N-CSRS 1 vviffinal.htm VANGUARD VARIABLE INDEX FUNDS

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number: 811-5962

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Variable Insurance 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: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders




 

 

Vanguard® Variable Insurance Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>  Semiannual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced Portfolio

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

Capital Growth Portfolio

Money Market Portfolio

 

 

Diversified Value Portfolio

REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

Equity Income Portfolio

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

Equity Index Portfolio

Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

 

Growth Portfolio

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio

Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

 

International Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

>  As interest rates moved higher, bond prices declined; stocks produced solid six-month returns.

 

>  International stocks, particularly Latin America’s natural-resource-rich emerging markets, were among the global financial markets’ best performers.

 

>  Even as interest rates moved higher and the subprime mortgage market experienced distress, investors demonstrated a keen appetite for risk as measured by the narrow difference between the yields of U.S. Treasury securities and those of higher-risk corporate issues.

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

Market Perspective

Balanced Portfolio

Capital Growth Portfolio

Diversified Value Portfolio

Equity Income Portfolio

Equity Index Portfolio

Growth Portfolio

High Yield Bond Portfolio

International Portfolio

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

Money Market Portfolio

REIT Index Portfolio

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

Small Company Growth Portfolio

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

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

 


 

Market Perspective

 

Dear Planholder,

During the first half of 2007, the U.S. stock market produced a solid return, despite a sharp but brief pullback in February and some slips in June.

Bonds produced modestly positive to slightly negative returns, as interest rates rose, particularly at the long end of the maturity spectrum. International stocks—emerging markets in particular—were the global financial markets’ best performers, a pattern that has persisted for much of the past few years.

 

This report begins with a look at the market environment during the past six months. In the pages that follow, you’ll find a review of the performance of your portfolio. Each of the portfolios in the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund can be a component in an investment program that includes a mix of stock, bond, and money market holdings suited to your unique circumstances. Such a balanced and diversified approach helps put you in a position to meet your long-term financial goals.

 

We thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

 


 

John J. Brennan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

The Vanguard Group

July 16, 2007

 

Stock market’s ascent was driven by global liquidity

The broad U.S. stock market notched impressive gains in the year’s first half, when an abundance of cash drove record numbers of mergers and acquisitions around the globe. The gains came amid increased volatility. In February, markets worldwide fell sharply following a sell-off in China, only to recover quickly and continue upward. The six-month period closed with two dips in June, owing to fears of accelerating inflation and slowing economic growth.

The best performers in the U.S. market were the so-called mega-caps—broadly diversified companies that are well-positioned to thrive during periods of economic transition. International stocks, particularly those in emerging markets, outperformed U.S. equities. The dollar slid against the euro and the British pound, further enhancing gains for Americans investing abroad.

 


Bond investors were hobbled by a shift in sentiment

The relationship between yield and maturity returned to normal during the past six months, as yields of intermediate-and longer-term bonds moved higher than short-term yields. The accompanying drop in prices was steepest for long-term and intermediate-term bonds.

Earlier in the year, bond yields seemed to reflect an assumption that the Federal Reserve Board might cut interest rates in response to weaker economic growth. As the year progressed, inflationary pressures and economic growth looked more substantial, producing a change in market sentiment, which resulted in higher yields and lower prices.

The broad taxable bond market returned 1.0% for the period, while municipal bonds posted a return of 0.1%. The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index—a proxy for money market yields—returned 2.5% for the half-year.

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns

 

 

Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

Six Months

One Year

Five Years1

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

7.2%

20.4%

11.3%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

6.4   

16.4   

13.9   

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

7.6   

20.4   

12.0   

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

12.6   

30.1   

19.9   

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

 

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

1.0%

6.1%

4.5%

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

0.1   

4.7   

4.6   

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

2.5   

5.1   

2.7   

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

3.2%

2.7%

3.0%

 

 

1  Annualized.

 

 

 

Vanguard® Balanced Portfolio

 

The Balanced Portfolio returned 6.2% during the first six months of 2007 as the U.S. bond market struggled and stocks rallied. The portfolio outpaced its comparative standards, benefiting from strong performance in most stock sectors, notably health care and materials. The one weak spot was financial companies. These stocks struggled as interest rates rose and distress among subprime lenders reverberated through the industry.

Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

A favorable environment for a disciplined approach

The Balanced Portfolio’s emphasis on dividend-paying stocks that, in the advisor’s view, are undervalued typically leads to sizable positions in health care, energy, and financials stocks. The advisor, Wellington Management Company, also tends to find attractive investments among slower-growing, long-established companies in the industrials and utilities sectors. On balance, these tendencies were a formula for success during the six months ended June 30.

The portfolio’s stock holdings, which typically account for about 65% of assets, outperformed the broad U.S. market. Pharmaceuticals stocks delivered strong six-month returns, as did diversified energy and industrial companies. Supply-and-demand dynamics kept raw-materials prices high, an equilibrium reflected in the strong performance of aluminum giant Alcoa (a longtime portfolio holding) and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, a Brazilian iron-ore producer.

Rising interest rates pressured both financial stocks and bonds

Financials were a weak spot. Rising interest rates have put pressure on weaker borrowers, a significant source of profit for banks and other financial services companies in the past few years. As some of the industry’s subprime loans went sour, investors’ mood turned cautious, and stock prices drifted lower throughout the financials sector.

 

The bond market also struggled with rising interest rates. After months of inversion, the relationship between yields on short-term and long-term bonds returned to normal, with higher rates for longer-term issues. Rising yields can be good news for investors over time, as new investments and reinvested income can compound at higher rates. In the short run, however, rising rates are synonymous with declining bond prices. The portfolio’s fixed income securities posted a modestly positive return over the six months, as their income return more than offset a negative capital return.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the Balanced Portfolio, please see the Advisor’s Report that follows.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Balanced Portfolio

6.2%

Composite Stock/Bond Index1

4.8   

Average Mixed-Asset Target Growth Fund2

5.9   

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index

7.6   

 

 

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Annualized Expense Ratios3

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average Mixed-

 

 

Asset Target

 

Portfolio

Growth Fund

Balanced Portfolio

0.24%

1.17%

 

1  Weighted 65% Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and 35% Lehman U.S. Credit A or Better Index.

2  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

3  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

Advisor’s Report

The Balanced Portfolio returned 6.2% during the six months ended June 30, 2007. This performance exceeded both the 5.9% average return of peer mutual funds and the 4.8% return of our composite index benchmark, which is weighted 65% in large-capitalization stocks and 35% in high-quality corporate bonds.

The investment environment

U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, advanced 7.0% during the first half of 2007. Globally, growth remained strong across both developed and emerging markets. After faltering early in 2007, the emerging Asian and Latin American markets rebounded strongly. European equities have been buoyed by solid economic fundamentals.

The U.S. economy has remained surprisingly positive, with strong durable-goods orders and a healthy employment picture. These factors overcame weakness in housing and capital expenditures, slowing earnings growth, and rising fuel costs.

U.S. interest rates have risen steadily. In the fixed income market, the yield-curve inversion that existed for several quarters has largely vanished, as yields on longer-term bonds climbed above those of shorter-maturity issues. The Federal Reserve Board continued to hold rates steady, remaining concerned about inflation risk. Bond market volatility was subdued through May, but then accelerated, rising to an 18-month high in mid-June. Corporate bonds and Treasury securities produced similar returns, reflecting the narrow level of yield spreads.

Our successes

The strong performance of the portfolio’s equity portion was driven largely by stock selection in the health care, information technology, and materials sectors. Further benefit came from our decisions to overweight the materials and energy sectors and to underweight positions in the financials and consumer discretionary sectors as compared with the benchmark.

 

Top individual contributors during the period included AT&T, Exelon, and two materials companies, Alcoa and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. AT&T shares gained as the telecommunications company reported expansion in its share of the enterprise market, better pricing for its products, and strong margin growth from Cingular. Shares of Exelon, the largest U.S. utility by market value, gained from solid earnings growth derived from several parts of its operation. Alcoa shares benefited from solid aluminum pricing and better-than-expected results from the company’s engineering products division; investors also reacted to reports that a larger mining company planned to bid for Alcoa.

 

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Several health care holdings, including Schering-Plough, Abbott Laboratories, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, also helped boost the portfolio’s performance during the period. Schering-Plough’s stock price rose after the company proposed to acquire Organon BioSciences, a pharmaceutical and animal-health company. Investors viewed the strategic move as favorable because it will help diversify Schering-Plough’s product portfolio and strengthen its animal-health business.

 

Selected Equity Portfolio Changes:

Year Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Additions

Comments

ING

The company is well-positioned to deliver strong organic growth

 

in both the insurance and banking segments.

Staples

We initiated a position because of strong growth in the business-

 

delivery market segment.

Honda

This Japanese automaker has industry-leading engine technology.

 

 

 

 

Deletions

Comments

Motorola

We were concerned about a lack of product pipeline after the

 

RAZR phone.

First Data

The firm was taken private.

BP

We had concerns regarding the company’s reserve replacement

 

capabilities.

 

Finally, industrials holding Deere & Co. gained because of the tight supply of corn and wheat, a result of the demand for biofuels. Deere is well-positioned to sell more farm equipment should China become a net importer of agricultural commodities.

Within the fixed income portion of the portfolio, our security selection in the corporate sector benefited results during the period. We avoided some of the issuers exposed to private-equity takeovers, which result in an increase in leverage on the balance sheets and an inevitable downgrade by the credit rating agencies. We also fared well investing in a handful of BBB-rated securities, investment-grade issues in which the events and conditions favored bond-holders. Examples include bonds from DaimlerChrysler, where a spinoff of Chrysler would be a positive credit event, and certain utility bonds for which our interests are secured by the collateral of the power plants being financed.

We maintained a modestly short duration posture during the period, which was a plus for the portfolio’s bond segment in the rising-rate environment.

Our shortfalls

Stock selection within the financials sector detracted from relative results during the period, as did our underweighted allocation to information technology stocks. The largest individual detractors were Bank of America and Citigroup. Like other diversified financial companies, they suffered share-price declines because of the troubles in the subprime mortgage market. Other detractors included information technology holding Motorola, energy holding BP, and retailer Limited Brands.

 

Within the fixed income portion of the fund, our underweighting in the better-performing corporate sector produced rather ho-hum performance relative to the Lehman benchmark, despite the favorable duration positioning. We found the corporate sector unattractive during the period, given the narrow yield-spread advantage, but the market continued to favor corporates as the economic environment remained benign.

 

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Our exposure to AAA-rated commercial mortgage-backed securities detracted from returns; however, we continue to favor these securities over corporate bonds.

The portfolio’s positioning

We continue to search diligently for attractively valued companies with strong operating characteristics. We are particularly interested in firms whose business fundamentals are poised to improve. As always, an above-average dividend is central to our stock selection process.

Our discipline is focused on identifying industries with a favorable outlook for supply/demand balance. For example, we remain overweighted in energy based on the challenges the industry continues to face in meeting demand. We also continue to favor the telecommunications services industry, which is now thoroughly consolidated and is seeing demand start to grow nicely.

The consumer appears to be the most vulnerable segment of the U.S. economy, with spending power threatened by high oil prices and the softening housing market. As of the end of the period, the portfolio was overweighted in the energy, materials, and utilities sectors, and underweighted in the technology, financials, and consumer discretionary sectors.

In the fixed income market, we continue to find corporate bonds unattractive—particularly those at the lower end of the quality rating range—and we therefore remain underweighted in them. Although we have been early in making this judgment, we believe it is correct. A period of yield-spread widening may not come immediately, but it will come, and we prefer to have the portfolio appropriately positioned well in advance.

Edward P. Bousa, CFA, Senior Vice

President and Equity Manager

 

John C. Keogh, Senior Vice President and

Fixed Income Manager

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

July 18, 2007

 

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Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Total Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

Yield

3.3%

Turnover Rate

21%1

Expense Ratio

0.24%1

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

Total Portfolio Volatility Measures

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Composite Index2

Broad Index3

R-Squared

0.88

0.82

Beta

0.95

0.55

 

Equity Characteristics

 

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index4

Index3

Number of Stocks

109

500

4,921

Median Market Cap

$72.6B

$59.9B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

15.4x

17.1x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

2.9x

2.9x

2.9x

Dividend Yield

2.2%

1.8%

1.7%

Return on Equity

20.2%

19.4%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

19.7%

20.9%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

12.8%

0.0%

0.0%

 

Fixed Income Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index5

Index6

Number of Bonds

340

1,915

8,899

Yield to Maturity

5.8%7

5.8%

5.7%

Average Coupon

5.6%

5.6%

5.4%

Average Effective

 

 

 

Maturity

8.9 years

9.2 years

7.3 years

Average Quality8

Aa3

Aa3

Aa1

Average Duration

5.7 years

5.7 years

4.7 years

 

 

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Ten Largest Stocks9 (% of equity portfolio)

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.

integrated

 

 

telecommunication

 

 

services

3.9%

General Electric Co.

industrial

 

 

conglomerates

2.9   

Bank of America Corp.

diversified financial

 

 

services

2.7   

Chevron Corp.

integrated oil

 

 

and gas

2.5   

Citigroup, Inc.

diversified financial

 

 

services

2.5   

Total SA ADR

integrated oil

 

 

and gas

2.5   

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil

 

 

and gas

2.4   

International Business

 

 

Machines Corp.

computer hardware

2.3   

Eli Lilly & Co.

pharmaceuticals

2.1   

Exelon Corp.

electric utilities

2.1   

Top Ten

 

25.9%

Top Ten as % of Total Net Assets

17.1%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity portfolio)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index4

Index3

Consumer Discretionary

8%

10%

12%

Consumer Staples

10   

9   

8   

Energy

15   

11   

10   

Financials

17   

21   

21   

Health Care

11   

12   

11   

Industrials

12   

11   

12   

Information Technology

9   

15   

15   

Materials

7   

3   

4   

Telecommunication

 

 

 

Services

5   

4   

3   

Utilities

6   

4   

4   

 

 

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Portfolio Asset Allocation

 


 

Equity Investment Focus

 


 

Fixed Income Investment Focus

 


 

Distribution by Credit Quality8

(% of fixed income portfolio)

 

 

 

AAA

31%

Aa

27   

A

29   

Baa

9   

Ba

0   

B

0   

Not Rated

4   

 

 

7

 


Sector Diversification10

 

(% of fixed income portfolio)

 

 

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed

13%

Finance

29   

Foreign

8   

Government Mortgage-Backed

8   

Industrial

27   

Treasury/Agency

5   

Utilities

7   

Other

3   

 

 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

 

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

 

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

1  Annualized.

 

2

  Composite Stock/Bond Index, weighted 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Lehman U.S. Credit A or Better Index.

3  Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

 

4

  S&P 500 Index.

 

5

  Lehman U.S. Credit A or Better Index.

 

6

  Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

7

  Before expenses.

 

8

  Source: Moody’s Investors Service.

 

9

  “Ten Largest Stocks” excludes any equity index products.

10  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.

 

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Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Years

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Capital

Income

Total

Balanced Portfolio

5/23/1991

17.70%

10.59%

5.66%

3.49%

9.15%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

2  Weighted 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Lehman Credit AA or Better Index through March 31, 2000; 65% S&P 500 Index and 35% Lehman U.S. Credit A or Better Index thereafter.

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

 

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Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (66.2%)

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (5.3%)

 

 

*

Comcast Corp. Class A

537,075

15,103

 

McDonald’s Corp.

263,000

13,350

 

Time Warner, Inc.

436,400

9,182

 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd ADR

157,500

5,716

*

Viacom Inc. Class B

135,400

5,637

 

The Walt Disney Co.

157,100

5,363

 

CBS Corp.

159,500

5,315

 

Staples, Inc.

216,100

5,128

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

84,800

4,943

 

Home Depot, Inc.

105,000

4,132

 

Gannett Co., Inc.

54,400

2,989

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

88,600

2,899

 

 

 

79,757

Consumer Staples (6.8%)

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

356,500

17,151

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

276,167

16,899

 

Altria Group, Inc.

187,100

13,123

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

161,800

10,493

 

Nestle SA ADR Reg

101,800

9,745

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

121,400

8,120

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

149,400

7,815

 

Sysco Corp.

213,100

7,030

 

SABMiller PLC

235,040

5,951

 

Unilever NV ADR

108,700

3,372

 

British American

 

 

 

Tobacco PLC

57,460

1,960

 

SABMiller PLC ADR

36,600

921

 

 

 

102,580

Energy (10.4%)

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

294,600

24,817

 

Total SA ADR

301,812

24,441

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

282,400

23,688

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

209,370

16,436

 

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR

 

 

 

Class A

181,700

14,754

 

EnCana Corp.

217,872

13,388

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

145,500

8,745

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

99,500

8,452

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

124,100

6,452

 

ENI SpA ADR

85,200

6,164

 

 

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Sasol Ltd. Sponsored ADR

114,000

4,280

 

Petroleo Brasileiro ADR

34,100

4,135

 

 

 

155,752

Financials (11.3%)

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

543,735

26,583

 

Citigroup, Inc.

482,133

24,729

 

UBS AG (New York Shares)

230,200

13,814

 

American International

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

173,700

12,164

 

State Street Corp.

170,900

11,690

 

ACE Ltd.

179,500

11,222

 

Muenchener

 

 

 

Rueckversicherungs-

 

 

 

Gesellschaft AG

 

 

 

(Registered)

52,712

9,702

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

98,200

8,208

 

The Hartford Financial

 

 

 

Services Group Inc.

81,800

8,058

 

ING Groep NV–Sponsored

 

 

 

ADR

173,200

7,616

 

Freddie Mac

117,600

7,138

 

MBIA, Inc.

109,050

6,785

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

60,200

5,853

 

PNC Financial Services Group

66,000

4,724

 

MetLife, Inc.

56,200

3,624

 

Westpac Banking Corp. Ltd.

 

 

 

ADR

30,900

3,367

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

68,548

3,321

 

Wachovia Corp.

31,600

1,619

 

 

 

170,217

Health Care (7.3%)

 

 

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

373,700

20,882

 

Abbott Laboratories

332,900

17,827

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

504,400

15,354

 

Medtronic, Inc.

262,100

13,593

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

430,400

13,583

 

Wyeth

139,700

8,010

 

AstraZeneca Group PLC ADR

139,600

7,466

 

Teva Pharmaceutical

 

 

 

Industries Ltd. Sponsored

 

 

 

ADR

179,000

7,384

 

Sanofi-Aventis ADR

133,523

5,377

 

 

 

109,476

Industrials (7.9%)

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

749,800

28,702

 

Deere & Co.

142,400

17,193

 

Canadian National

 

 

 

Railway Co.

279,500

14,235

 

Waste Management, Inc.

274,800

10,731

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

105,200

7,680

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

62,500

6,119

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

64,800

6,100

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

91,400

6,076

 

General Dynamics Corp.

66,600

5,209

 

3M Co.

56,000

4,860

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

71,000

3,324

 

ABB Ltd. ADR

144,100

3,257

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

48,700

2,639

 

Emerson Electric Co.

42,400

1,984

 

 

11

 


 

 

 

 

118,109

Information Technology (5.8%)

 

 

 

International Business

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

215,300

22,660

 

Accenture Ltd.

234,000

10,036

 

Microsoft Corp.

331,200

9,760

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

228,100

8,583

*

EMC Corp.

434,900

7,872

 

Automatic Data

 

 

 

Processing, Inc.

139,800

6,776

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

101,500

4,529

 

Keyence Corp.

19,400

4,238

 

Canon, Inc.

53,000

3,108

 

Intel Corp.

118,300

2,811

*

Autodesk, Inc.

50,800

2,392

*

Nortel Networks Corp.

91,700

2,205

 

Maxim Integrated

 

 

 

Products, Inc.

46,800

1,564

 

 

 

86,534

Materials (4.4%)

 

 

 

E.I. du Pont

 

 

 

de Nemours & Co.

250,286

12,725

 

Alcoa Inc.

275,600

11,170

 

International Paper Co.

197,200

7,701

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

83,700

6,606

 

Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR

141,420

6,300

 

Rohm & Haas Co.

112,800

6,168

 

Syngenta AG ADR

148,800

5,793

 

Air Products &

 

 

 

Chemicals, Inc.

43,100

3,464

 

Rio Tinto PLC ADR

10,400

3,184

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

 

 

 

(Holding Co.)

70,600

2,758

 

 

 

65,869

Telecommunication Services (3.3%)

 

 

AT&T Inc.

926,522

38,451

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

253,412

10,433

 

 

 

48,884

Utilities (3.7%)

 

 

 

Exelon Corp.

282,800

20,531

 

FPL Group, Inc.

160,800

9,124

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

100,600

8,683

 

TXU Corp.

120,700

8,123

 

Veolia Environment ADR

51,600

4,046

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

70,200

2,797

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

51,500

2,348

 

 

 

55,652

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $669,661)

 

992,830

 

 

12

 


Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (4.1%)

 

 

U.S. Government Securities (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation-

 

 

 

 

 

Indexed Note

3.500%

1/15/11

7,925

9,686

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation-

 

 

 

 

 

Indexed Note

2.375%

4/15/11

4,725

4,866

 

 

 

 

 

14,552

Agency Bonds and Notes (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.125%

4/18/11

7,000

6,970

 

Private Export Funding Corp.

3.375%

2/15/09

1,700

1,650

 

 

 

 

 

8,620

Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.4%)

 

 

1

Federal National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.000%

4/1/21–

 

 

 

 

 

8/1/21

2,402

2,414

 

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

5.500%

2/15/33–

 

 

 

 

 

8/15/36

23,396

22,718

 

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.000%

7/15/26–

 

 

 

 

 

4/15/36

10,661

10,617

 

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.500%

5/15/28–

 

 

 

 

 

7/15/31

326

335

 

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

7.000%

11/15/31–

 

 

 

 

 

11/15/33

615

638

 

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

8.000%

9/15/30

102

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.1%)

 

 

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.014%

5/1/11

1,309

1,326

 

 

 

 

 

38,155

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $62,340)

61,327

Corporate Bonds (24.1%)

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (4.1%)

 

2

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

5.690%

3/25/36

525

521

2

Advanta Business Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

4.750%

1/20/11

530

528

2,3

Aesop Funding II LLC

3.950%

4/20/09

1,600

1,587

2

Asset Securitization Corp.

6.750%

2/14/43

1,297

1,302

2

Banc of America Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Inc.

5.451%

1/15/49

2,000

1,947

2

Banc of America Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage, Inc.

5.930%

5/10/45

1,000

1,001

2

Bank One Issuance Trust

3.860%

6/15/11

1,000

983

2

Bank One Issuance Trust

3.450%

10/17/11

1,000

973

 

 

13

 


 

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.632%

4/12/38

955

942

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

4.740%

3/13/40

1,000

950

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.540%

9/11/41

2,000

1,962

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.537%

10/12/41

1,910

1,875

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

4.825%

11/11/41

1,995

1,883

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

4.933%

2/13/42

765

724

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

4.871%

9/11/42

740

696

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.331%

2/11/44

1,625

1,562

2

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

4.910%

1/18/11

860

855

2

Chase Issuance Trust

4.650%

12/17/12

1,000

978

2

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage

5.399%

7/15/44

2,000

1,933

2

Commercial Mortgage Pass

 

 

 

 

 

Through Certificates

5.116%

6/10/44

750

717

2

Commercial Mortgage Pass-

 

 

 

 

 

Through Certificates

5.961%

6/10/46

2,100

2,117

2

Credit Suisse Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Certificates

5.609%

2/15/39

2,000

1,961

2

Credit Suisse Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Certificates

5.467%

9/15/39

1,190

1,150

2

DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust

4.980%

2/8/11

460

458

2

Greenwich Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Corp.

4.915%

1/5/36

1,000

965

2

Greenwich Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Corp.

5.317%

6/10/36

1,000

987

2

Greenwich Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Corp.

5.224%

4/10/37

240

231

2

Greenwich Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Corp.

5.444%

3/10/39

2,805

2,725

2

Greenwich Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Funding Corp.

4.799%

8/10/42

1,950

1,837

2

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

5.396%

8/10/38

1,000

992

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

3.820%

5/21/10

867

856

2

Household Automotive Trust

5.280%

9/17/11

2,000

2,000

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

4.899%

1/12/37

960

909

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

5.440%

6/12/47

2,000

1,945

2

LB-UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

4.954%

9/15/30

1,300

1,231

2

LB-UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

5.347%

11/15/38

2,000

1,933

2,3

Marriott Vacation Club

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.362%

10/20/28

538

532

 

 

14

 


 

2

Morgan Stanley Capital I

4.780%

12/13/41

1,725

1,626

2

Morgan Stanley Capital I

5.230%

9/15/42

510

491

2

Morgan Stanley Capital I

4.700%

7/15/56

1,530

1,436

2

Morgan Stanley

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Witter Capital I

4.740%

11/13/36

1,000

956

2

Morgan Stanley

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Witter Capital I

5.514%

11/12/49

2,000

1,957

2

Morgan Stanley

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Witter Capital II

5.447%

2/12/44

2,000

1,947

2

Nissan Auto Lease Trust

5.110%

3/15/10

1,000

996

2

PSE&G Transition Funding LLC

6.450%

3/15/13

238

244

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

2.670%

10/15/10

480

477

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

4.130%

11/15/11

952

940

2

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust

4.930%

11/20/12

1,000

993

2

Wachovia Bank Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

5.118%

7/15/42

750

717

2

WFS Financial Owner Trust

3.930%

2/17/12

1,338

1,329

2

World Omni Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables Trust

3.820%

11/12/11

370

363

 

 

 

 

 

61,220

Finance (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

4.375%

12/1/10

1,000

971

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.300%

3/15/17

2,000

1,923

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.625%

3/8/35

1,845

1,654

 

Bank of America Corp.

6.000%

10/15/36

1,000

969

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

5.125%

11/1/11

1,000

985

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

4.950%

3/15/15

1,345

1,276

2,3

Barclays Bank PLC

5.926%

12/15/49

2,000

1,949

 

BB&T Corp.

4.900%

6/30/17

1,000

924

2,3

BTMU Curacao Holdings NV

4.760%

7/21/15

1,595

1,520

 

Citigroup, Inc.

4.625%

8/3/10

600

587

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.625%

6/15/32

2,000

2,115

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.125%

8/25/36

1,000

982

15

 

 

 


Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

6.500%

1/15/12

2,000

2,080

 

Deutsche Bank Financial LLC

5.375%

3/2/15

1,963

1,916

 

Fifth Third Bank

4.200%

2/23/10

2,000

1,942

3

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

6.000%

11/1/33

2,395

2,333

 

HSBC Bank USA

4.625%

4/1/14

1,000

938

 

Huntington National Bank

4.900%

1/15/14

1,000

939

 

J.P. Morgan, Inc.

6.250%

1/15/09

1,500

1,520

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

6.750%

2/1/11

1,000

1,037

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.125%

9/15/14

1,000

960

 

Mellon Bank NA

4.750%

12/15/14

250

235

3

Mizuho Finance (Cayman)

5.790%

4/15/14

2,000

1,995

 

National City Bank

4.150%

8/1/09

1,725

1,685

 

National City Corp.

3.200%

4/1/08

275

271

 

National City Corp.

6.875%

5/15/19

1,000

1,069

 

Northern Trust Co.

5.300%

8/29/11

1,205

1,192

3

Overseas Chinese Banking Corp.

7.750%

9/6/11

600

648

 

Paribas NY

6.950%

7/22/13

2,000

2,143

 

PNC Bank NA

4.875%

9/21/17

1,500

1,382

 

Regions Bank

6.450%

6/26/37

2,000

2,008

 

Royal Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

Scotland Group PLC

5.000%

10/1/14

300

288

 

Royal Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

Scotland Group PLC

5.050%

1/8/15

2,440

2,349

3

Santander U.S. Debt, S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Unipersonal

4.750%

10/21/08

900

892

 

State Street Corp.

5.375%

4/30/17

2,775

2,699

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

4.250%

10/15/09

320

312

 

UBS AG

5.875%

7/15/16

2,000

2,027

 

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

6.750%

7/15/13

2,000

2,103

 

US Bank NA

4.125%

3/17/08

2,000

1,979

 

US Bank NA

6.300%

2/4/14

1,000

1,031

 

Wachovia Corp.

7.500%

4/15/35

1,000

1,163

 

Washington Mutual Bank

5.125%

1/15/15

1,000

938

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

5.125%

9/1/12

1,000

980

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

6.450%

2/1/11

2,000

2,058

 

World Savings Bank, FSB

4.125%

12/15/09

1,805

1,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

5.350%

11/15/10

755

750

 

Dean Witter, Discover & Co.

6.750%

10/15/13

1,000

1,044

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.000%

1/15/11

500

492

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.300%

2/14/12

1,000

986

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.350%

1/15/16

2,500

2,395

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.625%

1/15/17

1,000

959

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.500%

4/4/16

1,500

1,452

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.750%

1/3/17

1,000

970

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.770%

7/25/11

1,000

1,008

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.050%

5/16/16

2,000

1,983

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.220%

9/15/26

1,000

977

 

 

16

 


 

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

4.000%

1/15/10

1,000

966

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

6.600%

4/1/12

1,000

1,036

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.450%

1/9/17

1,000

962

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

6.250%

8/9/26

2,000

1,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Companies (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Co.

4.750%

6/17/09

1,000

989

 

American Express Credit Corp.

3.000%

5/16/08

1,000

979

3

American Express Travel

5.250%

11/21/11

1,000

988

 

Capital One Bank

6.500%

6/13/13

650

671

 

Capital One Capital IV

6.745%

2/17/37

1,100

1,036

 

Capital One Financial

5.700%

9/15/11

1,070

1,067

 

CIT Group, Inc.

3.650%

11/23/07

1,000

993

 

CIT Group, Inc.

4.125%

11/3/09

1,000

969

 

Countrywide Home Loan

5.625%

7/15/09

1,000

999

3

FGIC Corp.

6.000%

1/15/34

365

352

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

6.125%

2/22/11

600

612

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.875%

2/15/12

2,000

2,024

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.450%

1/15/13

1,000

992

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.700%

6/1/11

770

770

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

6.375%

10/15/11

1,000

1,029

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.500%

1/19/16

1,000

961

 

International Lease

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

5.400%

2/15/12

1,000

988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allstate Corp.

5.000%

8/15/14

1,000

959

 

Allstate Corp.

6.750%

5/15/18

1,000

1,056

2

Allstate Corp.

6.125%

5/15/37

1,000

962

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

4.700%

10/1/10

3,200

3,131

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

6.250%

3/15/37

720

676

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

4.625%

10/15/13

2,000

1,898

 

Chubb Corp.

6.000%

5/11/37

1,000

953

3

Frank Russell Co.

5.625%

1/15/09

2,000

2,008

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

5.125%

3/15/11

1,410

1,391

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

5.750%

5/15/13

1,000

1,010

2

Genworth Financial, Inc.

6.150%

11/15/66

1,000

953

 

Hartford Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

7.900%

6/15/10

2,000

2,129

 

ING USA Global

4.500%

10/1/10

1,000

971

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

6.250%

3/15/12

1,000

1,001

2,3

Massachusetts Mutual Life

7.625%

11/15/23

2,000

2,322

3

MetLife Global Funding I

4.500%

5/5/10

2,000

1,951

3

MetLife Global Funding I

5.125%

11/9/11

1,000

985

3

New York Life Global Funding

3.875%

1/15/09

90

88

3

New York Life Insurance

5.875%

5/15/33

2,100

2,060

3

Pacific Life Global Funding

3.750%

1/15/09

1,110

1,082

3

PRICOA Global Funding I

3.900%

12/15/08

1,100

1,077

 

Principal Life Income Funding

5.125%

3/1/11

1,720

1,697

 

Protective Life Secured Trust

3.700%

11/24/08

1,000

978

 

 

17

 


 

 

Protective Life Secured Trust

4.850%

8/16/10

765

751

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

4.750%

4/1/14

2,300

2,166

 

XL Capital Ltd.

6.500%

1/15/12

2,000

2,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

ERP Operating LP

5.375%

8/1/16

325

314

 

Kimco Realty Corp.

5.783%

3/15/16

250

247

 

ProLogis

5.625%

11/15/16

1,000

974

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

6.100%

5/1/16

1,000

1,015

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

5.875%

3/1/17

650

647

3

Westfield Group

5.700%

10/1/16

2,000

1,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

3

SovRisc BV

4.625%

10/31/08

2,000

1,983

 

 

 

 

 

140,548

Industrial (8.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alcan, Inc.

4.500%

5/15/13

1,000

929

 

Alcoa, Inc.

5.720%

2/23/19

1,496

1,422

 

Alcoa, Inc.

5.870%

2/23/22

504

477

 

BHP Billiton Finance

4.800%

4/15/13

1,000

955

 

Dow Chemical Co.

6.125%

2/1/11

1,000

1,015

 

Dow Chemical Co.

6.000%

10/1/12

1,000

1,010

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

4.125%

4/30/10

735

710

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

4.750%

11/15/12

440

423

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

7.375%

3/15/32

1,000

1,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Capital Corp.

6.500%

2/15/12

2,000

2,084

 

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

3.625%

11/15/07

1,000

993

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

7.250%

9/15/09

1,000

1,038

 

General Dynamics Corp.

4.250%

5/15/13

2,000

1,866

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

7.500%

3/1/10

1,000

1,050

18

 

 

 


Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

3

Hutchison Whampoa

 

 

 

 

 

International Ltd.

6.500%

2/13/13

2,000

2,058

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

5.100%

1/15/13

1,000

977

3

Siemens Financieringsmat

5.750%

10/17/16

2,225

2,200

 

United Technologies Corp.

4.875%

5/1/15

325

306

 

United Technologies Corp.

7.500%

9/15/29

770

895

 

United Technologies Corp.

6.050%

6/1/36

675

669

 

USA Waste Services, Inc.

7.000%

7/15/28

2,000

2,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Corp.

6.800%

5/15/36

500

519

 

AT&T Inc.

5.875%

2/1/12

1,000

1,008

 

AT&T Inc.

5.100%

9/15/14

500

477

 

AT&T Inc.

6.450%

6/15/34

1,595

1,585

 

BellSouth Corp.

6.000%

10/15/11

2,000

2,028

 

BellSouth Corp.

6.550%

6/15/34

975

971

 

BellSouth Telecommunications

7.000%

12/1/95

700

698

2

Deutsche Telekom

 

 

 

 

 

International Finance

8.000%

6/15/10

2,000

2,131

2

France Telecom

7.750%

3/1/11

2,000

2,142

 

New York Times Co.

4.500%

3/15/10

300

291

 

Telefonica Europe BV

7.750%

9/15/10

2,000

2,124

 

Thomson Corp.

4.250%

8/15/09

1,500

1,461

3

Time Warner, Inc.

5.850%

5/1/17

830

806

 

Verizon Communications Corp.

5.500%

4/1/17

1,000

966

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

6.875%

6/15/12

2,000

2,107

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

7.750%

12/1/30

1,000

1,123

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.000%

12/16/13

1,000

952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclicals (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Corp.

4.875%

9/15/14

1,000

939

 

CVS Corp.

5.750%

6/1/17

485

468

 

DaimlerChrysler North America

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Corp.

5.750%

9/8/11

1,355

1,356

 

DaimlerChrysler North America

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Corp.

6.500%

11/15/13

1,145

1,182

 

DaimlerChrysler North America

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Corp.

8.500%

1/18/31

1,000

1,264

 

Federated Retail Holding

5.900%

12/1/16

522

510

3

Harley-Davidson Inc.

3.625%

12/15/08

1,000

974

 

Home Depot Inc.

3.750%

9/15/09

1,000

962

 

Home Depot Inc.

4.625%

8/15/10

1,000

969

 

Kohl’s Corp.

6.000%

1/15/33

1,000

930

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

8.250%

6/1/10

290

311

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

6.875%

2/15/28

710

750

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

6.500%

3/15/29

1,000

1,014

 

Target Corp.

5.875%

3/1/12

2,000

2,028

 

The Walt Disney Co.

5.625%

9/15/16

1,000

989

 

Time Warner, Inc.

5.500%

11/15/11

815

806

 

Time Warner, Inc.

6.500%

11/15/36

520

494

 

 

19

 


 

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.500%

12/15/08

2,000

2,004

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.125%

2/15/11

1,000

957

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.250%

9/1/35

1,000

873

 

Western Union Co.

5.930%

10/1/16

2,000

1,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Noncyclicals (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

5.600%

5/15/11

500

501

 

Abbott Laboratories

4.350%

3/15/14

1,000

924

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

7.500%

3/15/12

1,500

1,610

 

Baxter International, Inc.

5.900%

9/1/16

502

502

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

5.875%

11/15/36

2,000

1,881

3

Cargill Inc.

4.375%

6/1/13

600

559

3

Cargill Inc.

6.875%

5/1/28

645

685

3

Cargill Inc.

6.125%

4/19/34

1,270

1,244

 

Clorox Co.

4.200%

1/15/10

2,000

1,937

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

6.125%

8/15/11

2,000

2,044

 

Coca-Cola HBC Finance

5.125%

9/17/13

1,000

969

 

Coca-Cola HBC Finance

5.500%

9/17/15

700

686

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

7.600%

5/19/25

480

570

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

6.750%

9/15/11

199

206

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

5.819%

6/15/17

316

306

 

Diageo Capital PLC

3.375%

3/20/08

1,000

986

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

6.000%

3/15/12

1,000

1,026

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

5.375%

4/15/34

2,000

1,844

 

Hershey Foods Corp.

4.850%

8/15/15

380

356

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

5.000%

8/15/13

1,000

962

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

4.875%

8/15/15

1,000

935

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

6.250%

6/1/12

1,000

1,014

 

Medtronic Inc.

4.375%

9/15/10

765

740

 

Medtronic Inc.

4.750%

9/15/15

1,000

927

 

Merck & Co.

5.125%

11/15/11

2,000

1,982

 

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

7.000%

3/1/29

500

549

3

Pepsi Bottling Holdings Inc.

5.625%

2/17/09

1,500

1,504

2

Procter & Gamble Co. ESOP

9.360%

1/1/21

1,937

2,358

3

SABMiller PLC

6.500%

7/1/16

1,500

1,543

2

Schering-Plough Corp.

5.550%

12/1/13

1,000

999

 

Sysco Corp.

5.375%

9/21/35

1,000

893

 

Unilever Capital Corp.

7.125%

11/1/10

1,000

1,049

 

Unilever Capital Corp.

5.900%

11/15/32

875

832

2

Wyeth

6.950%

3/15/11

1,000

1,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Amoco Corp.

6.500%

8/1/07

1,500

1,501

 

Apache Finance Canada

7.750%

12/15/29

400

466

 

ChevronTexaco Capital Co.

3.500%

9/17/07

1,000

996

 

Conoco Funding Co.

6.350%

10/15/11

2,000

2,063

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

5.950%

12/1/34

1,000

947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

5.250%

2/22/11

2,000

1,987

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

5.250%

3/1/12

2,000

1,977

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

5.875%

11/29/32

2,000

1,975

 

 

20

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

2

Continental Airlines, Inc.

5.983%

4/19/22

940

912

3

ERAC USA Finance Co.

7.350%

6/15/08

1,090

1,105

3

ERAC USA Finance Co.

5.900%

11/15/15

500

491

2

Federal Express Corp.

6.720%

1/15/22

1,534

1,593

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

7.700%

5/15/17

1,500

1,652

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

5.750%

12/15/16

2,500

2,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dover Corp.

6.500%

2/15/11

2,000

2,059

 

Snap-On Inc.

6.250%

8/15/11

1,400

1,429

 

 

 

 

 

126,940

Utilities (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co.

5.550%

2/1/17

585

573

 

Carolina Power & Light Co.

5.950%

3/1/09

2,000

2,014

 

Central Illinois Public Service

6.125%

12/15/28

1,000

911

 

Commonwealth Edison Co.

5.950%

8/15/16

770

755

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

New York

5.500%

9/15/16

700

682

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

New York

5.300%

12/1/16

890

856

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

3.625%

8/1/08

1,000

981

 

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

6.950%

6/15/11

2,000

2,080

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

5.650%

2/1/35

1,000

943

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

4.950%

6/1/35

1,000

849

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

5.850%

5/1/37

2,000

1,936

 

Florida Power Corp.

6.875%

2/1/08

1,850

1,864

 

MidAmerican Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings Co.

6.125%

4/1/36

1,000

971

 

National Rural Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Cooperative Finance Corp.

5.750%

12/1/08

2,000

2,009

 

Northern States Power Co.

6.250%

6/1/36

2,000

2,046

 

PPL Energy Supply LLC

6.200%

5/15/16

1,000

990

 

 

21

 


Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Public Service Electric & Gas

4.000%

11/1/08

1,000

982

 

Southern California Edison Co.

6.000%

1/15/34

1,000

992

 

Southern California Edison Co.

5.550%

1/15/37

1,500

1,395

 

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

4.500%

5/15/13

615

581

 

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

5.700%

12/1/36

690

654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Energy Field Services

7.875%

8/16/10

2,000

2,122

3

Duke Energy Field Services

6.450%

11/3/36

935

927

 

KeySpan Gas East Corp.

7.875%

2/1/10

1,500

1,582

 

National Grid PLC

6.300%

8/1/16

1,000

1,021

 

San Diego Gas & Electric

6.000%

6/1/26

600

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

UGI Utilities Inc.

5.753%

9/30/16

1,170

1,144

 

 

 

 

 

32,463

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $368,469)

 

 

361,171

Sovereign Bonds (U.S. Dollar-Denominated) (2.4%)

 

 

3

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

5.875%

10/27/16

695

678

 

African Development Bank

4.500%

1/15/09

2,000

1,980

3

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre

6.150%

10/24/36

1,000

986

 

European Investment Bank

4.000%

3/3/10

2,000

1,943

 

Inter-American

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank

5.375%

11/18/08

600

603

 

Inter-American

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank

4.375%

9/20/12

2,000

1,917

 

International Bank for

 

 

 

 

 

Reconstruction &

 

 

 

 

 

Development

5.750%

2/6/08

2,600

2,605

 

International Bank for

 

 

 

 

 

Reconstruction &

 

 

 

 

 

Development

4.750%

2/15/35

2,000

1,783

 

Japan Bank International

4.750%

5/25/11

2,000

1,960

 

Japan Finance Corp.

4.625%

4/21/15

3,000

2,838

 

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

3.375%

1/23/08

2,000

1,976

 

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

4.125%

7/15/08

2,000

1,979

 

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank

4.500%

3/9/15

2,000

1,893

 

Province of British Columbia

4.300%

5/30/13

1,000

949

 

Province of Manitoba

4.450%

4/12/10

2,000

1,951

 

Province of Ontario

4.375%

2/15/13

1,000

951

 

Province of Ontario

4.500%

2/3/15

2,000

1,889

 

Province of Quebec

5.750%

2/15/09

1,000

1,006

 

Province of Quebec

5.125%

11/14/16

1,000

970

 

Quebec Hydro Electric

6.300%

5/11/11

1,000

1,021

 

Republic of Italy

4.500%

1/21/15

2,000

1,882

 

State of Israel

5.500%

11/9/16

1,000

979

 

Swedish Export Credit Corp.

4.625%

2/17/09

2,000

1,980

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $38,031)

 

 

36,719

 

 

22

 


 

Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta GA Downtown Dev.

 

 

 

 

 

Auth. Rev.

6.875%

2/1/21

650

703

 

Illinois (Taxable Pension) GO

5.100%

6/1/33

3,000

2,730

 

Kansas Dev. Finance Auth. Rev.

 

 

 

 

 

(Public Employee

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement System)

5.501%

5/1/34

2,000

1,933

3

Ohana Military

 

 

 

 

 

Communities LLC

5.558%

10/1/36

400

381

3

Ohana Military

 

 

 

 

 

Communities LLC

5.780%

10/1/36

545

534

 

Oregon School Board Assn.

5.528%

6/30/28

2,000

1,954

3

Pacific Beacon LLC Naval Base

5.379%

7/15/26

335

320

 

President and Fellows of

 

 

 

 

 

Harvard College

6.300%

10/1/37

2,000

2,060

 

Stanford Univ. California Rev.

5.850%

3/15/09

2,000

2,016

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $12,995)

 

 

12,631

Temporary Cash Investments (2.1%)

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 6/29/07, Repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

Value $27,012,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 5/1/35)

5.360%

7/2/07

27,000

27,000

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.174%

7/23/07

4,000

3,988

Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $30,988)

 

30,988

Total Investments (99.7%) (Cost $1,182,484)

 

 

1,495,666

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

 

 

9,408

Liabilities

 

 

 

(4,478)

 

 

 

 

 

4,930

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 73,785,809 outstanding $.001 par value shares

 

of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

1,500,596

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$20.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

 

 

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

 

 

1,142,050

$15.48

Undistributed Net Investment Income

 

21,057

.29

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

 

 

24,307

.33

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

313,182

4.24

Net Assets

 

 

1,500,596

$20.34

 

 

23

 


•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

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

2  The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.

3  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $45,300,000, representing 3.0% of net assets.

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

GO—General Obligation Bond.

 

24

 


Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends1

11,367

Interest

13,908

Security Lending

91

Total Income

25,366

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

469

Performance Adjustment

82

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

1,039

Marketing and Distribution

135

Custodian Fees

15

Shareholders’ Reports

14

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

1,755

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D

(9)

Net Expenses

1,746

Net Investment Income

23,620

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

24,131

Foreign Currencies

(9)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

24,122

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

39,508

Foreign Currencies

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

39,508

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

87,250

 

 

25

 


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

23,620

 

39,591

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

24,122

 

61,594

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

39,508

 

78,011

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

87,250

 

179,196

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(40,563)

 

(32,178)

Realized Capital Gain2

(61,188)

 

(39,749)

Total Distributions

(101,751)

 

(71,927)

Capital Share Transactions—Note G

 

 

 

Issued

96,985

 

235,295

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

101,751

 

71,927

Redeemed

(87,981)

 

(207,173)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

110,755

 

100,049

Total Increase (Decrease)

96,254

 

207,318

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

1,404,342

 

1,197,024

End of Period3

1,500,596

 

1,404,342

 

 

1  Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $357,000.

2  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $4,813,000 and $5,048,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $21,057,000 and $38,009,000.

 

26

 


Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

Financial Highlights

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$20.62

$19.04

$18.62

$17.16

$14.72

$16.98

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.32

.58

.531

.493

.44

.445

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

.88

2.14

.69

1.402

2.47

(1.460)

Total from Investment Operations

1.20

2.72

1.22

1.895

2.91

(1.015)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.59)

(.51)

(.49)

(.435)

(.47)

(.630)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.89)

(.63)

(.31)

(.615)

Total Distributions

(1.48)

(1.14)

(.80)

(.435)

(.47)

(1.245)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$20.34

$20.62

$19.04

$18.62

$17.16

$14.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

6.17%

14.96%

6.83%

11.29%

20.45%

–6.72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$1,501

$1,404

$1,197

$1,035

$898

$693

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets2

0.24%*

0.25%

0.25%

0.26%

0.31%

0.33%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

3.26%*

3.10%

2.89%

2.99%

2.98%

3.13%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

21%*

29%

21%

22%

27%

24%

 

 

1  Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2  Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.02%.

*  Annualized.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Balanced Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts. Certain of the portfolio’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 fund’s 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 affected by events occurring before the portfolio’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 portfolio’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a portfolio to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

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 portfolio’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 portfolio 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.

 

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4. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

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

 

6. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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.

 

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income 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.

Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

 

B. Wellington Management Company, LLP, provides investment advisory services to the portfolio for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on the portfolio’s performance for the preceding three years relative to a combined index comprising the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Lehman U.S. Credit A or Better Bond Index. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.06% of the portfolio’s average net assets before an increase of $82,000 (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 portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $134,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.13% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

D. The portfolio 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 portfolio part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses. The portfolio’s custodian bank has also agreed to reduce its fees when the portfolio maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, these arrangements reduced the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses by $7,000 and custodian fees by $2,000.

 

E. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or

 

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

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio realized net foreign currency losses of $9,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed net investment income.

 

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,182,484,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $313,182,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $328,977,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $15,795,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

F. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $187,499,000 of investment securities and sold $107,399,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $26,658,000 and $41,149,000, respectively.

 

G. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

4,754

 

12,005

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

5,245

 

3,882

Redeemed

(4,320)

 

(10,650)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

5,679

 

5,237

 

H. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

 

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

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

 

• Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return.

This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Balanced Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,061.67

$1.23

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.60

1.20

 

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.24%. 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 Variable Insurance Fund Balanced Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreement with Wellington Management Company, LLP. The board determined that the retention of Wellington Management was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

 

The board approved changes to the process for the quarterly calculation of the portfolio’s asset-based advisory fee and performance-adjustment schedule. The calculation now will be based on the average daily net assets of the portfolio, rather than the average month-end net assets. The performance-adjustment schedule now will be based on a “linear” rather than a “step” approach. The board concluded that linear adjustments better align the interests of an advisor with those of the portfolio shareholders because the advisor’s compensation is more closely linked to the portfolio’s performance.

 

The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of Wellington Management’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 portfolio’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 Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Balanced Portfolio since its 1991 inception.

 

Edward Bousa, who manages the equity portion of the portfolio, and John C. Keogh, who oversees the fixed income portion, each have over two decades of industry experience. They are backed by well-tenured teams of equity and fixed income research analysts who conduct detailed fundamental analysis of their respective industries and companies. Wellington Management has seen significant growth in assets in the past decade. The advisor has provided high-quality advisory services for the portfolio.

 

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 portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out its investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and that performance results have been favorable versus the portfolio’s benchmark and its peer group. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the

Performance Summary page.

 

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Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fee rate was also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include 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 Balanced

Portfolio’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of breakpoints in the portfolio’s advisory fee schedule. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fee as the portfolio’s assets increase.

 

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Capital Growth Portfolio

 

Despite mixed results in its sizable technology and health care positions, the Capital Growth Portfolio returned 8.8% during the first half of 2007, ahead of its market benchmark but behind the average return of its peer group. The portfolio’s materials stocks produced exceptional returns, and, as a result of its customarily light exposure to the financials sector, the portfolio avoided some of the trouble spots that weighed on the broad market.

Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

Technology and health care stocks shone a bit less brightly

The Capital Growth Portfolio’s advisor, PRIMECAP Management Company, typically approaches investments with a three- to five-year time horizon. Although a six-month report provides some insight into the portfolio’s positioning, short-term returns aren’t an especially meaningful verdict on the success of the advisor’s decisions.

In recent years, the advisor has identified a number of attractive opportunities—strong long-term growth prospects at reasonable prices—in the technology and health care sectors, particularly among pharmaceuticals giants and tech companies that stand to benefit from global Internet expansion. During the past six months, however, these two sectors turned in lackluster results.

The portfolio’s health care stocks produced a modestly negative return, depressed by weakness in two top-ten holdings: Medtronic, a medical equipment company, and drug company Novartis.

Technology stocks did better, though the portfolio’s holdings returned a bit less than the tech stocks in the benchmark index. One notable weak spot was Adobe Systems, a large holding that declined in value. It should be noted, however, that the software company has been a highly profitable long-term investment for the portfolio.

Energy and materials holdings had an outsize impact

The portfolio’s best performers were energy and materials companies. Although these stocks account for less than one-fifth of portfolio assets, their exceptional performance made them a significant contributor to returns.

The portfolio’s materials stocks returned about 40%, led by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, which has benefited from robust fertilizer demand amid a boom in agricultural prices. In the energy sector, exploration and service companies provided a boost.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the Capital Growth Portfolio, please see the Advisor’s Report that follows.

 

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Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Capital Growth Portfolio

8.8%

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index

7.0   

Average Multi-Cap Growth Fund1

9.8   

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Multi-Cap

 

Portfolio

Growth Fund

Capital Growth Portfolio

0.42%

1.49%

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Advisor’s Report

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Capital Growth Portfolio returned 8.8%, ahead of the S&P 500 Index’s 7.0% gain but behind the 9.8% average return of multi-cap growth funds. Materials stocks were among our best performers, while our large positions in health care and technology stocks produced mixed results.

The investment environment

In a break with the recent pattern, growth stocks outperformed value stocks during the first half of 2007. The Russell 1000 Growth Index returned 8.1%, compared with the 6.2% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index.

Despite this welcome turnabout, we continue to believe that growth stocks are an undervalued area of the market. Value stocks have outperformed growth stocks for much of the last three decades, with the disparity becoming especially pronounced in the past few years. Many traditional growth stocks are trading at a discount to traditional value stocks. Even if this valuation anomaly should persist, we would expect growth companies to outperform the broad market by virtue of their superior earnings growth. If the historical premium awarded to earnings growth begins to return, investors in these stocks should see even stronger returns.

As a group, the stocks in the S&P 500 Index are currently trading at approximately 16 times expected earnings. This valuation strikes us as reasonable, given the sustained environment of low interest rates and modest inflation. We are mindful that we are in the fifth year of a bull market, one in which operating margins have nearly doubled and are approaching all-time highs. However, certain segments of the market have benefited disproportionately from increasing margins and stock valuations (e.g., commodity and energy-based companies), while others have experienced stagnant margins and lower appreciation (e.g., health care and technology companies). As a result, certain segments of the market represent an opportunity for us to buy equities with exciting prospects at reasonable prices.

 

Our successes

During the past six months, the portfolio enjoyed its strongest performance from materials stocks, notably Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, a company that produces potash for fertilizer. This company controls 75% of the world’s excess potash capacity, which gives it significant leverage in setting prices. For much of the past few years, the company has benefited from high grain prices and strong fertilizer demand globally.

Monsanto, Weyerhaeuser, and Praxair also produced excellent returns, benefiting from general strength among producers of raw materials and basic industrial products. Additional good performance came from the portfolio’s consumer discretionary stocks, led by appliance-maker Whirlpool and retailing giant Target.

Our shortfalls

Stocks within the health care and technology sectors, our two most heavily weighted sectors, comprised most of the portfolio’s weak performers during the six months. Declines in sizable holdings such as Amgen, Novartis, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic contributed to the health care sector’s negative return. In the S&P 500 Index, by contrast, health care stocks returned 6.0%, slightly below the overall index result.

Our technology stocks produced a six-month return of about 9%, good in absolute terms, but a bit less than the return of tech stocks in the index. Software holdings Adobe Systems and Intuit declined in value. Our stocks in the industrials sector were also weak.

 

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Outlook

In general, we remain highly optimistic about health care stocks, especially pharmaceuticals companies. We expect health-related stocks to benefit from an obvious, but in our view underappreciated, trend: a dramatic increase in pharmaceutical use by the aging baby boom generation. People age 65 and over account for twice as many prescriptions as younger people, and this spending is relatively insensitive to the economic cycle. As the baby boomers enter their 60s, the industry stands to benefit from a period of strong and sustained earnings growth.

We also remain enthusiastic about information technology stocks, particularly the software companies that benefit from their behind-the-scenes role in the Internet’s worldwide growth. Examples include database-maker Oracle. When one queries popular websites such as eBay and Amazon, one is most likely using an Oracle database. Adobe Systems plays a similar, and also underappreciated, role in website design.

We remain pessimistic about the outlook for companies in the financials sector, a view reflected in our very modest exposure to this group. Over the past few years, these companies have benefited from an environment of low and stable interest rates and voracious consumer loan demand. This period seems to be nearing its end, the most visible indicator being the recent distress in the subprime loan market. In our view, this turmoil reflects a broader problem in the financials sector: the widespread mispricing of risk over the past few years. The result could be problems with loans in other sectors of the economy.

Howard B. Schow, Portfolio Manager

Theo A. Kolokotrones, Portfolio Manager

Joel P. Fried, Portfolio Manager

Alfred W. Mordecai, Portfolio Manager

Mitchell J. Milias, Portfolio Manager

David H. Van Slooten, Portfolio Manager

PRIMECAP Management Company, LLP

July 18, 2007

 

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Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

 

Portfolio

Index1

Number of Stocks

106

500

Median Market Cap

$34.2B

$59.9B

Price/Earnings Ratio

22.4x

17.1x

Price/Book Ratio

3.2x

2.9x

Yield

0.8%

1.8%

Return on Equity

16.0%

19.4%

Earnings Growth Rate

24.7%

20.9%

Foreign Holdings

14.7%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

0%2

Expense Ratio

0.42%2

Short-Term Reserves

6%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

 

Comparative Index1

R-Squared

0.82

Beta

1.15

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Comparative

 

Portfolio

Index1

Consumer Discretionary

11%

10%

Consumer Staples

1   

9   

Energy

8   

11   

Financials

5   

21   

Health Care

19   

12   

Industrials

11   

11   

Information Technology

29   

15   

Materials

9   

3   

Telecommunication Services

1   

4   

Utilities

0   

4   

Short-Term Reserves

6%

—   

 

 

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Ten Largest Holdings3 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

Potash Corp. of

fertilizers and

 

Saskatchewan, Inc.

agricultural chemicals

4.8%

FedEx Corp.

air freight and logistics

4.5   

Adobe Systems, Inc.

application software

4.1   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

semiconductors

3.3   

Eli Lilly & Co.

pharmaceuticals

3.2   

Novartis AG ADR

pharmaceuticals

2.8   

Biogen Idec Inc.

biotechnology

2.8   

ConocoPhillips Co.

integrated oil and gas

2.7   

Medtronic, Inc.

health care equipment

2.5   

Oracle Corp.

systems software

2.4   

Top Ten

 

33.1%

 

Investment Focus

 


Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

 

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

 

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

1  S&P 500 Index.

2  Annualized.

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

 

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 3, 2002–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Inception

Capital Growth Portfolio

12/3/2002

16.85%

16.15%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (94.6%)

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (10.4%)

 

 

*

DIRECTV Group, Inc.

268,961

6,216

 

Sony Corp. ADR

110,200

5,661

 

Whirlpool Corp.

36,400

4,048

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

113,050

3,109

 

Target Corp.

45,800

2,913

 

Eastman Kodak Co.

82,300

2,290

*

Kohl’s Corp.

27,600

1,960

 

The Walt Disney Co.

45,000

1,536

*

Comcast Corp. Class A

35,550

1,000

 

Mattel, Inc.

27,300

690

*

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

14,700

529

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

16,700

513

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

10,300

481

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

8,600

281

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

3,400

248

 

Tiffany & Co.

3,800

202

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp.

3,455

22

 

 

 

31,699

Consumer Staples (1.5%)

 

 

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

63,950

3,742

 

Avon Products, Inc.

18,400

676

 

 

 

4,418

Energy (8.4%)

 

 

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

103,100

8,093

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

50,800

4,315

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

54,400

3,394

 

Hess Corp.

54,650

3,222

 

EnCana Corp.

32,300

1,985

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

15,700

1,147

*

Transocean Inc.

10,200

1,081

 

Pogo Producing Co.

20,700

1,051

 

GlobalSantaFe Corp.

11,700

845

 

Chevron Corp.

3,160

266

 

 

 

25,399

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Financials (4.9%)

 

 

 

The Bank of

 

 

 

New York Co., Inc.

91,350

3,786

 

Marsh &

 

 

 

McLennan Cos., Inc.

90,700

2,801

 

American International

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

33,600

2,353

*

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

 

 

 

Class B

519

1,871

 

The Chubb Corp.

30,100

1,630

 

Fannie Mae

16,300

1,065

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

7,648

371

 

AFLAC Inc.

6,100

314

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

2,900

227

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

6,400

225

 

Freddie Mac

2,750

167

 

 

 

14,810

Health Care (19.2%)

 

 

 

Biotechnology (4.8%)

 

 

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

160,200

8,571

*

Amgen, Inc.

62,171

3,437

*

Genzyme Corp.

40,350

2,599

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.8%)

 

 

Medtronic, Inc.

146,600

7,603

*

Boston Scientific Corp.

254,902

3,910

 

 

 

 

 

Life Science Tools & Services (1.0%)

 

 

Applera Corp.–Applied

 

 

 

Biosystems Group

55,700

1,701

*

Millipore Corp.

17,450

1,310

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (9.6%)

 

 

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

171,500

9,583

 

Novartis AG ADR

152,950

8,576

 

Roche Holdings AG

27,000

4,784

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

49,500

2,592

 

Pfizer Inc.

97,460

2,492

*

Sepracor Inc.

23,250

954

 

 

 

58,112

Industrials (10.6%)

 

 

 

FedEx Corp.

123,900

13,749

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

48,000

3,758

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

218,350

3,256

 

Union Pacific Corp.

23,700

2,729

*

AMR Corp.

86,600

2,282

 

Fluor Corp.

13,700

1,526

 

Deere & Co.

10,250

1,238

 

Granite Construction Co.

14,800

950

 

Pall Corp.

18,100

832

*

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

23,050

642

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

7,600

523

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Donaldson Co., Inc.

8,000

284

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

3,350

245

 

 

 

32,014

Information Technology (29.4%)

 

 

Communications Equipment (5.0%)

 

*

Corning, Inc.

176,650

4,513

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

97,900

4,248

 

Motorola, Inc.

128,250

2,270

 

LM Ericsson Telephone Co.

 

 

 

ADR Class B

42,200

1,683

*

Nortel Networks Corp.

67,510

1,624

 

Plantronics, Inc.

29,250

767

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (2.6%)

 

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

107,850

4,812

*

EMC Corp.

156,900

2,840

*

Dell Inc.

10,200

291

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.6%)

 

 

 

Tektronix, Inc.

43,050

1,453

*

Coherent, Inc.

8,950

273

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (1.8%)

 

*

Google Inc.

6,200

3,245

*

eBay Inc.

52,200

1,680

*

Yahoo! Inc.

15,700

426

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (0.7%)

 

 

 

Accenture Ltd.

38,050

1,632

 

Paychex, Inc.

12,400

485

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors &

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment (6.8%)

 

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

267,900

10,081

*

Micron Technology, Inc.

332,900

4,171

 

Intel Corp.

156,100

3,709

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

59,100

1,174

*

NVIDIA Corp.

19,300

797

*

Rambus Inc.

20,000

360

*

ASML Holding (New York)

9,800

269

*

Entegris Inc.

13,344

159

 

 

 

 

 

Software (11.9%)

 

 

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

309,000

12,406

*

Oracle Corp.

375,900

7,409

 

Microsoft Corp.

247,900

7,306

*

Intuit, Inc.

129,800

3,904

*

Citrix Systems, Inc.

87,800

2,956

*

Symantec Corp.

98,100

1,982

 

 

 

88,925

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Materials (9.5%)

 

 

 

Potash Corp. of

 

 

 

Saskatchewan, Inc.

187,500

14,619

 

Monsanto Co.

60,200

4,066

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

48,750

3,848

 

Praxair, Inc.

35,200

2,534

 

Alcoa Inc.

44,400

1,800

 

Dow Chemical Co.

23,100

1,021

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper &

 

 

Gold, Inc. Class B

5,494

455

*

Domtar Corp.

37,900

423

 

 

 

28,766

Telecommunication Services (0.7%)

 

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

97,050

2,010

 

Embarq Corp.

3,657

232

 

 

 

2,242

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $215,842)

 

286,385

 

 

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Vanguard Capital Growth Portfolio

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investment (5.6%)

 

1 Vanguard Market

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

 

 

(Cost $16,875)

16,875

16,875

Total Investments (100.2%)

 

 

(Cost $232,717)

 

303,260

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%)

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

386

Liabilities

 

(1,061)

 

 

(675)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 16,861,101 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

302,585

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$17.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

230,269

$13.67

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

1,092

.06

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Gains

680

.04

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

Investment Securities

70,543

4.18

Foreign Currencies

1

Net Assets

302,585

$17.95

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

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

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends1

1,377

Interest2

549

Security Lending

1

Total Income

1,927

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

225

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

347

Marketing and Distribution

34

Custodian Fees

3

Shareholders’ Reports

5

Total Expenses

614

Net Investment Income

1,313

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

709

Foreign Currencies

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

709

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

22,989

Foreign Currencies

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

22,989

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

25,011

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

1,313

 

2,143

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

709

 

7,376

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

22,989

 

14,328

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

25,011

 

23,847

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(2,223)

 

(1,374)

Realized Capital Gain3

(7,377)

 

(8,343)

Total Distributions

(9,600)

 

(9,717)

Capital Share Transactions—Note F

 

 

 

Issued

27,948

 

106,342

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

9,600

 

9,717

Redeemed

(38,150)

 

(32,463)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

(602)

 

83,596

Total Increase (Decrease)

14,809

 

97,726

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

287,776

 

190,050

End of Period4

302,585

 

287,776

 

 

1  Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $47,000.

2  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $549,000.

3  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $118,000 and $337,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

4  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,092,000 and $2,002,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

Dec. 3,

 

Ended

 

 

20021 to

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Dec. 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$17.06

$16.01

$15.07

$12.88

$9.39

$10.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.072

.130

.103

.0942

.0513

.01

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

1.388

1.698

1.033

2.166

3.444

(.62)

Total from Investment Operations

1.460

1.828

1.136

2.260

3.495

(.61)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.132)

(.110)

(.093)

(.022)

(.005)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.438)

(.668)

(.103)

(.048)

Total Distributions

(.570)

(.778)

(.196)

(.070)

(.005)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$17.95

$17.06

$16.01

$15.07

$12.88

$9.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

8.84%

11.63%

7.68%

17.63%

37.24%

–6.10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$303

$288

$190

$167

$83

$9

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.42%*

0.42%

0.42%

0.42%

0.48%

0.47%*

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.90%*

0.96%

0.74%

0.84%2

0.45%

0.86%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

0%*

11%

13%

4%

7%

0%

 

 

1  Inception.

2  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.03 and 0.28%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Microsoft Corp. in November 2004.

3  Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

*  Annualized.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Capital Growth Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a portfolio 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.

 

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 portfolio’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. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

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

 

5. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

 

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

 

B. PRIMECAP Management Company provides investment advisory services to the portfolio for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual rate of 0.15% of the portfolio’s average net assets.

 

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $26,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

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D. 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 portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $232,717,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $70,543,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $75,018,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $4,475,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

E. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio did not purchase any investment securities and sold $4,249,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

1,609

 

6,383

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

580

 

594

Redeemed

(2,199)

 

(1,980)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(10)

 

4,997

 

G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Capital Growth Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,088.41

$2.17

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,022.71

2.11

 

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.42%. 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 Variable Insurance Fund Capital Growth Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreement with PRIMECAP Management Company. The board determined that the retention of PRIMECAP Management was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

 

The board approved a change in the process for the quarterly calculation of the portfolio’s asset-based advisory fee. The calculation now will be based on the average daily net assets of the portfolio, rather than the average month-end net assets.

 

The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of PRIMECAP Management’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 portfolio’s investment management since the portfolio’s inception, and the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that PRIMECAP Management, founded in 1983, is recognized for its long-term approach to growth equity investing. The firm has managed Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Capital Growth Portfolio since its inception in 2002.

 

Six experienced portfolio managers are responsible for separate subportfolios, and each portfolio manager employs a fundamental, research-driven approach in seeking to identify companies with both long-term growth potential overlooked by the market and stock that is trading at attractive valuation levels.

 

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 performance of the portfolio since its inception, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out its investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and that the performance results provided by PRIMECAP Management have been favorable compared with those of the portfolio’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

 

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fee rate was also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include information about the advisory fee rate.

 

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

 

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The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the Capital Growth Portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the negotiated advisory fee rate without any need for asset-level breakpoints.

 

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Diversified Value Portfolio

 

Vanguard® Diversified Value Portfolio

 

During the first half of 2007, the Diversified Value Portfolio returned 10.5%, outpacing its comparative standards. The portfolio earned excellent returns in a variety of sectors, both traditional value-oriented precincts such as industrials stocks and growth-oriented quarters such as technology.

 

Portfolio advisor Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss also protected investors from some of the recent weakness among financial stocks by avoiding real-estate-related companies.

Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

 

Strong performance in unexpected places

For the Diversified Value Portfolio, the advisor typically spends much of its time bargain-hunting among industrial stocks, gritty extractive industries, and highly profitable consumer staples companies. During the six months ended June 30, the portfolio’s positions in these segments produced market-beating returns.

The portfolio’s materials stocks, led by chemical-maker Lyondell, returned almost 40%, while industrials and consumer-staples holdings turned in lesser but still solid double-digit gains.

The portfolio also enjoyed noteworthy successes outside its traditional hunting grounds. For example, its technology stocks returned more than 18%. The size of this technology allocation was modest, but its existence was noteworthy. In the past, few technology companies met the advisor’s value criteria. Over the past few years, however, as tech stocks have languished, apparent bargains have emerged.

 

Health care picks were solid; no portfolio sector did poorly

The advisor has found similarly overlooked opportunities in health care stocks, which contributed about 1.7 percentage points to the portfolio’s six-month result.

Weak spots were conspicuous by their absence. Financial stocks produced the lowest six-month return, but your portfolio’s holdings in the group fared better than the broad market sector. The advisor avoided poorly performing REITs and the big banks that were stung by problems with subprime loans.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the Diversified Value Portfolio, please see the Advisor’s Report that follows.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Diversified Value Portfolio

10.5%

Russell 1000 Value Index

6.2   

Average Multi-Cap Value Fund1

7.6   

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index

7.6   

 

 

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Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Multi-Cap

 

Portfolio

Value Fund

Diversified Value Portfolio

0.40%

1.31%

 

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Advisor’s Report

The Diversified Value Portfolio returned 10.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2007, versus 6.2% for the Russell 1000 Value Index and 7.6% for the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

The investment environment

Since the market has been as strong as garlic, I am pleased that we have outperformed it. The investment environment has been quite favorable—interest rates largely stable, strong corporate earnings, and apparently no significant disruptive distractions. Market leadership has been broad, and sentiment is not universally bullish. Our portfolio has done well versus the competition and relevant benchmarks.

Our successes

Our stock selections in health care (at last), industrials, and financials were quite important in the last six months. Strong holdings included Lyondell (chemicals and refining), Bristol-Myers Squibb, Imperial Tobacco, AT&T, and SLM.

 

Our shortfalls

Our underweighted position in energy was not helpful, even though the stocks that we did hold in that sector gave us positive results. The top detractors to performance were Bank of America, Citigroup, Allstate, ConAgra, and Bear Stearns. Obviously the market is concerned about poor-quality real estate loans, a situation that has depressed many of the financial stocks. We are, too, but believe that the portfolio’s financial holdings are sound for the long term.

Our portfolio positioning

Although the lack of energy holdings has penalized returns, we will stick with our position, as we expect a correction in commodity inflation. We will continue to avoid the housing sector and feel that the high level of investable funds in private-equity pools will allow for good returns in value stocks.

 

New positions

We acquired AT&T when it merged with a previous holding, BellSouth. Kraft, another new holding, was a spin-off from Altria, and we added to the position. Spectra Energy was a spin-off from Duke Energy, and we have added to that position as well. American International Group is a new holding based on a very low price/earnings ratio, around 10. We purchased Quest Diagnostics in expectation of a turnaround.

Closed positions

We sold Nokia because it reached our price target. American Power Conversion was bought out by Schneider Electric. We sold ConAgra in order to add to our new position in Kraft.

James P. Barrow, Founding Partner

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.

July 18, 2007

 

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Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

47

626

4,921

Median Market Cap

$47.0B

$56.5B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

15.6x

14.8x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

2.6x

2.2x

2.9x

Yield

2.1%

2.4%

1.7%

Return on Equity

19.6%

17.4%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

15.5%

19.1%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

8.1%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

17%3

Expense Ratio

0.40%3

Short-Term Reserves

1%

 

Volatility Measures

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.83

0.64

Beta

0.91

0.70

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

6%

8%

12%

Consumer Staples

11   

7   

8   

Energy

8   

13   

10   

Financials

26   

34   

21   

Health Care

15   

7   

11   

Industrials

12   

10   

12   

Information Technology

2   

4   

15   

Materials

5   

4   

4   

Telecommunication Services

6   

7   

3   

Utilities

8   

6   

4   

Short-Term Reserves

1%

—   

—   

 

 

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Ten Largest Holdings4 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

pharmaceuticals

3.5%

Imperial Tobacco Group ADR

tobacco

3.5   

AT&T Inc.

integrated telecommunication services

3.4   

SLM Corp.

consumer finance

3.2   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

integrated oil and gas

3.1   

ConocoPhillips Co.

integrated oil and gas

3.1   

Altria Group, Inc.

tobacco

3.1   

Manulife Financial Corp.

life and health insurance

3.0   

Verizon Communications Inc.

integrated telecommunication services

2.8   

Entergy Corp.

electric utilities

2.8   

Top Ten

 

31.5%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

 

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

 

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

1  Russell 1000 Value Index.

2  Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3  Annualized.

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

 

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Performance Summary

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): February 8, 1999–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Inception

Diversified Value Portfolio

2/8/1999

25.70%

14.20%

9.33%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (99.1%)

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (6.0%)

 

 

 

Carnival Corp.

512,500

24,995

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

319,400

21,231

*

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

289,280

10,489

 

Service Corp. International

721,200

9,217

 

 

 

65,932

Consumer Staples (11.5%)

 

 

 

Imperial Tobacco Group

 

 

 

ADR

412,600

38,054

 

Altria Group, Inc.

489,600

34,341

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

568,197

20,029

 

Diageo PLC ADR

220,400

18,361

 

UST, Inc.

282,500

15,173

 

 

 

125,958

Energy (8.0%)

 

 

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

595,300

34,456

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

438,144

34,394

 

Spectra Energy Corp.

726,300

18,855

 

 

 

87,705

Financials (25.6%)

 

 

 

Capital Markets (1.0%)

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

76,600

10,724

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (2.3%)

 

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

711,100

25,009

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance (4.4%)

 

 

 

SLM Corp.

615,000

35,412

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

164,200

12,880

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (7.2%)

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

524,700

26,912

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

546,750

26,490

 

Bank of America Corp.

527,871

25,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Insurance (9.2%)

 

 

 

Manulife Financial Corp.

870,900

32,501

 

XL Capital Ltd. Class A

326,600

27,529

 

The Allstate Corp.

436,100

26,824

 

American International

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

200,000

14,006

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.5%)

 

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

246,750

10,521

 

MGIC Investment Corp.

111,400

6,334

 

 

 

280,950

Health Care (14.6%)

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

1,223,800

38,623

 

Pfizer Inc.

1,170,900

29,940

*

WellPoint Inc.

352,400

28,132

 

Wyeth

471,400

27,030

 

Baxter International, Inc.

363,700

20,491

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

318,600

16,456

 

 

 

160,672

Industrials (12.4%)

 

 

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

534,500

28,964

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

369,900

28,804

 

Honeywell International Inc.

435,000

24,482

 

Cooper Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

413,200

23,590

 

ITT Industries, Inc.

232,400

15,868

 

General Electric Co.

389,200

14,899

 

 

 

136,607

Information Technology (1.7%)

 

 

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

415,600

18,544

 

 

 

 

Materials (4.7%)

 

 

 

E.I. du Pont

 

 

 

de Nemours & Co.

504,000

25,623

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.

683,900

25,386

 

 

 

51,009

Telecommunication Services (6.2%)

 

 

AT&T Inc.

887,127

36,816

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

753,060

31,003

 

 

 

67,819

Utilities (8.4%)

 

 

 

Entergy Corp.

285,400

30,638

 

Exelon Corp.

274,200

19,907

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

203,000

17,521

 

Duke Energy Corp.

781,800

14,307

 

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

581,700

10,122

 

 

 

92,495

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $853,426)

 

1,087,691

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investment (0.9%)

 

1 Vanguard Market

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

 

 

(Cost $10,073)

10,073

10,073

Total Investments (100.0%)

 

 

(Cost $863,499)

 

1,097,764

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

2,078

Liabilities

 

(2,273)

 

 

(195)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 63,225,334 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

1,097,569

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$17.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

834,066

$13.19

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

10,832

.17

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Gains

18,406

.29

Unrealized Appreciation

234,265

3.71

Net Assets

1,097,569

$17.36

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

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

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

12,785

Interest1

652

Security Lending

68

Total Income

13,505

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

628

Performance Adjustment

22

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

1,188

Marketing and Distribution

125

Custodian Fees

8

Shareholders’ Reports

10

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

1,982

Net Investment Income

11,523

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on

 

Investment Securities Sold

18,786

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation) of Investment Securities

70,396

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

100,705

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

11,523

 

18,227

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

18,786

 

30,136

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

70,396

 

83,513

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

100,705

 

131,876

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(17,886)

 

(13,235)

Realized Capital Gain2

(30,580)

 

(8,671)

Total Distributions

(48,466)

 

(21,906)

Capital Share Transactions—Note F

 

 

 

Issued

133,585

 

269,837

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

48,466

 

21,906

Redeemed

(62,954)

 

(134,422)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

119,097

 

157,321

Total Increase (Decrease)

171,336

 

267,291

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

926,233

 

658,942

End of Period3

1,097,569

 

926,233

 

 

1  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $652,000.

2  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $4,616,000 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $10,832,000 and $17,195,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$16.53

$14.37

$13.55

$11.46

$8.98

$10.66

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.191

.371

.321

.22

.251

.23

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

1.48

2.27

.70

2.09

2.47

(1.71)

Total from Investment Operations

1.67

2.64

1.02

2.31

2.72

(1.48)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.31)

(.29)

(.20)

(.22)

(.24)

(.20)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.53)

(.19)

Total Distributions

(.84)

(.48)

(.20)

(.22)

(.24)

(.20)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$17.36

$16.53

$14.37

$13.55

$11.46

$8.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

10.49%

18.88%

7.61%

20.46%

31.12%

–14.24%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$1,098

$926

$659

$420

$239

$152

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets2

0.40%*

0.40%

0.41%

0.42%

0.48%

0.50%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.31%*

2.46%

2.29%

2.26%

2.60%

2.33%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

17%*

25%

21%

15%

24%

27%

 

 

1  Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2  Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.01%, 0.02%, 0.03%, and 0.02%.

*  Annualized.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Diversified Value Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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.

 

2. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

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

 

4. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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.

 

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

 

B. Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc., provides investment advisory services to the portfolio for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. The basic fee is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the S&P 500/ Barra Value Index for periods prior to July 1, 2006, and a new benchmark, the MSCI Prime Market 750 Index, beginning July 1, 2006. The benchmark change will be fully phased in by June 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.125% of the portfolio’s average net assets before an increase of $22,000 based on performance.

 

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C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $95,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.09% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

D. 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 portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

 

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $863,499,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $234,265,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $237,406,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $3,141,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

E. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $170,847,000 of investment securities and sold $83,684,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

 

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

7,902

 

17,711

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

3,005

 

1,526

Redeemed

(3,725)

 

(9,038)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

7,182

 

10,199

 

G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Diversified Value Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,104.90

$2.09

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,022.81

2.01

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.40%. 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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Vanguard® Diversified Value Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Agreement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Diversified Value Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreement with Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. (BHM&S). The board determined that the retention of BHM&S was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 BHM&S, founded in 1979, is known for its commitment to value investing. The firm has managed Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Diversified Value Portfolio since its inception in 1999. James P. Barrow, who manages the fund, has more than four decades of industry experience. The portfolio manager is backed by a well-tenured investment team of research analysts who conduct detailed fundamental analysis of their respective industries and companies. The firm has seen a significant growth in assets in the past decade. BHM&S has provided high-quality advisory services for the portfolio.

 

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 portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out its investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and the portfolio has performed in line with expectations. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the

Performance Summary page.

 

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fee rate was also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include information about the advisory fee rate.

 

The board did not consider profitability of BHM&S in determining whether to approve the advisory fee, because BHM&S 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 Diversified Value Portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the negotiated advisory fee rate without any need for asset-level breakpoints.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

 

Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

During the first half of 2007, the Equity Income Portfolio returned 6.5% as its sizable stakes in energy and industrials stocks rallied. These strong performances helped offset weakness in the portfolio’s largest position, financials stocks. The portfolio’s six-month return was a bit better than that of its benchmark index but lagged the average result for peer funds.

At the end of June, the portfolio’s dividend yield was 2.71%, a percentage point higher than that of the broad stock market.

Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

As growth stocks took the lead, the portfolio continued to prosper

Dividend-paying stocks generated solid returns during the six months. After several years at the top of the performance charts, however, high-yielding, value-oriented stocks ceded leadership to growth stocks.

Signs of the shift were apparent in the Equity Income Portfolio. The fund’s small stake in the growth-oriented technology sector, for example, returned almost 24%. Health care stocks, another group that resides primarily in growth portfolios, also performed strongly. The portfolio’s heavy weighting in the dividend-rich financials sector, by contrast, returned –2.5%.

Some of the portfolio’s most significant contributors during the half-year were raw-materials producers. These stocks have responded more to the boom in commodity prices than to market-level shifts in the relative strength of growth and value stocks. The portfolio’s roughly 10% stake in energy stocks returned almost 13% as oil prices bounced back from their late-2006 decline. Metals and mining companies performed strongly, too.

 

Financial and consumer stocks were areas of weakness

In addition to financials stocks, which were buffeted by rising interest rates and trouble in the subprime loan market, the portfolio’s weaker performers included consumer-oriented stocks.

The portfolio held more than 17% of its assets, on average, in consumer discretionary and consumer staples companies, which produced positive but below-average returns. Weakness in packaged-food and media issues helped restrain the portfolio’s six-month result.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the Equity Income Portfolio, please see the Advisors’ Report that follows.

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Equity Income Portfolio

6.5%

Russell 1000 Value Index

6.2   

Average Equity Income Fund1

7.3   

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index

7.6   

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average Equity

 

Portfolio

Income Fund

Equity Income Portfolio

0.29%

1.37%

 

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

Advisors’ Report

The Equity Income Portfolio returned 6.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared with 6.2% for the Russell 1000 Value Index and a 7.3% average return for equity income funds. The portfolio’s performance reflected the combined efforts of its two investment advisors. The use of multiple advisors provides exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches.

The advisors, the percentage of the portfolio’s assets each manages, and a brief description of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. Each advisor has also prepared a discussion of the investment environment that existed during the fiscal half-year and the effect that this environment had on the portfolio’s positioning.

Wellington Management Company, LLP

Portfolio Manager:

John R. Ryan, CFA, Senior Vice President

The economy is behaving according to consensus. Growth in U.S. gross domestic product has decelerated, while growth has remained strong outside the United States. We are not changing our outlook for 3% to 4% global growth and 2% to 3% domestic GDP growth. Globally, there is adequate economic strength to support growth in corporate profits, although we expect a deceleration to the single-digit range.

Although commodity inflation is real and sustainable, overall inflation should remain in the 2%–3% range. The U.S. stock market seems overly obsessed with evolving capital-market blow-ups, such as the trouble in the subprime-lending sector. As the market restores risk premiums toward more normal levels, these events should continue to move through the financial system, one subsector at a time. However, we do not expect these subsector problems to derail global growth.

In the portfolio, we continue to favor liquid large-capitalization stocks because of their favorable valuation characteristics. We added or increased stakes in companies with improving fundamentals, such as Intel, Lloyds TSB, GlaxoSmithKline, and SuperValu. We also increased our energy exposure by expanding our positions in ConocoPhillips and Chevron.

The stocks we sold generally were those that either reached or approached our target price, such as Alcoa, SunTrust Banks, PPL, and Baxter International. We eliminated Halliburton and Gannett because we perceived eroding fundamentals.

Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group

Portfolio Manager:

James P. Stetler, Principal

 

To identify attractive investment opportunities within a universe of high-yielding equity securities, we employ a quantitative assessment of specific fundamental characteristics of companies. This process combines three stock ranking models—based on valuation, sentiment, and earnings prospects—to assess companies of similar size and businesses against one another. The higher-ranked stocks are emphasized in the portfolio, while those with lower rankings are either avoided or given less weight than they have in the benchmark index.

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

In the six months ended June 30, the stock ranking models, working in concert with one another, served to boost the portfolio’s overall results. The earnings-prospect model was the strongest performer; the valuation and sentiment models were neutral. In short time periods such as this, the models can vary in their effectiveness. Over the longer term, however, we expect all three models to contribute to the goal of generating positive, consistent returns in excess of the benchmark results.

Our results relative to the benchmark are driven by our success (or lack thereof) in picking the better-performing stocks within each sector. During the first half of 2007, our selections in the industrial and health care sectors were the strongest contributors to our overall results. Leading examples were Caterpillar (+29%) and Honeywell (+26%). However, those investments were offset by poor selections within the consumer discretionary and materials sectors. Newspaper company McClatchy (–41%) was a primary detractor to relative performance, as was our decision to underweight Dow Chemical (+13%).

We continue to believe that the best way to deliver consistent, value-added investment results over the long term is through a highly disciplined, quantitative strategy. The resulting portfolio offers an attractive mix of stocks with high earnings quality, market acceptance, and reasonable valuations.

 

Vanguard Equity Income Portfolio Investment Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Assets Managed

 

Investment Advisor

%

$ Million

Investment Strategy

Wellington Management

58

378

Employs a fundamental approach to identify desirable

Company, LLP

 

 

individual stocks, seeking those that typically offer

 

 

 

above-average dividend yields, below-average

 

 

 

valuations, and the potential for dividend increases

 

 

 

in the future.

Vanguard Quantitative

38

247

Uses quantitative management, with the primary

Equity Group

 

 

assessment of a company’s future prospects made

 

 

 

by evaluating its current valuation characteristics.

Cash Investments1

4

26

 

 

 

1  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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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

181

626

4,921

Median Market Cap

$77.5B

$56.5B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

14.3x

14.8x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

2.6x

2.2x

2.9x

Yield

2.7%

2.4%

1.7%

Return on Equity

21.4%

17.4%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

18.6%

19.1%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

4.1%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

47%3

Expense Ratio

0.29%3

Short-Term Reserves

0%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.94

0.81

Beta

0.89

0.73

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

3%

8%

12%

Consumer Staples

12   

7   

8   

Energy

14   

13   

10   

Financials

27   

34   

21   

Health Care

9   

7   

11   

Industrials

12   

10   

12   

Information Technology

2   

4   

15   

Materials

6   

4   

4   

Telecommunication Services

7   

7   

3   

Utilities

8   

6   

4   

 

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

Ten Largest Holdings4 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil and gas

5.5%

General Electric Co.

industrial conglomerates

4.5   

AT&T Inc.

integrated telecommunication services

4.1   

Chevron Corp.

integrated oil and gas

3.9   

Bank of America Corp.

diversified financial services

3.8   

Citigroup, Inc.

diversified financial services

3.6   

ConocoPhillips Co.

integrated oil and gas

3.3   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

diversified financial services

2.5   

Altria Group, Inc.

tobacco

2.3   

Verizon

integrated

 

Communications Inc.

telecommunication services

2.1   

Top Ten

 

35.6%

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

1  Russell 1000 Value Index.

2  Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3  Annualized.

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

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Equity Income Portfolio

6/7/1993

20.90%

11.18%

8.67%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (97.0%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (2.5%)

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

59,846

3,038

Home Depot, Inc.

56,600

2,227

General Motors Corp.

37,400

1,414

Gannett Co., Inc.

21,000

1,154

Whirlpool Corp.

9,400

1,045

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

33,900

998

Regal Entertainment Group

 

 

Class A

37,700

827

International Game

 

 

Technology

20,403

810

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

35,900

792

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

21,500

738

Mattel, Inc.

27,272

690

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

24,700

682

CBS Corp.

13,200

440

Cato Corp. Class A

15,500

340

Carnival Corp.

6,900

336

Journal Communications, Inc.

23,800

310

Asbury Automotive

 

 

Group, Inc.

5,500

137

The Pep Boys

 

 

(Manny, Moe & Jack)

6,000

121

Genuine Parts Co.

1,900

94

Tribune Co.

2,745

81

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

2,100

72

 

 

16,346

Consumer Staples (11.6%)

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

213,380

14,966

The Procter & Gamble Co.

121,647

7,444

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

97,500

6,522

General Mills, Inc.

109,060

6,371

Kellogg Co.

108,940

5,642

PepsiCo, Inc.

69,200

4,488

Kraft Foods Inc.

125,505

4,424

 

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value

 

Shares

($000)

The Coca-Cola Co.

83,600

4,373

SuperValu Inc.

92,000

4,261

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

64,600

4,189

Diageo PLC ADR

35,500

2,957

Campbell Soup Co.

58,700

2,278

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

49,700

1,335

H.J. Heinz Co.

27,700

1,315

Sysco Corp.

35,100

1,158

Carolina Group

13,541

1,046

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

 

 

Class B

10,800

999

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

14,300

746

The Clorox Co.

8,100

503

Universal Corp. (VA)

6,618

403

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.

9,000

149

Lancaster Colony Corp.

900

38

 

 

75,607

Energy (13.2%)

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

429,109

35,994

Chevron Corp.

299,200

25,205

ConocoPhillips Co.

272,520

21,393

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR

 

 

Class B

31,089

2,591

General Maritime Corp.

19,600

525

 

 

85,708

Financials (25.6%)

 

 

Capital Markets (2.4%)

 

 

UBS AG (New York Shares)

146,100

8,767

The Bank of

 

 

New York Co., Inc.

104,300

4,322

Mellon Financial Corp.

33,500

1,474

American Capital

 

 

Strategies, Ltd.

19,200

816

MCG Capital Corp.

24,500

392

Northern Trust Corp.

3,100

199

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (7.6%)

 

 

U.S. Bancorp

347,142

11,438

Wells Fargo & Co.

240,300

8,451

PNC Financial

 

 

Services Group

114,300

8,182

Wachovia Corp.

119,686

6,134

Lloyds TSB Group PLC ADR

81,400

3,640

Regions Financial Corp.

47,900

1,585

KeyCorp

34,800

1,195

Comerica, Inc.

18,900

1,124

Synovus Financial Corp.

36,500

1,121

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

44,500

1,012

Popular, Inc.

54,215

871

First Merchants Corp.

30,100

723

 

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value

 

Shares

($000)

Trustmark Corp.

26,700

690

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

22,900

620

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

54,129

595

BB&T Corp.

11,300

460

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

3,200

274

United Bankshares, Inc.

5,700

181

Community Trust Bancorp Inc.

5,000

161

Simmons First National Corp.

5,800

160

Suffolk Bancorp

4,800

153

Compass Bancshares Inc.

2,200

152

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

3,500

95

First Community

 

 

Bancshares, Inc.

2,800

87

S.Y. Bancorp, Inc.

3,500

83

Renasant Corp.

3,300

75

City Holding Co.

1,700

65

Arrow Financial Corp.

2,900

64

Fifth Third Bancorp

1,300

52

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (9.9%)

 

Bank of America Corp.

503,370

24,610

Citigroup, Inc.

455,600

23,368

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

337,200

16,337

 

 

 

Insurance (3.9%)

 

 

The Chubb Corp.

132,560

7,177

The Allstate Corp.

109,900

6,760

ACE Ltd.

73,700

4,608

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

37,900

2,028

XL Capital Ltd. Class A

16,500

1,391

Endurance Specialty

 

 

Holdings Ltd.

20,900

837

Nationwide Financial

 

 

Services, Inc.

13,200

835

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

17,600

715

Zenith National

 

 

Insurance Corp.

10,000

471

The Hartford Financial

 

 

Services Group Inc.

3,600

355

PartnerRe Ltd.

1,100

85

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust (0.9%)

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

 

 

REIT

246,800

5,706

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.9%)

 

Fannie Mae

47,900

3,129

Washington Mutual, Inc.

51,200

2,183

Freddie Mac

13,800

838

PFF Bancorp, Inc.

1,500

42

 

 

166,888

 

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

Health Care (8.8%)

 

 

Wyeth

220,720

12,656

Abbott Laboratories

142,266

7,618

Pfizer Inc.

287,300

7,346

Johnson & Johnson

117,286

7,227

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

175,260

5,531

Baxter International, Inc.

85,920

4,841

Merck & Co., Inc.

94,474

4,705

Eli Lilly & Co.

61,920

3,460

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

65,900

3,451

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.

5,600

364

 

 

57,199

Industrials (12.1%)

 

 

General Electric Co.

760,352

29,106

American Standard Cos., Inc.

119,700

7,060

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

148,600

6,957

3M Co.

73,200

6,353

Deere & Co.

46,500

5,614

Goodrich Corp.

75,400

4,491

Waste Management, Inc.

96,200

3,757

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

65,700

2,859

Honeywell International Inc.

43,500

2,448

Caterpillar, Inc.

30,700

2,404

United Parcel Service, Inc.

32,400

2,365

Northrop Grumman Corp.

22,000

1,713

Raytheon Co.

19,400

1,045

Avery Dennison Corp.

12,700

844

GATX Corp.

13,400

660

Emerson Electric Co.

12,800

599

Steelcase Inc.

27,000

500

 

 

78,775

Information Technology (1.4%)

 

 

Intel Corp.

172,500

4,099

Nokia Corp. ADR

115,900

3,258

Microchip Technology, Inc.

15,611

578

Maxim Integrated

 

 

Products, Inc.

16,900

565

Automatic Data

 

 

Processing, Inc.

10,600

514

Methode Electronics, Inc.

 

 

Class A

9,700

152

United Online, Inc.

3,200

53

 

 

9,219

Materials (5.9%)

 

 

Dow Chemical Co.

207,320

9,168

E.I. du Pont

 

 

de Nemours & Co.

136,641

6,947

Air Products &

 

 

Chemicals, Inc.

58,000

4,661

PPG Industries, Inc.

47,600

3,623

Packaging Corp. of America

136,400

3,452

 

 

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Vanguard® Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

International Paper Co.

71,150

2,778

Alcoa Inc.

52,000

2,108

Nucor Corp.

21,300

1,249

Eastman Chemical Co.

14,300

920

Bemis Co., Inc.

26,400

876

RPM International, Inc.

35,200

813

Spartech Corp.

25,100

666

Freeport-McMoRan Copper &

 

 

Gold, Inc. Class B

7,400

613

Southern Peru Copper Corp.

 

 

(U.S. Shares)

6,000

566

Lubrizol Corp.

2,500

161

Chesapeake Corp. of Virginia

7,200

90

 

 

38,691

Telecommunication Services (6.6%)

 

AT&T Inc.

644,560

26,749

Verizon Communications Inc.

328,808

13,537

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

 

ADR

93,600

1,765

Alaska Communications

 

 

Systems Holdings, Inc.

47,100

746

 

 

42,797

Utilities (8.1%)

 

 

 

FPL Group, Inc.

180,840

10,261

 

Exelon Corp.

105,900

7,688

 

American Electric

 

 

 

Power Co., Inc.

99,400

4,477

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

49,125

4,240

 

Entergy Corp.

30,700

3,296

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

69,300

3,127

 

SCANA Corp.

68,100

2,608

 

Southern Co.

64,000

2,195

 

Public Service Enterprise

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

17,700

1,554

 

Duke Energy Corp.

84,500

1,546

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

22,700

1,469

 

Edison International

24,900

1,397

 

PG&E Corp.

28,600

1,296

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

24,600

1,122

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

33,000

931

 

Constellation Energy

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

10,300

898

 

Northeast Utilities

30,700

871

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

21,600

839

 

Portland General Electric Co.

28,500

782

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

25,800

775

 

PNM Resources Inc.

25,400

706

 

TXU Corp.

5,727

385

 

Puget Energy, Inc.

4,200

102

 

Sempra Energy

1,700

101

 

New Jersey Resources Corp.

1,100

56

 

 

 

52,722

 

 

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Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

Exchange-Traded Fund (1.2%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Value ETF

104,300

7,490

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $527,024)

 

631,442

Temporary Cash Investments (3.0%)1

 

Money Market Fund (2.5%)

 

 

3

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

16,685,173

16,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.4%)

 

4

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

5

5.197%, 7/9/07

2,500

2,498

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement (0.1%)

 

 

SBC Warburg Dillon Read

 

 

 

5.370%, 7/2/07 (Dated 6/29/07,

 

 

Repurchase Value $400,000,

 

 

collateralized by Federal

 

 

 

National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

4.500%, 3/1/35)

400

400

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

(Cost $19,583)

 

19,583

Total Investments (100.0%)

 

 

(Cost $546,607)

 

651,025

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

2,146

Liabilities

 

(2,112)

 

 

 

34

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 32,301,767 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

651,059

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$20.16

 

 

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At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:6

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

511,844

$15.85

Undistributed Net

 

 

 

Investment Income

7,669

.24

Accumulated Net

 

 

 

Realized Gains

27,281

.84

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Investment Securities

104,418

3.23

 

Futures Contracts

(153)

Net Assets

651,059

$20.16

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

1  The portfolio invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the portfolio’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 0.1%, respectively, of net assets. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

2  Considered an affiliated company of the portfolio as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.

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

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

5  Securities with a value of $2,498,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends1

8,870

Interest1

587

Security Lending

11

Total Income

9,468

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

291

Performance Adjustment

(2)

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

526

Marketing and Distribution

52

Custodian Fees

16

Shareholders’ Reports

11

Total Expenses

894

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D

(4)

Net Expenses

890

Net Investment Income

8,578

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold1

26,691

Futures Contracts

768

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

27,459

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

3,574

Futures Contracts

(236)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

3,338

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

39,375

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

8,578

 

15,076

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

27,459

 

40,391

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

3,338

 

44,127

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

39,375

 

99,594

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(15,252)

 

(13,691)

Realized Capital Gain2

(40,771)

 

(22,564)

Total Distributions

(56,023)

 

(36,255)

Capital Share Transactions—Note G

 

 

 

Issued

42,126

 

71,723

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

56,023

 

36,255

Redeemed

(31,341)

 

(52,956)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

66,808

 

55,022

Total Increase (Decrease)

50,160

 

118,361

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

600,899

 

482,538

End of Period3

651,059

 

600,899

 

 

1  Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the portfolio were $84,000, $434,000, and $0, respectively.

2  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $3,520,000 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $7,669,000 and $14,343,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$20.81

$18.60

$19.45

$20.00

$16.55

$19.79

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.26

.54

.51

.49

.470

.44

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

1.00

3.10

.22

1.80

3.455

(3.05)

Total from Investment Operations

1.26

3.64

.73

2.29

3.925

(2.61)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.52)

(.54)

(.48)

(.47)

(.450)

(.54)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(1.39)

(.89)

(1.10)

(2.37)

(.025)

(.09)

Total Distributions

(1.91)

(1.43)

(1.58)

(2.84)

(.475)

(.63)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$20.16

$20.81

$18.60

$19.45

$20.00

$16.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

6.49%

20.70%

4.14%

13.32%

24.44%

–13.76%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$651

$601

$483

$439

$372

$296

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets1

0.29%*

0.28%

0.28%

0.26%

0.35%

0.37%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.75%*

2.90%

2.91%

2.78%

2.83%

2.45%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

47%*

28%

26%

29%

63%

5%

 

 

1  Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.00% for 2007, (0.01%) for 2006, (0.01%) for 2005, and 0.00% for 2004.

*  Annualized.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Equity Income Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

 

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

 

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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 portfolio’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 portfolio uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The portfolio 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 portfolio 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. Repurchase Agreements: The portfolio 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 portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

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

 

6. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

 

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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 a portion of the portfolio for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee for Wellington Management Company, LLP, is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Lipper Equity Income average.

 

The Vanguard Group provides investment advisory services to a portion of the portfolio on an at-cost basis; the portfolio paid Vanguard advisory fees of $101,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.09% of the portfolio’s average net assets before a decrease of $2,000 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 portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $58,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.06% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

D. The portfolio has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the portfolio part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses. The portfolio’s custodian bank has also agreed to reduce its fees when the portfolio maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, these arrangements reduced the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses by $3,000 and custodian fees by $1,000.

 

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

 

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $546,607,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $104,418,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $106,734,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $2,316,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

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At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

S&P 500 Index

47

17,806

(131)

E-mini S&P 500 Index

14

1,061

(22)

 

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

F. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $232,954,000 of investment securities and sold $201,646,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

G. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

2,050

 

3,727

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

2,910

 

1,998

Redeemed

(1,534)

 

(2,786)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

3,426

 

2,939

 

H. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

•  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Equity Income Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,064.89

$1.48

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.36

1.45

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.29%. 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

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Equity Income Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangements with Wellington Management Company, LLP, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. The board determined that the retention of these advisors was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

 

For Wellington Management, the board approved changes to the process for the quarterly calculation of the asset-based advisory fee and to the performance-adjustment schedule. The calculation will now be based on the average daily net assets managed by Wellington Management, rather than on the average month-end net assets. The performance-adjustment schedule will now be based on a “linear” rather than a “step” approach. The board concluded that linear adjustments better align the interests of an advisor with those of the portfolio shareholders because the advisor’s compensation is more closely linked to the portfolio’s performance.

 

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 decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods and the organizational depth and stability of each firm. The board noted the following:

 

Wellington Management Company. Founded in 1928, Wellington Management is among the nation’s oldest and most-respected institutional managers. The firm has advised Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Equity Income Portfolio since 2003. John Ryan, who manages Wellington Management’s portion of the portfolio, has more than two decades of industry experience. The portfolio manager is backed by a well-tenured team of research analysts who conduct detailed fundamental analysis of their respective industries and companies. Wellington Management has seen significant growth in assets in the past decade. The advisor has provided high-quality advisory services for the portfolio.

 

The Vanguard Group. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

 

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

 

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that each advisor has carried out its investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and the results provided by each advisor have been in line with expectations. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

 

 

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Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fees were also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include information about the advisory fee rates.

 

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 board does not consider 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 shareholders.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the Equity Income Portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the advisory fee rate negotiated with Wellington Management without any need for asset-level breakpoints. The board also concluded that the portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as the portfolio’s 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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Vanguard® Equity Index Portfolio

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio returned 6.9%, capturing nearly all of the return of its benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

Please note that the returns of the portfolios in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from the portfolio returns of the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which include insurance-related expenses.

Broad-based strength, patches of volatility

Despite patches of weakness in February and late June, large-cap stocks turned in a strong performance during the first half of 2007. Gains were broad-based, with almost every sector producing a positive six-month return. The energy, information technology, and industrials sectors, which together represent more than one-third of the S&P 500 Index’s value, made the most significant contributions to performance.

As energy prices crept higher, oil giants such as ExxonMobil and Chevron, and oil-field service companies such as Schlumberger, registered impressive gains. As a whole, the energy sector returned a market-beating 17%. Technology stocks were another bright spot. After a long period on the sidelines, tech stocks moved into the market’s vanguard, led by Apple and Intel. Industrials companies and materials also drove the market higher, benefiting from robust global demand for raw materials and the economy’s basic building blocks.

Financials, the index’s largest sector, was the lone decliner, posting a slightly negative six-month return. After years of strong performance, diversified commercial banks, real estate companies, and financial-services providers grappled with rising interest rates, turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, and perhaps some apprehension that investors’ relatively low level of risk-aversion, which in recent years has helped facilitate the creation and sale of a variety of profitable new credit products, might be rising.

A core component of a prudent plan

Despite a sharp, but short-lived, decline in February and dips during June, large-cap stocks delivered generous rewards during the first half of 2007. That won’t always be the case, of course, which is why we advise investors to diversify both among and within the major asset classes—stocks, bonds, and cash—and to invest for the long run. Such an investment approach can limit a portfolio’s exposure to the worst-performing market segment in any given period, while allowing it to participate in the best. Low-cost, broadly diversified portfolios such as the Equity Index Portfolio can serve as a rock-solid core component of such a long-term investment program.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Equity Index Portfolio

6.9%

S&P 500 Index

7.0  

Average Large-Cap Core Fund1

6.9  

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Large-Cap

 

Portfolio

Core Fund

Equity Index Portfolio

0.14%

1.35%

 

1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2 Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Target

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

506

500

4,921

Median Market Cap

$59.9B

$59.9B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

17.1x

17.1x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

2.9x

2.9x

2.9x

Yield

1.7%

1.8%

1.7%

Return on Equity

19.4%

19.4%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

20.9%

20.9%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

7%3

Expense Ratio

0.14%3

Short-Term Reserves

0%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Target Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

1.00

0.97

Beta

1.00

0.91

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Target

Broad

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

10%

10%

12%

Consumer Staples

9

9

8

Energy

11

11

10

Financials

21

21

21

Health Care

12

12

11

Industrials

11

11

12

Information Technology

15

15

15

Materials

3

3

4

Telecommunication Services

4

4

3

Utilities

4

4

4

 

 

2

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

Ten Largest Holdings4 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

integrated oil

 

 

and gas

3.5%

General Electric Co.

industrial

 

 

conglomerates

2.9

AT&T Inc.

integrated

 

 

telecommunication

 

 

services

1.9

Citigroup, Inc.

diversified financial

 

 

services

1.9

Microsoft Corp.

systems software

1.9

Bank of America Corp.

diversified financial

 

 

services

1.6

The Procter & Gamble Co.

household products

1.4

American International

 

 

Group, Inc.

multi-line insurance

1.4

Chevron Corp.

integrated oil

 

 

and gas

1.4

Pfizer Inc.

pharmaceuticals

1.3

Top Ten

 

19.2%

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

 

1 S&P 500 Index.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3 Annualized.

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

 

3

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Equity Index Portfolio

4/29/1991

20.44%

10.62%

7.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

4

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

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

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (99.8%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (10.2%)

 

*

Comcast Corp. Class A

552,046

15,524

 

Time Warner, Inc.

675,272

14,208

 

Home Depot, Inc.

352,117

13,856

 

The Walt Disney Co.

353,457

12,067

 

McDonald’s Corp.

212,943

10,809

 

Target Corp.

151,886

9,660

 

News Corp., Class A

415,325

8,809

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

268,422

8,238

*

Viacom Inc. Class B

121,990

5,078

 

CBS Corp.

129,722

4,322

 

The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.

61,293

4,173

*

Kohl’s Corp.

57,547

4,088

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

35,219

4,077

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

67,579

3,939

 

Carnival Corp.

78,993

3,852

 

General Motors Corp.

101,025

3,819

*

Amazon.com, Inc.

55,412

3,791

*

Starbucks Corp.

132,266

3,471

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

72,133

3,367

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

88,525

3,348

 

Macy’s Inc.

82,143

3,268

*

DIRECTV Group, Inc.

137,665

3,181

 

Ford Motor Co.

335,959

3,165

*

Coach, Inc.

66,194

3,137

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

59,020

3,123

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

93,430

3,057

 

Staples, Inc.

127,550

3,027

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (Holding Co.)

40,067

2,900

 

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

33,331

2,842

 

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

46,039

2,744

 

Starwood Hotels &Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

38,372

2,574

 

Marriott International, Inc.Class A

58,633

2,535

*

Sears Holdings Corp.

14,627

2,479

 

International Game Technology

59,343

2,356

 

Hilton Hotels Corp.

69,523

2,327

 

Gannett Co., Inc.

41,912

2,303

 

Fortune Brands, Inc.

27,317

2,250

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

81,345

2,237

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

40,138

2,052

 

The Gap, Inc.

94,572

1,806

 

Mattel, Inc.

70,273

1,777

*

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

49,016

1,764

 

 

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Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Limited Brands, Inc.

61,112

1,678

 

Whirlpool Corp.

14,047

1,562

 

Genuine Parts Co.

30,414

1,509

*

Office Depot, Inc.

49,396

1,497

 

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

49,795

1,465

 

VF Corp.

15,958

1,461

*

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A

25,002

1,461

 

Eastman Kodak Co.

51,353

1,429

 

Harman International Industries, Inc.

11,588

1,353

*

IAC/InterActiveCorp

38,983

1,349

 

H & R Block, Inc.

57,618

1,347

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

19,577

1,301

 

Tiffany & Co.

24,387

1,294

*

The Goodyear Tire &Rubber Co.

36,835

1,280

 

Dollar General Corp.

56,099

1,230

*

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

32,576

1,181

*

AutoZone Inc.

8,504

1,162

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

15,739

1,149

 

Darden Restaurants Inc.

25,231

1,110

 

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

10,960

1,075

 

Black & Decker Corp.

11,826

1,044

 

D. R. Horton, Inc.

48,787

972

*

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

83,667

954

 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

26,875

922

 

Lennar Corp. Class A

24,845

908

 

The Stanley Works

14,874

903

 

Hasbro, Inc.

28,510

896

 

Centex Corp.

21,332

855

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.

38,059

854

 

RadioShack Corp.

24,160

801

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

31,594

697

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

18,602

694

 

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A

14,795

676

 

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

11,683

671

 

^New York Times Co. Class A

25,611

651

*

AutoNation, Inc.

26,961

605

 

Wendy’s International, Inc.

15,573

572

*

Big Lots Inc.

19,434

572

 

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

19,430

549

 

KB Home

13,625

536

 

Brunswick Corp.

16,139

527

 

OfficeMax, Inc.

13,334

524

 

Snap-On Inc.

10,336

522

 

Tribune Co.

15,037

442

 

Meredith Corp.

6,902

425

 

Dillard’s Inc.

10,794

388

 

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

25,041

378

*

Comcast Corp. Special Class A

3,121

87

*

Viacom Inc. Class A

1,056

44

 

CBS Corp. Class A

1,056

35

 

News Corp., Class B

200

5

 

 

 

243,002

Consumer Staples (9.3%)

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

561,789

34,376

 

Altria Group, Inc.

375,142

26,313

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

432,426

20,804

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

290,591

18,845

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

358,508

18,754

 

Kraft Foods Inc.

286,166

10,087

6

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Walgreen Co.

178,537

7,774

 

CVS/Caremark Corp.

275,318

10,035

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

135,477

7,067

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

91,173

5,913

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

81,280

5,437

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

79,748

4,667

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

116,360

3,850

 

Sysco Corp.

110,228

3,636

 

General Mills, Inc.

61,760

3,608

 

The Kroger Co.

126,448

3,557

 

Avon Products, Inc.

78,259

2,876

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

58,064

2,756

 

Safeway, Inc.

78,757

2,680

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

89,017

2,391

 

Kellogg Co.

44,729

2,317

 

Sara Lee Corp.

131,274

2,284

 

Reynolds American Inc.

30,585

1,994

 

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

31,563

1,746

 

SuperValu Inc.

37,127

1,720

 

The Clorox Co.

27,104

1,683

 

The Hershey Co.

30,670

1,553

 

UST, Inc.

28,664

1,540

 

Campbell Soup Co.

38,703

1,502

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

49,725

1,193

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

45,109

1,039

 

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

14,067

1,028

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

25,214

966

 

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.Class A

21,008

956

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

23,234

887

*

Constellation Brands, Inc.Class A

34,403

835

 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

23,501

792

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co.Class B

8,451

781

 

Dean Foods Co.

23,155

738

 

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Class B

6,994

385

 

 

 

221,365

Energy (10.8%)

 

 

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

1,004,985

84,298

 

Chevron Corp.

383,429

32,300

 

ConocoPhillips Co.

291,513

22,884

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

210,223

17,856

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

148,703

8,607

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

122,368

7,337

 

Valero Energy Corp.

97,844

7,227

 

Devon Energy Corp.

79,355

6,213

 

Halliburton Co.

163,236

5,632

*

Transocean Inc.

51,313

5,438

 

Apache Corp.

59,144

4,826

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

57,145

4,808

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

82,759

4,303

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

68,301

4,105

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

106,741

3,375

*

Weatherford International Ltd.

60,122

3,321

*

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

31,653

3,300

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

43,536

3,181

 

 

7

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Spectra Energy Corp.

112,657

2,925

 

Hess Corp.

48,776

2,876

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

73,158

2,531

 

Noble Corp.

23,935

2,334

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

47,304

2,289

 

El Paso Corp.

125,150

2,156

 

Smith International, Inc.

35,833

2,101

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

33,651

2,000

 

Sunoco, Inc.

21,703

1,729

*

Nabors Industries, Inc.

50,251

1,677

 

ENSCO International, Inc.

26,639

1,625

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

32,546

1,501

 

BJ Services Co.

52,365

1,489

 

Rowan Cos., Inc.

19,758

810

 

 

 

257,054

Financials (20.8%)

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

882,452

45,261

 

Bank of America Corp.

791,730

38,708

 

American International Group, Inc.

462,764

32,407

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

609,429

29,527

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

595,746

20,952

 

Wachovia Corp.

341,273

17,490

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

72,868

15,794

 

Morgan Stanley

188,028

15,772

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

155,294

12,979

 

American Express Co.

211,969

12,968

 

Fannie Mae

173,502

11,335

 

U.S. Bancorp

310,139

10,219

 

MetLife, Inc.

132,265

8,528

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

83,402

8,109

 

Freddie Mac

117,993

7,162

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

95,018

7,081

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

158,729

6,768

 

The Allstate Corp.

108,435

6,670

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

118,410

6,335

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

73,654

5,777

 

The Bank of New York Co., Inc.

134,951

5,592

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

56,541

5,570

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

63,551

5,449

 

AFLAC Inc.

87,258

4,485

 

PNC Financial Services Group

61,438

4,398

 

State Street Corp.

64,082

4,383

 

SLM Corp.

73,435

4,228

 

Regions Financial Corp.

125,760

4,163

 

Loews Corp.

79,429

4,049

 

BB&T Corp.

96,738

3,935

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

98,066

3,900

 

Franklin Resources Corp.

29,365

3,890

 

The Chubb Corp.

71,601

3,876

 

Countrywide Financial Corp.

105,813

3,846

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.REIT

39,865

3,709

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

180,494

3,704

 

ACE Ltd.

57,995

3,626

 

Lincoln National Corp.

48,350

3,430

 

National City Corp.

102,885

3,428

 

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange

6,336

3,386

 

Mellon Financial Corp.

74,210

3,265

 

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Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Progressive Corp. of Ohio

131,320

3,142

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

99,051

3,059

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

21,224

2,971

 

The Principal Financial Group, Inc.

47,868

2,790

 

XL Capital Ltd. Class A

33,083

2,789

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

41,888

2,663

 

ProLogis REIT

45,705

2,601

 

Genworth Financial Inc.

74,608

2,567

 

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

23,303

2,560

 

Moody’s Corp.

40,954

2,547

 

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

47,313

2,455

 

KeyCorp

70,153

2,408

 

Equity Residential REIT

51,800

2,364

 

Archstone-Smith Trust REIT

39,853

2,356

 

Legg Mason Inc.

23,504

2,312

 

Aon Corp.

52,474

2,236

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

46,315

2,206

 

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

21,278

2,173

 

Northern Trust Corp.

33,718

2,166

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

93,285

2,157

 

CIT Group Inc.

34,289

1,880

 

Synovus Financial Corp.

58,377

1,792

 

Public Storage, Inc. REIT

21,940

1,685

*

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

76,298

1,685

 

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

14,161

1,684

 

Comerica, Inc.

27,738

1,650

 

Compass Bancshares Inc.

23,497

1,621

 

Unum Group

61,223

1,599

 

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

18,240

1,590

 

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

40,457

1,540

 

Zions Bancorp

19,693

1,515

 

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

65,341

1,486

 

MBIA, Inc.

23,378

1,455

 

M & T Bank Corp.

13,515

1,445

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

64,493

1,363

 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

30,629

1,329

 

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

31,522

1,313

 

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

34,136

1,263

*

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

33,504

1,223

 

General Growth

 

 

 

Properties Inc. REIT

22,969

1,216

 

Developers Diversified

 

 

 

Realty Corp. REIT

22,368

1,179

 

Safeco Corp.

18,909

1,177

 

Torchmark Corp.

17,094

1,145

 

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

86,409

1,056

 

Assurant, Inc.

17,780

1,048

 

Janus Capital Group Inc.

33,027

919

 

First Horizon National Corp.

22,459

876

 

Apartment Investment &

 

 

 

Management Co.

 

 

 

Class A REIT

17,294

872

 

MGIC Investment Corp.

14,817

842

 

 

9

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Federated Investors, Inc.

15,787

605

 

 

 

496,729

Health Care (11.6%)

 

 

 

Pfizer Inc.

1,252,101

32,016

 

Johnson & Johnson

516,691

31,839

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

386,572

19,251

 

Abbott Laboratories

274,713

14,711

 

Wyeth

239,925

13,757

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

239,069

12,226

*

Amgen, Inc.

206,860

11,437

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

351,029

11,078

 

Medtronic, Inc.

205,444

10,654

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

176,016

9,836

*

WellPoint Inc.

109,416

8,735

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

265,714

8,088

 

Baxter International, Inc.

116,142

6,543

*

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

166,570

6,458

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

68,530

4,841

 

Aetna Inc.

92,204

4,555

*

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

50,042

3,903

*

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

75,328

3,896

*

Celgene Corp.

67,701

3,881

*

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

42,225

3,584

 

Stryker Corp.

53,335

3,365

*

Biogen Idec Inc.

62,094

3,322

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

43,741

3,259

*

Boston Scientific Corp.

211,650

3,247

 

Allergan, Inc.

54,892

3,164

 

McKesson Corp.

52,644

3,140

*

Genzyme Corp.

46,884

3,019

 

CIGNA Corp.

51,419

2,685

*

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

56,824

2,594

*

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

60,400

2,506

*

Express Scripts Inc.

48,672

2,434

 

Biomet, Inc.

43,802

2,003

*

Humana Inc.

30,045

1,830

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

34,175

1,691

*

Laboratory Corp. of

 

 

 

America Holdings

20,991

1,643

*

Coventry Health Care Inc.

27,961

1,612

 

C.R. Bard, Inc.

18,401

1,521

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

28,237

1,458

 

IMS Health, Inc.

34,985

1,124

*

Hospira, Inc.

27,939

1,091

*

Waters Corp.

17,994

1,068

 

Applera Corp.–Applied

 

 

 

Biosystems Group

32,731

1,000

*

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.

19,609

985

*

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

22,764

968

*

Patterson Cos.

24,960

930

*

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

43,503

890

 

Manor Care, Inc.

13,139

858

 

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

44,279

805

*

Millipore Corp.

9,659

725

 

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

9,717

675

*

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

18,170

591

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

21,296

555

*

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

84,094

547

 

 

 

278,594

 

 

10

 


Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Industrials (11.4%)

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

1,835,418

70,260

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

188,863

13,787

 

The Boeing Co.

140,448

13,505

 

United Technologies Corp.

177,342

12,579

 

Tyco International Ltd.

353,642

11,950

 

3M Co.

128,437

11,147

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

114,231

8,944

 

Honeywell International Inc.

139,040

7,825

 

Emerson Electric Co.

141,980

6,645

 

FedEx Corp.

54,819

6,083

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

63,283

5,957

 

General Dynamics Corp.

72,292

5,655

 

Union Pacific Corp.

48,276

5,559

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

63,505

5,407

 

Deere & Co.

40,098

4,841

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

61,565

4,794

 

Raytheon Co.

79,263

4,271

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

73,476

3,982

 

PACCAR, Inc.

44,292

3,855

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

70,244

3,693

 

Waste Management, Inc.

92,460

3,611

 

CSX Corp.

77,899

3,512

 

Danaher Corp.

42,375

3,199

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

24,544

2,979

 

Ingersoll-Rand Co.

53,743

2,946

 

Textron, Inc.

22,401

2,467

 

Eaton Corp.

26,108

2,428

 

ITT Industries, Inc.

32,415

2,213

 

L-3 Communications

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

22,266

2,168

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

29,912

2,113

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

139,413

2,079

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

20,716

2,028

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

28,058

1,948

 

Masco Corp.

67,495

1,922

 

Cummins Inc.

18,566

1,879

 

Dover Corp.

36,576

1,871

 

Cooper Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

32,739

1,869

 

American Standard Cos., Inc.

31,460

1,856

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

39,138

1,832

 

Fluor Corp.

15,784

1,758

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

39,303

1,710

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

30,575

1,606

*

Terex Corp.

18,383

1,495

 

Goodrich Corp.

22,419

1,335

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

12,660

1,178

 

Equifax, Inc.

25,930

1,152

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

16,340

1,086

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

29,669

1,083

 

Pall Corp.

21,901

1,007

*

Monster Worldwide Inc.

23,271

956

 

Cintas Corp.

24,060

949

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

45,400

611

 

Ryder System, Inc.

10,963

590

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Raytheon Co.Warrants Exp. 6/16/11

727

13

 

 

 

272,188

Information Technology (15.4%)

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

1,501,949

44,262

*

Cisco Systems, Inc.

1,083,109

30,165

 

International Business

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

243,659

25,645

 

Intel Corp.

1,036,534

24,628

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

467,231

20,848

*

Google Inc.

38,899

20,359

*

Apple Computer, Inc.

154,314

18,833

*

Oracle Corp.

706,130

13,918

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

297,315

12,901

*

Dell Inc.

405,205

11,569

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

255,761

9,624

 

Motorola, Inc.

412,856

7,308

*

Corning, Inc.

280,536

7,168

*

EMC Corp.

374,642

6,781

*

eBay Inc.

202,133

6,505

*

Yahoo! Inc.

215,931

5,858

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

246,517

4,898

 

Automatic Data

 

 

 

Processing, Inc.

98,808

4,789

 

First Data Corp.

134,526

4,395

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

104,971

4,215

*

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

637,737

3,355

*

Symantec Corp.

160,934

3,251

*

Xerox Corp.

167,157

3,089

 

Western Union Co.

138,091

2,876

*

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

70,728

2,719

*

NVIDIA Corp.

64,705

2,673

*

Electronic Arts Inc.

55,240

2,614

*

Juniper Networks, Inc.

101,171

2,546

 

Electronic Data

 

 

 

Systems Corp.

90,959

2,522

*

MEMC Electronic

 

 

 

Materials, Inc.

40,118

2,452

*

Broadcom Corp.

83,157

2,432

 

Paychex, Inc.

60,605

2,371

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

58,437

2,200

*

SanDisk Corp.

40,791

1,996

*

Autodesk, Inc.

41,360

1,947

*

Network Appliance, Inc.

66,353

1,938

*

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

25,685

1,929

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

57,329

1,915

 

CA, Inc.

73,492

1,898

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

34,093

1,873

*

Intuit, Inc.

61,206

1,841

*

Computer Sciences Corp.

30,996

1,833

*

Fiserv, Inc.

30,031

1,706

*

Micron Technology, Inc.

135,160

1,694

*

NCR Corp.

32,121

1,688

 

Linear Technology Corp.

45,338

1,640

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

29,248

1,588

 

Xilinx, Inc.

53,310

1,427

 

National Semiconductor Corp.

49,863

1,410

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

98,342

1,406

 

Altera Corp.

63,485

1,405

*

VeriSign, Inc.

43,744

1,388

*

Avaya Inc.

80,345

1,353

*

BMC Software, Inc.

36,447

1,104

*

Citrix Systems, Inc.

32,204

1,084

*

LSI Corp.

137,287

1,031

*

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A

17,730

1,006

*

Tellabs, Inc.

78,058

840

*

Lexmark International, Inc.

16,816

829

 

Molex, Inc.

25,329

760

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

31,835

703

*

Novellus Systems, Inc.

22,589

641

*

Compuware Corp.

53,574

635

*

Solectron Corp.

161,185

593

*

Convergys Corp.

24,422

592

*

Teradyne, Inc.

33,637

591

*

Unisys Corp.

62,000

567

*

Ciena Corp.

15,250

551

*

JDS Uniphase Corp.

37,435

503

 

Tektronix, Inc.

14,521

490

*

Novell, Inc.

61,999

483

*

QLogic Corp.

28,196

469

*

PMC Sierra Inc.

14,215

110

*

Sanmina-SCI Corp.

26,602

83

 

 

 

367,309

Materials (3.1%)

 

 

 

E.I. du Pont de

 

 

 

Nemours & Co.

164,746

8,376

 

Dow Chemical Co.

170,055

7,520

 

Monsanto Co.

96,905

6,545

 

Alcoa Inc.

155,276

6,293

 

Freeport-McMoRan

 

 

 

Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

67,018

5,550

 

Praxair, Inc.

56,769

4,087

 

Nucor Corp.

53,760

3,153

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

 

 

 

(Holding Co.)

80,407

3,141

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

38,555

3,099

 

International Paper Co.

77,698

3,034

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

38,426

3,033

 

United States Steel Corp.

21,097

2,294

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

29,358

2,234

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

17,037

1,951

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

18,273

1,917

 

Rohm & Haas Co.

25,424

1,390

 

Ecolab, Inc.

31,336

1,338

 

Temple-Inland Inc.

18,936

1,165

 

MeadWestvaco Corp.

32,937

1,163

 

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

23,406

999

 

Ball Corp.

18,176

967

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

15,023

966

 

Sealed Air Corp.

28,796

893

*

Pactiv Corp.

23,352

745

 

International Flavors &

 

 

 

Fragrances, Inc.

13,844

722

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Ashland, Inc.

10,056

643

 

Bemis Co., Inc.

18,681

620

*

Hercules, Inc.

20,863

410

 

 

 

74,248

Telecommunication Services (3.7%)

 

 

AT&T Inc.

1,099,971

45,649

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

517,895

21,322

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

516,193

10,690

 

Alltel Corp.

61,633

4,163

*

Qwest Communications

 

 

 

International Inc.

277,447

2,691

 

Embarq Corp.

26,977

1,710

 

Windstream Corp.

84,987

1,254

 

CenturyTel, Inc.

19,539

958

 

Citizens Communications Co.

60,936

930

 

 

 

89,367

Utilities (3.5%)

 

 

 

Exelon Corp.

119,945

8,708

 

TXU Corp.

81,974

5,517

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

62,535

5,397

 

Southern Co.

134,046

4,596

 

FPL Group, Inc.

72,568

4,118

 

Duke Energy Corp.

224,653

4,111

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

45,090

3,958

 

Entergy Corp.

35,240

3,783

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

54,462

3,525

 

Edison International

58,034

3,257

 

PPL Corp.

68,638

3,212

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

71,090

3,202

 

PG&E Corp.

62,664

2,839

 

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

32,217

2,808

 

Sempra Energy

46,989

2,783

*

AES Corp.

119,295

2,610

 

Consolidated Edison Inc.

48,356

2,182

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

45,461

2,073

 

Ameren Corp.

36,811

1,804

 

Questar Corp.

30,862

1,631

*

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

29,642

1,534

 

DTE Energy Co.

31,489

1,518

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

72,957

1,493

 

KeySpan Corp.

31,418

1,319

 

NiSource, Inc.

48,832

1,011

 

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

57,126

994

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

17,926

714

 

CMS Energy Corp.

40,071

689

 

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

13,522

686

*

Dynegy, Inc.

71,603

676

 

TECO Energy, Inc.

37,149

638

 

Nicor Inc.

7,938

341

 

 

 

83,727

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $1,870,236)

 

2,383,583

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investments (0.1%)1

 

Money Market Fund (0.1%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

3,355,982

3,356

2

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund,

 

 

 

5.281%—Note E

340,600

341

 

 

 

3,697

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.0%)

 

3

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

4

5.197%, 7/9/07

500

500

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

(Cost $4,197)

 

4,197

Total Investments (99.9%)

 

 

(Cost $1,874,433)

 

2,387,780

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

7,813

Liabilities

 

(6,484)

 

 

 

1,329

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 79,741,144 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

2,389,109

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$29.96

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:5

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

1,822,096

$22.85

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

16,980

.21

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Gains

36,728

.46

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

Investment Securities

513,347

6.44

Futures Contracts

(42)

Net Assets

2,389,109

$29.96

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income-producing security.

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

1 The portfolio invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the portfolio’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 0.0%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

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

4 Securities with a value of $500,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

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

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

21,530

Interest1

190

Security Lending

3

Total Income

21,723

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

83

Management and Administrative

1,130

Marketing and Distribution

265

Custodian Fees

54

Shareholders’ Reports

15

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

1,548

Net Investment Income

20,175

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

36,489

Futures Contracts

544

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

37,033

Change in Unrealized

 

Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

96,043

Futures Contracts

(74)

Change in Unrealized

 

Appreciation (Depreciation)

95,969

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

153,177

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

20,175

34,252

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

37,033

88,180

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

95,969

159,876

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

153,177

282,308

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(35,238)

(30,773)

Realized Capital Gain2

(87,720)

(119,247)

Total Distributions

(122,958)

(150,020)

Capital Share Transactions—Note F

 

 

Issued

189,225

405,827

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

122,958

150,020

Redeemed

(155,981)

(298,911)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

156,202

256,936

Total Increase (Decrease)

186,421

389,224

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

2,202,688

1,813,464

End of Period3

2,389,109

2,202,688

 

 

 

 

1  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $177,000.

2 Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $1,125,000 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $16,980,000 and $32,043,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$29.66

$27.87

$28.29

$26.57

$21.68

$29.91

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.25

.47

.48

.491

.34

.330

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

1.69

3.66

.77

2.27

5.57

(6.445)

Total from Investment Operations

1.94

4.13

1.25

2.76

5.91

(6.115)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.47)

(.48)

(.50)

(.35)

(.34)

(.440)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(1.17)

(1.86)

(1.17)

(.69)

(.68)

(1.675)

Total Distributions

(1.64)

(2.34)

(1.67)

(1.04)

(1.02)

(2.115)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$29.96

$29.66

$27.87

$28.29

$26.57

$21.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

6.88%

15.71%

4.79%

10.80%

28.47%

–22.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$2,389

$2,203

$1,813

$1,664

$1,450

$961

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.14%*

0.14%

0.14%

0.14%

0.18%

0.18%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.76%*

1.80%

1.78%

1.91%1

1.62%

1.43%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

7%*

10%

13%

8%

6%

10%

 

 

 

 

1 Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.08 and 0.31%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Microsoft Corp. in November 2004.

* Annualized.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Equity Index Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The portfolio 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 index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The portfolio 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 stocks held by the portfolio 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 portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

5. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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 the 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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $210,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.21% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

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

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,874,433,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $513,347,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $606,704,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $93,357,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

S&P 500 Index

14

5,304

(42)

 

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

D. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $138,918,000 of investment securities and sold $82,136,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

E. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at June 30, 2007, was $333,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $341,000.

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

6,356

14,420

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

4,356

5,594

Redeemed

(5,243)

(10,808)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

5,469

9,206

 

G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 any transactional costs or account maintenance fees. If these fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Equity Index Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,068.80

$0.72

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,024.10

0.70

 

1 The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.14%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

 

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Equity Index Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Mr. Sauter has led the Quantitative Equity Group since 1987. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underper-formance of its target benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategies. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by portfolios in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory expense ratio was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

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 Equity Index Portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as portfolio assets increase.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Growth Portfolio

 

The Growth Portfolio returned 6.6% for the first half of 2007, a solid result that was nevertheless a bit below the returns of the broad market and the portfolio’s growth-oriented benchmarks. The portfolio benefited from the strong performance of its energy and health care stocks, although these strengths were offset by weakness in its large financials position and subpar performance among technology stocks.

Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

Concentration amplifies impact of decisions, good and bad

The Growth Portfolio holds a relatively concentrated selection of companies—just 66 stocks at the end of June, with about one-third of portfolio assets invested in the top ten positions.

On balance, the portfolio’s largest holdings included more leaders than laggards during the six months. Oil-services giant Schlumberger, the largest holding, returned more than 35% for the period.

There were enough weak spots, however, to keep the portfolio’s return a little behind those of its benchmarks. Biotech giant Genentech, the portfolio’s third-largest holding at the end of the period, declined modestly. Technology stocks, which account for more than 25% of portfolio assets, also produced middling returns, even as the long-struggling tech sector showed signs of resurgence. Bright spots such as Apple Computer and Google were dimmed by weakness among software and semiconductor companies.

 

Exposure to financial stocks proved to be a challenge

The portfolio also paid a price, both in relative and absolute returns, for its significant weighting in financials stocks, which generally don’t take up a lot of space in growth-oriented portfolios and benchmarks.

During the past six months, financials stocks were among the market’s weakest performers as rising interest rates and nervousness about subprime loans weighed on stock prices. The portfolio’s holdings returned a collective 2.6%.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the Growth Portfolio, please see the Advisors’ Report that follows.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Growth Portfolio

6.6%

Russell 1000 Growth Index

8.1

Average Large-Cap Growth Fund1

7.6

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index

7.6

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Large-Cap

 

Portfolio

Growth Fund

Growth Portfolio

0.35%

1.43%

 

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

 

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Vanguard Growth Portfolio

 

Advisors’ Report

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Growth Portfolio returned 6.6%, trailing both the gain of its benchmark index and the average return of peer funds. The portfolio is overseen by two independent advisors. The use of multiple advisors provides exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches, enhancing the portfolio’s diversification.

The advisors, the percentage of the portfolio’s assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. Each advisor has also prepared a discussion of the investment environment and the portfolio’s positioning.

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Portfolio Manager:

Alan Levi, Senior Vice President

During the past six months, our financial stocks weighed on performance as several important holdings—notably Merrill Lynch and American International Group—underperformed despite strong and, to date, better-than-anticipated fundamentals and earnings.

 

Technology holdings generally struggled as well, with weakness in Broadcom, Network Appliance, and Advanced Micro Devices. This was partially offset by the strong performance of Apple, a large holding. Our health care stocks generally did well, led by Teva, Alcon, and Gilead.

The domestic economy has progressed as anticipated. Growth has been satisfactory, albeit slower, largely reflecting decelerating consumption, particularly within the residential and auto sectors. In contrast, a number of important economies abroad exhibit accelerating and, in some cases, surprisingly robust expansion, which appears to be sustainable over the intermediate term. This has led to modest tightening of European monetary policy and to further weakness in the U.S. dollar.

Corporate profits have, as anticipated, decelerated; compared with the year-earlier period, growth in the first quarter of 2007 was in single digits, marking the first time that’s happened in five years. Nonetheless, overall first-quarter results were modestly better than anticipated. Underlying those results, however, was an increasingly striking divergence:

 

A number of leading multinational companies exhibited accelerating revenues, margins, and profits from overseas. In some cases, these international operations have made possible robust and better-than-anticipated overall earnings growth.

This trend is significant because of the growing international exposure of many U.S. multinationals. The importance of the trend was underscored by the recent striking contrast in the rates of overseas and domestic economic growth.

Despite the mixed market performance of the portfolio’s holdings, we continue to be impressed with the fundamental strength and earnings growth exhibited by the preponderance of these companies. Accordingly, we have not shifted much of the portfolio’s overall positioning, or made changes in most of its largest holdings, with the notable exception that we have sought to modestly increase business exposure to overseas economies through well-positioned U.S. multinationals, particularly in the area of capital goods.

 

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Vanguard Growth Portfolio Investment Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Assets Managed

 

Investment Advisor

 

%

$ Million

Investment Strategy

AllianceBernstein L.P.

68

232

Uses a fundamentally based, research-driven

 

 

 

approach to large-cap growth investing; seeks a

 

 

 

diversified investment portfolio of successful, well-

 

 

 

managed companies with sustainable competitive

 

 

 

advantages, superior prospective growth, and

 

 

 

relative valuations that are not fully discounted.

William Blair & Company, LLC

29

99

Uses a fundamental investment approach in

 

 

 

pursuit of superior, long-term investment results

 

 

 

from growth-oriented companies with leadership

 

 

 

positions and strong market presence.

Cash Investments1

3

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  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.

 

 

3

 


Vanguard Growth Portfolio

 

Our investment approach has a consistent focus on leading, in some cases dominant, companies that possess sustainable competitive advantages and, we believe, distinctly superior growth attributes and prospects. This approach seems particularly appropriate today, given the substantial compression in the relative valuation of leadership companies that has occurred over recent years.

With the domestic economic expansion having downshifted to a more sustainable pace, we anticipate a continued deceleration in the rate of overall corporate profit growth. Historically, such deceleration has typically resulted in a shift that favors growth stocks, as investors become more discriminating and attach increased importance to capital strength, together with relative earnings growth and its perceived sustainability. In this context, we expect relative fundamental success—especially in earnings growth and consensus revisions to earnings estimates—to become a stronger determinant of relative stock performance than has been the case in recent years.

William Blair & Company, LLC

Portfolio Manager:

John F. Jostrand, CFA, Principal

Several noteworthy trends affected semiannual performance, particularly in the second quarter.

First, although earnings growth in the United States is moderating, growth outside our borders remains strong. In the first quarter of 2007, stocks with larger non-U.S. exposure experienced year-over-year earnings growth above 10%, versus roughly 5% for companies with less-significant portions of non-U.S. revenues. Generally speaking, most of these companies have larger market capitalizations.

Second, liquidity has been unusually strong, on top of the multi-year buyout trend in the market. For example, the announcement of the SLM buyout caused enough appreciation in that single stock to offset the negative performance of most other stocks in the financials sector of the Russell 1000 Growth Index during the second quarter. Significant share-count reduction is also helping bolster stock prices.

Lastly, higher-quality stocks (as measured by Standard & Poor’s quality ratings) continue to underperform. Typically, higher-quality stocks begin to outperform in periods when earnings growth slows. Although earnings growth has slowed significantly over the last several quarters, overall it remains high compared with historical trends. Investors may not pursue higher-quality stocks until earnings growth slows significantly, to single-digit levels.

While our portfolio stocks held up well during the period, they lagged stocks that drew more support from the factors described above.

Many industry pundits note that the economy is probably emerging from a typical mid-cycle slowdown. Recent reacceleration in the manufacturing sector supports this thesis; so does the continued strength among the later-cycle industrials. Moderate inflation and continued strength in return-on-equity metrics bolster the view that the economy, while slowing, appears to be moving toward a more sustainable rate of growth rather than toward recession. It is possible that the current domestic investment environment, incorporating strong profits and modest stock valuations, could help raise price/earnings multiples.

 

A large question mark remains with respect to the U.S. consumer. With higher energy prices and continued weakness in the housing market, pressure on consumer spending remains significant. Strong employment numbers indicate that the consumer may not completely buckle, but it will likely be a few quarters before revenues in this area pick up. Additionally, it is possible that credit defaults could lead to less overall liquidity in the U.S. market, removing another catalyst for stock prices.

Regardless of the macroeconomic issues that are influencing the market, we continue to find high-quality stocks that offer growth opportunities. We believe that as overall earnings growth decelerates, investors will pay more attention to earnings multiples, and will reward stocks with longer, more sustainable earnings trends.

 

 

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Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

66

708

4,921

Median Market Cap

$43.4B

$34.2B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

23.5x

21.8x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

4.0x

4.4x

2.9x

Yield

0.6%

1.1%

1.7%

Return on Equity

19.4%

20.6%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

32.8%

23.0%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

8.5%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

44%3

Expense Ratio

0.35%3

Short-Term Reserves

3%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.89

0.84

Beta

1.13

1.22

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

9%

13%

12%

Consumer Staples

5

10

8

Energy

6

8

10

Financials

20

7

21

Health Care

19

16

11

Industrials

11

13

12

Information Technology

26

27

15

Materials

1

3

4

Telecommunication

 

 

 

Services

0

1

3

Utilities

0

2

4

Short-Term Reserves

3%

 

 

5

 


Ten Largest Holdings4(% of total net assets)

 

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

oil and gas

 

 

equipment and

 

 

services

4.2%

Danaher Corp.

industrial

 

 

machinery

3.8

Genentech, Inc.

biotechnology

3.4

Google Inc.

Internet software

 

 

and services

3.3

The Goldman

investment banking

 

Sachs Group, Inc.

and brokerage

3.2

Cisco Systems, Inc.

communications

 

 

equipment

3.2

Apple Computer, Inc.

computer hardware

3.1

QUALCOMM Inc.

communications

 

 

equipment

3.0

American

 

 

International Group, Inc.

multi-line insurance

2.8

Comcast Corp. Class A

broadcasting and

 

 

cable television

2.7

Top Ten

 

32.7%

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

 

 

1  Russell 1000 Growth Index.

2  Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3  Annualized.

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

 

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Vanguard Growth Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Growth Portfolio

6/7/1993

15.77%

7.57%

0.60%

 

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard Growth Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (95.8%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (8.7%)

 

 

*

Comcast Corp. Class A

325,780

9,161

*

Kohl’s Corp.

95,793

6,804

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

52,215

6,045

 

Staples, Inc.

112,530

2,670

*

Coach, Inc.

41,270

1,956

 

Marriott International, Inc.Class A

41,120

1,778

*

Starbucks Corp.

47,420

1,244

 

 

 

29,658

Consumer Staples (5.2%)

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

114,460

7,004

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

93,420

6,058

 

Walgreen Co.

77,335

3,367

 

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de Cv

40,000

1,512

 

 

 

17,941

Energy (5.4%)

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

169,230

14,374

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

27,235

2,449

 

Apache Corp.

18,120

1,478

 

 

 

18,301

Financials (19.1%)

 

 

 

The Goldman Sachs

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

50,765

11,003

 

American International

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

135,000

9,454

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

354,660

7,278

 

Legg Mason Inc.

73,200

7,202

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

118,260

5,730

 

The Chicago Mercantile

 

 

 

Exchange

10,306

5,507

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

64,052

5,353

*

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

124,455

4,543

 

Franklin Resources Corp.

20,910

2,770

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

32,610

2,430

 

Citigroup, Inc.

43,500

2,231

*

IntercontinentalExchange Inc.

10,460

1,547

 

 

 

65,048

Health Care (18.8%)

 

 

*

Genentech, Inc.

152,605

11,546

 

Teva Pharmaceutical

 

 

 

Industries Ltd.

 

 

 

Sponsored ADR

208,960

8,620

 

 

8

 


 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

214,880

8,331

*

WellPoint Inc.

102,240

8,162

 

Alcon, Inc.

49,590

6,690

*

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

67,360

5,253

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

72,800

3,625

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

62,730

3,208

*

Celgene Corp.

44,750

2,566

 

Allergan, Inc.

34,780

2,005

 

C.R. Bard, Inc.

23,040

1,904

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

40,900

1,245

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

15,710

1,170

 

 

 

64,325

Industrials (11.0%)

 

 

 

Danaher Corp.

173,891

13,129

 

The Boeing Co.

88,330

8,494

 

Emerson Electric Co.

101,050

4,729

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

49,790

3,517

 

United Technologies Corp.

36,710

2,604

 

ABB Ltd. ADR

99,580

2,251

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

21,465

1,491

 

General Electric Co.

31,420

1,203

 

 

 

37,418

Information Technology (26.2%)

 

 

Communications Equipment (6.7%)

 

*

Cisco Systems, Inc.

388,142

10,810

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

233,655

10,138

*

Corning, Inc.

79,460

2,030

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (6.3%)

 

*

Apple Computer, Inc.

85,890

10,482

*

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

783,915

4,123

*

Network Appliance, Inc.

128,800

3,761

*

EMC Corp.

170,890

3,093

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (5.2%)

 

*

Google Inc.

21,320

11,158

*

eBay Inc.

93,530

3,010

*

Yahoo! Inc.

85,785

2,327

*

VeriSign, Inc.

34,720

1,102

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (3.5%)

 

 

 

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

 

 

 

ADR

104,260

5,253

 

Paychex, Inc.

97,940

3,831

*

Cognizant Technology

 

 

 

Solutions Corp.

36,660

2,753

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Semiconductors &

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment (3.6%)

 

*

Broadcom Corp.

173,980

5,089

*

NVIDIA Corp.

120,340

4,971

*

Taiwan Semiconductor

 

 

 

Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR

214,132

2,383

 

 

 

 

 

Software (0.9%)

 

 

*

Adobe Systems, Inc.

75,690

3,039

 

 

 

89,353

Materials (1.2%)

 

 

 

Praxair, Inc.

57,875

4,166

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds (0.2%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Growth ETF

8,500

529

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $274,731)

 

326,739

Temporary Cash Investments (5.3%)1

 

Money Market Fund (4.9%)

 

 

3

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

16,704,332

16,704

 

 

Face

 

 

Amount

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.4%)

 

 

4 Federal Home Loan

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

5 5.197%, 7/9/07

1,500

1,499

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

(Cost $18,203)

 

18,203

Total Investments (101.1%)

 

 

(Cost $292,934)

 

344,942

Other Assets and Liabilities (–1.1%)

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

307

Liabilities

 

(4,049)

 

 

(3,742)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 24,510,929 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

341,200

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$13.92

 

 

 

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At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:6

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

700,998

$28.60

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

277

.01

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Losses

(411,987)

(16.81)

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

Investment Securities

52,008

2.12

Futures Contracts

(96)

Net Assets

341,200

$13.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

1  The portfolio invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the portfolio’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 98.5% and 2.6%, respectively, of net assets. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

2  Considered an affiliated company of the portfolio as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.

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

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

5  Securities with a value of $1,499,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends1

1,389

Interest1

336

Security Lending

99

Total Income

1,824

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

204

Performance Adjustment

(18)

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

380

Marketing and Distribution

30

Custodian Fees

7

Shareholders’ Reports

9

Total Expenses

612

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D

(21)

Net Expenses

591

Net Investment Income

1,233

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold1

20,549

Futures Contracts

128

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

20,677

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

538

Futures Contracts

(59)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

479

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

22,389

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

1,233

2,391

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

20,677

25,312

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

479

(21,417)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

22,389

6,286

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(2,435)

(1,427)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(2,435)

(1,427)

Capital Share Transactions—Note G

 

 

Issued

10,234

44,290

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

2,435

1,427

Redeemed

(47,617)

(79,779)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

(34,948)

(34,062)

Total Increase (Decrease)

(14,994)

(29,203)

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

356,194

385,397

End of Period2

341,200

356,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Dividend income, interest income and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the portfolio were $2,000, $297,000, and $0, respectively.

2  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $277,000 and $1,479,000.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$13.15

$12.95

$11.67

$10.93

$8.70

$14.37

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.055

.078

.050

.0511

.039

.05

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

.810

.170

1.282

.738

2.227

(4.97)

Total from Investment Operations

.865

.248

1.332

.789

2.266

(4.92)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.095)

(.048)

(.052)

(.049)

(.036)

(.05)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.70)

Total Distributions

(.095)

(.048)

(.052)

(.049)

(.036)

(.75)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$13.92

$13.15

$12.95

$11.67

$10.93

$8.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

6.62%

1.91%

11.49%

7.25%

26.13%

–35.89%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$341

$356

$385

$367

$384

$314

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets2

0.35%*

0.38%

0.36%

0.36%

0.39%

0.41%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.71%*

0.65%

0.40%

0.43%1

0.45%

0.37%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

44%*

54%

43%

100%

47%

49%

 

 

 

1  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $.01 and 0.11%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Microsoft Corp. in November 2004.

2  Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.01%), 0.01%, (0.01%), (0.02%), (0.04%), and (0.01%).

*  Annualized.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Growth Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The portfolio 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 portfolio 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 portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

5. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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.

B. AllianceBernstein L.P. and William Blair & Company, LLC, each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the portfolio for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fee for AllianceBernstein is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The basic fee for William Blair & Company is subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance since June 30, 2004, relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the portfolio on an at-cost basis.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.12% of the portfolio’s average net assets before a decrease of $18,000 (0.01%) based on performance.

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution

 

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services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $31,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. The portfolio has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the portfolio part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, these arrangements reduced the portfolio’s expenses by $21,000 (an annual rate of 0.01% of average net assets).

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

 

 

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The portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at December 31, 2006, the portfolio had available realized losses of $432,608,000 to offset future net capital gains of $173,932,000 through December 31, 2009, $175,409,000 through December 31, 2010, $55,599,000 through December 31, 2011, and $27,668,000 through December 31, 2012. The portfolio will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending December 31, 2007; should the portfolio realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $292,934,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $52,008,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $57,821,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $5,813,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

E-mini S&P 500 Index

67

5,077

(101)

S&P 500 Index

8

3,031

15

E-mini S&P MidCap Index

3

1,356

(10)

 

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

F. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $73,336,000 of investment securities and sold $111,917,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

G. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

756

3,483

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

184

108

Redeemed

(3,517)

(6,274)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(2,577)

(2,683)

 

H. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

 

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

• Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return.

This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Growth Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,066.16

$1.79

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.06

1.76

 

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.35%. 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 Agreements

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Growth Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreements with AllianceBernstein L.P. and William Blair & Company, LLC. The board determined that the retention of these advisors was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

The board approved a change to the process for the quarterly calculation of the portfolio’s advisory base fee schedules with AllianceBernstein and William Blair. The calculations will now be based on the average daily net assets managed by each advisor rather than the average month-end net assets.

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 agreements. 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 portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each firm. The board noted the following:

AllianceBernstein. Founded in 1971,

AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm. The firm has advised the Growth Portfolio since 2001. The investment team at AllianceBernstein employs a fundamentally-based, research-driven approach to large-cap growth investing. At the core of the team’s process is the belief that stock prices ultimately reflect the fundamental success and growth, or lack thereof, of underlying securities. Accordingly, the investment team believes that the best approach to achieving long-term investment success is through ownership of a diversified portfolio of successful companies with strong business franchises, sustainable competitive advantages, and superior prospective growth, not fully discounted in relative valuation. The approach is company-specific and “bottom-up,” reflecting the fundamental judgment of the firm’s research analysts.

William Blair & Company. Founded in 1935, William Blair is an independently owned full-service investment firm. The firm has advised the portfolio since 2004. The firm uses an investment process that relies on thorough, in-depth fundamental analysis. Based on this process, the advisor invests in companies that it believes are high-quality and that have sustainable, above-average growth. In selecting stocks, the advisor considers leadership position with the market it serves, quality of products or services provided, return on equity, accounting policies, and the quality of the management team.

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

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisors have carried out the fund’s investment strategy in a disciplined fashion, and the results provided by each advisor have been in line with expectations over the course of their service. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fees were also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include information about the advisory fee rates.

The board did not consider profitability of the advisors in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because AllianceBernstein and William Blair are independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s length negotiations.

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the Growth Portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the advisory fee rates negotiated with each advisor without any need for asset-level breakpoints.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

The High Yield Bond Portfolio posted a 1.8% return for the first six months of 2007 The portfolio’s result fell short of both the return of its benchmark index and the average return of its mutual fund peers.

The table below presents the six-month total returns (capital change plus reinvested distributions) for the portfolio and its comparative standards. Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

The portfolio’s annualized yield stood at 7.42% on June 30, which was 0.45 percentage point higher than at the start of the period.

The portfolio’s high-quality focus hampered its performance

High-yield bonds provided somewhat better returns than those in the broad investment-grade market over the half-year. Credit spreads (which measure the difference in yields between high-yield corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury securities of corresponding maturities) remained near historical lows throughout the period. When spreads are narrow, investors are not as richly rewarded for incurring the added risks that accompany high-yield securities.

The portfolio’s limited exposure to lower-quality bonds was an important factor in its shortfall versus its peers and index benchmark. Some of the period’s best returns came from lower-quality bonds, which make up a sizable portion of the index but are not included in the High Yield Bond Portfolio because the advisor, Wellington Management Company, LLP, adheres to much tighter credit-quality guidelines.

Riskier investment, added diversification

High-yield bond portfolios create an opportunity for investors who are comfortable with the volatility inherent in such bonds to add a measure of diversification to their holdings. That’s because the performance of high-yield bonds in response to economic and market events typically does not correlate exactly with that of their investment-grade counterparts. High-yield bonds are generally more sensitive to developments at the company or industry level than to changes in monetary policy or inflation trends.

Through its disciplined exposure to this riskier class of bonds, Vanguard High Yield Bond Portfolio can play a valuable role as a part of a broadly diversified mix of stocks, bonds, and cash investments, helping you to meet your long-term goals.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

High Yield Bond Portfolio

1.8%

Lehman U.S. Corporate High Yield Index

2.9

Average High Current Yield Fund1

2.9

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

1.0

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average High

 

 

Current

 

Portfolio

Yield Fund

High Yield Bond Portfolio

0.24%

1.28%

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

Advisor’s Report

 

The High Yield Bond Portfolio returned 1.8% for the first six months of 2007, lagging the benchmark return of 2.9%. For the 12 months ended June 30, the portfolio returned 9.0%, while the benchmark returned 11.5%. The high-yield market outperformed other fixed income categories over these periods as risk premiums remained low.

The investment environment

As we discussed six months ago in our last letter to you, high-yield bonds face a changing landscape in 2007. So far, low default rates and favorable rating trends have kept risk premiums narrow. Looking forward, we anticipate a supportive economy, in which inflation-adjusted gross domestic product will continue to grow at an annual rate of around 2%. We also expect market fundamentals to remain relatively healthy, with returns fueled by high-yield bonds’ income payments. However, we are beginning to see signs that the market has less appetite for risk.

Thus far, 2007 has been a record year for high-yield issuance. The total through June was more than $37 billion higher than in the same period last year—a 50% increase. The amount of that issuance devoted to funding corporate restructurings (mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations) was greater by $22 billion, a 100% increase. Corporate restructuring debt, which is generally of lower quality, represented 38% of the high-yield total in the first six months of 2007, versus 22% in 2006.

Among some new high-yield bond offerings, we are seeing excessively leveraged capital structures with little or no free cash flow and little or no tangible asset coverage. In fact, several recent offerings of low-quality, leveraged-buyout-related debt have failed to close. We view these failures as the market’s rejection of the poor quality of the deals and weak covenants. Your portfolio historically has avoided these types of investments, and will continue to do so.

Another area of concern is the leveraged-loan market. Leveraged loans are generally secured loans that are senior to unsecured high-yield bonds. As in the high-yield market, issuance in the leveraged-loan market has outpaced the first six months of 2006, in this case by $140 billion, an increase of 55%. Through the first half of 2007, leveraged loans were issued at a rate 2.7 times that of high-yield bonds, versus 2.2 a year ago and 1.7 in 2005. This number bears watching, as a higher ratio implies more subordination for high-yield bondholders and the potential for lower recovery values in the event of a default.

These trends affect the high-yield market in general, but their impact is likely to be more pronounced in the lower-quality segment of the market. Your portfolio tends to avoid this segment as a matter of philosophy and continues to maintain a higher-quality bias. That philosophy has hurt us for the past four years, as lower-quality bonds have outperformed. We have been surprised by how long yield spreads have stayed narrow as a result of pronounced global liquidity. However, we continue to believe that the portfolio’s higher-quality positioning will be beneficial as the market’s decreasing appetite for risk begins to put pressure on valuations in lower-quality issues.

As of June 30, the spread between the yields of high-yield bonds and 10-year U.S. Treasury notes had narrowed slightly from the end of 2006, to 297 basis points. The yield of the 10-year Treasury note rose 32 basis points, from 4.70% to 5.02%, and the average yield in the high-yield market rose 25 basis points, from 7.74% to 7.99%.

 

At the end of June, spreads, or risk premiums, were still well inside their ten-year historical average of 509 basis points. The default rate projected for 2007 by Moody’s Investors Service was 2.2%, still among the lowest rates reported since defaults began to increase early in 1999. In the first half of the year, Moody’s upgraded the credit ratings of somewhat more issuers than it downgraded in the speculative market. That stands in contrast to the bottoming of the high-yield market in 2002, when there were four times as many downgrades as upgrades.

Within the high-yield market, lower-quality bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds during the period. BB-rated bonds, the highest-rated securities within the below-investment-grade market, returned 1.2%, while B-rated bonds returned 3.1% and CCC-rated bonds returned 5.5%. The spread versus Treasuries on BB-rated bonds was 226 basis points; on B-rated bonds, 305 basis points; and on CCC-rated bonds, 471 basis

 

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points. Although BB-rated bonds offer less compensation than lower-rated bonds, their spreads are closer to long-term averages and should increase less than those for bonds of lower quality whenever the market begins to reprice risk. Currently, BB-rated bond spreads are 136 basis points below their ten-year average, while B-rated and CCC-rated bonds are 239 and 600 basis points, respectively, below their long-term averages.

The portfolio’s performance

No defaults occurred in the portfolio during the period, and our investment style remained consistent. The portfolio had meaningful exposure to relatively high-quality securities whose valuations are more sensitive to the overall level of interest rates than are those of lower-quality high-yield securities.

 

As in the past, the portfolio strove to avoid defaults by investing in higher-quality issuers that have more consistent businesses and greater predictability of cash flow than those at the lowest end of the quality spectrum. Over the long term, this strategy has rewarded investors. However, as lower-quality bonds outperformed the market through the first six months of 2007, the portfolio underperformed.

The portfolio’s positioning

The portfolio remains consistent in its investment objective and strategy. The higher-quality bias we described above reflects the higher credit hurdle that issuers must clear to be accepted into the portfolio. We accept lower yields but expect fewer defaults and better total return than the market over a long period of time.

We expect defaults in the high-yield market to stay low but to rise modestly in 2007 and beyond, reflecting the abundance of low-quality issuance in the past three years. We will continue to strive to minimize credit mistakes, while remaining positioned to capture the beneficial effects of a healthy economy.

Corporate bonds have an asymmetrical payoff, meaning that their prices can decline more readily than they can appreciate. Our strategy is to diversify the portfolio’s holdings by issuer and by industry as we seek to mitigate the risk of capital erosion and the effects of credit mistakes. We avoid non-cash-paying securities, preferred stocks, and equity-linked securities such as convertibles because of their potential volatility.

 

Earl E. McEvoy, Senior Vice President

and Portfolio Manager Wellington Management Company, LLP

July 18, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Issues

255

1,607

8,899

Yield

7.4%

Yield to Maturity

7.7%3

8.2%

5.7%

Average Coupon

7.5%

7.9%

5.4%

Average

 

 

 

Effective Maturity

7.8 years

7.8 years

7.3 years

Average Quality4

Ba3

B1

Aa1

Average Duration

5.0 years

4.6 years

4.7 years

Expense Ratio

0.24%5

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.92

0.23

Beta

0.87

0.59

 

Distribution by Maturity (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Under 1 Year

1%

1–5 Years

28

5–10 Years

55

10–20 Years

8

20–30 Years

8

 

Sector Diversification6 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Basic Industry

7%

Capital Goods

6

Communication

19

Consumer Cyclical

18

Consumer Non-Cyclical

11

Energy

9

Finance

4

Foreign

2

Other Industrial

0

Technology

4

Transportation

3

Treasury/Agency

5

Utilities

10

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

 

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Distribution by Credit Quality4(% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

4%

Aa

0

A

0

Baa

3

Ba

42

B

41

Caa

8

Not Rated

2

 

 

 

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.

 

 

 

 

1  Lehman U.S. Corporate High Yield Index.

2  Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

3  Before expenses.

4  Source: Moody’s Investors Service.

5  Annualized.

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

 

 

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Performance Summary

 

All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Years

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Capital

Income

Total

High Yield Bond Portfolio

6/3/1996

9.03%

8.00%

–2.35%

7.66%

5.31%

 

 

 

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

 

 

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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).

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (4.9%)

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note

5.625%

5/15/08

2,555

2,568

 

U.S. Treasury Note

5.500%

5/15/09

2,525

2,552

 

U.S. Treasury Note

5.750%

8/15/10

2,575

2,638

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

7/31/11

2,600

2,596

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

11/15/12

2,750

2,635

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $13,246)

12,989

Corporate Bonds (90.4%)

 

 

 

 

Finance (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chevy Chase Savings Bank

6.875%

12/1/13

645

650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.

8.000%

6/15/11

650

666

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.

7.375%

9/15/13

325

331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Companies (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance Corp. LLC

6.875%

8/28/12

775

758

 

General Motors

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance Corp. LLC

6.750%

12/1/14

700

670

 

General Motors

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance Corp. LLC

8.000%

11/1/31

4,980

5,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Provident Funding

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Loan Trust

7.000%

7/15/18

805

823

 

UnumProvident Corp.

6.750%

12/15/28

585

567

 

UnumProvident Corp.

7.375%

6/15/32

175

181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trust (0.6%)

 

 

 

1

Rouse Co.

6.750%

5/1/13

1,510

1,511

 

 

 

 

 

11,243

Industrial (76.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry (7.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Western Finance

6.750%

7/1/13

1,840

1,771

 

Bowater Canada Finance

7.950%

11/15/11

1,375

1,289

 

Bowater Inc.

6.500%

6/15/13

25

22

1

CanWest Media Inc.

9.250%

8/1/15

1,065

1,070

 

Cascades Inc.

7.250%

2/15/13

645

630

 

Equistar Chemicals LP

10.125%

9/1/08

98

102

 

Equistar Chemicals LP

10.625%

5/1/11

346

363

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Freeport-McMoRan

 

 

 

 

 

Copper & Gold Inc.

8.250%

4/1/15

1,080

1,137

 

Freeport-McMoRan

 

 

 

 

 

Copper & Gold Inc.

8.375%

4/1/17

2,655

2,828

 

^Georgia Gulf Corp.

9.500%

10/15/14

1,280

1,274

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

8.125%

5/15/11

945

959

1

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

7.125%

1/15/17

2,140

2,054

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

8.000%

1/15/24

550

534

 

IMC Global, Inc.

7.300%

1/15/28

640

605

 

International Steel Group, Inc.

6.500%

4/15/14

1,175

1,193

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.

8.000%

9/15/14

605

623

 

Methanex Corp.

8.750%

8/15/12

725

779

1

Mosaic Co.

7.375%

12/1/14

150

152

1

Mosaic Co.

7.625%

12/1/16

125

129

 

Neenah Paper Inc.

7.375%

11/15/14

810

788

 

Novelis Inc.

7.250%

2/15/15

1,385

1,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

6.750%

4/1/16

715

695

 

Allied Waste North America Inc.

5.750%

2/15/11

195

187

 

Allied Waste North America Inc.

6.375%

4/15/11

300

296

 

Allied Waste North America Inc.

7.250%

3/15/15

220

218

 

Allied Waste North America Inc.

7.125%

5/15/16

135

132

 

Allied Waste North America Inc.

6.875%

6/1/17

1,835

1,769

1

Ashtead Capital Inc.

9.000%

8/15/16

913

961

1

Ashtead Holding PLC

8.625%

8/1/15

585

608

 

Ball Corp.

6.625%

3/15/18

520

495

 

Case New Holland Inc.

7.125%

3/1/14

1,255

1,271

 

Crown Americas Inc.

7.625%

11/15/13

615

615

 

Crown Americas Inc.

7.750%

11/15/15

615

618

 

L-3 Communications Corp.

7.625%

6/15/12

950

962

 

L-3 Communications Corp.

6.375%

10/15/15

450

429

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.

8.875%

2/15/09

475

483

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.

7.750%

5/15/11

920

950

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.

8.750%

11/15/12

720

752

 

Sequa Corp.

9.000%

8/1/09

1,355

1,408

 

Texas Industries Inc.

7.250%

7/15/13

580

581

 

United Rentals NA Inc.

6.500%

2/15/12

1,885

1,852

 

United Rentals NA Inc.

7.750%

11/15/13

750

748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication (18.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Canwest Media Inc.

8.000%

9/15/12

1,675

1,667

1

Charter Communications OPT LLC

8.000%

4/30/12

1,840

1,863

1

Charter Communications OPT LLC

8.375%

4/30/14

3,155

3,210

 

Citizens Communications

9.250%

5/15/11

1,680

1,819

 

Citizens Communications

6.625%

3/15/15

650

618

 

Citizens Communications

9.000%

8/15/31

345

355

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.

8.125%

7/15/09

80

82

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.

8.125%

8/15/09

645

660

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.

7.625%

4/1/11

310

308

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.

6.750%

4/15/12

740

703

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.

7.875%

2/15/18

1,190

1,145

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.

7.625%

7/15/18

2,485

2,361

 

Dex Media, Inc.

8.000%

11/15/13

450

458

 

Dobson Cellular Systems

8.375%

11/1/11

855

893

 

Dobson Cellular Systems

9.875%

11/1/12

490

528

 

GCI Inc.

7.250%

2/15/14

1,410

1,347

 

Idearc Inc.

8.000%

11/15/16

4,525

4,587

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.

7.625%

4/15/12

1,425

1,275

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.

6.500%

11/1/13

1,395

1,123

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.

9.250%

6/15/16

670

715

 

Intelsat Holding Ltd.

8.250%

1/15/13

200

204

 

Intelsat Holding Ltd.

8.625%

1/15/15

2,060

2,130

 

Liberty Media Corp.

5.700%

5/15/13

1,095

1,018

 

Liberty Media Corp.

8.500%

7/15/29

270

268

 

Liberty Media Corp.

8.250%

2/1/30

1,230

1,190

 

Mediacom Broadband LLC

8.500%

10/15/15

700

711

1

Mediacom Broadband LLC

8.500%

10/15/15

675

683

 

Mediacom LLC/

 

 

 

 

 

Mediacom Capital Corp.

9.500%

1/15/13

775

791

 

Medianews Group Inc.

6.875%

10/1/13

1,375

1,196

 

PanAmSat Corp.

9.000%

8/15/14

1,168

1,231

 

Quebecor Media Inc.

7.750%

3/15/16

1,235

1,272

 

Qwest Communications

 

 

 

 

 

International Inc.

8.875%

3/15/12

2,430

2,624

 

Qwest Communications

 

 

 

 

 

International Inc.

7.500%

10/1/14

440

451

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.

6.875%

1/15/13

230

219

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.

6.875%

1/15/13

910

862

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.

8.875%

1/15/16

2,960

3,071

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group

8.000%

3/15/12

281

289

 

US West

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Group

6.875%

9/15/33

2,310

2,174

 

Windstream Corp.

8.125%

8/1/13

285

297

 

Windstream Corp.

8.625%

8/1/16

1,750

1,853

 

Windstream Corp.

7.000%

3/15/19

705

673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical (17.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Inc.

8.000%

3/1/14

600

588

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

8.625%

5/15/11

860

817

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

8.375%

4/15/12

195

183

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

6.875%

7/15/15

395

340

 

Corrections Corp. of America

6.250%

3/15/13

345

331

 

Corrections Corp. of America

6.750%

1/31/14

265

258

 

Ford Motor Co.

7.450%

7/16/31

1,725

1,376

2

Ford Motor Credit Co.

9.806%

4/15/12

1,115

1,193

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.

7.000%

10/1/13

3,895

3,619

2

Ford Motor Credit Co.

8.360%

12/15/13

4,514

4,520

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.

8.000%

12/15/16

2,550

2,436

 

General Motors Corp.

8.250%

7/15/23

1,385

1,247

 

^General Motors Corp.

8.375%

7/15/33

3,900

3,549

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.

6.500%

6/1/16

1,490

1,244

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.

5.750%

10/1/17

1,800

1,456

 

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

6.875%

11/1/14

865

854

 

Host Marriott LP

7.125%

11/1/13

1,740

1,736

 

Isle of Capri Casinos

7.000%

3/1/14

680

644

 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises

6.250%

1/15/16

495

421

 

^K. Hovnanian Enterprises

8.625%

1/15/17

815

774

 

KB Home

8.625%

12/15/08

585

591

 

KB Home

7.750%

2/1/10

50

50

 

KB Home

6.375%

8/15/11

85

80

 

KB Home

6.250%

6/15/15

910

803

 

KB Home

7.250%

6/15/18

375

345

 

Mandalay Resort Group

9.375%

2/15/10

1,185

1,266

 

Marquee Inc.

8.625%

8/15/12

695

725

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

MGM Mirage, Inc.

8.500%

9/15/10

1,670

1,749

 

MGM Mirage, Inc.

8.375%

2/1/11

355

364

 

MGM Mirage, Inc.

6.750%

9/1/12

545

522

 

MGM Mirage, Inc.

6.625%

7/15/15

260

237

 

Park Place Entertainment Corp.

8.125%

5/15/11

50

52

 

Seneca Gaming Corp.

7.250%

5/1/12

815

823

 

Service Corp. International

7.375%

10/1/14

295

296

 

Service Corp. International

6.750%

4/1/16

110

104

 

Service Corp. International

7.000%

6/15/17

1,165

1,110

 

Service Corp. International

7.625%

10/1/18

915

926

 

Standard Pacific Corp.

6.500%

10/1/08

550

536

 

Standard Pacific Corp.

6.875%

5/15/11

360

335

 

Standard Pacific Corp.

6.250%

4/1/14

205

177

 

Station Casinos

6.000%

4/1/12

170

160

 

Station Casinos

6.500%

2/1/14

785

701

 

Station Casinos

6.875%

3/1/16

560

494

 

Station Casinos

6.625%

3/15/18

470

407

 

Tenneco Automotive Inc.

10.250%

7/15/13

565

606

1

TRW Automotive Inc.

7.000%

3/15/14

2,635

2,536

1

TRW Automotive Inc.

7.250%

3/15/17

1,365

1,314

 

Visteon Corp.

8.250%

8/1/10

390

388

 

WMG Acquisition Corp.

7.375%

4/15/14

700

651

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC

6.625%

12/1/14

1,110

1,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Noncyclical (10.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceutical

7.750%

4/1/14

568

540

1

Aramark Corp.

8.500%

2/1/15

865

878

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

7.500%

8/15/13

195

197

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

6.125%

12/15/14

290

272

1

Community Health Systems

8.875%

7/15/15

1,345

1,362

 

Constellation Brands Inc.

7.250%

9/1/16

1,780

1,744

1

Constellation Brands Inc.

7.250%

5/15/17

680

666

 

Delhaize America Inc.

9.000%

4/15/31

360

434

 

Elan Financial PLC

7.750%

11/15/11

1,865

1,870

2

Elan Financial PLC

9.360%

11/15/11

840

851

 

Elan Financial PLC

8.875%

12/1/13

1,015

1,061

 

Fisher Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

International Inc.

6.750%

8/15/14

385

387

 

Fisher Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

International Inc.

6.125%

7/1/15

750

736

 

HCA Inc.

8.750%

9/1/10

560

585

 

HCA Inc.

5.750%

3/15/14

260

220

 

HCA Inc.

6.375%

1/15/15

2,690

2,283

 

HCA Inc.

6.500%

2/15/16

1,440

1,220

1

HCA Inc.

9.250%

11/15/16

1,010

1,072

 

HCA Inc.

7.690%

6/15/25

130

112

 

HCA Inc.

7.500%

11/6/33

275

233

 

Mylan Laboratories Inc.

5.750%

8/15/10

145

145

 

Mylan Laboratories Inc.

6.375%

8/15/15

740

764

 

Omnicare, Inc.

6.125%

6/1/13

70

65

 

Omnicare, Inc.

6.750%

12/15/13

390

372

 

Omnicare, Inc.

6.875%

12/15/15

585

556

 

Reynolds American Inc.

6.500%

7/15/10

220

224

 

Reynolds American Inc.

7.250%

6/1/13

1,190

1,238

 

Reynolds American Inc.

7.300%

7/15/15

1,040

1,073

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

7.750%

7/1/17

945

947

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

6.500%

6/1/12

375

337

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

7.375%

2/1/13

380

343

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

9.875%

7/1/14

2,285

2,262

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

9.250%

2/1/15

315

301

 

Triad Hospitals Inc.

7.000%

5/15/12

835

869

 

Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp.

6.625%

10/15/14

710

696

 

Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp.

7.125%

6/1/15

470

475

 

Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp.

6.500%

6/1/16

405

391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

7.750%

1/15/15

105

107

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

6.625%

1/15/16

1,020

988

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

6.875%

1/15/16

845

823

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

6.500%

8/15/17

1,780

1,682

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

6.250%

1/15/18

1,645

1,538

 

Encore Acquisition Co.

6.250%

4/15/14

150

134

 

Encore Acquisition Co.

6.000%

7/15/15

495

437

 

Exco Resources Inc.

7.250%

1/15/11

845

832

 

Forest Oil Corp.

8.000%

12/15/11

640

656

 

Forest Oil Corp.

7.750%

5/1/14

400

403

1

Forest Oil Corp.

7.250%

6/15/19

1,080

1,045

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services

6.125%

12/1/14

845

777

 

Newfield Exploration Co.

6.625%

4/15/16

660

634

1

OPTI Canada Inc.

7.875%

12/15/14

675

677

1

OPTI Canada Inc.

8.250%

12/15/14

1,865

1,893

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

6.875%

3/15/13

1,135

1,124

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

7.375%

11/1/16

1,655

1,688

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

7.875%

11/1/26

1,315

1,354

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.

9.125%

7/15/13

605

640

1

Petroplus Finance Ltd.

6.750%

5/1/14

1,145

1,122

1

Petroplus Finance Ltd.

7.000%

5/1/17

1,250

1,213

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

5.875%

7/15/16

285

256

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

6.650%

3/15/17

1,510

1,430

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

6.875%

5/1/18

530

503

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

7.200%

1/15/28

345

320

 

Pride International Inc.

7.375%

7/15/14

1,450

1,455

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

7.250%

5/1/12

520

501

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

7.250%

5/1/13

625

598

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

7.000%

2/1/14

110

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

1

Freescale Semiconductor

8.875%

12/15/14

3,650

3,495

 

IKON Office Solutions

7.750%

9/15/15

885

895

 

NXP BV

7.875%

10/15/14

2,815

2,773

 

Sensata Technologies

8.000%

5/1/14

1,000

991

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

9.125%

8/15/13

1,785

1,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental

7.625%

5/15/14

1,600

1,624

2

Avis Budget Car Rental

7.860%

5/15/14

220

223

 

Avis Budget Car Rental

7.750%

5/15/16

1,265

1,290

3

Continental Airlines, Inc.

9.798%

4/1/21

921

1,018

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.

6.903%

4/19/22

175

173

 

Hertz Corp.

8.875%

1/1/14

1,880

1,960

 

Hertz Corp.

10.500%

1/1/16

890

983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Other (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

UCAR Finance, Inc.

10.250%

2/15/12

540

567

 

 

 

 

 

202,214

Utilities (10.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Electric (7.9%)

 

 

 

 

1

AES Corp.

8.750%

5/15/13

865

915

1

AES Corp.

9.000%

5/15/15

1,090

1,155

 

Aquila Inc.

9.950%

2/1/11

1,015

1,092

 

Aquila Inc.

14.875%

7/1/12

270

344

 

Dynegy Inc.

8.375%

5/1/16

2,085

2,043

 

Edison Mission Energy

7.500%

6/15/13

320

317

 

Mirant North America LLC

7.375%

12/31/13

1,640

1,681

 

Nevada Power Co.

5.875%

1/15/15

520

510

 

Nevada Power Co.

6.650%

4/1/36

290

291

 

NRG Energy Inc.

7.250%

2/1/14

825

827

 

NRG Energy Inc.

7.375%

2/1/16

2,665

2,672

 

NRG Energy Inc.

7.375%

1/15/17

1,600

1,604

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.

6.750%

12/15/14

2,372

2,428

 

TECO Energy, Inc.

7.200%

5/1/11

820

845

 

TECO Energy, Inc.

6.750%

5/1/15

55

56

 

TXU Corp.

5.550%

11/15/14

1,160

983

 

TXU Corp.

6.500%

11/15/24

2,170

1,785

 

TXU Corp.

6.550%

11/15/34

1,860

1,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co.

7.500%

11/15/26

190

203

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP

6.875%

3/1/33

450

457

 

Suburban Propane Partners

6.875%

12/15/13

650

627

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

8.125%

9/15/07

1,270

1,351

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

7.125%

9/1/11

1,025

1,052

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

7.500%

1/15/31

1,315

1,369

 

Williams Partners LP

7.500%

6/15/11

450

464

 

Williams Partners LP

7.250%

2/1/17

375

380

 

 

 

 

 

26,948

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $243,186)

 

 

240,405

Sovereign Bonds (U.S. Dollar-Denominated) (1.6%)

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina

7.000%

9/12/13

3,195

2,972

 

Republic of Argentina

7.000%

4/17/17

1,400

1,206

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $4,387)

 

 

4,178

Temporary Cash Investments (4.3%)

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 6/29/07, Repurchase Value

 

 

 

 

$5,903,000, collateralized by

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.000%, 6/1/35)

5.360%

7/2/07

5,900

5,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Money Market Fund (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

4

Vanguard Market Liquidity

 

 

 

 

 

Fund, 5.281%—Note G

 

 

5,631,470

5,631

Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $11,531)

 

11,531

Total Investments (101.2%) (Cost $272,350)

 

 

269,103

Other Assets and Liabilities (–1.2%)

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

 

 

6,931

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Liabilities—Note G

 

 

 

(10,228)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,297)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 32,424,736 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

265,806

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$8.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

 

 

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

 

 

300,875

$9.28

Undistributed Net Investment Income

 

8,752

.27

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

 

 

(40,574)

(1.25)

Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

(3,247)

(.10)

Net Assets

 

 

265,806

$8.20

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

1  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $31,584,000, representing 11.9% of net assets.

2  Adjustable-rate note.

3  The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.

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

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

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

9,693

Security Lending

29

Total Income

9,722

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

80

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

198

Marketing and Distribution

27

Custodian Fees

4

Shareholders’ Reports

5

Total Expenses

314

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D

(3)

Net Expenses

311

Net Investment Income

9,411

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on

 

Investments Securities Sold

1,096

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation) of Investment Securities

(6,009)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

4,498

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

9,411

17,676

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

1,096

819

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(6,009)

1,344

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

4,498

19,839

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(17,675)

(18,072)

Realized Capital Gain

0

Total Distributions

(17,675)

(18,072)

Capital Share Transactions—Note H

 

 

Issued

28,620

51,481

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

17,675

18,072

Redeemed

(27,362)

(58,047)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

18,933

11,506

Total Increase (Decrease)

5,756

13,273

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

260,050

246,777

End of Period1

265,806

260,050

 

 

 

 

1  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $8,752,000 and $17,016,000.

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$8.63

$8.59

$9.02

$8.95

$8.21

$8.59

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.30

.58

.601

.68

.53

.59

Net Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) on Investments

(.14)

.09

(.37)

.04

.78

(.46)

Total from Investment Operations

.16

.67

.23

.72

1.31

.13

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.59)

(.63)

(.66)

(.65)

(.57)

(.51)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.59)

(.63)

(.66)

(.65)

(.57)

(.51)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$8.20

$8.63

$8.59

$9.02

$8.95

$8.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

1.83%

8.27%

2.75%

8.53%

16.87%

1.54%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$266

$260

$247

$275

$295

$203

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.24%*

0.24%

0.24%

0.24%

0.29%

0.33%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

7.16%*

7.12%

6.97%

7.22%

7.59%

8.40%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

37%*

47%

46%

57%

49%

30%

 

 

 

1  Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

*  Annualized.

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund High Yield Bond Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts. Certain of the portfolio’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries.

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

1. Security Valuation: 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 fund’s 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 portfolio’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.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The portfolio 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.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

5. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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: Interest income 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.

B. Wellington Management Company, LLP, provides investment advisory services to the portfolio for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the investment advisory fee represented an effective annual rate of 0.06% of the portfolio’s average net assets.

C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $24,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. The portfolio’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the portfolio maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the portfolio’s expenses by $3,000.

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

 

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The portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at December 31, 2006, the portfolio had available realized losses of $41,657,000 to offset future net capital gains of $1,181,000 through December 31, 2008, $18,321,000 through December 31, 2009, $20,163,000 through December 31, 2010, and $1,992,000 through December 31, 2011. The portfolio will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending December 31, 2007; should the portfolio realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $272,350,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,247,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $2,775,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $6,022,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $46,934,000 of investment securities and sold $44,886,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $1,587,000 and $1,176,000, respectively.

G. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at June 30, 2007, was $5,469,000, for which the fund received cash collateral of $5,631,000.

H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

3,360

6,161

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

2,148

2,228

Redeemed

(3,212)

(6,987)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

2,296

1,402

 

I. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

•  Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

High Yield Bond Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,018.29

$1.20

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.60

1.20

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.24%. 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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Vanguard High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Agreement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund High Yield Bond Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreement with Wellington Management Company, LLP. The board determined that the retention of Wellington Management was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

The board approved a change in the process for the quarterly calculation of the portfolio’s asset-based advisory fee. The calculation now will be based on the average daily net assets of the portfolio, rather than the average month-end net assets.

The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of Wellington Management’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 portfolio’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 Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund High Yield Bond Portfolio since its inception in 1996.

 

The portfolio manager, Earl E. McEvoy, has over three decades of industry experience and is backed by a well-tenured team of fixed income research analysts who conduct detailed fundamental analysis. Wellington Management has seen a significant growth in assets in the past decade and has provided high-quality advisory services for the portfolio.

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 portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the advisor has carried out its investment strategy in disciplined fashion, and that the results provided by Wellington Management have been in line with expectations. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fee rate was also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include 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 High Yield Bond Portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the negotiated advisory fee rate without any need for asset level breakpoints.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® International Portfolio

 

During the first half of 2007, the International Portfolio returned 12.4%, benefiting from strength in Europe and emerging markets. Industrials and materials stocks were among the best performers. The dollar declined relative to the euro and the British pound, providing U.S.-based investors with a modest currency return on top of the market gains for the portfolio’s stocks.

Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

Familiar themes were at work in a strong half-year performance

Many of the same themes that have characterized the International Portfolio over the past few years explained its strong showing during the six months ended June 30. First was bullishness toward emerging markets, which accounted for about 13% of portfolio assets at the end of the period. Latin American holdings were strong performers, especially Brazilian iron-ore producer Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and oil giant Petrobras, which have cashed in on the global commodities boom.

A second theme has been skepticism about the Japanese economy. On average, the portfolio has held about 17% of its assets in Japanese stocks, largely name-brand, export-driven companies such as Sony and Toyota. These companies are well-positioned to thrive even as Japan’s economy tries to shake off nearly two decades of sluggishness.

During the first half of 2007, however, just about every part of the Japanese market struggled. This weakness was not good news in itself, of course, but it did help the portfolio to outperform benchmarks, such as the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI® EAFE®) Index and the typical international fund, which tend to have more exposure to Japanese stocks.

Looking at areas of demand in emerging and developed markets

Additional themes include an emphasis on companies benefiting from the growth of a consumer class in emerging markets and on firms that stand to profit from the burgeoning demand for high-end services, such as wealth management, in the developed world.

At the end of the six-month period, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, and financials stocks accounted for about half of portfolio assets. The performance of these sectors was mixed in the period.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the International Portfolio, please see the Advisors’ Report that follows.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

International Portfolio

12.4%

MSCI EAFE Index

10.7

Average International Fund1

10.8

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA

12.6

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

International

 

Portfolio

Fund

International Portfolio

0.45%

1.57%

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard International Portfolio

 

Advisors’ Report

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the International Portfolio returned 12.4%, outpacing the return of the MSCI EAFE Index and the average result of competing international funds. This performance reflected the combined efforts of the portfolio’s two independent advisors. The use of multiple advisors provides exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches, enhancing the portfolio’s diversification.

The advisors, the percentage of assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. Each advisor has also prepared a discussion of the investment environment and the effect that this environment had on the portfolio’s positioning.

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.

Portfolio Managers:

Virginie Maisonneuve, CFA, Head of EAFE Equities

Schroder Investment Management Ltd.

Matthew Dobbs

Schroder Investment Management Ltd.

International equity markets performed well during the first six months of 2007, with global economic growth powered by strong emerging-market economies—China, India, and Brazil in particular. These economies continue to benefit from powerful long-term trends such as urbanization, industrialization, outsourcing, and strong consumer growth.

Europe also continued to show signs of decoupling from a decelerating U.S. economy. In general, European markets were helped by falling unemployment rates, higher consumer confidence, and the strengths of exports to emerging markets.

Looking forward, we believe that while the impact of the deterioration in the U.S. subprime lending market remains uncertain, the global economy overall appears able to continue on the path of balanced growth supported by strong liquidity. Potential headwinds include structural changes that might affect global liquidity, such as continued monetary tightening or a shift in Chinese trade surplus growth or “petrodollar” accumulation. In Europe, one of the risks is linked to the strength of the euro, and what the impact might be on corporate profitability and economic growth if the euro stays strong.

Areas in which we find particularly attractive companies include sectors linked to consumer growth, given the growing spending power of the middle class in emerging economies. (Examples would include Nestle, China Resources, Burberry, and Unibanco.) The middle classes in China and India combined are expected to total more than 900 million people by 2025. In the developed economies, demographic trends linked to the oncoming retirements of baby boomers, generally aging populations, and longer life expectancy should produce strong consumer demand in areas such as wealth management and financial products (AXA, Deutsche Bank).

 

2

 


Vanguard International Portfolio Investment Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Assets Managed

 

Investment Advisor

 

%

$ Million

Investment Strategy

Schroder Investment Management

50

935

Uses fundamental research to identify high-quality

North America, Inc.

 

 

companies, in developed and emerging markets,

 

 

 

that the advisor believes have above-average

 

 

 

growth potential.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.

49

928

Uses a bottom-up, stock-driven approach to select

 

 

 

stocks that the advisor believes have above-average

 

 

 

growth rates and trade at reasonable prices.

Cash Investments1

1

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  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.

 

3

 


Vanguard International Portfolio

 

A second key opportunity area for our purposes is presented by businesses positioned to benefit from the continuous high level of energy prices (BG Group). High oil and gas prices, for instance, should directly support various companies, such as those in the industrials sector that are involved in energy-efficiency (Schneider Electric, Saint-Gobain). In addition, companies that are actively dealing with climate-change issues should see strong demand and, in turn, demonstrate enviable pricing power (Suez, Ebara). This category includes companies involved in renewable energies (Siemens) and crop protection (Syngenta). Finally, we are finding attractive prospects among companies linked to global outsourcing and the structural change in capital spending around the world (Cemex, Satyam Computer).

Reflecting those views, we continue to adopt a balanced approach, emphasizing in particular companies with attractive secular growth that show strong quality (in terms of management and the balance sheet), sustainable competitive advantages, and attractive valuations. Compared with the benchmark index, our portion of the portfolio continues to be overweighted in the energy, industrials, and consumer-related sectors and underweighted in technology and utilities. We continue to view emerging markets as attractive. Among developed economies, a notable source of concern is the Japanese market; prospects there do not seem competitive compared with other areas.

 

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.

Portfolio Manager: James K. Anderson,

Chief Investment Officer and Head of Global Equities

Investment in foreign markets continued to be a fruitful activity in the first half of the year. The fundamental outlook remains very good. Global growth is being driven by demand from the emerging markets, especially China, which shows little sign of slowing. This demand is inflating the price of raw materials, which is bringing prosperity to parts of the world that have been impoverished for generations.

Some developing countries are now reaching the stage at which credit is starting to be made available to consumers, so they can buy apartments and cars without having to spend years squirreling away piles of cash. This means they have more to spend, which leads to even stronger growth. That is exactly the path that our own societies followed less than one hundred years ago.

Many of our favorite companies are benefiting from this investment boom and have order books that stretch out far into the future, with pricing power to match. They are straining to meet their customers’ demands. Indeed, it could be said that the global economy generally is struggling to keep up: It is like a steam engine whose seams are beginning to bulge.

 

One byproduct of this strain has been rising interest rates. The rate increases have caused problems for the most indebted borrowers and the most leveraged speculators in the developed countries. This is now the main source of risk. Our developed economies have depended for a while on rising house prices fueled by credit. Our huge financial sector is ripe for retrenchment. It would be ironic if the emerging markets proved to be the safe haven.

Our portion of the portfolio reflects these hopes and concerns: We have a heavy weighting in manufacturing businesses that serve the developing world, and very little exposure to the financial companies that have indulged consumers’ appetite for credit over the last 20 years.

Changes in the part of the portfolio that we manage tend only to follow anguished deliberation about individual businesses, but one theme has become apparent over the last six months: There has been a significant decline in our exposure to British companies as we have been finding more exciting opportunities elsewhere.

 

4

 


Vanguard International Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

146

1,145

2,084

Turnover Rate

41%3

Expense Ratio

0.45%3

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.97

0.97

Beta

1.06

0.99

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity portfolio)

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

14%

11%

11%

Consumer Staples

9

8

7

Energy

8

9

10

Financials

23

26

26

Health Care

7

7

7

Industrials

17

12

11

Information Technology

8

9

9

Materials

7

8

9

Telecommunication Services

4

5

6

Utilities

1

5

4

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

Ten Largest Holdings4(% of total net assets)

 

 

 

 

Rio Tinto PLC

diversified metals

 

 

and mining

2.1%

Daewoo

construction and

 

Shipbuilding & Marine

farm machinery

 

Engineering Co., Ltd.

and heavy trucks

1.9

Tesco PLC

food retail

1.9

Unicredito Italiano SpA

diversified banks

1.9

Standard Chartered PLC

diversified banks

1.8

BG Group PLC

integrated oil

 

 

and gas

1.6

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

diversified banks

1.5

Petroleo Brasileiro

integrated oil

 

Series A ADR

and gas

1.5

Atlas Copco AB–

 

 

A Shares

industrial machinery

1.4

Cie. Financiere

apparel accessories

 

Richemont AG

and luxury goods

1.4

Top Ten

 

17.0%

 

 


5

 

Allocation by Region

 


 

Market Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio5

Index1

Index2

Europe

 

 

 

United Kingdom

19%

23%

18%

France

10

10

8

Germany

8

8

7

Switzerland

7

7

5

Sweden

4

3

2

Italy

4

4

3

Netherlands

2

3

3

Denmark

2

1

1

Spain

1

4

3

Ireland

1

1

1

Greece

1

1

1

Belgium

1

1

1

Finland

0

2

1

Austria

0

1

0

Norway

0

1

1

Portugal

0

0

0

Subtotal

60%

70%

55%

Pacific

 

 

 

Japan

15%

21%

17%

Australia

4

6

5

Hong Kong

3

2

1

Singapore

1

1

1

Subtotal

23%

30%

24%

Emerging Markets

 

 

 

Brazil

4%

2%

South Korea

3

3

India

1

1

Taiwan

1

2

Mexico

1

1

China

1

2

Russia

1

2

Israel

1

0

Indonesia

0

0

South Africa

0

1

Malaysia

0

1

Subtotal

13%

15%

North America

 

 

 

Canada

2%

6%

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

 

6

 


Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  MSCI EAFE Index.

2  MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.

3  Annualized.

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

5  Country percentages exclude currency contracts held by the portfolio.

 

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Vanguard International Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007


 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

International Portfolio

6/3/1994

28.95%

18.07%

8.30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

8

 


Vanguard International Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (95.7%)1

 

 

Australia (4.0%)

 

 

 

Brambles Ltd.

1,739,700

17,895

 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

516,800

15,442

 

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

365,000

14,110

 

Woolworths Ltd.

573,500

13,106

 

James Hardie

 

 

 

Industries NV

1,085,000

8,007

 

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

98,000

7,039

 

 

 

75,599

Belgium (0.5%)

 

 

 

KBC Bank &

 

 

 

Verzekerings Holding

70,000

9,434

 

 

 

 

Brazil (4.2%)

 

 

 

Petroleo Brasileiro

 

 

 

Series A ADR

258,600

27,587

 

Companhia Vale do

 

 

 

Rio Doce ADR

636,800

24,007

 

Banco Itau Holding

 

 

 

Financeira SA ADR

386,300

17,167

 

Unibanco-Uniao de

 

 

 

Bancos Brasileiros SA

931,000

10,550

 

 

 

79,311

Canada (1.6%)

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

154,000

13,873

 

Niko Resources Ltd.

114,000

10,381

 

Nova Chemicals Corp.

150,000

5,362

 

 

 

29,616

China (1.3%)

 

 

 

China Unicom Ltd.

4,858,000

8,378

 

China Resources

 

 

 

Enterprise Ltd.

1,868,000

7,024

 

Dongfeng Motor Corp.

9,976,000

5,309

 

China Overseas Land &

 

 

 

Investment Ltd.

2,334,000

3,639

 

 

 

24,350

Denmark (1.7%)

 

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S B Shares

133,000

14,467

*

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

151,499

9,942

 

Danske Bank A/S

208,000

8,506

 

 

 

32,915

Finland (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

9

 


 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

 

TietoEnator Oyj B Shares

148,904

4,784

 

 

 

 

France (9.7%)

 

 

 

Suez SA

389,000

22,238

 

Essilor International SA

184,550

21,981

 

L’Oreal SA

159,700

18,877

 

Groupe Danone

184,000

14,861

 

Total SA

182,000

14,756

 

AXA

291,000

12,509

Natixis

493,639

12,031

Societe Generale Class A

62,000

11,487

STMicroelectronics NV

548,000

10,561

Schneider Electric SA

73,905

10,355

PSA Peugeot Citroen

111,800

9,007

^Pernod Ricard SA

37,976

8,385

^Cie. de St. Gobain SA

69,000

7,730

Renault SA

48,000

7,699

 

 

182,477

Germany (7.8%)

 

 

SAP AG

503,000

25,860

Siemens AG

151,000

21,729

Deutsche Bank AG

134,000

19,504

Adidas AG

251,591

15,902

Porsche AG

8,730

15,570

Celesio AG

175,000

11,372

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

171,920

11,146

Deutsche Telekom AG

508,000

9,390

Merck KGaA

64,000

8,821

Solarworld AG

104,010

4,801

Linde AG

33,957

4,098

 

 

148,193

Greece (0.7%)

 

 

National Bank of Greece SA

205,800

11,718

Hellenic Telecommunication Organization SA

30,050

931

 

 

12,649

Hong Kong (2.5%)

 

 

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

1,443,700

18,343

Jardine Matheson

 

 

Holdings Ltd.

385,800

9,189

Hong Kong Exchanges &

 

 

Clearing Ltd.

624,000

8,809

CNOOC Ltd.

5,723,500

6,501

Hutchison

 

 

Telecommunications

 

 

International Ltd.

3,740,000

4,817

 

 

47,659

India (1.4%)

 

 

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

289,200

13,687

* 2 Satyam Computer Services Ltd.Warrants Exp. 10/13/10

797,000

9,267

* 2 State Bank of India Warrants Exp. 1/28/09

83,000

3,150

 

 

26,104

Indonesia (0.4%)

 

 

PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. Tbk

6,307,000

4,537

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk

4,305,000

2,742

 

 

7,279

 

 

10

 


 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Ireland (1.3%)

 

 

 

Allied Irish Banks PLC

475,700

12,995

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

586,561

12,038

 

 

 

25,033

Israel (0.6%)

 

 

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Sponsored ADR

276,432

11,403

 

 

 

 

Italy (3.3%)

 

 

 

Unicredito Italiano SpA

3,951,600

35,294

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

3,743,559

27,911

 

 

 

63,205

Japan (14.1%)

 

 

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

313,000

19,740

 

Canon, Inc.

328,400

19,258

 

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co.

1,479,000

18,975

 

Orix Corp.

71,000

18,715

 

SMC Corp.

132,500

17,612

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

777,000

15,507

 

Sony Corp.

277,000

14,219

 

T & D Holdings, Inc.

188,000

12,696

 

Sumitomo Realty &Development Co.

281,000

9,151

 

Hoya Corp.

271,800

9,016

 

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

1,728

8,518

 

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

763,600

8,175

 

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

594,000

8,009

 

KDDI Corp.

1,071

7,934

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

847

7,896

 

Takashimaya Co.

605,000

7,644

 

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

672,000

7,597

 

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

70,000

7,311

 

Square Enix Co., Ltd.

289,000

7,299

 

Rakuten, Inc.

21,502

7,229

 

Ebara Corp.

1,467,000

6,729

 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

180,000

6,536

 

Tokyu Corp.

831,000

5,554

 

Kao Corp.

174,000

4,505

 

THK Co., Inc.

150,000

3,756

 

Promise Co., Ltd.

117,000

3,610

*

Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

3,449

2,849

 

 

 

266,040

Mexico (1.3%)

 

 

 

America Movil SA de

 

 

 

CV Series L ADR

212,200

13,142

*

Cemex SAB de CV ADR

212,079

7,826

 

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA

1,077,300

4,086

 

 

 

25,054

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Netherlands (2.2%)

 

 

 

Mittal Steel Co. NV

202,000

12,615

 

TNT NV

232,000

10,475

 

Heineken Holding NV

190,627

9,857

 

Reed Elsevier NV

476,000

9,047

 

 

 

41,994

Russia (0.8%)

 

 

*

OAO Gazprom ADR

346,649

14,415

 

 

 

 

Singapore (0.5%)

 

 

 

Singapore

 

 

 

Telecommunications Ltd.

4,590,650

10,210

 

 

 

 

South Korea (2.6%)

 

 

 

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.

646,712

36,564

 

Samsung Fire &Marine Insurance Co.

24,600

4,736

 

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

6,800

4,425

*

^LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.ADR

179,729

4,067

 

 

 

49,792

Spain (1.4%)

 

 

 

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

276,500

16,274

 

Telefonica SA

453,000

10,081

 

 

 

26,355

Sweden (4.3%)

 

 

 

Atlas Copco AB-A Shares

1,591,361

26,506

 

Sandvik AB

1,022,958

20,616

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM

 

 

 

Ericsson AB Class B

4,009,628

15,994

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda

 

 

 

Banken AB A Shares

340,594

10,966

 

Svenska Handelsbanken

 

 

 

AB A Shares

229,577

6,420

 

 

 

80,502

Switzerland (6.8%)

 

 

 

Cie. Financiere Richemont

 

 

 

AG

433,000

25,881

 

UBS AG

395,500

23,653

 

Roche Holdings AG

117,000

20,731

 

Nestle SA (Registered)

45,656

17,348

 

Novartis AG (Registered)

249,000

13,979

 

Syngenta AG

55,000

10,722

 

Geberit AG

62,840

10,707

 

Adecco SA (Registered)

66,455

5,141

 

 

 

128,162

 

 

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Market

 

 

Value

 

Shares

($000)

Taiwan (1.4%)

 

 

Hon Hai Precision

 

 

Industry Co., Ltd.

1,753,400

15,145

Taiwan Semiconductor

 

 

Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

4,919,952

10,537

 

 

25,682

United Kingdom (19.0%)

 

 

Rio Tinto PLC

506,000

38,711

Tesco PLC

4,258,000

35,625

Standard Chartered PLC

1,020,400

33,283

BG Group PLC

1,793,000

29,392

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Amsterdam Shares)

502,000

20,430

Rolls-Royce Group PLC

1,796,114

19,331

WPP Group PLC

1,082,000

16,183

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

1,008,000

12,755

SABMiller PLC

481,000

12,178

AstraZeneca Group PLC

213,000

11,415

Meggitt PLC

1,689,000

10,378

Signet Group PLC

4,945,000

10,316

Vodafone Group PLC

2,951,000

9,888

Barclays PLC

687,000

9,558

Carnival PLC

192,115

9,182

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

344,000

8,961

Wolseley PLC

371,000

8,904

Rexam PLC

888,000

8,844

Rentokil Initial PLC

2,684,000

8,615

Experian Group Ltd.

614,859

7,738

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

138,000

7,555

Smith & Nephew PLC

602,000

7,459

Northern Rock PLC

380,000

6,575

Capita Group PLC

430,000

6,242

Smiths Group PLC

214,153

5,079

Burberry Group PLC

279,000

3,822

 

 

358,419

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $1,377,855)

 

1,806,636

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investments (4.8%)1

 

Money Market Fund (4.7%)

 

 

3

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

69,325,681

69,326

3

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund,

 

 

 

5.281%—Note G

19,833,600

19,834

 

 

 

89,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.1%)

 

4

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

5

5.197%, 7/9/07

1,500

1,499

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

(Cost $90,658)

 

90,659

Total Investments (100.5%)

 

 

(Cost $1,468,513)

 

1,897,295

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.5%)

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

53,531

Liabilities—Note G

 

(63,215)

 

 

 

(9,684)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 82,671,450 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

1,887,611

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$22.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:6

 

 

Amount

Per

 

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

1,336,461

$16.16

Undistributed Net

 

 

 

Investment Income

27,088

.33

Accumulated Net

 

 

 

Realized Gains

95,060

1.15

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

Investment Securities

428,782

5.19

 

Futures Contracts

133

 

Foreign Currencies and

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts

87

Net Assets

1,887,611

$22.83

 

 

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•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

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

1  The portfolio invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the portfolio’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 97.0% and 3.5%, respectively, of net assets. See Note E in Notes to Financial Statements.

2  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $12,417,000, representing 0.7% of net assets.

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

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

5  Securities with a value of $1,499,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends1

33,013

Interest2

1,550

Security Lending

1,024

Total Income

35,587

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

1,070

Performance Adjustment

94

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

2,198

Marketing and Distribution

213

Custodian Fees

207

Shareholders’ Reports

17

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

3,800

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note D

(27)

Net Expenses

3,773

Net Investment Income

31,814

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

93,266

Futures Contracts

2,086

Foreign Currencies and

 

Forward Currency Contracts

(522)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

94,830

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

75,531

Futures Contracts

(316)

Foreign Currencies and

 

Forward Currency Contracts

395

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

75,610

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

202,254

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

31,814

27,588

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

94,830

67,617

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

75,610

190,432

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

202,254

285,637

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(30,115)

(13,850)

Realized Capital Gain3

(67,759)

(11,332)

Total Distributions

(97,874)

(25,182)

Capital Share Transactions—Note H

 

 

Issued

202,945

609,567

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

97,874

25,182

Redeemed

(79,585)

(173,213)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

221,234

461,536

Total Increase (Decrease)

325,614

721,991

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

1,561,997

840,006

End of Period4

1,887,611

1,561,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,600,000.

2  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $1,532,000.

3  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $18,822,000 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

4  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $27,088,000 and $25,293,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$21.56

$17.37

$15.15

$12.84

$9.67

$12.37

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.411

.431

.25

.23

.155

.160

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

2.16

4.16

2.19

2.24

3.160

(2.175)

Total from Investment Operations

2.57

4.59

2.44

2.47

3.315

(2.015)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.40)

(.22)

(.22)

(.16)

(.145)

(.280)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.90)

(.18)

(.405)

Total Distributions

(1.30)

(.40)

(.22)

(.16)

(.145)

(.685)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$22.83

$21.56

$17.37

$15.15

$12.84

$9.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

12.44%

26.75%

16.31%

19.42%

34.88%

–17.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$1,888

$1,562

$840

$557

$352

$210

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets2

0.45%*

0.44%

0.41%

0.41%

0.47%

0.53%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

3.74%*

2.22%

1.94%

1.99%

1.79%

1.45%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

41%*

29%

45%

36%

62%

37%

 

1  Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2  Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.01%, 0.01%, (0.01%), (0.01%), 0.00%, and 0.05%.

*  Annualized.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund International Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts. The portfolio invests in securities of foreign issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of United States corporations.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a portfolio 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 portfolio’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. Futures and Forward Currency Contracts: The portfolio uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the European and Japanese stock markets while maintaining liquidity. The portfolio 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 portfolio and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The portfolio also enters into forward currency contracts to provide the appropriate currency exposure related to any open futures contracts. The portfolio’s risks in using these contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.

Futures and forward currency 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 gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts.

4. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

 

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6. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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.

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. Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. and Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the portfolio for fees calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees of each advisor are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index.

The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the portfolio on an at-cost basis.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.13% of the portfolio’s average net assets, before an increase of $94,000 (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 portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $162,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.16% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. The portfolio has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject to obtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the portfolio part of the commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses. The portfolio’s custodian bank has also agreed to reduce its fees when the portfolio maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, these arrangements reduced the portfolio’s management and administrative expenses by $15,000 and custodian fees by $12,000.

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

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio realized net foreign currency losses of $17,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed net investment income. Certain of the portfolio’s investments are in securities considered to be “passive foreign investment companies,” for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio realized gains on the sale of passive foreign investment companies of $113,000, which have been included in current and prior periods’ taxable income; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to undistributed net investment income. Unrealized appreciation through December 31, 2006, on passive foreign investment company holdings at June 30, 2007, was $2,999,000, all of which has been distributed and is reflected in the balance of undistributed net investment income.

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,471,512,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $425,783,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $451,195,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $25,412,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

 

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At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

MSCI Pan-Euro Index

506

18,026

149

Topix Index

46

6,612

(16)

 

At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had open forward currency contracts to receive and deliver currencies as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Appreciation

 

 

Contract Amount (000)

(Depreciation)

Contract Settlement Date

 

Receive

 

Deliver

($000)

9/26/07

EUR

13,237

USD

17,930

250

9/19/07

JPY

818,420

USD

6,698

(153)

EUR—Euro.

 

 

 

 

 

JPY—Japanese yen.

 

 

 

 

 

USD—U.S. dollar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open forward currency contracts is treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.

The portfolio had net unrealized foreign currency losses of $10,000 resulting from the translation of other assets and liabilities at June 30, 2007.

F. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $498,254,000 of investment securities and sold $339,562,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

G. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at June 30, 2007, was $19,299,000, for which the portfolio received cash collateral of $19,834,000.

H. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

9,192

31,860

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

4,656

1,332

Redeemed

(3,620)

(9,102)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

10,228

24,090

 

I. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

• Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

International Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,124.39

$2.37

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,022.56

2.26

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.45%. 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.

 

22

 


Vanguard International Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Agreements

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund International Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreements with Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (Schroder Inc.) and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., as well as the sub-advisory agreement with Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd. (Schroder Ltd.). The board determined that the retention of these advisors was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

The board approved a change to the process for the quarterly calculation of the portfolio’s advisory base fee schedules with Schroder Inc. and Baillie Gifford. The calculations will now be based on the average daily net assets managed by each advisor rather than the average month-end net assets.

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 agreements. 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 portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each firm. The board noted the following:

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. Schroder Inc. is a subsidiary of Schroders plc, which was founded more than 200 years ago and has investment management experience dating back to 1926. The firm has advised the International Portfolio since its inception in 1994. The advisor continues to employ a sound process for the International Portfolio, selecting attractive growth stocks from developed and emerging markets outside the United States. Stocks are selected using a bottom-up approach, supported by a worldwide network of analysts, economists, and strategists.

Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd.—a unit of Baillie Gifford & Co., founded in 1908—is among the largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom. Baillie Gifford has advised the International Portfolio since 2003. The advisor continues to employ a sound process, which builds a diversified portfolio of high-quality, non-U.S. growth stocks from developed and emerging markets. Stocks are selected using fundamental research conducted by Baillie Gifford’s Edinburgh-based analysts.

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

Investment performance

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

 

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fees were also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include information about the advisory fee rates.

The board did not consider profitability of the advisors in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because each firm is independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the International Portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the advisory fee rates negotiated with Schroder Inc. and Baillie Gifford Overseas without any need for asset-level breakpoints.

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

 

 

23

 


 

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

The Mid-Cap Index Portfolio returned 10.9% for the first half of 2007, a terrific six-month total return that closely tracked the performance of its target index. During the half-year, mid-capitalization stocks were the market leaders, outperforming both large- and small-cap issues. Please note that the returns of the portfolios in the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from the returns of the portfolios in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

Energy and industrials led the way; financials floundered

Mid-cap stocks outpaced the returns of large-caps by a wide margin and bested the excellent returns of small-caps. On June 30, the six-month return of mid-caps was more than 3 percentage points above the 7.6% return of the broad U.S. stock market (as measured by the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite Index).

The energy and industrials sectors, which together account for an average of about 20% of the portfolio’s assets, provided the biggest gains. These two sectors produced nearly half of the portfolio’s return for the period. Energy stocks continued to benefit from high oil prices. Industrials climbed as economies in the developing world demanded such items as heavy equipment, construction services, and electrical components.

The portfolio’s biggest sector, financials, was the weakest performer, owing to the downturn in real estate investment trusts (REITs) during the six months. REITs, which enjoyed market-beating returns for the past several years, were rocked during the half-year by concerns that rising interest rates would mean higher borrowing costs for property owners and developers.

Consumer discretionary, the index’s second-largest sector weighting, booked a solid return for the six months, but its performance was dampened by the sharp slide in home-building stocks. Six of the portfolio’s holdings in this category posted negative returns below –20%. Materials companies recorded strong gains but accounted for only about 5% of the portfolio’s assets.

 

Even in strong market environments, heed the call to diversify

The first six months of 2007 were rewarding for investors, but also instructive. The stock market’s sharp, but short-lived, decline in February and the dips during June reminded investors that even an excellent stretch in the financial markets often includes a few rough patches.

As always, diversification and patience are your most powerful allies. Building a well-crafted portfolio that includes stocks (of different sizes and styles), bonds, and money market funds can help you participate in some of the gains in the financial markets while avoiding some of the pain. Then, it’s up to you to stick with your plan, regardless of what the markets throw your way. The Mid-Cap Index Portfolio can play an important role in your investment program by helping provide diversification at an extremely low cost.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

10.9%

MSCI® US Mid Cap 450 Index

11.0   

Average Mid-Cap Core Fund1

11.4   

 

 

1

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Mid-Cap

 

Portfolio

Core Fund

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

0.24%

1.83%

 

 

 


 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

2

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Target

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

451

450

4,921

Median Market Cap

$7.0B

$6.9B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

21.0x

21.0x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

2.9x

2.9x

2.9x

Yield

1.0%

1.2%

1.7%

Return on Equity

16.3%

16.3%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

20.1%

19.7%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

1.1%

1.1%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

34%3

Expense Ratio

0.24%3

Short-Term Reserves

0%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Target Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

1.00

0.89

Beta

1.00

1.24

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Target

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

17%

17%

12%

Consumer Staples

4   

4   

8   

Energy

8   

8   

10   

Financials

20   

20   

21   

Health Care

10   

10   

11   

Industrials

13   

13   

12   

Information Technology

14   

14   

15   

Materials

6   

6   

4   

Telecommunication

 

 

 

Services

2   

2   

3   

Utilities

6   

6   

4   

 

 

3

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

Ten Largest Holdings4 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

aerospace and

 

 

defense

0.6%

NVIDIA Corp.

semiconductors

0.5   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

asset management

 

 

and custody banks

0.5   

Noble Corp.

oil and gas drilling

0.5   

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

asset management

 

 

and custody banks

0.5   

Archstone-Smith

 

 

Trust REIT

residential REITs

0.5   

United States Steel Corp.

steel

0.5   

Host Hotels &

 

 

Resorts Inc. REIT

specialized REITs

0.5   

Hilton Hotels Corp.

hotels, resorts, and

 

 

cruise lines

0.5   

El Paso Corp.

oil, gas, and

 

 

consumable fuels

0.5   

Top Ten

 

5.1%

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

1  MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index.

2  Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3  Annualized.

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

 

4

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): February 9, 1999–June 30, 2007

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Inception

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

2/9/1999

20.67%

15.41%

13.55%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

2  S&P MidCap 400 Index through May 16, 2003; MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index thereafter. Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend and capital gains information.

 

5

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

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

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Common Stocks (99.4%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (17.0%)

 

 

 

Hilton Hotels Corp.

126,533

4,235

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

70,925

3,626

 

Mattel, Inc.

135,271

3,421

 

^Garmin Ltd.

40,830

3,020

 

Whirlpool Corp.

26,861

2,987

*

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A

50,570

2,955

 

Genuine Parts Co.

58,659

2,909

*

Office Depot, Inc.

95,232

2,885

*

Cablevision

 

 

 

Systems NY Group Class A

78,518

2,842

 

VF Corp.

30,800

2,821

 

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

95,276

2,804

 

Eastman Kodak Co.

98,698

2,747

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

39,400

2,619

 

H & R Block, Inc.

110,914

2,592

 

Harman International

 

 

 

Industries, Inc.

21,406

2,500

*

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

68,193

2,473

 

Tiffany & Co.

46,544

2,470

*

IAC/InterActiveCorp

69,138

2,393

 

Dollar General Corp.

107,444

2,355

*

AutoZone Inc.

17,038

2,328

 

Virgin Media Inc.

95,346

2,324

*

Expedia, Inc.

76,083

2,228

*

The Goodyear Tire &

 

 

 

Rubber Co.

63,876

2,220

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

30,390

2,218

*

Discovery Holding Co. Class A

92,165

2,119

 

Darden Restaurants Inc.

47,357

2,083

 

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

20,860

2,047

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

47,496

2,041

 

Tim Hortons, Inc.

65,710

2,021

 

Black & Decker Corp.

22,612

1,997

 

D. R. Horton, Inc.

97,297

1,939

 

 

6

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

CarMax, Inc.

74,008

1,887

*

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

18,708

1,886

*

GameStop Corp. Class A

47,410

1,854

*

R.H. Donnelley Corp.

24,177

1,832

 

American

 

 

 

Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

69,171

1,775

 

Idearc Inc.

50,166

1,772

 

Lamar Advertising Co.

 

 

 

Class A

27,966

1,755

*

Interpublic

 

 

 

Group of Cos., Inc.

151,651

1,729

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

19,231

1,725

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

19,977

1,719

 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

49,583

1,702

 

Pulte Homes, Inc.

75,024

1,684

 

Centex Corp.

41,119

1,649

 

Hasbro, Inc.

51,801

1,627

 

Autoliv, Inc.

27,935

1,589

 

The Stanley Works

25,695

1,560

 

ServiceMaster Co.

100,284

1,550

*

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

35,392

1,541

 

PetSmart, Inc.

46,641

1,514

*

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

24,762

1,488

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

48,051

1,480

 

RadioShack Corp.

44,466

1,474

 

Washington Post Co. Class B

1,898

1,473

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

36,318

1,472

*

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

60,286

1,467

 

Station Casinos, Inc.

16,766

1,455

*

^Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.

477,630

1,442

 

Lennar Corp. Class A

38,972

1,425

 

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A

30,439

1,391

*

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

37,187

1,359

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

60,830

1,341

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

35,315

1,317

 

Brinker International, Inc.

42,090

1,232

 

Wendy’s International, Inc.

32,927

1,210

*

AutoNation, Inc.

53,396

1,198

 

^New York Times Co.

 

 

 

Class A

46,704

1,186

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

53,587

1,168

*

Toll Brothers, Inc.

45,218

1,130

*

Career Education Corp.

32,471

1,097

*

XM Satellite

 

 

 

Radio Holdings, Inc.

92,270

1,086

*

NVR, Inc.

1,564

1,063

 

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

37,332

1,055

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

32,681

1,032

 

KB Home

26,118

1,028

 

Brunswick Corp.

31,124

1,016

*

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

39,661

953

 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

19,362

952

 

 

7

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Gentex Corp.

46,496

916

 

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

60,382

911

*

Getty Images, Inc.

18,438

882

 

Tribune Co.

27,501

809

 

Weight Watchers

 

 

 

International, Inc.

12,283

624

 

The McClatchy Co. Class A

19,114

484

*

CTC Media, Inc.

12,928

351

 

Lennar Corp. Class B

4,820

169

 

 

 

152,705

Consumer Staples (4.0%)

 

 

 

Bunge Ltd.

41,210

3,482

 

SuperValu Inc.

71,521

3,313

 

The Clorox Co.

52,053

3,232

 

UST, Inc.

55,232

2,966

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

90,876

2,181

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

89,643

2,065

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

 

 

 

Class B

22,055

2,039

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

48,366

1,852

 

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

40,653

1,850

*

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

18,361

1,829

*

Constellation Brands, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

72,440

1,759

 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

46,731

1,574

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

40,224

1,536

 

Dean Foods Co.

45,998

1,466

 

Brown-Forman Corp. Class B

18,178

1,328

*

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

39,121

1,205

 

Hormel Foods Corp.

26,029

972

*

Bare Escentuals, Inc.

18,521

632

 

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

22,080

542

 

 

 

35,823

Energy (7.6%)

 

 

 

Noble Corp.

46,368

4,522

 

El Paso Corp.

243,146

4,189

 

Smith International, Inc.

68,731

4,030

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

58,643

3,659

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

61,107

3,632

*

Nabors Industries, Inc.

103,043

3,439

 

Sunoco, Inc.

41,758

3,327

 

ENSCO International, Inc.

51,850

3,163

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

62,833

2,897

*

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

52,224

2,885

 

BJ Services Co.

100,986

2,872

*

Cameron International Corp.

38,252

2,734

 

Tesoro Corp.

46,904

2,681

*

Southwestern Energy Co.

57,944

2,579

 

Diamond Offshore

 

 

 

Drilling, Inc.

23,779

2,415

*

Grant Prideco, Inc.

44,035

2,370

 

 

8

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Pride International, Inc.

56,461

2,115

 

Pioneer Natural

 

 

 

Resources Co.

42,399

2,065

*

Newfield Exploration Co.

44,287

2,017

 

Range Resources Corp.

50,475

1,888

*

FMC Technologies Inc.

23,388

1,853

 

Arch Coal, Inc.

48,871

1,701

 

Rowan Cos., Inc.

38,022

1,558

 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

53,917

1,413

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

28,414

1,120

 

Pogo Producing Co.

20,036

1,018

*

CNX Gas Corp.

10,439

319

 

 

 

68,461

Financials (20.4%)

 

 

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

74,024

4,706

 

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

86,709

4,499

 

Archstone-Smith Trust REIT

75,203

4,445

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

186,051

4,302

 

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

40,158

4,101

 

CIT Group Inc.

68,265

3,743

 

Nymex Holdings Inc.

26,956

3,386

*

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

146,779

3,242

 

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

27,097

3,221

 

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

36,352

3,169

 

Unum Group

117,759

3,075

 

Compass Bancshares Inc.

44,411

3,063

 

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

77,385

2,946

 

MBIA, Inc.

46,431

2,889

 

Zions Bancorp

36,749

2,826

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

130,117

2,751

 

Synovus Financial Corp.

89,509

2,748

*

CBOT Holdings, Inc. Class A

12,723

2,629

*

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

69,748

2,546

 

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

61,015

2,542

 

American Capital

 

 

 

Strategies, Ltd.

59,313

2,522

 

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT

20,148

2,496

 

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

22,367

2,430

 

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

54,126

2,385

 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

53,658

2,329

 

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

61,301

2,268

 

Safeco Corp.

36,335

2,262

 

Torchmark Corp.

33,741

2,261

 

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

182,615

2,232

 

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

25,933

2,193

 

Assurant, Inc.

36,048

2,124

*

IntercontinentalExchange Inc.

14,189

2,098

 

The Macerich Co. REIT

24,742

2,039

 

Health Care

 

 

 

 

9

 


Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Properties Investors REIT

68,999

1,996

 

Developers Diversified

 

 

 

Realty Corp. REIT

37,405

1,972

 

Leucadia National Corp.

55,841

1,968

 

iStar Financial Inc. REIT

43,458

1,926

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

46,449

1,888

*

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

92,704

1,854

 

W.R. Berkley Corp.

56,302

1,832

 

Eaton Vance Corp.

41,269

1,823

 

People’s United Financial Inc.

102,624

1,820

 

Janus Capital Group Inc.

65,232

1,816

 

AMB Property Corp. REIT

34,058

1,813

 

White Mountains

 

 

 

Insurance Group Inc.

2,965

1,797

 

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

76,944

1,750

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

71,475

1,694

 

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

27,097

1,684

 

Apartment Investment &

 

 

 

Management Co.

 

 

 

Class A REIT

33,255

1,677

 

First Horizon National Corp.

42,946

1,675

 

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

23,730

1,673

 

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

46,549

1,660

 

New York

 

 

 

Community Bancorp, Inc.

96,283

1,639

 

MGIC Investment Corp.

28,562

1,624

 

^Allied Capital Corp.

52,236

1,617

 

Ventas, Inc. REIT

44,534

1,614

 

Old Republic

 

 

 

International Corp.

75,319

1,601

*

Markel Corp.

3,276

1,587

 

PartnerRe Ltd.

19,632

1,521

 

SEI Investments Co.

51,108

1,484

 

Radian Group, Inc.

27,343

1,477

 

Federal Realty

 

 

 

Investment Trust REIT

18,964

1,465

 

Popular, Inc.

91,022

1,463

 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

23,594

1,463

 

First American Corp.

28,302

1,401

 

Investors Financial

 

 

 

Services Corp.

22,636

1,396

 

Associated Banc-Corp.

41,966

1,372

 

Liberty Property Trust REIT

31,181

1,370

 

The PMI Group Inc.

29,894

1,335

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

 

REIT

32,092

1,332

 

Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

52,149

1,302

 

Camden Property Trust REIT

19,431

1,301

 

Forest City Enterprise Class A

21,100

1,297

 

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

38,285

1,279

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Federated Investors, Inc.

32,406

1,242

 

UDR, Inc. REIT

46,318

1,218

 

Nationwide

 

 

 

Financial Services, Inc.

18,684

1,181

 

^The St. Joe Co.

24,375

1,130

 

TCF Financial Corp.

40,381

1,123

*

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

15,271

1,108

 

Protective Life Corp.

22,956

1,098

 

Weingarten Realty Investors

 

 

 

REIT

26,539

1,091

*

AmeriCredit Corp.

40,410

1,073

 

City National Corp.

13,868

1,055

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

40,770

1,025

 

CapitalSource Inc. REIT

39,780

978

 

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

17,818

963

 

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

20,560

931

 

The First Marblehead Corp.

22,671

876

*

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.

28,645

851

 

American Financial Group, Inc.

24,558

839

 

Unitrin, Inc.

16,065

790

 

Astoria Financial Corp.

30,301

759

 

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

9,108

648

 

Mercury General Corp.

9,351

515

 

BOK Financial Corp.

8,087

432

 

Student Loan Corp.

1,388

283

 

 

 

183,935

Health Care (9.7%)

 

 

*

Express Scripts Inc.

79,338

3,968

 

Biomet, Inc.

80,299

3,671

*

Humana Inc.

57,295

3,490

*

Laboratory Corp. of

 

 

 

America Holdings

43,177

3,379

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

65,180

3,224

*

Coventry Health Care Inc.

54,780

3,158

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

56,947

2,941

 

C.R. Bard, Inc.

35,403

2,925

 

IMS Health, Inc.

67,161

2,158

*

Health Net Inc.

40,089

2,117

*

Hospira, Inc.

53,600

2,093

*

Waters Corp.

34,930

2,073

 

Applera Corp.–

 

 

 

Applied Biosystems Group

63,107

1,927

*

DaVita, Inc.

35,731

1,925

 

DENTSPLY International Inc.

49,708

1,902

*

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

44,099

1,875

*

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

45,113

1,857

*

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

12,816

1,778

*

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.

34,721

1,744

*

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

83,575

1,710

*

Cephalon, Inc.

20,944

1,684

 

Manor Care, Inc.

25,133

1,641

*

Triad Hospitals, Inc.

30,441

1,637

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Henry Schein, Inc.

30,496

1,629

*

Endo Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

45,880

1,570

*

Sepracor Inc.

37,627

1,543

 

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

84,159

1,531

*

Covance, Inc.

21,991

1,508

 

Omnicare, Inc.

41,741

1,505

*

Patterson Cos.

38,296

1,427

 

Pharmaceutical Product

 

 

 

Development, Inc.

36,312

1,390

*

Millipore Corp.

18,383

1,380

 

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

21,171

1,369

*

Community

 

 

 

Health Systems, Inc.

32,259

1,305

 

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.

20,050

1,303

 

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

18,620

1,293

*

Lincare Holdings, Inc.

31,939

1,273

*

Cerner Corp.

22,909

1,271

*

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

43,237

1,235

*

Invitrogen Corp.

16,514

1,218

*

Charles River

 

 

 

Laboratories, Inc.

23,026

1,189

*

Millennium

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

105,330

1,113

*

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

33,408

1,087

*

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

162,505

1,058

*

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

18,231

947

 

Health Management

 

 

 

Associates Class A

83,396

947

*

ImClone Systems, Inc.

20,277

717

*

Warner Chilcott Ltd.

34,378

622

 

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

12,192

556

*

Abraxis Bioscience, Inc.

11,255

250

 

 

 

87,113

Industrials (12.8%)

 

 

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

47,204

5,729

 

L-3 Communications

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

42,936

4,181

 

ITT Industries, Inc.

60,374

4,122

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

57,842

4,086

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

39,849

3,902

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

54,143

3,760

 

American Standard Cos., Inc.

62,135

3,665

 

Dover Corp.

70,275

3,594

 

Cooper Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

62,734

3,581

 

Cummins Inc.

34,028

3,444

 

Fluor Corp.

30,331

3,378

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

74,566

3,244

*

McDermott International, Inc.

38,024

3,160

 

Expeditors International of

 

 

 

Washington, Inc.

73,270

3,026

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

56,845

2,986

*

Terex Corp.

34,953

2,842

 

Manpower Inc.

29,263

2,699

*

Foster Wheeler Ltd.

23,678

2,533

 

Goodrich Corp.

40,930

2,438

 

Joy Global Inc.

40,824

2,381

*

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

40,644

2,337

 

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

24,561

2,285

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

33,943

2,257

 

Equifax, Inc.

50,641

2,249

*

AMR Corp.

82,694

2,179

 

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

21,135

2,176

 

Republic Services, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

66,637

2,042

 

Robert Half International, Inc.

54,959

2,006

 

Cintas Corp.

49,355

1,946

 

Pall Corp.

42,055

1,934

 

Fastenal Co.

44,130

1,847

 

SPX Corp.

19,764

1,735

 

Roper Industries Inc.

29,963

1,711

*

Monster Worldwide Inc.

40,400

1,660

 

Oshkosh Truck Corp.

25,406

1,599

*

UAL Corp.

38,055

1,545

*

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

114,430

1,540

*

KBR Inc.

57,669

1,513

 

Ametek, Inc.

36,474

1,447

*

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.

49,500

1,315

 

Pentair, Inc.

32,548

1,255

*

USG Corp.

25,340

1,243

*

Spirit Aerosystems

 

 

 

Holdings Inc.

34,176

1,232

*

ChoicePoint Inc.

27,533

1,169

 

J.B. Hunt

 

 

 

Transport Services, Inc.

34,687

1,017

*

Owens Corning Inc.

26,891

904

 

The Corporate

 

 

 

Executive Board Co.

13,423

871

*

US Airways Group Inc.

28,203

854

*

First Solar, Inc.

9,550

853

 

 

 

115,472

Information Technology (14.0%)

 

 

*

NVIDIA Corp.

116,393

4,808

 

Seagate Technology

188,883

4,112

*

SanDisk Corp.

77,515

3,794

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

68,820

3,782

*

MEMC Electronic

 

 

 

Materials, Inc.

61,254

3,744

*

Autodesk, Inc.

79,237

3,730

*

Cognizant Technology

 

 

 

Solutions Corp.

49,047

3,683

 

Fidelity National

 

 

 

Information Services, Inc.

65,206

3,539

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Computer Sciences Corp.

59,168

3,500

*

Micron Technology, Inc.

260,144

3,260

*

NCR Corp.

61,348

3,223

*

Fiserv, Inc.

56,535

3,211

 

National

 

 

 

Semiconductor Corp.

109,800

3,104

 

Xilinx, Inc.

114,315

3,060

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

74,381

2,755

 

Altera Corp.

122,847

2,719

*

VeriSign, Inc.

83,663

2,655

*

Avaya Inc.

156,193

2,630

*

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

52,355

2,547

 

Harris Corp.

46,069

2,513

*

LAM Research Corp.

48,781

2,507

*

Flextronics International Ltd.

209,043

2,258

 

Amphenol Corp.

61,184

2,181

*

BMC Software, Inc.

70,145

2,125

*

Cadence Design

 

 

 

Systems, Inc.

96,288

2,114

*

Citrix Systems, Inc.

62,175

2,093

*

Avnet, Inc.

50,879

2,017

*

LSI Corp.

265,994

1,998

*

McAfee Inc.

54,891

1,932

*

BEA Systems, Inc.

135,133

1,850

*

CDW Corp.

21,581

1,834

*

Affiliated Computer

 

 

 

Services, Inc. Class A

31,792

1,803

*

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

23,307

1,801

*

Activision, Inc.

96,412

1,800

*

Iron Mountain, Inc.

64,872

1,695

*

Ceridian Corp.

47,880

1,676

*

Lexmark International, Inc.

33,686

1,661

*

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

42,191

1,621

*

Tellabs, Inc.

143,143

1,540

 

Intersil Corp.

47,546

1,496

*

Western Digital Corp.

76,362

1,478

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

65,779

1,452

*

DST Systems, Inc.

18,233

1,444

*

NAVTEQ Corp.

33,664

1,425

*

Red Hat, Inc.

62,838

1,400

*

salesforce.com, Inc.

31,257

1,340

*

Compuware Corp.

111,567

1,323

*

Novellus Systems, Inc.

42,517

1,206

*

Hewitt Associates, Inc.

36,186

1,158

*

Teradyne, Inc.

65,226

1,147

*

Solectron Corp.

310,879

1,144

*

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A

52,628

1,143

*

CheckFree Corp.

25,587

1,029

 

Molex, Inc.

33,700

1,011

*

JDS Uniphase Corp.

70,648

949

*

Zebra Technologies Corp.

 

 

 

Class A

24,182

937

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

QLogic Corp.

54,664

910

 

Molex, Inc. Class A

16,068

427

 

Total System Services, Inc.

13,524

399

 

AVX Corp.

17,724

297

 

 

 

125,990

Materials (5.6%)

 

 

 

United States Steel Corp.

40,781

4,435

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

32,695

3,745

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

31,203

3,273

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.

77,206

2,866

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

15,578

2,524

 

Temple-Inland Inc.

36,126

2,223

 

MeadWestvaco Corp.

62,257

2,199

*

The Mosaic Co.

52,857

2,062

*

Domtar Corp.

178,724

1,995

 

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

45,400

1,937

 

Celanese Corp. Series A

48,758

1,891

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

28,738

1,849

*

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

52,816

1,849

 

Sealed Air Corp.

55,471

1,721

 

Ball Corp.

31,908

1,697

*

Pactiv Corp.

45,743

1,459

 

International Flavors &

 

 

 

Fragrances, Inc.

27,779

1,448

*

Crown Holdings, Inc.

56,054

1,400

 

Sonoco Products Co.

32,657

1,398

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

31,360

1,314

 

Ashland, Inc.

19,412

1,241

 

Bemis Co., Inc.

36,074

1,197

*

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

87,349

1,163

 

Florida Rock Industries, Inc.

16,927

1,143

 

Albemarle Corp.

27,657

1,066

*

Titanium Metals Corp.

27,610

881

 

Huntsman Corp.

34,282

833

 

 

 

50,809

Telecommunication Services (2.6%)

 

*

NII Holdings Inc.

50,178

4,051

 

Embarq Corp.

51,409

3,258

*

Crown Castle

 

 

 

International Corp.

89,791

3,257

 

Windstream Corp.

163,839

2,418

*

Level 3

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

381,530

2,232

 

CenturyTel, Inc.

37,443

1,837

 

Citizens

 

 

 

Communications Co.

116,442

1,778

*

Leap Wireless

 

 

 

International, Inc.

18,672

1,578

 

Telephone &

 

 

 

Data Systems, Inc.

21,509

1,346

 

Telephone &

 

 

 

Data Systems, Inc. –

 

 

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value•

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Special Common Shares

14,085

811

*

U.S. Cellular Corp.

5,585

506

 

 

 

23,072

Utilities (5.7%)

 

 

*

Mirant Corp.

87,976

3,752

*

NRG Energy, Inc.

80,038

3,327

 

Questar Corp.

59,128

3,125

 

DTE Energy Co.

61,201

2,951

*

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

56,856

2,942

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

140,391

2,874

*

Reliant Energy, Inc.

106,186

2,862

 

KeySpan Corp.

60,380

2,535

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

39,763

1,971

 

NiSource, Inc.

94,088

1,949

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

65,848

1,857

 

ONEOK, Inc.

36,024

1,816

 

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

102,198

1,778

 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

40,159

1,776

*

Dynegy, Inc.

169,574

1,601

 

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

56,074

1,572

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

39,982

1,553

 

Northeast Utilities

53,047

1,504

 

SCANA Corp.

38,119

1,460

 

Energy East Corp.

53,984

1,408

 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

34,350

1,369

 

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

25,735

1,306

 

TECO Energy, Inc.

71,929

1,236

 

NSTAR

36,648

1,189

 

DPL Inc.

38,759

1,098

 

 

 

50,811

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $726,619)

 

894,191

 

 

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Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investments (1.7%)1

 

Money Market Fund (1.6%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Market Liquidity

 

 

 

Fund, 5.281%—Note E

7,164,700

7,165

2

Vanguard Market Liquidity

 

 

 

Fund, 5.281%

7,027,025

7,027

 

 

 

14,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.1%)

 

3

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

4

5.197%, 7/9/07

500

500

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

(Cost $14,692)

 

14,692

Total Investments (101.1%)

 

 

(Cost $741,311)

 

908,883

Other Assets and Liabilities (–1.1%)

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

2,187

Liabilities—Note E

 

(11,795)

 

 

 

(9,608)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 46,313,800 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

899,275

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$19.42

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:5

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

675,914

$14.60

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

4,280

.09

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Gains

51,499

1.11

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

Investment Securities

167,572

3.62

Futures Contracts

10

Net Assets

899,275

$19.42

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

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

1 The portfolio invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the portfolio’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 1.1%, respectively, of net assets. See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

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

4  Securities with a value of $500,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

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

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

6,030

Interest1

72

Security Lending

101

Total Income

6,203

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

61

Management and Administrative

767

Marketing and Distribution

98

Custodian Fees

57

Shareholders’ Reports

11

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

995

Net Investment Income

5,208

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

51,443

Futures Contracts

135

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

51,578

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

30,199

Futures Contracts

30

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

30,229

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

87,015

 


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

5,208

 

10,405

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

51,578

 

88,052

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

30,229

 

(5,200)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

87,015

 

93,257

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(10,474)

 

(7,729)

Realized Capital Gain2

(88,224)

 

(29,758)

Total Distributions

(98,698)

 

(37,487)

Capital Share Transactions—Note F

 

 

 

Issued

84,405

 

173,050

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

98,698

 

37,487

Redeemed

(69,596)

 

(145,569)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

113,507

 

64,968

Total Increase (Decrease)

101,824

 

120,738

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

797,451

 

676,713

End of Period3

899,275

 

797,451

 

 

1  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $13,000.

2  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $7,453,000 and $0, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $4,280,000 and $9,546,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$19.85

$18.35

$16.27

$13.64

$10.60

$13.23

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.11

.25

.21

.16

.13

.08

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

1.91

2.22

2.04

2.59

3.33

(1.85)

Total from Investment Operations

2.02

2.47

2.25

2.75

3.46

(1.77)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.26)

(.20)

(.17)

(.12)

(.10)

(.11)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(2.19)

(.77)

(.32)

(.75)

Total Distributions

(2.45)

(.97)

(.17)

(.12)

(.42)

(.86)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$19.42

$19.85

$18.35

$16.27

$13.64

$10.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

10.94%

13.75%

13.97%

20.32%

34.06%

–14.65%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$899

$797

$677

$524

$394

$264

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.24%*

0.24%

0.24%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.14%*

1.39%

1.30%

1.24%

1.17%

0.81%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

34%*

35%

21%

21%

78%1

24%

 

 

1  Includes activity related to a change in the portfolio’s target index.

*  Annualized.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Index Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The portfolio 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 index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The portfolio 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 stocks held by the portfolio 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 portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

5. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability for the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan.

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

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $79,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.08% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

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

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $741,311,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $167,572,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $191,849,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $24,277,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Index

35

3,165

21

S&P MidCap 400 Index

3

1,356

(11)

 

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

D. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $162,099,000 of investment securities and sold $145,532,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

E. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at June 30, 2007, was $6,650,000, for which the portfolio received cash collateral of $7,165,000.

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

4,270

 

9,163

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

5,396

 

1,993

Redeemed

(3,532)

 

(7,851)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

6,134

 

3,305

 

 

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Vanguard® Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

 

 

G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

•  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return.

This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 any transactional costs or account maintenance fees. If these fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,109.39

$1.26

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.60

1.20

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.24%. 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.

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Mid-Cap Index Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Mr. Sauter has led the Quantitative Equity Group since 1987. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underper-formance of its target benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategies. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by portfolios in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory expense ratio was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

 

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 Mid-Cap Index Portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders

declining as portfolio assets increase.

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

 

 

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

The Money Market Portfolio returned 2.6% in the first six months of 2007. This was slightly better than the 2.5% return of the portfolio’s performance benchmark—the Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index—and the 2.2% average return of money market mutual funds.

The table below presents the six-month results for the portfolio and its comparative standards. Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

As of June 30, the annualized yield of the Money Market Portfolio stood at 5.21%, 0.01 percentage point below its yield at the start of the year. During the period, the Federal Reserve Board kept its target for the federal funds rate unchanged, at 5.25%. As is expected, although not guaranteed, the portfolio maintained a net asset value of $1 per share.

 

The portfolio’s return mirrored the Fed’s steady rate policy

The portfolio’s yield remained fairly steady over the six months, as the Federal Reserve maintained its stance on short-term interest rates amid a generally improving economic outlook. As always, the portfolio, which is managed by Vanguard Fixed Income Group, maintained a strict focus on securities that meet its high credit-quality standards.

Given the efficient nature of money market mutual funds and the similarities among the securities they invest in, your portfolio’s very low costs also give it an edge versus many of its peer funds. Low expenses mean there’s no need for the advisor to dabble in marginal securities in an effort to provide highly competitive returns.

Money market funds: Valuable tools in any market climate

Over the past few years, the yields of money market funds have returned to levels that provide a return competitive with inflation, recapturing the attention of investors who had turned a cold shoulder on these investments during their low-yielding years.

Whatever the market environment, though, money market funds retain a few important advantages relative to other short-term savings and investment vehicles, such as bank savings accounts or certificates of deposit. These funds’ liquidity and attractive returns make them an appealing option for investors whose goals include short-term saving or capital preservation.

Vanguard Money Market Portfolio can offer investors looking for capital preservation, liquidity, and competitive returns an attractive combination of skilled management and extremely low costs.

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Money Market Portfolio (SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield: 5.21%)

2.6%

Citigroup 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

2.5   

Average Money Market Fund1

2.2   

 

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Money

 

Portfolio

Market Fund

Money Market Portfolio

0.15%

0.91%

 

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield

5.2%

Average Weighted Maturity

64 days

Average Quality1

Aa1

Expense Ratio

0.15%2

 

Sector Diversification3 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Bank Notes

6%

Finance

 

Commercial Paper

32   

Certificates of Deposit

43   

Treasury/Agency

17   

Other

2   

 

Distribution by Credit Quality1 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

35%

Aa

64   

A

1   

 

 

 

 

Yield. A snapshot of a money market portfolio’s interest income. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past seven days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.

 

 

 

1  Source: Moody’s Investors Service.

2  Annualized.

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

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Performance Summary

Investment returns will fluctuate. All of the returns in this report represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the portfolio. (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.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on portfolio distributions. An investment in a money market portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the portfolio. The portfolio’s SEC 7-day annualized yield as of June 30, 2007, was 5.21%. This annualized yield reflects the current earnings of the portfolio more closely than do the average annual returns.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Money Market Portfolio

5/2/1991

5.34%

2.77%

3.90%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

2  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend information.

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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).

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (16.9%)

 

 

1,2

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.210%

7/6/07

1,000

1,000

1,2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.195%

7/24/07

5,000

4,997

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.227%

8/17/07

3,474

3,451

1,2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/17/07

20,000

19,993

1,2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.200%

9/19/07

5,000

4,999

1,2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/19/07

15,000

14,995

1,2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.200%

9/20/07

10,000

9,997

1,2

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.210%

9/22/07

7,000

6,998

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.246%

7/23/07

5,600

5,582

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.123%

8/21/07

11,953

11,870

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.213%

9/4/07

1,000

991

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.108%

9/7/07

10,000

9,908

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.190%

9/26/07

70,000

69,950

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.200%

9/30/07

25,000

24,988

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.125%

7/25/07

4,300

4,285

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.190%

9/26/07

13,000

12,991

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.227%

9/5/07

5,000

4,953

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.190%

10/9/07

50,000

49,963

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $261,911)

261,911

Commercial Paper (32.9%)

 

 

 

 

Bank Holding Company (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Corp.

5.322%

9/20/07

3,500

3,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance—Automobiles (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler Rev. Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit LLC 1

5.311%

8/3/07

10,000

9,952

 

DaimlerChrysler Rev. Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit LLC 2

5.330%

7/9/07

25,000

24,971

 

DaimlerChrysler Rev. Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Conduit LLC 2

5.306%

7/10/07

1,422

1,420

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.289%

8/13/07

3,000

2,981

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.302%

10/1/07

1,000

987

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.309%

10/12/07

1,600

1,576

 

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,887

Finance—Other (12.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Credit Corp.

5.289%

8/20/07

2,000

1,985

 

American Express Credit Corp.

5.290%

9/4/07

2,000

1,981

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.309%

9/10/07

13,250

13,113

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.310%

9/11/07

13,250

13,111

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.308%

10/15/07

7,000

6,893

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.317%

11/21/07

19,000

18,609

3

GovCo LLC

5.297%

7/11/07

1,238

1,236

3

GovCo LLC

5.301%

7/12/07

1,865

1,862

3

GovCo LLC

5.304%

7/23/07

4,167

4,154

3

GovCo LLC

5.300%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.305%

7/25/07

3,000

2,990

3

GovCo LLC

5.310%

7/30/07

1,000

996

3

GovCo LLC

5.311%

8/7/07

3,000

2,984

3

GovCo LLC

5.320%

8/21/07

2,000

1,985

3

GovCo LLC

5.328%

9/10/07

9,000

8,907

3

GovCo LLC

5.331%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.333%

9/17/07

2,500

2,472

3

Liberty Street Funding LLC

5.297%

7/11/07

5,000

4,993

3

Liberty Street Funding LLC

5.310%

7/23/07

4,000

3,987

3

Liberty Street Funding LLC

5.309%

7/25/07

2,000

1,993

3

Liberty Street Funding LLC

5.308%

8/13/07

3,000

2,981

3

Liberty Street Funding LLC

5.338%

9/13/07

3,000

2,968

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.294%

7/6/07

2,734

2,732

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.301%

7/13/07

2,000

1,996

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.303%

7/16/07

1,000

998

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.297%

7/19/07

5,461

5,447

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.300%

7/27/07

5,000

4,981

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.308%

8/1/07

3,000

2,986

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.312%

8/9/07

1,000

994

3

Old Line Funding, LLC

5.307%

8/13/07

15,000

14,906

3

Park Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable Co., LLC

5.311%

7/12/07

2,500

2,496

3

Park Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable Co., LLC

5.313%

7/13/07

1,500

1,497

3

Park Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable Co., LLC

5.300%

7/20/07

1,708

1,703

3

Park Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable Co., LLC

5.321%

7/23/07

20,000

19,935

3

Park Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable Co., LLC

5.313%

8/10/07

2,000

1,988

3

Variable Funding

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Co., LLC

5.294%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.303%

7/19/07

14,000

13,963

3

Variable Funding

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Co., LLC

5.306%

8/6/07

3,000

2,984

3

Windmill Funding Corp.

5.313%

7/13/07

3,000

2,995

3

Windmill Funding Corp.

5.318%

7/19/07

3,000

2,992

 

 

 

 

 

185,793

Foreign Finance Other (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

3

KFW International Finance Inc.

5.279%

8/6/07

6,000

5,969

3

KFW International Finance Inc.

5.307%

8/28/07

2,000

1,983

 

 

 

 

 

7,952

Foreign Banks (14.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

ABNAmro North America

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Inc.

5.318%

11/19/07

1,687

1,653

 

 

6

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Abbey National NA LLC

5.321%

9/14/07

8,840

8,743

3

Australia & New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Group, Ltd.

5.294%

8/20/07

2,500

2,482

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.286%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.299%

7/10/07

13,000

12,983

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.298%

7/24/07

1,000

997

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.300%

8/28/07

4,000

3,966

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.319%

9/4/07

3,000

2,971

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.310%

9/6/07

2,000

1,981

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.317%

9/17/07

4,000

3,954

3

Danske Corp.

5.321%

7/10/07

5,123

5,116

3

Danske Corp.

5.300%

8/20/07

2,000

1,985

3

Danske Corp.

5.308%

10/15/07

13,000

12,802

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.318%

7/12/07

2,100

2,097

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.315%

7/30/07

8,800

8,763

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.314%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.332%

8/8/07

6,905

6,867

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.321%

8/10/07

3,200

3,181

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.301%

8/16/07

10,000

9,933

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.316%

9/6/07

5,000

4,951

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

5.240%

9/17/07

2,100

2,076

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.304%

7/12/07

6,000

5,990

 

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.339%

9/17/07

1,800

1,779

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.302%

7/13/07

500

499

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.300%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.301%

7/26/07

15,800

15,743

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.297%

7/27/07

2,000

1,992

 

Nordea North America Inc.

5.329%

8/3/07

1,200

1,194

 

Santander Central Hispano

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (Delaware) Inc.

5.295%

7/10/07

3,290

3,286

 

Societe Generale N.A. Inc.

5.304%

7/24/07

1,000

997

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

5.301%

8/1/07

7,100

7,068

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

5.309%

10/17/07

2,000

1,969

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.307%

7/6/07

1,050

1,049

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.303%

7/19/07

5,000

4,987

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.301%

7/25/07

2,700

2,691

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.300%

8/1/07

2,500

2,489

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.307%

8/2/07

1,700

1,692

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.318%

8/3/07

4,900

4,876

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.298%

8/10/07

2,270

2,257

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.308%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.311%

10/15/07

9,500

9,355

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.302%

10/23/07

7,381

7,260

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.299%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.309%

7/9/07

5,250

5,244

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.300%

7/26/07

1,500

1,495

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.301%

8/3/07

1,500

1,493

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.312%

8/6/07

4,000

3,979

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.341%

8/7/07

1,000

995

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.310%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.319%

10/11/07

3,000

2,956

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.300%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.303%

10/15/07

5,600

5,515

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.305%

11/2/07

3,000

2,947

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.310%

11/9/07

8,000

7,850

3

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.313%

11/13/07

11,000

10,787

 

 

 

 

 

217,935

Foreign Industrial (2.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

3

Astrazeneca PLC

5.324%

8/22/07

4,000

3,969

3

Astrazeneca PLC

5.325%

8/23/07

4,000

3,969

3

Astrazeneca PLC

5.328%

8/27/07

3,000

2,975

3

Astrazeneca PLC

5.341%

9/19/07

5,000

4,941

3

Nestle Capital Corp.

5.290%

8/9/07

3,000

2,983

3

Procter & Gamble

 

 

 

 

 

International Funding SCA

5.301%

7/31/07

5,000

4,978

3

Procter & Gamble

 

 

 

 

 

International Funding SCA

5.301%

9/7/07

2,000

1,980

3

Procter & Gamble

 

 

 

 

 

International Funding SCA

5.298%–

 

 

 

 

 

5.306%

9/14/07

20,000

19,782

 

 

 

 

 

45,577

Industrial (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

3

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

5.249%

7/2/07

2,000

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

AIG Funding Inc.

5.265%

7/2/07

4,000

3,999

 

Metlife Funding Inc.

5.289%

7/25/07

1,000

997

 

 

 

 

 

4,996

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $509,599)

 

 

509,599

Certificates of Deposit (27.3%)

 

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Banks (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.295%

9/21/07

5,000

5,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.305%

10/22/07

5,000

5,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.315%

11/19/07

5,000

5,000

Citibank, N.A.

5.300%

8/15/07

8,000

8,000

Citibank, N.A.

5.300%

8/16/07

5,000

5,000

 

 

 

 

28,000

Yankee Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Branches (25.5%)

 

 

Abbey National Treasury Services

 

 

 

 

PLC (Stamford Branch)

5.280%

7/2/07

4,000

4,000

Abbey National Treasury Services

 

 

 

 

PLC (Stamford Branch)

5.300%

8/1/07

14,000

14,000

Abbey National Treasury Services

 

 

 

 

PLC (Stamford Branch)

5.300%

8/1/07

10,000

10,000

Abbey National Treasury Services

 

 

 

 

PLC (Stamford Branch)

5.300%

10/16/07

5,000

5,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.195%

10/9/07

6,000

6,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.310%

10/12/07

5,000

5,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.290%

10/23/07

12,000

12,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.320%

9/20/07

10,000

10,000

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

(Chicago Branch)

5.300%

8/1/07

22,000

22,000

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

(Chicago Branch)

5.300%

9/14/07

6,000

6,000

Bank of Montreal

 

 

 

 

(Chicago Branch)

5.290%

11/9/07

5,000

5,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

 

 

(Portland Branch)

5.290%

7/24/07

2,000

2,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

 

 

(Portland Branch)

5.300%

8/13/07

5,000

5,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

 

 

(Portland Branch)

5.300%

8/15/07

10,000

10,000

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

(Portland Branch)

5.300%

8/15/07

10,000

10,000

Barclays Bank PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

8/7/07

10,000

10,000

Barclays Bank PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.315%

9/5/07

10,000

10,000

Barclays Bank PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

10/18/07

7,000

7,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.305%

8/7/07

15,000

15,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.430%

8/21/07

9,000

8,998

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.300%

10/29/07

2,000

2,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.305%

11/1/07

10,000

10,000

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.270%

7/2/07

9,000

9,000

Dexia Credit Local S.A.

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

8/15/07

10,000

10,000

Dexia Credit Local S.A.

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

8/16/07

3,000

3,000

Fortis Bank NV–SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

8/1/07

11,000

11,000

Fortis Bank NV–SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

8/7/07

15,000

15,000

Fortis Bank NV–SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

9/10/07

10,000

10,000

Fortis Bank NV–SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.320%

9/14/07

9,000

9,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.330%

7/19/07

1,000

1,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.320%

10/18/07

2,000

2,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.290%

7/23/07

10,000

10,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.290%

9/4/07

10,000

10,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

9/24/07

10,000

10,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.295%

10/17/07

>3,000

3,000

Rabobank Nederland

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.400%

8/28/07

1,000

1,000

Rabobank Nederland

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

24,000

24,000

Rabobank Nederland

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

9/7/07

6,000

6,000

Rabobank Nederland

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

9/17/07

15,000

15,000

Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

9/4/07

10,000

10,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.290%

7/23/07

10,000

10,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.310%

9/5/07

7,000

7,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.290%

10/18/07

20,000

20,000

Svenska Handelsbanken, AB

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

5.300%

8/7/07

10,000

10,000

 

 

 

 

394,998

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $422,998)

 

 

 

422,998

Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (16.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.300%

8/3/07

3,000

3,000

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.300%

8/7/07

6,000

6,000

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.315%

10/19/07

14,000

14,000

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

5.290%

10/22/07

5,000

5,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.400%

9/20/07

4,000

4,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.310%

10/12/07

5,000

5,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.320%

10/18/07

10,000

10,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.310%

10/12/07

11,000

11,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.310%

11/13/07

11,000

11,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.305%

11/15/07

10,000

10,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

5.310%

11/19/07

11,000

11,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.310%

7/5/07

10,000

10,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.280%

9/28/07

10,000

10,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.320%

10/17/07

10,000

10,000

Deutsche Bank AG

5.305%

11/13/07

6,000

6,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.300%

7/2/07

7,000

7,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.320%

9/7/07

10,000

10,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.320%

9/14/07

15,000

15,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.300%

7/2/07

2,000

2,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.300%

7/23/07

4,000

4,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.310%

8/6/07

9,000

9,000

ING Bank N.V.

5.320%

9/7/07

2,000

2,000

Landesbank Hessen-

 

 

 

 

Thueringen

5.315%

9/13/07

10,000

10,000

National Australia Bank

5.300%

7/2/07

5,000

5,000

National Australia Bank

5.290%

8/1/07

15,000

15,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

5.295%

8/8/07

15,000

15,000

Societe Generale

5.320%

9/14/07

6,000

6,000

Societe Generale

5.310%

10/12/07

25,000

25,000

Societe Generale

5.320%

10/18/07

6,000

6,000

Total Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (Cost $257,000)

 

 

 

257,000

Other Notes (6.5%)

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

5.310%

7/6/07

6,000

6,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.325%

8/30/07

20,000

20,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.310%

10/12/07

5,000

5,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.300%

11/1/07

4,000

4,000

Bank of America, N.A.

5.325%

11/19/07

16,000

16,000

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

5.280%

7/11/07

14,000

14,000

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

5.280%

7/12/07

15,000

15,000

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

5.280%

7/13/07

15,000

15,000

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

5.280%

7/16/07

5,000

5,000

Total Other Notes (Cost $100,000)

 

 

 

100,000

Repurchase Agreements (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 6/29/07,

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Value $14,833,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home

 

 

 

 

Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 7/18/16)

5.380%

7/2/07

14,826

14,826

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 6/29/07,

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Value $20,009,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home

 

 

 

 

Loan Bank 4.875%–5.250%,

 

 

 

 

8/22/07–2/13/08)

5.300%

7/2/07

20,000

20,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $34,826)

 

 

34,826

 

Total Investments (102.5%) (Cost $1,586,334)

 

 

1,586,334

 

 

 

10

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Yield*

Date

($000)

($000)

Other Assets and Liabilities (–2.5%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

13,709

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased

 

 

 

(49,963)

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

(3,325)

 

 

 

 

(39,579)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 1,546,742,838 outstanding $.001 shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

1,546,755

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

 

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

 

 

1,546,743

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

 

 

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

 

 

12

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

1,546,755

$1.00

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

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

2  Adjustable-rate note.

3  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.“ At June 30, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $251,276,000, representing 16.2% of net assets.

 

12

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

37,264

Total Income

37,264

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

60

Management and Administrative

749

Marketing and Distribution

179

Custodian Fees

20

Shareholders’ Reports

10

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

1,019

Net Investment Income

36,245

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on

 

Investment Securities Sold

(1)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

36,244

 

 

13

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

36,245

 

56,703

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(1)

 

(8)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

36,244

 

56,695

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(36,245)

 

(56,703)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(36,245)

 

(56,703)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

 

Issued

456,436

 

914,667

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

36,245

 

56,703

Redeemed

(255,651)

 

(600,748)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

237,030

 

370,622

Total Increase (Decrease)

237,029

 

370,614

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

1,309,726

 

939,112

End of Period

1,546,755

 

1,309,726

 

 

14

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.026

.049

.031

.012

.010

.017

Net Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.026

.049

.031

.012

.010

.017

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.026)

(.049)

(.031)

(.012)

(.010)

(.017)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.026)

(.049)

(.031)

(.012)

(.010)

(.017)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

2.60%

5.03%

3.17%

1.26%

1.01%

1.73%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$1,547

$1,310

$939

$840

$862

$1,053

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.15%*

0.15%

0.15%

0.15%

0.20%

0.21%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

5.19%*

4.96%

3.14%

1.26%

1.01%

1.71%

 

*  Annualized.

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

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts. The portfolio invests in short-term debt instruments of companies primarily operating in specific industries, particularly financial services; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in such industries.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The portfolio 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.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

5. Other: Interest income 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.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $130,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.13% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Money Market Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,026.02

$0.75

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,024.05

0.75

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.15%. 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.

 

17

 


Vanguard® Money Market Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Money Market Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Fixed Income Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Robert F. Auwaerter, principal in charge of the Fixed Income Group, has been in the investment management business since 1978.

 

The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment objective. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratios charged by portfolios in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory expense ratio was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

 

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 portfolio shareholders.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

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

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

 

 

18

 

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Real estate investment trusts reversed course during the first six months of 2007, turning sharply downward as rising interest rates seemed to spook investors and trigger a broad sell-off. Vanguard REIT Index Portfolio’s negative return of –6.4% was in line with the performance of its target index, but was a bit worse than the average return of its peer mutual funds.

Please note that the returns of the portfolios in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from returns of portfolios in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which include insurance-related expenses.

Within the once-hot sector, places to hide were few

The decline of REITs during the first six months of 2007 was sudden and severe. The sector got off to a strong start, but began to slip in mid-February and continued falling through June. The poor performance was especially notable because it came during a period when the broad stock market was in the midst of a strong advance. The –6.5% return of the MSCI US REIT Index was more than 14 percentage points below the return of the broad market.


The tumble in the REIT market coincided with a rise in interest rates. This increase raised concerns that higher financing costs would pinch expansions and acquisitions. (Owners of office towers, shopping malls, warehouses, apartments, and resorts are heavy borrowers.)

As is often the case in a broad-based sell-off, some of the biggest stocks were hardest hit. Mall developer Simon Property Group, the largest publicly traded REIT in North America, returned –6.8% for the period, while shopping-center titan Kimco Realty posted a –14.7% result and Public Storage returned –20.3%.

Among REIT categories, retail REITs and specialized REITs, which account for nearly half of the portfolio’s assets, provided more than half of its negative return. Residential REITs (–5.4%) and industrial REITs (–6.8%) both declined. Owners of office space (–7.6%) also struggled during the half-year. Of the roughly 20 office REIT stocks owned by the portfolio, not one recorded a positive return.

Although the poor performance of REITs during the fiscal six months was surely jarring, the loss of altitude should not have come as a surprise to investors. REITs have enjoyed a remarkable run over the past several years. Even taking into account the negative return in the first half of 2007, the portfolio has returned more than 11% for the year ended June 30, and more than 20% (annualized) over the past three years.

A concentrated investment is a diversifier, not a foundation

For those who are looking to diversify their portfolio with shares of real estate companies, our advice is the same whether the sector is shining or struggling: Invest in moderation. Small slices of the financial markets are best used as diversifiers within an investment program, not as the foundation. The REIT Index Portfolio provides low-cost exposure to all corners of the real estate market, but it also carries the risk of concentration.

As we cautioned in our report to you six months ago, “today’s high-fliers eventually return to earth.” Whether the poor performance of REITs during the past six months was a brief detour or the start of a longer-term drop is not clear. But your decision about whether to own the portfolio—and how much to own—should be based on your investment objectives and tolerance for risk, not on predictions about the future.

 

1

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

REIT Index Portfolio

–6.4%

Target REIT Composite1

–6.3   

MSCI® US REIT Index

–6.5   

Average Real Estate Fund2

–4.7   

 

Annualized Expense Ratios3

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average Real

 

Portfolio

Estate Fund

REIT Index Portfolio

0.30%

1.55%

 

 


 

1  The Target REIT Composite consists of the MSCI US REIT Index adjusted to include a 2% cash position (Lipper Money Market Average).

2  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

3  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

2

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

102

102

4,921

Median Market Cap

$6.0B

$6.0B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

39.3x

39.3x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

2.6x

2.6x

2.9x

Yield

3.9%3

4.2%

1.7%

Return on Equity

8.3%

8.3%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

1.2%

1.2%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

30%4

Expense Ratio

0.30%4

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Target Index5

Broad Index2

R-Squared

1.00

0.29

Beta

1.00

1.02

 

Portfolio Allocation by REIT Type

 

 

 

Retail

26%

Specialized

20   

Residential

19   

Office

16   

Diversified

9   

Industrial

8   

Short-Term Reserves

2%

 

Ten Largest Holdings6 (% of total net assets)

 

 

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

6.4%

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

4.6   

ProLogis REIT

4.4   

Equity Residential REIT

4.1   

Archstone-Smith Trust REIT

4.0   

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. REIT

3.9   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

3.7   

General Growth Properties Inc. REIT

3.6   

Public Storage, Inc. REIT

3.0   

Avalonbay Communities, Inc. REIT

2.9   

Top Ten

40.6%

 

 

3

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of the level of dividends, interest, capital gains distributions, and return-of-capital distributions received by the portfolio. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of dividends and other distributions provided by securities in the index.

1  MSCI US REIT Index.

2  Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3  This yield may include some payments that represent a return of capital, capital gains distributions, or both by the underlying REITs. These amounts are determined by each REIT at the end of its fiscal year.

4  Annualized.

5  The Target REIT Composite consists of the MSCI US REIT Index adjusted to include a 2% cash position (Lipper Money Market Average).

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

 

4

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): February 9, 1999–June 30, 2007

 


 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Inception

REIT Index Portfolio

2/9/1999

11.58%

17.99%

16.41%

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

2  The Target REIT Composite consists of the MSCI US REIT Index adjusted to include a 2% cash position (Lipper Money Market Average). Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend and capital gains information.

 

5

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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)

Real Estate Investment Trusts (97.9%)

 

Diversified REITs (9.0%)

 

 

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

228,725

25,123

Liberty Property Trust REIT

151,563

6,658

Crescent Real Estate, Inc.

 

 

REIT

163,622

3,672

Colonial Properties Trust REIT

73,451

2,677

Spirit Finance Corp. REIT

180,161

2,623

Washington REIT

75,388

2,563

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT

64,716

1,877

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

26,840

1,701

Capital Lease Funding, Inc.

 

 

REIT

73,219

787

Investors Real Estate Trust

 

 

REIT

75,760

783

 

 

48,464

Industrial REITs (7.6%)

 

 

ProLogis REIT

414,795

23,602

AMB Property Corp. REIT

165,744

8,821

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

281,998

3,034

First Industrial Realty Trust

 

 

REIT

75,059

2,909

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

 

 

REIT

39,665

1,738

First Potomac REIT

40,621

946

 

 

41,050

Office REITs (16.0%)

 

 

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

195,779

19,995

SL Green Realty Corp. REIT

97,862

12,124

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

226,648

8,085

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT

112,769

4,904

Alexandria Real

 

 

Estate Equities, Inc. REIT

49,185

4,762

Brandywine Realty Trust

 

 

REIT

140,480

4,015

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

54,249

3,843

 

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT

154,124

3,813

HRPT Properties Trust REIT

351,987

3,661

Highwood Properties, Inc.

 

 

REIT

89,206

3,345

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

81,779

3,081

Corporate Office

 

 

Properties Trust, Inc. REIT

68,271

2,800

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

 

 

REIT

109,789

2,758

Lexington Realty Trust REIT

109,711

2,282

American Financial

 

 

Realty Trust REIT

219,041

2,261

Maguire Properties, Inc. REIT

63,144

2,168

Franklin Street

 

 

Properties Corp. REIT

83,270

1,377

Parkway Properties Inc. REIT

26,029

1,250

 

 

86,524

Residential REITs (19.2%)

 

 

 

Equity Residential REIT

489,652

22,343

 

Archstone-Smith Trust REIT

365,989

21,634

 

Avalonbay

 

 

 

Communities, Inc. REIT

131,740

15,661

 

Apartment Investment &

 

 

 

Management Co.

 

 

 

Class A REIT

161,711

8,154

 

Camden Property Trust REIT

94,580

6,334

 

UDR, Inc. REIT

225,700

5,936

 

BRE Properties Inc.

 

 

 

Class A REIT

84,709

5,022

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

41,927

4,876

 

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

73,040

3,808

 

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

55,198

2,866

 

Mid-America Apartment

 

 

 

Communities, Inc. REIT

39,034

2,049

 

Equity Lifestyle

 

 

 

Properties, Inc. REIT

37,883

1,977

 

American Campus

 

 

 

Communities, Inc. REIT

38,491

1,089

 

Sun Communities, Inc. REIT

28,994

863

 

GMH Communities Trust REIT

66,695

646

 

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

44,941

631

 

 

 

103,889

Retail REITs (25.9%)

 

 

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

370,924

34,511

 

General Growth

 

 

 

Properties Inc. REIT

364,385

19,294

 

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

376,851

14,347

 

The Macerich Co. REIT

120,354

9,920

 

Developers Diversified

 

 

 

 

7

 


Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

 

Realty Corp. REIT

182,543

9,622

 

Regency Centers Corp. REIT

115,509

8,143

 

Federal Realty

 

 

 

Investment Trust REIT

92,608

7,155

 

Weingarten Realty Investors

 

 

 

REIT

129,135

5,307

 

Taubman Co. REIT

88,637

4,397

 

Realty Income Corp. REIT

167,383

4,216

 

CBL & Associates

 

 

 

Properties, Inc. REIT

103,993

3,749

 

Pennsylvania REIT

61,887

2,743

 

National Retail Properties

 

 

 

REIT

109,646

2,397

 

Tanger Factory

 

 

 

Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

52,143

1,953

 

Inland Real Estate Corp. REIT

108,304

1,839

 

Equity One, Inc. REIT

61,496

1,571

 

Glimcher Realty Trust REIT

61,669

1,542

*

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

3,367

1,361

Acadia Realty Trust REIT

50,610

1,313

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

 

 

REIT

72,493

1,040

Ramco-Gershenson

 

 

Properties Trust REIT

27,840

1,000

Kite Realty Group Trust REIT

48,324

919

Saul Centers, Inc. REIT

17,463

792

Getty Realty Holding Corp.

 

 

REIT

29,134

766

Urstadt Biddle Properties

 

 

Class A REIT

31,757

540

 

 

140,437

Specialized REITs (20.2%)

 

 

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

 

 

REIT

904,706

20,917

Public Storage, Inc. REIT

213,949

16,436

Health Care

 

 

Properties Investors REIT

336,473

9,734

Ventas, Inc. REIT

217,455

7,883

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

REIT

156,008

6,473

Health Care Inc. REIT

131,925

5,325

Nationwide

 

 

Health Properties, Inc. REIT

141,627

3,852

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

67,110

2,914

Senior Housing

 

 

Properties Trust REIT

140,120

2,851

Strategic Hotels and

 

 

Resorts, Inc. REIT

126,401

2,843

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

 

 

REIT

147,463

2,814

Sunstone Hotel

 

 

Investors, Inc. REIT

96,718

2,746

 

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

Value•

 

Shares

($000)

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

 

 

REIT

98,746

2,570

Entertainment

 

 

Properties Trust REIT

44,353

2,385

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

 

 

REIT

80,076

2,225

Ashford Hospitality Trust

 

 

REIT

185,043

2,176

Equity Inns, Inc. REIT

91,887

2,058

Highland Hospitality Corp.

 

 

REIT

102,802

1,974

Omega Healthcare

 

 

Investors, Inc. REIT

111,329

1,762

Extra Space Storage Inc.

 

 

REIT

102,129

1,685

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

 

 

REIT

33,771

1,626

Innkeepers USA Trust REIT

75,972

1,347

U-Store-It Trust REIT

81,872

1,342

National Health Investors

 

 

REIT

39,622

1,257

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

 

 

 

REIT

82,690

1,094

 

LTC Properties, Inc. REIT

31,606

719

 

Universal Health

 

 

 

Realty Income REIT

18,832

627

 

 

 

109,635

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

 

(Cost $457,250)

 

529,999

 

Temporary Cash Investment (1.8%)

 

 

1 Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

 

 

 

(Cost $9,785)

9,784,864

9,785

 

Total Investments (99.7%)

 

 

 

(Cost $467,035)

 

539,784

 

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.3%)

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

4,743

 

Liabilities

 

(2,939)

 

 

 

1,804

 

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

Applicable to 25,505,677 outstanding

 

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

541,588

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$21.23

 

 

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

381,663

$14.97

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

7,216

.28

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Gains

79,960

3.13

Unrealized Appreciation

72,749

2.85

Net Assets

541,588

$21.23

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

*  Non-income-producing security.

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

2  See Note C in Notes to Financial Statements for the tax-basis components of net assets. REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

8,761

Interest1

317

Security Lending

3

Total Income

9,081

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

58

Management and Administrative

798

Marketing and Distribution

77

Custodian Fees

22

Shareholders’ Reports

9

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

Total Expenses

964

Net Investment Income

8,117

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Capital Gain Distributions Received

2,549

Investment Securities Sold

77,364

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

79,913

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation) of Investment Securities

(126,421)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

(38,391)

 

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

8,117

 

11,666

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

79,913

 

49,218

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(126,421)

 

100,008

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

(38,391)

 

160,892

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(11,971)

 

(11,079)

Realized Capital Gain2

(48,925)

 

(35,082)

Total Distributions

(60,896)

 

(46,161)

Capital Share Transactions—Note E

 

 

 

Issued

66,255

 

126,638

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

60,896

 

46,161

Redeemed

(130,980)

 

(96,147)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

(3,829)

 

76,652

Total Increase (Decrease)

(103,116)

 

191,383

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

644,704

 

453,321

End of Period3

541,588

 

644,704

 

 

1  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $317,000.

2  Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $1,301,000 and $692,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $7,216,000 and $11,070,000.

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$24.98

$20.26

$20.09

$16.09

$12.84

$13.03

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.31

.44

.50

.536

.490

.38

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

(1.72)

6.28

1.53

4.229

3.755

.10

Total from Investment Operations

(1.41)

6.72

2.03

4.765

4.245

.48

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.46)

(.48)

(.58)

(.460)

(.560)

(.50)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(1.88)

(1.52)

(1.28)

(.305)

(.435)

(.17)

Total Distributions

(2.34)

(2.00)

(1.86)

(.765)

(.995)

(.67)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$21.23

$24.98

$20.26

$20.09

$16.09

$12.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

–6.42%

34.93%

11.83%

30.51%

35.48%

3.53%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$542

$645

$453

$412

$297

$180

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.30%*

0.31%

0.31%

0.31%

0.36%

0.39%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.49%*

2.14%

2.61%

3.52%

3.97%

4.93%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

30%*

19%

21%

24%

12%

20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Annualized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund REIT Index Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

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

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

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 portfolio’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.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

4. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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.

5. Other: Distributions received from REITs are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each REIT reports annually the tax character of its distributions. Dividend income, capital gain distributions received, and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflect the amounts of taxable income, capital gain, and return of capital reported by the REITs, and management’s estimates of such amounts for REIT distributions for which actual information has not been reported. 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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $54,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $467,035,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $72,749,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $79,416,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $6,667,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

D. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $117,606,000 of investment securities and sold $171,811,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

2,611

 

5,692

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

2,632

 

2,177

Redeemed

(5,545)

 

(4,438)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(302)

 

3,431

 

F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

•  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 any transactional costs or account maintenance fees. If these fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

 

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

REIT Index Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$935.82

$1.44

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.31

1.51

 

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period was 0.30%. 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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Vanguard® REIT Index Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund REIT Index Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Mr. Sauter has led the Quantitative Equity Group since 1987. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

 

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underper-formance of its target benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategies. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

 

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by portfolios in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory expense ratio was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

 

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 REIT Index Portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as portfolio assets increase.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

The Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio posted a 2.0% return for the first half of 2007. This result outpaced the 1.9% return of the portfolio’s benchmark index and the 1.7% average return of its peer group.

The table below shows the six-month total returns (capital change plus reinvested distributions) for the portfolio and its comparative standards. Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

Short-term bond yields moved somewhat higher, particularly toward the end of the period. As of June 30, the portfolio’s annualized yield stood at 5.25%, which was 0.24 percentage point higher than at the start of the year.

Rising rates presented challenges for the portfolio

Lingering inflationary pressures, turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, and a revision in the market’s earlier expectation that the Federal Reserve Board would begin to cut interest rates combined to spur doubts within the bond market over the past six months. As a result, bond prices fell and yields rose. (Interest rates and bond prices move in opposite directions.)

In this challenging environment, the Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio produced a result superior to both the average return of its peers and the return of its benchmark. Although the portfolio’s share price declined, its income offset this loss, lifting its six-month total return into positive territory. Throughout the period, the advisor—Vanguard Fixed Income Group—maintained its longstanding commitment to higher-quality securities, reasoning that there was little to gain by investing in riskier, lower-quality bonds, given the very narrow spread between yields of high- and lower-quality securities of similar maturities.

Your portfolio’s low costs also played a vital role in enhancing the returns produced by the skilled advisory team. Because your portfolio’s expenses historically have been far below those of its peers, it is able to pass along a larger share of its returns to you.

 

Bonds are a useful asset in any market environment

Bonds can serve as a valuable component of a long-term, balanced portfolio in any market environment, even though their returns may sometimes be low, as they were recently. Part of the reason is that bonds provide income that can offset some of the volatility seen in the equity markets. So if an investor has a portfolio dominated by stocks, adding a bond component may help smooth out the inevitable bumps in the road. Bonds also offer the potential for higher returns than those produced by money market investments.

For those seeking the benefits of investing in bonds, a conservative, low-cost portfolio such as the Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio offers an opportunity to gain exposure to an important segment of the U.S. bond market.

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

2.0%

Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index

1.9   

Average 1–5 Year Investment Grade Debt Fund1

1.7   

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

1.0   

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average 1–5 Year

 

 

Investment Grade

 

Portfolio

Debt Fund

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

0.15%

0.94%

 

 

1  Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2  Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Issues

648

1,145

8,899

Yield

5.3%

Yield to Maturity

5.5%3

5.6%

5.7%

Average Coupon

5.3%

5.8%

5.4%

Average

 

 

 

Effective Maturity

3.2 years

3.2 years

7.3 years

Average Quality4

Aa2

 

Aa1

Average Duration

2.3 years

2.8 years

4.7 years

Expense Ratio

0.15%5

Short-Term Reserves

0%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

 

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.95

0.82

Beta

0.68

0.39

 

Distribution by Maturity (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Under 1 Year

19%

1–3 Years

53   

3–5 Years

21   

Over 5 Years

7   

 

Sector Diversification6 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed

18%

Finance

32   

Foreign Government

1   

Government Mortgage-Backed

4   

Industrial

17   

Treasury/Agency

24   

Utilities

4   

 

Distribution by Credit Quality4 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

49%

Aa

20   

A

18   

Baa

12   

Ba

1   

 

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

Investment Focus

 


 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.

1  Lehman 1–5 Year U.S. Credit Index.

2  Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

3  Before expenses.

4  Source: Moody’s Investors Service.

5  Annualized.

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

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): February 8, 1999–June 30, 2007

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since Inception

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Capital

Income

Total

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

2/8/1999

5.67%

3.77%

0.43%

4.23%

4.66%

 

 

 

1  Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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).

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (13.2%)

 

 

U.S. Government Securities (8.6%)

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.500%

12/15/09

2,025

1,961

U.S. Treasury Note

3.500%

2/15/10

10,600

10,239

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

4/15/10

5,200

5,080

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

5/15/10

2,000

1,979

U.S. Treasury Note

3.875%

7/15/10

2,600

2,527

U.S. Treasury Note

3.875%

9/15/10

4,100

3,977

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

10/15/10

6,300

6,179

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

2/28/11

1,300

1,282

U.S. Treasury Note

4.625%

12/31/11

2,600

2,568

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

4/30/12

380

373

 

 

 

 

36,165

Mortgage-Backed Securities (4.6%)

 

 

 

Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (1.2%)

 

 

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.000%

4/1/17

259

260

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.000%

12/1/16

302

303

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.500%

9/1/16

228

231

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.500%

9/1/16

105

107

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

7.000%

4/1/13

77

78

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

4.500%

7/1/22

1,350

1,281

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

7/1/22

1,350

1,304

1,2 Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

5.500%

7/1/22

1,350

1,329

 

 

 

 

 

Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (3.4%)

 

 

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Mortgage Corp.

3.713%

8/1/33

170

167

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

3.857%

8/1/33

229

226

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

3.872%

7/1/33

1,001

985

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

3.920%

6/1/33

844

834

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.059%

5/1/33

164

162

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.084%

6/1/33

278

275

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.118%

5/1/33

357

353

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.198%

2/1/33

267

267

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.295%

1/1/33

206

206

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.642%

9/1/32

233

234

1,2 Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.658%

10/1/32

175

176

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.710%

8/1/32

114

115

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.747%

9/1/32

105

106

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.852%

9/1/32

204

205

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.000%

5/15/18

500

499

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.000%

7/15/24

400

397

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.000%

8/25/32

48

48

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.407%

8/1/33

236

233

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.449%

8/1/33

230

227

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.623%

8/1/33

234

231

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.696%

8/1/33

411

406

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.707%

8/1/33

83

82

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.712%

7/1/33

340

336

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.715%

9/1/33

513

506

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.723%

6/1/33

458

453

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.751%

10/1/33

250

247

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.784%

9/1/33

1,018

1,005

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.808%

8/1/33

484

478

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.821%

7/1/33

521

511

 

 

7

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.950%

4/1/33

641

639

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.964%

5/1/33

627

622

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.004%

5/1/33

116

116

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.024%

4/1/33

190

191

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.054%

5/1/33

412

411

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.131%

5/1/33

929

921

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.197%

7/1/33

1,168

1,158

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.390%

12/1/32

103

104

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.842%

9/1/32

132

134

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.919%

9/1/32

51

52

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.410%

7/1/32

74

75

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.500%

8/25/27

239

239

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,525

 

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $56,112)

55,690

 

Corporate Bonds (83.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (22.4%)

 

 

2,4

American Express Credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Master Trust

5.770%

11/15/10

1,800

1,806

 

2,4

American Express Credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Master Trust

5.410%

3/15/12

370

371

 

2,4

American Express Credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account Master Trust

5.350%

12/15/13

500

500

 

2,4

American Express

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

5.350%

8/15/11

500

501

 

2,3

ARG Funding Corp.

4.020%

4/20/09

620

614

 

2,3

BA Covered Bond Issuer

5.500%

6/14/12

800

803

 

2

Banc of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

5.334%

9/10/45

330

328

 

2

Banc of America Funding Corp.

5.609%

9/20/46

1,757

1,748

 

2

Banc of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

4.879%

9/25/32

48

47

 

2

Banc of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

4.183%

5/25/33

235

233

 

2

Banc of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

3.552%

2/25/34

280

274

 

2

Banc of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Auto Trust

5.180%

6/18/10

1,000

998

 

2,4

Bank of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Card Trust

5.340%

6/17/13

400

400

 

2

Bay View Auto Trust

3.860%

3/25/10

118

118

 

2

Bear Stearns Adjustable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate Mortgage Trust

5.817%

10/25/36

1,768

1,771

 

2

Bear Stearns Adjustable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate Mortgage Trust

5.507%

5/25/47

1,510

1,479

 

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.478%

10/12/41

1,100

1,094

 

 

 

8

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

4.254%

7/11/42

260

252

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.330%

1/12/45

250

247

2,3,4

BMW Floorplan

 

 

 

 

 

Master Owner Trust

5.320%

9/17/11

2,500

2,499

2

Capital Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Trust

2.640%

11/17/08

283

282

2

Capital Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Trust

4.980%

5/15/11

450

448

2

Capital One Auto Finance Trust

5.250%

8/15/11

800

799

2,4

Capital One Master Trust

5.830%

10/15/10

575

575

2

Capital One Multi-Asset

 

 

 

 

 

Execution Trust

4.150%

7/16/12

880

858

2,4

Capital One Multi-Asset

 

 

 

 

 

Execution Trust

5.320%

2/15/13

550

550

2

Capital One Prime

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Receivables Trust

4.320%

8/15/09

253

253

2

Capital One Prime

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Receivables Trust

4.990%

9/15/10

900

898

2

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

4.130%

5/15/09

212

211

2

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

4.210%

1/15/10

265

264

2,4

Chase Credit Card Master Trust

5.430%

7/15/10

1,700

1,702

2,4

Chase Issuance Trust

5.360%

10/15/12

600

600

2

Chase Manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Owner Trust

3.870%

6/15/09

411

408

2

Chase Manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Owner Trust

5.340%

7/15/10

1,400

1,400

2

Chase Manhattan

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Owner Trust

3.980%

4/15/11

400

394

2

CIT Equipment Collateral

4.420%

5/20/09

452

450

2

Citibank Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

4.850%

2/10/11

900

894

2

Citibank Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

5.150%

3/7/11

825

822

2

Citibank Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

5.500%

6/22/12

1,100

1,103

2

Citibank Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

4.750%

10/22/12

1,000

983

2

Citigroup Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Trust, Inc.

4.665%

3/25/34

231

228

2

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage

5.205%

12/11/49

1,000

983

2

CNH Equipment Trust

5.200%

8/16/10

600

598

2,4

CNH Wholesale

 

 

 

 

 

Master Note Trust

5.430%

6/15/11

550

551

2,4

CNH Wholesale

 

 

 

 

 

Master Note Trust

5.380%

7/15/12

650

651

2

Countrywide Home Loans

4.047%

5/25/33

216

213

2

Countrywide Home Loans

3.458%

11/19/33

389

384

2

Countrywide Home Loans

5.362%

3/20/36

855

850

2

Countrywide Home Loans

5.470%

2/25/47

1,034

1,025

2

Credit Suisse Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Certificates

5.512%

2/15/39

300

299

2

Credit Suisse Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Certificates

5.723%

6/15/39

825

825

 

 

9

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust

5.330%

8/8/10

740

740

2

DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust

4.980%

2/8/11

800

796

2,4

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

Master Owner Trust

5.350%

11/15/11

500

500

2,4

Discover Card Master Trust I

5.350%

4/16/10

800

800

2,4

Discover Card Master Trust I

5.330%

9/16/10

1,000

1,001

2

First Horizon Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Trust

5.692%

11/25/36

763

759

2

First Horizon Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Trust

5.507%

1/25/37

1,834

1,823

2

First Union National Bank–

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust

6.136%

3/15/33

125

127

2,4

Fleet Home Equity Loan Trust

5.570%

1/20/33

209

209

2

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

3.480%

11/15/08

195

195

2

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

4.170%

1/15/09

126

126

2

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

4.300%

8/15/09

167

166

2

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

5.160%

11/15/10

500

499

2

GE Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.353%

6/10/48

450

438

2,4

GE Capital Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Note Trust

5.360%

9/15/10

1,000

1,000

2,4

GE Capital Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Note Trust

5.360%

3/15/13

400

401

2

GMAC Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Trust

5.295%

11/19/35

307

302

2,4

Gracechurch Card Funding PLC

5.340%

11/16/09

600

600

2,4

Gracechurch Card Funding PLC

5.330%

9/15/10

800

801

2,4

Granite Master Issuer PLC

5.376%

12/17/54

200

200

2,4

Granite Master Issuer PLC

5.430%

12/20/54

600

600

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

2.630%

11/15/10

228

224

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

2.070%

2/15/11

315

310

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

5.240%

1/15/12

200

200

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

3.560%

2/15/12

507

498

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

5.220%

3/15/12

700

699

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

5.100%

5/15/12

550

548

2

Harley-Davidson

 

 

 

 

 

Motorcycle Trust

5.040%

10/15/12

650

647

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

4.610%

8/17/09

301

299

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.100%

3/18/11

1,300

1,297

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.460%

5/23/11

600

602

2

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

5.110%

4/15/11

1,000

997

2

John Deere Owner Trust

3.980%

6/15/09

153

152

 

 

10

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

John Deere Owner Trust

5.040%

7/15/11

800

795

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

6.260%

3/15/33

147

150

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

4.625%

3/15/46

500

490

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

5.298%

5/15/47

400

394

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

5.992%

6/15/49

600

603

2

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

5.301%

7/25/35

2,004

1,980

2,3,4

Kildare Securities Ltd.

5.420%

12/10/43

1,300

1,300

2

LB-UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

5.303%

2/15/40

800

794

2

LB-UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

5.318%

2/15/40

500

495

2

Master Adjustable Rate

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages Trust

3.808%

4/25/34

308

300

2

MBNA Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Note Trust

4.200%

9/15/10

2,500

2,479

2

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization

4.100%

8/25/09

487

485

2

Merrill Lynch Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

4.210%

2/25/33

364

363

2

Merrill Lynch Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

4.610%

7/25/33

177

176

2

Merrill Lynch Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

4.568%

2/25/34

169

166

2

Merrill Lynch Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

5.501%

5/25/36

1,101

1,096

2

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust

5.282%

8/12/48

500

493

2

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust

5.693%

6/12/50

250

250

2

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust

5.331%

3/12/51

400

394

2

Morgan Stanley Capital I

5.374%

3/12/44

570

565

2,4

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Card Home Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Line of Credit Trust

5.590%

11/25/15

99

98

2

Morgan Stanley Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Trust

4.079%

2/25/34

352

347

2

Morgan Stanley Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Trust

5.426%

6/25/36

918

910

2,4

National City Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

5.370%

8/15/12

1,200

1,204

2,4

National City Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

5.370%

3/17/14

575

577

2

Nissan Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

3.990%

7/15/09

562

558

2

Nissan Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

4.190%

7/15/09

231

229

 

 

11

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

Nissan Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

4.740%

9/15/09

700

697

2,4

Nissan Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.350%

7/15/10

700

701

2

Nissan Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.450%

6/15/12

600

602

2,3,4

Nordstrom Private Label

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Card Master Trust

5.380%

5/15/15

2,000

2,004

2,4

Permanent Financing PLC

5.470%

6/10/11

163

163

2,4

Permanent Master Issuer PLC

5.406%

1/15/16

700

700

2

PG&E Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery Funding LLC

4.140%

9/25/12

850

826

2

PG&E Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery Funding LLC

4.370%

6/25/14

1,000

963

2

Provident Funding

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Loan Trust

4.046%

4/25/34

572

566

2,4

Rental Car Finance Corp.

5.520%

6/25/09

670

671

2

Residential Funding

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities I

5.862%

8/25/36

1,428

1,429

2

Residential Funding

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities I

5.975%

9/25/36

559

559

2

Salomon Brothers

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities VII

4.115%

9/25/33

738

728

2

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

5.657%

9/20/46

1,825

1,824

2

Thornburg Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Trust

3.304%

3/25/44

336

343

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

4.550%

2/16/10

959

955

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

2.670%

10/15/10

264

262

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

4.130%

11/15/11

500

494

2,4

Volkswagen Credit

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Master Trust

5.340%

7/20/10

1,125

1,126

2,4

Wachovia Asset

 

 

 

 

 

Securitization, Inc.

5.580%

6/25/33

80

80

2

Wachovia Auto Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.100%

7/20/11

500

499

2

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust

5.390%

9/20/11

575

575

2

Washington Mutual Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates

4.110%

1/25/33

175

174

2

Washington Mutual Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates

3.842%

8/25/33

135

134

2

Washington Mutual Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates

4.045%

9/25/33

164

162

2

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust

3.970%

5/25/34

634

615

2

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Trust

5.646%

10/25/36

1,769

1,750

2

World Omni Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables Trust

4.400%

4/20/09

265

265

 

 

12

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

World Omni Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables Trust

5.010%

10/15/10

1,279

1,276

2

World Omni Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables Trust

5.230%

2/15/11

400

400

 

 

 

 

 

94,374

Finance (36.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (20.0%)

 

 

 

 

4

Allied Irish Banks

5.345%

8/3/07

1,319

1,319

 

AmSouth Bank NA

6.125%

3/1/09

500

506

3,4

ANZ National Bank

 

 

 

 

 

International Ltd.

5.426%

4/14/08

1,000

1,000

3,4

ANZ National Bank

 

 

 

 

 

International Ltd.

5.396%

8/7/09

400

400

4

Associated Bank NA

5.476%

2/1/08

250

250

4

Associated Bank NA

5.480%

6/2/08

850

850

 

Astoria Financial Corp.

5.750%

10/15/12

250

248

2,3

Banco Mercantil del Norte

6.135%

10/13/16

450

450

3

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA

 

 

 

 

 

(Cayman Islands)

5.875%

2/17/14

800

794

3,4

Banco Santander Chile

5.710%

12/9/09

400

400

2

Bank of America

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trust XIV

5.630%

12/31/49

2,361

2,308

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.375%

8/15/11

631

628

4

Bank of Ireland

5.410%

12/18/09

1,400

1,401

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

3.900%

9/1/07

550

548

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

5.050%

3/3/09

800

796

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

5.410%

5/15/09

700

701

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

7.300%

12/1/09

100

104

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

4.950%

1/14/11

300

295

2

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

3.400%

3/15/13

200

197

 

Bank One Texas

6.250%

2/15/08

1,175

1,181

 

Barclays Bank PLC

7.400%

12/15/09

150

157

 

BB&T Corp.

6.500%

8/1/11

1,375

1,420

3,4

BBVA US Senior S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Unipersonal

5.427%

4/17/09

2,500

2,501

4

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

5.410%

9/2/08

400

400

3,4

BTMU Curacao Holdings NV

5.680%

12/19/16

835

832

4

Canadian Imperial

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Commerce

5.410%

5/27/08

800

800

4

Charter One Bank N.A.

5.405%

4/24/09

630

630

 

Charter One Bank N.A.

5.500%

4/26/11

380

380

4

Citigroup Global Markets

5.460%

3/17/09

1,300

1,302

4

Citigroup, Inc.

5.416%

11/1/07

760

760

4

Citigroup, Inc.

5.500%

6/9/09

1,735

1,739

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.250%

2/27/12

100

99

2,3

Commonwealth

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Australia

6.024%

3/15/49

450

442

 

 

13

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

3,4

Credit Agricole

5.410%

5/28/10

2,125

2,125

2,3

Credit Agricole

6.637%

5/28/49

175

171

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

4.125%

1/15/10

750

729

4

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

5.560%

8/15/10

600

602

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

5.500%

8/16/11

500

501

 

Deutsche Bank Financial, Inc.

7.500%

4/25/09

445

462

3,4

Deutsche Bank Financial, Inc.

5.675%

4/30/09

270

270

3

Development

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Singapore Ltd.

7.875%

8/10/09

460

481

3,4

Development

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Singapore Ltd.

5.580%

5/16/17

1,250

1,250

3,4

DnB NOR Bank ASA

5.425%

10/13/09

1,400

1,401

 

Fifth Third Bank

3.375%

8/15/08

1,000

979

4

First Tennessee Bank

5.500%

12/17/09

500

501

 

GreenPoint Financial Corp.

3.200%

6/6/08

850

832

3

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

4.000%

9/15/09

2,000

1,945

 

HSBC Bank PLC

6.950%

3/15/11

400

418

2

HSBC Bank USA

5.490%

12/14/09

1,500

1,503

 

ICICI Bank Ltd.

5.750%

1/12/12

200

197

4

Independence Community Bank

3.750%

4/1/14

315

306

2,3

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

6.267%

11/14/49

475

453

2,3

M & T Bank Corp.

3.850%

4/1/13

400

395

 

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

5.150%

2/22/12

500

492

4

MBNA Corp.

5.786%

5/5/08

2,600

2,609

2

Mellon Capital IV

6.244%

6/29/49

750

757

 

Mellon Funding Corp.

6.700%

3/1/08

650

654

 

Mellon Funding Corp.

3.250%

4/1/09

1,150

1,112

 

National Australia Bank

6.600%

12/10/07

200

201

 

National Australia Bank

8.600%

5/19/10

420

456

 

National City Bank of Indiana

4.875%

7/20/07

150

150

2

National Westminster Bank PLC

7.750%

4/29/49

825

828

2

North Fork Bancorp., Inc.

5.000%

8/15/12

350

350

 

North Fork Bancorp., Inc.

5.875%

8/15/12

134

133

 

PNC Funding Corp.

6.500%

5/1/08

205

207

4

PNC Funding Corp.

5.340%

6/12/09

525

525

 

PNC Funding Corp.

5.125%

12/14/10

660

654

4

Regions Financial Corp.

5.436%

8/8/08

2,000

2,002

 

Regions Financial Corp.

6.375%

5/15/12

375

386

 

Republic New York Corp.

5.875%

10/15/08

210

211

4

Royal Bank of Canada

5.330%

3/20/08

600

600

 

Royal Bank of Canada

5.290%

2/2/09

2,600

2,598

 

 

14

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

3,4

Royal Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

Scotland Group PLC

5.405%

7/21/08

2,300

2,301

 

Santander Finance Issuances

6.375%

2/15/11

400

412

3,4

Santander U.S. Debt, S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Unipersonal

5.420%

11/20/09

2,700

2,700

 

Sanwa Bank Ltd.

7.400%

6/15/11

250

266

3

Scotland International Finance

7.700%

8/15/10

900

958

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken

6.875%

2/15/09

325

332

2,3

Societe Generale

5.922%

12/5/49

200

194

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

4.800%

9/1/10

170

166

 

Sovereign Bank

4.000%

2/1/08

100

99

2

Sovereign Bank

4.375%

8/1/13

45

44

4

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

5.480%

6/2/09

1,350

1,352

 

Svenska Handelsbanken NY

8.125%

8/15/07

693

695

 

Toronto Dominion Bank NY

6.150%

10/15/08

100

101

3,4

Unicredit Luxembourg Finance

5.695%

1/13/17

1,175

1,175

 

US Bancorp

5.100%

7/15/07

500

500

 

US Bank NA

3.700%

8/1/07

160

160

 

US Bank NA

4.125%

3/17/08

1,000

990

 

US Bank NA

5.700%

12/15/08

500

503

2

USB Capital IX

6.189%

4/15/49

1,190

1,196

2,3

USB Realty Corp.

6.091%

12/15/49

270

266

2

Wachovia Capital Trust III

5.800%

12/31/49

375

374

4

Wachovia Corp.

5.435%

7/20/07

625

625

4

Wachovia Corp.

5.405%

10/28/08

2,100

2,101

 

Wachovia Corp.

6.000%

10/30/08

225

226

 

Wachovia Corp.

6.375%

2/1/09

200

203

 

Wachovia Corp.

6.150%

3/15/09

350

354

4

Wachovia Corp.

5.486%

10/15/11

550

551

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

4.375%

1/15/08

1,080

1,074

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

3.750%

10/15/07

1,100

1,095

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

5.250%

12/1/07

165

165

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

4.875%

1/12/11

1,500

1,471

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

6.450%

2/1/11

1,396

1,436

4

Zions Bancorp.

5.476%

4/15/08

1,400

1,400

 

Brokerage (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

4.000%

1/31/08

275

273

2,4

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.486%

2/8/08

500

500

4

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.450%

8/21/09

2,010

2,007

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

4.500%

10/28/10

387

374

4

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.585%

1/31/11

110

110

 

Franklin Resources Inc.

3.700%

4/15/08

375

370

2

Goldman Sachs Capital II

5.793%

6/1/49

425

415

4

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.685%

7/23/09

160

161

4

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.440%

12/23/09

250

250

 

 

15

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

4

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.560%

3/2/10

1,200

1,203

4

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.660%

6/28/10

2,045

2,056

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.625%

1/15/17

130

125

 

Jefferies Group Inc.

5.875%

6/8/14

150

149

 

LaBranche & Co.

9.500%

5/15/09

325

339

4

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.460%

8/21/09

550

550

4

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.500%

5/25/10

445

445

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

4.500%

7/26/10

880

857

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.750%

7/18/11

1,600

1,606

4

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

6.140%

8/19/65

210

211

4

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.576%

2/5/10

1,385

1,389

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

4.250%

2/8/10

1,200

1,166

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

4.790%

8/4/10

870

854

4

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.636%

1/15/10

1,300

1,305

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

6.750%

4/15/11

1,074

1,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Companies (5.5%)

 

 

 

 

4

American Express

 

 

 

 

 

Centurion Bank

5.480%

11/16/09

225

226

 

American Express Credit Corp.

3.000%

5/16/08

390

382

4

American Express Credit Corp.

5.380%

5/19/09

575

575

4

American Express Credit Corp.

5.470%

10/4/10

400

400

3

American Express Travel

5.250%

11/21/11

400

395

4

American General Finance Corp.

5.470%

8/16/07

600

600

 

American General Finance Corp.

2.750%

6/15/08

135

132

 

American General Finance Corp.

4.625%

5/15/09

565

557

 

American General Finance Corp.

5.375%

9/1/09

435

434

 

American General Finance Corp.

3.875%

10/1/09

1,000

966

 

American General Finance Corp.

4.875%

5/15/10

200

196

 

Capital One Bank

5.000%

6/15/09

550

545

 

Capital One Bank

6.500%

6/13/13

125

129

4

Capital One Financial

5.460%

3/13/09

1,100

1,101

 

Capital One Financial

5.700%

9/15/11

300

299

 

Capital One Financial

4.800%

2/21/12

100

96

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.600%

4/27/11

1,225

1,220

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.800%

7/28/11

550

550

 

Countrywide Home Loan

3.250%

5/21/08

100

98

4

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.400%

3/4/08

500

500

2,4

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.455%

7/28/08

850

851

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.125%

9/1/09

600

586

4

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.417%

5/10/10

1,600

1,600

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.250%

9/13/10

750

726

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.375%

11/21/11

400

383

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.875%

2/15/12

200

202

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.375%

3/3/12

400

381

 

 

16

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

4.125%

11/16/09

500

486

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

4.625%

9/15/10

970

945

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.250%

1/14/11

775

765

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

6.375%

3/15/09

220

223

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

4.750%

7/1/09

155

153

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.450%

3/24/11

500

497

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.750%

6/15/11

525

527

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.300%

5/1/12

1,900

1,869

 

iStar Financial Inc.

4.875%

1/15/09

770

762

4

Residential Capital Corp.

6.660%

11/21/08

300

300

4

Residential Capital Corp.

6.460%

5/22/09

420

418

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.375%

6/30/10

150

148

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.500%

6/1/12

150

147

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.500%

4/17/13

240

232

 

SLM Corp.

4.500%

7/26/10

1,900

1,759

 

Insurance (5.6%)

 

 

 

 

2

Allstate Corp.

6.125%

5/15/37

160

154

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

5.400%

1/11/08

400

400

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

3.375%

10/15/08

500

488

 

Chubb Corp.

5.472%

8/16/08

2,100

2,102

2

Chubb Corp.

6.375%

3/29/37

80

78

2

Everest Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

6.600%

5/15/37

150

144

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

5.231%

5/16/09

600

599

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

4.700%

9/1/07

150

150

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

5.550%

8/16/08

635

636

3

ING Security Life

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Funding

4.250%

1/15/10

200

195

3

Jackson National Life

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Co.

3.500%

1/22/09

300

292

3

John Hancock Global Funding II

7.900%

7/2/10

1,000

1,067

2,3

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

7.000%

3/15/37

175

168

2

Lincoln National Corp.

6.050%

4/20/67

195

185

3,4

MassMutual Global Funding II

5.420%

4/21/11

2,700

2,694

3,4

Merna Reinsurance Ltd.

7.110%

7/7/10

420

420

3,4

MetLife Global Funding I

5.520%

5/18/10

1,100

1,102

3

Monumental Global Funding II

3.450%

11/30/07

200

198

3,4

Monumental Global Funding II

5.410%

1/9/09

1,250

1,251

3

Monumental Global Funding II

4.375%

7/30/09

400

393

3

New York Life Global Funding

3.875%

1/15/09

600

587

2,3

Oil Insurance Ltd.

7.558%

6/30/49

300

308

3,4

Premium Asset Trust

5.506%

7/15/08

500

501

 

 

17

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

3

PRICOA Global Funding I

3.900%

12/15/08

1,050

1,028

3

PRICOA Global Funding I

4.200%

1/15/10

250

243

3

Principal Life Global

3.625%

4/30/08

550

542

3

Principal Life Global

4.400%

10/1/10

200

194

 

Principal Life Income Funding

5.125%

3/1/11

600

592

 

Safeco Corp.

4.200%

2/1/08

950

943

 

Safeco Corp.

4.875%

2/1/10

200

197

3

TIAA Global Markets

4.125%

11/15/07

1,250

1,245

2

Travelers Cos. Inc.

6.250%

3/15/37

350

336

 

Travelers Property

 

 

 

 

 

Casualty Corp.

3.750%

3/15/08

770

761

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

3.375%

8/15/07

225

224

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

3.300%

1/30/08

625

617

4

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

5.440%

3/2/09

425

425

 

UnumProvident Corp.

5.859%

5/15/09

300

301

 

WellPoint Inc.

3.750%

12/14/07

790

784

 

WellPoint Inc.

4.250%

12/15/09

400

388

 

Willis North America Inc.

5.125%

7/15/10

170

166

3

Xlliac Global Funding

4.800%

8/10/10

330

323

2,3

ZFS Finance USA Trust I

5.875%

5/9/32

325

320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

Archstone-Smith Operating Trust

5.250%

12/1/10

290

287

 

Arden Realty LP

5.200%

9/1/11

180

178

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

5.000%

8/1/07

100

100

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

8.250%

7/15/08

225

231

 

Brandywine

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Partnership

5.750%

4/1/12

390

389

2,3

CBG Florida REIT Corp.

7.114%

2/15/49

560

551

 

Developers Diversified

 

 

 

 

 

Realty Corp.

5.250%

4/15/11

170

167

 

Developers Diversified

 

 

 

 

 

Realty Corp.

5.375%

10/15/12

300

293

 

Health Care Property

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

6.450%

6/25/12

300

305

 

Health Care REIT, Inc.

7.500%

8/15/07

31

31

 

Health Care REIT, Inc.

8.000%

9/12/12

250

271

 

Liberty Property LP

6.375%

8/15/12

200

205

 

ProLogis

5.250%

11/15/10

514

509

 

ProLogis

5.500%

4/1/12

390

387

 

Regency Centers LP

7.950%

1/15/11

100

107

 

 

18

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

6.375%

11/15/07

323

324

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

4.875%

3/18/10

900

887

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

4.875%

8/15/10

350

343

 

United Dominion Realty Trust

6.500%

6/15/09

150

152

3

Westfield Capital Corp.

4.375%

11/15/10

450

434

 

 

 

 

 

155,682

Industrial (19.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Lubrizol Corp.

5.875%

12/1/08

250

251

 

Lubrizol Corp.

4.625%

10/1/09

637

624

 

Praxair, Inc.

4.750%

7/15/07

130

130

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

6.750%

3/15/12

221

228

3,4

Xstrata Finance Dubay Ltd.

5.710%

11/13/09

250

249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Waste North America Inc.

6.875%

6/1/17

200

193

4

Avery Dennison Corp.

5.587%

8/10/07

525

525

3

BAE Systems Holdings Inc.

4.750%

8/15/10

600

586

 

Boeing Capital Corp.

6.100%

3/1/11

450

461

2,3

C8 Capital SPV Ltd.

6.640%

12/15/49

125

124

 

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

2.700%

7/15/08

150

146

 

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

4.500%

9/1/08

1,300

1,288

4

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

5.430%

3/10/09

800

801

4

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

5.408%

8/11/09

900

900

4

Honeywell International, Inc.

5.420%

3/13/09

500

500

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

6.125%

11/1/11

55

56

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

3.900%

1/15/08

1,075

1,066

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

4.875%

3/16/09

395

392

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

4.625%

4/15/09

700

691

 

Lafarge SA

6.150%

7/15/11

50

51

 

Masco Corp.

4.625%

8/15/07

160

160

3

Oakmont Asset Trust

4.514%

12/22/08

410

403

 

Raytheon Co.

6.750%

8/15/07

191

191

4

Textron Financial Corp.

5.590%

8/28/07

695

695

 

Textron Financial Corp.

4.125%

3/3/08

300

297

4

Textron Financial Corp.

5.455%

1/12/09

830

830

 

Textron Financial Corp.

4.600%

5/3/10

270

264

 

Tyco International Group SA

6.375%

10/15/11

235

242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

3,4

America Movil SA de C.V.

5.460%

6/27/08

450

450

 

America Movil SA de C.V.

4.125%

3/1/09

375

367

 

 

19

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

4

AT&T Corp.

5.456%

2/5/10

800

801

 

AT&T Inc.

4.125%

9/15/09

970

944

 

British Sky Broadcasting Corp.

6.875%

2/23/09

115

117

 

British Sky Broadcasting Corp.

8.200%

7/15/09

1,090

1,144

 

British Telecommunications PLC

8.625%

12/15/10

530

580

 

Clear Channel

 

 

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

4.625%

1/15/08

1,005

998

 

Comcast Cable

 

 

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

6.750%

1/30/11

400

415

 

Comcast Corp.

5.850%

1/15/10

720

726

 

Comcast Corp.

5.500%

3/15/11

640

639

 

Cox Communications, Inc.

3.875%

10/1/08

125

123

 

Cox Communications, Inc.

7.875%

8/15/09

563

588

 

Cox Communications, Inc.

4.625%

1/15/10

600

586

 

Deutsche Telekom

 

 

 

 

 

International Finance

3.875%

7/22/08

476

469

 

Deutsche Telekom

 

 

 

 

 

International Finance

8.000%

6/15/10

225

240

 

Gannett Co., Inc.

4.125%

6/15/08

755

745

4

Gannett Co., Inc.

5.560%

5/26/09

500

500

 

News America Inc.

6.625%

1/9/08

380

382

2

NYNEX Corp.

9.550%

5/1/10

149

156

 

Sprint Capital Corp.

6.125%

11/15/08

500

503

 

Sprint Capital Corp.

7.625%

1/30/11

420

443

 

Telecom Italia Capital

4.000%

1/15/10

1,000

962

 

Telecom Italia Capital

4.875%

10/1/10

300

293

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

5.984%

6/20/11

1,200

1,214

 

Telefonos de Mexico SA

4.500%

11/19/08

1,995

1,965

3

Time Warner, Inc.

5.400%

7/2/12

500

493

 

Univision Communications, Inc.

3.500%

10/15/07

500

496

 

Univision Communications, Inc.

3.875%

10/15/08

270

260

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

7.250%

12/1/10

740

780

4

Vodafone Group PLC

5.450%

12/28/07

300

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical (4.2%)

 

 

 

 

3,4

American Honda Finance

5.420%

3/9/09

1,130

1,131

3,4

American Honda Finance

5.420%

5/12/09

600

600

3

American Honda Finance

5.125%

12/15/10

520

514

 

Carnival Corp.

3.750%

11/15/07

400

397

 

Centex Corp.

7.875%

2/1/11

120

126

2

CVS Caremark Corp.

6.302%

6/1/37

375

367

 

CVS Corp.

4.000%

9/15/09

225

218

2,3

CVS Corp.

6.117%

1/10/13

572

577

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

4.050%

6/4/08

600

591

4

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

North America Holding Corp.

5.886%

10/31/08

1,100

1,105

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

7.200%

9/1/09

250

258

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

4.875%

6/15/10

250

245

 

Federated Department

 

 

 

 

 

Stores, Inc.

6.300%

4/1/09

310

313

 

Federated Department

 

 

 

 

 

Stores, Inc.

6.625%

4/1/11

385

391

 

Gamestop Corp.

8.000%

10/1/12

275

286

3

Harley-Davidson Inc.

5.000%

12/15/10

200

197

 

International Speedway Corp.

4.200%

4/15/09

580

567

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

8.000%

3/1/10

100

106

 

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

9.000%

8/1/12

585

664

4

Johnson Controls, Inc.

5.587%

1/17/08

525

525

 

K. Hovnanian Enterprises

6.250%

1/15/16

160

136

 

KB Home

7.250%

6/15/18

200

184

 

May Department Stores Co.

5.950%

11/1/08

460

462

 

May Department Stores Co.

4.800%

7/15/09

460

452

 

MGM Mirage, Inc.

6.750%

4/1/13

100

96

3

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

4.625%

3/8/10

680

663

3

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

5.625%

3/14/11

800

795

4

Paccar Financial Corp.

5.410%

5/17/10

1,575

1,578

3,4

Realogy Corp.

7.058%

10/20/09

340

336

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises

7.000%

6/15/13

250

253

 

Target Corp.

3.375%

3/1/08

120

118

 

The Walt Disney Co.

5.700%

7/15/11

170

171

4

Time Warner, Inc.

5.590%

11/13/09

500

501

2

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.750%

8/6/09

123

119

4

Viacom Inc.

5.710%

6/16/09

800

803

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.000%

1/15/10

400

387

 

Western Union Co.

5.400%

11/17/11

500

492

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

7.650%

5/15/08

735

747

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

8.875%

4/15/11

200

220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Noncyclical (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

3.750%

3/15/11

150

141

 

Abbott Laboratories

5.600%

5/15/11

380

381

 

Altria Group, Inc.

5.625%

11/4/08

250

250

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

5.625%

9/15/12

200

196

3,4

Amgen Inc.

5.440%

11/28/08

750

750

 

Amgen Inc.

4.000%

11/18/09

950

921

 

 

21

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Baxter Finco, BV

4.750%

10/15/10

440

429

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

7.150%

10/1/09

100

103

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

5.250%

8/15/13

130

127

 

Brown-Forman Corp.

3.000%

3/15/08

300

295

3

Cadbury Schweppes

 

 

 

 

 

US Finance

3.875%

10/1/08

1,130

1,107

 

Campbell Soup Co.

5.875%

10/1/08

500

502

3,4

Cardinal Health, Inc.

5.619%

10/2/09

425

425

3

Cargill Inc.

3.625%

3/4/09

570

553

4

Clorox Co.

5.485%

12/14/07

850

850

 

Corn Products International Inc.

8.250%

7/15/07

300

300

3

Cosan Finance Ltd.

7.000%

2/1/17

100

97

 

Diageo Capital PLC

3.375%

3/20/08

235

232

4

General Mills, Inc.

5.485%

1/22/10

650

650

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

6.000%

3/15/08

225

226

 

Hershey Foods Corp.

5.300%

9/1/11

125

124

 

Hormel Foods Corp.

6.625%

6/1/11

100

103

 

Hospira, Inc.

4.950%

6/15/09

460

455

 

Kellogg Co.

6.600%

4/1/11

1,120

1,157

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

4.125%

11/12/09

700

679

 

Kroger Co.

6.375%

3/1/08

155

156

 

Kroger Co.

7.450%

3/1/08

120

121

 

Kroger Co.

7.250%

6/1/09

215

221

4

Martin Marietta

5.505%

4/30/10

425

425

 

Medtronic Inc.

4.375%

9/15/10

400

387

 

Molson Coors Capital Finance

4.850%

9/22/10

150

146

3

Pepsi Bottling Holdings Inc.

5.625%

2/17/09

600

603

 

PepsiAmericas Inc.

6.375%

5/1/09

220

223

 

PepsiAmericas Inc.

5.625%

5/31/11

110

110

 

Quest Diagnostic, Inc.

5.125%

11/1/10

200

196

 

Reynolds American Inc.

7.625%

6/1/16

75

80

3,4

SABMiller PLC

5.649%

7/1/09

325

326

3

SABMiller PLC

6.200%

7/1/11

625

635

4

Safeway, Inc.

5.710%

3/27/09

400

400

 

Safeway, Inc.

7.500%

9/15/09

700

727

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

7.750%

7/1/17

150

150

 

Wyeth

6.950%

3/15/11

150

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Finance Co.

6.750%

5/1/11

140

145

4

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

5.760%

9/15/09

1,065

1,067

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

7.625%

7/15/13

75

77

 

Conoco Funding Co.

6.350%

10/15/11

260

268

 

Devon Financing Corp.

6.875%

9/30/11

205

214

 

 

22

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2,3

Petroleum Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

Trinidad & Tobago

6.000%

5/8/22

150

146

2,3

PF Export Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

3.748%

6/1/13

213

198

2,3

PF Export Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

6.436%

6/1/15

368

369

 

Phillips Petroleum Co.

8.750%

5/25/10

500

543

 

Phillips Petroleum Co.

9.375%

2/15/11

225

253

3

Trans Capital Investment

5.670%

3/5/14

575

553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

4

Cisco Systems Inc.

5.440%

2/20/09

300

300

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

3.625%

3/15/08

250

247

4

Hewlett-Packard Co.

5.420%

6/15/10

525

525

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

4.250%

9/15/09

1,175

1,150

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

4.950%

3/22/11

1,700

1,675

 

Intuit Inc.

5.400%

3/15/12

200

197

4

Oracle Corp.

5.420%

5/14/10

2,100

2,100

 

Pitney Bowes Credit Corp.

5.750%

8/15/08

285

286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

2,4

American Airlines, Inc.

5.980%

9/23/07

339

339

2

American Airlines, Inc.

3.857%

7/9/10

213

204

 

Burlington Northern

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe Corp.

5.900%

7/1/12

300

302

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

6.375%

10/15/11

170

175

2

Continental Airlines, Inc.

9.798%

4/1/21

188

208

 

CSX Corp.

4.875%

11/1/09

125

123

 

CSX Corp.

6.750%

3/15/11

400

413

3

ERAC USA Finance Co.

7.350%

6/15/08

245

248

3,4

ERAC USA Finance Co.

5.605%

4/30/09

200

200

3,4

ERAC USA Finance Co.

5.610%

8/28/09

500

499

3

ERAC USA Finance Co.

7.950%

12/15/09

235

247

3

ERAC USA Finance Co.

8.000%

1/15/11

200

214

 

FedEx Corp.

3.500%

4/1/09

900

871

 

FedEx Corp.

5.500%

8/15/09

400

400

 

Greenbrier Co. Inc.

8.375%

5/15/15

125

125

2,4

JetBlue Airways Corp.

5.735%

12/15/13

449

448

4

JetBlue Airways Corp.

5.780%

3/15/14

625

630

4

JetBlue Airways Corp.

5.810%

11/15/16

440

440

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

6.750%

2/15/11

370

384

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

5.257%

9/17/14

135

129

3

PSA International Pte. Ltd.

5.750%

6/29/11

320

323

 

TFM SA de CV

9.375%

5/1/12

170

182

 

 

23

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Union Pacific Corp.

5.750%

10/15/07

700

700

 

 

Union Pacific Corp.

7.250%

11/1/08

250

255

 

 

Union Pacific Corp.

3.875%

2/15/09

100

98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

8.875%

3/15/11

430

457

 

2,3

Parker Retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings Plan Trust

6.340%

7/15/08

59

59

 

 

Steelcase Inc.

6.500%

8/15/11

150

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,968

 

Utilities (4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric (4.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

3

AES Panama SA

6.350%

12/21/16

200

193

 

4

Alabama Power Co.

5.550%

8/25/09

590

591

 

 

Avista Corp.

9.750%

6/1/08

425

439

 

 

Carolina Power & Light Co.

6.650%

4/1/08

600

605

 

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

8.125%

5/1/10

130

139

 

4

Dominion Resources, Inc.

5.660%

9/28/07

1,075

1,075

 

2

Dominion Resources, Inc.

6.300%

9/30/66

940

940

 

 

Entergy Gulf States, Inc.

3.600%

6/1/08

1,310

1,286

 

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

6.450%

11/15/11

230

236

 

 

Florida Power Corp.

4.500%

6/1/10

330

322

 

 

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

5.625%

9/1/11

810

812

 

2

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

6.350%

10/1/66

205

199

 

 

Georgia Power Co.

4.875%

7/15/07

1,425

1,425

 

2,3

GWF Energy LLC

6.131%

12/30/11

230

231

 

 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

5.650%

7/15/12

750

751

 

 

Northeast Utilities

3.300%

6/1/08

135

132

 

 

Northeast Utilities

7.250%

4/1/12

345

365

 

 

Northern States Power Co.

4.750%

8/1/10

300

294

 

 

Nstar

8.000%

2/15/10

200

212

 

 

Ohio Power Co.

5.300%

11/1/10

370

368

 

5

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

3.600%

3/1/09

1,000

971

 

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

5.500%

8/15/07

196

196

 

4

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

5.985%

6/1/10

250

250

 

 

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.

4.330%

3/1/09

800

784

 

2

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.

6.700%

3/30/67

450

432

 

 

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

6.250%

8/15/09

430

437

 

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado

4.375%

10/1/08

330

326

 

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado

6.875%

7/15/09

512

526

 

 

Public Service Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico

4.400%

9/15/08

150

148

 

 

Public Service Electric & Gas

4.000%

11/1/08

850

835

 

 

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

3.363%

6/1/08

390

382

 

 

 

24

 


Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

4

Southern California Edison Co.

5.455%

2/2/09

150

150

 

 

Southern California Edison Co.

7.625%

1/15/10

50

52

 

3

SP PowerAssets Ltd.

3.800%

10/22/08

500

490

 

 

Texas–New Mexico Power Co.

6.125%

6/1/08

187

187

 

3

TXU Electric Delivery

5.735%

9/16/08

550

559

 

 

Natural Gas (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGL Capital Corp.

7.125%

1/14/11

100

105

 

 

CenterPoint Energy

6.500%

2/1/08

490

492

 

 

Enterprise Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating LP

4.000%

10/15/07

115

115

 

2

Enterprise Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating LP

8.375%

8/1/66

450

476

 

3

Gaz Capital SA

6.212%

11/22/16

300

291

 

 

ONEOK Partners, LP

5.900%

4/1/12

200

201

 

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP

4.750%

8/15/09

550

540

 

2

Southern Union Co.

7.200%

11/1/66

400

401

 

2

Trans-Canada Pipelines

6.350%

5/15/67

175

167

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,128

 

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $356,418)

 

 

354,152

 

Sovereign Bonds (U.S. Dollar-Denominated) (1.2%)

 

 

 

3

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

5.875%

10/27/16

350

341

 

 

China Development Bank

8.250%

5/15/09

400

420

 

3

Export-Import Bank of Korea

4.125%

2/10/09

450

440

 

 

Korea Development Bank

4.750%

7/20/09

1,175

1,157

 

2,3

Petroleum Export/Cayman

4.623%

6/15/10

467

460

 

2,3

Petroleum Export/Cayman

5.265%

6/15/11

440

432

 

3

Petronas Capital Ltd.

7.000%

5/22/12

100

106

 

2,3

Qatar Petroleum

5.579%

5/30/11

444

443

 

2,3

Ras Laffan Liquified

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Co.

3.437%

9/15/09

403

393

 

2,3

Ras Laffan Liquified

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II

5.298%

9/30/20

300

282

 

3

Rebublic of Trinidad & Tobago

9.875%

10/1/09

420

457

 

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $5,012)

 

 

4,931

 

Taxable Municipal Bond (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

3

Texas Municipal Gas Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $40)

2.600%

7/1/07

40

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value•

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Preferred Stocks (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.027%

 

46,000

1,191

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.710%

 

16,750

427

 

 

Santander Financial

6.800%

 

9,200

227

 

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

5.885%

 

8,500

225

 

Zions Bancorp.

5.875%

 

6,675

171

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings

7.401%

 

5,950

149

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.860%

 

3,400

86

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,441)

 

 

2,476

Temporary Cash Investment (1.4%)

 

 

 

Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

6

Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

 

 

 

 

(Cost $5,849)

 

 

5,848,811

5,849

Total Investments (100.2%) (Cost $425,872)

 

 

423,138

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.2%)

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

5,001

Liabilities

 

 

 

(6,027)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,026)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 40,710,366 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

422,112

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$10.37

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:7

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

419,597

$10.31

Undistributed Net Investment Income

8,846

.22

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(3,151)

(.08)

Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

Investment Securities

(2,734)

(.07)

Futures Contracts

(167)

Swap Contracts

(279)

(.01)

Net Assets

422,112

$10.37

 

 

•  See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

2  The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.

3  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $64,600,000 representing 15.3% of net assets.

4  Adjustable-rate note.

5  Securities with a value of $971,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

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

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

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends

73

Interest1

10,194

Total Income

10,267

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

18

Management and Administrative

223

Marketing and Distribution

46

Custodian Fees

7

Shareholders’ Reports

5

Total Expenses

299

Expenses Paid Indirectly—Note C

(2)

Net Expenses

297

Net Investment Income

9,970

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(161)

Futures Contracts

(528)

Swap Contracts

(154)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(843)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(845)

Futures Contracts

133

Swap Contracts

(308)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

(1,020)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

8,107

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

2007

 

2006

 

($000)

 

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

9,970

 

17,582

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(843)

 

(742)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(1,020)

 

1,917

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

8,107

 

18,757

Distributions

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

(18,056)

 

(13,734)

Realized Capital Gain

 

Total Distributions

(18,056)

 

(13,734)

Capital Share Transactions—Note F

 

 

 

Issued

52,566

 

85,097

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

18,056

 

13,734

Redeemed

(39,316)

 

(76,082)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

31,306

 

22,749

Total Increase (Decrease)

21,357

 

27,772

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

400,755

 

372,983

End of Period2

422,112

 

400,755

 

 

1  Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $268,000.

2  Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $8,846,000 and $17,024,000.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$10.63

$10.52

$10.62

$10.74

$10.71

$10.40

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.24

.47

.38

.33

.31

.32

Net Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) on Investments

(.03)

.03

(.14)

(.11)

.06

.31

Total from Investment Operations

.21

.50

.24

.22

.37

.63

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.47)

(.39)

(.34)

(.34)

(.34)

(.32)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.47)

(.39)

(.34)

(.34)

(.34)

(.32)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$10.37

$10.63

$10.52

$10.62

$10.74

$10.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

1.99%

4.92%

2.34%

2.07%

3.55%

6.25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$422

$401

$373

$394

$390

$298

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.15%*

0.15%

0.15%

0.15%

0.20%

0.23%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.89%*

4.55%

3.58%

3.16%

3.49%

4.65%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

58%*

48%

35%

49%

59%

78%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Annualized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts. Certain of the portfolio’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries.

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

 

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1. Security Valuation: 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. 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. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s 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 portfolio’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.

2. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The portfolio has entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the portfolio sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The portfolio forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the initial sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The portfolio accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the portfolio’s turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Net Assets. The primary risk associated with mortgage dollar rolls is that a counterparty will default on its obligations to deliver purchased securities.

3. Futures Contracts: The portfolio may use Municipal Bond Index, U.S. Agency, U.S. Treasury Bond, U.S. Treasury Note, and interest rate swap futures contracts, with the objectives of enhancing returns, managing interest rate risk, maintaining liquidity, diversifying credit risk, and minimizing transaction costs. The portfolio may purchase or sell futures contracts instead of bonds to take advantage of pricing differentials between the futures contracts and the underlying bonds. The portfolio may also seek to take advantage of price differences among bond market sectors by simultaneously buying futures (or bonds) of one market sector and selling futures (or bonds) of another sector. Futures contracts may also be used to simulate a fully invested position in the underlying bonds while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of bonds held by the portfolio 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).

4. Swap Contracts: The portfolio has entered into credit default swaps to simulate long bond positions that are either unavailable or considered to be less attractively priced in the bond market. Under the terms of the swaps, the portfolio receives a periodic payment amount (premium) that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the portfolio agrees to pay the counterparty the notional amount and take delivery of a debt instrument of the reference issuer of the same notional par amount if the reference entity is subject to a credit event (such as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or obligation acceleration) during the term of the swap.

The portfolio has also entered into interest rate swap transactions. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other an amount that is a fixed percentage rate applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.

 

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The portfolio has also entered into swap transactions to earn the total return on a specified security or index of fixed income securities. Under the terms of the swaps, the portfolio receives the total return (either receiving the increase or paying the decrease) on a reference security or index, applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the portfolio agrees to pay the counterparty a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount. At the same time, the portfolio invests an amount equal to the notional amount of the swaps in high-quality floating-rate securities.

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the counterparty requires the portfolio to take delivery upon the occurrence of a credit event (for credit default swaps), periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The primary risks associated with credit default swaps are that, upon the occurrence of a defined credit event, the market value of the debt instrument received by the portfolio from the counterparty will be significantly less than the amount paid by the portfolio for such instrument, and that the debt instrument will be illiquid. The primary risk associated with interest rate swaps and total return swaps is that a counterparty will default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the portfolio.

5. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $36,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C. The fund’s custodian bank has agreed to reduce its fees when the portfolio maintains cash on deposit in the non-interest-bearing custody account. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, custodian fee offset arrangements reduced the fund’s expenses by $2,000.

D. 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.

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on certain of the portfolio’s swap contacts are treated as ordinary income (loss) for tax purposes; the effect on the portfolio’s income dividends to shareholders is offset by a change in principal return. Realized losses of $92,000 on swap contracts have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income.

 

 

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The portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at December 31, 2006, the portfolio had available realized losses of $2,844,000 to offset future net capital gains of $324,000 through December 31, 2010, $263,000 through December 31, 2012, $1,285,000 through December 31, 2013, $472,000 through December 31, 2014, and $500,000 through December 31, 2015. The portfolio will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending December 31, 2007; should the portfolio realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $425,872,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,734,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $489,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $3,223,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

Number of

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Long (Short)

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

2-Year Treasury Note

367

74,788

(133)

5-Year Treasury Note

82

8,534

(34)

 

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

At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had the following open swap contracts:

 

Credit Default Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Notional

 

Appreciation

 

Termination

 

Amount

Premium

(Depreciation)

Reference Entity

Date

Dealer1

($000)

Received

($000)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

11/20/07

DBS

250

0.06%

UPS

3/20/08

WB

2,040

0.07%

1

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

6/20/08

DBS

800

0.18%

Procter & Gamble

9/20/08

DBS

2,500

0.12%

2

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

6/20/12

DBS

400

0.40%

3

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

1  DBS—Deutsche Bank AG.

2  WB—Wachovia Bank, N.A.

 

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Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

Fixed

Floating

Unrealized

 

 

Notional

Interest Rate

Interest Rate

Appreciation

 

 

Amount

Received

Received

(Depreciation)

Termination Date

Dealer1

($000)

(Paid)

(Paid)

($000)

11/1/07

ABN

760

3.163%

(5.356%)2

(6)

12/28/07

LEH

300

4.897%

(5.360%)2

(1)

1/15/08

LEH

1,300

3.345%

(5.356%)2

(14)

9/19/08

LEH

2,700

4.743%

(5.360%)2

(22)

3/10/09

LEH

800

5.628%

(5.360%)2

3

4/17/09

LEH

2,500

5.637%

(5.357%)2

11

5/18/09

LEH

1,000

5.601%

(5.360%)2

4

6/2/09

DBS

1,350

3.765%

(5.360%)2

(39)

6/9/09

LEH

1,735

5.636%

(5.360%)2

8

8/11/09

BS

900

5.062%

(5.358%)2

(6)

8/21/09

LEH

2,010

5.274%

(5.360%)2

(4)

8/21/09

LEH

2,840

5.079%

(5.360%)2

(16)

9/17/09

BS

1,593

5.183%

(5.320%)3

(6)

10/2/09

LEH

1,075

5.073%

(5.360%)2

(6)

10/13/09

LEH

1,400

5.052%

(5.355%)2

(10)

10/26/09

LEH

1,380

5.170%

(5.355%)2

(6)

11/16/09

BS

225

5.413%

(5.320%)3

11/20/09

LEH

2,700

4.979%

(5.360%)2

(24)

12/9/09

LEH

400

5.414%

(5.360%)2

12/14/09

LEH

1,500

5.414%

(5.360%)2

1

12/17/09

LEH

500

5.413%

(5.360%)2

0

12/18/09

LEH

1,400

5.063%

(5.320%)2

(10)

12/23/09

LEH

250

5.045%

(5.360%)2

(2)

2/15/10

WB

4,000

5.468%

(5.320%)3

6

5/1/10

LEH

325

5.250%

(5.342%)2

(1)

5/10/10

LEH

1,600

5.239%

(5.357%)2

(7)

5/15/10

LEH

1,580

5.243%

(5.320%)3

(7)

5/16/10

LEH

1,050

5.250%

(5.352%)2

(4)

5/18/10

BS

1,100

5.154%

(5.360%)2

(7)

5/26/10

LEH

2,875

5.248%

(5.358%)2

(11)

6/28/10

LEH

1,375

5.413%

(5.360%)2

0

7/17/10

BS

900

5.195%

(5.320%)3

(5)

7/21/10

LEH

4,535

5.038%

(5.320%)2

(46)

8/15/10

LEH

600

5.418%

(5.360%)2

0

11/15/10

LEH

1,800

5.423%

(5.320%)3

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

(228)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Total Return Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Notional

Floating

Appreciation

 

 

 

Amount

Interest Rate

(Depreciation)

Reference Entity/Termination Date

 

Dealer1

($000)

Paid3

($000)

Mortgage-Backed Securities Index 7/31/07

UBS

3,320

5.260%

(57)

 

 

 

 

 

(57)

 

 

1  ABN—Amro Bank, N.V.

BS—Bear, Stearns Bank PLC.

DBS—Deutsche Bank AG.

LEH—Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.

UBS—UBS AG.

WB—Wachovia Bank, N.A.

2  Based on three-month London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of the most recent payment date.

3  Based on one-month London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of the most recent payment date.

 

E. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $53,112,000 of investment securities and sold $55,425,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $53,531,000 and $49,532,000, respectively.

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

(000)

 

(000)

Issued

4,994

 

8,177

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

1,748

 

1,349

Redeemed

(3,743)

 

(7,283)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

2,999

 

2,243

 

G. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

  Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,019.93

$0.75

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,024.05

0.75

 

1  The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.15%. 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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Vanguard® Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Fixed Income Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Robert F. Auwaerter, principal in charge of the Fixed Income Group, has been in the investment management business since 1978. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

 

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

 

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of a relevant benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategies. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

 

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by portfolios in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory expense ratio was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

 

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 portfolio shareholders.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as portfolio assets increase.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

During the first half of 2007, the Small Company Growth Portfolio returned 9.2%, which was ahead of the gain of the broad U.S. stock market. However, the portfolio’s solid six-month return lagged the average result of its peer group and the performance of small-capitalization growth stocks more generally. The gap was attributable to the weak performance of the portfolio’s health care stocks.

Please note that the returns of the portfolios in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

A strong performance, slightly out of step with a stronger market

During the six months ended June 30, small- and large-capitalization growth stocks began to emerge from the long shadows of their value-oriented counterparts, which have towered over the market since late 2002. The Russell 2500 Growth Index returned 11.3% in the first half of 2007; the Russell 2500 Value Index returned 6.1%.

The shift provided a tailwind for the Small Company Growth Portfolio, which seeks to buy reasonably valued companies with above-average growth prospects. The portfolio earned strong returns from its large position in the technology sector, which accounted for almost 25% of portfolio assets at the end of the period. These holdings registered a six-month return of 13%.

The investment advisors, Granahan Investment Management and Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., also capitalized on opportunities in the slower-growing industrials sector. These holdings returned almost 18% during the period.

Market trends created challenges for the portfolio in this period

On balance, however, the portfolio was unable to harness the full force of the growth-stock tailwind during the six-month period. For example, the portfolio holds a significant weighting in health care stocks, a sector that, in the advisors’ view, boasts exciting long-term prospects. During the half-year, however, the small-cap market’s health care stocks turned in a middling performance; the portfolio’s holdings performed more weakly still, as its biotech and managed care stocks struggled.

The portfolio also missed out on powerful gains in energy stocks. The advisors rarely make a sizable commitment to energy companies; they see more compelling opportunities in traditional growth-oriented health care and technology industries. During the past six months, however, energy stocks were one of the small-cap market’s bright spots, as energy prices rallied.

As we continually remind Vanguard investors, it’s unwise to make too much of six-month results, good or bad. This is especially true with small-cap growth stocks, a relatively volatile market segment. Instead, we urge investors to use these semiannual reports as a window into the portfolio’s current positioning and some of the forces that are driving near-term performance.

For more on the strategy and positioning of the Small Company Growth Portfolio, please see the Advisors’ Report that follows.

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Small Company Growth Portfolio

9.2%

Russell 2500 Growth Index

11.3

Average Small-Cap Growth Fund1

11.0

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index

7.6

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Small-Cap

 

Portfolio

Growth Fund

Small Company Growth Portfolio

0.36%

1.64%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2 Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

 

1

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

Advisors’ Report

 

The Small Company Growth Portfolio returned 9.2% during the first half of 2007. This performance reflects the combined efforts of the portfolio’s two independent advisors. The use of multiple advisors provides exposure to distinct, yet complementary, investment approaches, enhancing the portfolio’s diversification.

The advisors, the percentage of the portfolio’s assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies are presented in the table below. Each advisor has also prepared a discussion of the investment environment and how portfolio positioning reflects this assessment. (Please note that the advisors refer to industry sectors as defined by Russell classifications, rather than by the Global Industry Classification Standard used elsewhere in this report.)

 

Granahan Investment Management, Inc.

 

Portfolio Managers: John J. Granahan, CFA,

Founder and President

 

Gary C. Hatton, CFA,

Executive Vice President

 

Jane M. White,

Executive Vice President

 

Robert F. Granahan, CFA,

Vice President

 

The first half of 2007 presented a positive environment for small-cap stocks, despite the well-publicized anxiety concerning problems in the subprime lending market and their possible implications for overall credit. Perhaps such concerns will have more impact later, particularly if interest rates continue to rise.

Small companies generally continued to generate positive earnings comparisons, and macroeconomic factors such as strong employment and an acceleration in U.S. manufacturing activity contributed to the case for growth stocks. And in many of our portfolio companies we continued to see the benefits of globalization, with an expanding penetration of foreign markets.

Positive factors

Technology, producer durables, financials, and transportation were the strongest sectors in our portion of the portfolio, at least relative to the benchmark. Our technology stocks’ gains were generally consistent with strong earnings growth. Examples include VASCO Data Security, whose ID tokens are being adopted by the banking industry; Ciena, which is experiencing a rebound in demand for switching systems for optical networks; and Vocus and Taleo, which supply software to be used in corporate communications and talent recruitment, respectively. WebEx was another strong contributor, as it was acquired by Cisco at a premium.

Several of our producer durables stocks were contributors. Most notable were Varian Semiconductor, supplier of ion implant systems to chip manufacturers, which increased its share of an accelerating market, and Color Kinetics, a fast-

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Advisors

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Assets Managed

 

Investment Advisor

%

$ Million

Investment Strategy

Granahan Investment

69

598

Bases its investment process on the beliefs that

Management, Inc.

 

 

earnings drive stock prices and that small,

 

 

 

dynamic companies with exceptional growth

 

 

 

prospects have the greatest long-term potential. A

 

 

 

bottom-up,fundamental approach places

 

 

 

companies in one of three life-cycle categories:

 

 

 

core growth, pioneer,and special situation. In

 

 

 

each, the process looks for companies with strong

 

 

 

earnings growth and leadership in their markets.

Grantham, Mayo, Van

28

246

Employs a highly disciplined approach to buying

Otterloo & Co. LLC

 

 

and selling stocks ranked among the 3,000 largest

 

 

 

in the U.S. market, minus the very largest 500.

 

 

 

Stocks are compared with one another and

 

 

 

evaluated monthly using three disciplines, each

 

 

 

of which represents an individual subportfolio.

Cash Investments1

3

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 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.

 

 

 

 

2

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

growing supplier of LED (light-emitting diode) systems, which is now being acquired by Phillips.

In the financials group, our large holding in Dun & Bradstreet made a strong contribution. So did several REITs, including Equity Inns and Highland Hospitality, both of which are being acquired at premiums. Our small allocation to the transportation sector had two good contributors: Horizon Lines, provider of maritime shipping services, and Keystone Automotive, seller of collision replacement parts.

Negative factors

In terms of performance relative to the benchmark, our weakest sectors during the period were health care and energy, followed by the consumer and materials groups.

In health care, we were hurt by our overweighted stake in the volatile biotech subsectors, which underperformed the overall sector in the index. While some company-specific problems occurred in our holdings (for example, Nektar Therapeutics suffered from concerns about its inhaled insulin product), we believe that the long-term case for small biotechs remains a solid one, and we are generally maintaining exposure here.

In energy, we suffered primarily from our decision to underweight the sector relative to the benchmark. Certain stocks, such as St. Mary Land & Exploration (which we still hold) and Bronco Drilling (which we later sold), also penalized performance.

Our stake in consumer stocks is a large one, and as such did have its share of both winners and detractors. The winners included Crocs, a maker of casual footwear, and the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain. Among the detractors were MarineMax, a pleasure-boat retailer bucking a tough industry environment, and Quiksilver, an active-style apparel company dealing with an ill-timed acquisition of Rossignol. We have slightly increased our exposure to consumer stocks through some new purchases, including Crocs, GameStop, Premier Exhibitions, and Rent-A-Center (a turnaround case).

The outlook

We are overweighted relative to the benchmark in health care and technology stocks, and moving toward the benchmark weighting in consumer stocks. For small companies, these are traditional areas of growth, but they have underperformed the more commodity-driven markets of the last several years, including the six-month period through June 30. Overall, we are seeing solid earnings growth for most of our companies, although growth rates have fallen somewhat as year-to-year comparisons get tougher.

Grantham, Mayo,

Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

 

Portfolio Manager:

Sam Wilderman, CFA, Partner and

Director of U.S. Equity Management

 

The U.S. market began 2007 looking very much as it had in the latter half of 2006. At the end of February, however, a market-wide decline sent the VIX volatility index rising to levels not seen since May 2006. Investors scrambled to reassess conditions, rapidly alternating between the possibilities that either the bull market was coming to a sudden end or the decline was simply evidence of the market blowing off a little steam on the way to new highs. As has been the case during most of the U.S. market’s multiyear ascent, the bullish view prevailed.

As the period continued, stock returns were driven higher by positive investor sentiment evoked by the Federal Reserve’s perceived brilliance in guiding the U.S. economy to a soft landing. Ignoring the impact of ubiquitous liquidity and a troubling infatuation with risk, investors spent most of the remainder of the period singing Fed Chairman Ben

Bernanke’s praises. They again found added comfort in the perception that hordes of private equity firms were ready to pounce on any company not taking part in the market’s upward move.

In June, the rally lost some steam, with investors fretting that rising Treasury yields signaled a serious inflation threat. Coming to terms with the notion that a much-anticipated rate cut might not happen, they sent the broad market indexes lower. Market volatility, which had remained low since February, spiked again.

Still, considering that much of the market’s 2007 advance had been driven by an underlying belief that the Fed would cut rates, the market’s June decline was decidedly mild. The Fed’s late-month meeting appeared to settle nerves somewhat, and the new party line for investors was that—while they might have to wait longer than previously expected for a rate cut—the Fed was unlikely to introduce something as drastic as a rate increase. And so, as the period closed, “steady as she goes” was the preferred talking point, with investors continuing to ride the bubble in risky assets.

Our portion of the portfolio weathered the February turmoil well, but suffered in the second quarter as investors’ preference for risk returned with vigor. While the market’s multiyear run has reinforced the strategy of buying on dips, June’s spike in volatility is something to be mindful of going forward. The bullish bias in market sentiment has proven difficult to break thus far, but the continued run has stretched current conditions to even greater extremes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Number of Stocks

619

1,608

4,921

Median Market Cap

$1.6B

$2.9B

$32.6B

Price/Earnings Ratio

30.7x

29.8x

18.2x

Price/Book Ratio

3.4x

4.0x

2.9x

Yield

0.5%

0.6%

1.7%

Return on Equity

13.7%

14.3%

18.2%

Earnings Growth Rate

23.6%

20.8%

20.7%

Foreign Holdings

1.9%

0.0%

0.0%

Turnover Rate

67%3

Expense Ratio

0.36%3

Short-Term Reserves

3%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

Portfolio Versus

Comparative Index1

Broad Index2

R-Squared

0.97

0.80

Beta

1.06

1.62

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

Comparative

Broad

 

Portfolio

Index1

Index2

Consumer Discretionary

21%

19%

12%

Consumer Staples

2

2

8

Energy

2

7

10

Financials

7

9

21

Health Care

20

17

11

Industrials

17

18

12

Information Technology

24

20

15

Materials

4

6

4

Telecommunication Services

0

1

3

Utilities

0

1

4

Short-Term Reserves

3%

 

Ten Largest Holdings4 (% of total net assets)

 

 

 

The Dun &

diversified

 

Bradstreet Corp.

commercial and

 

 

professional services

1.3%

AptarGroup Inc.

metal and glass

 

 

containers

1.2

IDEXX Laboratories Corp.

health care

 

 

equipment

1.1

Donaldson Co., Inc.

industrial machinery

1.0

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

automotive retail

1.0

Varian Semiconductor

semiconductor

 

Equipment Associates, Inc.

equipment

1.0

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

diversified

 

 

commercial and

 

 

professional services

0.8

Watsco, Inc.

trading companies

 

 

and distributors

0.8

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

apparel accessories

 

 

and luxury goods

0.8

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

home-furnishing

 

 

retail

0.8

Top Ten

 

9.8%

 

 

 

Investment Focus


 

 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year. The index yield is based on the current annualized rate of income provided by securities in the index.

 

1

Russell 2500 Growth Index.

2

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index.

3

Annualized.

4

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

 

4

 

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Small Company Growth Portfolio

6/3/1996

14.16%

12.37%

13.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

5

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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 (94.8%)1

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (20.0%)

 

 

 

Auto Components (0.4%)

 

 

*

The Goodyear Tire &

 

 

 

Rubber Co.

83,500

2,902

*

Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.

41,000

680

 

Gentex Corp.

9,400

185

 

Spartan Motors, Inc.

10,500

179

 

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

4,100

122

*

Drew Industries, Inc.

700

23

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.2%)

 

 

 

Thor Industries, Inc.

31,100

1,404

 

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

7,600

224

 

 

 

 

 

Distributors (0.4%)

 

 

*

Keystone Automotive

 

 

 

Industries, Inc.

86,200

3,566

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (1.0%)

 

*

ITT Educational Services, Inc.

35,100

4,120

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

10,100

1,330

*

Career Education Corp.

32,000

1,081

*

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

11,900

765

*

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

26,000

424

 

Matthews International Corp.

6,300

275

*

Vertrue Inc.

5,000

244

 

Regis Corp.

4,000

153

 

Service Corp. International

6,300

81

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.2%)

 

*

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.

64,800

2,695

*

^Premier Exhibitions Inc.

162,100

2,555

*

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

161,390

2,064

*

Cosi, Inc.

420,000

1,915

*

Jack in the Box Inc.

24,400

1,731

*

WMS Industries, Inc.

56,700

1,636

 

O’Charley’s Inc.

77,000

1,552

*

Life Time Fitness, Inc.

23,000

1,224

 

Brinker International, Inc.

30,500

893

*

CEC Entertainment Inc.

14,000

493

 

Choice Hotels

 

 

 

International, Inc.

11,900

470

 

 

 

CKE Restaurants Inc.

19,400

389

 

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

14,200

374

 

Applebee’s International, Inc.

15,100

364

*

^Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

3,500

298

*

Sonic Corp.

12,700

281

*

Papa John’s International, Inc.

9,000

259

 

CBRL Group, Inc.

4,200

178

*

^Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.

17,800

165

 

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

2,300

80

*

Empire Resorts Inc.

8,000

58

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Household Durables (1.2%)

 

 

*

Helen of Troy Ltd.

126,700

3,421

 

Tempur-Pedic International Inc.

69,100

1,790

*

NVR, Inc.

2,100

1,427

*

Toll Brothers, Inc.

28,100

702

 

MDC Holdings, Inc.

11,824

572

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

18,500

408

 

KB Home

10,000

394

 

Ryland Group, Inc.

8,800

329

 

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

9,500

325

 

Blyth, Inc.

12,200

324

 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

7,800

224

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

6,300

155

 

The Stanley Works

2,400

146

*

Jarden Corp.

2,000

86

*

Avatar Holding, Inc.

700

54

 

Kimball International, Inc.

 

 

 

Class B

2,300

32

 

Stanley Furniture Co., Inc.

1,100

23

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.5%)

 

*

Priceline.com, Inc.

55,000

3,781

*

PetMed Express, Inc.

16,100

207

*

1-800 Contacts, Inc.

5,600

131

 

FTD Group, Inc.

5,200

96

 

Systemax Inc.

3,000

62

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (1.4%)

 

*

MarineMax, Inc.

140,100

2,805

*

^Smith &

 

 

 

Wesson Holding Corp.

155,600

2,606

 

Callaway Golf Co.

121,000

2,155

 

Hasbro, Inc.

63,800

2,004

 

Nautilus Inc.

153,800

1,852

 

Oakley, Inc.

14,700

417

 

Polaris Industries, Inc.

6,900

374

 

Brunswick Corp.

10,400

339

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.4%)

 

 

*

Marvel Entertainment, Inc.

47,100

1,200

*

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

86,200

983

 

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

21,800

560

*

Valassis Communications, Inc.

14,600

251

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

15,800

225

 

Journal Register Co.

6,500

29

 

Interactive Data Corp.

800

21

 

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail (1.1%)

 

 

*

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

92,400

4,024

 

Saks Inc.

96,900

2,069

 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

48,200

1,654

*

Big Lots Inc.

41,900

1,233

 

Dollar General Corp.

13,500

296

 

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

2,400

96

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Specialty Retail (7.9%)

 

 

*

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

243,300

8,893

*

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

258,800

6,788

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

106,200

4,304

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

160,200

4,111

 

Lithia Motors, Inc.

152,500

3,864

*

CarMax, Inc.

142,400

3,631

 

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

83,150

3,114

*

Hibbett Sports Inc.

107,100

2,932

*

GameStop Corp. Class A

74,800

2,925

*

Aeropostale, Inc.

69,600

2,901

*

^DSW Inc. Class A

72,000

2,507

 

Aaron Rents, Inc.

79,530

2,322

 

RadioShack Corp.

56,300

1,866

*

Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.

174,500

1,762

*

^Build-A-Bear-Workshop, Inc.

53,000

1,385

 

Tiffany & Co.

25,200

1,337

 

PetSmart, Inc.

36,400

1,181

 

Guess ?, Inc.

23,100

1,110

 

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

21,250

1,085

*

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

41,300

992

 

bebe stores, inc.

50,100

802

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

25,000

770

*

Tween Brands, Inc.

16,200

723

*

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

10,800

628

*

The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc.

12,100

625

 

OfficeMax, Inc.

15,100

593

*

The Gymboree Corp.

14,300

564

 

Christopher & Banks Corp.

32,400

556

*

AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

14,200

503

*

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

21,875

481

*

Charlotte Russe Holding Inc.

17,400

468

*

Select Comfort Corp.

28,200

457

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

12,500

395

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

9,000

363

*

AutoNation, Inc.

13,400

301

*

Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

8,400

265

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

3,000

219

 

The Buckle, Inc.

5,500

217

*

J. Crew Group, Inc.

3,800

206

*

Cabela’s Inc.

7,400

164

*

The Dress Barn, Inc.

7,400

152

*

Mothers Work, Inc.

4,800

150

*

CSK Auto Corp.

7,500

138

 

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

1,500

38

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (3.3%)

 

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

113,400

6,869

 

Columbia Sportswear Co.

83,100

5,707

*

Quiksilver, Inc.

280,800

3,968

*

Crocs, Inc.

75,000

3,227

 

6

 

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Iconix Brand Group Inc.

106,500

2,366

 

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

13,800

1,354

*

Fossil, Inc.

33,200

979

*

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

9,300

938

 

Steven Madden, Ltd.

20,350

667

 

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

19,700

546

*

Under Armour, Inc.

7,900

361

 

K-Swiss, Inc.

11,700

331

*

Timberland Co.

12,900

325

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

7,400

276

*

The Warnaco Group, Inc.

6,500

256

*

Perry Ellis International Corp.

6,200

199

*

Maidenform Brands, Inc.

3,500

70

 

Charles & Colvard Ltd.

13,250

66

 

Oxford Industries, Inc.

1,000

44

 

 

 

174,651

Consumer Staples (1.8%)

 

 

*

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

41,700

4,153

*

NBTY, Inc.

48,900

2,112

*

Central Garden and Pet Co.

126,500

1,551

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

32,100

1,226

 

Corn Products

 

 

 

International, Inc.

16,700

759

*

Chattem, Inc.

11,100

704

*

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

13,100

700

 

Church & Dwight, Inc.

12,900

625

*

Rite Aid Corp.

89,200

569

 

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

10,400

473

 

Alberto-Culver Co.

16,000

380

 

Mannatech, Inc.

21,000

334

 

Spartan Stores, Inc.

9,500

313

*

^USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

6,900

309

*

American Oriental

 

 

 

Bioengineering, Inc.

22,500

200

*

The Pantry, Inc.

4,300

198

 

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

11,200

189

*

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

4,500

162

 

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

3,200

144

 

Seaboard Corp.

51

120

 

Ingles Markets, Inc.

2,900

100

*

^Jones Soda Co.

6,600

93

 

Nature’s Sunshine Inc.

7,200

86

*

Alliance One International, Inc.

5,600

56

 

 

 

15,556

Energy (2.0%)

 

 

 

St. Mary Land &

 

 

 

Exploration Co.

97,000

3,552

*

Helix Energy Solutions

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

79,300

3,165

 

CARBO Ceramics Inc.

64,650

2,832

 

World Fuel Services Corp.

52,000

2,187

 

Holly Corp.

16,000

1,187

*

Universal Compression

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

14,400

1,044

 

Overseas Shipholding

 

 

 

 

 

Group Inc.

10,700

871

 

Tesoro Corp.

13,100

749

*

InterOil Corp.

30,300

574

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

7,200

315

*

Vaalco Energy, Inc.

53,400

258

*

FMC Technologies Inc.

2,600

206

 

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

3,300

115

*

Complete Production

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

2,900

75

 

 

 

17,130

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Financials (6.3%)

 

 

 

Cash America

 

 

 

International Inc.

130,655

5,180

 

Highland Hospitality Corp.

 

 

 

REIT

215,100

4,130

 

Equity Inns, Inc. REIT

166,900

3,739

 

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

63,200

3,379

 

Jefferies Group, Inc.

121,200

3,270

 

SEI Investments Co.

94,400

2,741

*

First Cash Financial

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

114,300

2,679

 

^The First Marblehead Corp.

68,300

2,639

 

MHI Hospitality Corp.

240,400

2,575

*

IntercontinentalExchange Inc.

14,900

2,203

 

Waddell &

 

 

 

Reed Financial, Inc.

80,000

2,081

 

^QC Holdings Inc.

128,300

1,925

*

^Harris & Harris Group, Inc.

137,800

1,543

 

Investors Financial

 

 

 

Services Corp.

20,100

1,240

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

44,700

1,124

 

People’s United Financial Inc.

47,570

843

 

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

8,600

727

 

City National Corp.

9,100

692

*

Pinnacle Financial

 

 

 

Partners, Inc.

21,800

640

 

TCF Financial Corp.

23,000

639

 

American Capital

 

 

 

Strategies, Ltd.

14,800

629

 

Reinsurance Group of

 

 

 

America, Inc.

9,800

590

*

Philadelphia Consolidated

 

 

 

Holding Corp.

13,200

552

*

Markel Corp.

1,100

533

*

World Acceptance Corp.

12,200

521

 

iStar Financial Inc. REIT

11,100

492

*

EZCORP, Inc.

35,900

475

*

Knight Capital Group, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

27,200

452

 

Eaton Vance Corp.

9,300

411

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

3,600

409

 

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

7,700

400

 

Downey Financial Corp.

5,700

376

 

The PMI Group Inc.

8,000

357

*

Triad Guaranty, Inc.

8,800

351

 

 

*

Affiliated Managers

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

2,700

348

 

Student Loan Corp.

1,700

347

 

Advance America, Cash

 

 

 

Advance Centers, Inc.

16,100

286

 

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

5,000

270

 

Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.

5,800

249

*

First Federal Financial Corp.

4,300

244

 

Raymond James

 

 

 

Financial, Inc.

7,750

239

*

AmeriCredit Corp.

8,800

234

 

Hancock Holding Co.

5,700

214

 

Radian Group, Inc.

3,600

194

 

^Fremont General Corp.

16,100

173

 

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

3,900

169

 

W.R. Berkley Corp.

5,100

166

 

^IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

4,900

143

 

Sterling Bancshares, Inc.

11,850

134

 

Frontier Financial Corp.

5,900

133

 

Apartment Investment &

 

 

 

Management Co.

 

 

 

Class A REIT

2,500

126

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Alleghany Corp.

300

122

*

Meadowbrook Insurance

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

10,000

110

 

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

1,400

100

 

Entertainment

 

 

 

Properties Trust REIT

1,800

97

 

Independent Bank Corp. (MA)

2,800

83

 

Capital Corp. of the West

3,200

77

 

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.

900

62

 

Nara Bancorp, Inc.

3,700

59

*

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

100

40

 

SWS Group, Inc.

1,650

36

 

Presidential Life Corp.

1,400

28

 

State Auto Financial Corp.

800

25

 

 

 

55,045

Health Care (20.1%)

 

 

 

Biotechnology (6.1%)

 

 

*

Medarex, Inc.

474,400

6,779

*

PDL BioPharma Inc.

190,800

4,446

*

^XOMA Ltd.

1,415,000

4,302

*

Alkermes, Inc.

220,800

3,224

*

Seattle Genetics, Inc.

313,600

3,076

*

Cepheid, Inc.

166,891

2,437

*

^QLT Inc.

304,500

2,253

*

Acorda Therapeutics Inc.

126,600

2,160

*

Cytokinetics, Inc.

365,400

2,065

*

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

180,500

1,984

*

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

196,400

1,901

*

^La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.

382,000

1,711

*

Human Genome

 

 

 

Sciences, Inc.

190,000

1,695

*

ImmunoGen, Inc.

300,000

1,665

*

^BioCryst

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

184,700

1,428

*

LifeCell Corp.

46,100

1,408

*

^Tercica, Inc.

271,820

1,386

*

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

41,300

1,180

*

Bioenvision, Inc.

198,700

1,149

*

^CV Therapeutics, Inc.

82,800

1,094

*

Nuvelo, Inc.

380,100

1,034

*

^Cell Genesys, Inc.

282,000

945

*

ViaCell, Inc.

150,000

830

*

^Iomai Corp.

359,800

655

*

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.

42,900

652

*

Neurogen Corp.

90,000

598

*

Dyax Corp.

130,100

545

*

Dynavax Technologies Corp.

110,000

455

*

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc.

17,400

216

*

Allos Therapeutics Inc.

6,200

27

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.1%)

*

IDEXX Laboratories Corp.

104,850

9,922

*

Align Technology, Inc.

214,000

5,170

*

Angiodynamics Inc.

253,220

4,560

*

Conceptus, Inc.

204,600

3,963

*

Haemonetics Corp.

67,000

3,525

*

Natus Medical Inc.

212,000

3,375

 

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

44,000

3,055

 

 

*

Cyberonics, Inc.

119,500

2,010

*

^BioLase Technology, Inc.

203,750

1,237

*

Immucor Inc.

40,000

1,119

*

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

19,700

1,024

*

Orthovita, Inc.

340,200

1,021

 

DENTSPLY International Inc.

16,700

639

*

Respironics, Inc.

14,500

618

*

Cytyc Corp.

14,100

608

*

Somanetics Corp.

30,000

549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

West Pharmaceutical

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

10,000

472

 

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.

6,300

410

*

Zoll Medical Corp.

15,500

346

*

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

6,100

301

*

Candela Corp.

9,900

115

*

Cholestech Corp.

1,500

33

*

Abaxis, Inc.

1,100

23

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.0%)

 

*

Henry Schein, Inc.

97,300

5,199

*

MWI Veterinary Supply Inc.

92,950

3,708

*

Healthways, Inc.

51,280

2,429

*

I-trax, Inc.

566,300

2,361

*

Patterson Cos.

46,600

1,737

*

WellCare Health Plans Inc.

16,000

1,448

*

Sun Healthcare Group Inc.

89,400

1,295

*

Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

40,800

1,174

 

Manor Care, Inc.

16,900

1,103

*

AMN Healthcare

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

46,200

1,016

*

AMERIGROUP Corp.

33,700

802

 

Universal Health Services

 

 

 

Class B

13,000

800

*

Lincare Holdings, Inc.

16,100

642

*

Molina Healthcare Inc.

16,500

504

*

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

7,800

430

*

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

10,300

398

 

Owens &

 

 

 

Minor, Inc. Holding Co.

7,400

259

*

Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.

21,600

256

*

MedCath Corp.

7,900

251

*

CorVel Corp.

7,650

200

*

Genesis Healthcare Corp.

2,500

171

*

HMS Holdings Corp.

8,000

153

*

VCA Antech, Inc.

3,300

124

*

LHC Group Inc.

3,000

79

*

Bio-Reference

 

 

 

Laboratories, Inc.

700

19

 

 

 

 

 

Heath Care Technology (0.0%)

 

*

Omnicell, Inc.

2,200

46

 

 

 

 

 

Life Science Tools & Services (3.4%)

 

*

Advanced Magnetics, Inc.

96,100

5,589

*

Bruker BioSciences Corp.

589,600

5,312

*

Nektar Therapeutics

394,300

3,742

*

Illumina, Inc.

82,400

3,345

*

Exelixis, Inc.

247,200

2,991

*

Waters Corp.

37,800

2,244

*

Luminex Corp.

173,000

2,130

*

Affymetrix, Inc.

73,200

1,822

*

Covance, Inc.

11,500

788

 

Pharmaceutical Product

 

 

 

Development, Inc.

14,000

536

*

Techne Corp.

7,400

423

 

 

*

Varian, Inc.

6,200

340

*

PAREXEL International Corp.

7,800

328

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.5%)

 

 

*

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

181,300

4,251

*

Durect Corp.

952,700

3,668

*

Axcan Pharma Inc.

169,300

3,273

*

^Adolor Corp.

831,300

3,084

*

^DepoMed, Inc.

617,400

2,945

*

Cypress Bioscience, Inc.

100,000

1,326

*

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

180,000

1,138

*

Xenoport Inc.

16,700

742

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

 

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.

22,400

684

*

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

11,600

237

*

Endo Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

5,300

181

*

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.

9,300

111

*

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4,100

65

*

Santarus Inc.

1,500

8

 

 

 

175,302

Industrials (16.2%)

 

 

 

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

107,350

11,055

 

Donaldson Co., Inc.

254,100

9,033

 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

489,000

6,934

 

Watsco, Inc.

126,850

6,901

*

Stericycle, Inc.

151,800

6,749

*

RBC Bearings Inc.

142,400

5,874

*

The Advisory Board Co.

99,100

5,506

 

Horizon Lines Inc.

161,400

5,287

 

McGrath RentCorp

152,850

5,150

 

Chicago Bridge &

 

 

 

Iron Co. N.V.

125,100

4,721

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

76,400

4,202

 

Healthcare Services

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

134,100

3,956

*

Kenexa Corp.

90,200

3,401

*

Taleo Corp. Class A

150,700

3,395

*

Celadon Group Inc.

212,100

3,372

*

Mobile Mini, Inc.

112,300

3,279

 

Albany International Corp.

79,900

3,231

*

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

57,600

2,841

 

Heartland Express, Inc.

143,340

2,336

*

Huron Consulting Group Inc.

31,000

2,263

*

The Middleby Corp.

33,600

2,010

*

BTU International, Inc.

142,600

1,966

*

Terex Corp.

23,200

1,886

*

^Basin Water, Inc.

215,550

1,875

*

Genlyte Group, Inc.

22,900

1,799

*

Corrections Corp. of America

23,600

1,489

*

TeleTech Holdings Inc.

39,300

1,276

*

Continental Airlines, Inc.

 

 

 

Class B

28,600

969

*

IHS Inc. Class A

20,700

952

*

Copart, Inc.

30,800

942

 

Pall Corp.

19,900

915

 

The Manitowoc Co., Inc.

11,100

892

*

Resources Connection, Inc.

24,800

823

*

Exponent, Inc.

36,000

805

*

Jacobs Engineering

 

 

 

Group Inc.

13,900

799

*

APAC Teleservices, Inc.

328,863

799

*

AGCO Corp.

18,400

799

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

13,200

796

 

Raven Industries, Inc.

20,000

714

*

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

7,200

714

 

Carlisle Co., Inc.

15,000

698

 

Herman Miller, Inc.

21,000

664

*

Geo Group Inc.

22,300

649

*

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

13,300

611

 

 

*

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

35,250

599

*

Ceradyne, Inc.

7,700

569

*

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.

8,100

561

 

Graco, Inc.

13,800

556

 

Manpower Inc.

6,000

553

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

7,400

549

 

Watson Wyatt & Co. Holdings

10,600

535

 

Crane Co.

11,200

509

 

Nordson Corp.

9,700

487

 

^Simpson Manufacturing Co.

14,100

476

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Volt Information Sciences Inc.

24,250

447

 

Kaydon Corp.

8,400

438

*

UAL Corp.

10,000

406

 

Harsco Corp.

7,600

395

 

J.B. Hunt Transport

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

13,300

390

*

Thomas & Betts Corp.

6,400

371

 

^Encore Wire Corp.

12,600

371

 

Arkansas Best Corp.

9,300

362

*

Old Dominion Freight

 

 

 

Line, Inc.

12,000

362

 

American Woodmark Corp.

10,100

349

 

Insteel Industries, Inc.

17,400

313

 

United Industrial Corp.

4,800

288

 

Mueller Industries Inc.

8,300

286

 

Forward Air Corp.

8,200

280

*

American Commercial

 

 

 

Lines Inc.

10,500

274

*

Quanta Services, Inc.

8,600

264

*

Superior Essex Inc.

6,900

258

*

General Cable Corp.

3,400

258

 

Fastenal Co.

5,800

243

*

First Solar, Inc.

2,600

232

*

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

12,000

225

 

Landstar System, Inc.

4,500

217

*

II-VI, Inc.

7,900

215

 

Lennox International Inc.

6,200

212

*

Kirby Corp.

5,000

192

*

Integrated Electrical

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

5,200

171

*

Saia, Inc.

6,100

166

*

M&F Worldwide Corp.

2,400

160

*

Gardner Denver Inc.

3,700

157

 

Diamond Management and Technology Consultants,Inc.

11,700

154

*

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

4,500

145

*

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc.

23,800

142

*

PeopleSupport Inc.

11,600

132

*

Perini Corp.

2,100

129

 

^AMREP Corp.

2,700

128

*

Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc.

4,900

114

*

WESCO International, Inc.

1,800

109

*

US Airways Group Inc.

3,500

106

 

Cascade Corp.

1,300

102

*

AZZ Inc.

2,800

94

*

COMSYS IT Partners Inc.

3,800

87

 

Gorman-Rupp Co.

2,500

80

 

Baldor Electric Co.

1,600

79

*

First Consulting Group, Inc.

6,700

64

 

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

1,500

63

*

Lamson & Sessions Co.

2,100

56

 

Tredegar Corp.

2,600

55

 

Waste Industries USA, Inc.

1,100

38

*

Spherion Corp.

3,500

33

 

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

1,000

28

*

United Stationers, Inc.

400

27

 

HNI Corp.

500

21

 

 

 

141,010

 

 

Information Technology (23.4%)

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (4.0%)

 

*

Ciena Corp.

185,015

6,685

*

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

86,400

3,786

*

ViaSat, Inc.

115,800

3,717

*

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.

 

 

 

Class A

175,125

3,149

*

Sirenza Microdevices, Inc.

245,700

2,916

*

Sycamore Networks, Inc.

685,400

2,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Polycom, Inc.

64,700

2,174

*

MRV Communications Inc.

632,700

2,056

*

Mastec Inc.

120,600

1,908

*

Acme Packet, Inc.

125,100

1,437

*

EXFO Electric-Optical

 

 

 

Engineering, Inc.

191,800

1,339

*

EFJ, Inc.

209,300

1,128

*

CommScope, Inc.

8,800

513

*

Sonus Networks, Inc.

43,100

367

*

UTStarcom, Inc.

61,700

346

*

Avocent Corp.

10,900

316

*

Comtech

 

 

 

Telecommunications Corp.

4,400

204

*

Bookham, Inc.

76,200

171

*

Interdigital

 

 

 

Communications Corp.

2,200

71

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.5%)

 

*

Hutchinson Technology, Inc.

139,550

2,625

*

Brocade Communications

 

 

 

Systems, Inc.

63,500

497

*

QLogic Corp.

29,000

483

*

Western Digital Corp.

24,400

472

 

Diebold, Inc.

3,100

162

*

Synaptics Inc.

3,700

132

*

Rimage Corp.

900

28

*

STEC Inc.

3,900

25

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (3.2%)

*

Trimble Navigation Ltd.

201,000

6,472

*

^Color Kinetics Inc.

120,900

4,039

*

Littelfuse, Inc.

111,000

3,748

*

CDW Corp.

40,900

3,475

*

Avnet, Inc.

45,900

1,819

 

X-Rite Inc.

113,000

1,669

*

FLIR Systems, Inc.

27,800

1,286

*

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A

37,900

823

 

Molex, Inc.

24,300

729

*

Anixter International Inc.

6,900

519

*

Rogers Corp.

10,900

403

*

TTM Technologies, Inc.

29,700

386

*

^I.D. Systems, Inc.

28,500

367

*

ScanSource, Inc.

10,100

323

*

Tech Data Corp.

6,400

246

*

Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.

3,400

235

 

Technitrol, Inc.

7,600

218

 

AVX Corp.

12,200

204

 

Tektronix, Inc.

5,900

199

*

Brightpoint, Inc.

13,440

185

*

Mettler-Toledo

 

 

 

International Inc.

1,800

172

*

^Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.

7,000

120

*

FARO Technologies, Inc.

3,100

99

 

Daktronics, Inc.

2,200

47

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services (3.0%)

 

 

 

*

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

104,900

5,102

*

Ariba, Inc.

423,799

4,200

*

Vocus, Inc.

156,300

3,925

*

VistaPrint Ltd.

89,200

3,412

 

Marchex, Inc.

204,100

3,331

*

ValueClick, Inc.

66,600

1,962

 

TheStreet.com, Inc.

125,700

1,368

*

RADVision Ltd.

31,900

671

*

Travelzoo, Inc.

22,500

598

*

The Knot, Inc.

27,500

555

*

Digital River, Inc.

10,000

453

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

SAVVIS, Inc.

7,200

356

*

j2 Global

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

7,400

258

*

SonicWALL, Inc.

16,900

145

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services (2.9%)

 

 

*

Ness Technologies Inc.

423,300

5,507

*

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

144,800

5,104

*

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

171,200

4,992

 

^Heartland Payment

 

 

 

Systems, Inc.

146,800

4,306

*

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

28,600

2,210

*

MPS Group, Inc.

124,050

1,659

 

MoneyGram

 

 

 

International, Inc.

18,300

511

 

Total System Services, Inc.

13,700

404

 

Global Payments Inc.

8,400

333

*

Ceridian Corp.

7,900

277

 

Syntel, Inc.

3,200

97

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors &

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment (4.9%)

 

*

Varian Semiconductor

 

 

 

Equipment Associates, Inc.

214,050

8,575

*

Microsemi Corp.

241,350

5,780

*

Entegris Inc.

388,650

4,617

*

Nextest Systems Corp.

306,250

4,186

*

FEI Co.

122,750

3,984

*

Pericom

 

 

 

Semiconductor Corp.

340,700

3,802

*

PLX Technology, Inc.

285,050

3,181

*

Cymer, Inc.

61,600

2,476

*

Verigy Ltd.

71,000

2,031

*

DSP Group Inc.

88,700

1,816

*

Novellus Systems, Inc.

28,700

814

*

RF Micro Devices, Inc.

80,000

499

*

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

54,500

401

*

^OmniVision

 

 

 

Technologies, Inc.

21,800

395

*

Amkor Technology, Inc.

20,300

320

 

 

 

 

 

Software (4.9%)

 

 

*

Cadence Design

 

 

 

Systems, Inc.

248,100

5,448

*

VASCO Data Security

 

 

 

International, Inc.

201,200

4,579

*

Red Hat, Inc.

195,750

4,361

*

Radiant Systems, Inc.

300,300

3,976

*

McAfee Inc.

73,900

2,601

*

BMC Software, Inc.

80,900

2,451

 

FactSet Research

 

 

 

Systems Inc.

34,450

2,355

*

Concur Technologies, Inc.

101,400

2,317

*

Sonic Solutions, Inc.

160,000

2,018

*

The Ultimate Software

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

69,000

1,996

*

PROS Holdings, Inc.

145,400

1,905

*

Guidance Software Inc.

116,900

1,648

 

 

*

SourceForge Inc.

319,600

1,349

*

Ulticom, Inc.

111,000

980

*

Informatica Corp.

49,700

734

*

Synopsys, Inc.

23,100

611

*

Macrovision Corp.

20,300

610

*

Parametric Technology Corp.

22,400

484

*

Citrix Systems, Inc.

13,200

444

*

Mentor Graphics Corp.

31,900

420

*

Sybase, Inc.

12,700

303

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

*

Compuware Corp.

24,800

294

*

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

9,500

265

*

Activision, Inc.

12,200

228

*

MICROS Systems, Inc.

2,100

114

*

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

6,600

82

*

i2 Technologies, Inc.

2,700

50

 

 

 

204,481

Materials (3.6%)

 

 

 

AptarGroup Inc.

286,800

10,199

 

Albemarle Corp.

47,300

1,823

*

Pactiv Corp.

51,900

1,655

 

International Flavors &

 

 

 

Fragrances, Inc.

29,400

1,533

*

AK Steel Holding Corp.

38,500

1,439

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

8,500

1,377

 

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

14,800

1,150

*

Hercules, Inc.

58,000

1,140

 

Arch Chemicals, Inc.

30,000

1,054

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

19,600

821

*

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

21,300

746

*

W.R. Grace & Co.

29,400

720

 

Greif Inc. Class A

11,500

686

 

NewMarket Corp.

13,500

653

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

9,900

637

 

Nalco Holding Co.

23,100

634

 

Sonoco Products Co.

14,800

634

*

Terra Industries, Inc.

21,300

541

 

Sealed Air Corp.

15,000

465

 

Reliance Steel &

 

 

 

Aluminum Co.

7,900

444

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

7,100

425

 

Chaparral Steel Co.

5,500

395

 

Celanese Corp. Series A

9,500

368

*

PolyOne Corp.

45,300

326

 

Rock-Tenn Co.

9,300

295

 

Airgas, Inc.

5,900

283

 

Cabot Corp.

5,900

281

*

Crown Holdings, Inc.

8,700

217

*

Brush Engineered

 

 

 

Materials Inc.

5,100

214

*

OM Group, Inc.

3,300

175

*

AEP Industries, Inc.

3,500

158

*

Buckeye Technology, Inc.

4,000

62

 

A.M. Castle & Co.

1,200

43

 

 

 

31,593

Telecommunication Services (0.3%)

 

 

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

50,800

1,404

 

Telephone &

 

 

 

Data Systems, Inc.

12,700

795

 

Golden Telecom, Inc.

2,500

138

 

 

 

2,337

Utilities (0.2%)

 

 

 

^Ormat Technologies Inc.

20,400

769

 

Energen Corp.

8,300

456

 

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

12,500

218

 

ONEOK, Inc.

4,200

212

 

OGE Energy Corp.

5,600

205

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

2,900

144

 

 

 

UGI Corp. Holding Co.

3,100

85

 

 

 

2,089

Exchange-Traded Fund (0.9%)

 

 

2

Vanguard Small-Cap

 

 

 

Growth ETF

104,300

7,704

Total Common Stocks

 

 

(Cost $728,410)

 

826,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Market

 

 

 

Value

 

 

Shares

($000)

Temporary Cash Investments (9.8%)1

 

Money Market Fund (9.6%)

 

 

3

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

49,031

49,031

3

Vanguard Market

 

 

 

Liquidity Fund,

 

 

 

5.281%—Note F

34,752

34,752

 

 

 

83,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

($000)

 

U.S. Agency Obligation (0.2%)

 

 

4

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

 

 

5

5.197%, 7/9/07

2,000

1,998

Total Temporary Cash Investments

 

(Cost $85,780)

 

85,781

Total Investments (104.6%)

 

 

(Cost $814,190)

 

912,679

Other Assets and Liabilities (–4.6%)

 

Other Assets—Note C

 

2,599

Security Lending Collateral

 

 

 

Payable to Brokers—Note F

 

(34,752)

Other Liabilities

 

(8,044)

 

 

 

(40,197)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 45,690,396 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

872,482

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$19.10

 

 

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:6

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

726,741

$15.90

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

757

.02

Accumulated Net

 

 

Realized Gains

46,502

1.02

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

Investment Securities

98,489

2.16

Futures Contracts

(7)

Net Assets

872,482

$19.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income-producing security.

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

1 The portfolio invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the portfolio’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 97.8% and 6.8%, respectively, of net assets. See Note D in Notes to Financial Statements.

2

Considered an affiliated company of the portfolio as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.

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

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

5 Securities with a value of $1,998,000 and cash of $208,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

6

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

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Dividends1

1,796

Interest1

1,237

Security Lending

437

Total Income

3,470

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

 

Basic Fee

712

Performance Adjustment

(216)

The Vanguard Group—Note C

 

Management and Administrative

889

Marketing and Distribution

95

Custodian Fees

41

Shareholders’ Reports

12

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

1,534

Net Investment Income

1,936

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold1

45,517

Futures Contracts

1,261

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

46,778

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

25,587

Futures Contracts

(36)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

25,551

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

74,265

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

1,936

4,078

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

46,778

74,225

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

25,551

(5,975)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

74,265

72,328

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(4,226)

(2,929)

Realized Capital Gain2

(74,601)

(90,229)

Total Distributions

(78,827)

(93,158)

Capital Share Transactions—Note G

 

 

Issued

61,269

169,493

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

78,827

93,158

Redeemed

(86,134)

(162,862)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

53,962

99,789

Total Increase (Decrease)

49,400

78,959

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

823,082

744,123

End of Period3

872,482

823,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the portfolio were $1,000, $1,185,000, and $0, respectively.

2 Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $16,945,000 and $20,116,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

3

Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $757,000 and $3,047,000.

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$19.32

$19.61

$19.48

$16.91

$11.99

$16.43

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

.051

.095

.070

(.001)

.014

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

1.613

2.000

1.031

2.586

4.909

(3.80)

Total from Investment Operations

1.664

2.095

1.101

2.585

4.923

(3.80)

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.101)

(.075)

(.015)

(.003)

(.12)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(1.783)

(2.310)

(.971)

(.52)

Total Distributions

(1.884)

(2.385)

(.971)

(.015)

(.003)

(.64)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$19.10

$19.32

$19.61

$19.48

$16.91

$11.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

9.20%

10.21%

6.26%

15.30%

41.07%

–24.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$872

$823

$744

$752

$621

$383

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets1

0.36%*

0.38%

0.40%

0.46%

0.55%

0.57%

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Average Net Assets

0.46%*

0.51%

0.35%

(0.01%)

0.09%

0.05%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

67%*

79%

71%

80%

64%

58%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Includes performance-based advisory fee increases (decreases) of (0.05%), (0.04%), (0.02%), 0.04%, 0.08%, and 0.07%.

*

Annualized.

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

 

 

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Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Small Company Growth Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The portfolio 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 portfolio 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 portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

5. Security Lending: The portfolio 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 portfolio 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.

B. Granahan Investment Management, Inc., and Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., LLC, each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the portfolio for fees calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. The basic fees of each advisor are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance for the preceding three years relative to the Russell 2500 Growth Index.

The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the portfolio on an at-cost basis.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.17% of the portfolio’s average net assets before a decrease of $216,000 (0.05%) based on performance.

 

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C. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $76,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.08% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

D. 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 portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year.

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $814,190,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $98,489,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $145,782,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $47,293,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

At June 30, 2007, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts expiring in September 2007 and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

 

 

 

 

($000)

 

 

Aggregate

Unrealized

 

Number of

Settlement

Appreciation

Futures Contracts

Long Contracts

Value

(Depreciation)

E-mini Russell 2000 Index

158

13,305

16

Russell 2000 Index

20

8,421

12

S&P MidCap 400 Index

10

4,521

(35)

 

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

E. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $267,703,000 of investment securities and sold $278,879,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

F. The market value of securities on loan to broker-dealers at June 30, 2007, was $32,133,000, for which the portfolio received cash collateral of $34,752,000.

G. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

3,180

8,691

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

4,374

4,635

Redeemed

(4,473)

(8,661)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

3,081

4,665

 

H. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

14

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return.

This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Small Company Growth Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,091.97

$1.87

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,023.01

1.81

 

 

1

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that period is 0.36%. 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.

 

15

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Agreements

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Small Company Growth Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory agreements with Granahan Investment Management, Inc. (Granahan) and Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (GMO). The board determined that the retention of these advisors was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders.

The board approved a change to the process for the quarterly calculation of the portfolio’s asset-based advisory fee schedules with Granahan and GMO. The calculations now will be based on the average daily net assets managed by each advisor rather than the average month-end net assets.

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 agreements. 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 portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each firm. The board noted the following:

Granahan Investment Management.

Granahan, founded by Jack Granahan in 1985, has been an advisor to the Small Company Growth Portfolio since the portfolio’s inception in 1996. With more than 20 years together at Granahan, the members of the portfolio management team continue to execute their disciplined process of identifying attractive small-cap growth companies diversified across all phases of the business life-cycle.

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo. GMO has a diverse product line whose assets are well-distributed across products. U.S. equities, developed-market international equities, emerging-market equities, and global fixed income securities each make up a meaningful portion of GMO’s total business. Sam Wilderman, director of U.S. quantitative equity management at GMO, has been the lead portfolio manager of GMO’s portion of the portfolio since 2005; GMO has managed assets of the portfolio since 2000.

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

Investment performance

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

 

Cost

The board concluded that the Small Company Growth Portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by funds in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory fee rates were also well below the peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the

About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages, which also include information about the advisory fee rates.

The board did not consider profitability of the advisors in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because Granahan and GMO are independent of Vanguard, and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the portfolio realizes economies of scale that are built into the negotiated advisory fee rates without any need for asset-level breakpoints.

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

 

16

 

 

 


Vanguard® Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

The Total Bond Market Index Portfolio returned 0.8% in the first half of 2007. The portfolio captured most of its target benchmark’s return and outpaced the average return of its mutual fund peers.

The table below shows the six-month total returns (capital change plus reinvested distributions) for the portfolio and its comparative standards. Please note that the portfolio returns in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from those in the Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

As of June 30, the portfolio’s annualized yield stood at 5.34%, which was 0.37 percentage point higher than at the start of the year.

Rising long-term rates yielded a weak result

Yields moved higher across the bond maturity spectrum over the six-month period. The greatest increases occurred for intermediate- and long-term bonds, whose yields had been unusually low for the past few years.

 

The rise in yields—which was most pronounced in May and June—was the result of lingering inflationary pressures and a revision in the market’s earlier expectation that the Federal Reserve Board would begin to cut interest rates.

The increase in longer-term rates caused a –1.7% capital loss in the Total Bond Market Index Portfolio for the six months. However, the portfolio’s income return of 2.5% offset its share-price decline. During the period, bond portfolios with shorter durations—a measure of sensitivity to interest-rate changes—generally fared better than those with longer durations. Your portfolio’s intermediate-term duration shielded its net asset value from some of the negative effects of rising rates.

The portfolio’s benchmark does not incur any operating or transaction costs. Thus, the talented team in Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group has developed proprietary portfolio-construction methodologies and trading efficiencies to help the portfolio track the benchmark as precisely as possible.

Low costs also play a vital role in the portfolio’s results. Because its expenses are far below those of its peers, the portfolio is able to pass along a larger share of its returns to you.

Bonds are a useful asset in any market environment

Bonds can serve as a valuable component of a long-term, balanced portfolio in any market environment, even though their returns may sometimes be low, as they were recently. Part of the reason is that bonds provide income that can offset some of the volatility seen in the equity markets. So if an investor has a portfolio dominated by stocks, adding a bond component may help smooth out the inevitable bumps in the road. Bonds also offer the potential for higher returns than those produced by money market investments.

For those seeking the benefits of investing in bonds, a conservative, low-cost portfolio such as the Total Bond Market Index Portfolio offers an opportunity to gain broad exposure to the U.S. bond market.

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

0.8%

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

1.0

Average Intermediate-Term Investment Grade Debt Fund1

0.6

 

Annualized Expense Ratios2

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Intermediate-Term

 

 

 

Investment Grade

 

Portfolio

Debt Fund

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

0.16%

0.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2 Portfolio expense ratio reflects the six months ended June 30, 2007. Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

1

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

 

Target

 

Portfolio

Index1

Number of Issues

1,955

8,899

Yield

5.3%

Yield to Maturity

5.7%2

5.7%

Average Coupon

5.5%

5.4%

Average

 

 

Effective Maturity

7.3 years

7.3 years

Average Quality3

Aa1

Aa1

Average Duration

4.7 years

4.7 years

Expense Ratio

0.16%4

Short-Term Reserves

0%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

 

Target Index1

R-Squared

1.00

Beta

1.01

 

Distribution by Maturity (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Under 1 Year

3%

1–5 Years

38

5–10 Years

45

10–20 Years

8

20–30 Years

6

 

Sector Diversification5 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Asset-Backed /Commercial Mortgage-Backed

8%

Finance

8

Foreign

3

Government Mortgage-Backed

37

Industrial

8

Treasury/Agency

33

Utilities

2

Other

1

 

Distribution by Credit Quality3 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

80%

Aa

5

A

8

Baa

7

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

2 Before expenses.

3 Source: Moody’s Investors Service.

4 Annualized.

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

 

2

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): December 31, 1996–June 30, 2007


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Years

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Capital

Income

Total

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

4/29/1991

6.07%

4.22%

0.57%

5.15%

5.72%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Six months ended June 30, 2007.

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

 

3

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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).

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (68.9%)

 

 

U.S. Government Securities (23.1%)

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

10.375%

11/15/12

725

739

U.S. Treasury Bond

3.625%

5/15/13

3,525

3,295

U.S. Treasury Bond

12.000%

8/15/13

1,200

1,291

U.S. Treasury Bond

13.250%

5/15/14

170

195

U.S. Treasury Bond

12.500%

8/15/14

275

316

U.S. Treasury Bond

4.000%

2/15/15

2,725

2,551

U.S. Treasury Bond

11.250%

2/15/15

3,775

5,248

U.S. Treasury Bond

10.625%

8/15/15

160

219

U.S. Treasury Bond

9.250%

2/15/16

200

258

U.S. Treasury Bond

7.250%

5/15/16

985

1,138

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.750%

5/15/17

4,150

5,319

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.875%

8/15/17

10,625

13,769

U.S. Treasury Bond

9.125%

5/15/18

900

1,198

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.875%

2/15/19

2,535

3,354

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.125%

8/15/19

3,420

4,325

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.500%

2/15/20

165

215

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.750%

5/15/20

300

400

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.750%

8/15/20

6,650

8,882

U.S. Treasury Bond

7.875%

2/15/21

205

258

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.125%

5/15/21

85

109

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.125%

8/15/21

225

290

U.S. Treasury Bond

8.000%

11/15/21

220

282

U.S. Treasury Bond

7.250%

8/15/22

210

254

U.S. Treasury Bond

7.625%

11/15/22

1,140

1,428

U.S. Treasury Bond

7.125%

2/15/23

790

949

U.S. Treasury Bond

7.625%

2/15/25

3,450

4,395

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.875%

8/15/25

1,400

1,668

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.000%

2/15/26

25

27

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.750%

8/15/26

10,055

11,901

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.625%

2/15/27

3,940

4,617

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.375%

8/15/27

85

97

U.S. Treasury Bond

5.500%

8/15/28

150

156

U.S. Treasury Bond

5.250%

11/15/28

110

111

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.125%

8/15/29

30

34

U.S. Treasury Bond

6.250%

5/15/30

5,300

6,059

U.S. Treasury Bond

5.375%

2/15/31

3,150

3,236

U.S. Treasury Bond

4.500%

2/15/36

550

498

U.S. Treasury Bond

4.750%

2/15/37

400

377

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

4/30/08

1,550

1,548

U.S. Treasury Note

5.625%

5/15/08

2,050

2,060

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

5/31/08

5,125

5,121

U.S. Treasury Note

5.125%

6/30/08

15,640

15,655

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note

5.000%

7/31/08

1,025

1,025

U.S. Treasury Note

3.250%

8/15/08

100

98

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

8/31/08

2,850

2,846

U.S. Treasury Note

4.625%

9/30/08

2,706

2,695

U.S. Treasury Note

3.125%

10/15/08

525

513

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

10/31/08

1,525

1,523

U.S. Treasury Note

3.375%

11/15/08

1,625

1,591

U.S. Treasury Note

4.375%

11/15/08

5,600

5,556

U.S. Treasury Note

4.750%

12/31/08

375

374

U.S. Treasury Note

3.250%

1/15/09

350

341

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

1/31/09

960

959

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

2/15/09

3,820

3,795

U.S. Treasury Note

4.750%

2/28/09

7,350

7,330

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

3/31/09

9,725

9,657

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.875%

5/15/09

265

260

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

5/15/09

275

275

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

6/15/09

350

344

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.625%

7/15/09

755

737

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.500%

8/15/09

200

194

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

8/15/09

450

450

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.375%

10/15/09

8,065

7,804

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.500%

12/15/09

1,325

1,283

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.500%

2/15/10

1,150

1,111

 

U.S. Treasury Note

6.500%

2/15/10

15,875

16,490

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

3/15/10

1,500

1,467

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

4/15/10

7,425

7,253

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.875%

5/15/10

150

146

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.125%

8/15/10

1,845

1,804

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.875%

9/15/10

1,350

1,310

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

10/15/10

6,060

5,944

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

11/15/10

135

133

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.375%

12/15/10

455

448

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

1/15/11

6,150

6,020

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

2/28/11

1,660

1,638

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.750%

3/31/11

775

771

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

4/30/11

6,250

6,239

 

U.S. Treasury Note

5.125%

6/30/11

50

50

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

7/31/11

1,400

1,398

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

9/30/11

735

723

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.625%

10/31/11

15,025

14,847

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

11/30/11

500

492

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.625%

12/31/11

50

49

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.750%

1/31/12

2,325

2,308

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.625%

2/29/12

1,025

1,012

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

3/31/12

5,950

5,839

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.500%

4/30/12

1,800

1,767

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

11/15/12

50

48

 

U.S. Treasury Note

3.875%

2/15/13

895

850

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

11/15/13

185

178

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.000%

2/15/14

1,050

994

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.750%

5/15/14

300

296

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

8/15/14

5,950

5,690

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

11/15/14

8,975

8,563

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.250%

8/15/15

25

24

 

U.S. Treasury Note

5.125%

5/15/16

725

729

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.875%

8/15/16

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

260,128

Agency Bonds and Notes (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Agency for International

 

 

 

 

 

Development-Egypt (U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

Government Guaranteed)

4.450%

9/15/15

350

331

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

3.375%

7/15/08

200

196

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

3.750%

1/15/09

225

220

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

4.125%

4/15/09

175

172

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.250%

8/3/09

275

275

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.000%

10/23/09

250

249

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.250%

9/13/10

150

150

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.375%

7/18/11

550

553

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

4.875%

12/16/15

175

169

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

5.125%

8/25/16

225

219

4

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

1

Federal Farm Credit Bank

4.875%

1/17/17

250

239

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.125%

8/8/08

500

499

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.875%

8/22/08

4,000

3,944

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.800%

9/2/08

1,500

1,510

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.865%

9/2/08

1,100

1,107

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.750%

4/24/09

4,000

3,972

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.375%

7/17/09

250

251

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.250%

8/5/09

125

125

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.000%

9/18/09

1,000

996

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.000%

12/11/09

125

124

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.875%

1/15/10

375

363

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.375%

3/17/10

600

588

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.875%

5/14/10

150

149

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

7.625%

5/14/10

1,850

1,966

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.875%

11/18/11

400

394

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.750%

5/15/12

575

587

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.875%

6/14/13

825

765

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.125%

8/14/13

1,925

1,901

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.500%

9/16/13

2,300

2,198

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.500%

8/13/14

1,600

1,610

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.375%

5/18/16

1,800

1,791

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.625%

6/13/16

75

76

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.750%

12/16/16

2,625

2,488

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.875%

5/17/17

125

119

1

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.250%

12/11/20

250

243

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

3.375%

4/15/09

2,500

2,427

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.250%

5/21/09

2,500

2,503

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.000%

6/11/09

2,375

2,368

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.625%

9/15/09

3,750

3,859

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.750%

1/18/11

150

148

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.000%

6/15/11

2,700

2,771

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.250%

7/18/11

250

250

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.750%

1/15/12

2,250

2,289

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.125%

7/15/12

1,100

1,092

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.500%

8/20/12

2,000

2,016

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.500%

1/15/13

1,300

1,250

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.500%

7/15/13

350

335

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.875%

11/15/13

1,850

1,801

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.000%

7/15/14

3,500

3,421

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.250%

4/18/16

2,000

1,973

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.125%

10/18/16

1,000

975

 

 

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.000%

12/14/18

615

575

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.750%

9/15/29

400

457

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.750%

3/15/31

1,525

1,750

1

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.250%

7/15/32

425

462

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.875%

7/15/08

5,500

5,422

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

9/15/08

3,000

2,993

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.500%

10/15/08

2,000

1,982

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.875%

4/15/09

750

747

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.625%

9/15/09

5,060

5,208

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

7.250%

1/15/10

3,010

3,156

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.250%

8/15/10

1,200

1,167

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.250%

2/1/11

400

412

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.500%

3/15/11

1,000

1,009

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

10/15/11

1,025

1,014

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.125%

3/15/12

1,450

1,499

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.875%

5/18/12

350

344

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.375%

9/15/12

350

335

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.750%

2/21/13

500

486

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.375%

3/15/13

650

619

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.625%

5/1/13

475

456

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.625%

10/15/13

2,950

2,832

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.125%

4/15/14

1,500

1,393

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.625%

10/15/14

1,000

953

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.375%

10/15/15

500

465

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.250%

9/15/16

1,150

1,135

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.875%

12/15/16

1,500

1,435

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

2/13/17

925

896

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

5/11/17

2,000

1,928

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

7.125%

1/15/30

1,425

1,706

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

7.250%

5/15/30

300

366

1

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.625%

11/15/30

600

678

 

Private Export Funding Corp.

7.200%

1/15/10

400

418

 

State of Israel (U.S.Government Guaranteed)

5.500%

9/18/23

150

150

 

State of Israel (U.S.Government Guaranteed)

5.500%

12/4/23

50

50

 

State of Israel (U.S.Government Guaranteed)

5.500%

4/26/24

75

74

1

Tennessee Valley Auth.

7.125%

5/1/30

1,000

1,186

1

Tennessee Valley Auth.

4.650%

6/15/35

175

152

1

Tennessee Valley Auth.

5.375%

4/1/56

50

48

 

 

 

 

 

105,975

Mortgage-Backed Securities (36.4%)

 

 

 

 

Conventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (33.5%)

 

 

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.000%

8/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

9/1/20

4,861

4,551

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.500%

3/1/09–

 

 

 

 

 

8/1/35

16,873

15,972

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.000%

3/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

3/1/37

41,035

38,837

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.500%

11/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

6/1/37

54,176

52,404

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.000%

7/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

1/1/37

21,813

21,669

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

6.500%

2/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

10/1/36

6,444

6,537

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

7.000%

9/1/07–

 

 

 

 

 

9/1/36

3,063

3,157

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

7.500%

10/1/09–

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/30

334

345

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

8.000%

10/1/09–

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/30

260

274

 

 

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

8.500%

3/1/23–

 

 

 

 

 

11/1/30

85

90

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

9.000%

5/1/27–

 

 

 

 

 

5/1/30

12

13

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

9.500%

1/1/25–

 

 

 

 

 

2/1/25

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

10.000%

3/1/17–

 

 

 

 

 

11/1/19

5

6

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.000%

12/1/10–

 

 

 

 

 

6/1/19

1,850

1,746

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.500%

9/1/11–

 

 

 

 

 

10/1/35

16,908

15,886

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

9/1/09–

 

 

 

 

 

5/1/37

59,987

56,690

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.500%

3/1/17–

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/37

63,565

61,552

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.000%

11/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

2/1/37

43,206

42,861

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

6.500%

8/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

6/1/37

13,732

13,901

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

7.000%

10/1/07–

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/37

2,741

2,819

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

7.500%

1/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/32

362

373

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

8.000%

2/1/08–

 

 

 

 

 

11/1/30

129

137

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

8.500%

7/1/22–

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/31

52

54

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

9.000%

6/1/22–

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/24

13

13

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

9.500%

12/1/18–

 

 

 

 

 

2/1/25

10

11

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

10.000%

8/1/20–

 

 

 

 

 

8/1/21

4

4

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

10.500%

8/1/20

2

2

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

4.500%

8/15/18–

 

 

 

 

 

8/15/35

836

779

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

5.000%

3/15/18–

 

 

 

 

 

1/20/37

8,076

7,655

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

5.500%

6/15/18–

 

 

 

 

 

6/20/37

13,867

13,450

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.000%

3/15/09–

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/37

10,380

10,323

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

6.500%

10/15/08–

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/37

4,357

4,432

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

7.000%

10/15/08–

 

 

 

 

 

8/20/36

1,038

1,072

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

7.500%

5/15/08–

 

 

 

 

 

1/15/31

304

313

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

8.000%

3/15/08–

 

 

 

 

 

12/15/30

180

190

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

8.500%

7/15/09–

 

 

 

 

 

7/15/30

55

59

 

 

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

9.000%

4/15/16–

 

 

 

 

 

7/15/30

100

106

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

9.500%

4/15/17–

 

 

 

 

 

12/15/21

15

16

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

10.000%

5/15/20

2

2

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

10.500%

5/15/19

12

14

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

11.000%

10/15/15

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

Government National

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn.

11.500%

2/15/13

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonconventional Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.9%)

 

 

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.292%

4/1/36

1,059

1,041

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.331%

11/1/33

139

138

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.599%

11/1/34

475

464

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.623%

4/1/35

557

543

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.667%

12/1/35

731

719

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.699%

12/1/34

202

199

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

4.792%

7/1/35

954

936

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.279%

3/1/36

560

557

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.326%

12/1/36

202

201

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.427%

3/1/37

491

485

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.457%

4/1/37

664

656

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.584%

5/1/36

483

486

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.625%

4/1/37

476

475

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.707%

12/1/36

707

705

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.716%

3/1/37

978

974

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.773%

5/1/36

256

257

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.855%

4/1/37

603

606

1,2

Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.875%

5/1/37

600

593

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.135%

5/1/34

252

243

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.423%

8/1/35

960

934

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.431%

4/1/36

807

799

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.571%

1/1/35

1,041

1,021

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.591%

11/1/34

516

497

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.633%

11/1/33

136

133

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.644%

9/1/34

468

457

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.707%

10/1/34

255

251

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.734%

9/1/35

365

358

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.760%

6/1/34

190

187

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.760%

9/1/34

113

112

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.781%

4/1/36

962

955

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.782%

10/1/34

526

518

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.840%

4/1/37

683

677

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.958%

7/1/35

146

144

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.089%

12/1/35

880

869

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.095%

1/1/36

458

453

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.107%

2/1/36

132

130

 

 

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.140%

12/1/35

866

855

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.300%

3/1/37

396

392

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.477%

2/1/36

584

579

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.512%

5/1/37

365

364

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.626%

7/1/36

177

178

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.662%

1/1/37

473

472

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.670%

6/1/36

252

254

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.670%

3/1/37

497

497

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.695%

3/1/37

1,454

1,451

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.699%

2/1/37

1,374

1,379

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.709%

2/1/37

945

944

 

 

6

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.744%

12/1/36

1,438

1,438

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.744%

3/1/37

1,227

1,225

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.757%

4/1/36

426

428

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.780%

4/1/37

286

286

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.804%

4/1/37

490

485

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.825%

6/1/37

1,500

1,497

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.853%

1/1/36

279

281

1,2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

5.892%

9/1/36

1,094

1,100

 

 

 

 

 

411,207

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $790,752)

777,310

Corporate Bonds (26.9%)

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (8.9%)

 

2,4

BA Covered Bond Issuer

5.500%

6/14/12

1,150

1,154

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.610%

11/15/33

2,100

2,094

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.405%

12/11/40

375

364

2

Bear Stearns Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

5.302%

10/12/42

1,000

962

2,3

Capital One Master Trust

5.510%

10/15/10

3,195

3,196

2

Capital One Multi-Asset

 

 

 

 

 

Execution Trust

3.650%

7/15/11

1,500

1,472

2

Capital One Multi-Asset

 

 

 

 

 

Execution Trust

5.050%

12/17/18

1,000

961

2,3

Chase Issuance Trust

5.330%

12/15/10

9,300

9,299

2,3

Chase Issuance Trust

5.330%

2/15/11

1,500

1,502

2

Chase Issuance Trust

4.650%

12/17/12

800

783

2

Citibank Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

2.900%

5/17/10

1,000

980

2

Citibank Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Trust

3.500%

8/16/10

2,000

1,961

2,4

Citicorp Lease

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Trust

8.040%

12/15/19

500

569

2,4

Commercial Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Lease-Backed Certificate

6.746%

6/20/31

880

900

2

Countrywide Home Loans

4.047%

5/25/33

294

289

2

Credit Suisse First Boston

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities Corp.

6.380%

12/18/35

3,500

3,552

2

Credit Suisse First Boston

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities Corp.

5.100%

8/15/38

850

811

2

DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust

4.200%

7/8/10

180

178

2

DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust

5.330%

8/8/10

700

700

2,3

DaimlerChrysler Master

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.330%

8/17/09

8,500

8,500

2,3

Discover Card Master Trust I

5.340%

5/15/10

4,000

4,002

2,3

Discover Card Master Trust I

5.340%

5/15/11

3,000

3,004

2

First Union National Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust

6.223%

12/12/33

2,100

2,145

2,3

Fleet Credit Card Master Trust II

5.460%

4/15/10

4,500

4,503

2

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

4.300%

8/15/09

273

271

2

GE Capital Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp.

5.994%

12/10/35

1,203

1,209

2

GE Capital Credit Card

 

 

 

 

 

Master Note Trust

5.080%

9/15/12

1,350

1,345

2

GMAC Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities, Inc.

4.864%

12/10/41

1,500

1,418

 

 

2,3

Gracechurch Card Funding PLC

5.430%

3/15/10

5,000

5,006

2,3

Gracechurch Card Funding PLC

5.330%

6/15/10

1,000

1,001

2,3

Gracechurch Card Funding PLC

5.330%

9/15/10

3,000

3,002

2,3

Gracechurch Card Funding PLC

5.330%

11/15/10

2,000

2,003

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

4.610%

8/17/09

977

973

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.300%

7/21/10

500

500

2

Honda Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

5.120%

10/15/10

1,000

996

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

4.200%

7/12/35

1,218

1,182

2

JPMorgan Chase Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities

4.697%

7/15/42

2,000

1,907

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

LB–UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

4.786%

10/15/29

1,500

1,410

2

LB–UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

4.885%

9/15/30

1,950

1,915

2

LB–UBS Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

5.197%

11/15/30

250

241

2,3

MBNA Credit Card Master

 

 

 

 

 

Note Trust

5.320%

12/15/10

5,000

5,004

2

MBNA Credit Card Master

 

 

 

 

 

Note Trust

4.300%

2/15/11

250

247

2

MBNA Master Credit Card Trust

7.000%

2/15/12

1,400

1,451

2

Morgan Stanley Capital I

4.970%

4/14/40

1,217

1,161

2

Morgan Stanley Capital I

5.230%

9/15/42

2,625

2,525

2

Morgan Stanley

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Witter Capital I

5.980%

1/15/39

2,500

2,523

2

Nissan Auto Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Trust

4.190%

7/15/09

154

153

2

PG&E Energy Recovery

 

 

 

 

 

Funding LLC

4.140%

9/25/12

200

194

2

PG&E Energy Recovery

 

 

 

 

 

Funding LLC

5.030%

3/25/14

600

595

2

PNC Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance Corp.

7.300%

10/12/33

1,933

2,005

2

PSE&G Transition Funding LLC

6.890%

12/15/17

500

541

2

Salomon Brothers

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Securities VII

4.115%

9/25/33

815

803

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

4.550%

2/16/10

480

478

2

USAA Auto Owner Trust

5.360%

2/15/11

750

751

2

Volkswagen Auto Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Enhanced Trust

4.800%

7/20/09

627

625

2

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust

4.790%

4/20/10

800

798

2

Wachovia Bank Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Trust

4.440%

11/15/34

2,000

1,945

2

World Omni Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables Trust

3.540%

6/12/09

238

237

 

 

 

 

 

100,296

Finance (7.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey National PLC

7.950%

10/26/29

150

181

 

AmSouth Bank NA

5.200%

4/1/15

150

144

 

BAC Capital Trust XI

6.625%

5/23/36

150

153

 

Bank of America Corp.

3.375%

2/17/09

250

243

 

Bank of America Corp.

4.250%

10/1/10

50

48

 

Bank of America Corp.

4.375%

12/1/10

100

97

 

Bank of America Corp.

6.250%

4/15/12

350

361

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.375%

6/15/14

170

167

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.125%

11/15/14

1,530

1,477

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.250%

12/1/15

200

192

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.750%

8/15/16

100

99

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.625%

10/14/16

100

98

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.300%

3/15/17

250

240

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.420%

3/15/17

100

96

 

Bank of America Corp.

5.625%

3/8/35

450

403

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

6.375%

4/1/12

100

103

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

4.950%

3/15/15

200

190

 

Bank of Tokyo–Mitsubishi

8.400%

4/15/10

175

188

 

Bank One Corp.

2.625%

6/30/08

50

49

 

Bank One Corp.

6.000%

2/17/09

1,000

1,009

 

 

 

Bank One Corp.

7.875%

8/1/10

50

53

 

Bank One Corp.

5.250%

1/30/13

50

49

 

Bank One Corp.

4.900%

4/30/15

100

94

 

BankAmerica Corp.

5.875%

2/15/09

300

303

2

Barclays Bank PLC

6.278%

12/29/49

80

74

 

BB&T Corp.

6.500%

8/1/11

125

129

 

BB&T Corp.

4.750%

10/1/12

125

120

 

BB&T Corp.

5.200%

12/23/15

125

120

 

BB&T Corp.

5.625%

9/15/16

175

171

 

BB&T Corp.

4.900%

6/30/17

75

69

 

BB&T Corp.

6.750%

6/7/36

175

181

 

Charter One Bank N.A.

5.500%

4/26/11

300

300

 

Citigroup, Inc.

3.625%

2/9/09

25

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Citigroup, Inc.

4.250%

7/29/09

200

196

 

Citigroup, Inc.

4.625%

8/3/10

600

587

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.500%

1/18/11

550

567

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.100%

9/29/11

700

690

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.000%

2/21/12

150

153

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.625%

8/27/12

100

100

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.125%

5/5/14

50

48

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.000%

9/15/14

775

737

 

Citigroup, Inc.

4.875%

5/7/15

200

188

 

Citigroup, Inc.

4.700%

5/29/15

50

47

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.300%

1/7/16

225

217

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.625%

6/15/32

100

106

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.875%

2/22/33

325

308

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.000%

10/31/33

250

243

 

Citigroup, Inc.

6.125%

8/25/36

100

98

 

Citigroup, Inc.

5.875%

5/29/37

50

48

 

Colonial Bank NA

6.375%

12/1/15

50

50

 

Comerica Bank

5.750%

11/21/16

225

220

 

Comerica Bank

5.200%

8/22/17

75

70

 

Compass Bank

5.900%

4/1/26

50

48

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

4.875%

8/15/10

675

665

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

5.250%

3/2/11

150

149

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

6.125%

11/15/11

250

255

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

6.500%

1/15/12

400

416

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

5.125%

1/15/14

65

63

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

4.875%

1/15/15

550

521

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

 

 

 

First Boston USA, Inc.

5.125%

8/15/15

435

416

 

Deutsche Bank Financial LLC

5.375%

3/2/15

300

293

 

Fifth Third Bank

4.200%

2/23/10

100

97

 

First Tennessee Bank

5.050%

1/15/15

50

47

 

FirstStar Bank

7.125%

12/1/09

250

260

 

Fleet Capital Trust II

7.920%

12/11/26

400

416

4

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.250%

2/21/17

550

538

 

HSBC Bank USA

5.625%

8/15/35

250

228

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

7.500%

7/15/09

350

364

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

7.625%

5/17/32

100

116

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

7.350%

11/27/32

100

112

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

6.500%

5/2/36

350

361

 

JP Morgan Chase Capital XXII

6.450%

2/2/37

100

95

 

JPM Capital Trust

6.550%

9/29/36

125

123

 

JPMorgan Capital Trust

5.875%

3/15/35

200

184

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.600%

6/1/11

450

452

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

4.500%

1/15/12

300

288

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

6.625%

3/15/12

100

104

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.750%

1/2/13

350

351

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.375%

1/15/14

25

24

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

4.875%

3/15/14

230

219

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.125%

9/15/14

410

394

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

4.750%

3/1/15

25

23

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.250%

5/1/15

525

503

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.150%

10/1/15

150

143

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.875%

6/13/16

25

25

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

6.125%

6/27/17

75

76

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

5.850%

8/1/35

150

137

 

Key Bank NA

5.800%

7/1/14

125

125

 

Key Bank NA

4.950%

9/15/15

150

140

 

Key Bank NA

5.450%

3/3/16

150

145

 

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

4.850%

6/16/15

275

259

 

MBNA Corp.

6.125%

3/1/13

125

127

 

Mellon Bank NA

4.750%

12/15/14

50

47

 

Mellon Funding Corp.

5.000%

12/1/14

300

286

 

NB Capital Trust IV

8.250%

4/15/27

200

208

 

North Fork Bancorp., Inc.

5.875%

8/15/12

150

149

4

Northern Rock PLC

5.625%

6/22/17

1,150

1,149

 

PNC Bank NA

4.875%

9/21/17

75

69

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

PNC Funding Corp.

5.250%

11/15/15

100

96

 

PNC Funding Corp.

5.625%

2/1/17

75

73

 

Regions Financial Corp.

4.500%

8/8/08

100

99

 

Regions Financial Corp.

7.750%

3/1/11

300

321

 

Regions Financial Corp.

6.375%

5/15/12

200

206

2

Regions Financial Corp.

6.625%

5/15/47

100

96

 

Royal Bank of Canada

4.125%

1/26/10

225

218

 

Royal Bank of Canada

5.650%

7/20/11

100

101

 

Royal Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

Scotland Group PLC

5.000%

11/12/13

300

291

 

Royal Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

Scotland Group PLC

5.050%

1/8/15

50

48

2

Royal Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

Scotland Group PLC

7.648%

8/29/49

450

499

 

Santander Central

 

 

 

 

 

Hispano Issuances

7.625%

9/14/10

375

399

 

Santander Finance Issuances

6.375%

2/15/11

50

51

 

Sanwa Bank Ltd.

8.350%

7/15/09

100

105

 

Sanwa Bank Ltd.

7.400%

6/15/11

500

532

 

Southtrust Corp.

5.800%

6/15/14

50

50

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

4.800%

9/1/10

200

195

 

Sumitomo Bank International

 

 

 

 

 

Finance NV

8.500%

6/15/09

150

158

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

8.000%

6/15/12

445

487

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

5.000%

9/1/15

100

94

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

5.200%

1/17/17

100

95

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

5.450%

12/1/17

300

287

2

Suntrust Capital

6.100%

12/1/66

50

46

 

Swiss Bank Corp.

7.000%

10/15/15

250

269

 

Swiss Bank Corp.

7.375%

6/15/17

100

111

 

Synovus Financial Corp.

5.125%

6/15/17

125

117

 

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

6.750%

7/15/13

150

158

 

Union Bank of California NA

5.950%

5/11/16

100

100

 

UnionBanCal Corp.

5.250%

12/16/13

50

48

 

US Bank NA

4.950%

10/30/14

425

405

 

Wachovia Bank NA

4.875%

2/1/15

270

255

 

Wachovia Bank NA

5.850%

2/1/37

300

286

 

Wachovia Corp.

3.625%

2/17/09

575

560

 

Wachovia Corp.

4.375%

6/1/10

125

122

 

Wachovia Corp.

7.800%

8/18/10

75

80

 

Wachovia Corp.

5.300%

10/15/11

175

173

 

Wachovia Corp.

4.875%

2/15/14

50

48

 

Wachovia Corp.

5.250%

8/1/14

205

198

 

Wachovia Corp.

5.625%

10/15/16

125

122

 

Wachovia Corp.

5.750%

6/15/17

150

148

4

Wachovia Corp.

8.000%

12/15/26

600

624

 

Wachovia Corp.

5.500%

8/1/35

450

403

 

Washington Mutual Bank

6.875%

6/15/11

450

467

 

Washington Mutual Bank

5.650%

8/15/14

125

121

 

Washington Mutual Bank

5.125%

1/15/15

50

47

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

4.200%

1/15/10

150

145

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

5.000%

3/22/12

175

169

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

5.250%

9/15/17

50

47

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

3.125%

4/1/09

350

337

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

4.200%

1/15/10

575

560

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

4.875%

1/12/11

225

221

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

5.300%

8/26/11

75

74

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

4.950%

10/16/13

350

336

 

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

4.625%

4/15/14

75

70

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

5.000%

11/15/14

50

48

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

5.375%

2/7/35

200

182

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

4.750%

2/9/15

825

772

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

5.950%

8/26/36

50

48

 

World Savings Bank, FSB

4.125%

12/15/09

150

146

 

Zions Bancorp.

5.500%

11/16/15

175

169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

5.350%

11/15/10

150

149

 

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

5.650%

11/15/15

125

122

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

4.550%

6/23/10

325

316

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.350%

2/1/12

50

49

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.700%

11/15/14

225

221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.300%

10/30/15

50

48

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc.

5.550%

1/22/17

650

614

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

3.875%

1/15/09

55

54

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.650%

5/15/09

500

511

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

7.350%

10/1/09

300

312

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4.500%

6/15/10

340

331

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.875%

1/15/11

25

26

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.600%

1/15/12

625

649

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.700%

9/1/12

150

150

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.250%

4/1/13

250

244

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4.750%

7/15/13

100

94

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.250%

10/15/13

50

48

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.150%

1/15/14

135

130

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.000%

10/1/14

25

24

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.125%

1/15/15

290

276

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.350%

1/15/16

500

479

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.750%

10/1/16

350

342

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.625%

1/15/17

450

432

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5.950%

1/15/27

125

118

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.125%

2/15/33

125

120

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.345%

2/15/34

400

382

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

6.450%

5/1/36

225

221

 

Janus Capital Group

5.875%

9/15/11

75

75

 

Janus Capital Group

6.700%

6/15/17

50

51

 

Jefferies Group Inc.

6.450%

6/8/27

375

370

 

Jefferies Group Inc.

6.250%

1/15/36

175

167

4

Lazard Group

6.850%

6/15/17

125

125

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

3.500%

8/7/08

50

49

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

3.600%

3/13/09

200

195

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

4.250%

1/27/10

25

24

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.000%

1/14/11

150

147

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

6.625%

1/18/12

550

570

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.250%

2/6/12

300

295

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.750%

5/17/13

300

300

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.500%

4/4/16

425

411

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

5.750%

1/3/17

150

145

2

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

6.000%

5/3/32

175

165

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

3.125%

7/15/08

475

462

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

4.125%

1/15/09

50

49

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.000%

2/17/09

75

76

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

4.250%

2/8/10

225

219

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

4.790%

8/4/10

595

584

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.770%

7/25/11

25

25

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.000%

2/3/14

125

119

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.450%

7/15/14

25

25

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.000%

1/15/15

475

451

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.300%

9/30/15

175

168

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.050%

5/16/16

225

223

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

5.700%

5/2/17

150

144

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.500%

7/15/18

75

78

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.220%

9/15/26

375

366

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

6.110%

1/29/37

175

165

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

4.000%

1/15/10

750

725

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

4.250%

5/15/10

400

388

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

6.750%

4/15/11

250

259

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.625%

1/9/12

300

300

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

6.600%

4/1/12

250

259

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

4.750%

4/1/14

525

491

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.375%

10/15/15

175

168

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.750%

10/18/16

300

292

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.450%

1/9/17

500

481

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

5.550%

4/27/17

275

263

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

6.250%

8/9/26

450

447

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

7.250%

4/1/32

150

167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Companies (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Capital Corp.

6.000%

4/1/12

75

74

 

American Express

 

 

 

 

 

Centurion Bank

4.375%

7/30/09

225

221

 

American Express Co.

5.250%

9/12/11

100

99

 

American Express Co.

5.500%

9/12/16

100

98

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

2

American Express Co.

6.800%

9/1/66

200

206

 

American Express Credit Corp.

5.000%

12/2/10

150

148

 

American General Finance Corp.

3.875%

10/1/09

225

217

 

American General Finance Corp.

4.875%

5/15/10

100

98

 

American General Finance Corp.

4.875%

7/15/12

25

24

 

American General Finance Corp.

5.850%

6/1/13

405

406

 

American General Finance Corp.

5.750%

9/15/16

425

416

 

Capital One Bank

4.250%

12/1/08

175

172

 

Capital One Bank

5.750%

9/15/10

175

176

 

Capital One Capital III

7.686%

8/15/36

125

129

 

Capital One Capital IV

6.745%

2/17/37

75

71

 

Capital One Financial

5.700%

9/15/11

100

100

 

Capital One Financial

4.800%

2/21/12

100

96

 

Capital One Financial

5.500%

6/1/15

25

24

 

Capital One Financial

6.150%

9/1/16

125

124

 

Capital One Financial

5.250%

2/21/17

50

47

4

Capmark Financial Group

5.875%

5/10/12

25

25

4

Capmark Financial Group

6.300%

5/10/17

100

97

 

CIT Group Co. of Canada

4.650%

7/1/10

350

340

 

CIT Group Co. of Canada

5.600%

11/2/11

75

74

 

CIT Group Co. of Canada

5.200%

6/1/15

125

116

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.000%

11/24/08

175

174

 

CIT Group, Inc.

4.250%

2/1/10

100

97

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.200%

11/3/10

75

74

 

CIT Group, Inc.

4.750%

12/15/10

25

24

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.600%

4/27/11

125

124

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.400%

3/7/13

50

49

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.000%

2/1/15

100

93

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.400%

1/30/16

450

424

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.850%

9/15/16

100

96

 

CIT Group, Inc.

5.650%

2/13/17

175

166

 

CIT Group, Inc.

6.000%

4/1/36

75

70

 

Countrywide Financial Corp.

6.250%

5/15/16

425

418

 

Countrywide Home Loan

4.125%

9/15/09

225

218

 

Countrywide Home Loan

4.000%

3/22/11

250

234

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

3.600%

10/15/08

70

69

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

3.125%

4/1/09

200

193

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

3.250%

6/15/09

575

554

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.125%

9/1/09

225

220

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.625%

9/15/09

725

715

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.250%

10/27/09

50

50

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.250%

9/13/10

250

242

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.875%

10/21/10

500

492

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

6.125%

2/22/11

525

536

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.500%

4/28/11

125

125

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.875%

2/15/12

550

557

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.375%

3/3/12

100

95

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.250%

6/15/12

50

47

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.500%

6/4/14

400

395

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.650%

6/9/14

175

175

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

5.000%

1/8/16

275

261

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

6.750%

3/15/32

1,000

1,086

2

HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX

5.911%

11/30/35

100

97

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

4.125%

12/15/08

500

491

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

4.750%

5/15/09

775

766

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

4.625%

9/15/10

125

122

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.250%

1/14/11

225

222

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.700%

6/1/11

300

300

 

 

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

6.375%

10/15/11

375

386

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

7.000%

5/15/12

275

290

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

6.375%

11/27/12

75

77

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

4.750%

7/15/13

100

94

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.250%

1/15/14

400

387

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.250%

4/15/15

50

48

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.000%

6/30/15

275

258

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

5.500%

1/19/16

125

120

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

4.875%

9/1/10

50

49

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.125%

11/1/10

125

123

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.450%

3/24/11

50

50

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.750%

6/15/11

600

602

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.300%

5/1/12

75

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.000%

9/15/12

100

97

 

International Lease Finance Corp.

5.650%

6/1/14

200

198

 

iStar Financial Inc.

5.650%

9/15/11

125

123

 

iStar Financial Inc.

5.150%

3/1/12

250

241

 

iStar Financial Inc.

5.950%

10/15/13

50

49

 

iStar Financial Inc.

5.875%

3/15/16

75

72

 

iStar Financial Inc.

5.850%

3/15/17

50

48

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.125%

11/21/08

225

223

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.375%

6/30/10

200

198

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.500%

6/1/12

200

196

 

Residential Capital Corp.

6.500%

4/17/13

50

48

 

SLM Corp.

4.500%

7/26/10

50

46

 

SLM Corp.

5.400%

10/25/11

450

413

 

SLM Corp.

5.050%

11/14/14

450

374

 

SLM Corp.

5.625%

8/1/33

75

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Capital Trust II

9.700%

4/1/30

50

65

 

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.

5.700%

2/15/17

100

97

 

Aetna, Inc.

6.000%

6/15/16

75

75

 

Aetna, Inc.

6.625%

6/15/36

175

179

 

Allied World Assurance

7.500%

8/1/16

150

157

 

Allstate Corp.

5.000%

8/15/14

150

144

 

Allstate Corp.

6.125%

12/15/32

100

99

 

Allstate Corp.

5.550%

5/9/35

125

113

 

Allstate Corp.

5.950%

4/1/36

75

72

2

Allstate Corp.

6.125%

5/15/37

50

48

2

Allstate Corp.

6.500%

5/15/57

75

71

 

Ambac, Inc.

5.950%

12/5/35

300

287

 

Ambac, Inc.

6.150%

2/15/37

25

23

 

American General Capital II

8.500%

7/1/30

100

126

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

4.700%

10/1/10

100

98

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

5.375%

10/18/11

75

75

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

4.950%

3/20/12

175

171

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

5.050%

10/1/15

100

95

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

5.600%

10/18/16

350

345

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

5.450%

5/18/17

75

73

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

6.250%

5/1/36

175

177

 

American International

 

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

6.250%

3/15/37

100

94

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

7.350%

5/1/34

75

79

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

6.000%

8/15/14

75

73

 

Assurant, Inc.

5.625%

2/15/14

25

24

 

Assurant, Inc.

6.750%

2/15/34

50

51

 

AXA Financial, Inc.

7.750%

8/1/10

100

106

 

AXA SA

8.600%

12/15/30

375

455

 

Axis Capital Holdings

5.750%

12/1/14

50

49

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

3.375%

10/15/08

75

73

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

4.125%

1/15/10

365

355

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

4.200%

12/15/10

100

96

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

4.625%

10/15/13

50

47

 

Berkshire Hathaway

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Corp.

4.850%

1/15/15

175

166

 

Chubb Corp.

6.000%

5/11/37

200

191

2

Chubb Corp.

6.375%

3/29/67

75

73

 

CIGNA Corp.

7.875%

5/15/27

50

58

 

CIGNA Corp.

6.150%

11/15/36

50

48

 

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

6.125%

11/1/34

150

145

 

CNA Financial Corp.

6.000%

8/15/11

100

101

 

CNA Financial Corp.

5.850%

12/15/14

100

97

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

CNA Financial Corp.

6.500%

8/15/16

175

177

 

Commerce Group, Inc.

5.950%

12/9/13

50

49

2

Everest Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings, Inc.

6.600%

5/1/67

75

72

 

Fund American Cos., Inc.

5.875%

5/15/13

75

73

 

GE Global Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings Corp.

6.450%

3/1/19

100

103

 

GE Global Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings Corp.

7.000%

2/15/26

50

53

 

GE Global Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings Corp.

7.750%

6/15/30

50

58

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

5.750%

6/15/14

50

50

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

6.500%

6/15/34

150

154

2

Genworth Financial, Inc.

6.150%

11/15/66

75

71

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

5.250%

10/15/11

100

99

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

5.500%

10/15/16

25

24

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

5.375%

3/15/17

100

96

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

5.950%

10/15/36

100

96

 

Hartford Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Services Group, Inc.

6.100%

10/1/41

75

73

 

Humana Inc.

6.450%

6/1/16

150

151

2

ING Capital Funding Trust III

5.775%

12/8/49

150

145

 

ING USA Global

4.500%

10/1/10

125

121

 

John Hancock Financial Services

5.625%

12/1/08

100

100

 

Lincoln National Corp.

6.200%

12/15/11

100

102

 

Lincoln National Corp.

6.150%

4/7/36

150

147

2

Lincoln National Corp.

6.050%

4/20/67

50

47

 

Loews Corp.

6.000%

2/1/35

50

46

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

5.150%

9/15/10

50

49

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

6.250%

3/15/12

175

175

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

5.750%

9/15/15

200

189

 

MetLife, Inc.

5.000%

11/24/13

50

48

 

MetLife, Inc.

5.000%

6/15/15

125

118

 

MetLife, Inc.

6.500%

12/15/32

175

181

 

MetLife, Inc.

6.375%

6/15/34

100

101

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

6.050%

10/15/36

100

97

 

Principal Life Income Funding

5.125%

3/1/11

125

123

 

Principal Life Income Funding

5.100%

4/15/14

100

96

 

Progressive Corp.

6.375%

1/15/12

100

103

 

Progressive Corp.

6.625%

3/1/29

125

133

2

Progressive Corp.

6.700%

6/15/37

125

124

 

Protective Life Secured Trust

3.700%

11/24/08

175

171

 

Protective Life Secured Trust

4.850%

8/16/10

100

98

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.800%

6/15/12

125

126

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

4.500%

7/15/13

200

187

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.100%

9/20/14

75

72

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.500%

3/15/16

75

73

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

6.100%

6/15/17

75

76

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.750%

7/15/33

50

47

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.400%

6/13/35

100

89

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.900%

3/17/36

125

118

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5.700%

12/14/36

50

46

 

St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc.

6.250%

6/20/16

150

153

 

Torchmark Corp.

6.375%

6/15/16

100

102

 

 

2

Travelers Cos. Inc.

6.250%

3/15/37

75

72

 

Travelers Cos. Inc.

6.250%

6/15/37

200

195

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

4.125%

8/15/09

50

49

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

5.250%

3/15/11

150

148

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

5.000%

8/15/14

75

72

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

4.875%

3/15/15

50

47

4

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

6.000%

6/15/17

75

75

4

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

6.500%

6/15/37

50

50

 

WellPoint Inc.

4.250%

12/15/09

50

49

 

WellPoint Inc.

6.375%

1/15/12

100

102

 

WellPoint Inc.

6.800%

8/1/12

150

157

 

WellPoint Inc.

5.000%

12/15/14

25

24

 

WellPoint Inc.

5.250%

1/15/16

50

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

WellPoint Inc.

5.875%

6/15/17

50

49

 

WellPoint Inc.

5.950%

12/15/34

375

346

 

WellPoint Inc.

5.850%

1/15/36

25

23

 

WellPoint Inc.

6.375%

6/15/37

100

99

 

Willis North America Inc.

5.625%

7/15/15

225

210

 

XL Capital Ltd.

5.250%

9/15/14

125

119

 

XL Capital Ltd.

6.250%

5/15/27

225

215

2

XL Capital Ltd.

6.500%

12/15/49

125

117

4

XTRA Finance Corp.

5.150%

4/1/17

375

359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

Archstone-Smith Operating Trust

5.250%

5/1/15

100

96

 

Arden Realty LP

5.250%

3/1/15

25

24

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

5.500%

1/15/12

50

50

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

5.750%

9/15/16

50

49

 

Boston Properties, Inc.

5.625%

4/15/15

200

198

 

Brandywine Operating

 

 

 

 

 

Partnership

4.500%

11/1/09

100

98

 

Brandywine Operating

 

 

 

 

 

Partnership

5.625%

12/15/10

50

50

 

Brandywine Operating

 

 

 

 

 

Partnership

5.400%

11/1/14

50

48

 

Camden Property Trust

5.700%

5/15/17

100

97

 

Colonial Realty LP

5.500%

10/1/15

50

48

 

Developers Diversified

 

 

 

 

 

Realty Corp.

5.375%

10/15/12

25

24

 

Duke Realty LP

5.625%

8/15/11

50

50

 

Duke Realty LP

5.950%

2/15/17

50

50

 

ERP Operating LP

6.625%

3/15/12

250

259

 

ERP Operating LP

5.500%

10/1/12

100

99

 

ERP Operating LP

5.250%

9/15/14

50

48

 

ERP Operating LP

5.125%

3/15/16

75

71

 

ERP Operating LP

5.375%

8/1/16

50

48

 

ERP Operating LP

5.750%

6/15/17

125

123

 

Health Care Property

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

6.450%

6/25/12

50

51

 

Health Care Property

 

 

 

 

 

Investors, Inc.

6.300%

9/15/16

150

150

 

Health Care REIT, Inc.

6.200%

6/1/16

150

149

 

HealthCare Realty Trust

5.125%

4/1/14

75

71

 

Hospitality Properties

5.125%

2/15/15

50

47

 

HRPT Properties Trust

6.250%

8/15/16

150

151

 

Kimco Realty Corp.

5.783%

3/15/16

25

25

 

Liberty Property LP

5.125%

3/2/15

250

238

 

Liberty Property LP

5.500%

12/15/16

50

48

 

ProLogis

5.250%

11/15/10

75

74

 

ProLogis

5.500%

3/1/13

75

74

 

ProLogis

5.625%

11/15/15

75

73

 

ProLogis

5.750%

4/1/16

50

49

 

ProLogis

5.625%

11/15/16

75

73

 

Regency Centers LP

6.750%

1/15/12

300

312

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

4.875%

8/15/10

75

74

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

5.000%

3/1/12

100

97

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

5.750%

12/1/15

525

519

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

5.250%

12/1/16

250

237

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

5.875%

3/1/17

25

25

 

 

 

Tanger Factory

 

 

 

 

 

Outlet Centers, Inc.

6.150%

11/15/15

100

100

 

Vornado Realty

5.600%

2/15/11

175

174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

J. Paul Getty Trust

5.875%

10/1/33

75

72

 

 

 

 

 

88,407

Industrial (8.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alcan, Inc.

4.500%

5/15/13

125

116

 

Alcan, Inc.

5.200%

1/15/14

125

120

 

Alcan, Inc.

5.000%

6/1/15

25

23

 

Alcoa, Inc.

7.375%

8/1/10

100

105

 

Alcoa, Inc.

5.375%

1/15/13

200

193

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Alcoa, Inc.

5.900%

2/1/27

50

47

Barrick Gold Finance Inc.

4.875%

11/15/14

75

71

BHP Billiton Finance

4.800%

4/15/13

125

119

BHP Billiton Finance

5.250%

12/15/15

50

48

BHP Finance USA Ltd.

5.125%

3/29/12

200

196

BHP Finance USA Ltd.

8.500%

12/1/12

200

227

BHP Finance USA Ltd.

5.400%

3/29/17

100

97

Celulosa Arauco Constitution SA

8.625%

8/15/10

100

108

Celulosa Arauco Constitution SA

5.625%

4/20/15

250

238

Dow Chemical Co.

6.000%

10/1/12

375

379

Dow Chemical Co.

7.375%

11/1/29

25

27

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

6.875%

10/15/09

170

175

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

4.125%

4/30/10

30

29

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

4.750%

11/15/12

25

24

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

6.500%

1/15/28

100

103

Falconbridge Ltd.

7.350%

6/5/12

75

80

ICI Wilmington

4.375%

12/1/08

100

98

Inco Ltd.

7.750%

5/15/12

125

135

Inco Ltd.

5.700%

10/15/15

125

122

International Paper Co.

4.250%

1/15/09

100

98

International Paper Co.

5.850%

10/30/12

49

49

International Paper Co.

5.300%

4/1/15

75

71

Lubrizol Corp.

5.500%

10/1/14

250

241

Lubrizol Corp.

6.500%

10/1/34

100

97

MeadWestvaco Corp.

6.850%

4/1/12

50

52

Monsanto Co.

7.375%

8/15/12

100

107

Newmont Mining

5.875%

4/1/35

100

89

Noranda, Inc.

7.250%

7/15/12

50

53

Noranda, Inc.

5.500%

6/15/17

200

192

Placer Dome, Inc.

6.450%

10/15/35

75

74

Plum Creek Timber Co.

5.875%

11/15/15

100

96

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

7.750%

5/31/11

375

402

Praxair, Inc.

3.950%

6/1/13

200

183

Praxair, Inc.

5.200%

3/15/17

25

24

Rohm & Haas Co.

7.850%

7/15/29

100

115

Southern Copper Corp.

7.500%

7/27/35

150

161

Teck Cominco Ltd.

6.125%

10/1/35

150

139

Vale Overseas Ltd.

6.250%

1/23/17

100

99

Vale Overseas Ltd.

8.250%

1/17/34

50

58

Vale Overseas Ltd.

6.875%

11/21/36

275

275

Westvaco Corp.

8.200%

1/15/30

25

26

Weyerhaeuser Co.

6.750%

3/15/12

475

491

Weyerhaeuser Co.

7.375%

3/15/32

50

51

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Goods (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

3M Co.

5.125%

11/6/09

50

50

Bemis Co. Inc.

4.875%

4/1/12

150

144

Boeing Capital Corp.

7.375%

9/27/10

350

370

Boeing Co.

6.625%

2/15/38

150

164

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

2.700%

7/15/08

150

146

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

4.500%

9/1/08

35

35

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

4.150%

1/15/10

50

49

Caterpillar Financial

 

 

 

 

Services Corp.

4.750%

2/17/15

250

234

Caterpillar, Inc.

6.625%

7/15/28

75

79

 

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

6.050%

8/15/36

225

222

Caterpillar, Inc.

7.375%

3/1/97

175

197

CRH America Inc.

5.625%

9/30/11

50

50

CRH America Inc.

6.950%

3/15/12

300

314

CRH America Inc.

6.000%

9/30/16

100

99

Deere & Co.

6.950%

4/25/14

175

186

Deere & Co.

7.125%

3/3/31

100

112

Embraer Overseas Ltd.

6.375%

1/24/17

150

147

Emerson Electric Co.

7.125%

8/15/10

50

52

Emerson Electric Co.

4.625%

10/15/12

300

287

General Dynamics Corp.

4.250%

5/15/13

75

70

General Electric Co.

5.000%

2/1/13

850

825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Hanson PLC

7.875%

9/27/10

75

80

Hanson PLC

5.250%

3/15/13

25

24

Honeywell International, Inc.

6.125%

11/1/11

100

102

Honeywell International, Inc.

5.300%

3/15/17

200

192

John Deere Capital Corp.

4.875%

3/16/09

600

595

John Deere Capital Corp.

5.400%

10/17/11

150

149

John Deere Capital Corp.

7.000%

3/15/12

100

106

Joy Global, Inc.

6.000%

11/15/16

50

49

Lafarge SA

6.500%

7/15/16

200

205

Lafarge SA

7.125%

7/15/36

325

344

Lockheed Martin Corp.

6.150%

9/1/36

375

374

Masco Corp.

4.800%

6/15/15

125

113

Minnesota Mining &

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Corp.

6.375%

2/15/28

100

105

Minnesota Mining &

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Corp.

5.700%

3/15/37

125

120

Mohawk Industries Inc.

5.750%

1/15/11

225

224

Mohawk Industries Inc.

6.125%

1/15/16

275

271

Northrop Grumman Corp.

7.125%

2/15/11

250

262

Northrop Grumman Corp.

7.750%

2/15/31

125

149

Owens Corning, Inc.

6.500%

12/1/16

25

25

Owens Corning, Inc.

7.000%

12/1/36

50

49

Raytheon Co.

5.500%

11/15/12

100

100

Raytheon Co.

5.375%

4/1/13

25

25

Raytheon Co.

7.200%

8/15/27

25

28

Republic Services, Inc.

6.086%

3/15/35

75

69

Textron, Inc.

6.500%

6/1/12

225

233

TRW, Inc.

7.750%

6/1/29

300

354

Tyco International Group SA

6.750%

2/15/11

125

131

Tyco International Group SA

6.375%

10/15/11

200

206

Tyco International Group SA

6.000%

11/15/13

50

51

Tyco International Group SA

7.000%

6/15/28

325

369

United Technologies Corp.

4.375%

5/1/10

100

97

United Technologies Corp.

6.100%

5/15/12

200

205

United Technologies Corp.

4.875%

5/1/15

125

118

United Technologies Corp.

6.700%

8/1/28

100

107

United Technologies Corp.

7.500%

9/15/29

125

145

United Technologies Corp.

5.400%

5/1/35

50

45

United Technologies Corp.

6.050%

6/1/36

200

198

 

 

 

 

 

Communication (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

America Movil SA de C.V.

4.125%

3/1/09

125

122

America Movil SA de C.V.

5.500%

3/1/14

50

49

America Movil SA de C.V.

5.750%

1/15/15

100

98

America Movil SA de C.V.

6.375%

3/1/35

175

170

AT&T Corp.

6.000%

3/15/09

250

252

AT&T Corp.

7.300%

11/15/11

150

160

AT&T Corp.

8.000%

11/15/31

875

1,044

AT&T Inc.

4.125%

9/15/09

200

195

AT&T Inc.

5.300%

11/15/10

50

50

AT&T Inc.

5.875%

2/1/12

340

343

AT&T Inc.

5.875%

8/15/12

110

111

AT&T Inc.

5.100%

9/15/14

450

429

AT&T Inc.

5.625%

6/15/16

225

219

AT&T Inc.

6.150%

9/15/34

75

72

BellSouth Capital Funding

7.875%

2/15/30

175

197

 

 

BellSouth Corp.

4.200%

9/15/09

225

219

BellSouth Corp.

4.750%

11/15/12

125

120

BellSouth Corp.

5.200%

12/15/16

250

235

BellSouth Corp.

6.550%

6/15/34

225

224

BellSouth Corp.

6.000%

11/15/34

60

56

BellSouth Telecommunications

6.375%

6/1/28

70

69

British Sky Broadcasting Corp.

6.875%

2/23/09

50

51

British Sky Broadcasting Corp.

8.200%

7/15/09

50

52

British Telecommunications PLC

8.625%

12/15/10

25

27

British Telecommunications PLC

9.125%

12/15/30

350

460

CBS Corp.

7.700%

7/30/10

125

132

CBS Corp.

6.625%

5/15/11

125

128

CenturyTel, Inc.

5.000%

2/15/15

50

46

Cingular Wireless LLC

6.500%

12/15/11

100

103

Cingular Wireless LLC

7.125%

12/15/31

225

241

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Comcast Cable Communications

 

 

 

 

Holdings Inc.

8.375%

3/15/13

150

168

Comcast Cable Communications

 

 

 

 

Holdings Inc.

9.455%

11/15/22

139

177

Comcast Cable

 

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

6.875%

6/15/09

300

308

Comcast Cable

 

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

6.750%

1/30/11

75

78

Comcast Cable

 

 

 

 

Communications, Inc.

8.875%

5/1/17

500

592

Comcast Corp.

5.850%

1/15/10

800

807

Comcast Corp.

5.500%

3/15/11

50

50

Comcast Corp.

5.300%

1/15/14

150

144

Comcast Corp.

5.900%

3/15/16

100

98

Comcast Corp.

5.875%

2/15/18

100

97

Comcast Corp.

6.500%

11/15/35

125

122

Comcast Corp.

6.450%

3/15/37

500

485

Cox Communications, Inc.

6.750%

3/15/11

250

259

Cox Communications, Inc.

5.450%

12/15/14

500

483

Cox Communications, Inc.

5.500%

10/1/15

125

120

Deutsche Telekom

 

 

 

 

International Finance

3.875%

7/22/08

100

98

Deutsche Telekom

 

 

 

 

International Finance

8.000%

6/15/10

525

560

Deutsche Telekom

 

 

 

 

International Finance

8.250%

6/15/30

425

511

Embarq Corp.

7.082%

6/1/16

200

202

Embarq Corp.

7.995%

6/1/36

50

51

France Telecom

7.750%

3/1/11

325

348

France Telecom

8.500%

3/1/31

425

535

Gannett Co., Inc.

6.375%

4/1/12

150

153

Grupo Televisa SA

6.625%

3/18/25

100

103

Koninklijke KPN NV

8.000%

10/1/10

75

80

New Cingular Wireless Services

7.875%

3/1/11

550

591

New Cingular Wireless Services

8.125%

5/1/12

475

523

New Cingular Wireless Services

8.750%

3/1/31

125

156

News America Holdings, Inc.

9.250%

2/1/13

100

116

News America Holdings, Inc.

8.150%

10/17/36

175

201

News America Inc.

5.300%

12/15/14

250

241

News America Inc.

6.200%

12/15/34

225

210

News America Inc.

6.400%

12/15/35

215

206

Nextel Communications

6.875%

10/31/13

150

149

Nextel Communications

5.950%

3/15/14

105

100

Nextel Communications

7.375%

8/1/15

180

180

Omnicom Group Inc.

5.900%

4/15/16

25

25

Pacific Bell

7.125%

3/15/26

50

53

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

3.750%

4/1/09

50

48

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

4.950%

5/15/10

75

73

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

5.625%

1/15/12

50

49

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

4.950%

4/1/14

25

23

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

5.500%

5/15/15

50

46

Reed Elsevier Capital

4.625%

6/15/12

25

24

Rogers Wireless Inc.

6.375%

3/1/14

175

176

Sprint Capital Corp.

6.125%

11/15/08

275

277

Sprint Capital Corp.

6.375%

5/1/09

275

278

Sprint Capital Corp.

7.625%

1/30/11

325

343

Sprint Capital Corp.

6.875%

11/15/28

200

190

Sprint Capital Corp.

8.750%

3/15/32

275

309

 

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

6.000%

12/1/16

275

261

Telecom Italia Capital

4.000%

11/15/08

135

132

Telecom Italia Capital

4.875%

10/1/10

100

98

Telecom Italia Capital

6.200%

7/18/11

100

101

Telecom Italia Capital

5.250%

11/15/13

145

140

Telecom Italia Capital

4.950%

9/30/14

150

139

Telecom Italia Capital

5.250%

10/1/15

275

256

Telecom Italia Capital

6.375%

11/15/33

35

33

Telecom Italia Capital

7.200%

7/18/36

100

103

Tele-Communications, Inc.

7.875%

8/1/13

50

55

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

5.984%

6/20/11

200

202

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

6.421%

6/20/16

325

330

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

6.221%

7/3/17

50

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

7.045%

6/20/36

325

337

 

Telefonica Europe BV

7.750%

9/15/10

125

133

 

Telefonica Europe BV

8.250%

9/15/30

200

233

 

Telefonos de Mexico SA

4.750%

1/27/10

325

317

 

Telefonos de Mexico SA

5.500%

1/27/15

200

194

 

Telus Corp.

8.000%

6/1/11

125

134

 

Thomson Corp.

5.500%

8/15/35

200

175

 

Time Warner Entertainment

7.250%

9/1/08

50

51

 

Time Warner Entertainment

8.375%

3/15/23

175

202

 

Time Warner Entertainment

8.375%

7/15/33

100

117

4

Time Warner, Inc.

5.400%

7/2/12

150

148

4

Time Warner, Inc.

5.850%

5/1/17

500

486

4

Time Warner, Inc.

6.550%

5/1/37

125

121

 

US Cellular

6.700%

12/15/33

75

68

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

7.250%

12/1/10

300

316

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

6.875%

6/15/12

900

948

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

7.750%

12/1/30

125

140

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

5.850%

9/15/35

425

391

 

Verizon New England, Inc.

6.500%

9/15/11

200

205

 

Verizon New Jersey, Inc.

5.875%

1/17/12

100

101

 

Verizon New York, Inc.

6.875%

4/1/12

75

78

 

Verizon Virginia, Inc.

4.625%

3/15/13

100

94

 

Vodafone AirTouch PLC

7.750%

2/15/10

50

53

 

Vodafone AirTouch PLC

7.875%

2/15/30

50

56

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.350%

2/27/12

100

99

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.000%

12/16/13

225

214

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.375%

1/30/15

350

335

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.000%

9/15/15

100

93

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.750%

3/15/16

50

49

 

Vodafone Group PLC

5.625%

2/27/17

250

239

 

Vodafone Group PLC

6.150%

2/27/37

75

70

 

WPP Finance USA Corp.

5.875%

6/15/14

75

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Brinker International

5.750%

6/1/14

50

47

 

Centex Corp.

5.450%

8/15/12

75

72

 

Centex Corp.

5.125%

10/1/13

50

46

 

Centex Corp.

6.500%

5/1/16

125

121

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

5.300%

3/15/12

25

25

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

5.500%

3/15/17

200

195

2

CVS Caremark Corp.

6.302%

6/1/37

125

122

 

CVS Corp.

4.000%

9/15/09

25

24

 

CVS Corp.

5.750%

8/15/11

25

25

 

CVS Corp.

4.875%

9/15/14

75

70

 

CVS Corp.

6.125%

8/15/16

25

25

 

CVS Corp.

6.250%

6/1/27

375

364

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

4.875%

1/15/10

75

73

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

6.000%

4/15/11

75

73

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

5.375%

6/15/12

100

94

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

5.250%

2/15/15

220

196

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

6.500%

4/15/16

200

191

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

7.200%

9/1/09

25

26

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

4.875%

6/15/10

175

172

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

5.875%

3/15/11

600

603

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

5.750%

9/8/11

400

400

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

7.300%

1/15/12

625

662

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

6.500%

11/15/13

300

310

 

DaimlerChrysler

 

 

 

 

 

North America Holding Corp.

8.500%

1/18/31

100

126

 

Federated Department

 

 

 

 

 

Stores, Inc.

6.300%

4/1/09

25

25

 

Federated Department

 

 

 

 

 

Stores, Inc.

6.625%

4/1/11

275

279

 

Federated Retail Holding

5.350%

3/15/12

75

74

 

Federated Retail Holding

5.900%

12/1/16

150

146

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Federated Retail Holding

6.375%

3/15/37

75

72

Home Depot Inc.

3.750%

9/15/09

150

144

Home Depot Inc.

4.625%

8/15/10

100

97

Home Depot Inc.

5.250%

12/16/13

125

120

Home Depot Inc.

5.400%

3/1/16

175

164

Home Depot Inc.

5.875%

12/16/36

225

200

ITT Corp.

7.375%

11/15/15

375

369

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

8.000%

3/1/10

150

159

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

7.950%

4/1/17

75

83

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

6.375%

10/15/36

150

143

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

7.400%

4/1/37

200

211

Johnson Controls, Inc.

5.250%

1/15/11

75

74

Johnson Controls, Inc.

6.000%

1/15/36

25

24

Kohl’s Corp.

6.000%

1/15/33

100

93

Lennar Corp.

5.950%

10/17/11

200

197

Lennar Corp.

5.600%

5/31/15

225

208

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

5.000%

10/15/15

150

142

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

5.400%

10/15/16

150

145

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

6.875%

2/15/28

25

26

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

6.500%

3/15/29

200

203

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

5.800%

10/15/36

50

46

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

6.790%

7/15/27

50

48

Marriott International

4.625%

6/15/12

100

95

Marriott International

6.200%

6/15/16

25

25

Marriott International

6.375%

6/15/17

50

50

May Department Stores Co.

5.750%

7/15/14

50

48

May Department Stores Co.

6.650%

7/15/24

75

70

May Department Stores Co.

6.700%

7/15/34

100

92

McDonald’s Corp.

5.300%

3/15/17

125

120

MDC Holdings Inc.

5.500%

5/15/13

75

71

Pulte Homes, Inc.

4.875%

7/15/09

175

171

Pulte Homes, Inc.

6.000%

2/15/35

50

43

Target Corp.

5.400%

10/1/08

250

250

Target Corp.

7.500%

8/15/10

75

79

Target Corp.

4.000%

6/15/13

400

367

Target Corp.

5.875%

7/15/16

100

99

Target Corp.

7.000%

7/15/31

25

27

Target Corp.

6.350%

11/1/32

150

152

The Walt Disney Co.

5.700%

7/15/11

325

328

The Walt Disney Co.

6.375%

3/1/12

100

104

The Walt Disney Co.

5.625%

9/15/16

100

99

Time Warner, Inc.

6.750%

4/15/11

275

284

Time Warner, Inc.

5.500%

11/15/11

250

247

Time Warner, Inc.

6.875%

5/1/12

275

287

Time Warner, Inc.

5.875%

11/15/16

75

73

Time Warner, Inc.

9.150%

2/1/23

195

236

Time Warner, Inc.

6.625%

5/15/29

175

171

Time Warner, Inc.

7.625%

4/15/31

300

322

Time Warner, Inc.

7.700%

5/1/32

225

244

Time Warner, Inc.

6.500%

11/15/36

175

166

Toll Brothers, Inc.

5.150%

5/15/15

100

91

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

4.250%

3/15/10

525

513

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

5.450%

5/18/11

225

226

Viacom Inc.

5.750%

4/30/11

75

75

Viacom Inc.

6.250%

4/30/16

50

49

Viacom Inc.

6.875%

4/30/36

250

241

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

3.375%

10/1/08

475

463

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

6.875%

8/10/09

250

257

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.000%

1/15/10

75

73

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.125%

7/1/10

150

145

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.125%

2/15/11

25

24

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.550%

5/1/13

525

499

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

7.250%

6/1/13

100

108

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

4.500%

7/1/15

225

208

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.375%

4/5/17

25

24

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.875%

4/5/27

275

266

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

7.550%

2/15/30

200

233

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

5.250%

9/1/35

75

65

Western Union Co.

5.400%

11/17/11

125

123

Western Union Co.

5.930%

10/1/16

125

122

Western Union Co.

6.200%

11/17/36

75

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

8.875%

4/15/11

175

192

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

7.700%

7/1/12

50

54

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

6.250%

4/15/16

250

249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Noncyclical (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

3.500%

2/17/09

175

170

 

Abbott Laboratories

5.375%

5/15/09

100

100

 

Abbott Laboratories

4.350%

3/15/14

225

208

 

Abbott Laboratories

5.875%

5/15/16

275

275

 

Allergan Inc.

5.750%

4/1/16

25

25

 

Altria Group, Inc.

5.625%

11/4/08

125

125

 

Altria Group, Inc.

7.000%

11/4/13

50

53

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

5.625%

9/15/12

100

98

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

5.875%

9/15/15

150

144

 

Amgen Inc.

4.000%

11/18/09

175

170

 

Amgen Inc.

4.850%

11/18/14

100

93

4

Amgen Inc.

5.850%

6/1/17

200

197

4

Amgen Inc.

6.375%

6/1/37

125

122

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

6.000%

4/15/11

250

254

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

7.125%

7/1/17

150

155

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

6.800%

8/20/32

150

155

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

5.750%

4/1/36

50

46

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

7.500%

3/15/27

200

228

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

5.935%

10/1/32

100

95

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

5.375%

9/15/35

275

242

 

AstraZeneca PLC

5.400%

6/1/14

75

74

 

Baxter Finco, BV

4.750%

10/15/10

175

171

 

Boston Scientific

6.000%

6/15/11

100

100

 

Boston Scientific

5.450%

6/15/14

125

117

 

Boston Scientific

6.250%

11/15/35

50

47

 

Bottling Group LLC

4.625%

11/15/12

200

191

 

Bottling Group LLC

5.000%

11/15/13

75

72

 

Bottling Group LLC

5.500%

4/1/16

200

195

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

7.150%

6/15/23

300

331

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

5.875%

11/15/36

100

94

 

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

4.375%

12/15/08

50

49

 

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

5.100%

7/15/15

25

23

 

Campbell Soup Co.

6.750%

2/15/11

100

104

4

Cardinal Health, Inc.

5.650%

6/15/12

275

275

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

4.000%

6/15/15

50

43

4

Cardinal Health, Inc.

6.000%

6/15/17

75

74

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

5.850%

12/15/17

75

73

 

Cia. Brasil de Bebidas AmBev

10.500%

12/15/11

100

117

 

Cia. Brasil de Bebidas AmBev

8.750%

9/15/13

100

114

 

Clorox Co.

4.200%

1/15/10

175

170

 

Clorox Co.

5.000%

1/15/15

50

47

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

5.750%

11/1/08

150

151

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

8.500%

2/1/22

50

61

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

8.000%

9/15/22

200

236

 

Coca-Cola HBC Finance

5.125%

9/17/13

100

97

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

7.875%

9/15/10

234

249

 

Diageo Finance BV

5.300%

10/28/15

75

72

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

6.000%

3/15/12

50

51

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

5.200%

3/15/17

150

144

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

5.500%

3/15/27

150

141

 

Fortune Brands Inc.

5.125%

1/15/11

125

122

 

Fortune Brands Inc.

5.375%

1/15/16

25

23

 

 

 

Fortune Brands Inc.

5.875%

1/15/36

50

43

 

Genentech Inc.

4.750%

7/15/15

25

23

 

Genentech Inc.

5.250%

7/15/35

75

66

 

General Mills, Inc.

6.000%

2/15/12

233

236

 

General Mills, Inc.

5.700%

2/15/17

150

146

 

Gillette Co.

3.800%

9/15/09

100

97

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

4.375%

4/15/14

375

347

 

Grand Metropolitan

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Corp.

9.000%

8/15/11

400

448

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

6.625%

7/15/11

250

257

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

6.750%

3/15/32

225

219

 

Hershey Foods Corp.

5.300%

9/1/11

50

50

 

Hershey Foods Corp.

5.450%

9/1/16

50

49

 

Hospira, Inc.

5.900%

6/15/14

75

73

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Johnson & Johnson

3.800%

5/15/13

75

69

 

Johnson & Johnson

6.950%

9/1/29

25

29

 

Johnson & Johnson

4.950%

5/15/33

150

134

 

Kellogg Co.

6.600%

4/1/11

220

227

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

4.875%

8/15/15

200

187

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

6.250%

7/15/18

50

51

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

4.125%

11/12/09

425

412

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

5.625%

11/1/11

50

50

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

6.250%

6/1/12

100

101

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

5.250%

10/1/13

25

24

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

6.500%

11/1/31

200

194

 

Kroger Co.

6.800%

4/1/11

225

233

 

Kroger Co.

6.750%

4/15/12

325

335

 

Kroger Co.

6.200%

6/15/12

250

252

 

Kroger Co.

8.000%

9/15/29

125

134

 

Kroger Co.

7.500%

4/1/31

100

105

 

Laboratory Corp. of America

5.625%

12/15/15

75

72

 

McKesson Corp.

7.750%

2/1/12

100

108

 

Mckesson Corp.

5.250%

3/1/13

175

171

 

Medtronic Inc.

4.375%

9/15/10

75

73

 

Medtronic Inc.

4.750%

9/15/15

100

93

 

Merck & Co.

4.375%

2/15/13

100

94

 

Merck & Co.

4.750%

3/1/15

200

187

 

Merck & Co.

6.400%

3/1/28

50

51

 

Merck & Co.

5.950%

12/1/28

75

74

 

Molson Coors Capital Finance

4.850%

9/22/10

50

49

 

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

7.000%

3/1/29

275

302

 

PepsiAmericas Inc.

5.000%

5/15/17

100

93

 

Pfizer, Inc.

4.500%

2/15/14

250

235

 

Philip Morris Cos., Inc.

7.650%

7/1/08

50

51

 

Philip Morris Cos., Inc.

7.750%

1/15/27

175

204

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

4.950%

8/15/14

50

48

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

6.450%

1/15/26

75

79

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

5.550%

3/5/37

325

305

2

Procter & Gamble Co. ESOP

9.360%

1/1/21

460

560

 

Quest Diagnostic, Inc.

5.450%

11/1/15

200

188

 

Quest Diagnostic, Inc.

6.950%

7/1/37

75

76

 

Safeway, Inc.

6.500%

3/1/11

200

205

 

Safeway, Inc.

7.250%

2/1/31

50

52

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

5.550%

12/1/13

100

100

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

6.750%

12/1/33

175

189

 

Sysco Corp.

5.375%

9/21/35

100

89

 

Teva Pharmaceutical

 

 

 

 

 

Finance LLC

6.150%

2/1/36

400

374

 

Unilever Capital Corp.

7.125%

11/1/10

350

367

 

Unilever Capital Corp.

5.900%

11/15/32

50

48

 

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

4.300%

7/15/10

125

121

 

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

4.650%

7/15/15

125

116

 

Wyeth

5.500%

3/15/13

275

274

 

Wyeth

5.500%

2/1/14

50

49

 

Wyeth

5.450%

4/1/17

50

48

 

Wyeth

6.450%

2/1/24

100

103

 

Wyeth

6.500%

2/1/34

100

103

 

Wyeth

6.000%

2/15/36

125

120

 

Wyeth

5.950%

4/1/37

525

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alberta Energy Co. Ltd.

7.375%

11/1/31

125

137

 

 

 

Amerada Hess Corp.

6.650%

8/15/11

100

103

 

Amerada Hess Corp.

7.875%

10/1/29

350

397

 

Amerada Hess Corp.

7.300%

8/15/31

100

107

 

Anadarko Finance Co.

6.750%

5/1/11

25

26

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

5.950%

9/15/16

350

342

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

6.450%

9/15/36

450

432

 

Apache Corp.

5.625%

1/15/17

100

98

 

Apache Corp.

6.000%

1/15/37

150

143

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

6.875%

1/15/29

100

107

 

Burlington Resources, Inc.

6.680%

2/15/11

50

52

 

Burlington Resources, Inc.

6.500%

12/1/11

100

104

 

Burlington Resources, Inc.

7.400%

12/1/31

175

201

 

Canadian Natural Resources

5.450%

10/1/12

50

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Canadian Natural Resources

4.900%

12/1/14

150

140

 

Canadian Natural Resources

6.000%

8/15/16

125

124

 

Canadian Natural Resources

5.700%

5/15/17

150

145

 

Canadian Natural Resources

7.200%

1/15/32

225

237

 

Canadian Natural Resources

6.450%

6/30/33

100

99

 

Canadian Natural Resources

6.500%

2/15/37

125

124

 

Canadian Natural Resources

6.250%

3/15/38

150

142

 

Conoco Funding Co.

6.350%

10/15/11

375

387

 

Conoco Funding Co.

7.250%

10/15/31

75

84

 

ConocoPhillips Canada

5.300%

4/15/12

150

148

 

ConocoPhillips Canada

5.625%

10/15/16

250

246

 

ConocoPhillips Canada

5.950%

10/15/36

150

146

 

Devon Financing Corp.

6.875%

9/30/11

200

209

 

Devon Financing Corp.

7.875%

9/30/31

50

58

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling

4.875%

7/1/15

25

23

 

Encana Corp.

4.600%

8/15/09

100

98

 

Encana Corp.

4.750%

10/15/13

25

24

 

Encana Corp.

6.500%

8/15/34

325

329

 

Encana Holdings Finance Corp.

5.800%

5/1/14

100

100

 

Halliburton Co.

5.500%

10/15/10

150

150

 

Husky Energy Inc.

6.150%

6/15/19

100

99

 

Kerr McGee Corp.

6.875%

9/15/11

175

182

 

Kerr McGee Corp.

6.950%

7/1/24

250

260

 

Kerr McGee Corp.

7.875%

9/15/31

50

58

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

6.125%

3/15/12

275

280

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

6.800%

3/15/32

250

266

 

Nexen, Inc.

5.050%

11/20/13

50

48

 

Nexen, Inc.

5.650%

5/15/17

100

96

 

Nexen, Inc.

7.875%

3/15/32

50

57

 

Nexen, Inc.

6.400%

5/15/37

300

289

 

Norsk Hydro

7.250%

9/23/27

400

453

 

Occidental Petroleum

6.750%

1/15/12

250

263

 

Ocean Energy, Inc.

7.250%

10/1/11

75

79

 

Petro-Canada

7.875%

6/15/26

25

28

 

Petro-Canada

7.000%

11/15/28

100

104

 

Petro-Canada

5.350%

7/15/33

150

129

 

Petro-Canada

5.950%

5/15/35

125

115

 

Phillips Petroleum Co.

8.750%

5/25/10

450

489

 

Questar Market Resources

6.050%

9/1/16

100

100

 

Shell International Finance

5.625%

6/27/11

225

227

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

5.950%

12/1/34

75

71

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

6.500%

6/15/38

150

152

 

Sunoco, Inc.

4.875%

10/15/14

50

46

 

Sunoco, Inc.

5.750%

1/15/17

50

48

 

Talisman Energy, Inc.

5.125%

5/15/15

50

47

 

Talisman Energy, Inc.

5.850%

2/1/37

150

133

 

Tosco Corp.

8.125%

2/15/30

100

123

 

Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc.

7.500%

4/15/31

175

193

 

Valero Energy Corp.

6.875%

4/15/12

300

314

 

Valero Energy Corp.

7.500%

4/15/32

225

246

 

Valero Energy Corp.

6.625%

6/15/37

175

174

4

Weatherford International Inc.

6.350%

6/15/17

150

152

 

Weatherford International Inc.

6.500%

8/1/36

275

266

4

Weatherford International Inc.

6.800%

6/15/37

25

25

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

6.250%

4/15/13

175

179

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

5.000%

1/31/15

50

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

5.250%

2/22/11

700

696

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

5.500%

2/22/16

200

195

 

Electronic Data Systems

7.125%

10/15/09

50

51

 

Electronic Data Systems

6.500%

8/1/13

75

74

 

Equifax Inc.

6.300%

7/1/17

25

25

 

Equifax Inc.

7.000%

7/1/37

50

50

 

First Data Corp.

3.375%

8/1/08

200

196

 

First Data Corp.

4.850%

10/1/14

47

45

 

First Data Corp.

4.950%

6/15/15

50

48

 

Harris Corp.

5.000%

10/1/15

125

115

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

5.375%

2/1/09

25

25

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

4.375%

6/1/09

150

148

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

4.750%

11/29/12

300

289

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

6.220%

8/1/27

75

77

 

International Business

 

 

 

 

 

Machines Corp.

7.125%

12/1/96

250

278

 

Intuit Inc.

5.400%

3/15/12

250

246

 

Intuit Inc.

5.750%

3/15/17

325

312

 

Motorola, Inc.

7.625%

11/15/10

19

20

 

Motorola, Inc.

8.000%

11/1/11

25

27

 

Motorola, Inc.

7.500%

5/15/25

50

53

 

Motorola, Inc.

6.500%

9/1/25

50

48

 

Motorola, Inc.

6.500%

11/15/28

50

48

 

National Semiconductor

6.600%

6/15/17

200

203

 

Oracle Corp.

5.000%

1/15/11

100

98

 

Oracle Corp.

5.250%

1/15/16

275

263

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

4.875%

8/15/14

275

258

 

Science Applications

 

 

 

 

 

International Corp.

6.250%

7/1/12

25

25

 

Science Applications

 

 

 

 

 

International Corp.

5.500%

7/1/33

25

21

 

Xerox Corp.

9.750%

1/15/09

75

80

 

Xerox Corp.

7.125%

6/15/10

200

207

 

Xerox Corp.

6.875%

8/15/11

50

52

 

Xerox Corp.

7.625%

6/15/13

50

52

 

Xerox Corp.

6.400%

3/15/16

100

100

 

Xerox Corp.

6.750%

2/1/17

100

102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

2

American Airlines, Inc.

6.855%

4/15/09

71

72

 

American Airlines, Inc.

7.024%

10/15/09

125

127

 

American Airlines, Inc.

7.858%

10/1/11

75

80

 

Burlington Northern

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe Corp.

6.750%

7/15/11

190

198

 

Burlington Northern

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe Corp.

5.650%

5/1/17

100

96

 

Burlington Northern

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe Corp.

6.200%

8/15/36

250

242

 

Burlington Northern

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Fe Corp.

6.150%

5/1/37

125

121

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

6.375%

10/15/11

100

103

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

5.800%

6/1/16

100

100

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

6.800%

7/15/18

250

266

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

6.200%

6/1/36

75

74

 

Canadian Pacific Rail

6.250%

10/15/11

175

179

 

Canadian Pacific Rail

5.950%

5/15/37

150

142

 

CNF, Inc.

6.700%

5/1/34

75

70

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.

6.563%

2/15/12

200

207

2

Continental Airlines, Inc.

6.648%

9/15/17

122

125

 

CSX Corp.

6.300%

3/15/12

150

153

 

CSX Corp.

5.600%

5/1/17

25

24

 

CSX Corp.

6.000%

10/1/36

50

47

 

FedEx Corp.

5.500%

8/15/09

150

150

 

Mass Transit Railway Corp.

7.500%

11/8/10

100

106

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

6.200%

4/15/09

75

76

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

6.750%

2/15/11

75

78

 

 

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

7.700%

5/15/17

450

496

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

7.800%

5/15/27

200

228

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

7.900%

5/15/97

50

56

 

Ryder System Inc.

5.950%

5/2/11

75

75

 

Ryder System Inc.

5.850%

3/1/14

75

74

 

Ryder System Inc.

5.850%

11/1/16

25

24

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

6.500%

3/1/12

250

257

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

5.750%

12/15/16

75

71

 

Union Pacific Corp.

6.125%

1/15/12

25

25

 

Union Pacific Corp.

6.500%

4/15/12

150

154

 

Union Pacific Corp.

7.125%

2/1/28

150

161

2

United Air Lines Inc.

6.636%

7/2/22

50

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Other (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Cooper Industries, Inc.

5.250%

11/15/12

100

98

 

Dover Corp.

4.875%

10/15/15

50

47

 

Rockwell International Corp.

6.700%

1/15/28

50

53

 

 

 

 

 

95,007

Utilities (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Electric (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

AEP Texas Central Co.

6.650%

2/15/33

200

208

 

Alabama Power Co.

5.500%

10/15/17

100

97

 

American Electric

 

 

 

 

 

Power Co., Inc.

5.375%

3/15/10

150

149

 

Arizona Public Service Co.

5.800%

6/30/14

75

74

4

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.

5.900%

10/1/16

100

99

 

Carolina Power & Light Co.

5.125%

9/15/13

175

170

 

CenterPoint Energy Houston

5.700%

3/15/13

300

300

 

CenterPoint Energy Houston

6.950%

3/15/33

50

54

 

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.

5.700%

9/15/12

75

75

 

Commonwealth Edison Co.

6.150%

3/15/12

75

75

 

Connecticut Light & Power Co.

6.350%

6/1/36

175

178

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

New York

4.875%

2/1/13

75

72

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

New York

5.500%

9/15/16

100

97

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

New York

5.300%

3/1/35

100

88

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of

 

 

 

 

 

New York

6.200%

6/15/36

75

75

 

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

7.000%

4/1/12

50

53

 

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

4.550%

6/15/15

475

430

 

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

7.600%

4/1/32

25

28

 

Consumers Energy Co.

4.800%

2/17/09

150

148

 

Consumers Energy Co.

5.375%

4/15/13

75

74

 

Consumers Energy Co.

5.500%

8/15/16

100

97

 

Detroit Edison Co.

6.125%

10/1/10

75

76

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

5.150%

7/15/15

600

569

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

6.300%

3/15/33

100

99

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

5.950%

6/15/35

225

211

2

Dominion Resources, Inc.

6.300%

9/30/66

75

75

 

DTE Energy Co.

7.050%

6/1/11

100

105

 

Duke Energy Carolinas

6.100%

6/1/37

125

124

 

Duke Energy Corp.

6.250%

1/15/12

300

308

 

Duke Energy Corp.

6.000%

12/1/28

100

98

 

El Paso Electric Co.

6.000%

5/15/35

50

47

 

Empresa Nacional Electric

8.350%

8/1/13

100

111

 

Energy East Corp.

6.750%

6/15/12

150

156

 

Energy East Corp.

6.750%

7/15/36

75

78

 

Exelon Corp.

4.900%

6/15/15

200

185

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

6.450%

11/15/11

175

180

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

7.375%

11/15/31

200

218

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

5.625%

4/1/34

25

24

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

4.950%

6/1/35

175

149

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

5.400%

9/1/35

75

68

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

6.200%

6/1/36

50

51

 

Florida Power & Light Co.

5.850%

5/1/37

25

24

 

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

7.375%

6/1/09

250

259

 

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

5.625%

9/1/11

50

50

2

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

6.350%

10/1/66

75

73

 

 

2

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

6.650%

6/15/67

75

74

 

Jersey Central Power & Light

5.625%

5/1/16

125

122

4

Jersey Central Power & Light

5.650%

6/1/17

125

121

 

Kansas City Power & Light

6.050%

11/15/35

50

48

 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

5.650%

7/15/12

200

200

 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

5.950%

7/15/17

75

75

 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

6.750%

12/30/31

125

135

 

MidAmerican Energy Co.

5.750%

11/1/35

250

236

 

MidAmerican Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings Co.

6.125%

4/1/36

650

632

 

National Rural Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Cooperative Finance Corp.

4.750%

3/1/14

175

166

 

National Rural Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Cooperative Finance Corp.

5.450%

4/10/17

150

145

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

National Rural Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Cooperative Finance Corp.

8.000%

3/1/32

175

216

 

NiSource Finance Corp.

7.875%

11/15/10

100

107

 

NiSource Finance Corp.

5.250%

9/15/17

150

138

 

Northern States Power Co.

6.250%

6/1/36

50

51

 

Northern States Power Co.

6.200%

7/1/37

50

51

 

NStar Electric Co.

4.875%

4/15/14

50

48

 

Ohio Edison

6.400%

7/15/16

175

179

 

Ohio Power Co.

6.000%

6/1/16

75

75

 

Oncor Electric Delivery Co.

6.375%

1/15/15

75

76

 

Oncor Electric Delivery Co.

7.250%

1/15/33

125

134

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

3.600%

3/1/09

175

170

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

4.200%

3/1/11

50

48

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

4.800%

3/1/14

375

354

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

6.050%

3/1/34

300

292

 

PacifiCorp

7.700%

11/15/31

100

118

 

PacifiCorp

5.250%

6/15/35

100

87

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

6.450%

8/15/12

75

77

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

7.450%

8/15/32

50

55

 

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

6.250%

8/15/09

200

203

 

PPL Energy Supply LLC

6.400%

11/1/11

50

51

 

PPL Energy Supply LLC

6.200%

5/15/16

50

49

 

PPL Energy Supply LLC

6.000%

12/15/36

150

136

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

7.100%

3/1/11

305

320

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

6.850%

4/15/12

25

26

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

7.000%

10/30/31

325

348

 

PSE&G Power LLC

6.950%

6/1/12

350

367

 

PSE&G Power LLC

5.500%

12/1/15

125

120

 

PSE&G Power LLC

8.625%

4/15/31

100

121

 

PSI Energy Inc.

5.000%

9/15/13

125

120

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado

4.375%

10/1/08

150

148

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado

7.875%

10/1/12

125

138

 

Public Service Electric & Gas

5.800%

5/1/37

75

71

 

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

5.483%

6/1/35

25

22

 

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

6.274%

3/15/37

125

124

 

SCANA Corp.

6.875%

5/15/11

225

234

 

Southern California Edison Co.

5.000%

1/15/14

200

192

 

Southern California Edison Co.

4.650%

4/1/15

75

70

 

Southern California Edison Co.

5.000%

1/15/16

50

48

 

Southern California Edison Co.

6.650%

4/1/29

75

80

 

Southern California Edison Co.

5.750%

4/1/35

75

72

 

Southern California Edison Co.

5.350%

7/15/35

100

90

 

Southern Power Co.

4.875%

7/15/15

200

186

 

Tampa Electric Co.

6.550%

5/15/36

100

103

 

Toledo Edison Co.

6.150%

5/15/37

100

94

 

TXU Energy Co.

7.000%

3/15/13

100

103

 

Union Electric Co.

5.400%

2/1/16

100

96

 

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

6.000%

1/15/36

50

48

 

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

6.000%

5/15/37

175

168

 

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

5.700%

12/1/36

300

284

2

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

6.250%

5/15/67

50

48

4

Xcel Energy, Inc.

5.613%

4/1/17

78

76

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

6.500%

7/1/36

100

102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

AGL Capital Corp.

7.125%

1/14/11

50

52

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

4.000%

10/15/09

125

121

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

4.950%

10/15/14

50

47

 

 

 

Boardwalk Pipelines LLC

5.500%

2/1/17

100

95

 

CenterPoint Energy Resources

6.150%

5/1/16

75

75

 

Consolidated Natural Gas

6.850%

4/15/11

100

105

 

Consolidated Natural Gas

5.000%

12/1/14

300

284

 

Duke Capital Corp.

5.500%

3/1/14

125

121

 

Duke Capital Corp.

6.750%

2/15/32

50

49

4

El Paso Natural Gas Co.

5.950%

4/15/17

75

73

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

5.650%

8/1/12

100

99

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

5.950%

2/1/15

75

74

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

6.125%

2/15/17

50

49

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

6.625%

10/15/36

150

147

*

Enron Corp.

9.125%

4/1/03

500

148

*

Enron Corp.

7.125%

5/15/07

150

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

*

Enron Corp.

6.875%

10/15/07

500

148

 

Enterprise Products

 

 

 

 

 

Operating LP

4.950%

6/1/10

100

98

 

Enterprise Products

 

 

 

 

 

Operating LP

5.600%

10/15/14

100

97

 

Enterprise Products

 

 

 

 

 

Operating LP

6.875%

3/1/33

50

51

*

HNG Internorth

9.625%

3/15/06

500

148

 

KeySpan Corp.

8.000%

11/15/30

75

89

 

Kinder Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Partners LP

7.125%

3/15/12

50

52

 

Kinder Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Partners LP

5.000%

12/15/13

50

47

 

Kinder Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Partners LP

7.300%

8/15/33

250

260

 

Kinder Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Partners LP

5.800%

3/15/35

50

45

 

Magellan Midstream

 

 

 

 

 

Partners, LP

5.650%

10/15/16

75

72

 

National Grid PLC

6.300%

8/1/16

325

332

 

ONEOK Inc.

5.200%

6/15/15

75

71

 

ONEOK Inc.

6.000%

6/15/35

75

67

 

ONEOK Partners, LP

5.900%

4/1/12

100

100

 

ONEOK Partners, LP

6.150%

10/1/16

150

150

 

ONEOK Partners, LP

6.650%

10/1/36

325

325

 

San Diego Gas & Electric

5.350%

5/15/35

25

23

 

Sempra Energy

7.950%

3/1/10

100

106

4

Southern Natural Gas

5.900%

4/1/17

300

292

 

Texas Gas Transmission

4.600%

6/1/15

100

91

 

Trans-Canada Pipelines

5.600%

3/31/34

150

138

 

Trans-Canada Pipelines

5.850%

3/15/36

300

283

2

Trans-Canada Pipelines

6.350%

5/15/67

125

119

 

 

 

 

 

19,454

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $309,041)

 

 

303,164

Sovereign Bonds (U.S. Dollar-Denominated) (2.5%)

 

 

 

Bayerische Landesbank

2.875%

10/15/08

150

146

 

Canadian Government

5.250%

11/5/08

100

100

 

China Development Bank

4.750%

10/8/14

100

94

 

China Development Bank

5.000%

10/15/15

100

95

 

Corp. Andina de Fomento

5.200%

5/21/13

125

121

 

Corp. Andina de Fomento

5.750%

1/12/17

225

219

 

Development Bank of Japan

4.250%

6/9/15

50

46

 

Eksportfinans

4.750%

12/15/08

250

248

 

Eksportfinans

5.500%

5/25/16

350

351

 

Eksportfinans

5.500%

6/26/17

125

125

 

European Investment Bank

3.875%

8/15/08

600

592

 

European Investment Bank

5.000%

2/8/10

25

25

 

European Investment Bank

4.000%

3/3/10

675

656

 

European Investment Bank

5.250%

6/15/11

950

953

 

European Investment Bank

4.625%

5/15/14

175

167

 

European Investment Bank

4.875%

2/16/16

425

409

 

European Investment Bank

5.125%

9/13/16

450

440

 

European Investment Bank

4.875%

1/17/17

150

144

 

European Investment Bank

5.125%

5/30/17

375

367

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea

4.500%

8/12/09

200

196

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea

4.625%

3/16/10

100

98

 

 

 

Federation of Malaysia

8.750%

6/1/09

400

423

 

Federation of Malaysia

7.500%

7/15/11

75

80

 

Inter-American

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank

5.625%

4/16/09

750

755

 

Inter-American

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank

8.500%

3/15/11

130

144

 

Inter-American

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank

7.000%

6/15/25

100

116

 

International Bank for

 

 

 

 

 

Reconstruction & Development

4.125%

6/24/09

550

540

 

International Bank for

 

 

 

 

 

Reconstruction & Development

4.125%

8/12/09

525

515

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

Japan Bank International

4.750%

5/25/11

175

172

Japan Finance Corp.

5.875%

3/14/11

100

102

Japan Finance Corp.

4.625%

4/21/15

100

95

KFW International Finance Inc.

4.875%

10/19/09

250

248

Korea Development Bank

3.875%

3/2/09

100

97

Korea Development Bank

4.750%

7/20/09

200

197

Korea Development Bank

4.625%

9/16/10

100

97

Korea Development Bank

5.750%

9/10/13

250

252

Korea Electric Power

7.750%

4/1/13

175

194

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

4.625%

11/17/08

400

397

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

5.250%

5/19/09

125

125

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

5.000%

6/1/10

275

274

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

4.250%

6/15/10

1,350

1,315

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

4.750%

5/15/12

50

49

Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau

5.125%

3/14/16

175

172

Landeskreditbank Baden-

 

 

 

 

Wuerttemberg–Foerderbank

4.250%

9/15/10

75

73

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

3.625%

10/20/09

375

363

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

5.250%

7/2/12

150

150

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

4.875%

11/16/15

100

97

Pemex Project Funding

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

6.125%

8/15/08

125

126

Pemex Project Funding

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

7.875%

2/1/09

250

258

Pemex Project Funding

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

8.000%

11/15/11

100

108

Pemex Project Funding

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

5.750%

12/15/15

400

392

Pemex Project Funding

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

8.625%

2/1/22

500

610

Pemex Project Funding

 

 

 

 

Master Trust

6.625%

6/15/35

125

126

People’s Republic of China

7.300%

12/15/08

50

51

People’s Republic of China

4.750%

10/29/13

50

48

Petrobras International Finance

6.125%

10/6/16

350

342

Petrobras International Finance

8.375%

12/10/18

100

115

Province of British Columbia

5.375%

10/29/08

200

200

Province of Manitoba

7.500%

2/22/10

300

316

Province of Nova Scotia

5.750%

2/27/12

50

51

Province of Ontario

5.500%

10/1/08

200

201

Province of Ontario

3.625%

10/21/09

125

121

Province of Ontario

5.000%

10/18/11

625

618

Province of Ontario

4.750%

1/19/16

100

95

Province of Ontario

5.450%

4/27/16

250

250

Province of Quebec

5.000%

7/17/09

950

943

Province of Quebec

6.125%

1/22/11

75

77

Province of Quebec

5.125%

11/14/16

200

194

Province of Quebec

7.500%

9/15/29

325

394

Quebec Hydro Electric

6.300%

5/11/11

75

77

Quebec Hydro Electric

8.000%

2/1/13

500

557

Quebec Hydro Electric

8.400%

1/15/22

275

349

Quebec Hydro Electric

8.050%

7/7/24

200

250

Republic of Chile

7.125%

1/11/12

150

159

Republic of Chile

5.500%

1/15/13

50

50

Republic of Hungary

4.750%

2/3/15

250

233

Republic of Italy

3.250%

5/15/09

225

217

Republic of Italy

6.000%

2/22/11

650

663

Republic of Italy

5.625%

6/15/12

775

782

 

 

Republic of Italy

4.750%

1/25/16

650

617

Republic of Italy

5.250%

9/20/16

150

147

Republic of Italy

5.375%

6/15/33

175

164

Republic of Korea

4.250%

6/1/13

350

327

Republic of Korea

5.625%

11/3/25

100

96

Republic of Poland

6.250%

7/3/12

150

154

Republic of Poland

5.250%

1/15/14

200

196

Republic of South Africa

7.375%

4/25/12

500

532

State of Israel

4.625%

6/15/13

75

73

State of Israel

5.500%

11/9/16

175

171

Swedish Export Credit Corp.

4.125%

10/15/08

100

98

Swedish Export Credit Corp.

4.000%

6/15/10

150

145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Coupon

Date

($000)

($000)

 

United Mexican States

8.375%

1/14/11

1,500

1,631

 

United Mexican States

6.375%

1/16/13

74

76

 

United Mexican States

5.875%

1/15/14

250

251

 

United Mexican States

6.625%

3/3/15

10

11

 

United Mexican States

11.375%

9/15/16

100

138

 

United Mexican States

5.625%

1/15/17

475

465

 

United Mexican States

8.300%

8/15/31

100

125

 

United Mexican States

6.750%

9/27/34

908

968

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $28,302)

 

 

27,992

Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois (Taxable Pension) GO

4.950%

6/1/23

550

509

 

Illinois (Taxable Pension) GO

5.100%

6/1/33

850

774

 

Kansas Dev. Finance Auth. Rev.

 

 

 

 

 

(Public Employee

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement System)

5.501%

5/1/34

175

169

 

New Jersey Econ. Dev. Auth.

 

 

 

 

 

State Pension Rev.

7.425%

2/15/29

100

119

 

New Jersey Turnpike Auth. Rev.

4.252%

1/1/16

5

5

 

New Jersey Turnpike Auth. Rev.

4.252%

1/1/16

70

65

 

Oregon (Taxable Pension) GO

5.762%

6/1/23

50

50

 

Oregon (Taxable Pension) GO

5.892%

6/1/27

75

76

 

Oregon School Board Assn.

4.759%

6/30/28

75

67

 

Oregon School Board Assn.

5.528%

6/30/28

50

49

 

Wisconsin Public Service Rev.

4.800%

5/1/13

75

73

 

Wisconsin Public Service Rev.

5.700%

5/1/26

75

74

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $2,073)

 

 

2,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Temporary Cash Investment (1.6%)

 

 

 

5

Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

 

 

 

 

(Cost $18,474)

 

 

18,474,329

18,474

Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $1,148,642)

 

 

1,128,970

Other Assets and Liabilities (–0.1%)

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

25,674

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased

 

 

(24,224)

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

(2,372)

 

 

 

 

 

(922)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 103,665,191 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

1,128,048

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$10.88

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:6

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

1,129,178

$10.89

Undistributed Net Investment Income

24,573

.24

Accumulated Net Realized Losses

(5,923)

(.06)

Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

Investment Securities

(19,672)

(.19)

Swap Contracts

(108)

Net Assets

1,128,048

$10.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

* Non-income-producing security—security in default.

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

2 The average or expected maturity is shorter than the final maturity shown because of the possibility of interim principal payments and prepayments or the possibility of the issue being called.

3 Adjustable-rate note.

4 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate value of these securities was $7,926,000, representing 0.7% of net assets.

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

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

GO—General Obligation Bond.

 

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest1

28,038

Total Income

28,038

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

46

Management and Administrative

617

Marketing and Distribution

127

Custodian Fees

37

Shareholders’ Reports

10

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

1

Total Expenses

838

Net Investment Income

27,200

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Investment Securities Sold

(971)

Swap Contracts

(950)

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(1,921)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

 

Investment Securities

(17,022)

Swap Contracts

(92)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation)

(17,114)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

8,165

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

27,200

41,065

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(1,921)

(2,134)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

(17,114)

(1,521)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

8,165

37,410

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(42,109)

(31,393)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(42,109)

(31,393)

Capital Share Transactions—Note E

 

 

Issued

159,172

295,245

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

42,109

31,393

Redeemed

(60,656)

(85,118)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

140,625

241,520

Total Increase (Decrease)

106,681

247,537

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

1,021,367

773,830

End of Period2

1,128,048

1,021,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the portfolio was $671,000.

2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $24,573,000 and $40,293,000.

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

June 30,

 

Year Ended December 31,

Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$11.23

$11.21

$11.48

$11.63

$11.74

$11.29

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.281

.541

.501

.49

.57

.54

Net Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) on Investments

(.19)

(.07)

(.24)

(.01)

(.12)

.36

Total from Investment Operations

.09

.47

.26

.48

.45

.90

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.44)

(.45)

(.45)

(.61)

(.56)

(.45)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(.08)

(.02)

Total Distributions

(.44)

(.45)

(.53)

(.63)

(.56)

(.45)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$10.88

$11.23

$11.21

$11.48

$11.63

$11.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

0.78%

4.40%

2.40%

4.20%

4.02%

8.31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$1,128

$1,021

$774

$635

$591

$688

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.16%*

0.16%

0.16%

0.17%

0.22%

0.24%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

5.06%*

4.92%

4.49%

4.38%

4.48%

5.33%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

65%*

64%

64%

73%

95%

106%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

* Annualized.

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Total Bond Market Index Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts. Certain of the portfolio’s investments are in corporate debt instruments; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in their respective industries.

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

1. Security Valuation: 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 fund’s 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 portfolio’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.

2. Mortgage Dollar Rolls: The portfolio has entered into mortgage-dollar-roll transactions, in which the portfolio sells mortgage-backed securities to a dealer and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar securities in the future at a predetermined price. The proceeds of the securities sold in mortgage-dollar-roll transactions are invested in high-quality short-term fixed income securities. The portfolio forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities, and is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the initial sale and by a lower price on the securities to be repurchased. The portfolio accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales; as such, these transactions may increase the portfolio’s turnover rate. Amounts to be received or paid in connection with open mortgage dollar rolls are included in Receivables for Investment Securities Sold or Payables for Investment Securities Purchased in the Statement of Net Assets. The primary risk associated with mortgage dollar rolls is that a counterparty will default on its obligations to deliver purchased securities.

3. Swap Contracts: The portfolio has entered into interest rate swap transactions. Under the terms of the swaps, one party pays the other an amount that is a fixed percentage rate applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the counterparty agrees to pay a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount.

The portfolio has also entered into swap transactions to earn the total return on a specified security or index of fixed income securities. Under the terms of the swaps, the portfolio receives the total return (either receiving the increase or paying the decrease) on a reference security or index, applied to a notional principal amount. In return, the portfolio agrees to pay the counterparty a floating rate, which is reset periodically based on short-term interest rates, applied to the same notional amount. At the same time, the portfolio invests an amount equal to the notional amount of the swaps in high-quality floating-rate securities.

The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Swaps are valued daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the periodic payments are made, or the swap terminates, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded. The primary risk associated with interest rate swaps and total return swaps is that a counterparty will default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the portfolio.

4. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

6. Other: 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.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the portfolio under methods approved by the board of trustees. The portfolio has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had contributed capital of $99,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the portfolio’s net assets and 0.10% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on certain of the portfolio’s swap contracts are treated as ordinary income (loss) for tax purposes; the effect on the portfolio’s income dividends to shareholders is offset by a change in principal return. Realized losses of $811,000 on swap contracts have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income.

The portfolio’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at December 31, 2006, the portfolio had available realized losses of $4,645,000 to offset future net capital gains of $1,864,000 through December 31, 2013, $2,762,000 through December 31, 2014, and $19,000 through December 31, 2015. The portfolio will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending December 31, 2007; should the portfolio realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balances above.

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,148,642,000. Net unrealized depreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $19,672,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $3,339,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $23,011,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

At June 30, 2007, the portfolio had the following open swap contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed

Floating

Unrealized

 

 

Notional

Interest Rate

Interest Rate

Appreciation

 

 

Amount

Received

Received

(Depreciation)

Termination Date

Dealer1

($000)

(Paid)

(Paid)2

($000)

4/3/09

WB

6,785

4.999%

(5.350%)

(44)

 

Total Return Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Notional

Floating

Appreciation

 

 

Amount

Interest Rate

(Depreciation)

Reference Entity/Termination Date

Dealer1

($000)

Paid3

($000)

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Index

 

 

 

 

7/31/07

LEH

3,000

5.170%

8/31/07

LEH

5,000

5.320%

9/30/07

LEH

8,000

5.320%

10/31/07

LEH

12,000

5.170%

11/30/07

LEH

4,000

5.270%

12/31/07

LEH

5,000

5.320%

1/31/08

LEH

4,000

5.295%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.000% 30-Year

 

 

 

 

9/30/07

UBS

800

4.910%

Federal National Mortgage Assn., 6.000% 30-Year

 

 

 

 

7/31/07

UBS

3,000

5.319%

(40)

Federal National Mortgage Assn., 6.500% 30-Year

 

 

 

 

7/31/07

UBS

3,000

5.319%

(24)

Hybrid ARM Index

 

 

 

 

3/31/08

LEH

1,000

5.310%

4/30/08

LEH

1,000

5.310%

 

 

 

 

(64)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 LEH—Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.
UBS—UBS AG.

WB—Wachovia Bank, N.A.

2 Based on three-month London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of the most recent payment date.

3 Based on one-month London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of the most recent payment date.

 

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D. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $66,000,000 of investment securities and sold $33,805,000 of investment securities, other than U.S. government securities and temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities were $364,698,000 and $297,906,000, respectively.

E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

14,318

26,791

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

3,846

2,939

Redeemed

(5,488)

(7,763)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

12,676

21,967

 

F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A portfolio’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 portfolio and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

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

• Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return.

This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 portfolio for buying and selling securities. The portfolio’s expense ratio does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,007.76

$0.80

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,024.00

0.80

 

 

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

 

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Total Bond Market Index Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Fixed Income Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Robert F. Auwaerter, principal in charge of the Fixed Income Group, has been in the investment management business since 1978. The Fixed

Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of its target benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategies. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s expense ratio was far below the average expense ratio charged by portfolios in its peer group. The board noted that the portfolio’s advisory expense ratio was also well below its peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s expense ratio appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

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 portfolio shareholders.

The benefit of economies of scale

The board concluded that the Total Bond Market Index Portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as portfolio assets increase.

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

 

 

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Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

The broad stock market registered a strong advance during the six months ended June 30, 2007, with the S&P Total Market Index returning 7.5%. Your portfolio succeeded in capturing nearly all of the index return. Mid-capitalization stocks outpaced large- and small-cap stocks, and in a reversal of recent patterns, growth stocks outpaced their value-oriented counterparts.

The Total Stock Market Index Portfolio is a “fund-of-funds.” Roughly 80% of its assets are invested in the Equity Index Portfolio of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund, and about 20% of assets are invested in Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund. (Because of the Equity Index Portfolio’s heavy weighting, you may wish to review that portfolio’s financial statements, which are included with this report.) The Equity Index Portfolio, which seeks to track the investment results of the S&P 500 Index, has a large-cap focus. The Extended Market Index Fund adds mid- and small-cap stocks to the mix; it seeks to track the performance of the S&P Completion Index of mid- and small-cap stocks, which are not included in the S&P 500 Index.

Please note that the returns of portfolios in Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund are different from the portfolio returns in the

Vanguard Variable Annuity (and other plans that invest in the fund), which take into account insurance-related expenses.

Broad-based strength, patches of volatility

Despite patches of weakness in February and late June, the broad stock market turned in a strong performance during the first half of 2007. Gains were broad-based, with almost every sector producing a positive six-month return. The energy, information technology, and industrials sectors, which together represent more than one-third of the S&P Total Market Index’s value, made the most significant contributions to performance. The relatively small materials and telecommunications sectors were also notably strong performers.

As energy prices crept higher, oil giants such as ExxonMobil and Chevron, and oil-field service companies such as Schlumberger, registered impressive gains. Technology stocks also produced market-beating returns. After a long period on the sidelines, tech stocks moved into the market’s vanguard, led by Apple and Intel. Industrials and materials companies also drove the market higher, benefiting from robust global demand for raw materials and the economy’s other basic building blocks. Telecommunications stocks, led primarily by a resurgent AT&T, also posted strong returns.

Financials, the index’s largest sector, was the lone decliner, posting a slightly negative six-month return. After years of strong performance, diversified commercial banks, real estate companies, and financial-services providers grappled with rising interest rates, turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, and perhaps some apprehension that investors’ relatively low level of risk-aversion, which in recent years has helped facilitate the creation and sale of a variety of profitable new credit products, might be rising.

A core component of a prudent plan

Despite a sharp, but short-lived, decline in February and dips during June, U.S. stocks delivered generous rewards during the first half of 2007. That won’t always be the case, of course, which is why we advise investors to diversify both among and within the major asset classes—stocks, bonds, and cash. Such an investment approach can limit a portfolio’s exposure to the worst-performing market segment in any given period, while allowing it to participate in the best. Low-cost, broadly diversified portfolios such as the Total Stock Market Index Portfolio can serve as a rock-solid core component of such a long-term investment program.

Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

7.4%

S&P Total Market Index

7.5

Average Multi-Cap Core Fund1

7.8

 

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios

 

 

Your portfolio compared with its peer group

 

 

 

Acquired Fund

Average

 

Fees and

Multi-Cap

 

Expenses2

Core Fund3

Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

0.16%

1.30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

2 This figure represents a weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the Total Stock Market Index Portfolio invests. The portfolio does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.

3 Peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2006.

 

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

Portfolio Profile

As of June 30, 2007

 

Portfolio Characteristics

 

 

 

Yield

1.5%

Expense Ratio

0%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.16%

 

Volatility Measures

 

 

Portfolio Versus

 

Spliced Index2

R-Squared

1.00

Beta

1.00

 

Allocation to Underlying Funds

 

 

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund

 

Equity Index Portfolio

79.9%

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund

20.1

Total

100.0%

 

Investment Focus

 


 

 

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a portfolio’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a portfolio 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%.

R-Squared. A measure of how much of a portfolio’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by an index. If a portfolio’s total returns were precisely synchronized with the index returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the portfolio’s returns bore no relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0.

Yield. A snapshot of a portfolio’s income from interest and dividends. The yield, expressed as a percentage of net asset value, is based on income earned over the past 30 days and is annualized, or projected forward for the coming year.

 

 

1 This figure represents an annualized weighted average of the expense ratios and any fees charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the Total Stock Market Index Portfolio invests. The portfolio does not charge any expenses or fees of its own. Acquired is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose shares are owned by another fund.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index through June 17, 2005; S&P Total Market Index thereafter.

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

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 portfolio. (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 portfolio distributions or on the sale of portfolio shares.

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): January 8, 2003–June 30, 2007

 


 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Since

 

Inception Date

One Year

Inception

Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

1/8/2003

20.15%

15.40%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Six months ended June 30, 2007.

2 Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index through June 17, 2005; S&P Total Market Index thereafter.

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

 

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of June 30, 2007

 

The portfolio provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the portfolio’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the portfolio files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the portfolio’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)

Investment Companies (100.1%)

 

 

U.S. Stock Funds (100.0%)

 

 

Vanguard Variable

 

 

Insurance Fund—Equity

 

 

Index Portfolio

15,222,124

456,054

Vanguard Extended

 

 

Market Index Fund

 

 

Investor Shares

2,704,009

114,623

 

 

 

Money Market Fund (0.1%)

 

 

1 Vanguard Market

 

 

Liquidity Fund, 5.281%

813,547

814

Total Investment Companies

 

 

(Cost $509,096)

 

571,491

Other Assets And Liabilities (–0.1%)

 

Other Assets

 

775

Liabilities

 

(1,258)

 

 

(483)

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

Applicable to 17,979,080 outstanding

 

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

 

interest (unlimited authorization)

 

571,008

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$31.76

 

At June 30, 2007, net assets consisted of:2

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

479,957

$26.70

Undistributed Net

 

 

Investment Income

6,512

.36

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

22,144

1.23

Unrealized Appreciation

62,395

3.47

Net Assets

571,008

$31.76

 

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

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

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

 

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Income Distributions Received

6,547

Net Investment Income—Note B

6,547

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

 

Capital Gain Distributions Received

16,246

Investment Securities Sold

5,913

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

22,159

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

 

(Depreciation) of Investment Securities

8,950

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting from Operations

37,656

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30,

December 31,

 

2007

2006

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

6,547

5,678

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

22,159

22,844

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

8,950

26,752

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

37,656

55,274

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(5,582)

(3,249)

Realized Capital Gain1

(22,822)

(25,656)

Total Distributions

(28,404)

(28,905)

Capital Share Transactions—Note E

 

 

Issued

84,717

146,409

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

28,404

28,905

Redeemed

(24,165)

(46,856)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

88,956

128,458

Total Increase (Decrease)

98,208

154,827

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

472,800

317,973

End of Period2

571,008

472,800

 

 

 

1 Includes fiscal 2007 and 2006 short-term gain distributions totaling $0 and $1,490,000, respectively. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.

2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $6,512,000 and $5,547,000.

 

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan. 8,

 

Six Months

 

 

 

20031 to

 

Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

Dec. 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$31.27

$29.51

$28.60

$25.61

$20.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.33

.37

.28

.31

.232

Capital Gain Distributions Received

.99

1.37

.43

.25

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

.90

2.60

.98

2.63

5.38

Total from Investment Operations

2.22

4.34

1.69

3.19

5.61

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.34)

(.29)

(.31)

(.10)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

(1.39)

(2.29)

(.47)

(.10)

Total Distributions

(1.73)

(2.58)

(.78)

(.20)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$31.76

$31.27

$29.51

$28.60

$25.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

7.43%

15.52%

6.13%

12.55%

28.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$571

$473

$318

$257

$150

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets—Note B

0%3

0%

0%

0%

0%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

1.25%*

1.53%

1.10%

1.45%

1.04%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

10%*

7%

49%4

7%

7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Inception.

2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

3 The acquired fund fees and expenses were 0.16% (annualized).

4 Includes activity related to a change in the portfolio’s target index.

* Annualized.

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

 

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Total Stock Market Index Portfolio is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company. The portfolio seeks to match the return of its target index by investing in selected Vanguard funds. The portfolio’s shares are only available for purchase by separate accounts of insurance companies as investments for variable annuity plans, variable life insurance contracts, or other variable benefit insurance contracts.

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

1. Security Valuation: Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.

2. Federal Income Taxes: The portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

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

4. Other: Income and capital gain distributions received are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the portfolio. The service agreement provides that Vanguard will reimburse the portfolio’s expenses to the extent of savings in administrative and marketing costs realized by Vanguard in the operation of the portfolio. Accordingly, all expenses incurred by the portfolio during the six months ended June 30, 2007, were reimbursed by Vanguard. The portfolio’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

At June 30, 2007, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $509,096,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $62,395,000, consisting entirely of unrealized gains on securities that had risen in value since their purchase.

D. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the portfolio purchased $108,488,000 of investment securities and sold $25,393,000 of investment securities other than temporary cash investments.

E. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

 

Shares

Shares

 

(000)

(000)

Issued

2,677

4,937

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

948

1,011

Redeemed

(767)

(1,602)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

2,858

4,346

 

F. In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 establishes the minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of tax-return positions in financial statements, effective for the portfolio’s current fiscal year. Management has analyzed the portfolio’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2004–2006) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the portfolio’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

About Your Portfolio’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the portfolio, 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 portfolio’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the portfolio.

A typical portfolio’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. The Total Stock Market Index Portfolio has no direct expenses, but bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. These indirect expenses make up the acquired fund fees and expenses, also expressed as a percentage of average net assets. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your portfolio 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 costs were calculated using the acquired fund fees and expenses for the Total Stock Market Index Portfolio.

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

• Based on actual portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio. 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 portfolio under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return.

This section is intended to help you compare your portfolio’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the portfolio 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 portfolio’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 portfolio’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 any transactional costs or account maintenance fees. If these fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. The portfolio’s expense figure does not reflect additional fees and expenses associated with the annuity or life insurance program through which you invest.

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 portfolio’s expenses in the Financial Statements section. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the prospectus.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

12/31/2006

6/30/2007

Period1

Based on Actual Portfolio Return

$1,000.00

$1,074.30

$0.82

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

1,000.00

1,024.00

0.80

 

 

1 The calculations are based on the acquired fund fees and expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period of each underlying fund. The portfolio’s annualized expense figure as of June 30, 2007, was 0.16%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense figures 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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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

 

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund Total Stock Market Index Portfolio has renewed the portfolio’s investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Quantitative Equity Group—serves as the investment advisor for the portfolio. The board determined that continuing the portfolio’s internalized management structure was in the best interests of the portfolio 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 arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the portfolio’s investment management over both short- and long-term periods, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than two decades. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Mr. Sauter has led the Quantitative Equity Group since 1987. The Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

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

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the portfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underper-formance of its target benchmark and peer group. The board concluded that the portfolio has performed in line with expectations, and that its results have been consistent with its investment strategies. Information about the portfolio’s most recent performance can be found on the Performance Summary page.

Cost

The board concluded that the portfolio’s average weighted expense ratio (or acquired fund fees and expenses) was far below the average expense ratio charged by portfolios in its peer group. The portfolio does not incur advisory expenses directly. However, the board noted that each of the underlying funds in which the portfolio invests has advisory expenses well below the underlying fund’s peer-group average. Information about the portfolio’s acquired fund fees and expenses appears on the About Your Portfolio’s Expenses page as well as in the Financial Statements pages.

 

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 Total Stock Market Index Portfolio’s low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the portfolio will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as portfolio assets increase.

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

 

 

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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 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.

 

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

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee

 

 

John J. Brennan1

 

Born 1954

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since 1987;

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of the Board and

and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc.,

Chief Executive Officer

and of each of the investment companies served

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

by The Vanguard Group.

 

 

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

 

 

Charles D. Ellis

 

Born 1937

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since January 2001

Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures in education);

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international

 

business strategy consulting); Successor Trustee

 

of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of

 

Business at New York University; Trustee of the

 

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

 

 

Rajiv L. Gupta

 

Born 1945

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since December 20012

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of the

 

American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco

 

International, Ltd. (diversified manufacturing and

 

services) since 2005; Trustee of Drexel University

 

and of the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

 

 

 

 


Amy Gutmann

 

Born 1949

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since June 2006

President of the University of Pennsylvania since

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences,

 

Annenberg School for Communication, and Graduate

 

School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania

 

since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S.

 

Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the University

 

Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton

 

University; Director of Carnegie Corporation of New

 

York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development

 

Corporation and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of

 

Commerce since 2004.

 

 

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

 

Born 1950

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since July 1998

Corporate Vice President and Chief Global

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President

 

and Chief Information Officer (1997–2005),

 

and Member of the Executive Committee of

 

Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer

 

products); Director of the University Medical

 

Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and

 

Education Institute.

 

 

André F. Perold

 

Born 1952

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since December 2004

George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking,

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean,

 

Director of Faculty Recruiting, and Chair of Finance

 

Faculty, Harvard Business School; Director and

 

Chairman of UNX, Inc. (equities trading firm) since

 

2003; Chair of the Investment Committee of

 

HighVista Strategies LLC (private investment firm)

 

since 2005.

 

 

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

 

Born 1941

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since January 1993

Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer,

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift

 

trucks/housewares/lignite); Director of Goodrich

 

Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems

 

and services).

 

 

J. Lawrence Wilson

 

Born 1936

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Trustee since April 1985

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director

 

of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical

 

distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University

 

and of Culver Educational Foundation.

 

 

 

 


Executive Officers1

 

 

 

Heidi Stam

 

Born 1956

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Secretary since July 2005

Managing Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard

 

Group since 2005; Secretary of The Vanguard

 

Group, and of each of the investment companies

 

served by The Vanguard Group, since 2005;

 

Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).

 

 

Thomas J. Higgins

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:

Treasurer since July 1998

Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer

147 Vanguard Funds Overseen

of each of the investment companies served by

 

The Vanguard Group.

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

 

R. Gregory Barton

Kathleen C. Gubanich

Michael S. Miller

Mortimer J. Buckley

Paul A. Heller

Ralph K. Packard

James H. Gately

F. William McNabb, III

George U. Sauter

 

 

Founder

 

 

 

John C. Bogle

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

 

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

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

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

 

 






 

P.O. Box 2600

Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600

 

Connect with Vanguard® > www.vanguard.com

 

Fund Information > 800-662-7447

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

 

visiting our website, www.vanguard.com, and searching for “proxy

Annuity and Insurance Services > 800-522-5555

 

 

voting guidelines,” or by calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. They are

Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036

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

Text Telephone for People

for securities it owned during the 12 months ended June 30. To

 

get the report, visit either www.vanguard.com or www.sec.gov.

With Hearing Impairment > 800-952-3335

 

 

 

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You can review and copy information about your portfolio at

 

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by sending a request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed

sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s,

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

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Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission,

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Washington, DC 20549-0102.

 

 

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The funds or securities referred to herein that are offered by

 

The Vanguard Group and track an MSCI index are not sponsored,

 

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the prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information contains

 

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This material may be used in conjunction with the

 

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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.

        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 VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS

BY: (signature)
(HEIDI STAM)
JOHN J. BRENNAN*
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Date:   August 13, 2007

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 VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS

BY: (signature)
(HEIDI STAM)
JOHN J. BRENNAN*
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Date:   August 13, 2007

VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS

BY: (signature)
(HEIDI STAM)
THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
TREASURER

Date:   August 13, 2007

*By Power of Attorney. See File Number 002-65955-99, filed on July 27, 2006. Incorporated by Reference.