snapple      
  Group Inc.   133,765 4,705
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.      
  Class A   63,062 4,091
  JM Smucker Co.   66,275 3,994
  Hershey Co.   90,092 3,857
  Campbell Soup Co.   105,683 3,736
  Molson Coors Brewing Co.      
  Class B   82,856 3,485
  Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 56,416 3,354
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A   162,246 3,107
* Whole Foods Market Inc.   84,999 3,073
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 70,406 2,701
* Constellation Brands Inc.    
  Class A 113,133 1,860
  SUPERVALU Inc. 109,162 1,821
  Hormel Foods Corp. 38,629 1,623
* Dean Foods Co. 100,096 1,570
      644,663
Energy (6.5%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 2,563,904 171,730
  Chevron Corp. 1,090,322 82,679
  Schlumberger Ltd. 652,115 41,383
  ConocoPhillips 805,682 41,227
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 440,677 37,255
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 266,363 19,399
  Apache Corp. 182,209 18,494
  Devon Energy Corp. 240,600 15,502
  XTO Energy Inc. 314,255 14,827
  Halliburton Co. 488,455 14,717
  EOG Resources Inc. 138,386 12,862
  Marathon Oil Corp. 388,997 12,308
  Hess Corp. 159,554 9,980
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 229,503 9,313
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 349,591 8,264
  Spectra Energy Corp. 355,438 8,008
  Baker Hughes Inc. 167,189 7,831
* Southwestern Energy Co. 188,714 7,684
  Williams Cos. Inc. 316,599 7,313
  Noble Energy Inc. 96,108 7,016
  Peabody Energy Corp. 145,999 6,672
  Valero Energy Corp. 303,426 5,978
  Murphy Oil Corp. 102,617 5,766
  Smith International Inc. 128,486 5,502
* Cameron International Corp.  122,302 5,242
  Consol Energy Inc. 119,154 5,083
* FMC Technologies Inc. 65,842 4,255
  El Paso Corp. 375,251 4,068
  Range Resources Corp. 84,784 3,974
* Denbury Resources Inc. 214,828 3,624
  Pioneer Natural    
  Resources Co. 61,077 3,440
  BJ Services Co. 157,111 3,362
  Diamond Offshore    
  Drilling Inc. 37,411 3,323
* Nabors Industries Ltd. 151,361 2,971
  Massey Energy Co. 43,922 2,297
  Helmerich & Payne Inc. 57,382 2,185
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 55,305 2,035
  Sunoco Inc. 65,864 1,957
* Rowan Cos. Inc. 63,232 1,841
  Tesoro Corp. 74,877 1,041
      622,408
Financials (9.9%)    
  Bank of America Corp. 5,424,311 96,824
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2,149,533 96,192
  Wells Fargo & Co. 2,799,762 87,129

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        Market
        Value
      Shares ($000)
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.      
  Class B   895,421 72,771
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 283,595 48,390
* Citigroup Inc. 10,537,570 42,677
  US Bancorp 1,037,465 26,850
  American Express Co.   645,131 26,618
  Morgan Stanley   749,109 21,941
  Bank of New York      
  Mellon Corp.   652,676 20,155
  MetLife Inc.   443,503 19,221
  PNC Financial Services      
  Group Inc.   273,420 16,323
  Prudential Financial Inc.   254,513 15,398
  Travelers Cos. Inc.   281,245 15,170
  Aflac Inc.   256,765 13,940
  Simon Property Group Inc. 156,479 13,129
  BB&T Corp.   374,149 12,119
  State Street Corp.   267,389 12,070
  CME Group Inc.   36,485 11,533
  Capital One Financial Corp. 242,791 10,054
  Charles Schwab Corp.   523,419 9,783
  Allstate Corp.   294,171 9,505
  Chubb Corp.   179,682 9,316
  Franklin Resources Inc.   82,045 9,099
  T Rowe Price Group Inc.   141,033 7,747
  Loews Corp.   198,313 7,393
  Northern Trust Corp.   132,202 7,305
  SunTrust Banks Inc.   268,666 7,198
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.  290,344 7,090
  Progressive Corp.   370,555 7,074
  Public Storage   72,943 6,710
  Hartford Financial      
  Services Group Inc.   230,446 6,549
  Vornado Realty Trust   85,531 6,475
  Ameriprise Financial Inc.   141,625 6,424
  AON Corp.   149,960 6,405
  Equity Residential   151,198 5,919
  Fifth Third Bancorp   427,225 5,806
  Boston Properties Inc.   74,437 5,616
  Principal Financial Group Inc.  176,526 5,156
  Invesco Ltd.   234,452 5,137
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. 349,954 5,127
  HCP Inc.   154,809 5,109
  Lincoln National Corp.   163,131 5,008
  Regions Financial Corp.   636,229 4,994
* Genworth Financial Inc.      
  Class A   268,487 4,924
  Unum Group   186,615 4,622
  Discover Financial Services 298,432 4,447
* IntercontinentalExchange Inc. 39,420 4,422
  NYSE Euronext   141,165 4,180
  Ventas Inc.   86,395 4,102
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 44,516 3,844
  KeyCorp   480,993 3,728
  Hudson City Bancorp Inc.   253,855 3,595
  Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. 89,681 3,489
  XL Capital Ltd. Class A 183,517 3,468
  M&T Bank Corp. 42,761 3,394
  Kimco Realty Corp. 210,545 3,293
* SLM Corp. 262,701 3,289
  Comerica Inc. 85,345 3,246
  Moodys Corp. 106,035 3,155
  ProLogis 236,098 3,116
  People’s United    
  Financial Inc. 194,985 3,050
  Health Care REIT Inc. 65,102 2,945
  Cincinnati Financial Corp. 90,432 2,613
  Torchmark Corp. 48,433 2,592
  Legg Mason Inc. 90,170 2,585
*,^ American International    
  Group Inc. 75,497 2,577
* Leucadia National Corp. 97,011 2,407
  Assurant Inc. 67,370 2,316
  Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 258,002 2,077
* CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.    
  Class A 125,057 1,982
* First Horizon National Corp. 131,675 1,850
  Huntington Bancshares Inc. 310,706 1,668
* NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. 75,596 1,597
  Zions Bancorporation 62,809 1,370
  Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 47,982 1,266
  Janus Capital Group Inc. 82,528 1,179
  Apartment Investment &    
  Management Co. 61,692 1,136
* E*Trade Financial Corp. 621,115 1,025
      940,998
Health Care (7.3%)    
  Johnson & Johnson 1,494,130 97,417
  Pfizer Inc. 4,385,461 75,211
  Merck & Co. Inc. 1,681,321 62,797
  Abbott Laboratories 840,084 44,256
* Amgen Inc. 534,058 31,915
  Medtronic Inc. 600,489 27,040
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 927,531 24,765
* Gilead Sciences Inc. 488,111 22,199
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 630,104 20,586
  Eli Lilly & Co. 548,100 19,852
  Baxter International Inc. 326,763 19,018
* Medco Health    
  Solutions Inc. 253,131 16,342
* WellPoint Inc. 241,976 15,578
* Celgene Corp. 249,319 15,448
* Express Scripts Inc. 148,925 15,155
* Thermo Fisher    
  Scientific Inc. 223,968 11,521
  Allergan Inc. 168,867 11,030
  Becton Dickinson and Co. 128,125 10,087
  McKesson Corp. 145,886 9,588
  Stryker Corp. 152,379 8,719
  Aetna Inc. 238,711 8,381
* Biogen Idec Inc. 145,271 8,333

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        Market
        Value
      Shares ($000)
* St. Jude Medical Inc.   183,742 7,543
* Genzyme Corp.   143,694 7,448
* Intuitive Surgical Inc.   20,996 7,309
  Cardinal Health Inc.   196,820 7,091
* Zimmer Holdings Inc.   117,103 6,933
* Boston Scientific Corp. 826,551 5,968
  CIGNA Corp.   148,178 5,420
* Forest Laboratories Inc. 164,296 5,152
* Hospira Inc.   89,333 5,061
  Quest Diagnostics Inc.   85,390 4,977
* Life Technologies Corp. 95,220 4,977
  CR Bard Inc.   53,123 4,602
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A   158,499 4,584
* Laboratory Corp. of      
  America Holdings   58,386 4,420
* Humana Inc.   93,841 4,389
* Mylan Inc.   171,354 3,891
* Varian Medical Systems Inc. 70,245 3,887
* DaVita Inc.   56,278 3,568
* Waters Corp.   52,144 3,522
* Millipore Corp.   28,880 3,050
  DENTSPLY International Inc. 83,736 2,918
* Cephalon Inc.   41,167 2,790
* CareFusion Corp.   100,770 2,663
* Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. 58,382 2,439
* Coventry Health Care Inc. 86,662 2,142
  PerkinElmer Inc.   71,585 1,711
  Patterson Cos. Inc.   51,573 1,601
* King Pharmaceuticals Inc. 135,881 1,598
* Tenet Healthcare Corp. 237,336 1,358
        698,250
Industrials (6.3%)      
  General Electric Co. 5,787,137 105,326
  United Technologies Corp. 508,975 37,466
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B   538,866 34,708
  3M Co.   385,113 32,184
  Boeing Co.   405,782 29,464
  Caterpillar Inc.   337,571 21,216
  Emerson Electric Co.   407,729 20,525
  Union Pacific Corp.   273,426 20,042
  Honeywell International Inc. 413,989 18,741
  General Dynamics Corp. 208,764 16,117
  FedEx Corp.   171,029 15,974
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 172,986 14,396
  Deere & Co.   228,715 13,599
  Raytheon Co.   210,426 12,020
  Danaher Corp.   142,094 11,355
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 201,576 11,266
  CSX Corp.   214,046 10,895
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 164,158 10,764
  Illinois Tool Works Inc.   211,209 10,003
  Precision Castparts Corp. 76,806 9,732
  Waste Management Inc. 269,936 9,294
  PACCAR Inc.   196,429 8,513
  Cummins Inc. 111,266 6,893
  Eaton Corp. 89,167 6,756
  L-3 Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 63,539 5,822
  Parker Hannifin Corp. 87,345 5,655
  Southwest Airlines Co. 411,511 5,440
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 86,480 5,413
  ITT Corp. 100,353 5,380
  CH Robinson    
  Worldwide Inc. 92,310 5,155
  Republic Services Inc.    
  Class A 173,464 5,034
  Dover Corp. 103,987 4,861
  Goodrich Corp. 66,639 4,699
  Fluor Corp. 95,923 4,461
  Rockwell Automation Inc. 78,735 4,437
  Expeditors International    
  of Washington Inc. 117,713 4,346
  WW Grainger Inc. 34,633 3,744
  Fastenal Co. 72,320 3,471
  Flowserve Corp. 29,916 3,299
*,^ First Solar Inc. 26,789 3,286
  Textron Inc. 145,542 3,090
  Masco Corp. 191,698 2,975
* Jacobs Engineering    
  Group Inc. 65,179 2,945
  Roper Industries Inc. 49,893 2,886
  Iron Mountain Inc. 102,897 2,819
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 113,612 2,778
  Equifax Inc. 73,703 2,639
  Pall Corp. 65,017 2,633
* Stericycle Inc. 48,176 2,626
  Robert Half International Inc.  83,335 2,536
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 113,225 2,417
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 28,672 2,134
* Quanta Services Inc. 110,429 2,116
  Cintas Corp. 73,358 2,061
  Avery Dennison Corp. 54,653 1,990
  Snap-On Inc. 33,284 1,442
  Ryder System Inc. 31,930 1,238
      603,077
Information Technology (11.3%)  
  Microsoft Corp. 4,126,903 120,794
* Apple Inc. 490,933 115,335
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 706,189 90,569
* Cisco Systems Inc. 3,109,572 80,942
* Google Inc. Class A 131,030 74,295
  Hewlett-Packard Co. 1,278,944 67,976
  Intel Corp. 3,000,246 66,786
  Oracle Corp. 2,124,074 54,568
  QUALCOMM Inc. 906,812 38,077
  Visa Inc. Class A 239,441 21,796
* EMC Corp. 1,113,661 20,090
  Corning Inc. 842,823 17,033
  Texas Instruments Inc. 678,766 16,609

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Asset Allocation Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* eBay Inc. 608,495 16,399
* Dell Inc. 931,968 13,989
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 52,209 13,261
  Automatic Data    
  Processing Inc. 276,191 12,282
* Yahoo! Inc. 642,646 10,623
* Adobe Systems Inc. 288,002 10,187
  Applied Materials Inc. 731,827 9,865
* Motorola Inc. 1,260,297 8,847
* Juniper Networks Inc. 287,042 8,806
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 161,343 8,225
  Broadcom Corp. Class A 236,043 7,832
* Symantec Corp. 447,343 7,569
  Xerox Corp. 727,626 7,094
* Agilent Technologies Inc. 191,743 6,594
  Western Union Co. 377,025 6,394
* NetApp Inc. 186,111 6,060
* Intuit Inc. 174,316 5,986
  Paychex Inc. 176,493 5,418
* NVIDIA Corp. 297,770 5,175
  CA Inc. 218,109 5,119
* Micron Technology Inc. 473,052 4,915
* Citrix Systems Inc. 100,691 4,780
* Western Digital Corp. 122,545 4,778
* Computer Sciences Corp. 84,887 4,626
  Analog Devices Inc. 158,050 4,555
* Fiserv Inc. 84,705 4,300
* Salesforce.com Inc. 57,712 4,297
* SanDisk Corp. 122,437 4,240
  Fidelity National Information  
  Services Inc. 172,151 4,035
  Amphenol Corp. Class A 94,454 3,985
  Altera Corp. 162,257 3,945
  Xilinx Inc. 147,869 3,771
* BMC Software Inc. 99,132 3,767
* Autodesk Inc. 125,769 3,700
* McAfee Inc. 86,617 3,476
  Linear Technology Corp. 122,798 3,473
  Harris Corp. 72,540 3,445
* Electronic Arts Inc. 179,342 3,347
* Red Hat Inc. 108,453 3,174
* Akamai Technologies Inc. 94,530 2,969
* Advanced Micro    
  Devices Inc. 314,666 2,917
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 91,579 2,832
  Microchip Technology Inc. 99,457 2,801
* Teradata Corp. 94,437 2,728
* VeriSign Inc. 103,125 2,682
* SAIC Inc. 140,083 2,480
* FLIR Systems Inc. 84,465 2,382
* LSI Corp. 355,150 2,174
* MEMC Electronic    
  Materials Inc. 126,239 1,935
  National    
  Semiconductor Corp. 129,620 1,873
  Tellabs Inc. 236,476 1,790
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 100,769 1,631
* Lexmark International Inc.    
  Class A 44,635 1,610
  Molex Inc. 76,326 1,592
  Total System Services Inc. 99,692 1,561
* QLogic Corp. 71,156 1,445
* Novellus Systems Inc. 54,027 1,351
* JDS Uniphase Corp. 103,053 1,291
* Teradyne Inc. 106,526 1,190
* Monster Worldwide Inc. 67,579 1,123
* Novell Inc. 181,769 1,089
* Compuware Corp. 128,257 1,077
      1,081,727
Materials (2.1%)    
  Monsanto Co. 295,618 21,113
  Freeport-McMoRan    
  Copper & Gold Inc. 230,681 19,271
  Dow Chemical Co. 619,793 18,327
  EI du Pont de    
  Nemours & Co. 489,589 18,232
  Praxair Inc. 166,040 13,781
  Newmont Mining Corp. 265,062 13,500
  Air Products &    
  Chemicals Inc. 115,205 8,519
  Nucor Corp. 172,397 7,823
  Alcoa Inc. 533,154 7,592
  PPG Industries Inc. 92,611 6,057
  International Paper Co. 232,723 5,727
  Ecolab Inc. 128,323 5,640
  Weyerhaeuser Co. 116,546 5,276
  United States Steel Corp. 76,705 4,872
  Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.  68,131 4,834
  Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 67,057 3,598
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 95,099 3,380
  Vulcan Materials Co. 67,474 3,188
  Allegheny Technologies Inc. 55,014 2,970
  Ball Corp. 53,564 2,859
  Airgas Inc. 43,973 2,798
  Eastman Chemical Co. 40,082 2,552
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 26,832 2,447
  MeadWestvaco Corp. 94,383 2,412
  FMC Corp. 39,558 2,395
  International Flavors &    
  Fragrances Inc. 44,728 2,132
* Pactiv Corp. 72,229 1,819
  Sealed Air Corp. 83,701 1,764
  Bemis Co. Inc. 59,043 1,696
  AK Steel Holding Corp. 58,704 1,342
* Titanium Metals Corp. 49,032 814
      198,730
Telecommunication Services (1.7%)  
  AT&T Inc. 3,207,029 82,870
  Verizon    
  Communications Inc. 1,542,840 47,859

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Asset Allocation Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* American Tower Corp.    
  Class A 216,153 9,210
* Sprint Nextel Corp. 1,634,248 6,210
  CenturyTel Inc. 162,155 5,750
  Qwest Communications    
  International Inc. 806,921 4,212
  Windstream Corp. 236,471 2,575
  Frontier    
  Communications Corp. 173,520 1,291
* MetroPCS    
  Communications Inc. 144,306 1,022
      160,999
Utilities (2.1%)    
  Exelon Corp. 357,184 15,648
  Southern Co. 438,012 14,524
  Dominion Resources Inc. 325,518 13,382
  Duke Energy Corp. 712,289 11,625
  FPL Group Inc. 226,156 10,930
  American Electric    
  Power Co. Inc. 261,228 8,929
  PG&E Corp. 203,208 8,620
  Entergy Corp. 103,824 8,446
  Public Service    
  Enterprise Group Inc. 279,556 8,253
  Consolidated Edison Inc. 152,487 6,792
  Sempra Energy 134,823 6,728
  FirstEnergy Corp. 166,935 6,526
  Edison International 176,192 6,020
  Progress Energy Inc. 150,402 5,920
  PPL Corp. 207,196 5,741
  Xcel Energy Inc. 251,049 5,322
* AES Corp. 374,266 4,117
  Questar Corp. 95,264 4,115
  DTE Energy Co. 90,877 4,053
  Constellation Energy    
  Group Inc. 111,835 3,927
  Ameren Corp. 130,158 3,395
  Wisconsin Energy Corp. 65,852 3,254
  EQT Corp. 74,299 3,046
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 205,601 2,952
* NRG Energy Inc. 140,442 2,935
  Northeast Utilities 96,423 2,665
  Oneok Inc. 51,979 2,373
  NiSource Inc. 149,874 2,368
  SCANA Corp. 61,189 2,300
  Pepco Holdings Inc. 125,256 2,148
  Allegheny Energy Inc. 91,721 2,110
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 55,894 2,109
  Integrys Energy Group Inc. 41,564 1,969
  CMS Energy Corp. 121,571 1,879
  TECO Energy Inc. 115,046 1,828
  Nicor Inc. 20,862 875
      197,824
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $3,595,687)   5,728,257

        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
  Coupon   Date ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (16.7%)1          
U.S. Government Securities (16.7%)          
United States Treasury Note/Bond 8.750 % 8/15/20 53,990 76,303
United States Treasury Note/Bond 7.875 % 2/15/21 19,205 25,828
United States Treasury Note/Bond 8.125 % 8/15/21 42,000 57,625
United States Treasury Note/Bond 8.000 % 11/15/21 70,515 96,088
United States Treasury Note/Bond 7.250 % 8/15/22 16,629 21,615
United States Treasury Note/Bond 7.625 % 11/15/22 8,000 10,714
United States Treasury Note/Bond 7.125 % 2/15/23 22,978 29,613
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.250 % 8/15/23 71,765 86,241
United States Treasury Note/Bond 7.500 % 11/15/24 28,500 38,266
United States Treasury Note/Bond 7.625 % 2/15/25 16,827 22,859
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.875 % 8/15/25 51,780 66,149
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.000 % 2/15/26 21,282 25,090
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.750 % 8/15/26 24,000 30,476
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.500 % 11/15/26 15,805 19,615
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.625 % 2/15/27 13,826 17,378
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.375 % 8/15/27 24,000 29,479
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.125 % 11/15/27 50,471 60,431
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.500 % 8/15/28 16,119 18,053
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.250 % 11/15/28 15,553 16,931
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.250 % 2/15/29 15,790 17,184

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Asset Allocation Fund

        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
  Coupon   Date ($000) ($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.125 % 8/15/29 12,867 15,491
United States Treasury Note/Bond 6.250 % 5/15/30 43,823 53,642
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.375 % 2/15/31 49,029 54,246
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500 % 2/15/36 91,614 89,481
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750 % 2/15/37 42,434 43,017
United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.000 % 5/15/37 60,004 63,182
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375 % 2/15/38 54,536 51,860
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500 % 5/15/38 72,451 70,300
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.500 % 2/15/39 68,680 55,588
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.250 % 5/15/39 88,000 81,537
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500 % 8/15/39 99,700 96,288
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375 % 11/15/39 106,700 100,899
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625 % 2/15/40 50,000 49,282
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $1,643,738)       1,590,751

        Shares  
Temporary Cash Investments (23.3%)1          
Money Market Fund (20.1%)          
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 0.183 %   1,914,641,913 1,914,642
 
        Face  
        Amount  
        ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (1.3%)          
4 United States Treasury Bill 0.152 % 6/10/10 117,120 117,088
 
Commercial Paper (1.9%)          
Bank of America Corp. 0.200 % 4/28/10 2,000 2,000
BGL BNP Paribas SA 0.200 % 4/1/10 20,000 20,000
Fortis Banque Luxembourg 0.260 % 5/19/10 30,615 30,606
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 0.180 % 4/26/10 20,000 19,997
Royal Bank of Scotland Group 0.170 % 4/13/10 20,000 19,999
Societe Generale N.A. Inc. 0.190 % 4/1/10 35,000 35,000
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.350 % 6/21/10 40,000 39,973
Union Bank NA 0.190 % 4/16/10 16,000 15,999
          183,574
Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $2,215,295)         2,215,304
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $7,454,720)         9,534,312
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.1%)          
Other Assets         34,465
Liabilities3         (43,740)
          (9,275)
Net Assets (100%)         9,525,037

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Asset Allocation Fund

At March 31, 2010, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 8,834,740
Undistributed Net Investment Income 18,999
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (1,449,271)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 2,079,592
Futures Contracts 40,977
Net Assets 9,525,037
 
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 366,296,981 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 8,217,319
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares  $22.43
 
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 25,958,161 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 1,307,718
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $50.38

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $6,843,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity and bond markets through the use of futures contracts. After giving effect to
futures investments, the fund’s effective positions in common stock, U.S. government obligations, and temporary cash investments
represent 72.7%, 30.1%, and (2.7%), respectively, of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Includes $7,020,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 Securities with a value of $117,088,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.


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Asset Allocation Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  March 31, 2010
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 68,670
Interest1 30,346
Security Lending 347
Total Income 99,363
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 4,982
Performance Adjustment (2,763
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 9,166
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 731
Marketing and DistributionInvestor Shares 692
Marketing and DistributionAdmiral Shares 100
Custodian Fees 70
Shareholders’ ReportsInvestor Shares 27
Shareholders’ ReportsAdmiral Shares 2
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 10
Total Expenses 13,017
Net Investment Income 86,346
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold 95,422
Futures Contracts 79,892
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 175,314
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 409,671
Futures Contracts (15,691)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 393,980
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 655,640

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,974,000.

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

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Asset Allocation Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, September 30,
  2010 2009
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 86,346 173,447
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 175,314 (985,882)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 393,980 (235,904)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 655,640 (1,048,339)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (73,522) (165,958)
Admiral Shares (12,650) (29,992)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Total Distributions (86,172) (195,950)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (122,121) (184,139)
Admiral Shares (76,790) (194,542)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (198,911) (378,681)
Total Increase (Decrease) 370,557 (1,622,970)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 9,154,480 10,777,450
End of Period1 9,525,037 9,154,480

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $18,999,000 and $18,825,000.

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     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $ 21.11   $ 23.91   $ 30.92   $ 27.29   $ 25.08   $ 22.92  
Investment Operations                                      
Net Investment Income     .202     .384     .594     .660     .520     .480  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                    
on Investments     1.318     (2.752 )   (6.945 )   3.590     2.200     2.160  
Total from Investment Operations     1.520     (2.368 )   (6.351 )   4.250     2.720     2.640  
Distributions                                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.200 )   (.432 )   (.659 )   (.620 )   (.510 )   (.480 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains                        
Total Distributions     (.200 )   (.432 )   (.659 )   (.620 )   (.510 )   (.480 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 22.43   $ 21.11   $ 23.91   $ 30.92   $ 27.29   $ 25.08  
 
Total Return1     7.24 %   -9.60 %   -20.84 %   15.69 %   11.00 %   11.60 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $ 8,217   $ 7,849   $ 9,043   $ 11,833   $ 10,024   $ 9,333  
Ratio of Total Expenses to                                      
Average Net Assets2     0.30 %3   0.29 %   0.31 %   0.37 %   0.41 %   0.38 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to                                      
Average Net Assets     1.85 %3   2.07 %   2.11 %   2.25 %   2.01 %   1.98 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     37 %3   16 %   5 %   6 %   16 %   6 %

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.
2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.06%), (0.07%), 0.00%, 0.04%, 0.04%, and 0.01%.
3 Annualized.

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

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Admiral Shares                                      
  Six Months                                
      Ended                                
For a Share Outstanding March 31,   Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $ 47.39   $ 53.69   $ 69.43   $ 61.28   $ 56.33   $ 51.47  
Investment Operations                                      
Net Investment Income     .481     .908     1.403     1.555     1.235     1.145  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                    
on Investments     2.984     (6.185 )   (15.599 )   8.054     4.924     4.849  
Total from Investment Operations     3.465     (5.277 )   (14.196 )   9.609     6.159     5.994  
Distributions                                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.475 )   (1.023 )   (1.544 )   (1.459 )   (1.209 )   (1.134 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains                        
Total Distributions     (.475 )   (1.023 )   (1.544 )   (1.459 )   (1.209 )   (1.134 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 50.38   $ 47.39   $ 53.69   $ 69.43   $ 61.28   $ 56.33  
 
Total Return     7.35 %   -9.51 %   -20.76 %   15.81 %   11.10 %   11.74 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $ 1,308   $ 1,305   $ 1,734   $ 2,310   $ 1,858   $ 1,571  
Ratio of Total Expenses to                                      
Average Net Assets1     0.18 %2   0.18 %   0.20 %   0.27 %   0.30 %   0.28 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to                                      
Average Net Assets     1.97 %2   2.18 %   2.22 %   2.35 %   2.12 %   2.08 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     37 %2   16 %   5 %   6 %   16 %   6 %

1 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.06%), (0.07%), 0.00%, 0.04%, 0.04%, and 0.01%.
2 Annualized.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an openend 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 funds minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, tenure, and account-size criteria.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund may use S&P 500 Index and U.S. Treasury futures contracts, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock and bond markets, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying securities while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

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

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the funds tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2006–2009), and for the period ended March 31, 2010, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the funds financial statements.

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

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

6. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. 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.

B. Mellon Capital Management Corporation provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on the funds performance for the preceding three years relative to the combined index comprising the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Treasury Bond Index. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.11% of the funds average net assets before a decrease of $2,763,000 (0.06%) based on performance.

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2010, the fund had contributed capital of $1,797,000 to

Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the funds net assets and 0.72% of Vanguards capitalization. The funds trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the funds 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 funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

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The following table summarizes the funds investments as of March 31, 2010, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 5,728,257
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 1,590,751
Temporary Cash Investments 1,914,642 300,662
Futures ContractsAssets1 5,150
Futures ContractsLiabilities1 (4,319)
Total 7,643,730 1,891,413

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

E. At March 31, 2010, the fair values of derivatives were reflected in the Statement of Net Assets as follows:

  Equity InterestRate  
  Contracts Contracts Total
Statement of Net Assets Caption ($000) ($000) ($000)
Other Assets 5,150 5,150
Liabilities (4,319) (4,319)

Realized net gain (loss) and the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for the six months ended March 31, 2010, were:

  Equity InterestRate  
  Contracts Contracts Total
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives ($000) ($000) ($000)
Futures Contracts 114,715 (34,823) 79,892
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation      
(Depreciation) on Derivatives      
Futures Contracts (31) (15,660) (15,691)

At March 31, 2010, 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)
30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond June 2010 10,987 1,275,865 7,870
S&P 500 Index June 2010 4,113 1,198,117 33,109
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2010 (1) (58) (2)

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

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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 funds tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

For tax purposes, at September 30, 2009, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $1,177,363,000 to offset future net capital gains of $4,666,000 through September 30, 2011, $94,815,000 through September 30, 2012, and $1,077,882,000 through September 30, 2017. In addition, the fund realized losses of $350,686,000 during the period from November 1, 2008, through

September 30, 2009, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2010. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2010; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At March 31, 2010, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $7,454,720,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,079,592,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $2,487,840,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $408,248,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

G. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fund purchased $170,680,000 of investment securities and sold $989,379,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $1,202,784,000 and $266,078,000, respectively.

H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, 2010 September 30, 2009
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000 ($000) (000)
Investor Shares        
Issued 277,047 12,855 1,141,130 63,562
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 72,869 3,383 164,300 9,026
Redeemed (472,037) (21,833) (1,489,569) (78,980)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (122,121) (5,595) (184,139) (6,392)
Admiral Shares        
Issued 45,318 934 74,170 1,789
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 11,331 234 27,019 662
Redeemed (133,439) (2,748) (295,731) (7,217)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares (76,790) (1,580) (194,542) (4,766)

I. In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2010, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the account service fee described in the prospectus. If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.” The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended March 31, 2010            
    Beginning   Ending   Expenses
    Account Value   Account Value   Paid During
Asset Allocation Fund   9/30/2009   3/31/2010   Period
Based on Actual Fund Return            
Investor Shares $ 1,000.00 $ 1,072.40 $ 1.55
Admiral Shares   1,000.00   1,073.54   0.93
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return            
Investor Shares $ 1,000.00 $ 1,023.44 $ 1.51
Admiral Shares   1,000.00   1,024.03   0.91

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 0.30% for Investor Shares and 0.18% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Glossary

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

Average Coupon. The average interest rate paid on the fixed income securities held by a fund. It is expressed as a percentage of face value.

Average Duration. An estimate of how much the value of the bonds held by a fund will fluctuate in response to a change in interest rates. To see how the value could change, multiply the average duration by the change in rates. If interest rates rise by 1 percentage point, the value of the bonds in a fund with an average duration of five years would decline by about 5%. If rates decrease by a percentage point, the value would rise by 5%.

Average Effective Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid, taking into consideration the possibility that the issuer may call the bond before its maturity date. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security; it also reflects any futures contracts held. In general, the longer the average effective maturity, the more a fund’s share price will fluctuate in response to changes in market interest rates.

Average Quality. An indicator of credit risk, this figure is the average of the ratings assigned to a fund’s fixed income holdings by credit-rating agencies. The agencies make their judgment after appraising an issuer’s ability to meet its obligations. Quality is graded on a scale, with Aaa or AAA indicating the most creditworthy bond issuers. U.S. Treasury securities are considered to have the highest credit quality.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 funds 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 Vanguards 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 162 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 Rajiv L. Gupta
  Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2
F. William McNabb III Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served (diversified manufacturing and services) and Hewlett-
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing);
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Trustee of The Conference Board; Member of the
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Board of Managers of Delphi Automotive LLP
each of the investment companies served by The (automotive components).
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard  
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Amy Gutmann
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
  of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Independent Trustees Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
  in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
Emerson U. Fullwood appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal nication and the Graduate School of Education of
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive the University of Pennsylvania; Director of Carnegie
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River Development
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of
Corporation (document management products and Commerce; Trustee of the National Constitution Center;
services); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of
manufacturing), the United Way of Rochester, Bioethical Issues.
Amerigroup Corporation (managed health care),  
the University of Rochester Medical Center, and  
Monroe Community College Foundation.  



JoAnn Heffernan Heisen Executive Officers    
Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal      
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Thomas J. Higgins    
Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer since Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
2006 (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
Committee (retired 2008) of Johnson & Johnson Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
(pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Vice President Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
and Chief Information Officer of Johnson & Johnson served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
(1997–2005); Director of the University Medical Center of each of the investment companies served by The
at Princeton and Womens Research and Education Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
Institute; Member of the Advisory Board of the      
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Kathryn J. Hyatt    
at Syracuse University. Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
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Q782 052010


Vanguard U.S. Value Fund
Semiannual Report
March 31, 2010



> Vanguard U.S. Value Fund returned 11.24% for the six months ended

March 31, 2010.

> The fund’s return was a step behind that of its benchmark, the Russell 3000

Value Index, but slightly ahead of the average return for multi-capitalization

value funds.

> The advisors’ good stock selections in most sectors, including consumer staples

and health care, were offset by disappointing selections in industrials, energy,

and materials.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
Advisors’ Report. 6
Fund Profile. 9
Performance Summary. 10
Financial Statements. 11
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 24
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements. 26
Glossary. 28

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.

Cover photograph: Veronica Coia.



Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended March 31, 2010    
  Total  
  Returns  
Vanguard U.S. Value Fund 11.24 %
Russell 3000 Value Index 11.51  
Multi-Cap Value Funds Average 11.03  

Multi-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
September 30, 2009 , Through March 31, 2010

            Distributions Per Share
    Starting   Ending   Income   Capital
    Share Price   Share Price   Dividends   Gains
Vanguard U.S. Value Fund $ 8.84 $ 9.64 $ 0.180 $ 0.000

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder:

Vanguard U.S. Value Fund returned 11.24% for the six months ended March 31, 2010. The fund’s result contrasted sharply with the losses we reported in our last annual and semiannual letters to you, which reflected the worst bear market for stocks in 70 years. From their low point in March 2009, U.S. stocks have experienced a nearly uninterrupted climb.

The fund has benefited from the rally, of course, but was held back in the past six months by some disappointing stock selections. The fund’s return was a bit behind that of its benchmark index, although slightly ahead of the average return of competing multi-cap value funds.

Stock market rally continued despite a few minor setbacks

After a steep but short-lived decline, stocks resumed their uphill trek in February. The broad U.S. stock market ended the six-month period up about 12%. Over the past year, U.S. equities have risen more than 70%.

During the six months, small-capitalization companies outperformed larger-cap companies, while growth stocks led their value counterparts, though the differences weren’t all that significant.




Foreign stocks didn’t fare as well as domestic stocks, but still ended the period on a positive note. Investors’ concerns about Greece’s creditworthiness, as well as that of economies such as Portugal and Spain, weighed on the European markets. In Asia, possible changes to China’s monetary policies and weakness in the Japanese market hindered the region’s results. Emerging-markets stocks, which made a quick and substantial recovery from the global financial crisis, continued to outperform developed-market stocks.

Investors still favored riskier bond options

The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned 1.99% for the period, with investors continuing to prefer higher-risk corporate bonds over government issues.

The broad municipal bond market returned 0.28%. The yields of longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds rose during the six months, while those of the shortest-term securities remained near zero.

The Federal Reserve Board has kept its target for short-term interest rates unchanged at 0% to 0.25% since December 2008 and has said it expects to maintain that rate for “an extended period.” In late February, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said that low interest rates were still necessary to help the economy recover, but that the central bank would be ready to tighten credit “at the appropriate time.” The Fed has, however, begun to wind down credit programs established during the financial crisis.

Market Barometer            
 
  Total Returns  
  Periods Ended March 31, 2010  
  Six   One   Five Years  
  Months   Year   (Annualized)  
Stocks            
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 12.11 % 51.60 % 2.31 %
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 13.07   62.76   3.36  
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 12.48   52.88   2.82  
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 5.51   61.67   6.59  
 
Bonds            
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad            
taxable market) 1.99 % 7.69 % 5.44 %
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index 0.28   9.69   4.58  
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05   0.13   2.76  
 
CPI            
Consumer Price Index 0.77 % 2.31 % 2.40 %

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Fund stayed close to its benchmark, but some selections disappointed

The U.S. Value Fund’s advisors use independent, but complementary, quantitative models designed to select stocks of large and medium-sized companies that offer attractive long-term potential because they are temporarily underpriced in relation to their fundamental values. These stocks are generally out of favor with investors.

Each industry sector in the fund contributed to its six-month return of about 11%, a gratifying result on an absolute basis. When compared with the benchmark Russell 3000 Value Index, however, the six-month performance can be best described as adequate.

One stumbling block was the fund’s heavy investment in a handful of stocks that were among the weaker performers in their respective sectors. The fund’s selections lagged the index returns in the industrial, energy, and materials sectors.

U.S. Value’s other selections outpaced the relevant index sectors to various degrees. The fund’s holdings in consumer staples and health care were the most successful. In consumer staples, the fund benefited from good stock selection among packaged food companies, while in the health care sector, stocks of managed-care companies put the fund ahead.

Expense Ratios        
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group        
      Peer Group  
  Fund   Average  
U.S. Value Fund 0.52 % 1.30 %

The fund expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated January 28, 2010, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund’s net assets as of the prospectus date. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fund’s annualized expense ratio was 0.50%. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2009.

Peer group: Multi-Cap Value Funds.

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The fund pretty much matched the result of the index in the financial sector, the largest component of both. U.S. Value enjoyed some notable successes in the sector: Compared with the index, for example, the fund had more exposure to strong performers such as New York Community Bancorp (+51%) and less to Citigroup (–16%), which was still reeling from the effects of the financial crisis.

A diversification strategy can help during difficult times

The future is always uncertain, as vividly illustrated in recent years. Since uncertainty can’t be abolished, it’s wise to consider diversifying your portfolio among, and within, different asset classes. Holding a mix of stock, bond, and short-term investments can help to protect your portfolio from the markets’ worst outcomes while giving you the opportunity to participate in the best. You can further enhance your chances of success by minimizing the costs associated with your investments.

For long-term investors, the U.S. Value Fund can play an important role as one component of such a broadly diversified portfolio.

At the end of the period, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, one of the fund's two advisors, notified Vanguard that in June 2009, it had discovered a coding error that may have affected its risk model. We have been told by AXA that the error

has been fixed, but we are obviously concerned about its existence. At this point, AXA is conducting a review of the situation, and we are waiting for its report, including an assessment of what impact, if any, the coding error may have had on the fund. We will continue to diligently monitor and assess the situation and determine the right course of action for the fund and its shareholders.

On another matter, I would like to inform you that on January 1, 2010, we completed a leadership transition that began in March 2008. I succeeded Jack Brennan as chairman of Vanguard and each of the funds. Jack has agreed to serve as chairman emeritus and senior advisor.

Under Jack’s leadership, Vanguard has grown to become a preeminent firm in the mutual fund industry. Jack’s energy, his relentless pursuit of perfection, and his unwavering focus on always doing the right thing for our clients are evident in every facet of Vanguard policy today.

Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer April 14, 2010

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Advisors’ Report

For the first six months of fiscal 2010, Vanguard U.S. Value Fund returned 11.24%. Your fund is managed by two 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 table below. The advisors have also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the fiscal period and of how portfolio positioning reflects this assessment. These comments were prepared on April 14, 2010.

AXA Rosenberg Investment
Management LLC

Portfolio Manager:
William E. Ricks, Ph.D., Americas Chief
Executive and Chief Investment Officer

For the first half of the fund’s 2010 fiscal year, the portfolio benefited from a market environment that has begun to reconcile the long-term earnings power of companies with their short-term earnings trajectory. Our core investment proposition of capturing the fundamental features of equities—particularly valuation and forward earnings—has begun to be rewarded. Further, investors demonstrated increased willingness to take on valuation risk and have regained confidence in forward-earnings estimates.

Vanguard U.S. Value Fund Investment Advisors  
 
  Fund Assets Managed  
Investment Advisor % $ Million Investment Strategy
AXA Rosenberg Investment 68 356 Employs an investment philosophy grounded in
Management LLC     fundamental analysis using a two-part quantitative
      model: a valuation model, which compares a stock’s
      price to its fair value, and an earnings forecast model,
      which identifies companies likely to have superior
      earnings.
Vanguard Quantitative Equity 28 146 Employs a quantitative fundamental management
Group     approach, using models that assess valuation, market
      sentiment, earnings quality and growth, and
      management decisions of companies relative to their
      peers.
Cash Investments 4 23 These short-term reserves are invested by Vanguard in
      equity index products to simulate investment in stocks.
      Each advisor may also maintain a modest cash
      position.

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As historically large write-offs stabilized and the outlook for higher-quality earnings improved, market participants began to purchase stocks with attractive earnings profiles. As the next leg of the earnings environment starts to unfold, we expect that earnings growth will begin to moderate after the tremendous recovery of the past 12 months. Companies able to generate earnings growth at prices that do not reflect a premium for that growth should be well-positioned to outperform. Another evolving trend influencing the portfolio during this period has been the diminishing impact of the macroeconomic themes that had dominated stock prices in 2009. As these themes have moderated, stock selection has begun to take a more prominent role as the driver of overall portfolio performance.

Within our portion of the portfolio, our underweighting to energy and our overweighting to health care were the largest positive sector contributors, while our underweightings to industrials and consumer discretionary were the largest detractors at the sector level. However, most of the positive contribution came from stock selection within sectors, including utilities, consumer staples, and finance. Within finance, we benefited from an overweighting to insurance, including Prudential Financial, a top contributor. Stock selection among banks—including

New York Community Bancorp and an underweighting to Citigroup—also boosted returns.

Some of the main detractors to performance during the period included stock selection within industrials, materials, and energy.

For example, an overweighting to Marathon Oil hurt the portfolio’s relative performance, owing to modest returns during the period; however, our models continue to see a strong future earnings yield for this company, based on solid fundamentals. That analysis holds true as well for CVS Caremark, a stock in consumer staples, a sector in which stock selection otherwise made a positive contribution to return.

During the period, the portfolio migrated to a larger active overweighting to the information technology sector, driven primarily by a continued overweighting in the software industry group. IT companies remain attractive, not only because they continue to exhibit strong balance sheets with large cash balances and low debt, but because they offer improving earnings outlooks.

One area in which the portfolio remains defensively positioned is that of health care, whose overweighting moderated as the period progressed, based on attractive valuation and earnings prospects.

7



Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group

Portfolio Manager:
James P. Stetler, Principal

The U.S. equity market performed quite well for the fiscal half-year, rising more than 12% as the economy continued to exhibit signs of recovery, corporate earnings were stronger than anticipated, and more investors appeared to regain confidence in exposure to equities.

Volatility persisted in the investing mix, as not all news during the period was positive. The financial markets were upset by events such as China’s steps to slow its economy, Greece’s debt worries, and the uncertainty of health care and financial market regulation in the United States. Volatility in the U.S. markets could be with us for some time as the Federal Reserve begins to revise its credit policy and as employment and housing uncertainties remain. Growth stocks continued to outpace value-oriented, dividend-paying companies by more than 1 percentage point for the full six months. However, this trend was broken during the second three months of the period as value outperformed growth by more than 2 percentage points, led by consumer discretionary, industrials, and financial companies.

Our company evaluation process added value during the six months, as our valuation, management decisions, and growth indicators accurately identified the outperformers from the underperformers.

Our valuation model measures the price we will pay for a stock’s earnings or cash flow, while the management-decisions model evaluates the decisions corporate managers make to enhance shareholder value. The growth model differentiates between companies with low valuations due to poor growth prospects and firms with more attractive prospects. Our quality and market-sentiment metrics were neutral for the period.

At the stock level, selection results were strongest in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors. Selections such as Wyndham Worldwide, Ford Motor, Limited Brands, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and Talbots led our relative results. On the other hand, our selection results in the financial, industrial, and energy sectors dampened our overall return. Financial firms State Street and Knight Capital Group and oilfield products and services company National Oilwell Varco did not perform as expected. In industrials, we were underweighted in companies like Boeing and Deere because they were not attractively ranked relative to their peers. That positioning reduced our performance as those companies performed better than the market for the semiannual period.

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U.S. Value Fund

Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2010

Portfolio Characteristics              
              DJ  
        Russell     U.S. Total  
        3000     Market  
  Fund     Value Index      Index  
Number of Stocks 445     2,055     4,159  
Median Market Cap  $22.4B   $ 28.6 B $ 31.4 B
Price/Earnings Ratio 15.0 x   24.0 x   23.0 x
Price/Book Ratio 1.5 x   1.6 x   2.2 x
Return on Equity 15.2 %   14.9 %   19.1 %
Earnings Growth Rate 4.4 %   -0.6 %   6.9 %
Dividend Yield 2.0 %   2.1 %   1.7 %
Foreign Holdings 0.1 %   0.0 %   0.0 %
Turnover Rate                
(Annualized) 58 %        
Ticker Symbol VUVLX          
Expense Ratio1 0.52 %        
30-Day SEC Yield 1.29 %        
Short-Term Reserves 0.3 %        

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)  
      Russell   DJ  
      3000   U.S. Total  
      Value   Market  
  Fund   Index   Index  
Consumer            
Discretionary 10.4 % 10.8 % 11.0 %
Consumer Staples 5.8   5.3   9.8  
Energy 16.3   16.6   10.0  
Financials 26.8   26.9   17.3  
Health Care 9.8   8.3   12.4  
Industrials 9.4   11.3   10.9  
Information            
Technology 8.8   5.4   18.5  
Materials 3.3   4.3   4.0  
Telecommunication            
Services 4.6   4.7   2.6  
Utilities 4.8   6.4   3.5  

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
    U.S. Total
  Russell 3000 Market
  Value Index Index
R-Squared 0.98 0.97
Beta 0.93 0.98
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)  
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &    
  Gas 3.6 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Financial    
  Services 3.0  
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceuticals 2.6  
Wells Fargo & Co. Diversified Banks 2.6  
General Electric Co. Industrial    
  Conglomerates 2.5  
AT&T Inc. Integrated    
  Telecommunication    
  Services 2.1  
Bank of America Corp. Diversified Financial    
  Services 2.1  
Chevron Corp. Integrated Oil &    
  Gas 2.0  
Goldman Sachs Group Investment Banking    
Inc. & Brokerage 1.8  
Travelers Cos. Inc. Property & Casualty    
  Insurance 1.5  
Top Ten   23.8 %
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and
equity index products.

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated January 28, 2010, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based
on the fund’s net assets as of the prospectus date. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the annualized expense ratio was 0.50%.

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U.S. Value Fund

Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): June 29, 2000, Through March 31, 2010


Note: For 2010, performance data reflect the six months ended March 31, 2010.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2010

  Inception One   Five   Since  
  Date Year   Years   Inception  
U.S. Value Fund 6/29/2000 47.21 % -0.44 % 3.59 %

Vanguard fund total returns do not include any transaction or account fees that applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
information about current fees.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

10



U.S. Value Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2010

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 www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (95.6%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (9.9%)    
* Viacom Inc. Class B 156,053 5,365
  Walt Disney Co. 84,600 2,953
* Ford Motor Co. 230,200 2,894
  Comcast Corp. Class A 150,789 2,838
  Ltd Brands Inc. 112,710 2,775
  Gannett Co. Inc. 144,132 2,381
  Home Depot Inc. 65,200 2,109
  DISH Network Corp. Class A 96,330 2,006
  News Corp. Class A 137,900 1,987
  Time Warner Inc. 61,466 1,922
  RadioShack Corp. 81,450 1,843
* Big Lots Inc. 43,300 1,577
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 102,200 1,553
* Rent-A-Center Inc. 56,000 1,324
  Johnson Controls Inc. 36,540 1,206
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 21,700 1,157
  Gap Inc. 46,950 1,085
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 35,300 908
* TRW Automotive    
  Holdings Corp. 30,968 885
  Jarden Corp. 24,900 829
  Expedia Inc. 32,300 806
  Bob Evans Farms Inc. 24,145 746
  Comcast Corp. 41,300 742
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 30,400 737
*,^ Talbots Inc. 48,000 622
^ Barnes & Noble Inc. 27,700 599
  Regis Corp. 29,714 555
* Beazer Homes USA Inc. 120,000 545
  Scholastic Corp. 18,600 521
  DR Horton Inc. 39,200 494
* Cabela’s Inc. 26,700 467
  Cracker Barrel Old    
  Country Store Inc. 8,800 408
* Genesco Inc. 13,100 406
* Ruby Tuesday Inc. 38,370 406
* Jo-Ann Stores Inc. 9,300 390
  American Greetings Corp.    
  Class A 18,480 385
* Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 46,100 384
* Valassis Communications Inc. 13,400 373
  Macy’s Inc. 13,800 300
  Harte-Hanks Inc. 22,100 284
* GameStop Corp. Class A 10,900 239
* Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. 6,300 193
* Red Robin Gourmet    
  Burgers Inc. 7,700 188
  Standard Motor Products Inc. 18,200 181
  Cablevision Systems Corp.    
  Class A 7,400 179
* Perry Ellis International Inc. 5,800 131
* G-III Apparel Group Ltd. 4,730 130
  Spartan Motors Inc. 22,300 125
* Tenneco Inc. 5,200 123
  Speedway Motorsports Inc. 7,700 120
* La-Z-Boy Inc. 9,300 117
* Autoliv Inc. 2,000 103
* Stein Mart Inc. 11,100 100
  CSS Industries Inc. 4,900 99
* Career Education Corp. 2,800 89
* Liberty Media Corp. - Starz 1,500 82
* Hawk Corp. Class A 2,900 57
*,^ Conn’s Inc. 6,691 52
* Lithia Motors Inc. Class A 5,200 33
* LodgeNet Interactive Corp. 4,500 31
  Books-A-Million Inc. 4,200 30
  Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. 1,300 29
* Dorman Products Inc. 1,093 21
* Bluegreen Corp. 2,400 8
  Stewart Enterprises Inc.    
  Class A 1,133 7
* Penske Auto Group Inc. 320 5
      52,239
Consumer Staples (5.3%)    
  CVS Caremark Corp. 173,300 6,336
  Sara Lee Corp. 344,950 4,805
  Procter & Gamble Co. 46,359 2,933

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U.S. Value Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Del Monte Foods Co. 162,400 2,371
  Kraft Foods Inc. 58,618 1,773
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. 36,672 1,290
  General Mills Inc. 14,900 1,055
  Coca-Cola Co. 17,100 940
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 17,146 892
  Hershey Co. 20,800 890
  Altria Group Inc. 32,060 658
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 17,800 514
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 17,000 470
* Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. 21,600 437
  Casey’s General Stores Inc. 13,600 427
* Whole Foods Market Inc. 11,462 414
  Nash Finch Co. 8,500 286
  ConAgra Foods Inc. 9,800 246
* NBTY Inc. 4,200 202
  Spartan Stores Inc. 12,400 179
* Energizer Holdings Inc. 2,612 164
* Seneca Foods Corp. Class A 5,600 163
* Pantry Inc. 12,500 156
  Imperial Sugar Co. 7,000 109
* American Oriental    
  Bioengineering Inc. 24,500 100
  Ingles Markets Inc. Class A 390 6
* HQ Sustainable Maritime    
  Industries Inc. 500 3
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A 110 2
      27,821
Energy (15.8%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 281,300 18,841
  Chevron Corp. 140,630 10,664
  Apache Corp. 75,500 7,663
  Marathon Oil Corp. 219,237 6,937
  ConocoPhillips 100,490 5,142
  Williams Cos. Inc. 218,900 5,057
  Murphy Oil Corp. 78,600 4,417
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 39,700 3,356
* Rowan Cos. Inc. 82,760 2,409
  Devon Energy Corp. 31,600 2,036
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 22,500 1,639
  Schlumberger Ltd. 25,780 1,636
* Nabors Industries Ltd. 78,340 1,538
* SEACOR Holdings Inc. 18,600 1,500
* Oil States International Inc. 31,154 1,413
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 26,600 1,079
* Newfield Exploration Co. 18,300 953
* Plains Exploration &    
  Production Co. 31,520 945
  Halliburton Co. 28,900 871
  XTO Energy Inc. 15,918 751
  Southern Union Co. 24,040 610
  Spectra Energy Corp. 23,800 536
  El Paso Corp. 35,800 388
  CARBO Ceramics Inc. 5,600 349
* International Coal Group Inc. 68,598 313
* ATP Oil & Gas Corp. 15,260 287
* Tetra Technologies Inc. 18,933 231
* USEC Inc. 40,020 231
  Berry Petroleum Co. Class A 7,200 203
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 8,000 189
* Cal Dive International Inc. 20,100 147
* Global Industries Ltd. 13,950 90
  Massey Energy Co. 1,674 88
* PHI Inc. 3,900 83
* Green Plains Renewable    
  Energy Inc. 5,500 78
  Cimarex Energy Co. 1,100 65
* Venoco Inc. 4,200 54
* Bolt Technology Corp. 3,800 43
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 3,400 38
      82,870
Financials (26.0%)    
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 353,790 15,832
  Wells Fargo & Co. 435,653 13,558
  Bank of America Corp. 615,976 10,995
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 55,657 9,497
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 148,755 8,024
  Prudential Financial Inc. 105,200 6,365
  Unum Group 196,099 4,857
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 105,620 4,791
  US Bancorp 183,500 4,749
  Loews Corp. 97,800 3,646
  New York Community    
  Bancorp Inc. 191,510 3,168
  Discover Financial Services 169,360 2,523
  American Express Co. 58,500 2,414
  PNC Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 38,300 2,286
  Platinum Underwriters    
  Holdings Ltd. 55,830 2,070
  PartnerRe Ltd. 25,060 1,998
  Hospitality Properties Trust 79,700 1,909
  American Financial Group Inc. 64,620 1,838
  SL Green Realty Corp. 32,000 1,833
  Allied World Assurance Co.    
  Holdings Ltd. 40,390 1,811
  Endurance Specialty    
  Holdings Ltd. 47,600 1,768
  HRPT Properties Trust 215,700 1,678
  Aspen Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 57,945 1,671
  Assurant Inc. 43,300 1,489
  Franklin Resources Inc. 9,500 1,054
  Validus Holdings Ltd. 38,000 1,046
  Chubb Corp. 19,900 1,032
  Morgan Stanley 34,300 1,005
  Bank of New York    
  Mellon Corp. 31,700 979
* Citigroup Inc. 237,814 963
* CNA Financial Corp. 36,000 962
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 17,300 909

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Hudson City Bancorp Inc. 61,600 872
  BlackRock Inc. 4,000 871
  Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. 47,800 803
  Capital One Financial Corp. 18,910 783
  MetLife Inc. 16,400 711
  Unitrin Inc. 23,400 656
  State Street Corp. 12,300 555
  Medical Properties Trust Inc. 51,300 538
  Ventas Inc. 11,200 532
* Conseco Inc. 83,950 522
* World Acceptance Corp. 12,700 458
  Nelnet Inc. Class A 23,700 440
  Macerich Co. 11,264 432
  Annaly Capital    
  Management Inc. 23,900 411
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 9,100 409
  Torchmark Corp. 7,400 396
  Simon Property Group Inc. 4,710 395
  BOK Financial Corp. 7,500 393
  Rayonier Inc. 8,500 386
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 12,000 381
  Brandywine Realty Trust 30,600 374
  American Equity Investment    
  Life Holding Co. 34,600 368
  Protective Life Corp. 16,640 366
  Everest Re Group Ltd. 3,900 316
  Max Capital Group Ltd. 13,313 306
  Argo Group International    
  Holdings Ltd. 8,800 287
  Sun Communities Inc. 9,700 244
* Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. 32,800 235
  NYSE Euronext 7,500 222
  Oriental Financial Group Inc. 15,690 212
  Banco Latinoamericano de    
  Comercio Exterior SA 14,400 207
* Encore Capital Group Inc. 12,500 206
  Mid-America Apartment    
  Communities Inc. 3,900 202
  Allstate Corp. 5,800 187
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 4,410 181
  Ramco-Gershenson    
  Properties Trust 14,672 165
  M&T Bank Corp. 1,900 151
* First Horizon National Corp. 9,573 134
  DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. 6,034 130
* SLM Corp. 10,100 126
  International Bancshares Corp. 5,200 120
  Mission West Properties Inc. 17,198 118
  Transatlantic Holdings Inc. 2,200 116
  First Bancorp 8,400 114
  BGC Partners Inc. Class A 16,900 103
  Vornado Realty Trust 1,359 103
  Horace Mann Educators Corp. 6,800 102
  Jefferies Group Inc. 4,200 99
  Republic Bancorp Inc. Class A 5,100 96
  Agree Realty Corp. 3,940 90
  Associated Estates    
  Realty Corp. 6,400 88
* First Industrial Realty    
  Trust Inc. 11,300 88
* AmeriCredit Corp. 3,600 86
* Penson Worldwide Inc. 8,429 85
  Fifth Third Bancorp 6,200 84
  Student Loan Corp. 2,200 78
  ProLogis 5,800 77
* American Safety Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 4,600 76
  Equity Residential 1,800 70
  Advance America Cash    
  Advance Centers Inc. 11,900 69
  Northrim BanCorp Inc. 3,900 67
* Dollar Financial Corp. 2,600 63
  First Financial Bancorp 3,500 62
  Bar Harbor Bankshares 1,900 58
* China Housing & Land    
  Development Inc. 15,000 57
  First Defiance Financial Corp. 4,900 50
  Century Bancorp Inc. Class A 2,300 44
  U-Store-It Trust 5,200 37
  ESB Financial Corp. 2,523 33
  Porter Bancorp Inc. 1,890 25
  Great Southern Bancorp Inc. 900 20
  Wilber Corp. 2,742 18
  California First National Bancorp 713 10
  One Liberty Properties Inc. 227 4
  Enterprise Bancorp Inc. 5
      136,693
Health Care (9.3%)    
  Pfizer Inc. 797,295 13,674
* Forest Laboratories Inc. 160,200 5,024
  Merck & Co. Inc. 116,101 4,336
  CIGNA Corp. 103,520 3,787
  McKesson Corp. 53,200 3,496
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 72,000 2,352
* Humana Inc. 45,600 2,133
* Life Technologies Corp. 37,196 1,944
  Johnson & Johnson 29,000 1,891
* WellPoint Inc. 24,300 1,564
  Omnicare Inc. 48,720 1,378
* Kinetic Concepts Inc. 25,100 1,200
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 33,060 883
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 26,200 758
* Coventry Health Care Inc. 24,010 594
* Community Health    
  Systems Inc. 15,500 572
* Mylan Inc. 21,500 488
* Amedisys Inc. 7,400 409
* Kindred Healthcare Inc. 21,800 394
* Odyssey HealthCare Inc. 16,900 306
* LifePoint Hospitals Inc. 8,100 298
* Universal American Corp. 15,800 243

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Invacare Corp. 8,800 234
* Tenet Healthcare Corp. 24,700 141
* Health Net Inc. 5,555 138
  Eli Lilly & Co. 2,500 91
* King Pharmaceuticals Inc. 6,600 78
* Kendle International Inc. 3,400 59
* Conmed Corp. 2,127 51
  Cantel Medical Corp. 2,200 44
* Medical Action Industries Inc.  1,900 23
* NovaMed Inc. 3,300 11
* Cambrex Corp. 1,600 6
* Allied Healthcare    
  International Inc. 1,500 4
      48,604
Industrials (9.0%)    
  General Electric Co. 728,240 13,254
  L-3 Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 44,000 4,032
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 100,100 2,137
  Boeing Co. 24,378 1,770
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 26,200 1,718
  General Dynamics Corp. 22,000 1,698
  FedEx Corp. 16,900 1,578
  SPX Corp. 23,700 1,572
  Raytheon Co. 25,300 1,445
* EMCOR Group Inc. 48,400 1,192
  CSX Corp. 23,400 1,191
  Ryder System Inc. 28,600 1,109
* Alaska Air Group Inc. 24,650 1,016
  United Technologies Corp. 13,000 957
  Joy Global Inc. 14,700 832
* Dollar Thrifty Automotive    
  Group Inc. 25,700 826
* General Cable Corp. 29,900 807
* Owens Corning 31,200 794
  Skywest Inc. 45,500 650
* Avis Budget Group Inc. 47,400 545
* Atlas Air Worldwide    
  Holdings Inc. 10,200 541
  KBR Inc. 21,400 474
  Deluxe Corp. 21,600 419
* Oshkosh Corp. 10,200 411
  Union Pacific Corp. 5,600 411
* Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 16,400 346
  Watts Water Technologies Inc.    
  Class A 11,130 346
* Thomas & Betts Corp. 8,200 322
  Aircastle Ltd. 32,400 307
* URS Corp. 5,900 293
  Comfort Systems USA Inc. 22,780 285
* Hertz Global Holdings Inc. 28,400 284
  Briggs & Stratton Corp. 12,000 234
  Federal Signal Corp. 25,680 231
* EnerSys 8,900 220
* Esterline Technologies Corp. 4,200 208
  Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. 7,995 198
* M&F Worldwide Corp. 6,000 184
  Standex International Corp. 7,000 180
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 3,200 161
* Republic Airways    
  Holdings Inc. 26,800 159
* DynCorp International Inc.    
  Class A 11,700 134
  Ducommun Inc. 6,200 130
  Universal Forest Products Inc. 2,900 112
* Armstrong World Industries Inc. 3,000 109
  International Shipholding Corp. 3,600 106
  Cummins Inc. 1,700 105
* Tutor Perini Corp. 4,400 96
  Alamo Group Inc. 4,700 94
* Sterling Construction Co. Inc. 5,900 93
  Caterpillar Inc. 1,300 82
  Crane Co. 2,244 80
* Metalico Inc. 11,900 71
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 2,800 68
  Apogee Enterprises Inc. 3,700 59
* ATC Technology Corp. 3,200 55
* LMI Aerospace Inc. 2,700 50
* Willis Lease Finance Corp. 3,169 50
  ITT Corp. 900 48
  Kimball International Inc.    
  Class B 6,621 46
* Fushi Copperweld Inc. 4,100 46
* WESCO International Inc. 1,300 45
  VSE Corp. 600 25
* United Capital Corp. 964 23
* Air Transport Services    
  Group Inc. 3,030 10
* Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd. 1,540 8
  Preformed Line Products Co. 200 8
  Standard Register Co. 460 2
      47,092
Information Technology (8.0%)    
  Hewlett-Packard Co. 141,700  7,531
* Computer Sciences Corp. 111,300  6,065
  Intel Corp. 160,330  3,569
* Micron Technology Inc.   3,344
* Lexmark International Inc.    
  Class A 49,000 1,768
  CA Inc. 69,600 1,633
  Xerox Corp. 136,057  1,327
* eBay Inc. 46,900 1,264
* Brocade Communications  321,849  
  Systems Inc.   191,700 1,095
* Arrow Electronics Inc. 35,000 1,055
  Harris Corp. 22,200 1,054
* Seagate Technology 54,300 992
* EMC Corp. 54,100 976
* Unisys Corp. 25,070 875
* Convergys Corp. 68,940 845
  Fair Isaac Corp. 32,995 836
* Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 76,700 785

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Marvell Technology    
  Group Ltd. 33,800 689
* Western Digital Corp. 15,700 612
* Fairchild Semiconductor    
  International Inc. Class A 56,350 600
* Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 54,900 509
  Earthlink Inc. 59,100 505
* Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc. 19,300 497
  United Online Inc. 48,824 365
  Black Box Corp. 11,013 339
* SYNNEX Corp. 11,000 325
* Teradata Corp. 9,600 277
* SanDisk Corp. 8,000 277
* SonicWALL Inc. 30,500 265
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 2,000 256
* RF Micro Devices Inc. 46,800 233
* Tech Data Corp. 5,300 222
* Ciber Inc. 44,673 167
* CSG Systems    
  International Inc. 7,900 166
* Photronics Inc. 28,900 147
* Ness Technologies Inc. 22,860 144
* Quest Software Inc. 5,790 103
* Cogo Group Inc. 12,422 87
* OSI Systems Inc. 2,600 73
* Dynamics Research Corp. 5,200 59
* ePlus Inc. 2,200 39
* China Security & Surveillance    
  Technology Inc. 4,970 38
* PC Connection Inc. 4,845 30
* PC Mall Inc. 5,000 25
* Anaren Inc. 1,300 18
* Pervasive Software Inc. 1,391 7
* Computer Task Group Inc. 700 5
      42,093
Materials (3.2%)    
  Eastman Chemical Co. 33,600 2,140
  Ashland Inc. 33,610 1,774
  EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. 36,400 1,355
  Lubrizol Corp. 13,200 1,211
  Freeport-McMoRan    
  Copper & Gold Inc. 13,900 1,161
  Dow Chemical Co. 36,900 1,091
  International Paper Co. 39,700 977
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 25,000 888
* Buckeye Technologies Inc. 57,637 754
* Domtar Corp. 10,904 702
  Sealed Air Corp. 32,700 689
  PPG Industries Inc. 9,150 598
* OM Group Inc. 16,800 569
  AK Steel Holding Corp. 21,600 494
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 8,566 422
  Glatfelter 22,500 326
  Innophos Holdings Inc. 9,700 271
* Solutia Inc. 15,800 255
* Pactiv Corp. 9,000 227
* Spartech Corp. 16,300 191
* KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 14,400 171
  Innospec Inc. 13,300 151
  Rock-Tenn Co. Class A 3,200 146
* BWAY Holdings Co. 4,100 82
* Boise Inc. 10,200 62
  Stepan Co. 400 22
* Sutor Technology Group Ltd. 4,400 13
      16,742
Telecommunication Services (4.5%)  
  AT&T Inc. 433,110 11,192
  CenturyTel Inc. 134,242 4,760
  Verizon Communications Inc. 144,302 4,476
  Qwest Communications    
  International Inc. 529,200 2,763
  Windstream Corp. 27,992 305
* Premiere Global Services Inc. 8,276 68
* SureWest Communications 5,147 44
* NII Holdings Inc. 500 21
      23,629
Utilities (4.6%)    
  DTE Energy Co. 82,300 3,671
  NiSource Inc. 193,010 3,050
  Ameren Corp. 97,100 2,532
  Exelon Corp. 44,900 1,967
  Oneok Inc. 34,172 1,560
* NRG Energy Inc. 70,910 1,482
* AES Corp. 124,700 1,372
  Entergy Corp. 13,600 1,106
  Public Service Enterprise    
  Group Inc. 34,800 1,027
  Southern Co. 24,200 802
  Constellation Energy    
  Group Inc. 22,400 786
  Dominion Resources Inc. 16,900 695
* Mirant Corp. 62,300 677
  CMS Energy Corp. 39,100 605
  Edison International 17,200 588
  Atmos Energy Corp. 18,400 526
  National Fuel Gas Co. 9,800 495
  NorthWestern Corp. 17,700 475
  Unisource Energy Corp. 12,822 403
  Integrys Energy Group Inc. 6,700 317
  DPL Inc. 600 16
      24,152
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $455,895)   501,935

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    Face Market
    Amount Value
  ($000) ($000)
Temporary Cash Investments (4.7%)1  
Money Market Fund (4.0%)  
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity  
Fund, 0.183%   20,861,827 20,862
 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.7%)
4,5 Freddie Mac Discount  
Notes, 0.245%, 9/21/10 4,000 3,994
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $24,857)     24,856
Total Investments (100.3%)  
(Cost $480,752)     526,791
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.3%)  
Other Assets     2,149
Liabilities3     (3,620)
      (1,471)
Net Assets (100%)      
Applicable to 54,489,553 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 525,320
Net Asset Value Per Share $ 9.64

At March 31, 2010, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 744,625
Overdistributed Net Investment Income (928)
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (264,814)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 46,039
Futures Contracts 398
Net Assets 525,320

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $882,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund's effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.8% and 0.5%, respectively, of net
assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Includes $950,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
5 Securities with a value of $3,994,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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U.S. Value Fund    
 
 
Statement of Operations    
 
  Six Months Ended  
  March 31, 2010  
  ($000) )
Investment Income    
Income    
Dividends 5,454  
Interest1 21  
Security Lending 38  
Total Income 5,513  
Expenses    
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B    
Basic Fee 499  
Performance Adjustment 187  
The Vanguard Group—Note C    
Management and Administrative 503  
Marketing and Distribution 46  
Custodian Fees 35  
Shareholders’ Reports 9  
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1  
Total Expenses 1,280  
Net Investment Income 4,233  
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold    
Investment Securities Sold (1,843 )
Futures Contracts 2,311  
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 468  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)    
Investment Securities 50,056  
Futures Contracts 88  
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 50,144  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 54,845  
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $15,000.    
 
 
 
 
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.    

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, September 30,
  2010 2009
  ($ 000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 4,233 11,691
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 468 (216,657)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 50,144 90,276
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 54,845 (114,690)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (10,069) (19,124)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (10,069) (19,124)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 29,471 83,799
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 9,531 17,794
Redeemed (78,555) (174,762)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (39,553) (73,169)
Total Increase (Decrease) 5,223 (206,983)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 520,097 727,080
End of Period1 525,320 520,097
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($928,000)
and $4,908,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

  Six Months                                
      Ended                                
For a Share Outstanding March 31,   Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $ 8.84   $ 10.64   $ 15.41   $ 14.55   $ 14.36   $ 12.82  
Investment Operations                                      
Net Investment Income     .083     .200     .2701     .330     .280     .280  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                    
on Investments     .897     (1.702 )   (3.180 )   1.170     1.070     1.460  
Total from Investment Operations     .980     (1.502 )   (2.910 )   1.500     1.350     1.740  
Distributions                                      
Dividends from Net Investment Income   (.180 )   (.298 )   (.350 )   (.230 )   (.280 )   (.200 )
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains           (1.510 )   (.410 )   (.880 )    
Total Distributions     (.180 )   (.298 )   (1.860 )   (.640 )   (1.160 )   (.200 )
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.64   $ 8.84   $ 10.64   $ 15.41   $ 14.55   $ 14.36  
 
Total Return2     11.24 %   -13.68 %   -20.65 %   10.52 %   9.93 %   13.65 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $ 525   $ 520   $ 727   $ 1,406   $ 1,394   $ 994  
Ratio of Total Expenses to                                      
Average Net Assets3     0.50 %4   0.52 %   0.37 %   0.33 %   0.39 %   0.39 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to                                      
Average Net Assets     1.66 %4   2.38 %   2.18 %   2.09 %   2.09 %   2.08 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     58 %4   74 %   86 %   114 %   57 %   52 %

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.
3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.07%, 0.09%, (0.02%), (0.09%), (0.09%), and (0.08%).
4 Annualized.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard U.S. Value Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

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

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

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (September 30, 2006–2009), and for the period ended March 31, 2010, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

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B. AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC provides 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 fee for AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since June 30, 2007, relative to the Russell 3000 Value Index.

The Vanguard Group provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund on an at-cost basis. The fund paid Vanguard advisory fees of $67,000 for the period ended March 31, 2010.

For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.20% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $187,000 (0.07%) based on performance.

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2010, the fund had contributed capital of $97,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers 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 fund’s investments as of March 31, 2010, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 501,935 --- ---
Temporary Cash Investments 20,862 3.994 ---
Futures Contracts—Assets1 1 --- ---
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (83) --- ---
Total 522,715 3,994 ---

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

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U.S. Value Fund

E. At March 31, 2010, 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)  
S&P 500 Index June 2010 76 22,139   395  
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2010 5 291   3  

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.

For tax purposes, at September 30, 2009, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $97,429,000 to offset future net capital gains through September 30, 2017. In addition, the fund realized losses of $167,292,000 during the period from November 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2010. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending September 30, 2010; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At March 31, 2010, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $480,752,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $46,039,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $76,875,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $30,836,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

G. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fund purchased $139,757,000 of investment securities and sold $185,438,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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U.S. Value Fund

H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, 2010 September 30, 2009
  Shares Shares
  (000) (000)
Issued 3,238 10,871
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,064 2,326
Redeemed (8,654) (22,707)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding (4,352) (9,510)

I. In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2010, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the account service fee described in the prospectus. If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.” The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended March 31, 2010            
    Beginning   Ending   Expenses
    Account Value   Account Value   Paid During
U.S. Value Fund   9/30/2009   3/31/2010   Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $ 1,000.00 $ 1,112.41 $ 2.63
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return   1,000.00   1,022.44   2.52

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.50%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements

In November 2009, the board of trustees of Vanguard U.S. Value Fund renewed the fund’s investment advisory arrangements with AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC and The Vanguard Group, Inc. (through its Quantitative Equity Group). The board determined at that time that the retention of the advisors was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of each advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decisions.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management since each firm began managing portions of the fund, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The board noted the following:

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC. AXA Rosenberg, founded in 1985, is an independently operated subsidiary of the AXA Group. AXA Rosenberg employs an investment philosophy grounded in fundamental analysis using a two-part quantitative model: a valuation model and an earnings-forecast model, which are combined to develop an individual predicted return for each company and optimized against the Russell 3000 Value Index. AXA Rosenberg has managed a portion of the fund since 2007.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth. Vanguard has managed a portion of the fund since 2008.

The board concluded that each advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted approval of the advisory arrangements.

Investment performance

The board considered the performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and the fund’s peer-group average. The board concluded that since AXA Rosenberg began managing a portion of the fund in 2007 and Vanguard began managing a portion of the fund in 2008, the fund has performed in line with expectations, and that its performance results have been competitive versus its benchmark and peer group. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.

Cost

The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below the fund’s peer-group average rate. Information about the fund’s expense ratio appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section, which also includes information about the fund’s advisory fee rate.

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The board did not consider profitability of AXA Rosenberg in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because AXA Rosenberg is independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fee is the result of arm’s-length negotiations. The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard, because of

Vanguard’s unique “at-cost” structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies,

Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees, and produces “profits” only in the form of reduced expenses for fund shareholders.

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the fund’s advisory fee schedule for AXA Rosenberg. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets managed by AXA Rosenberg increase. The board also concluded that the fund’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as fund assets managed by

Vanguard increase.

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

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Glossary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 162 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 Rajiv L. Gupta
  Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2
F. William McNabb III Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served (diversified manufacturing and services) and Hewlett-
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing);
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Trustee of The Conference Board; Member of the
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Board of Managers of Delphi Automotive LLP
each of the investment companies served by The (automotive components).
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard  
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Amy Gutmann
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
  of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Independent Trustees Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
  in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
Emerson U. Fullwood appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal nication and the Graduate School of Education of
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive the University of Pennsylvania; Director of Carnegie
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River Development
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of
Corporation (document management products and Commerce; Trustee of the National Constitution Center;
services); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of
manufacturing), the United Way of Rochester, Bioethical Issues.
Amerigroup Corporation (managed health care),  
the University of Rochester Medical Center, and  
Monroe Community College Foundation.  



JoAnn Heffernan Heisen Executive Officers    
Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal      
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Thomas J. Higgins    
Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer since Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
2006 (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
Committee (retired 2008) of Johnson & Johnson Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
(pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Vice President Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
and Chief Information Officer of Johnson & Johnson served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
(1997–2005); Director of the University Medical Center of each of the investment companies served by The
at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
Institute; Member of the Advisory Board of the      
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Kathryn J. Hyatt    
at Syracuse University. Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
F. Joseph Loughrey of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the
and Chief Operating Officer since 2005 (retired 2009) investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
and Vice Chairman of the Board (2008–2009) of (1988–2008).
Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery); Director of      
SKF AB (industrial machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. Heidi Stam    
(specialized consumer services), Sauer-Danfoss Inc. Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
(machinery), the Lumina Foundation for Education, Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
and Oxfam America; Chairman of the Advisory Council Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006;
for the College of Arts and Letters at the University of General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005;
Notre Dame. Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the
  investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
André F. Perold since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005;
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard      
Business School; Chair of the Investment Committee      
of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm). Vanguard Senior Management Team
 
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. R. Gregory Barton   Michael S. Miller
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Mortimer J. Buckley   James M. Norris
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Kathleen C. Gubanich   Glenn W. Reed
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO Paul A. Heller   George U. Sauter
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite);      
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/      
aircraft systems and services); Chairman of the Federal Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Trustee of The Cleveland      
Museum of Art. John J. Brennan    
  Chairman, 1996–2009    
Peter F. Volanakis Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal      
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President      
since 2007 and Chief Operating Officer since 2005 Founder    
of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment);      
President of Corning Technologies (2001–2005); John C. Bogle    
Director of Corning Incorporated and Dow Corning; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
Trustee of the Corning Incorporated Foundation and      
the Corning Museum of Glass; Overseer of the      
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at      
Dartmouth College.      

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



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Vanguard Capital Value Fund
Semiannual Report
March 31, 2010



> During the six months ended March 31, stocks continued to climb as the

economic recovery gained traction.

> Vanguard Capital Value Fund posted a half-year return of nearly 17%, easily

outpacing its benchmark index and peer funds.

> The fund advisor’s stock selections in the materials industry provided a major

boost. The consumer discretionary and industrial sectors also helped the fund’s

performance.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
Advisor’s Report. 7
Fund Profile. 10
Performance Summary. 11
Financial Statements. 12
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 22
Trustees Approve Advisory Agreement. 24
Glossary. 25

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the 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.

Cover photograph: Veronica Coia.



Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended March 31, 2010  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard Capital Value Fund 16.69%
Russell 3000 Value Index 11.51
Multi-Cap Value Funds Average 11.03
Multi-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
September 30, 2009 , Through March 31, 2010

      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard Capital Value Fund $8.60 $10.00 $0.033 $0.000

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

As U.S. stocks continued rising, Vanguard Capital Value Fund finished the six months ended March 31, 2010, with a return of nearly 17%. The fund’s performance considerably outpaced that of its benchmark index and its peer group.

The fund’s ability to emphasize certain sectors or individual stocks paid off during the period, as the investment advisor took advantage of a recovering economy to identify companies that outperformed the rising market.

Stock market rally continued despite a few minor setbacks

After a steep but short-lived decline in February, the broad U.S. stock market went on to end the six-month period with a gain of about 12%. Since stocks began their historic recovery in March 2009, U.S. equities have risen more than 70%.

During the six months, small-capitalization companies outperformed larger-cap companies, while growth stocks led their value counterparts, though the differences weren’t all that significant.

Foreign stocks didn’t fare as well as domestic stocks, but still ended the period on a positive note. Investors’ concerns about Greece’s creditworthiness, as well as that of economies such as Spain and Portugal, weighed on the European markets. In Asia, possible changes to China’s monetary policies and weakness in the Japanese market hindered the

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region’s results. Emerging-market stocks, which made a quick and substantial recovery from the global financial crisis, continued to outperform developed-market stocks.

Investors still favored riskier bond options

The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned about 2% for the period, as investors continued to prefer higher-risk corporate bonds over government issues. The broad municipal bond market returned 0.28%. The yields of longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds rose during the six months, while those of the shortest-term securities remained near 0%.

The Federal Reserve Board has kept its target for short-term interest rates unchanged at 0% to 0.25% since December 2008 and has said that it expects to maintain that rate for “an extended period.” In late February, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said that low interest rates were still necessary to help the economy recover, but that the central bank would be ready to tighten credit “at the appropriate time.” The Fed has, however, begun to wind down credit programs established during the financial crisis.

The advisor’s value strategy was rewarded once again

The fund’s investment advisor, Wellington Management Company, looks for companies of all sizes that it believes are

Market Barometer            
 
      Total Returns  
      Periods Ended March 31, 2010  
  Six   One   Five Years  
  Months   Year   (Annualized)  
Stocks            
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 12.11 % 51.60 % 2.31 %
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 13.07   62.76   3.36  
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 12.48   52.88   2.82  
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 5.51   61.67   6.59  
 
Bonds            
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad            
taxable market) 1.99 % 7.69 % 5.44 %
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index 0.28   9.69   4.58  
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05   0.13   2.76  
 
CPI            
Consumer Price Index 0.77 % 2.31 % 2.40 %

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undervalued and poised to provide superior returns. That strategy produced stellar returns in the fiscal year that ended last fall, and it continued to be successful in the first half of fiscal 2010 as the fund easily bested its unmanaged yardstick, the Russell 3000 Value Index.

About half of the fund’s margin of outperformance came from profitable stock selections in the materials sector (+32%). Mining companies such as Teck Resources (+58%), Cliffs Natural Resources (+41%), and Xstrata (+28%) benefited from strong demand in emerging markets.

The fund also drew strength from overweighted positions and strong stock selections in the consumer discretionary

(+33%) and industrial (+25%) sectors. In the former, the advisor capitalized on the revival of the car industry by holding Ford Motor (+74%) and auto-parts retailer TRW Automotive Holdings (+71%). The fund also benefited from a stake in Internet retailer Amazon.com (+43%), which saw sharply rising sales, particularly during the holiday shopping season.

In industrials, sunnier prospects for airlines gave a lift to Delta Air Lines (+63%) and BE Aerospace (+51%), a manufacturer of aviation equipment. In fact, Delta was the most significant single contributor to the fund’s advance, an instance of how the fund can benefit from the advisor’s ability to emphasize individual stocks that are not necessarily listed in the Russell 3000 Value Index. As we’ve seen in recent years, the

Expense Ratios        
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group        
      Peer Group  
  Fund   Average  
Capital Value Fund 0.45 % 1.30 %

The fund expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated January 28, 2010, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based on the fund’s net assets as of the prospectus date. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fund’s annualized expense ratio was 0.49%. The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2009.

Peer group: Multi-Cap Value Funds.

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advisor’s considerable leeway in investing across the market is a feature of the Capital Value Fund that can sometimes lead to significant under- or overperform-ance of its benchmark.

Fund holdings in three sectors lost ground during the period. The advisor’s health care holdings returned –2%, with notably poor results among biotechnology companies such as Novavax (–42%) and Genzyme (–15%). Stocks in telecommunication services (–30%) and utilities (–4%) also pulled down returns. However, losses in the latter sector were mitigated by the advisor’s decision to underweight utilities relative to the benchmark.

Notwithstanding the lows and highs, the long view is what counts

The stock market has rebounded remarkably from one of the most difficult bear markets in decades, and the Capital Value Fund’s returns have been even more impressive. As we mentioned in our last report to you, the fund’s remarkable performance attracted a sizable influx of cash throughout 2009. Although the advisor was able to deploy that cash effectively, we felt it was in your best interests to close the fund to new investors, which we did after the close of business on October 9.

The closure is intended to temper cash flow into the fund, thereby protecting existing shareholders from the higher transaction costs that can result from short-term, in-and-out investing. Existing shareholders can continue to add to their accounts without limitation.

As you know, Vanguard maintains a long-term perspective in evaluating any fund’s performance. The Capital Value Fund’s recent results have been outstanding, but its aggressive, go-anywhere approach has also produced periods of underperformance and can result in periods of heightened volatility. In order to moderate the fund’s volatility, we added a second manager from within Wellington to the advisory team in December.

David W. Palmer is an experienced investment manager who is now overseeing about half of the fund’s assets. He and the fund’s other manager, Peter I. Higgins, both work at Wellington, but they will independently manage separate stock portfolios. This multi-manager approach will allow the fund to benefit from slightly different but complementary approaches to value stock investing, while maintaining the fund’s investment objective and policies. A summary of each manager’s assessments of the fund’s recent performance follow this letter.

Whether the market continues to go up or retreats from its recent ascent, we’re confident the fund will continue to provide investors with a portfolio that can serve a useful role in a diversified long-term investment program.

On another matter, I would like to inform you that on January 1, 2010, we completed a leadership transition that began in March 2008. I succeeded Jack Brennan as chairman of Vanguard and each of the funds. Jack has agreed to serve as chairman emeritus and senior advisor.

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Under Jack’s leadership, Vanguard has grown to become a preeminent firm in the mutual fund industry. Jack’s energy, his relentless pursuit of perfection, and his unwavering focus on always doing the right thing for our clients are evident in every facet of Vanguard policy today.

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

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
April 14, 2010

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Advisor’s Report

For the fiscal half-year ended March 31, the Capital Value Fund returned about 17%, reflecting the combined results of two managers at your fund’s investment advisor, Wellington Management Company, LLP. The use of two managers who independently oversee separate portions of the fund’s portfolio provides exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches, enhancing the diversification of your fund. It is not uncommon for different managers to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.

The managers have prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the six-month period and of how their portfolio positioning reflects this assessment. These comments were prepared on April 20, 2010.

Portfolio Manager: Peter I. Higgins, CFA, Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager

Our investment results benefited from strong stock selection as well as from our allocation to the consumer discretionary, materials, and industrial sectors. Holdings that helped our performance included Delta Air Lines, TRW Automotive Holdings, Ford Motor, and Teck Resources.

Shares of Delta rose sharply after it became evident that airfare pricing trends are accelerating, owing to very tight capacity in the industry along with

business and leisure demand that is rising with the economy. Because airlines have very high fixed costs, incremental revenues largely flow to the bottom line.

The stock of TRW Automotive, a parts supplier, rose after the company posted exceptionally strong earnings surprises in consecutive quarters. Investors are becoming increasingly aware that TRW’s earnings power is much higher than previously thought. Likewise, Ford’s stock has performed admirably as it continues to take market share from competitors and as investors recognize both the stunning turnaround Ford has achieved and its earnings potential in a more normal demand environment. Finally, Teck Resources, a mining stock focused on metallurgical coal and copper, has risen sharply as the prices of those commodities rebounded significantly, leading to much higher earnings estimates.

Poor stock selection in health care and telecommunication services detracted from results. Novavax, a leading-edge biotechnology company that focuses on vaccines, suffered as concerns about the pandemic flu epidemic subsided, leaving investors apathetic despite the company’s strong scientific advances in flu vaccines. The technology Novavax is developing has the potential to make obsolete the egg-based flu vaccines that have been prevalent for more than 50 years. Genzyme lagged as it continued to encounter manufacturing difficulties and earnings disappointments.

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In telecommunication services, the wireless industry has become much more competitive, leading investors to flee MetroPCS Communications because its low-cost prepaid wireless offerings are less compelling in a market with widespread price discounting.

In contrast to a year ago, when many thought we were entering the next Great Depression, the economy has proven much more resilient than was generally expected. Companies have done a fantastic job of preserving earnings by slashing costs and capital spending. These actions, along with an improving economy, have led to prospects for substantially higher earnings as the economy returns to a more stable state. Our focus on underappreciated earnings potential has been a major factor in our strong returns.

We continue to identify numerous companies with such potential, and we maintain a tilt in favor of cyclicals. At the margin, however, we have been gradually reducing our cyclical holdings as some of the stocks have approached our target prices. We are finding more intriguing ideas within the health care and technology sectors. We have also decreased our exposure to financial stocks as many of the valuation anomalies we witnessed a year ago are not nearly as compelling or prevalent.

Portfolio Manager: David W. Palmer, CFA, Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager

In the abbreviated period since the inception of the two-manager structure in December, investment results were notably assisted by our decision to underweight the telecommunication services and utilities sectors, which were perceived to be less economically sensitive during the strong, procyclical advance in the markets.

Among the securities in our portion of the portfolio, there were four highlights. First, US Airways and Delta Air Lines appreciated sharply as evidence mounted of improved bookings and a return of high-margin business travel. We trimmed our exposure to the carriers as their stocks rose, but they remain an active position as industry conditions continue to improve.

Second, Unum, a provider of group insurance benefits, rallied on signs of an imminent return to employment growth in the economy. The stock still appears to us to be inexpensive on the basis of earnings- and book-value metrics, and it remains a large holding. The company’s results should show fundamental improvement geared to employment growth as the cycle unfolds.

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Third, specialty pharmaceutical company Alkermes rebounded from fourth-quarter pressure after prospects improved for timely FDA approval of the company’s principal product, a long-acting version of the diabetes drug Byetta from Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals. And finally, oil services company Smith International received a takeover bid from larger competitor Schlumberger, the final act of a joint venture partnership between the two companies dating to the late 1990s.

Stock selection in the consumer discretionary and materials sectors detracted from performance. Among consumer discretionary stocks, no particular holding was noteworthy, but the accumulated result of many small negatives was a headwind for our portion of the fund. Among materials stocks, holdings in two aggregates and construction products companies, Vulcan Materials

and HeidelbergCement, lagged as investors worried about the pace of the rebound in commercial construction and road-building. Both companies remained in the fund at the end of the period.

As the recovery unfolds, it is illuminating to examine the divergence in performance between, on the one hand, those stocks and sectors that the investment community has decided will return quickly to their pre-crash norms and, on the other, those that are believed to have been negatively affected by the crisis on a longer-term basis. In our appraisal, many early-cycle industrial, energy, and consumer discretionary stocks have become fully valued over the past year, while other late-cycle industrial and employment-oriented companies have not joined the resurgence and appear undervalued.

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Capital Value Fund

Fund Profile
As of March 31, 2010

Portfolio Characteristics              
              DJ  
        Russell     U.S. Total  
        3000     Market  
  Fund    

Value Index 

    Index  
Number of Stocks 147     2,055     4,159  
Median Market Cap  $11.6B   $ 28.6 B $ 31.4 B
Price/Earnings Ratio 35.4 x   24.0 x   23.0 x
Price/Book Ratio 1.9 x   1.6 x   2.2 x
Return on Equity 16.0 %   14.9 %   19.1 %
Earnings Growth Rate 5.1 %   -0.6 %   6.9 %
Dividend Yield 1.1 %   2.1 %   1.7 %
Foreign Holdings 20.4 %   0.0 %   0.0 %
Turnover Rate                
(Annualized) 268 %        
Ticker Symbol VCVLX          
Expense Ratio1 0.45 %        
30-Day SEC Yield 0.46 %        
Short-Term Reserves 0.7 %        

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)  
      Russell   DJ  
      3000   U.S. Total  
      Value   Market  
  Fund   Index   Index  
Consumer            
Discretionary 13.3 % 10.8 % 11.0 %
Consumer Staples 2.6   5.3   9.8  
Energy 13.1   16.6   10.0  
Financials 19.7   26.9   17.3  
Health Care 13.0   8.3   12.4  
Industrials 16.2   11.3   10.9  
Information            
Technology 13.3   5.4   18.5  
Materials 7.0   4.3   4.0  
Telecommunication            
Services 0.0   4.7   2.6  
Utilities 1.8   6.4   3.5  

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
    U.S. Total
  Russell 3000 Market
  Value Index Index
R-Squared 0.84 0.87
Beta 1.29 1.39
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)  
Bank of America Corp. Diversified Financial    
  Services 3.6 %
Wells Fargo & Co. Diversified Banks 3.4  
Delta Air Lines Inc. Airlines 3.0  
Consol Energy Inc. Coal & Consumable    
  Fuels 2.5  
Apple Inc. Computer    
  Hardware 2.1  
UBS AG Diversified Capital    
  Markets 2.0  
UCB SA Pharmaceuticals 1.8  
QUALCOMM Inc. Communications    
  Equipment 1.7  
Elan Corp. PLC ADR Pharmaceuticals 1.5  
TRW Automotive Auto Parts &    
Holdings Corp. Equipment 1.5  
Top Ten   23.1 %
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated January 28, 2010, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year based
on the fund’s net assets as of the prospectus date. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the annualized expense ratio was 0.49%.

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Capital Value Fund

Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 17, 2001, Through March 31, 2010


Note: For 2010, performance data reflect the six months ended March 31, 2010.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2010

  Inception One   Five   Since  
  Date Year   Years   Inception  
Capital Value Fund 12/17/2001 105.64 % 3.25 % 4.03 %

Vanguard fund total returns do not include any transaction or account fees that applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about current fees.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Capital Value Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of March 31, 2010

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 www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.2%)    
Consumer Discretionary (13.2%)  
* TRW Automotive    
  Holdings Corp. 455,300 13,012
* Apollo Group Inc. Class A 178,110 10,916
1 Buck Holdings LP Private    
  Placement Shares 4,130,622 9,543
* Pulte Group Inc. 642,500 7,228
* Dana Holding Corp. 553,000 6,570
^ Volkswagen AG Prior Pfd. 68,899 6,315
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 257,700 6,247
  Comcast Corp. Class A 254,900 4,797
  Home Depot Inc. 141,400 4,574
  Brunswick Corp. 285,400 4,558
  Thomas Cook Group PLC 1,105,617 4,529
* ITT Educational    
  Services Inc. 39,800 4,477
  Johnson Controls Inc. 132,800 4,381
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 152,700 4,286
* Toll Brothers Inc. 199,900 4,158
  Comcast Corp. 226,200 4,065
  Porsche Automobil    
  Holding SE Prior Pfd. 62,400 3,811
  Target Corp. 56,800 2,988
* Ford Motor Co. 228,650 2,874
  MDC Holdings Inc. 66,800 2,312
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 39,175 2,249
  Virgin Media Inc. 120,500 2,080
*,^ Volkswagen AG Rights    
  Exp. 04/13/2010 53,400 33
      116,003
Consumer Staples (2.5%)    
^ BRF—Brasil Foods SA ADR 99,500 5,466
  Sysco Corp. 148,200 4,372
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 138,000 3,988
  Japan Tobacco Inc. 819 3,049
  Kraft Foods Inc. 72,300 2,186
* Dean Foods Co. 137,200 2,153
  Chaoda Modern Agriculture    
  Holdings Ltd. 1,102,816 1,174
      22,388
Energy (13.0%)    
  Consol Energy Inc. 518,630 22,125
  Massey Energy Co. 227,100 11,875
  Gazprom OAO ADR 388,042 9,053
  Canadian Natural    
  Resources Ltd. 121,500 8,996
  Total SA ADR 142,400 8,262
  Noble Energy Inc. 111,500 8,139
  Cameco Corp. 274,370 7,520
* Weatherford    
  International Ltd. 389,400 6,176
  Halliburton Co. 167,500 5,047
* Cobalt International    
  Energy Inc. 324,700 4,416
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 59,800 4,005
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 144,600 3,418
* Newfield Exploration Co. 64,200 3,342
  SBM Offshore NV 160,290 3,203
  Tsakos Energy    
  Navigation Ltd. 191,300 2,820
^ Frontline Ltd. 69,900 2,141
  Apache Corp. 20,200 2,050
  Peabody Energy Corp. 37,700 1,723
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 1,400 102
      114,413
Financials (19.5%)    
  Bank of America Corp. 1,760,397  31,423
  Wells Fargo & Co. 967,450 30,107
* UBS AG 740,230 12,042
  Unum Group 429,400 10,636
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 215,100 9,757
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 176,100 9,249
  ACE Ltd. 168,500 8,812
  Principal Financial    
  Group Inc. 258,400 7,548
  Hartford Financial    
  Services Group Inc. 234,900 6,676
* UBS AG (New York Shares) 366,400 5,965
  Everest Re Group Ltd. 71,600 5,795
* TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 257,600 4,910

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Capital Value Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Bank of New York    
  Mellon Corp. 151,500 4,678
  Fidelity National    
  Financial Inc. Class A 297,800 4,413
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 79,500 3,558
1 Solar Capital Ltd. 151,402 3,029
  Iguatemi Empresa de    
  Shopping Centers SA 173,100 2,918
  First American Corp. 86,100 2,914
  Platinum Underwriters    
  Holdings Ltd. 77,400 2,870
  Susquehanna    
  Bancshares Inc. 256,182 2,513
  White Mountains    
  Insurance Group Ltd. 6,100 2,165
* Primerica Inc. 14,300 215
      172,193
Health Care (12.9%)    
  UCB SA 366,493 15,636
* Elan Corp. PLC ADR 1,777,890 13,476
  Roche Holding AG 73,730 11,975
* King Pharmaceuticals Inc. 951,200 11,186
  Pfizer Inc. 628,070 10,771
* Gilead Sciences Inc. 213,100 9,692
  Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. 453,400 8,501
* Amgen Inc. 111,200 6,645
* St. Jude Medical Inc. 132,300 5,431
*,^ Novavax Inc. 2,180,400 5,037
  Pharmaceutical Product    
  Development Inc. 186,900 4,439
  Medtronic Inc. 93,900 4,228
* Alkermes Inc. 175,300 2,274
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 61,300 2,003
  CIGNA Corp. 45,100 1,650
* Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. 218,800 678
      113,622
Industrials (16.1%)    
* Delta Air Lines Inc. 1,786,795 26,069
  Ingersoll-Rand PLC 337,310 11,762
* UAL Corp. 548,100 10,715
  Masco Corp. 400,000 6,208
* Navistar International Corp. 136,900 6,124
  PACCAR Inc. 137,600 5,964
  AMETEK Inc. 126,900 5,261
  Mitsui & Co. Ltd. 286,400 4,822
  Pentair Inc. 135,300 4,819
  Nippon Yusen KK 1,209,700 4,784
  General Electric Co. 260,200 4,736
  General Dynamics Corp. 59,800 4,617
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B 71,400 4,599
  Barnes Group Inc. 229,500 4,464
* Owens Corning 175,100 4,455
* BE Aerospace Inc. 144,342 4,395
  Honeywell International Inc. 96,000 4,346
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Terex Corp. 167,500 3,804
  Herman Miller Inc. 199,800 3,608
  Steelcase Inc. Class A 543,600 3,517
* Moog Inc. Class A 94,000 3,330
* AGCO Corp. 91,900 3,296
* WESCO International Inc. 64,300 2,232
* US Airways Group Inc. 259,500 1,907
*,^ First Solar Inc. 7,220 886
* Vestas Wind Systems A/S 9,161 498
* AirAsia Bhd. 550,090 234
      141,452
Information Technology (13.2%)  
* Apple Inc. 80,300 18,865
  QUALCOMM Inc. 358,800 15,066
* Cisco Systems Inc. 454,720 11,836
* eBay Inc. 411,800 11,098
  Oracle Corp. 340,000 8,735
* Flextronics    
  International Ltd. 847,200 6,642
* Arrow Electronics Inc. 218,500 6,583
  Microsoft Corp. 162,000 4,742
* Monster Worldwide Inc. 267,950 4,451
* CACI International Inc.    
  Class A 86,200 4,211
* Avnet Inc. 139,500 4,185
  Corning Inc. 206,900 4,181
  Western Union Co. 208,800 3,541
* Varian Semiconductor
  Equipment Associates Inc.  72,900 2,414
  Hewlett-Packard Co. 44,790 2,381
* Micron Technology Inc. 228,400 2,373
* Cadence Design    
  Systems Inc. 328,100 2,185
  Paychex Inc. 66,800 2,051
* Yahoo! Inc. 73,200 1,210
      116,750
Materials (7.0%)    
  Mosaic Co. 168,540 10,242
* Xstrata PLC 366,306 6,933
  Freeport-McMoRan    
  Copper & Gold Inc. 82,900 6,925
* Teck Resources Ltd.    
  Class B 151,970 6,620
  Vulcan Materials Co. 135,900 6,420
  Rexam PLC 1,104,261 4,909
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 126,800 4,507
  Dow Chemical Co. 151,400 4,477
* African Barrick Gold Ltd. 376,600 3,335
  Barrick Gold Corp. 69,000 2,645
  HeidelbergCement AG 41,579 2,314
  Methanex Corp. 91,700 2,229
  Potash Corp. of    
  Saskatchewan Inc. 1,500 179
      61,735

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Capital Value Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Utilities (1.8%)      
Entergy Corp.   99,600 8,103
Allegheny Energy Inc.   227,300 5,228
NV Energy Inc.   233,600 2,880
      16,211
Total Common Stocks      
(Cost $754,386)     874,767
Temporary Cash Investments (2.1%)  
Money Market Fund (1.3%)      
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity      
Fund, 0.183%   11,523,000 11,523
 
    Face  
    Amount  
  ($000)  
Repurchase Agreements (0.8%)  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA)  
LLC 0.030%, 4/1/10 (Dated  
3/31/10, Repurchase Value  
$5,400,000, collateralized by  
Federal National Mortgage  
Assn. 5.500%, 2/1/40)   5,400 5,400
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.  
0.030%, 4/1/10 (Dated      
3/31/10, Repurchase Value  
$1,100,000, collateralized by  
Federal National Mortgage  
Assn. 5.000%, 3/1/23)   1,100 1,100
      6,500
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $18,023)     18,023
Total Investments (101.3%)      
(Cost $772,409)     892,790

  Market
  Value
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-1.3%)  
Other Assets 7,875
Liabilities3 (19,489)
  (11,614)
Net Assets (100%)  
Applicable to 88,090,880 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 881,176
Net Asset Value Per Share $ 10.00
 
 
At March 31, 2010, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 851,890
Overdistributed Net Investment Income (280)
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (90,816)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 120,381
Foreign Currencies 1
Net Assets 881,176

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Part of security position is on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $10,605,000.
1 Restricted securities represent 1.4% 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 $11,523,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Capital Value Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  March 31, 2010
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 3,188
Interest 4
Security Lending 174
Total Income 3,366
Expenses  
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B  
Basic Fee 909
Performance Adjustment (37)
The Vanguard Group—Note C  
Management and Administrative 991
Marketing and Distribution 77
Custodian Fees 20
Shareholders’ Reports 10
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Total Expenses 1,971
Expenses Paid Indirectly (48)
Net Expenses 1,923
Net Investment Income 1,443
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold 100,805
Foreign Currencies (57)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 100,748
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 22,707
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 124,898

1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $40,000.

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

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Capital Value Fund    
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  March 31, September 30,
  2010 2009
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 1,443 2,989
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 100,748 (67,599)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 22,707 206,843
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 124,898 142,233
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (2,911) (4,237)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (2,911) (4,237)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 111,849 378,948
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 2,792 4,048
Redeemed (97,972) (137,562)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 16,669 245,434
Total Increase (Decrease) 138,656 383,430
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 742,520 359,090
End of Period1 881,176 742,520

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($280,000) and $1,245,000.

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

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Capital Value Fund

Financial Highlights

  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding March 31, Year Ended September 30,
Throughout Each Period   2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $8.60 $6.75 13.52 $ 12.40 $11.64 10.42
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .016 .046 .090 .160 .120 .120
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   1.417 1.883 (5.304) 2.157 1.215 1.230
Total from Investment Operations   1.433 1.929 (5.214) 2.317 1.335 1.350
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.033) (.079) (.130) (.130) (.100) (.130)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (1.426) (1.067) (.475)
Total Distributions   (.033) (.079) (1.556) (1.197) (.575) (.130)
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $10.00 $8.60 6.75 $13.52 $12.40 $11.64
 
Total Return1   16.69% 29.47% -42.40% 19.31% 11.77% 12.98%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $881 $743 359% $670 $437 $427
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets2   0.49%3 0.45% 0.45% 0.53% 0.61% 0.59%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to              
Average Net Assets   0.36%3 0.78% 0.88% 1.23% 1.02% 1.01%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   268%3 300% 186% 56% 47% 46%

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.
2 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.01%), (0.06%), (0.02%), 0.06%, 0.08% and 0.07%.
3 Annualized.

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

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Capital Value Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Capital Value Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation

(depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

3. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

4. 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, 2006–2009), and for the period ended March 31, 2010, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

6. Security Lending: The fund may lend its securities to qualified institutional borrowers to earn additional income. Security loans are required to be secured at all times by collateral at least equal to the market value of securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market

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Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

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. 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.

B. Wellington Management Company, LLP, provides investment advisory services to the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on the fund’s performance for the preceding three years relative to the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the investment advisory fee representedan effective annual basic rate of 0.23% of the fund’s average net assets before a decrease of $37,000 (0.01%) based on performance.

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At March 31, 2010, the fund had contributed capital of $160,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.06% of

Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. The fund has asked its investment advisor to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management and administrative expenses. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, these arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $48,000 (an annual rate of 0.01% of average net assets).

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

Level 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 fund’s investments as of March 31, 2010, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 755,046 107,149 12,572
Temporary Cash Investments 11,523 6,500
Total 766,569 113,649 12,572

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The following table summarizes changes in investments valued based on Level 3 inputs during the six months ended March 31, 2010:

  Investments in
  Common Stocks
Amount Valued Based on Level 3 Inputs ($000)
Balance as of September 30, 2009 9,815
Transfers out of Level 3 (461)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 3,218
Balance as of March 31, 2010 12,572

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.

During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fund realized net foreign currency losses of $57,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to overdistributed net investment income.

The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at September 30, 2009, the fund had available capital loss carryforwards totaling $172,815,000 to offset future net capital gains through September 30, 2017. In addition, the fund realized losses of $16,874,000 during the period from November 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2010. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending

September 30, 2010; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At March 31, 2010, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $772,407,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $120,383,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $129,776,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $9,393,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

G. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fund purchased $1,063,435,000 of investment securities and sold $1,061,716,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

  Six Months Ended   Year Ended  
  March 31, 2010   September 30, 2009  
  Shares   Shares  
  (000 ) (000 )
Issued 12,325   55,749  
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 299   831  
Redeemed (10,827 ) (23,505 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 1,797   33,075  

I. In preparing the financial statements as of March 31, 2010, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include the account service fee described in the prospectus. If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it carry a “sales load.” The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended March 31, 2010      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
Capital Value Fund 9/30/2009 3/31/2010 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return $ 1,000.00 $ 1,166.90 $ 2.65
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return 1,000.00 1,022.49 2.47

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.49%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Trustees Approve Advisory Agreement

The board of trustees of Vanguard Capital Value Fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory agreement with Wellington Management Company, LLP. The board determined that the retention of the advisor was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.

The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others.

However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the agreement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the fund’s investment management over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Wellington Management, founded in 1928, is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. The firm has advised the fund since its inception in

2001. Using a bottom-up, fundamental approach, the fund’s advisor invests in out-of-favor stocks that offer the combination of attractive valuation and underappreciated longer-term earnings growth projections. The advisor has the ability to seek undervalued stocks across the capitalization spectrum. The research intensive approach is supported by the team’s deep and tenured analytical staff, which may also leverage Wellington Management’s deep Boston-based industry research capabilities.

The board concluded that the advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory agreement.

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out the fund’s investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and that its performance results have been competitive versus its benchmark and peer group. Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary section of this report.

Cost

The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory fee rate was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the fund’s expense ratio appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section, which also includes information about the advisory fee rate.

The board did not consider profitability of Wellington Management in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because Wellington Management is independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fee is the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of the breakpoints in the fund’s advisory fee schedule. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the fund’s assets increase.

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

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Glossary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 162 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 Rajiv L. Gupta
  Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2
F. William McNabb III Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served (diversified manufacturing and services) and Hewlett-
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing);
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Trustee of The Conference Board; Member of the
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Board of Managers of Delphi Automotive LLP
each of the investment companies served by The (automotive components).
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard  
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Amy Gutmann
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
  of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Independent Trustees Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
  in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
Emerson U. Fullwood appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal nication and the Graduate School of Education of
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive the University of Pennsylvania; Director of Carnegie
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River Development
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of
Corporation (document management products and Commerce; Trustee of the National Constitution Center;
services); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of
manufacturing), the United Way of Rochester, Bioethical Issues.
Amerigroup Corporation (managed health care),  
the University of Rochester Medical Center, and  
Monroe Community College Foundation.  



JoAnn Heffernan Heisen Executive Officers    
Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal      
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Thomas J. Higgins    
Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer since Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
2006 (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
Committee (retired 2008) of Johnson & Johnson Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
(pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Vice President Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
and Chief Information Officer of Johnson & Johnson served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
(1997–2005); Director of the University Medical Center of each of the investment companies served by The
at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
Institute; Member of the Advisory Board of the      
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Kathryn J. Hyatt    
at Syracuse University. Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
  Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
F. Joseph Loughrey of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the
and Chief Operating Officer since 2005 (retired 2009) investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
and Vice Chairman of the Board (2008–2009) of (1988–2008).  
Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery); Director of      
SKF AB (industrial machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. Heidi Stam    
(specialized consumer services), Sauer-Danfoss Inc. Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
(machinery), the Lumina Foundation for Education, Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
and Oxfam America; Chairman of the Advisory Council Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006;
for the College of Arts and Letters at the University of General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005;
Notre Dame. Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the
  investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
André F. Perold since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005;
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard      
Business School; Chair of the Investment Committee      
of HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm). Vanguard Senior Management Team
 
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. R. Gregory Barton   Michael S. Miller
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Mortimer J. Buckley   James M. Norris
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Kathleen C. Gubanich   Glenn W. Reed
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO Paul A. Heller   George U. Sauter
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite);      
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/      
aircraft systems and services); Chairman of the Federal Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Trustee of The Cleveland      
Museum of Art. John J. Brennan    
  Chairman, 1996–2009    
Peter F. Volanakis Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal      
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President      
since 2007 and Chief Operating Officer since 2005 Founder    
of Corning Incorporated (communications equipment);      
President of Corning Technologies (2001–2005); John C. Bogle    
Director of Corning Incorporated and Dow Corning; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
Trustee of the Corning Incorporated Foundation and      
the Corning Museum of Glass; Overseer of the      
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at      
Dartmouth College.      

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



 

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with the offering of shares of any Vanguard
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All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc. or
Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.
 
You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting
guidelines by visiting our website, www.vanguard.com,
and searching for “proxy voting guidelines,” or by calling
Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are also
available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In
addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund
voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12
months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either
www.vanguard.com or www.sec.gov.  
 
You can review and copy information about your fund at
the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To
find out more about this public service, call the SEC at
202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also
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copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a
request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed to
publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the
Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, DC 20549-1520.

  
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All rights reserved.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.

Q3282 052010


Item 2: Not Applicable.

Item 3: Not Applicable.

Item 4: Not Applicable.

Item 5: Not Applicable.

Item 6: Not Applicable.

Item 7: Not Applicable.

Item 8: Not Applicable.

Item 9: Not Applicable.

Item 10: Not Applicable.

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

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

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

Item 12: Exhibits.

(a) Code of Ethics.
(b) 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 MALVERN FUNDS
 
BY: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Date: May 21, 2010



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 MALVERN FUNDS
 
BY: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Date: May 21, 2010
  VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
 
BY: /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
  THOMAS J. HIGGINS
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Date: May 21, 2010

* By: /s/ Heidi Stam

Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on April 26, 2010, see file Number
33-53683, is Incorporated by Reference.