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

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-7043

 

Name of Registrant:      Vanguard Admiral 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: August 31

 

 

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2011 – February 29, 2012

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders  

 


 


Semiannual Report | February 29, 2012
 
Vanguard Money Market Funds
 
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund
Vanguard AdmiralTM Treasury Money Market Fund

 


 

> For the six months ended February 29, 2012, Vanguard Prime Money Market

Fund earned a negligible return, and the Federal and Admiral Treasury Funds

earned 0%.

> The Federal Reserve indicated that it expects to keep short-term interest rates

near zero until at least late in 2014.

> Amid global economic and fiscal uncertainties, the funds’ advisor has enhanced

its customary emphasis on the highest-quality, most liquid securities.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
Advisor’s Report. 7
Prime Money Market Fund. 9
Federal Money Market Fund. 31
Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund. 41
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 50
Glossary. 52

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Vanguard was named for the HMS Vanguard, flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. A ship—whose
performance and safety depend on the work of all hands—has served as a fitting metaphor for the Vanguard crew as we
strive to help clients reach their financial goals.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended February 29, 2012    
  7-Day Total
  SEC Yields Returns
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund    
Investor Shares 0.04% 0.01%
Institutional Shares 0.10 0.05
Money Market Funds Average   0.00
Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.    
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund 0.01% 0.00%
Government Money Market Funds Average   0.00
Government Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.    
Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund 0.01% 0.00%
iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average   0.00

 

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.
The 7-day SEC yield of a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

Since their creation about 40 years ago, money market funds have played an important role in investors’ portfolios: as a source of liquidity, stability, and yield. As we know, the Federal Reserve’s response to the financial crisis and its slow-growth aftermath has virtually eliminated the yield, and the Fed has indicated that the low rates will continue for the next three years.

But the funds continue to serve as a source of liquidity and stability. Although asset levels are down from pre-financial-crisis levels, investors have continued to entrust their money to these vehicles, which held more than $2 trillion as of February 29, 2012. Indeed, assets temporarily increased somewhat from the summer to the fall as events in the United States and Europe prompted many investors to seek safety. Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund experienced a similar pattern of cash flow. (The Vanguard Federal and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds are closed to new investors.)

The three funds recorded zero or near-zero returns for the semiannual period. As of February 29, the Prime Money Market Fund’s 7-day SEC yield was 0.04% for Investor Shares, up from 0.03% six months earlier. Because of their lower expense ratio, the yield for Institutional Shares was higher, 0.10%, down from 0.11%. Yields of the Federal and Admiral

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Treasury funds remained at 0.01%. The three money market funds maintained a net asset value of $1 per share, as is expected but not guaranteed.

As you may know, federal regulators are now considering proposals aimed at altering the way money market funds operate. Indeed, much progress has been made during the past few years as stronger regulations have benefited the industry. However, certain current proposals, such as those that would replace the funds’ $1 net asset value with a floating (i.e., variable) NAV or would require fund companies to temporarily “hold back,” a portion of redemptions

could do irreparable damage to portfolios that have served savers and the U.S. economy well over the past 25 years.

We understand the regulators’ concerns—indeed, Vanguard has supported enhancements aimed at improving transparency and quality—but we hope that federal policymakers will not overreact in seeking to achieve our common goals for the industry.

Bonds’ strength confounded expectations

As the yields offered by money market funds languished, bonds produced solid returns, to the surprise of many long-time observers of the fixed income markets. At the start of the period, the yield of the

Market Barometer      
  Total Returns
  Periods Ended February 29, 2012
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Bonds      
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad      
taxable market) 2.73% 8.37% 6.36%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt      
market) 5.67 12.42 5.50
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.00 0.06 1.20
 
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 13.31% 4.86% 1.77%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.40 -0.15 1.83
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 13.18 4.35 2.07
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 3.97 -6.10 -0.75
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 0.49% 2.87% 2.27%

 

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10-year U.S. Treasury note stood at 2.22%, suggesting that returns would be very modest by historical standards. Over the next six months, however, yields moved lower still, boosting bond prices, which move in the opposite direction. At the end of February, the yield of the 10-year T-note stood at 1.97%. As yields decline, obviously, the scope for continued declines—and price increases—diminishes. Municipal bonds performed even more strongly than the broad taxable market.

Notes of optimism propelled stock prices higher

U.S. stocks produced a strong double-digit return of 13.18% over the period. That statement is true enough, but the headline figure obscures the volatility that has been perhaps the most prominent feature of

the financial markets over the past six months and indeed the past few years.

If the six-month period had started a month earlier, for example, the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index would have returned just 1.97%. A start date two months earlier would have put the six-month return at –5.18%.

In the six months through February, however, stock prices benefited from signs of acceleration in the U.S. economic expansion and hope that the European Union’s latest agreement on Greek debt would help contain a threat that has menaced global markets for much of the past two years. European stocks rallied on the news about Greece, but international stocks still trailed their U.S. counterparts for the full six months.

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
  Investor Institutional Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
Prime Money Market Fund 0.20% 0.09% 0.28%
Federal Money Market Fund 0.19 0.19
Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund 0.11 0.16

 

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the funds’ annualized expense ratios were: for the Prime Money Market Fund, 0.17% for Investor
Shares and 0.09% for Institutional Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.11%; for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.02%.
The expense ratios for the six months ended February 29, 2012 for the Federal Money Market Fund and the Admiral Treasury Money Market
Fund reflect a temporary reduction in operating expenses (described in Note B of the Notes to Financial Statements). Before the reduction, the
expense ratios were: for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.17%; for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.11%.

Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund, Money Market Funds; for the Federal Money Market Fund, Government Money Market
Funds; for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, U.S. Treasury Money Market Funds.

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The Prime Money Market Fund sought to sidestep potential trouble

Since December 2008, when the Fed cut its target for the “federal funds” rate, a benchmark for the shortest-term interest rates, to between 0% and 0.25%, money market fund investors have contended with unusually low returns. According to the Fed’s most recent statements, this environment could persist through 2014. The Fed’s hope is that low rates will eventually encourage enough new investment and hiring to accelerate the economic expansion. As the economy strengthens, the Fed may consider raising its target rate.

In the meantime, short-term yields have hovered at the low end of the Fed’s very low target range, in part because of unease

about the global economy. Investor demand for U.S. Treasury bills surged in the summer and fall as contentious negotiations continued over sovereign debt in Europe.

Amid these formidable challenges, the approach of the Vanguard Money Market Funds’ advisor, Vanguard Fixed Income Group, hasn’t changed: It seeks to obtain the highest yields available in any market environment while maintaining high credit-quality standards.

As its name implies, the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund focuses on Treasury securities. The Federal Money Market Fund concentrates on obligations of the U.S. government, such as notes issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association

Changes in Yields      
      7-Day SEC Yield
  February 29, August 31, February 28,
Money Market Fund 2012 2011 2011
Prime      
Investor Shares 0.04% 0.03% 0.07%
Institutional Shares 0.10 0.11 0.19
Federal 0.01 0.01 0.02
Admiral Treasury 0.01 0.01 0.02

 

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(Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); about 20% of its assets were in U.S. Treasury bills as of February 29.

The Prime Money Market Fund invests in both government and corporate obligations. During the period, the advisor beefed up investments in U.S. Treasury bills and other U.S. government obligations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. As of February 29, these accounted for almost 63% of assets in the fund, up from about 40% a year earlier.

The fund’s foreign-bank exposure currently includes only commercial paper (a type of unsecured loan) and dollar-denominated certificates of deposit issued by banks in Australia and Canada, two countries with strong fiscal profiles. Together, these represented almost 20% of the portfolio as of February 29.

Overall, domestic- and foreign-bank CDs declined to about 15% of portfolio assets, down from 33% a year earlier. Commercial paper, issued by banks and a variety of industrial and financial companies, remained roughly unchanged, in the neighborhood of 20% of assets. Rounding out the portfolio were “repurchase agreements” of U.S. government securities and municipal securities issued by state and local governments.

Best to focus on what we can control

One of the market’s surprises, as savers know only too well, is the unexpectedly low level of interest rates and the length of time they’ve been (and are expected to be)

low. Savers face a dilemma: Hold tight and wait for better days. Or seek investments that produce higher yields—but inevitably come with higher volatility. Unfortunately, there’s no easy solution to this conundrum.

The managers of the Vanguard Money Market Funds can’t control the markets. No one can. But they are very good at “controlling the controllables,” chief among them the credit quality, diversification, liquidity, and average maturity of the portfolios.

In a similar way, you too can focus on the controllables when it comes to your portfolio. We recommend diversifying both among asset classes—stocks, bonds, and “cash,” such as money market funds—and within them. The exact mix of assets should be based on your unique tolerance for risk, so that you’re ready for the ups and downs of the market, as well as your goals and time horizon. And of course, it’s important to pay attention to costs, because lower costs allow you to keep more of a portfolio’s return.

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

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 14, 2012

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Advisor’s Report

For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the Investor Shares of our Prime Money Market Fund returned 0.01% and the Institutional Shares returned 0.05%, a result of their lower expense ratio. The Federal and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds returned 0%. The funds were in line with their peer-group averages—0% in each case.

These zero or negligible returns are, of course, a consequence of the low-interest rate policy that the Federal Reserve has maintained since the end of 2008.

The types of securities that money market funds invest in, such as U.S. Treasury bills, bank certificates of deposit, and commercial paper, are particularly sensitive to traditional Fed policy, both when the central bank seeks to push rates down, as now, and when it seeks to push rates up. (I refer to “traditional” policy because last September the Fed began a novel policy of buying bonds in an attempt to lower longer-term interest rates as well; the policy appears to be having an effect.)

The outlook for interest rates

The outlook for short-term interest rates is more of the same, according to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed’s rate-setting arm. In yet another departure from historical policy, in January

the FOMC began publishing its interest rate forecast. The committee said then that economic slack and a “subdued” inflation outlook suggested that short-term rates would remain at their record lows “at least through late 2014.”

The FOMC also said that two-thirds of its members expected the Federal Reserve to begin tightening monetary policy—i.e., boosting interest rates—by the end of 2014. Roughly half of the committee members seemed to think that multiple rate hikes would be in order by then.

Investing in a global market

In making our investment decisions, we focus on the highest-quality securities and seek to mitigate risk wherever we can. Because the market for money market investments is global, we have paid special attention to the ongoing European debt crisis, which has put pressure on European banks and their ratings.

For the Prime Money Market Fund, rather than trying to pick the “winners” among European banks, we have chosen to stay on the sidelines given the potential for negative market events. This hasn’t been an issue for the Admiral Treasury and Federal Money Market Funds because of their mandate to focus on high-quality Treasury and government debt obligations.

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Recently, the central bank for the European Union took extraordinary measures to make liquidity available to European banks, which helped address their near-term funding needs. Yet, the fundamental issues in Europe remain largely unchanged by these operations. We will continue to monitor conditions and adjust our stance when appropriate.

Domestically, we are encouraged by improving trends in employment, but the pace still leaves the financial markets vulnerable to market shocks.

Managing the funds

The uncertainties in Europe have broader market implications. Credit conditions are likely to remain under pressure, affecting not just European banks but also U.S. enterprises with global operations. The result has been fewer investment opportunities for the Prime Money Market Fund in traditional money market sectors.

We had eliminated the fund’s exposure to banks in the most fiscally stressed European countries well before the current reporting period began, and over the past six months we removed our remaining exposure to European banks. We replaced those holdings with high concentrations in U.S. Treasury and agency securities. Our current bank-sector investments are

commercial paper and dollar-denominated certificates of deposit of financially strong Australian and Canadian banking institutions.

As always, our funds remain conservatively positioned. Given the heightened uncertainty in today’s market environment, we remain particularly cautious and watchful.

David R. Glocke
Vanguard Fixed Income Group
March 20, 2012

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Prime Money Market Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Financial Attributes    
  Investor Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VMMXX VMRXX
Expense Ratio1 0.20% 0.09%
7-Day SEC Yield 0.04% 0.10%
Average Weighted    
Maturity 58 days 58 days

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)  
Commercial Paper 11.6%
Certificates of Deposit 6.2
Yankee/Foreign 15.4
Other 4.3
U.S. Treasury Bills 18.4
U.S. Government Agency Obligations 42.0
Repurchase Agreements 2.1

 

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

 

Distribution by Credit Quality (% of portfolio)
First Tier 100.0%
For information about these ratings, see the Glossary entry for
Credit Quality.  

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.17% for Investor Shares and 0.09% for Institutional Shares.

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Prime Money Market Fund

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 fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2001, Through February 29, 2012  
    Money
    Market
    Funds
  Investor Shares Average
Fiscal Year Total Returns Total Returns
2002 2.09% 1.40%
2003 1.12 0.60
2004 0.83 0.39
2005 2.31 1.68
2006 4.38 3.69
2007 5.23 4.55
2008 3.60 3.02
2009 1.31 0.62
2010 0.08 0.02
2011 0.06 0.00
2012 0.01 0.00
7-day SEC yield (2/29/2012): 0.04%
Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Five Ten
  Date Year Years Years
Investor Shares 6/4/1975 0.05% 1.69% 1.99%
Institutional Shares 10/3/1989 0.14 1.83 2.17

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

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Prime Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The fund publishes its holdings on a monthly basis at vanguard.com and files them with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP filings become public 60 days after the relevant month-end, and may be viewed at sec.gov or via a link on the “Portfolio Holdings” page on vanguard.com. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (62.9%)      
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.090% 3/1/12 1,000,000 1,000,000
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.090% 3/2/12 1,000,000 999,997
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.025%–0.105% 3/14/12 170,541 170,536
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.030%–0.100% 4/2/12 200,149 200,137
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.030%–0.100% 4/4/12 235,775 235,755
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.045%–0.100% 4/11/12 293,000 292,974
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.070% 4/16/12 20,000 19,998
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.045%–0.100% 4/18/12 337,500 337,458
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.070%–0.100% 4/25/12 133,379 133,363
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.070%–0.090% 5/2/12 327,800 327,754
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.070% 5/9/12 25,000 24,997
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.065% 5/21/12 1,495,000 1,494,781
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.070% 6/6/12 17,800 17,797
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.070% 6/13/12 55,000 54,989
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.080% 6/20/12 276,000 275,932
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.081% 6/25/12 95,793 95,768
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.081% 6/27/12 320,000 319,915
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.085% 7/18/12 250,000 249,918
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.025%–0.100% 3/2/12 447,655 447,654
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.025%–0.030% 3/9/12 908,766 908,761
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.020%–0.040% 3/14/12 672,558 672,552
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.025%–0.085% 3/16/12 700,000 699,983
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.030% 3/21/12 143,000 142,998
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.045% 3/28/12 456,000 455,985
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.030%–0.100% 4/4/12 808,802 808,776
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.030%–0.100% 4/9/12 863,000 862,957
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.050% 4/11/12 217,000 216,988
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.045%–0.050% 4/13/12 476,400 476,373
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.045%–0.100% 4/18/12 276,500 276,478
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.050% 4/20/12 1,633,100 1,632,987
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.050%–0.080% 4/25/12 269,439 269,411
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.070%–0.100% 4/27/12 406,931 406,877
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.080% 5/1/12 35,647 35,642
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.070%–0.090% 5/2/12 1,011,499 1,011,359
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.070%–0.100% 5/4/12 1,494,070 1,493,814

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.100% 5/9/12 79,000 78,985
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.070%–0.120% 5/11/12 436,618 436,548
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.070%–0.156% 5/16/12 668,200 668,020
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.080% 6/20/12 100,000 99,975
3 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.080% 6/22/12 216,805 216,750
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.185% 8/24/12 2,515,000 2,514,419
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.213% 2/4/13 1,000,000 999,526
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.205% 3/21/13 907,000 906,516
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.213% 5/6/13 980,000 979,443
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.214% 6/3/13 950,000 949,517
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.196% 6/17/13 83,000 82,946
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.266% 8/23/12 1,455,500 1,455,288
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.276% 9/17/12 988,000 987,891
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.266% 11/23/12 1,772,795 1,772,402
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.276% 12/20/12 494,500 494,419
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.274% 12/28/12 219,000 218,963
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.244% 8/12/13 1,000,000 999,560
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.230% 11/8/13 1,250,000 1,249,360
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.221% 11/14/13 1,000,000 999,494
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.094%–0.105% 3/5/12 959,315 959,305
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.105% 3/6/12 37,400 37,399
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.100%–0.105% 3/12/12 335,000 334,989
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.090% 3/19/12 200,000 199,991
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.045% 3/28/12 231,363 231,355
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.030%–0.100% 4/2/12 288,500 288,490
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.030% 4/3/12 180,355 180,350
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.050% 4/4/12 139,500 139,493
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.100% 4/9/12 502,150 502,096
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.030%–0.100% 4/10/12 222,010 221,994
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.100% 4/16/12 198,500 198,475
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.050%–0.070% 4/23/12 389,065 389,032
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.070%–0.080% 4/30/12 673,502 673,415
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.070% 5/7/12 253,200 253,167
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.120% 5/14/12 303,041 302,966
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.070% 5/16/12 90,000 89,987
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.070% 6/4/12 77,990 77,976
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.070% 6/11/12 49,000 48,990
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.080% 6/18/12 167,500 167,459
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.085% 7/23/12 53,847 53,829
  United States Treasury Bill 0.015% 3/8/12 285,801 285,800
  United States Treasury Bill 0.113% 3/15/12 1,000,000 999,956
  United States Treasury Bill 0.060% 3/22/12 300,000 299,989
  United States Treasury Bill 0.026%–0.100% 3/29/12 2,880,000 2,879,832
  United States Treasury Bill 0.032% 4/19/12 500,000 499,979
  United States Treasury Bill 0.043%–0.050% 4/26/12 1,020,000 1,019,931
  United States Treasury Bill 0.040%–0.068% 5/3/12 2,046,000 2,045,792
  United States Treasury Bill 0.080%–0.081% 5/10/12 1,392,000 1,391,782
  United States Treasury Bill 0.095% 5/17/12 1,190,000 1,189,758
  United States Treasury Bill 0.065%–0.090% 5/24/12 2,350,000 2,349,617
  United States Treasury Bill 0.108%–0.111% 5/31/12 4,013,000 4,011,886
  United States Treasury Bill 0.105%–0.115% 6/7/12 1,055,000 1,054,687
  United States Treasury Bill 0.095% 7/12/12 500,000 499,824
  United States Treasury Bill 0.118% 8/2/12 500,000 499,749
  United States Treasury Bill 0.121% 8/9/12 500,000 499,729
  United States Treasury Bill 0.125%–0.130% 8/16/12 1,250,000 1,249,247
  United States Treasury Bill 0.123%–0.125% 8/23/12 950,000 949,425

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 3/15/12 847,000 847,420
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.000% 3/31/12 940,000 940,710
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 3/31/12 200,000 200,724
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 4/15/12 2,232,000 2,235,535
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 5/15/12 904,000 906,415
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.750% 5/31/12 110,000 110,182
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 6/15/12 100,000 100,517
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 7/15/12 1,983,000 1,993,405
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.750% 8/15/12 2,650,000 2,670,199
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.375% 8/15/12 1,100,000 1,121,601
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.125% 8/31/12 100,000 102,005
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $71,488,140)     71,488,140
Commercial Paper (18.9%)        
Finance—Auto (1.5%)        
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.240%–0.250% 3/2/12 74,800 74,800
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.250% 3/6/12 98,000 97,997
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.190%–0.210% 4/3/12 139,000 138,975
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.180% 4/4/12 51,000 50,991
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.160% 4/16/12 146,628 146,598
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.190%–0.210% 4/17/12 91,500 91,476
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.160% 4/18/12 20,900 20,896
American Honda Finance Corp. 0.190% 5/2/12 29,000 28,991
Toyota Credit Canada Inc. 0.531% 3/20/12 49,500 49,486
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.542% 4/5/12 26,000 25,986
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.542% 4/9/12 169,000 168,901
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.552% 4/17/12 31,500 31,477
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.582% 5/15/12 51,000 50,938
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.572% 5/16/12 137,500 137,335
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.552% 6/1/12 207,000 206,709
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.552% 6/4/12 109,000 108,842
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.481% 6/11/12 99,000 98,865
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.431% 8/24/12 45,750 45,654
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 0.431% 8/27/12 112,500 112,259
        1,687,176
Finance—Other (6.5%)        
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.220% 4/5/12 42,000 41,991
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.210% 4/9/12 80,000 79,982
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.210% 4/10/12 72,000 71,983
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.210% 4/11/12 40,300 40,290
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.190% 5/7/12 60,000 59,979
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.190% 5/8/12 78,800 78,772
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.200% 5/10/12 30,500 30,488
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.190% 5/14/12 99,000 98,961
5 Chariot Funding LLC 0.190% 5/18/12 55,000 54,977
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.341% 3/19/12 500,000 499,915
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.371% 4/10/12 149,000 148,939
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.371% 4/11/12 371,000 370,844
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.371% 4/12/12 371,000 370,840
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.391% 5/16/12 495,000 494,593
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.381% 6/11/12 150,000 149,839
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.381% 6/18/12 253,000 252,709
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.381% 6/19/12 250,000 249,710
General Electric Capital Corp. 0.310% 7/9/12 200,000 199,776
General Electric Capital Services Inc. 0.381% 4/10/12 396,000 395,833

 

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Prime Money Market Fund          
 
 
 
          Face Market
        Maturity Amount Value
      Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
  General Electric Capital Services Inc.   0.401% 5/7/12 99,000 98,926
5 Govco LLC   0.441% 3/6/12 75,000 74,996
5 Govco LLC   0.431% 3/12/12 82,000 81,989
5 Govco LLC   0.431% 3/14/12 82,000 81,987
5 Govco LLC   0.400% 3/15/12 100,000 99,985
5 Govco LLC   0.410% 3/16/12 123,000 122,979
5 Govco LLC   0.400% 3/19/12 100,000 99,980
5 Govco LLC   0.370% 3/20/12 247,400 247,352
5 Govco LLC   0.400% 3/22/12 12,000 11,997
5 Govco LLC   0.320% 4/9/12 34,000 33,988
5 Govco LLC   0.290% 5/1/12 100,000 99,951
5 Govco LLC   0.300% 5/7/12 130,000 129,927
5 Govco LLC   0.300% 5/8/12 100,000 99,943
5 Govco LLC   0.300% 5/9/12 60,000 59,966
5 Govco LLC   0.300% 5/15/12 200,000 199,875
5 Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC   0.220% 4/5/12 42,000 41,991
5 Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC   0.210% 4/10/12 50,000 49,988
5 Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC   0.190% 5/8/12 92,000 91,967
5 Jupiter Securitization Co. LLC   0.190% 5/9/12 19,750 19,743
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/1/12 74,000 74,000
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/5/12 266,000 265,994
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/6/12 60,000 59,998
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/7/12 62,492 62,490
5 Old Line Funding LLC 0.220%–0.230%  3/12/12 213,600 213,585
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/13/12 41,000 40,997
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/15/12 149,000 148,987
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/19/12 198,000 197,978
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 3/28/12 41,000 40,993
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.220% 4/2/12 39,600 39,592
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.210% 4/4/12 24,000 23,995
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.210% 4/9/12 38,000 37,991
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.210% 4/16/12 51,000 50,986
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.210% 4/17/12 120,300 120,267
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.210% 4/18/12 93,700 93,674
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.210% 4/26/12 39,000 38,987
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.200% 5/3/12 120,000 119,958
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.190% 5/7/12 31,000 30,989
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.200% 5/10/12 65,000 64,975
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.200% 5/14/12 56,044 56,021
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.200% 5/18/12 51,000 50,978
5 Old Line Funding LLC   0.200% 5/25/12 86,059 86,018
5 Straight-A Funding LLC   0.180% 5/25/12 26,500 26,489
            7,383,893
Foreign Banks (4.2%)          
4,5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.326% 8/17/12 138,000 137,988
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.456% 3/27/12 297,000 296,902
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.451% 4/4/12 298,250 298,123
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.456% 4/5/12 500,000 499,777
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.461% 4/10/12 150,000 149,923
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.501% 5/10/12 316,000 315,693
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.351% 8/27/12 198,000 197,655
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.351% 8/29/12 56,000 55,902
5 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.351% 8/30/12 189,600 189,265
5 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.461% 3/15/12 500,000 499,911
5 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   0.486% 3/19/12 500,000 499,879

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
5 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.341% 9/4/12 225,000 224,603
4,5 Westpac Banking Corp. 0.404% 4/11/12 500,000 500,000
4,5 Westpac Banking Corp. 0.398% 7/16/12 404,000 404,000
5 Westpac Banking Corp. 0.401% 8/7/12 494,000 493,127
          4,762,748
Foreign Governments (0.2%)        
  Province of Ontario 0.150% 5/22/12 30,000 29,990
5 Quebec 0.100% 3/13/12 50,000 49,998
5 Quebec 0.100% 3/16/12 45,600 45,598
5 Quebec 0.100% 3/19/12 38,000 37,998
5 Quebec 0.080% 3/21/12 27,500 27,499
          191,083
Foreign Industrial (2.5%)        
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.090% 3/13/12 41,000 40,999
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.170% 4/11/12 49,000 48,991
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.170% 4/13/12 49,500 49,490
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.170% 4/16/12 99,000 98,978
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.230% 5/17/12 49,500 49,476
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.331% 7/16/12 98,000 97,877
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.281% 7/23/12 39,000 38,956
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.291% 10/9/12 742,000 740,673
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.291% 10/16/12 50,000 49,908
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.291% 10/17/12 98,000 97,818
5 Nestle Capital Corp. 0.301% 10/26/12 247,500 247,007
  Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.291% 10/12/12 153,000 152,723
  Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.291% 10/15/12 150,000 149,724
  Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.301% 10/26/12 45,000 44,910
  Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.301% 11/1/12 97,000 96,802
5 Texas Instruments International        
  Management Co Sarl. 0.110% 3/12/12 245,000 244,992
5 Total Capital Canada, Ltd. 0.110% 3/9/12 250,000 249,994
5 Total Capital Canada, Ltd. 0.090% 3/15/12 128,800 128,795
5 Total Capital Canada, Ltd. 0.100% 3/23/12 18,000 17,999
5 Total Capital Canada, Ltd. 0.150%–0.155% 5/17/12 192,000 191,938
          2,838,050
Industrial (4.0%)        
  General Electric Co. 0.110% 3/6/12 250,000 249,996
  General Electric Co. 0.110% 3/7/12 500,000 499,991
5 Google Inc. 0.120% 6/8/12 75,000 74,975
5 Johnson & Johnson 0.060% 3/21/12 199,000 198,993
5 Johnson & Johnson 0.070% 4/2/12 16,000 15,999
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.110% 3/1/12 81,500 81,500
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.120% 3/2/12 65,000 65,000
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.130% 3/12/12 197,800 197,792
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.140% 3/13/12 445,000 444,979
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.140% 3/14/12 99,000 98,995
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.080% 3/19/12 196,511 196,503
5 Procter & Gamble Co. 0.130% 5/11/12 543,700 543,561
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.115% 3/14/12 96,500 96,496
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 3/21/12 82,000 81,995
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 3/22/12 185,000 184,987
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 4/17/12 167,000 166,974
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 4/18/12 200,000 199,968
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 4/19/12 99,000 98,984

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 4/24/12 150,000 149,973
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.120% 4/25/12 100,000 99,982
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.170% 5/17/12 49,500 49,482
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.160% 5/24/12 39,000 38,985
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.160% 5/25/12 78,000 77,971
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.170% 6/1/12 175,000 174,924
5 The Coca-Cola Co. 0.170% 6/5/12 99,000 98,955
5 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 0.070% 3/26/12 29,299 29,298
5 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 0.090% 4/25/12 41,500 41,494
5 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 0.140% 4/27/12 73,000 72,984
5 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 0.160% 5/17/12 116,000 115,960
5 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 0.160% 5/18/12 140,000 139,951
        4,587,647
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $21,450,597)       21,450,597
Certificates of Deposit (15.5%)        
Domestic Banks (1.1%)        
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.240% 4/2/12 162,000 162,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.200% 4/9/12 120,000 120,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.200% 4/10/12 242,000 242,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.200% 4/17/12 156,300 156,300
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.200% 4/18/12 200,000 200,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.200% 4/19/12 113,000 113,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.190% 4/26/12 80,000 80,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.190% 4/26/12 80,000 80,000
Branch Banking & Trust Co. 0.190% 4/27/12 156,000 156,000
        1,309,300
Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (5.3%)        
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.455% 4/5/12 500,000 500,000
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.470% 4/25/12 265,000 265,000
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.500% 5/2/12 148,000 148,000
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.500% 5/4/12 100,000 100,000
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 0.360% 8/9/12 250,000 250,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.310% 3/6/12 155,000 155,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.310% 3/12/12 200,000 200,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.500% 5/18/12 500,000 500,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.390% 8/8/12 180,000 180,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.390% 8/9/12 400,000 400,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.380% 8/17/12 248,000 248,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.370% 8/23/12 495,000 495,000
National Australia Bank Ltd. 0.380% 3/13/12 145,000 145,000
4 National Australia Bank Ltd. 0.390% 8/14/12 745,000 745,000
4 National Australia Bank Ltd. 0.389% 8/15/12 445,000 445,000
National Australia Bank Ltd. 0.230% 4/10/12 1,000,000 1,000,000
National Australia Bank Ltd. 0.400% 8/1/12 200,000 200,000
        5,976,000
Yankee Certificates of Deposit (9.1%)        
Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 0.230% 3/1/12 475,000 475,000
Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 0.230% 3/5/12 500,000 500,000
Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 0.190% 5/7/12 399,000 399,000
Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 0.200% 5/17/12 500,000 500,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.260% 3/5/12 8,000 8,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.280% 3/19/12 440,000 440,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.460% 5/2/12 400,000 400,000

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.460% 5/8/12 1,000,000 1,000,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.490% 5/15/12 600,000 600,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.480% 5/18/12 450,000 450,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.520% 5/29/12 64,000 64,000
Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 0.360% 8/24/12 450,000 450,000
4 National Australia Bank (New York Branch) 0.395% 4/20/12 880,000 880,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.200% 3/26/12 250,000 250,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.380% 4/3/12 495,000 495,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.380% 4/4/12 247,000 247,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.370% 4/17/12 495,000 495,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.380% 5/1/12 495,000 495,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.210% 5/8/12 42,500 42,502
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.390% 5/8/12 500,000 500,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.280% 8/23/12 344,000 344,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 0.280% 8/24/12 500,000 500,000
Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch) 0.470% 3/16/12 500,000 500,000
4 Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch) 0.414% 5/3/12 350,000 350,000
        10,384,502
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $17,669,802)       17,669,802
Repurchase Agreements (2.1%)        
Goldman Sachs & Co. (Dated 2/29/12,        
Repurchase Value $55,000,000, collateralized        
by U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond        
2.625%–3.375%, 7/15/17–4/15/32) 0.160% 3/1/12 55,000 55,000
JP Morgan Securities LLC (Dated 2/29/12,        
Repurchase Value $300,001,000, collateralized        
by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 1.375%–2.375%,        
6/30/18–9/30/18) 0.120% 3/1/12 300,000 300,000
JP Morgan Securities LLC (Dated 2/29/12,        
Repurchase Value $300,001,000, collateralized        
by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 2.000%–2.375%,        
6/30/18–2/15/22) 0.120% 3/1/12 300,000 300,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.        
(Dated 2/29/12, Repurchase Value $541,139,000,        
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
0.750%–2.875%, 9/15/13–3/31/18) 0.150% 3/1/12 541,137 541,137
RBC Capital Markets LLC (Dated 2/29/12,        
Repurchase Value $1,245,004,000, collateralized        
by U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note/Bond        
1.250%–3.875%, 7/15/15–4/15/29 and        
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%–4.375%,        
3/31/13–5/15/41) 0.110% 3/1/12 1,245,000 1,245,000
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $2,441,137)       2,441,137
 
      Shares  
Money Market Fund (1.5%)        
6 Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund        
(Cost $1,649,381) 0.133%   1,649,381,011 1,649,381

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds (2.7%)        
Akron OH Bath & Copley Joint Township        
Hospital District Revenue (Akron General        
Health System) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 19,500 19,500
Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue        
(Banner Health) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 35,955 35,955
Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue        
(Banner Health) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 38,715 38,715
Ascension Parish LA Industrial Development        
Board Revenue (IMTT-Geismar Project) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 79,000 79,000
Bi-State Development Agency of the        
Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District        
Revenue VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 29,800 29,800
Birmingham AL Public Educational Building        
Student Housing Revenue (University of        
Alabama at Birmingham Project) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 16,575 16,575
Buffalo NY Municipal Water System Revenue        
VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 12,000 12,000
California Housing Finance Agency Home        
Mortgage Revenue VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 9,265 9,265
California Housing Finance Agency Home        
Mortgage Revenue VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 18,900 18,900
California Statewide Communities Development        
Authority Revenue (Redlands Community        
Hospital) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 22,100 22,100
Clackamas County OR Hospital Facility Authority        
Revenue (Legacy Health System) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 9,700 9,700
Clark County NV Industrial Development        
Revenue (Southwest Gas Corp.) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 27,500 27,500
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County OH Port Authority        
Revenue (SPC Buildings 1 & 3 LLC) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 23,500 23,500
Cobb County GA Hospital Authority Revenue        
(Equipment Pool Project) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 11,200 11,200
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue        
(Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan        
Society Project) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 10,000 10,000
Columbus OH Regional Airport Authority Airport        
Revenue (Oasbo Expanded Asset Program)        
VRDO 0.170% 3/7/12 18,355 18,355
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities        
Authority Revenue (Yale University) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 35,000 35,000
Curators of the University of Missouri System        
Facilities Revenue VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 62,150 62,150
Delaware River Port Authority Pennsylvania &        
New Jersey Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 76,100 76,100
District of Columbia Revenue        
(Georgetown University) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 7,575 7,575
District of Columbia Revenue        
(Georgetown University) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 17,200 17,200
District of Columbia Revenue        
(Washington Drama Society) VRDO 0.210% 3/7/12 20,375 20,375
Fairfax County VA Economic Development        
Authority Resource Recovery Revenue        
(Lorton Arts Foundation Project) VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 10,600 10,600

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Greenville County SC Hospital System        
Revenue VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 13,000 13,000
Hanover County VA Economic Development        
Authority Revenue (Bon Secours Health        
System Inc.) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 12,255 12,255
Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities        
Finance Corp. Hospital Revenue (Memorial        
Hermann Healthcare System) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 42,000 42,000
Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities        
Finance Corp. Medical Facilities Revenue        
(Baylor College of Medicine) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 42,500 42,500
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Single        
Family Mortgage Revenue VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 15,500 15,500
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Single        
Family Mortgage Revenue VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 29,205 29,205
Illinois Development Finance Authority Revenue        
(Chicago Horticultural Society) VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 16,300 16,300
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
(Carle Foundation) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 31,905 31,905
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
(Ingalls Health System) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 43,000 43,000
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
(Little Co. of Mary Hospital &        
Health Care Centers) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 17,815 17,815
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
(Museum of Science & Industry) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 13,000 13,000
Indiana Development Finance Authority        
EducationalFacilities Revenue (Indianapolis        
Museum of Art Inc. Project) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 14,400 14,400
Indiana Educational Facilities Authority Revenue        
(Wabash College) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 22,790 22,790
Indiana Finance Authority Health System Revenue        
(Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc.        
Obligated Group) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 39,340 39,340
Indiana Finance Authority Revenue        
(Lease Appropriation) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 15,075 15,075
Kentucky Economic Development Finance        
Authority Hospital Revenue (Baptist Healthcare        
System Obligated Group) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 25,035 25,035
Lincoln County WY Pollution Control Revenue        
(PacifiCorp Project) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 17,200 17,200
Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue        
VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 20,400 20,400
Loudoun County VA Industrial Development        
Authority Revenue (Howard Hughes        
Medical Institute) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 49,365 49,365
Loudoun County VA Industrial Development        
Authority Revenue (Howard Hughes        
Medical Institute) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 18,855 18,855
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Hospital        
Revenue (Franciscan Missionaries) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 11,650 11,650
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities        
Authority Revenue (Bowdoin College) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 15,130 15,130
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities        
Authority Revenue (University of Maryland        
Medical System) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 30,160 30,160

 

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      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency        
Revenue (Simmons College) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 40,000 40,000
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities        
Authority Revenue (Bentley College) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 21,900 21,900
Massachusetts Health & Educational        
Facilities Authority Revenue (Dana Farber        
Cancer Institute) VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 9,015 9,015
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities        
Authority Revenue (MIT) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 19,320 19,320
Metropolitan Atlanta GA Rapid Transportation        
Authority Georgia Sales Tax Revenue VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 43,100 43,100
Miami-Dade County FL Special Obligation        
Revenue (Juvenile Courthouse Project) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 25,350 25,350
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority        
Revenue (Albion College) VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 12,700 12,700
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Revenue        
(Henry Ford Health System) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 32,595 32,595
Middletown OH Hospital Facilities Revenue        
(Atrium Medical Center) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 21,800 21,800
Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing &        
Redevelopment Authority Health Care System        
Revenue (Allina Health System) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 15,000 15,000
Mississippi Business Finance Corp. Health Care        
Facilities Revenue (Rush Medical Foundation        
Project) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 7,500 7,500
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities        
Authority Health Facilities Revenue        
(BJC Health System) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 18,000 18,000
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities        
Authority Health Facilities Revenue        
(SSM Health System) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 83,775 83,775
Nassau NY Health Care Corp. VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 15,000 15,000
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing        
Authority Revenue (Hospital Capital Asset        
Pooled Program) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 19,600 19,600
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund        
Authority Transportation System Revenue        
VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 32,800 32,800
New York City NY GO VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 21,000 21,000
New York City NY GO VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 10,175 10,175
New York City NY GO VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 29,825 29,825
New York City NY Housing Development Corp.        
Multi-Family Rental Housing Revenue        
(Carnegie Park) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 39,505 39,505
New York City NY Housing Development Corp.        
Multi-Family Rental Housing Revenue        
(Monterey) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 21,980 21,980
New York City NY Housing Development Corp.        
Multi-Family Rental Housing Revenue        
(One Columbus Place Development) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 8,100 8,100
New York City NY Housing Development Corp.        
Multi-Family Rental Housing Revenue        
(West End Towers) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 31,300 31,300
New York City NY Industrial Development        
Agency Civic Facility Revenue        
(New York Law School) VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 14,885 14,885

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue        
(Royal Charter Properties) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 48,500 48,500
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue        
(St. John’s University) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 18,000 18,000
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (10 Liberty Street) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 20,500 20,500
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (125 West 31st Street)        
VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 42,300 42,300
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (160 West 62nd Street)        
VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 37,000 37,000
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (20 River Terrace Housing)        
VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 17,300 17,300
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (320 West 38th Street)        
VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 31,500 31,500
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (70 Battery Place) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 12,800 12,800
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (Clinton Green–South)        
VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 11,625 11,625
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (Clinton Green North) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 31,845 31,845
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (East 84th Street) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 24,500 24,500
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Housing Revenue (West 38th Street) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 37,935 37,935
New York State Housing Finance Agency        
Revenue (Gotham West Housing) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 25,000 25,000
New York State Urban Development Corp.        
Revenue (Service Contract) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 10,375 10,375
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance        
Agency Revenue (YMCA of the Triangle)        
VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 11,750 11,750
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance        
Agency Revenue (YMCA of the Triangle)        
VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 11,470 11,470
North Carolina Medical Care Commission        
Health Care Facilities Revenue (WakeMed)        
VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 27,500 27,500
North Texas Tollway Authority System        
Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 35,100 35,100
Oakland University of Michigan Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 8,900 8,900
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Revenue        
(Dayton Power & Light Co. Project) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 11,100 11,100
Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission        
Revenue (University Hospitals Health        
System Inc.) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 25,000 25,000
Ohio State University General Receipts        
Revenue VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 115,300 115,300
Ohio State University General Receipts        
Revenue VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 6,600 6,600

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Oregon Health Sciences University        
Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 13,000 13,000
Russell County VA Industrial Development        
Authority Hospital Revenue        
(STS Health Alliance) VRDO 0.100% 3/7/12 9,530 9,530
Salem OH Hospital Facilities Revenue        
(Salem Community Hospital Project) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 13,400 13,400
Salem OR Hospital Facility Authority Revenue        
(Salem Hospital Project) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 16,500 16,500
South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities        
Authority Revenue (Avera Health) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 31,000 31,000
South Placer CA Wastewater Authority        
Revenue VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 13,000 13,000
Syracuse NY Industrial Development Agency        
Civic Facility Revenue (Syracuse University        
Project) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 14,000 14,000
Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities        
Finance Corp. Hospital Revenue (Scott & White        
Healthcare Project) VRDO 0.150% 3/7/12 68,000 68,000
Texas Department of Housing & Community        
Affairs Single Family Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 28,900 28,900
Texas Department of Housing & Community        
Affairs Single Family Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 42,400 42,400
Texas Department of Housing & Community        
Affairs Single Family Revenue VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 22,430 22,430
Texas Department of Housing & Community        
Affairs Single Family Revenue VRDO 0.170% 3/7/12 34,620 34,620
Texas Department of Housing & Community        
Affairs Single Mortgage Revenue VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 67,475 67,475
Torrance CA Hospital Revenue (Torrance        
Memorial Medical Center) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 19,600 19,600
University of South Florida Financing Corp.        
COP VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 40,700 40,700
Utah Housing Corp. Single Family Mortgage        
Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 15,100 15,100
Utah Housing Corp. Single Family Mortgage        
Revenue VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 19,250 19,250
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority        
Health Facilities Revenue (Bon Secours        
Health System Inc.) VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 7,200 7,200
Warren County KY Revenue (Western Kentucky        
University Student Life Foundation Inc. Project)        
VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 13,500 13,500
Warren County KY Revenue (Western Kentucky        
University Student Life Foundation Inc. Project)        
VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 19,500 19,500
7 Washington County PA Authority Revenue        
(Girard Estate Project) VRDO 0.160% 3/7/12 10,490 10,490
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority        
Revenue (MultiCare Health System) VRDO 0.130% 3/7/12 24,975 24,975
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority        
Revenue (Swedish Health Services) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 43,500 43,500
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority        
Revenue (Bastyr University Project) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 7,800 7,800

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
  Washington Housing Finance Commission        
  Non-profit Housing Revenue (Rockwood        
  Retirement Communities Program) VRDO 0.140% 3/7/12 6,100 6,100
  West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority        
  Hospital Revenue (Charleston Area        
  Medical Center Inc.) VRDO 0.110% 3/7/12 30,045 30,045
  Whittier CA Health Facility Revenue        
  (Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital)        
  VRDO 0.090% 3/7/12 20,500 20,500
  Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities        
  Authority Revenue (Aurora Health Care Inc.)        
  VRDO 0.120% 3/7/12 31,200 31,200
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds (Cost $3,066,785)       3,066,785
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.3%)        
7 BlackRock Municipal Income Trust TOB VRDO 0.350% 3/1/12 207,000 207,000
7 BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.        
  TOB VRDO 0.350% 3/1/12 100,000 100,000
7 Los Angeles CA Department of Water &        
  Power Revenue TOB VRDO 0.290% 3/7/12 13,000 13,000
7 Massachusetts Transportation        
  Fund Revenue TOB VRDO 0.290% 3/7/12 13,100 13,100
7 Seattle WA Municipal Light &        
  Power Revenue TOB VRDO 0.290% 3/7/12 6,400 6,400
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $339,500)       339,500
Total Investments (103.9%) (Cost $118,105,342)       118,105,342
Other Assets and Liabilities (-3.9%)        
Other Assets       2,559,929
Liabilities       (7,015,535)
          (4,455,606)
Net Assets (100%)       113,649,736
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities        
Assets        
Investments in Securities, at Value       118,105,342
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold       1,996,138
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued       403,923
Other Assets       159,868
Total Assets       120,665,271
Liabilities        
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased       6,714,190
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed       258,456
Other Liabilities       42,889
Total Liabilities       7,015,535
Net Assets       113,649,736

 

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Prime Money Market Fund  
 
 
At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 113,640,679
Undistributed Net Investment Income
Accumulated Net Realized Gains 9,057
Net Assets 113,649,736
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 90,628,168,975 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 90,644,944
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $1.00
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 23,001,866,873 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 23,004,792
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares $1.00

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.
2 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the
Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury in exchange for senior preferred stock.
3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the
full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
4 Adjustable-rate security.
5 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 February 29, 2012, the aggregate value of these securities
was $15,307,361,000, representing 13.5% of net assets.
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 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 February 29, 2012, the aggregate value of these securities was $349,990,000,
representing 0.3% of net assets.
COP—Certificate of Participation.
GO—General Obligation Bond.
TOB—Tender Option Bond.
VRDO—Variable Rate Demand Obligation.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest1 111,516
Total Income 111,516
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 2,205
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 59,909
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 6,479
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 12,804
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 3,091
Custodian Fees 973
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 512
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares 68
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 60
Total Expenses 86,101
Net Investment Income 25,415
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 751
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 26,166
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $837,000.

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 25,415 90,513
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 751 1,676
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 26,166 92,189
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (13,410) (55,253)
Institutional Shares (12,005) (35,260)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Institutional Shares
Return of Capital    
Total Distributions (25,415) (90,513)
Capital Share Transactions    
Investor Shares (1,759,338) 3,718,120
Institutional Shares 1,265,399 2,631,581
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (493,939) 6,349,701
Total Increase (Decrease) (493,188) 6,351,377
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 114,142,924 107,791,547
End of Period 113,649,736 114,142,924

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Investor Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 29,  Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .0001 .001 .001 .013 .035 .051
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .0001 .001 .001 .013 .035 .051
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.0001) (.001) (.001) (.013) (.035) (.051)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (.0001) (.001) (.001) (.013) (.035) (.051)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return1   0.01% 0.06% 0.08% 1.31% 3.60% 5.23%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $90,645 $92,404 $88,684 $96,078 $92,483 $84,052
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.17% 0.20% 0.23% 0.28%2 0.23% 0.24%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.03% 0.06% 0.08% 1.25% 3.49% 5.10%

 

The expense ratio and net income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about
any applicable account service fees.
2 Includes 0.03% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds.

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 29,  Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .0005 .002 .002 .015 .037 .053
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .0005 .002 .002 .015 .037 .053
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.0005) (.002) (.002) (.015) (.037) (.053)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (.0005) (.002) (.002) (.015) (.037) (.053)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return   0.05% 0.17% 0.22% 1.47% 3.75% 5.39%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $23,005 $21,739 $19,107 $18,323 $13,844 $10,022
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.09% 0.09% 0.09% 0.13%1 0.08% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.11% 0.17% 0.22% 1.40% 3.64% 5.26%
The expense ratio and net income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Includes 0.03% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds.

 

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund 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. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Institutional Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Institutional Shares are designed for institutional investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may enter into 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. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, the fund may sell or retain the collateral; however, such action may be subject to legal proceedings.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2008–2011), and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $17,629,000

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to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 7.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the portfolio’s daily yield so as to maintain a zero or positive yield for the portfolio. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time.

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

The fund’s investment in Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund is valued based on Level 1 inputs. All of the fund’s other investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

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

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares        
Issued 51,757,814 51,757,814 119,751,906 119,751,906
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 13,130 13,130 53,993 53,993
Redeemed (53,530,282) (53,530,282)  (116,087,779)  (116,087,779) 
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (1,759,338) (1,759,338) 3,718,120 3,718,120
Institutional Shares        
Issued 9,415,745 9,415,745 20,303,805 20,303,805
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 11,707 11,707 34,248 34,248
Redeemed (8,162,053) (8,162,053) (17,706,472) (17,706,472)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 1,265,399 1,265,399 2,631,581 2,631,581

 

E. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Federal Money Market Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Financial Attributes  
Ticker Symbol VMFXX
Expense Ratio1 0.19%
7-Day SEC Yield 0.01%
Average Weighted  
Maturity 57 days

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)  
U.S. Treasury Bills 13.5%
U.S. Government Agency Obligations 81.5
Repurchase Agreements 5.0

 

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

Distribution by Credit Quality (% of portfolio)
First Tier 100.0%
For information about these ratings, see the Glossary entry for
Credit Quality.  

 

1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratio was 0.11%, reflecting a temporary reduction in operating expenses
(described in Note B of the Notes to Financial Statements). Before this reduction, the expense ratio was 0.17%.


 

Federal Money Market Fund

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 fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2001, Through February 29, 2012    
    Gov’t Money
    Market Funds
    Average
Fiscal Year Total Returns Total Returns
2002 2.12% 1.48%
2003 1.11 0.64
2004 0.82 0.40
2005 2.26 1.73
2006 4.31 3.78
2007 5.17 4.58
2008 3.46 2.71
2009 1.06 0.43
2010 0.04 0.00
2011 0.02 0.00
2012 0.00 0.00
7-day SEC yield (2/29/2012): 0.01%
Government Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Five Ten
  Date Year Years Years
Federal Money Market Fund 7/13/1981 0.01% 1.59% 1.93%

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

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Federal Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The fund publishes its holdings on a monthly basis at vanguard.com and files them with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP filings become public 60 days after the relevant month-end, and may be viewed at sec.gov or via a link on the “Portfolio Holdings” page on vanguard.com. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (98.7%)      
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.060% 3/1/12 5,359 5,359
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.025%–0.035% 3/7/12 25,600 25,600
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.060% 3/19/12 29,500 29,499
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.100% 3/21/12 10,000 9,999
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.040%–0.050% 4/2/12 24,245 24,244
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.040% 4/3/12 13,000 13,000
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.040%–0.100% 4/4/12 95,030 95,021
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.045% 4/11/12 3,000 3,000
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.080%–0.100% 4/18/12 69,900 69,891
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.050%–0.100% 4/25/12 117,565 117,553
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.090%–0.095% 5/2/12 115,000 114,982
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.050%–0.080% 5/9/12 89,400 89,391
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.100% 5/14/12 37,000 36,992
2 Fannie Mae Discount Notes 0.055% 5/21/12 19,500 19,498
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.025% 3/7/12 15,000 15,000
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.100% 3/28/12 25,398 25,396
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.050%–0.060% 4/4/12 10,200 10,200
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.030% 4/9/12 75,000 74,998
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.045%–0.100% 4/18/12 86,000 85,994
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.060% 4/20/12 5,380 5,380
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.070%–0.080% 4/27/12 126,000 125,985
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.070% 5/2/12 30,000 29,996
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.100% 5/4/12 104,000 103,982
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.150% 5/9/12 4,000 3,999
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.156% 5/11/12 5,000 4,998

 

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Federal Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.080%–0.153% 5/16/12 118,000 117,972
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.060% 5/18/12 5,000 4,999
3 Federal Home Loan Bank        
  Discount Notes 0.175%–0.180% 8/15/12 79,000 78,935
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.185% 8/24/12 60,000 59,986
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.205% 3/21/13 13,000 12,993
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.213% 5/6/13 48,000 47,973
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.214% 6/3/13 60,000 59,970
2,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.196% 6/17/13 123,200 123,243
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.266% 8/23/12 160,000 160,009
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.276% 9/17/12 40,000 39,996
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.266% 11/23/12 70,000 69,984
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.244% 8/12/13 30,000 29,987
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.230% 11/8/13 50,000 49,974
2,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.221% 11/14/13 65,000 64,967
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.020%–0.095% 3/5/12 144,338 144,338
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.025%–0.090% 3/12/12 22,200 22,200
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.025% 3/19/12 43,444 43,443
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.040%–0.090% 3/20/12 17,279 17,278
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.100% 3/26/12 15,000 14,999
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.040%–0.100% 4/2/12 35,300 35,297
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.040% 4/4/12 35,780 35,779
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.050% 4/5/12 6,500 6,500
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.100% 4/9/12 50,000 49,995
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.050%–0.100% 4/16/12 116,780 116,765
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.050% 4/23/12 69,400 69,395
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.080% 4/30/12 100,000 99,987
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.085%–0.100% 5/7/12 78,647 78,633
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.080% 5/14/12 25,000 24,996
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.050%–0.070% 5/16/12 185,000 184,976
2 Freddie Mac Discount Notes 0.100% 6/4/12 109,531 109,502
  United States Treasury Bill 0.010% 3/15/12 23,724 23,724
  United States Treasury Bill 0.020%–0.026% 3/29/12 105,000 104,998
  United States Treasury Bill 0.070%–0.115% 5/31/12 275,000 274,938
  United States Treasury Bill 0.065% 7/5/12 75,000 74,983
  United States Treasury Bill 0.125%–0.130% 8/16/12 90,000 89,947
  United States Treasury Bill 0.145% 8/30/12 50,000 49,963
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 3/15/12 175,000 175,088
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 4/15/12 25,000 25,040
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 4/30/12 15,000 15,109
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.000% 4/30/12 20,000 20,031
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 5/15/12 75,000 75,200
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.750% 5/31/12 15,000 15,174
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 6/15/12 85,000 85,426
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.875% 6/30/12 80,000 81,254
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.500% 7/15/12 90,000 90,458
  United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.625% 7/31/12 40,000 40,744
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $4,357,105)     4,357,105

 

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Federal Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Repurchase Agreements (5.2%)        
Goldman Sachs & Co.        
(Dated 2/29/12, Repurchase Value        
$25,000,000, collateralized by        
U.S. Treasury Note 2.650%, 7/15/17) 0.160% 3/1/12 25,000 25,000
JPMorgan Securities LLC        
(Dated 2/29/12, Repurchase Value        
$112,000,000, collateralized by        
U.S. Treasury Note 1.250%, 4/15/14) 0.120% 3/1/12 112,000 112,000
RBC Capital Markets LLC        
(Dated 2/29/12, Repurchase Value        
$92,935,000, collateralized by        
U.S. Treasury Note 1.375%, 11/30/15) 0.110% 3/1/12 92,935 92,935
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $229,935)       229,935
Total Investments (103.9%) (Cost $4,587,040)       4,587,040
Other Assets and Liabilities (-3.9%)        
Other Assets       10,267
Liabilities       (180,771)
        (170,504)
Net Assets (100%)        
Applicable to 4,415,903,142 outstanding $.001 par value shares of      
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       4,416,536
Net Asset Value Per Share       $1.00
 
 
At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:        
        Amount
        ($000)
Paid-in Capital       4,416,422
Undistributed Net Investment Income      
Accumulated Net Realized Gains       114
Net Assets       4,416,536

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.
2 The issuer was placed under federal conservatorship in September 2008; since that time, its daily operations have been managed by the
Federal Housing Finance Agency and it receives capital from the U.S. Treasury in exchange for senior preferred stock.
3 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are generally neither guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury nor backed by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. government.
4 Adjustable-rate security.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Federal Money Market Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest 2,761
Total Income 2,761
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 91
Management and Administrative 3,185
Marketing and Distribution 491
Custodian Fees 38
Shareholders’ Reports 28
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 3
Total Expenses 3,836
Expense Reduction—Note B (1,305)
Net Expenses 2,531
Net Investment Income 230
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 6
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 236

 

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

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Federal Money Market Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 230 903
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 6 45
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 236 948
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (230) (903)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (230) (903)
Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)    
Issued 208,391 474,221
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 225 881
Redeemed (585,987) (1,729,232)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (377,371) (1,254,130)
Total Increase (Decrease) (377,365) (1,254,085)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 4,793,901 6,047,986
End of Period 4,416,536 4,793,901

 

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

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Federal Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

Six Months         
  Ended        
For a Share Outstanding February 29, Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations          
Net Investment Income .00005 .0002 .0004 .011 .034
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)          
on Investments
Total from Investment Operations .00005 .0002 .0004 .011 .034
Distributions          
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.00005) (.0002) (.0004) (.011) (.034)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.00005) (.0002) (.0004) (.011) (.034)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return1 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% 1.06% 3.46%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $4,417 $4,794 $6,048 $9,386 $8,982
Ratio of Expenses to          
Average Net Assets 0.11%2 0.19% 0.22% 0.27%3 0.23%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to          
Average Net Assets 0.01% 0.02% 0.04% 1.03% 3.33%
The expense ratio and net income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.
2 The ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.17%. See Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements.
3 Includes 0.02% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds.

 

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

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Federal Money Market Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such instruments.

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

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

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may enter into 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. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, the fund may sell or retain the collateral; however, such action may be subject to legal proceedings.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2008–2011), and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

4. Distributions: Distributions 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 fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $692,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.28% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the fund’s daily yield so as to maintain a zero or positive yield for the fund. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time. For the period ended February 29, 2012, Vanguard’s management and administrative expenses were reduced by $1,305,000 (an effective annual rate of 0.06% of the fund’s average net assets).

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

D. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Financial Attributes  
Ticker Symbol VUSXX
Expense Ratio1 0.11%
7-Day SEC Yield 0.01%
Average Weighted  
Maturity 55 days

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)
U.S. Treasury Bills 100.0%
The agency and mortgage-backed securities sectors may include
issues from government-sponsored enterprises; such issues are
generally not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government.  

 

Distribution by Credit Quality (% of portfolio)
First Tier 100.0%
For information about these ratings, see the Glossary entry for
Credit Quality.  

 

1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratio was 0.02%, reflecting a temporary reduction in operating expenses
(described in Note B of the Notes to Financial Statements). Before this reduction, the expense ratio was 0.11%.

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

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 fund. (Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 2001, Through February 29, 2012    
    iMoneyNet
    Average
Fiscal Year Total Returns Total Returns
2002 2.15% 1.58%
2003 1.20 0.67
2004 0.91 0.39
2005 2.29 1.61
2006 4.22 3.54
2007 5.01 4.34
2008 3.08 2.08
2009 0.70 0.17
2010 0.03 0.00
2011 0.02 0.00
2012 0.00 0.00
7-day SEC yield (2/29/2012): 0.01%
iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.
Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Five Ten
  Date Year Years Years
Admiral Treasury Money Market        
Fund 12/14/1992 0.02% 1.41% 1.85%

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in various monthly and quarterly regulatory filings. The fund publishes its holdings on a monthly basis at vanguard.com and files them with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP filings become public 60 days after the relevant month-end, and may be viewed at sec.gov or via a link on the “Portfolio Holdings” page on vanguard.com. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (108.1%)      
United States Treasury Bill 0.030% 3/1/12 1,154,228 1,154,228
United States Treasury Bill 0.013%–0.015% 3/8/12 1,135,414 1,135,411
United States Treasury Bill 0.010% 3/15/12 766,455 766,452
United States Treasury Bill 0.005% 3/22/12 1,090,000 1,089,997
United States Treasury Bill 0.025% 3/29/12 830,000 829,984
United States Treasury Bill 0.060% 4/5/12 525,000 524,969
United States Treasury Bill 0.010%–0.020% 4/12/12 733,000 732,986
United States Treasury Bill 0.030% 4/19/12 930,000 929,962
United States Treasury Bill 0.043%–0.044% 4/26/12 1,210,000 1,209,918
United States Treasury Bill 0.055%–0.060% 5/3/12 760,000 759,923
United States Treasury Bill 0.080%–0.095% 5/10/12 550,079 549,993
United States Treasury Bill 0.040%–0.095% 5/17/12 1,264,000 1,263,797
United States Treasury Bill 0.090% 5/24/12 1,150,000 1,149,759
United States Treasury Bill 0.108%–0.113% 5/31/12 1,154,000 1,153,679
United States Treasury Bill 0.055% 6/28/12 300,000 299,946
United States Treasury Bill 0.061% 7/5/12 390,000 389,917
United States Treasury Bill 0.055% 7/12/12 300,000 299,939
United States Treasury Bill 0.125% 8/16/12 250,000 249,854
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.375% 3/15/12 418,000 418,207
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.500% 3/31/12 100,000 100,362
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.875% 6/15/12 400,000 402,067
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $15,411,350)     15,411,350
Total Investments (108.1%) (Cost $15,411,350)     15,411,350
Other Assets and Liabilities (-8.1%)        
Other Assets       17,247
Liabilities       (1,165,618)
        (1,148,371)
Net Assets (100%)        
Applicable to 14,259,762,291 outstanding $.001 par value shares of      
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       14,262,979
Net Asset Value Per Share       $1.00

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund  
 
 
 
  Market
  Value
  ($000)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value 15,411,350
Accrued Income 6,112
Other Assets 11,135
Total Assets 15,428,597
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 1,153,679
Other Liabilities 11,939
Total Liabilities 1,165,618
Net Assets 14,262,979

 

At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 14,262,813
Undistributed Net Investment Income
Accumulated Net Realized Gains 166
Net Assets 14,262,979

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest 2,403
Total Income 2,403
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 290
Management and Administrative 6,061
Marketing and Distribution 1,364
Custodian Fees 111
Shareholders’ Reports 45
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 7
Total Expenses 7,878
Expense Reduction—Note B (6,211)
Net Expenses 1,667
Net Investment Income 736
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 23
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 759

 

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

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 736 2,726
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 23 110
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 759 2,836
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (736) (2,726)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (736) (2,726)
Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)    
Issued 498,547 976,384
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 714 2,643
Redeemed (1,550,187) (4,391,653)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (1,050,926) (3,412,626)
Total Increase (Decrease) (1,050,903) (3,412,516)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 15,313,882 18,726,398
End of Period 14,262,979 15,313,882

 

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

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights

  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 29,  Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .00005 .0002 .0003 .007 .030 .049
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .00005 .0002 .0003 .007 .030 .049
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.00005) (.0002) (.0003) (.007) (.030) (.049)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (.00005) (.0002) (.0003) (.007) (.030) (.049)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return1   0.00% 0.02% 0.03% 0.70% 3.08% 5.02%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $14,263 $15,314 $18,726 $25,435 $23,289 $20,064
Ratio of Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.02%2 0.11%2 0.14% 0.15%3 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.01% 0.02% 0.03% 0.74% 2.98% 4.90%

 

The expense ratio and net income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about
any applicable account service fees.
2 The ratios of total expenses to average net assets before expense reductions were 0.11% and 0.12%. See Note B in Notes to Financial
Statements.
3 Includes 0.03% of fees to participate in the Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds.

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

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2008–2011), and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. 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 fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $2,223,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.89% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard. Vanguard and the board of trustees have agreed to temporarily limit certain net operating expenses in excess of the fund’s daily yield so as to maintain a zero or positive yield for the fund. Vanguard and the board of trustees may terminate the temporary expense limitation at any time.

For the period ended February 29, 2012, Vanguard’s expenses were reduced by $6,211,000 (an effective annual rate of 0.09% of the fund’s average net assets).

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

D. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended February 29, 2012      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2011 2/29/2012 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Prime Money Market Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,000.15 $0.85
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,000.52 0.45
Federal Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,000.05 $0.55
Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,000.05 $0.10
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Prime Money Market Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.02 $0.86
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.42 0.45
Federal Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.32 $0.55
Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.76 $0.10

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for the
period are: for the Prime Money Market Fund, 0.17% for Investor Shares and 0.09% for Institutional Shares; for the Federal Money Market
Fund, 0.11%; and for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.02%. The annualized six-month expense ratios for the Federal Money
Market Fund and the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund reflect a temporary reduction in operating expenses (described in Note B of the
Notes to Financial Statements). Before the reduction, the annualized six-month expense ratios were: for the Federal Money Market Fund,
0.17%; for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.11%.

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Glossary

SEC Yields. A money market fund’s 7-day SEC yield is calculated by annualizing its income distributions for the previous seven days, as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Average Weighted Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security.

Credit Quality. For Vanguard money market funds, the Distribution by Credit Quality table includes tier ratings for consistency with SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which governs money market funds. A First Tier security is one that is eligible for money market funds and has been rated in the highest short-term rating category for debt obligations by the requisite nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. An unrated security is First Tier if it represents quality comparable to that of a rated security, as determined in accordance with SEC Rule 2a-7. A Second Tier security is one that is eligible for money market funds and is not a First Tier security.

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

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

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 179 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 and President (2006–2008) of Rohm Haas Co.
  (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
F. William McNabb III (diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served The Conference Board.
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Amy Gutmann
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
each of the investment companies served by The Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
  appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
  nication and the Graduate School of Education
Independent Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of
  Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River
Emerson U. Fullwood Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  
Corporation (document management products and JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
Carolina A&T University. (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
Rajiv L. Gupta for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: at Syracuse University.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  

 


 

F. Joseph Loughrey Group since 2010; Assistant Controller of each of
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Group (2001–2010).  
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) and Vice    
Chairman of the Board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. Thomas J. Higgins  
(industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB (industrial Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
services), the Lumina Foundation for Education, and Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Oxfam America; Chairman of the Advisory Council Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
for the College of Arts and Letters and Member served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Institute for of each of the investment companies served by The
International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
 
André F. Perold Kathryn J. Hyatt  
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine (1988–2008).  
Arts Boston.    
  Heidi Stam  
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006;
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005;
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/ investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
aircraft systems and services) and the National since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of
Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005;
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman    
of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.    
  Vanguard Senior Management Team
Peter F. Volanakis    
  Mortimer J. Buckley Michael S. Miller
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal Kathleen C. Gubanich  James M. Norris 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Paul A. Heller  Glenn W. Reed 
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning Martha G. King  George U. Sauter 
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director of Chris D. McIsaac   
Corning Incorporated (2000-2010) and Dow Corning    
(2001–2010); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-    
industry manufacturing); Overseer of the Amos Tuck Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
School of Business Administration at Dartmouth    
College; Advisor to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. John J. Brennan  
  Chairman, 1996–2009  
  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
Executive Officers    
 
Glenn Booraem  
Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal Founder   
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal John C. Bogle  
of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
the investment companies served by The Vanguard    

 

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


 

 

 
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Semiannual Report | February 29, 2012

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Funds

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund


 

> All three Vanguard S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index Funds posted double-digit returns

for the six months ended February 29, 2012.

> The ETF Shares of all three funds closely tracked the returns of their benchmark

indexes and were close to or bested the average returns of their peer funds.

> Industrial and information technology stocks were notably strong performers

for all three funds.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund. 8
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund. 23
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund. 36
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 49
Glossary. 51

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Vanguard was named for the HMS Vanguard, flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. A ship—whose
performance and safety depend on the work of all hands—has served as a fitting metaphor for the Vanguard crew as we
strive to help clients reach their financial goals.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended February 29, 2012  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund  
Institutional Shares 12.50%
ETF Shares  
Market Price 12.45
Net Asset Value 12.47
S&P MidCap 400 Index 12.54
Mid-Cap Core Funds Average 11.45
Mid-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund  
Institutional Shares 13.90%
ETF Shares  
Market Price 14.22
Net Asset Value 13.82
S&P MidCap 400 Value Index 13.95
Mid-Cap Value Funds Average 11.88
Mid-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund  
Institutional Shares 11.13%
ETF Shares  
Market Price 10.96
Net Asset Value 11.06
S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index 11.17
Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average 11.46

 

Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The
Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns
based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573;
8,090,646.


For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock
Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about
how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price
and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was
above or below the NAV.

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

It was largely macroeconomic developments, notably the European debt crisis and improvements in the U.S. economy, that moved the stock market during the six months ended February 29, 2012, while factors such as market capitalization or growth versus value style had relatively muted influence.

The three Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Funds posted double-digit returns that were within three percentage points of one another and not far from the returns of the large-cap S&P 500 Index (+13.3%) and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (+14.4%).

With a return of 13.82% for ETF Shares, Vanguard S&P 400 Mid-Cap Value Index Fund slightly outpaced its counterpart Growth Index Fund, at 11.06%. The return of Vanguard S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index Fund, which includes both growth and value stocks, fell in between at 12.47%. (These returns are based on the change in the net asset value of the funds’ ETF Shares once adjusted for dividend distributions during the period.)

Thanks to the skill and experience in index management of the funds’ advisor, Vanguard Equity Investment Group, all three funds very closely tracked the performance of their benchmarks.

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Notes of economic optimism propelled stock prices higher

U.S. stocks produced a strong return of 13.18% over the period. That statement is true enough, but the headline figure obscures the volatility that has been perhaps the most prominent feature of the financial markets over the past six months, and indeed the past few years. If our semiannual reporting period had started a month earlier, for example, the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index would have returned just 1.98%. A start date two months earlier would have produced a return of –5.18%.

In the six months through February, however, stock prices benefited from signs of acceleration in the U.S. economic expansion and from hope that the European Union’s latest agreement on Greek debt would help to contain a threat that has menaced global markets for much of the past two years. European stocks rallied on the news about Greece, but international stocks still trailed their U.S. counterparts for the full six months.

The bond market’s strength confounded expectations

Bonds produced solid returns, to the surprise of many long-time observers of the fixed income market. At the start

Market Barometer      
 
  Total Returns
  Periods Ended February 29, 2012
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 13.31% 4.86% 1.77%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.40 -0.15 1.83
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 13.18 4.35 2.07
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 3.97 -6.10 -0.75
 
Bonds      
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad      
taxable market) 2.73% 8.37% 6.36%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (Broad      
tax-exempt market) 5.67 12.42 5.50
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.00 0.06 1.20
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 0.49% 2.87% 2.27%

 

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of the period, the yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note stood at 2.22%, suggesting that returns would be very modest by historical standards. Over the next six months, however, yields moved lower still, boosting bond prices, which move in the opposite direction. At the end of February, the yield of the 10-year T-note stood at 1.97%. As yields decline, obviously, the scope for continued declines—and price increases—diminishes. Municipal bonds performed even more strongly than the broad taxable market.

The returns for 3-month Treasury bills and other money market instruments remained near 0%, consistent with the Federal Reserve’s policy on interest rates.

Mid-cap stocks shared in the broad market surge

Like the rest of the stock market, the three S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index funds suffered from an unpromising start to the fiscal half-year. Investors’ anxiety, which crested in September over the prospect of a disorderly Greek default, drove the broad U.S. stock market down by about 8%, and the funds by even more. But as the wider market began to rebound toward its return of just over 13%, the funds rose as well.

Vanguard S&P 400 Mid-Cap Value Index Fund ended the half-year a bit ahead of the broad market return, while the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index Fund and Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund trailed by about one and two percentage points, respectively.

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
 
  Institutional ETF Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund 0.10% 0.17% 1.28%
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund 0.12 0.24 1.31
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund 0.08 0.20 1.40


The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were: for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.15% for ETF Shares; for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.20% for ETF Shares; and for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.20% for ETF Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2011.

Peer groups: For the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund, Mid-Cap Core Funds; for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund, Mid-Cap Value Funds; and for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Funds.

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All three funds benefited from the returns of certain cyclical sectors that were boosted by better economic data, including a drop in unemployment, an upturn in consumer confidence, and signs of resilience in manufacturing. Within the industrial sector, which accounted for more than 16% of each fund’s assets at the end of the period, machinery and electrical equipment manufacturers in particular benefited from expanding factory activity and robust capital spending. Stocks in this sector added a hefty three to four percentage points to the return of each fund.

Information technology stocks contributed notably as well. Although this sector is much larger in the Growth Fund, the tech stocks in the Value Fund performed better;

the result was that this sector contributed about two and a half percentage points to the return of each fund.

A strong sector for the Growth Fund was consumer discretionary, especially apparel and specialty retailer stocks, which climbed as consumers showed greater willingness to spend despite rising energy costs. For the Value Fund, financials performed well. Insurance stocks made good gains, and more than a handful of regional banks surged upward of 20% over the six months, aided by improving credit trends, loan growth, and profit margins. In contrast, all three funds saw very modest or even negative returns from more defensive sectors, including consumer staples and telecommunication services.

A note on expense ratios
The Expense Ratios table in each report’s Chairman’s Letter displays fund expense
ratios from the most recent prospectus. These figures include the funds’ actual
operating expenses. For some funds, the figures also include “acquired fund fees
and expenses,” which result from the funds’ holdings in business development
companies (BDCs).
 
Although the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that BDC costs be
included in a fund’s expense ratio, these fees are not incurred by the fund. They
have no impact on a fund’s total return or on its tracking error relative to an index.
A footnote to the Expense Ratios table reports an annualized calculation of the fund’s
actual expenses for the period, a more relevant tally of the operating costs incurred
by shareholders.

 

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The skill of the funds’ advisor, Vanguard Equity Investment Group, was evident again as each fund came within a tiny margin of the return of its target index. The gaps ranged from just 7 to 13 basis points (0.07 to 0.13 percentage point).

A choice of building blocks to broaden your portfolio

One of our core beliefs at Vanguard is that investors should hold a portfolio that is broadly diversified across stocks, bonds, and money market instruments in proportions consistent with their investment goals and tolerance for risk.

Any of the Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Funds can play an important part in such an investment plan, as they afford investors an efficient way to add complementary exposure to the whole

U.S. mid-cap segment or to focus more narrowly on the growth or value stocks within it.

And regardless of which fund you’re invested in, there’s a stable and seasoned index management team on your side, and very low fund management fees as well.

Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 21, 2012

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance        
August 31, 2011, Through February 29, 2012        
      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund        
Institutional Shares $116.52 $129.95 $1.019 $0.000
ETF Shares 58.37 65.12 0.475 0.000
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund        
Institutional Shares $111.20 $124.83 $1.648 $0.000
ETF Shares 55.69 62.51 0.795 0.000
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index        
Fund        
Institutional Shares $121.54 $134.21 $0.761 $0.000
ETF Shares 61.13 67.52 0.331 0.000

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
 
  Institutional ETF
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VSPMX IVOO
Expense Ratio1 0.10% 0.17%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.33% 1.26%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    S&P U.S. Total
    MidCap 400 Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 400 400 3,733
Median Market Cap $3.6B $3.6B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 20.7x 20.7x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 2.1x 2.1x 2.2x
Return on Equity 13.1% 13.1% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate 5.1% 5.1% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.4% 1.4% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 18%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    S&P U.S. Total
    MidCap Market
  Fund 400 Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 13.2% 13.2% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 4.2 4.2 9.4
Energy 7.0 7.0 11.2
Financials 20.2 20.2 15.4
Health Care 10.3 10.3 11.4
Industrials 16.9 16.9 11.2
Information      
Technology 16.2 16.2 19.4
Materials 6.4 6.4 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.5 0.5 2.5
Utilities 5.1 5.1 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Monster Beverage Corp. Soft Drinks 0.7%
Green Mountain Coffee Packaged Foods &  
Roasters Inc. Meats 0.7
Vertex Pharmaceuticals    
Inc. Biotechnology 0.7
Regeneron    
Pharmaceuticals Inc. Biotechnology 0.7
Kansas City Southern Railroads 0.7
AMETEK Inc. Electrical  
  Components &  
  Equipment 0.7
Macerich Co. Retail REITs 0.6
Cimarex Energy Co. Oil & Gas  
  Exploration &  
  Production 0.6
Church & Dwight Co. Household  
Inc. Products 0.6
HollyFrontier Corp. Oil & Gas Refining  
  & Marketing 0.6
Top Ten   6.6%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.15% for ETF Shares.

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
Institutional Shares 3/28/20111 -8.06%
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   -2.59% 13.63
Net Asset Value   -1.89 13.67

 

1 Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010, and the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares
were next issued on March 28, 2011. The total returns shown are based on the period beginning March 28, 2011.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.0%)    
Consumer Discretionary (13.2%)    
* Fossil Inc. 4,376 534
  PetSmart Inc. 9,291 518
  Advance Auto Parts Inc. 6,029 515
  Tractor Supply Co. 5,910 505
  PVH Corp. 5,622 478
* LKQ Corp. 12,197 389
* Panera Bread Co. Class A 2,466 381
  Polaris Industries Inc. 5,747 380
  Foot Locker Inc. 12,735 371
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. 8,042 360
  Signet Jewelers Ltd. 7,236 339
  Williams-Sonoma Inc. 8,625 333
* Mohawk Industries Inc. 4,753 302
  Tupperware Brands Corp. 4,771 299
* Toll Brothers Inc. 12,248 287
* NVR Inc. 414 287
  Gentex Corp. 11,947 283
* Under Armour Inc. Class A 3,051 272
* Deckers Outdoor Corp. 3,209 240
  American Eagle    
  Outfitters Inc. 16,097 234
* Hanesbrands Inc. 8,104 233
  Sotheby’s 5,635 222
* AMC Networks Inc. Class A 4,795 218
* Ascena Retail Group Inc. 5,611 217
  Service Corp. International 19,018 216
  Chico’s FAS Inc. 13,994 210
* Carter’s Inc. 4,235 206
* Warnaco Group Inc. 3,377 198
  Guess? Inc. 5,574 193
  Brinker International Inc. 6,717 185
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.    
  Class A 3,964 180
  Aaron’s Inc. 6,302 176
* Life Time Fitness Inc. 3,534 175
  Rent-A-Center Inc. 4,902 174
* Lamar Advertising Co.    
  Class A 4,888 160
* Bally Technologies Inc. 3,618 155
* Saks Inc. 13,292 155
* Cheesecake Factory Inc. 4,544 135
  Wendy’s Co. 24,610 125
  HSN Inc. 3,342 124
* Aeropostale Inc. 6,719 121
  Thor Industries Inc. 3,637 118
* ITT Educational Services Inc. 1,660 114
* ANN Inc. 4,358 104
* DreamWorks Animation    
  SKG Inc. Class A 5,930 102
  Meredith Corp. 3,108 102
* WMS Industries Inc. 4,640 102
  Strayer Education Inc. 967 100
* Valassis Communications Inc. 3,725 93
* Collective Brands Inc. 5,042 91
  Bob Evans Farms Inc. 2,449 90
  Regis Corp. 4,805 83
* Office Depot Inc. 23,349 77
  MDC Holdings Inc. 3,122 77
  Matthews International    
  Corp. Class A 2,368 73
  KB Home 5,979 68
* New York Times Co. Class A 10,065 66
  Scholastic Corp. 2,105 64
  International    
  Speedway Corp. Class A 2,358 59
  RadioShack Corp. 8,311 59
* Scientific Games Corp.    
  Class A 4,803 50
  American Greetings Corp.    
  Class A 3,322 50
* Barnes & Noble Inc. 3,408 45
      12,872
Consumer Staples (4.2%)    
* Monster Beverage Corp. 12,616 721
* Green Mountain Coffee    
  Roasters Inc. 10,813 703

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 11,907 568
* Energizer Holdings Inc. 5,568 426
  Corn Products    
  International Inc. 6,306 362
* Ralcorp Holdings Inc. 4,587 342
* Smithfield Foods Inc. 13,587 318
  Flowers Foods Inc. 9,418 180
  Ruddick Corp. 4,112 168
  Lancaster Colony Corp. 1,654 108
  Universal Corp. 1,935 89
* Post Holdings Inc. 2,298 72
  Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 2,054 48
      4,105
Energy (7.0%)    
  Cimarex Energy Co. 7,136 576
  HollyFrontier Corp. 17,320 565
* Plains Exploration &    
  Production Co. 11,737 517
  Oceaneering International Inc. 8,997 488
  Southern Union Co. 10,382 456
  SM Energy Co. 5,326 419
* Superior Energy Services Inc.  12,889 378
* Oil States International Inc. 4,266 347
* Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 6,265 329
  Energen Corp. 6,003 320
  Tidewater Inc. 4,318 257
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. 12,823 249
  World Fuel Services Corp. 5,925 247
  Arch Coal Inc. 17,589 239
* Atwood Oceanics Inc. 4,713 224
* Dril-Quip Inc. 2,875 201
* Helix Energy    
  Solutions Group Inc. 8,803 169
* Unit Corp. 3,456 164
  CARBO Ceramics Inc. 1,653 152
* Northern Oil and Gas Inc. 5,254 125
* Forest Oil Corp. 9,304 120
* Bill Barrett Corp. 3,895 114
* Quicksilver Resources Inc. 9,985 55
* Patriot Coal Corp. 7,607 55
      6,766
Financials (20.2%)    
  Macerich Co. 10,984 593
  SL Green Realty Corp. 7,171 545
  Federal Realty    
  Investment Trust 5,285 504
  New York Community    
  Bancorp Inc. 36,407 474
* Affiliated Managers    
  Group Inc. 4,432 471
  UDR Inc. 18,232 456
  Rayonier Inc. 10,061 448
  Realty Income Corp. 11,085 409
  Camden Property Trust 6,417 398
  Essex Property Trust Inc. 2,842 398
  Everest Re Group Ltd. 4,468 392
  Alexandria Real Estate    
  Equities Inc. 5,155 370
* MSCI Inc. Class A 10,031 355
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 6,102 352
  Taubman Centers Inc. 4,823 333
  WR Berkley Corp. 9,248 331
  Liberty Property Trust 9,663 328
  Raymond James Financial Inc. 9,146 323
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 9,429 322
  Regency Centers Corp. 7,487 320
  Fidelity National    
  Financial Inc. Class A 18,250 315
  BRE Properties Inc. 6,271 304
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. 3,616 294
  Duke Realty Corp. 21,060 292
  Transatlantic Holdings Inc. 4,780 290
  Senior Housing    
  Properties Trust 13,530 290
  HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. 9,467 289
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 5,096 288
  First Niagara Financial    
  Group Inc. 28,929 277
  Eaton Vance Corp. 9,561 275
  East West Bancorp Inc. 12,412 275
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 6,584 254
  Hospitality Properties Trust 10,272 254
  Weingarten Realty Investors 10,042 250
  American Campus    
  Communities Inc. 5,889 242
  SEI Investments Co. 12,182 241
  American Financial Group Inc. 6,421 240
  Hancock Holding Co. 7,062 240
  Home Properties Inc. 4,010 231
  Old Republic    
  International Corp. 21,232 231
  National Retail    
  Properties Inc. 8,584 229
* Signature Bank 3,850 229
  Brown & Brown Inc. 9,651 228
  Waddell & Reed    
  Financial Inc. Class A 7,115 225
* SVB Financial Group 3,615 214
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 7,268 208
  Jefferies Group Inc. 12,163 203
  CBOE Holdings Inc. 7,211 199
  Valley National Bancorp 15,557 195
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 6,055 194
  Protective Life Corp. 6,909 192
  Associated Banc-Corp 14,477 192
  City National Corp. 3,905 184
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 3,876 178

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Omega Healthcare    
  Investors Inc. 8,563 174
  Prosperity Bancshares Inc. 3,914 171
  Fulton Financial Corp. 16,696 164
  Aspen Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 5,893 156
  Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 3,734 152
  Corporate Office    
  Properties Trust 5,989 147
  StanCorp Financial Group Inc. 3,677 146
  FirstMerit Corp. 9,090 146
  Washington Federal Inc. 8,945 145
  TCF Financial Corp. 13,118 141
  Synovus Financial Corp. 65,369 139
  Janus Capital Group Inc. 15,529 137
  First American Financial Corp. 8,773 135
  Webster Financial Corp. 6,137 134
  Mercury General Corp. 3,013 129
  Trustmark Corp. 5,334 126
  Kemper Corp. 4,176 119
  Apollo Investment Corp. 16,452 115
  Westamerica Bancorporation 2,369 112
  Cathay General Bancorp 6,548 107
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 2,406 106
  Potlatch Corp. 3,344 103
  Equity One Inc. 4,964 94
  International Bancshares Corp.  4,425 84
  BancorpSouth Inc. 6,728 80
  Astoria Financial Corp. 6,973 61
      19,687
Health Care (10.3%)    
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 17,364 676
* Regeneron    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 6,320 662
* Henry Schein Inc. 7,521 557
* Mettler-Toledo    
  International Inc. 2,629 474
* Hologic Inc. 21,900 454
* IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 4,673 401
* Endo Pharmaceuticals    
  Holdings Inc. 9,728 361
* ResMed Inc. 12,238 359
  Universal Health    
  Services Inc. Class B 8,037 358
  Omnicare Inc. 9,512 335
  Cooper Cos. Inc. 3,972 316
* Allscripts Healthcare    
  Solutions Inc. 15,785 305
* Mednax Inc. 4,073 303
* AMERIGROUP Corp. 3,980 270
* Gen-Probe Inc. 3,869 264
* Health Net Inc. 6,903 260
* Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. 4,171 259
* WellCare Health Plans Inc. 3,552 241
* Covance Inc. 5,049 241
* HMS Holdings Corp. 7,062 228
  Techne Corp. 3,087 221
* United Therapeutics Corp. 4,330 207
  Teleflex Inc. 3,387 201
  Lincare Holdings Inc. 7,387 198
* Community Health    
  Systems Inc. 7,537 190
  Medicis Pharmaceutical    
  Corp. Class A 5,264 184
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 5,150 175
* Thoratec Corp. 4,988 172
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 1,643 167
* VCA Antech Inc. 7,237 159
  Owens & Minor Inc. 5,294 159
* LifePoint Hospitals Inc. 4,008 156
* Health Management    
  Associates Inc. Class A 21,145 156
  STERIS Corp. 4,823 151
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 4,114 144
* Masimo Corp. 4,996 109
      10,073
Industrials (16.9%)    
* Kansas City Southern 9,144 636
  AMETEK Inc. 13,329 634
  Donaldson Co. Inc. 6,201 455
  KBR Inc. 12,388 450
* AGCO Corp. 8,088 418
* BE Aerospace Inc. 8,583 393
  JB Hunt Transport    
  Services Inc. 7,480 383
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 4,904 369
  Timken Co. 6,993 366
  Waste Connections Inc. 10,309 335
  Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. 6,978 322
* Kirby Corp. 4,636 318
  Pentair Inc. 8,208 316
* Thomas & Betts Corp. 4,331 313
  SPX Corp. 4,245 311
  Kennametal Inc. 6,617 305
  MSC Industrial Direct Co.    
  Inc. Class A 3,810 303
  Wabtec Corp. 3,994 299
  Manpower Inc. 6,795 293
  IDEX Corp. 6,947 290
* URS Corp. 6,629 289
  Gardner Denver Inc. 4,213 289
  Towers Watson & Co.    
  Class A 4,290 274
  Nordson Corp. 4,972 273
* Clean Harbors Inc. 3,932 264
  Graco Inc. 4,977 255
* Fortune Brands Home &    
  Security Inc. 12,956 251

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Carlisle Cos. Inc. 5,089 248
  Regal-Beloit Corp. 3,462 234
  Trinity Industries Inc. 6,684 232
* Terex Corp. 9,120 232
  Triumph Group Inc. 3,601 230
* AECOM Technology Corp. 9,619 225
* Copart Inc. 4,449 222
  Woodward Inc. 4,987 218
  Acuity Brands Inc. 3,509 218
* United Rentals Inc. 5,225 218
  Landstar System Inc. 3,912 212
  CLARCOR Inc. 4,190 211
* Corrections Corp. of America 8,300 208
  Valmont Industries Inc. 1,865 207
* Alaska Air Group Inc. 2,962 203
  Crane Co. 4,076 198
  ITT Corp. 7,740 193
* Oshkosh Corp. 7,627 178
  GATX Corp. 3,889 169
  Watsco Inc. 2,369 169
  Lennox International Inc. 4,303 168
* Esterline Technologies Corp. 2,555 166
  Alliant Techsystems Inc. 2,751 165
  Exelis Inc. 15,406 162
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 3,479 161
* Shaw Group Inc. 5,438 157
  Harsco Corp. 6,737 150
* Huntington Ingalls    
  Industries Inc. 4,075 146
  UTi Worldwide Inc. 8,543 138
  Con-way Inc. 4,624 137
* FTI Consulting Inc. 3,409 137
* General Cable Corp. 4,342 135
  Corporate Executive    
  Board Co. 2,771 115
  Rollins Inc. 5,356 109
  Deluxe Corp. 4,230 104
  Herman Miller Inc. 4,845 102
  Brink’s Co. 3,896 98
  Mine Safety Appliances Co. 2,563 95
  HNI Corp. 3,734 94
  Werner Enterprises Inc. 3,699 90
* JetBlue Airways Corp. 17,009 87
  Granite Construction Inc. 2,898 83
* Korn/Ferry International 3,974 63
      16,491
Information Technology (16.2%)    
* Equinix Inc. 3,946 553
* Trimble Navigation Ltd. 10,266 516
* Alliance Data Systems Corp. 4,159 505
* ANSYS Inc. 7,690 486
* Rackspace Hosting Inc. 8,617 450
* Avnet Inc. 12,348 441
* Informatica Corp. 8,849 435
* Skyworks Solutions Inc. 15,645 422
* VeriFone Systems Inc. 8,759 419
* Lam Research Corp. 9,949 415
* Atmel Corp. 38,496 389
* TIBCO Software Inc. 13,422 389
* Arrow Electronics Inc. 9,305 374
* Riverbed Technology Inc. 12,898 367
* Synopsys Inc. 11,924 363
* MICROS Systems Inc. 6,673 347
  Global Payments Inc. 6,522 337
  Factset Research    
  Systems Inc. 3,761 329
* Rovi Corp. 9,161 325
* Gartner Inc. 7,902 318
* Polycom Inc. 14,751 305
* Cree Inc. 9,602 291
* NCR Corp. 13,096 284
  Solera Holdings Inc. 5,904 283
* Cadence Design    
  Systems Inc. 22,679 267
* Parametric Technology Corp. 9,723 260
  Broadridge Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 10,327 251
* Ingram Micro Inc. 12,748 244
  Jack Henry & Associates Inc. 7,196 243
* Concur Technologies Inc. 3,862 228
  Cypress Semiconductor Corp.  12,913 223
  National Instruments Corp. 7,733 206
  Diebold Inc. 5,227 205
* NeuStar Inc. Class A 5,455 191
  ADTRAN Inc. 5,284 186
* Tech Data Corp. 3,444 184
* Zebra Technologies Corp. 4,312 166
* Compuware Corp. 18,150 164
* Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 13,065 160
* Semtech Corp. 5,532 159
* Silicon Laboratories Inc. 3,493 157
  Lender Processing    
  Services Inc. 7,044 155
* Fairchild Semiconductor    
  International Inc. Class A 10,508 153
* Itron Inc. 3,401 151
  DST Systems Inc. 2,796 148
* AOL Inc. 8,099 145
* QLogic Corp. 8,373 144
* ValueClick Inc. 6,871 143
* CoreLogic Inc. 8,861 136
  Plantronics Inc. 3,621 135
* International Rectifier Corp. 5,737 129
* Convergys Corp. 9,998 129
* ACI Worldwide Inc. 3,266 123
* Ciena Corp. 8,065 120
  Fair Isaac Corp. 2,970 120
  Tellabs Inc. 30,322 120
  Intersil Corp. Class A 10,507 119
* Mentor Graphics Corp. 7,765 118

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* RF Micro Devices Inc. 23,105 110
* Quest Software Inc. 4,703 94
* Acxiom Corp. 6,516 91
* Integrated Device    
  Technology Inc. 11,826 82
* MEMC Electronic    
  Materials Inc. 19,185 75
* Monster Worldwide Inc. 10,724 74
* Advent Software Inc. 2,665 69
  Mantech International Corp.    
  Class A 1,930 65
      15,785
Materials (6.4%)    
  Albemarle Corp. 7,388 491
  Rock-Tenn Co. Class A 5,868 414
  Ashland Inc. 6,500 413
  Valspar Corp. 7,783 361
  Reliance Steel &    
  Aluminum Co. 6,237 335
  Martin Marietta Materials Inc. 3,805 327
  Domtar Corp. 3,031 290
  Aptargroup Inc. 5,493 290
  Sonoco Products Co. 8,311 273
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 18,211 270
  RPM International Inc. 10,911 260
  Cytec Industries Inc. 4,117 245
  Packaging Corp. of America 8,152 242
  Cabot Corp. 5,330 216
  Compass Minerals    
  International Inc. 2,746 198
  Carpenter Technology Corp. 3,686 189
  Silgan Holdings Inc. 4,136 176
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.    
  Class A 3,611 169
  NewMarket Corp. 880 160
  Sensient Technologies Corp. 4,168 154
  Olin Corp. 6,692 141
  Greif Inc. Class A 2,559 131
  Commercial Metals Co. 9,611 128
* Intrepid Potash Inc. 4,379 111
  Minerals Technologies Inc. 1,463 94
* Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 11,345 93
  Worthington Industries Inc. 4,467 75
      6,246
Telecommunication Services (0.5%)  
* tw telecom inc Class A 12,437 269
* Telephone & Data    
  Systems Inc. 8,039 203
      472
Utilities (5.1%)    
OGE Energy Corp. 8,159 428
NSTAR 8,620 404
Alliant Energy Corp. 9,241 394
National Fuel Gas Co. 6,893 347
MDU Resources Group Inc. 15,708 341
NV Energy Inc. 19,633 308
Questar Corp. 14,770 284
UGI Corp. 9,614 272
Westar Energy Inc. 9,758 268
Aqua America Inc. 11,516 256
Atmos Energy Corp. 7,509 231
Great Plains Energy Inc. 11,275 223
Hawaiian Electric    
Industries Inc. 8,006 201
Vectren Corp. 6,828 199
Cleco Corp. 5,061 195
WGL Holdings Inc. 4,292 175
IDACORP Inc. 4,154 168
PNM Resources Inc. 6,629 119
Black Hills Corp. 3,284 108
    4,921
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $92,019)   97,418
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)  
Money Market Fund (0.0%)    
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
Fund, 0.111% (Cost $41) 41,000 41
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $92,060)   97,459
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   103
Liabilities   (147)
    (44)
Net Assets (100%)   97,415

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund  
 
 
 
At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 94,243
Undistributed Net Investment Income 61
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (2,288)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 5,399
Net Assets 97,415
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 474,012 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 61,599
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $129.95
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 550,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 35,816
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $65.12

 

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

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 558
Interest1 1
Total Income 559
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 7
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 15
Custodian Fees 20
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 1
Total Expenses 43
Net Investment Income 516
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 969
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 8,830
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 10,315
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.  

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 516 287
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 969 (1,007)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 8,830 (3,431)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 10,315 (4,151)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares (478)
ETF Shares (214) (27)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares
Total Distributions (692) (27)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares 15,088 42,228
ETF Shares 996 33,658
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 16,084 75,886
Total Increase (Decrease) 25,707 71,708
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 71,708
End of Period2 97,415 71,708
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $61,000 and $237,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares    
  Six Months March 28,
  Ended 20111 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $116.52 $128.01
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .706 .240
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 13.743 (11.730)
Total from Investment Operations 14.449 (11.490)
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.019)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.019)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $129.95 $116.52
 
Total Return 12.50% -8.98%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $62 $40
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.31% 1.28%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 18% 26%
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $58.37 $49.95
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .327 .383
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 6.898 8.217
Total from Investment Operations 7.225 8.600
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.475) (.180)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.475) (.180)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $65.12 $58.37
 
Total Return 12.47% 17.21%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $36 $32
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.15% 0.15%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.24% 1.21%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 18% 26%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on March 28, 2011. The Financial Highlights included in these financial statements are based on the activity of the Institutional Shares since March 28, 2011. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $14,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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 fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $1,816,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable gains, if any, realized during the year ending August, 31, 2012; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $1,438,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $92,060,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $5,399,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $8,209,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $2,810,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $44,988,000 of investment securities and sold $28,719,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended Inception1 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 17,386 153 42,839 345
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 387 3
Redeemed (2,685) (22) (611) (5)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 15,088 134 42,228 340
ETF Shares        
Issued 23,718 400 39,233 650
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (22,722) (400) (5,575) (100)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 996 33,658 550
1 Inception was September 7, 2010, for ETF Shares. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder
redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on March 28, 2011. The table reflects all Institutional Shares
transactions beginning December 15, 2010.

 

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact
of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
 
  Institutional ETF
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VMFVX IVOV
Expense Ratio1 0.12% 0.24%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.80% 1.68%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P DJ
    MidCap U.S. Total
    400 Value Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 299 299 3,733
Median Market Cap $3.1B $3.1B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 18.8x 18.8x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 1.5x 1.5x 2.2x
Return on Equity 10.2% 10.2% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate -1.5% -1.5% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 37%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
    S&P DJ
    MidCap U.S. Total
    400 Value Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 11.9% 11.9% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 2.4 2.4 9.4
Energy 6.5 6.5 11.2
Financials 28.0 28.0 15.4
Health Care 5.8 5.8 11.4
Industrials 17.6 17.6 11.2
Information      
Technology 12.3 12.3 19.4
Materials 7.5 7.5 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.7 0.7 2.5
Utilities 7.3 7.3 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
HollyFrontier Corp. Oil & Gas Refining  
  & Marketing 1.2%
New York Community Thrifts & Mortgage  
Bancorp Inc. Finance 1.0
KBR Inc. Construction &  
  Engineering 1.0
Avnet Inc. Technology  
  Distributors 0.9
AGCO Corp. Construction &  
  Farm Machinery &  
  Heavy Trucks 0.9
Ashland Inc. Specialty Chemicals 0.9
Everest Re Group Ltd. Reinsurance 0.8
Arrow Electronics Inc. Technology  
  Distributors 0.8
Foot Locker Inc. Apparel Retail 0.8
Timken Co. Industrial  
  Machinery 0.8
Top Ten   9.1%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.20% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011

This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.

Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
Institutional Shares 11/2/2010 -2.52% 4.51%
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   -3.23 11.55
Net Asset Value   -2.65 11.60

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.0%)    
Consumer Discretionary (11.9%)    
  Foot Locker Inc. 14,105 411
* Mohawk Industries Inc. 5,264 334
* Toll Brothers Inc. 13,563 318
* NVR Inc. 459 318
  American Eagle    
  Outfitters Inc. 17,867 260
* Hanesbrands Inc. 8,961 257
  Service Corp. International 21,026 238
  Chico’s FAS Inc. 15,465 232
  Brinker International Inc. 7,424 205
  Rent-A-Center Inc. 5,419 192
  Williams-Sonoma Inc. 4,590 177
  Signet Jewelers Ltd. 3,768 177
* Saks Inc. 14,746 172
  Sotheby’s 3,801 150
* AMC Networks Inc. Class A 3,235 147
  Wendy’s Co. 27,278 138
  Thor Industries Inc. 4,047 132
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. 2,575 115
* ANN Inc. 4,814 115
* WMS Industries Inc. 5,145 113
* DreamWorks Animation    
  SKG Inc. Class A 6,555 113
  Meredith Corp. 3,431 113
* Valassis Communications Inc. 4,115 103
* Collective Brands Inc. 5,570 100
  Bob Evans Farms Inc. 2,704 100
* Lamar Advertising Co.    
  Class A 2,918 95
  Regis Corp. 5,308 92
* Ascena Retail Group Inc. 2,229 86
* Office Depot Inc. 25,876 85
  MDC Holdings Inc. 3,460 85
  Aaron’s Inc. 2,988 84
  KB Home 6,662 76
* Bally Technologies Inc. 1,755 75
* New York Times Co.    
  Class A 11,125 73
  Scholastic Corp. 2,333 71
  Guess? Inc. 2,034 71
  HSN Inc. 1,853 69
  International Speedway    
  Corp. Class A 2,613 66
  RadioShack Corp. 9,212 65
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.    
  Class A 1,228 56
  American Greetings Corp.    
  Class A 3,670 55
* Aeropostale Inc. 2,811 51
* Barnes & Noble Inc. 3,781 50
* Cheesecake Factory Inc. 1,614 48
  Matthews International    
  Corp. Class A 1,276 40
* Scientific Games Corp.    
  Class A 3,509 37
      6,160
Consumer Staples (2.4%)    
* Smithfield Foods Inc. 15,062 353
* Ralcorp Holdings Inc. 2,797 209
* Energizer Holdings Inc. 2,715 208
  Ruddick Corp. 4,545 186
  Universal Corp. 2,136 98
  Flowers Foods Inc. 5,084 97
* Post Holdings Inc. 1,394 43
  Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 1,159 27
      1,221
Energy (6.5%)    
  HollyFrontier Corp. 19,183 626
* Plains Exploration &    
  Production Co. 8,452 373
  Tidewater Inc. 4,786 285
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. 14,232 276
  World Fuel Services Corp. 6,561 273
  Arch Coal Inc. 19,515 265
* Superior Energy Services Inc. 8,993 264
  Southern Union Co. 5,177 227
* Unit Corp. 3,820 182

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Helix Energy Solutions    
  Group Inc. 7,199 139
* Forest Oil Corp. 10,316 133
  Energen Corp. 1,989 106
* Atwood Oceanics Inc. 1,617 77
* Quicksilver Resources Inc. 11,069 61
* Patriot Coal Corp. 8,432 61
      3,348
Financials (28.0%)    
  New York Community    
  Bancorp Inc. 40,333 525
  Everest Re Group Ltd. 4,953 435
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 6,757 390
  WR Berkley Corp. 10,241 366
  Raymond James    
  Financial Inc. 10,131 358
  Fidelity National    
  Financial Inc. Class A 20,211 349
  Macerich Co. 6,084 328
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. 4,009 326
  Duke Realty Corp. 23,323 324
  Transatlantic Holdings Inc. 5,298 321
  HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. 10,483 320
  First Niagara Financial    
  Group Inc. 32,076 307
  East West Bancorp Inc. 13,745 304
  SL Green Realty Corp. 3,814 290
  Hospitality Properties Trust 11,391 282
  Weingarten Realty Investors 11,144 277
  American Financial Group Inc. 7,102 266
  Hancock Holding Co. 7,812 265
* Affiliated Managers    
  Group Inc. 2,456 261
  Old Republic    
  International Corp. 23,565 256
  UDR Inc. 9,696 243
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 8,037 230
  Jefferies Group Inc. 13,446 225
  Liberty Property Trust 6,421 218
  Valley National Bancorp 17,261 216
  Protective Life Corp. 7,638 212
  Associated Banc-Corp 16,002 212
  City National Corp. 4,317 203
  Regency Centers Corp. 4,395 188
  Alexandria Real Estate    
  Equities Inc. 2,572 184
  Fulton Financial Corp. 18,447 181
  Realty Income Corp. 4,792 177
  Senior Housing    
  Properties Trust 8,250 177
  SEI Investments Co. 8,924 176
  Aspen Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 6,512 173
  Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 4,139 169
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 4,909 167
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 4,234 163
  Corporate Office    
  Properties Trust 6,640 163
  StanCorp Financial    
  Group Inc. 4,076 162
  FirstMerit Corp. 10,076 162
  Washington Federal Inc. 9,926 161
  TCF Financial Corp. 14,542 157
  Rayonier Inc. 3,457 154
  Synovus Financial Corp. 72,429 154
  Brown & Brown Inc. 6,427 152
  Janus Capital Group Inc. 17,210 152
  First American Financial Corp. 9,726 150
  Webster Financial Corp. 6,780 148
  Mercury General Corp. 3,339 143
  Camden Property Trust 2,276 141
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 2,486 140
  Trustmark Corp. 5,914 139
  Eaton Vance Corp. 4,663 134
  Kemper Corp. 4,629 132
  National Retail Properties Inc. 4,960 132
  BRE Properties Inc. 2,709 131
  Apollo Investment Corp. 18,175 128
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 3,816 122
* SVB Financial Group 2,041 121
  Cathay General Bancorp 7,259 119
  Omega Healthcare    
  Investors Inc. 5,311 108
  Equity One Inc. 5,481 104
  Waddell & Reed    
  Financial Inc. Class A 3,139 99
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 2,136 98
  American Campus    
  Communities Inc. 2,345 97
  International Bancshares Corp.  4,887 93
  BancorpSouth Inc. 7,466 88
  Prosperity Bancshares Inc. 1,856 81
  CBOE Holdings Inc. 2,636 73
  Potlatch Corp. 2,225 69
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 1,547 68
  Astoria Financial Corp. 7,729 68
  Westamerica Bancorporation 965 46
      14,453
Health Care (5.8%)    
  Omnicare Inc. 10,544 371
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 9,040 352
* Health Net Inc. 7,651 289
* WellCare Health Plans Inc. 3,947 268
* Hologic Inc. 10,434 216
* Community Health    
  Systems Inc. 8,354 211
* VCA Antech Inc. 7,997 176
  Owens & Minor Inc. 5,850 175
* LifePoint Hospitals Inc. 4,442 173
* Health Management    
  Associates Inc. Class A 23,436 173

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Universal Health    
  Services Inc. Class B 3,206 143
  Lincare Holdings Inc. 3,421 92
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 2,668 91
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 2,456 86
  STERIS Corp. 2,614 82
  Teleflex Inc. 1,203 71
* Masimo Corp. 1,593 35
      3,004
Industrials (17.6%)    
  KBR Inc. 13,726 499
* AGCO Corp. 8,962 463
  Timken Co. 7,744 406
  Kennametal Inc. 7,328 338
  Manpower Inc. 7,524 324
* URS Corp. 7,342 320
  Trinity Industries Inc. 7,390 257
* Terex Corp. 10,117 257
* AECOM Technology Corp. 10,638 248
* Kansas City Southern 3,546 247
* Corrections Corp. of America 9,177 230
  ITT Corp. 8,554 213
  Pentair Inc. 5,364 207
* Oshkosh Corp. 8,432 197
  Lennox International Inc. 4,756 186
* Fortune Brands Home &    
  Security Inc. 9,471 183
  Exelis Inc. 17,023 179
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 3,846 179
* Shaw Group Inc. 6,009 174
  Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. 3,710 171
* BE Aerospace Inc. 3,710 170
  Harsco Corp. 7,444 165
* Huntington Ingalls    
  Industries Inc. 4,502 162
  SPX Corp. 2,165 158
  UTi Worldwide Inc. 9,482 153
  Con-way Inc. 5,127 152
  Carlisle Cos. Inc. 3,096 151
* General Cable Corp. 4,814 149
* United Rentals Inc. 3,525 147
  IDEX Corp. 2,925 122
  Deluxe Corp. 4,688 116
  Waste Connections Inc. 3,540 115
  Regal-Beloit Corp. 1,680 113
  Herman Miller Inc. 5,353 112
  Brink’s Co. 4,305 109
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 1,409 106
  Acuity Brands Inc. 1,702 106
  HNI Corp. 4,121 104
* Thomas & Betts Corp. 1,436 104
  Graco Inc. 1,976 101
  Werner Enterprises Inc. 4,084 99
  GATX Corp. 2,228 97
* JetBlue Airways Corp. 18,783 96
  Granite Construction Inc. 3,201 92
* Kirby Corp. 1,331 91
  Alliant Techsystems Inc. 1,485 89
* Esterline Technologies Corp. 1,323 86
  Nordson Corp. 1,537 84
  Towers Watson & Co.    
  Class A 1,189 76
* Korn/Ferry International 4,403 70
  CLARCOR Inc. 1,298 66
  Landstar System Inc. 1,169 63
  Crane Co. 1,173 57
  Corporate Executive    
  Board Co. 1,352 56
  Mine Safety Appliances Co. 1,478 54
  Rollins Inc. 2,083 42
      9,111
Information Technology (12.3%)    
* Avnet Inc. 13,681 489
* Arrow Electronics Inc. 10,303 414
* NCR Corp. 14,515 315
* Ingram Micro Inc. 14,146 271
* Atmel Corp. 24,317 246
  Diebold Inc. 5,777 226
* Tech Data Corp. 3,807 204
* Synopsys Inc. 6,476 197
* Cadence Design    
  Systems Inc. 16,577 195
* Compuware Corp. 20,142 181
* Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 14,496 178
* Fairchild Semiconductor    
  International Inc. Class A 11,660 170
* Itron Inc. 3,757 167
  Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 9,570 165
  DST Systems Inc. 3,090 164
* AOL Inc. 8,978 161
  Broadridge Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 6,411 156
* Skyworks Solutions Inc. 5,719 154
* Parametric Technology Corp. 5,712 153
* CoreLogic Inc. 9,823 151
* International Rectifier Corp. 6,369 143
* Convergys Corp. 11,083 143
* Polycom Inc. 6,536 135
  Tellabs Inc. 33,662 133
  Intersil Corp. Class A 11,661 132
* Mentor Graphics Corp. 8,613 131
* RF Micro Devices Inc. 25,638 122
* ValueClick Inc. 4,862 101
* Acxiom Corp. 7,196 101
* Integrated Device    
  Technology Inc. 13,069 90
  National Instruments Corp. 3,326 88
* Cree Inc. 2,875 87
* MEMC Electronic    
  Materials Inc. 21,185 83
* Monster Worldwide Inc. 11,854 82

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Plantronics Inc. 2,162 81
  Lender Processing    
  Services Inc. 3,349 74
* QLogic Corp. 4,271 73
* Ciena Corp. 4,202 63
  Fair Isaac Corp. 1,318 53
* Quest Software Inc. 2,277 46
  Mantech International Corp.    
  Class A 976 33
      6,351
Materials (7.5%)    
  Ashland Inc. 7,203 458
  Reliance Steel &    
  Aluminum Co. 6,914 371
  Sonoco Products Co. 9,220 303
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 20,167 299
  RPM International Inc. 12,084 288
  Cytec Industries Inc. 4,573 272
  Cabot Corp. 5,894 239
  Valspar Corp. 4,999 232
  Martin Marietta Materials Inc. 2,023 174
  Olin Corp. 7,394 156
  Domtar Corp. 1,614 155
  Packaging Corp. of America 5,140 152
  Greif Inc. Class A 2,838 145
  Commercial Metals Co. 10,657 142
* Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 12,527 102
  Worthington Industries Inc. 4,934 83
  Carpenter Technology Corp. 1,463 75
  Silgan Holdings Inc. 1,738 74
  Sensient Technologies Corp. 1,982 73
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.    
  Class A 1,318 62
  Minerals Technologies Inc. 533 34
      3,889
Telecommunication Services (0.7%)  
* Telephone & Data    
  Systems Inc. 8,889 224
* tw telecom inc Class A 5,080 110
      334
Utilities (7.3%)    
  MDU Resources Group Inc. 17,409 378
  NV Energy Inc. 21,762 341
  UGI Corp. 10,647 301
  Westar Energy Inc. 10,806 297
  Atmos Energy Corp. 8,334 256
  Great Plains Energy Inc. 12,513 247
  Alliant Energy Corp. 5,425 231
  Hawaiian Electric    
  Industries Inc. 8,851 222
Vectren Corp. 7,549 221
Questar Corp. 11,464 220
NSTAR 3,822 179
National Fuel Gas Co. 3,210 161
OGE Energy Corp. 2,985 157
PNM Resources Inc. 7,347 132
Aqua America Inc. 5,880 131
Cleco Corp. 2,510 97
WGL Holdings Inc. 2,364 96
IDACORP Inc. 1,923 78
Black Hills Corp. 1,422 47
    3,792
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $48,079)   51,663
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   67
Liabilities   (77)
    (10)
Net Assets (100%)   51,653
 
 
 
At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
    Amount
    ($000)
Paid-in Capital   50,787
Undistributed Net Investment Income 85
Accumulated Net Realized Losses   (2,803)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 3,584
Net Assets   51,653
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 313,649 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 39,152
Net Asset Value Per Share—    
Institutional Shares   $124.83
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets    
Applicable to 200,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 12,501
Net Asset Value Per Share—    
ETF Shares   $62.51

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 426
Total Income 426
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 6
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 7
Custodian Fees 11
Total Expenses 24
Net Investment Income 402
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold (516)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 6,640
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 6,526

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 402 436
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (516) (457)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 6,640 (3,056)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 6,526 (3,077)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares (535) (46)
ETF Shares (159) (13)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares
Total Distributions (694) (59)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares (22) 37,945
ETF Shares 5,561 5,473
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 5,539 43,418
Total Increase (Decrease) 11,371 40,282
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 40,282
End of Period2 51,653 40,282
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $85,000 and $377,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares    
  Six Months Nov. 2,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $111.20 $109.35
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income 1.0172 1.146
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 14.261 1.233
Total from Investment Operations 15.278 2.379
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.648) (.529)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.648) (.529)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $124.83 $111.20
 
Total Return 13.90% 2.15%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $39 $35
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08%3
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.81% 1.94%3
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 37% 48%
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.    
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $55.69 $49.86
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .4892 .746
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 7.126 5.340
Total from Investment Operations 7.615 6.086
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.795) (.256)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.795) (.256)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $62.51 $55.69
 
Total Return 13.82% 12.18%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $13 $6
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20%3
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.69% 1.82%3
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 37% 48%
The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
3 Annualized.
4 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. Other: Dividend income is 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.

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $8,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.00% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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 fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $1,272,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable gains, if any, realized during the year ending August, 31, 2012; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $1,006,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $48,079,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,584,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $4,781,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $1,197,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $26,434,000 of investment securities and sold $21,134,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended Inception1 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 1,634 15 39,075 322
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 535 5 46
Redeemed (2,191) (19) (1,176) (10)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares (22) 1 37,945 312
ETF Shares        
Issued 13,970 250 13,747 250
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (8,409) (150) (8,274) (150)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 5,561 100 5,473 100
1 Inception was September 7, 2010, for ETF Shares and November 2, 2010, for Institutional Shares.

 

At February 29, 2012, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 37% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its total investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or result in the realization of taxable capital gains.

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.



 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
 
  Institutional ETF
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VMFGX IVOG
Expense Ratio1 0.08% 0.20%
30-Day SEC Yield 0.90% 0.78%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P DJ
    MidCap U.S. Total
    400 Growth Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 232 232 3,733
Median Market Cap $4.3B $4.3B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 22.8x 22.8x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 3.1x 3.1x 2.2x
Return on Equity 15.8% 15.8% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate 10.6% 10.6% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.0% 1.0% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 32%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
    S&P  
    MidCap DJ
    400 U.S. Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 14.4% 14.4% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 5.9 5.9 9.4
Energy 7.4 7.4 11.2
Financials 13.1 13.1 15.4
Health Care 14.5 14.5 11.4
Industrials 16.3 16.2 11.2
Information      
Technology 19.8 19.8 19.4
Materials 5.4 5.4 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.3 0.3 2.5
Utilities 2.9 3.0 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
 
Monster Beverage Corp. Soft Drinks 1.4%
Green Mountain Coffee Packaged Foods &  
Roasters Inc. Meats 1.4
Regeneron    
Pharmaceuticals Inc. Biotechnology 1.3
AMETEK Inc. Electrical  
  Components &  
  Equipment 1.3
Cimarex Energy Co. Oil & Gas  
  Exploration &  
  Production 1.1
Church & Dwight Co. Household  
Inc. Products 1.1
Henry Schein Inc. Health Care  
  Distributors 1.1
Equinix Inc. Internet Software &  
  Services 1.1
Fossil Inc. Apparel,  
  Accessories &  
  Luxury Goods 1.1
PetSmart Inc. Specialty Stores 1.0
Top Ten   11.9%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.20% for ETF Shares.

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Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
Institutional Shares 3/28/20111 -7.46%
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   -1.17% 15.70
Net Asset Value   -1.15 15.70

 

1 Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010, and the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares
were next issued on March 28, 2011. The total returns shown are based on the period beginning March 28, 2011.

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.1%)    
Consumer Discretionary (14.4%)    
* Fossil Inc. 4,993 609
  PetSmart Inc. 10,600 591
  Advance Auto Parts Inc. 6,879 587
  Tractor Supply Co. 6,744 576
  PVH Corp. 6,415 545
* LKQ Corp. 13,918 443
* Panera Bread Co. Class A 2,815 435
  Polaris Industries Inc. 6,555 433
  Tupperware Brands Corp. 5,447 342
  Gentex Corp. 13,623 322
* Under Armour Inc. Class A 3,486 311
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. 6,510 291
* Deckers Outdoor Corp. 3,666 274
* Carter’s Inc. 4,840 235
* Warnaco Group Inc. 3,843 226
  Signet Jewelers Ltd. 4,373 205
* Life Time Fitness Inc. 4,020 199
  Williams-Sonoma Inc. 5,117 198
* Ascena Retail Group Inc. 4,097 158
  Guess? Inc. 4,260 148
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.    
  Class A 3,247 147
* ITT Educational Services Inc. 1,903 131
  Aaron’s Inc. 4,097 114
  Strayer Education Inc. 1,106 114
* Cheesecake Factory Inc. 3,533 105
* Bally Technologies Inc. 2,304 99
  Sotheby’s 2,499 98
* AMC Networks Inc. Class A 2,127 97
* Aeropostale Inc. 4,776 86
* Lamar Advertising Co.    
  Class A 2,570 84
  HSN Inc. 1,915 71
  Matthews International    
  Corp. Class A 1,379 43
* Scientific Games Corp.    
  Class A 1,898 20
      8,337
Consumer Staples (5.9%)    
* Monster Beverage Corp. 14,388 823
* Green Mountain Coffee    
  Roasters Inc. 12,334 801
  Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 13,584 648
  Corn Products    
  International Inc. 7,196 413
* Energizer Holdings Inc. 3,557 272
* Ralcorp Holdings Inc. 2,355 176
  Lancaster Colony Corp. 1,893 123
  Flowers Foods Inc. 5,477 105
* Post Holdings Inc. 1,190 37
  Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 1,164 27
      3,425
Energy (7.4%)    
  Cimarex Energy Co. 8,142 657
  Oceaneering    
  International Inc. 10,259 557
  SM Energy Co. 6,077 478
* Oil States International Inc. 4,865 395
* Dresser-Rand Group Inc. 7,144 375
  Southern Union Co. 6,514 286
  Energen Corp. 4,791 255
* Dril-Quip Inc. 3,272 229
* Plains Exploration &    
  Production Co. 4,685 207
* Atwood Oceanics Inc. 3,702 176
  CARBO Ceramics Inc. 1,886 173
* Superior Energy Services Inc. 5,451 160
* Northern Oil and Gas Inc. 5,996 142
* Bill Barrett Corp. 4,445 130
* Helix Energy Solutions    
  Group Inc. 2,608 50
      4,270
Financials (13.1%)    
  Federal Realty    
  Investment Trust 6,029 575
  Essex Property Trust Inc. 3,240 453
* MSCI Inc. Class A 11,449 405
  Taubman Centers Inc. 5,499 380
  Rayonier Inc. 7,920 353

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Macerich Co. 6,264 338
  SL Green Realty Corp. 4,253 323
  Camden Property Trust 4,978 309
  Realty Income Corp. 7,715 285
  UDR Inc. 10,815 271
* Affiliated Managers    
  Group Inc. 2,528 269
  Home Properties Inc. 4,583 264
* Signature Bank 4,384 260
  Alexandria Real Estate    
  Equities Inc. 3,235 232
  BRE Properties Inc. 4,361 211
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 5,697 194
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 3,256 184
  American Campus    
  Communities Inc. 4,304 177
  Eaton Vance Corp. 6,104 176
  Regency Centers Corp. 4,012 172
  CBOE Holdings Inc. 5,821 160
  Waddell & Reed    
  Financial Inc. Class A 4,871 154
  Liberty Property Trust 4,406 149
  Senior Housing    
  Properties Trust 6,948 149
  National Retail Properties Inc. 4,723 126
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 3,163 122
* SVB Financial Group 2,021 120
  Prosperity Bancshares Inc. 2,543 111
  Brown & Brown Inc. 4,421 104
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 2,210 102
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 2,961 95
  SEI Investments Co. 4,729 93
  Omega Healthcare    
  Investors Inc. 4,307 88
  Westamerica Bancorporation 1,711 81
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 1,154 51
  Potlatch Corp. 1,528 47
      7,583
Health Care (14.5%)    
* Regeneron    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 7,209 755
* Henry Schein Inc. 8,581 635
* Mettler-Toledo    
  International Inc. 2,999 541
* IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 5,332 457
* Endo Pharmaceuticals    
  Holdings Inc. 11,094 411
* ResMed Inc. 13,967 409
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 10,496 409
  Cooper Cos. Inc. 4,532 360
* Allscripts Healthcare    
  Solutions Inc. 18,001 348
* Mednax Inc. 4,644 345
* AMERIGROUP Corp. 4,542 309
* Gen-Probe Inc. 4,416 302
* Hologic Inc. 14,241 295
* Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. 4,750 295
* Covance Inc. 5,769 275
  Universal Health    
  Services Inc. Class B 5,866 262
* HMS Holdings Corp. 8,076 260
  Techne Corp. 3,513 252
* United Therapeutics Corp. 4,929 235
  Medicis Pharmaceutical    
  Corp. Class A 5,990 209
* Thoratec Corp. 5,689 196
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 1,869 191
  Teleflex Inc. 2,628 156
  Lincare Holdings Inc. 4,887 131
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 3,112 106
* Masimo Corp. 4,040 88
  STERIS Corp. 2,804 88
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 2,169 76
      8,396
Industrials (16.3%)    
  AMETEK Inc. 15,204 724
  Donaldson Co. Inc. 7,076 520
* Kansas City Southern 6,780 472
  JB Hunt Transport    
  Services Inc. 8,535 437
  MSC Industrial Direct Co.    
  Inc. Class A 4,350 345
  Wabtec Corp. 4,555 340
  Gardner Denver Inc. 4,803 330
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 4,141 311
* Clean Harbors Inc. 4,484 301
* BE Aerospace Inc. 5,974 274
* Kirby Corp. 3,911 268
  Waste Connections Inc. 8,114 264
  Triumph Group Inc. 4,100 262
* Copart Inc. 5,065 252
* Thomas & Betts Corp. 3,459 250
  Woodward Inc. 5,691 249
  Valmont Industries Inc. 2,134 237
  Towers Watson & Co. Class A 3,669 235
* Alaska Air Group Inc. 3,372 231
  Nordson Corp. 4,076 224
  IDEX Corp. 4,911 205
  Watsco Inc. 2,694 192
  SPX Corp. 2,615 191
  Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. 4,136 191
  Graco Inc. 3,626 186
  Landstar System Inc. 3,250 176
  CLARCOR Inc. 3,433 173
  Crane Co. 3,432 167
* FTI Consulting Inc. 3,889 156
  Regal-Beloit Corp. 2,213 149
  Pentair Inc. 3,846 148

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Acuity Brands Inc. 2,242 139
  Carlisle Cos. Inc. 2,613 128
* Esterline Technologies Corp. 1,540 100
* Fortune Brands Home &    
  Security Inc. 5,033 97
* United Rentals Inc. 2,318 97
  Alliant Techsystems Inc. 1,594 96
  GATX Corp. 2,123 92
  Rollins Inc. 3,991 81
  Corporate Executive Board Co.  1,778 74
  Mine Safety Appliances Co. 1,405 52
      9,416
Information Technology (19.8%)    
* Equinix Inc. 4,502 631
* Trimble Navigation Ltd. 11,710 589
* Alliance Data Systems Corp. 4,745 576
* ANSYS Inc. 8,772 554
* Rackspace Hosting Inc. 9,833 514
* Informatica Corp. 10,098 496
* VeriFone Systems Inc. 9,995 479
* Lam Research Corp. 11,352 473
* TIBCO Software Inc. 15,309 443
* Riverbed Technology Inc. 14,720 419
* MICROS Systems Inc. 7,609 395
  Global Payments Inc. 7,436 384
  Factset Research    
  Systems Inc. 4,288 375
* Rovi Corp. 10,445 371
* Gartner Inc. 9,010 363
  Solera Holdings Inc. 6,732 323
* Skyworks Solutions Inc. 11,953 322
  Jack Henry & Associates Inc. 8,221 277
* Concur Technologies Inc. 4,416 260
* Cree Inc. 7,997 242
* NeuStar Inc. Class A 6,207 218
  ADTRAN Inc. 6,044 213
* Synopsys Inc. 6,939 211
* Polycom Inc. 10,091 208
* Atmel Corp. 18,881 191
* Zebra Technologies Corp. 4,933 190
* Semtech Corp. 6,293 181
* Silicon Laboratories Inc. 3,973 178
  National Instruments Corp. 5,382 143
* ACI Worldwide Inc. 3,726 141
* Parametric Technology Corp. 5,227 140
  Broadridge Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 5,197 126
* Cadence Design Systems Inc. 8,789 103
  Lender Processing    
  Services Inc. 4,563 101
* QLogic Corp. 5,155 89
  Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 4,847 84
  Fair Isaac Corp. 2,043 83
* Advent Software Inc. 3,053 78
* Ciena Corp. 4,898 73
  Plantronics Inc. 1,909 71
* Quest Software Inc. 3,017 60
* ValueClick Inc. 2,827 59
  Mantech International Corp.    
  Class A 1,187 40
      11,467
Materials (5.4%)    
  Albemarle Corp. 8,429 561
  Rock-Tenn Co. Class A 6,696 472
  Aptargroup Inc. 6,273 331
  Compass Minerals    
  International Inc. 3,125 225
  Martin Marietta Materials Inc. 2,256 194
  NewMarket Corp. 1,005 183
  Domtar Corp. 1,803 173
  Valspar Corp. 3,726 173
  Carpenter Technology Corp. 2,691 138
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.    
  Class A 2,759 129
* Intrepid Potash Inc. 5,010 127
  Silgan Holdings Inc. 2,924 124
  Packaging Corp. of America 4,000 119
  Sensient Technologies Corp. 2,716 100
  Minerals Technologies Inc. 1,128 73
      3,122
Telecommunication Services (0.3%)  
* tw telecom inc Class A 8,932 193
 
Utilities (3.0%)    
  OGE Energy Corp. 6,238 327
  NSTAR 5,901 277
  National Fuel Gas Co. 4,562 230
  Alliant Energy Corp. 4,952 211
  Aqua America Inc. 7,104 158
  Cleco Corp. 3,175 122
  IDACORP Inc. 2,747 111
  WGL Holdings Inc. 2,447 100
  Questar Corp. 5,070 98
  Black Hills Corp. 2,296 75
      1,709
Total Investments (100.1%)    
(Cost $51,691)   57,918
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.1%)  
Other Assets   52
Liabilities   (125)
      (73)
Net Assets (100%)   57,845

 

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At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 55,770
Undistributed Net Investment Income 16
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (4,168)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 6,227
Net Assets 57,845
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 179,452 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 24,084
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $134.21
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 500,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 33,761
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $67.52

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 205
Total Income 205
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 3
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 20
Custodian Fees 14
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 3
Total Expenses 40
Net Investment Income 165
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold (2,068)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 7,677
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 5,774

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 165 187
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (2,068) (457)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 7,677 (1,450)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 5,774 (1,720)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares (137)
ETF Shares (166) (20)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares
Total Distributions (303) (20)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares (641) 24,410
ETF Shares 8 30,337
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (633) 54,747
Total Increase (Decrease) 4,838 53,007
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 53,007
End of Period2 57,845 53,007
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $16,000 and $154,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares    
  Six Months March 28,
  Ended 20111 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $121.54 $130.08
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .427 .304
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 13.004 (8.844)
Total from Investment Operations 13.431 (8.540)
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.761)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.761)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $134.21 $121.54
 
Total Return 11.13% -6.57%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $24 $22
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.69% 0.75%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 32% 40%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $61.13 $50.04
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income1 .178 .280
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 6.543 10.910
Total from Investment Operations 6.721 11.190
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.331) (.100)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.331) (.100)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $67.52 $61.13
 
Total Return 11.06% 22.36%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $34 $31
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.57% 0.63%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 32% 40%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on March 28, 2011. The Financial Highlights included in these financial statements are based on the activity of the Institutional Shares since March 28, 2011. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. Other: Dividend income is 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.

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $9,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.00% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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 fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $1,350,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable gains, if any, realized during the year ending August, 31, 2012; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $745,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $51,691,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $6,227,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $7,262,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $1,035,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $19,100,000 of investment securities and sold $19,750,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended Inception1 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 1,401 12 26,992 205
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 137 1
Redeemed (2,179) (18) (2,582) (20)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares (641) (5) 24,410 185
ETF Shares        
Issued 5,930 100 36,105 600
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (5,922) (100) (5,768) (100)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 8 30,337 500

 

1 Inception was September 7, 2010, for ETF Shares. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder
redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on March 28, 2011. The table reflects all Institutional Shares
transactions beginning December 15, 2010.

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended February 29, 2012      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2011 2/29/2012 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,125.00 $0.42
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,124.65 0.79
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,138.96 $0.43
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,138.15 1.06
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,111.27 $0.42
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,110.56 1.05
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.47 $0.40
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,024.12 0.75
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.47 $0.40
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,023.87 1.01
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.47 $0.40
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,023.87 1.01

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are: for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.15% for ETF Shares; for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value
Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.20% for ETF Shares; and for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional
Shares and 0.20% for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the
average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of
days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Glossary

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

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

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.


 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 179 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 and President (2006–2008) of Rohm Haas Co.
  (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
F. William McNabb III (diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served The Conference Board.
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Amy Gutmann
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
each of the investment companies served by The Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
  appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
  nication and the Graduate School of Education
Independent Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of
  Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River
Emerson U. Fullwood Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  
Corporation (document management products and JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
Carolina A&T University. (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
Rajiv L. Gupta for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: at Syracuse University.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  

 


 

F. Joseph Loughrey Group since 2010; Assistant Controller of each of
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Group (2001–2010).  
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) and Vice    
Chairman of the Board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. Thomas J. Higgins  
(industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB (industrial Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
services), the Lumina Foundation for Education, and Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Oxfam America; Chairman of the Advisory Council Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
for the College of Arts and Letters and Member served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Institute for of each of the investment companies served by The
International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
 
André F. Perold Kathryn J. Hyatt  
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine (1988–2008).  
Arts Boston.    
  Heidi Stam  
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006;
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005;
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/ investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
aircraft systems and services) and the National since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of
Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005;
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman    
of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.    
  Vanguard Senior Management Team
   
Peter F. Volanakis Mortimer J. Buckley Michael S. Miller
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal Kathleen C. Gubanich  James M. Norris 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Paul A. Heller Glenn W. Reed 
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning Martha G. King George U. Sauter 
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director of Chris D. McIsaac   
Corning Incorporated (2000-2010) and Dow Corning    
(2001–2010); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-    
industry manufacturing); Overseer of the Amos Tuck
School of Business Administration at Dartmouth Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor   
College; Advisor to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. John J. Brennan  
  Chairman, 1996–2009  
  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
   
Executive Officers 
Glenn Booraem  
Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal Founder   
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal John C. Bogle  
of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
the investment companies served by The Vanguard    

 

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


 

 

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Semiannual Report | February 29, 2012
 
Vanguard S&P 500 Value and Growth

Index Funds

Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

 


 

> For the six months ended February 29, Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund

returned about 14%, and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund returned about

12%.

> Both funds closely tracked the returns of their target indexes.

> Financial stocks contributed most to the Value Fund’s performance, while the

Growth Fund received a significant boost from information technology stocks.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
S&P 500 Value Index Fund. 6
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund. 18
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 29
Glossary. 31

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Vanguard was named for the HMS Vanguard, flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. A ship—whose
performance and safety depend on the work of all hands—has served as a fitting metaphor for the Vanguard crew as we
strive to help clients reach their financial goals.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended February 29, 2012  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 14.14%
Net Asset Value 14.11
S&P 500 Value Index 14.22
Large-Cap Value Funds Average 12.39
Large-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 12.43%
Net Asset Value 12.45
S&P 500 Growth Index 12.56
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average 12.46

Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
The Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF
returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2; 7,337,138; 7,720,749;
7,925,573; 8,090,646.


For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock
Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about
how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price
and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was
above or below the NAV.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance        
August 31, 2011, Through February 29, 2012        
      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund        
ETF Shares $53.59 $60.42 $0.637 $0.000
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund        
ETF Shares $58.81 $65.52 $0.542 $0.000

 



 

 

 

 

Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the ETF Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund returned about 14%, and those of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund returned about 12%. Both funds closely tracked their respective benchmarks for the period.

The Value Fund led the average return of its peers by about 2 percentage points, while the Growth Fund’s return was in line with its peer-group average. (Vanguard 500 Index Fund, which is essentially a blend of the growth and value portfolios, is covered in a separate report.)

Notes of economic optimism propelled stock prices higher

U.S. stocks produced a strong return of 13.18% over the period. That statement is true enough, but the headline figure obscures the volatility that has been perhaps the most prominent feature of the financial markets over the past six months, and indeed the past few years. If our semiannual reporting period had started a month earlier, for example, the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index would have returned just 1.97%. A start date two months earlier would have produced a return of –5.18%.

In the six months through February, however, stock prices benefited from signs of acceleration in the U.S. economic expansion and hope that the European Union’s latest agreement on Greek debt would help to contain a threat that has menaced global markets for much of the

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past two years. European stocks rallied on the news about Greece, but international stocks still trailed their U.S. counterparts for the full six months.

The bond market’s strength confounded expectations

Bonds produced solid returns, to the surprise of many long-time observers of the fixed income market. At the start of the period, the yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note stood at just 2.22%, suggesting that returns would be very modest by historical standards. Over the next six months, however, yields moved lower still, boosting bond prices, which move in the opposite direction. At the end of February, the yield of the 10-year T-note stood at 1.98%. As yields decline,

obviously, the scope for continued declines—and price increases—diminishes. Municipal bonds performed even more strongly than the broad taxable market.

The returns for 3-month Treasury bills and other money market instruments remained near 0%, consistent with the Federal Reserve’s policy on interest rates.

Large-cap value stocks outpaced their growth counterparts

Relatively new to Vanguard’s fund lineup, the S&P 500 Growth and Value Index Funds made their debut in September 2010. Their exchange-traded share classes are known as Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF and Value ETF. The funds’ target indexes represent the growth- and

Market Barometer      
 
  Total Returns
  Periods Ended February 29, 2012
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 13.31% 4.86% 1.77%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.40 -0.15 1.83
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 13.18 4.35 2.07
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 3.97 -6.10 -0.75
 
Bonds      
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad      
taxable market) 2.73% 8.37% 6.36%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (Broad      
tax-exempt market) 5.67 12.42 5.50
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.00 0.06 1.20
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 0.49% 2.87% 2.27%

 

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value-oriented stocks that together make up the S&P 500 Index, a benchmark that includes the nation’s largest companies.

While both styles of investments produced double-digit results for the six months just ended, value stocks did somewhat better in the large-capitalization market; as a result, the Value Fund led the Growth Fund for the period. Both funds posted gains in all ten market sectors.

The Value Fund benefited from strong performance in several sectors. Financial stocks—which accounted for about a quarter of the fund’s holdings, on average—were the most notable contributors, adding almost 3 percentage points to the overall return. The financial sector continues to wrestle with a number of challenges, but

in the past six months investors seemed to gain faith that better times lie in store. While banks and insurance companies drove returns, strength was also evident in other areas of the sector.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary, energy, industrial, and information technology sectors performed well, with each sector adding about 2 percentage points to the Value Fund’s overall return. In the consumer discretionary group, media companies and specialty retailers boosted performance, while among energy stocks, oil and gas integrators produced double-digit gains. Renewed optimism about the U.S. economic recovery lifted industrial stocks, with impressive results coming from industrial conglomerates and companies involved in aerospace and

Expense Ratios    
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group    
 
  ETF Peer Group
  Shares Average
S&P 500 Value Index Fund 0.15% 1.23%
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund 0.15 1.37

 

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were: For the S&P 500 Value Index Fund, 0.15%; and for the S&P
500 Growth Index Fund, 0.15%. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through
year-end 2011.

Peer groups: For the S&P 500 Value Index Fund, Large-Cap Value Funds, and for the S&P 500 Growth Index Fund, Large-Cap Growth Funds.

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defense. In technology, semiconductor, software, and communications equipment companies were among the fund’s top performers.

About half of the Growth Fund’s return came from its holdings in the technology sector, which accounted for almost one-third of the portfolio on average. Strength was evident throughout the tech sector, but computer companies—thanks to stellar fourth-quarter sales of tablet computers and smart phones—were by far the top contributors. IT services firms, particularly those in the electronic payments industry, were also among the sector’s stars.

Like the Value Fund, the Growth Fund benefited from the rally in industrials. Strong returns in the health care sector, most notably from pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks, also contributed to the fund’s performance.

In good times and bad times, a balanced portfolio is key

As the volatility in the financial markets persists, we continue to believe investors are best served by maintaining a diver-

sified, balanced investment plan. In strong markets, the equity portion of a balanced portfolio can offer investors the opportunity for long-term growth. In volatile times, bonds and short-term investments can provide a cushion from dramatic swings in the stock market.

For these reasons, Vanguard encourages investors to create a long-term investment plan that includes a steady mix of stocks, bonds, and short-term investments appropriate for their time horizon and risk tolerance. Either of the Vanguard S&P 500 Value and Growth Index Funds can play a useful role in such a long-term investment plan.

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

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 21, 2012

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    S&P 500 U.S. Total
    Value Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 369 369 3,733
Median Market Cap  $41.8B $41.8B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 14.4x 14.4x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 1.6x 1.6x 2.2x
Return on Equity 14.1% 14.0% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate -0.8% -0.8% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 2.4% 2.4% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 22%
Ticker Symbol VOOV
Expense Ratio1 0.15%
30-Day SEC Yield 2.27%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    S&P 500 U.S. Total
    Value Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 10.9% 10.9% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 7.6 7.6 9.4
Energy 11.8 11.8 11.2
Financials 25.9 25.9 15.4
Health Care 7.0 7.0 11.4
Industrials 10.9 10.9 11.2
Information      
Technology 11.6 11.6 19.4
Materials 3.3 3.3 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 4.9 4.9 2.5
Utilities 6.1 6.1 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
General Electric Co. Industrial  
  Conglomerates 3.6%
AT&T Inc. Integrated  
  Telecommunication  
  Services 3.2
Wells Fargo & Co. Diversified Banks 2.9
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceuticals 2.9
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 2.6
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Financial  
  Services 2.6
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Property & Casualty  
Class B Insurance 2.4
Cisco Systems Inc. Communications  
  Equipment 1.9
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 1.8
ConocoPhillips Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 1.8
Top Ten   25.7%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the period ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratio was 0.15%.

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the period ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   -0.70% 10.32%
Net Asset Value   -0.70 10.30

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.0%)    
Consumer Discretionary (10.9%)    
  Comcast Corp. Class A 17,455 513
  Walt Disney Co. 11,508 483
  Ford Motor Co. 24,347 301
  News Corp. Class A 14,027 279
  Home Depot Inc. 5,329 253
  Time Warner Inc. 6,407 238
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 8,018 228
  Johnson Controls Inc. 4,356 142
  CBS Corp. Class B 4,193 125
  Macy’s Inc. 2,679 102
  Target Corp. 1,671 95
  Carnival Corp. 2,888 87
  Staples Inc. 4,463 65
  Gap Inc. 2,214 52
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 651 52
  Best Buy Co. Inc. 1,873 46
* CarMax Inc. 1,445 44
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 974 43
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 874 41
  Mattel Inc. 1,189 39
  Whirlpool Corp. 487 37
  Omnicom Group Inc. 739 36
  Marriott International Inc.    
  Class A 1,027 36
  JC Penney Co. Inc. 911 36
  McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. 747 35
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 2,943 34
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 1,847 34
  H&R Block Inc. 1,868 30
  International Game    
  Technology 1,899 28
  Kohl’s Corp. 565 28
  Starwood Hotels & Resorts    
  Worldwide Inc. 515 28
  DR Horton Inc. 1,774 25
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 549 25
  Lennar Corp. Class A 1,027 24
  Limited Brands Inc. 487 23
  Gannett Co. Inc. 1,520 23
  Harman International    
  Industries Inc. 448 22
* Sears Holdings Corp. 296 21
  GameStop Corp. Class A 883 20
  Leggett & Platt Inc. 887 20
  Cablevision Systems Corp.    
  Class A 1,409 20
* Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 1,559 20
  Genuine Parts Co. 297 19
  Washington Post Co. Class B 40 16
  Nordstrom Inc. 259 14
* BorgWarner Inc. 162 13
  Darden Restaurants Inc. 253 13
* PulteGroup Inc. 1,310 12
  Hasbro Inc. 304 11
* AutoNation Inc. 287 10
* Big Lots Inc. 213 9
  Expedia Inc. 224 8
* TripAdvisor Inc. 224 7
* Urban Outfitters Inc. 163 5
      3,970
Consumer Staples (7.6%)    
  CVS Caremark Corp. 8,338 376
  Procter & Gamble Co. 4,400 297
  Altria Group Inc. 8,813 265
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 4,134 244
  Kraft Foods Inc. 5,203 198
  Walgreen Co. 5,693 189
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 4,278 133
  Sysco Corp. 3,781 111
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 1,139 98
  Kroger Co. 3,809 91
  ConAgra Foods Inc. 2,644 69
  Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 1,991 58
  Beam Inc. 991 55
  General Mills Inc. 1,354 52
  Avon Products Inc. 2,749 51
  Sara Lee Corp. 2,379 48
  Safeway Inc. 2,168 46

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Molson Coors Brewing Co.    
  Class B 1,005 44
  Reynolds American Inc. 970 41
  Lorillard Inc. 275 36
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A 1,863 35
  HJ Heinz Co. 490 26
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. 657 25
* Constellation Brands Inc.    
  Class A 1,110 24
  JM Smucker Co. 305 23
  Whole Foods Market Inc. 255 21
* Dean Foods Co. 1,435 18
  Campbell Soup Co. 514 17
  Clorox Co. 252 17
  Hormel Foods Corp. 485 14
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 237 12
  SUPERVALU Inc. 1,657 11
      2,745
Energy (11.8%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 11,054 956
  ConocoPhillips 8,500 651
  Chevron Corp. 5,865 640
  Devon Energy Corp. 2,586 190
  Marathon Oil Corp. 4,505 153
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 1,455 152
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 1,626 137
  Hess Corp. 1,909 124
  Chesapeake Energy Corp. 4,207 105
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 2,286 95
  Halliburton Co. 2,465 90
  Valero Energy Corp. 3,571 87
  Apache Corp. 735 79
  Murphy Oil Corp. 1,235 79
  Spectra Energy Corp. 2,282 72
  El Paso Corp. 2,563 71
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 812 67
  Noble Corp. 1,611 65
  Williams Cos. Inc. 2,143 64
  Baker Hughes Inc. 1,113 56
* Denbury Resources Inc. 2,535 50
  Noble Energy Inc. 414 40
* Nabors Industries Ltd. 1,834 40
  QEP Resources Inc. 1,128 39
* Rowan Cos. Inc. 797 29
  Sunoco Inc. 681 26
* Alpha Natural Resources Inc. 1,403 26
* Tesoro Corp. 907 24
  EQT Corp. 381 20
  Range Resources Corp. 279 18
  Consol Energy Inc. 406 15
* WPX Energy Inc. 714 13
* Newfield Exploration Co. 271 10
      4,283
Financials (25.9%)    
  Wells Fargo & Co. 33,781 1,057
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. 24,340 955
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    
  Class B 11,262 884
  Citigroup Inc. 18,717 624
  Bank of America Corp. 64,927 517
  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3,154 363
  US Bancorp 12,225 359
  MetLife Inc. 6,765 261
  PNC Financial Services    
  Group Inc. 3,368 200
  Prudential Financial Inc. 3,022 185
  Capital One Financial Corp. 3,544 179
  Morgan Stanley 9,500 176
  Bank of New York    
  Mellon Corp. 7,763 172
  ACE Ltd. 2,157 155
  American Express Co. 2,588 137
  State Street Corp. 3,151 133
  BB&T Corp. 4,464 131
  CME Group Inc. 425 123
  Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 3,448 108
  Discover Financial Services 3,523 106
  Allstate Corp. 3,241 102
  Charles Schwab Corp. 6,888 96
  Simon Property Group Inc. 638 86
  Progressive Corp. 3,934 84
* American International    
  Group Inc. 2,786 81
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 1,444 81
  Fifth Third Bancorp 5,868 80
  SunTrust Banks Inc. 3,426 79
  Loews Corp. 1,948 76
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 1,264 73
  Weyerhaeuser Co. 3,422 71
  Invesco Ltd. 2,878 71
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. 4,506 71
  Northern Trust Corp. 1,538 68
  M&T Bank Corp. 801 65
  ProLogis Inc. 1,841 62
  Hartford Financial    
  Services Group Inc. 2,843 59
  HCP Inc. 1,460 58
  Principal Financial Group Inc. 1,946 54
  Chubb Corp. 762 52
  SLM Corp. 3,245 51
  NYSE Euronext 1,671 50
  KeyCorp 6,089 49
  Lincoln National Corp. 1,924 48
  Kimco Realty Corp. 2,597 48
  Regions Financial Corp. 8,031 46
  Vornado Realty Trust 553 45
  Boston Properties Inc. 433 44
  Unum Group 1,865 43
  XL Group plc Class A 2,044 43
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A 2,070 38
  Comerica Inc. 1,267 38
  Cincinnati Financial Corp. 1,034 36

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Leucadia National Corp. 1,264 36
  Public Storage 262 35
  Huntington Bancshares Inc. 5,522 32
  Aon Corp. 680 32
  Torchmark Corp. 650 32
  Equity Residential 549 31
  Health Care REIT Inc. 573 31
  People’s United Financial Inc. 2,300 29
* Genworth Financial Inc.    
  Class A 3,132 28
  Assurant Inc. 587 25
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 189 25
  Hudson City Bancorp Inc. 3,366 23
  Moody’s Corp. 585 23
  Zions Bancorporation 1,175 22
  Legg Mason Inc. 793 22
* NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. 813 21
  Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. 545 21
* E*Trade Financial Corp. 1,968 19
  First Horizon National Corp. 2,004 19
  Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 591 12
  Apartment Investment &    
  Management Co. 435 11
      9,402
Health Care (7.0%)    
  Pfizer Inc. 49,240 1,039
  Merck & Co. Inc. 6,824 260
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4,232 136
  McKesson Corp. 1,573 131
  Cardinal Health Inc. 2,204 92
  Medtronic Inc. 2,369 90
  Cigna Corp. 1,822 80
  Eli Lilly & Co. 1,951 77
  WellPoint Inc. 1,087 71
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 1,649 62
* Boston Scientific Corp. 9,452 59
* Forest Laboratories Inc. 1,705 55
* Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 965 55
  Aetna Inc. 1,063 50
  Covidien plc 861 45
  Humana Inc. 438 38
* Hospira Inc. 1,051 37
* CareFusion Corp. 1,433 37
* Coventry Health Care Inc. 920 30
* Agilent Technologies Inc. 665 29
  PerkinElmer Inc. 722 19
  DENTSPLY International Inc. 430 17
* Tenet Healthcare Corp. 2,772 16
  Patterson Cos. Inc. 273 9
      2,534
Industrials (10.9%)    
  General Electric Co. 67,627 1,288
  FedEx Corp. 2,031 183
  Caterpillar Inc. 1,449 166
  Tyco International Ltd. 2,959 153
  United Technologies Corp. 1,625 136
  Boeing Co. 1,808 136
  Eaton Corp. 2,133 111
  Honeywell International Inc. 1,834 109
  PACCAR Inc. 2,297 106
  Waste Management Inc. 2,952 103
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 1,675 100
  3M Co. 1,034 91
  Ingersoll-Rand plc 1,992 79
  CSX Corp. 3,556 75
  Emerson Electric Co. 1,361 68
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. 1,202 67
  General Dynamics Corp. 863 63
  Republic Services Inc.    
  Class A 2,009 60
  Precision Castparts Corp. 332 56
  Textron Inc. 1,774 49
  Raytheon Co. 927 47
  L-3 Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 637 45
  Southwest Airlines Co. 4,968 45
  Danaher Corp. 835 44
* Jacobs Engineering    
  Group Inc. 817 38
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 484 37
  Cummins Inc. 308 37
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 514 35
  Xylem Inc. 1,179 31
  Parker Hannifin Corp. 337 30
  Fastenal Co. 547 29
* Quanta Services Inc. 1,340 28
  Cintas Corp. 703 27
  Fluor Corp. 443 27
  Cooper Industries plc 404 25
  Dover Corp. 366 23
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 1,273 23
  Avery Dennison Corp. 673 21
  Iron Mountain Inc. 656 20
  Masco Corp. 1,575 19
  Robert Half International Inc. 643 18
  Ryder System Inc. 326 17
  Expeditors International    
  of Washington Inc. 392 17
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 1,198 17
  Equifax Inc. 385 16
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 261 16
  Snap-on Inc. 170 10
  Flowserve Corp. 86 10
      3,951
Information Technology (11.6%)    
  Cisco Systems Inc. 34,437 685
  Microsoft Corp. 20,625 655
  Intel Corp. 15,983 430
  Hewlett-Packard Co. 12,728 322
* Dell Inc. 9,775 169

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* EMC Corp. 5,877 163
  Corning Inc. 10,064 131
* Yahoo! Inc. 7,947 118
  Texas Instruments Inc. 3,150 105
  Applied Materials Inc. 8,369 102
  TE Connectivity Ltd. 2,709 99
* eBay Inc. 2,566 92
  Motorola Solutions Inc. 1,827 91
  Xerox Corp. 8,849 73
  CA Inc. 2,361 64
  Accenture plc Class A 1,022 61
* Western Digital Corp. 1,492 59
* Adobe Systems Inc. 1,691 56
* Micron Technology Inc. 6,301 54
* Symantec Corp. 2,775 49
  Fidelity National Information    
  Services Inc. 1,547 49
* NVIDIA Corp. 2,650 40
* Motorola Mobility    
  Holdings Inc. 992 39
  Western Union Co. 2,094 37
  Paychex Inc. 1,060 33
  Harris Corp. 739 32
  Computer Sciences Corp. 989 31
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 1,168 30
  Analog Devices Inc. 742 29
* Autodesk Inc. 738 28
* Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 3,735 27
* Juniper Networks Inc. 1,142 26
  Molex Inc. 875 24
  Total System Services Inc. 1,036 23
* SAIC Inc. 1,763 22
  VeriSign Inc. 581 21
  Lexmark International Inc.    
  Class A 552 20
* JDS Uniphase Corp. 1,462 19
* Electronic Arts Inc. 1,099 18
  Linear Technology Corp. 509 17
* LSI Corp. 1,797 15
* Novellus Systems Inc. 270 13
* BMC Software Inc. 272 10
* Teradyne Inc. 608 10
  FLIR Systems Inc. 229 6
      4,197
Materials (3.3%)    
  Freeport-McMoRan    
  Copper & Gold Inc. 6,064 258
  Dow Chemical Co. 7,565 253
  International Paper Co. 2,788 98
  EI du Pont de    
  Nemours & Co. 1,896 96
  Nucor Corp. 2,020 88
  Alcoa Inc. 6,790 69
  Air Products &    
  Chemicals Inc. 456 41
  Mosaic Co. 703 40
  Vulcan Materials Co. 824 37
  MeadWestvaco Corp. 1,089 33
  Allegheny Technologies Inc. 679 30
  Eastman Chemical Co. 533 29
  United States Steel Corp. 921 25
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 1,047 25
  Sealed Air Corp. 1,226 24
  Bemis Co. Inc. 657 21
  Ball Corp. 457 18
  Airgas Inc. 117 10
  Titanium Metals Corp. 527 8
      1,203
Telecommunication Services (4.9%)  
  AT&T Inc. 37,960 1,161
  Verizon Communications Inc. 8,344 318
  CenturyLink Inc. 3,955 159
* Sprint Nextel Corp. 19,113 47
  Windstream Corp. 3,719 45
  Frontier Communications    
  Corp. 6,349 29
* MetroPCS    
  Communications Inc. 1,873 20
      1,779
Utilities (6.1%)    
  Duke Energy Corp. 8,532 178
  Exelon Corp. 4,245 166
  FirstEnergy Corp. 2,680 119
  American Electric    
  Power Co. Inc. 3,094 116
  PG&E Corp. 2,601 108
  PPL Corp. 3,707 106
  Southern Co. 2,266 100
  Public Service Enterprise    
  Group Inc. 3,243 100
  Sempra Energy 1,529 91
  Edison International 2,078 87
  Xcel Energy Inc. 3,094 82
  Entergy Corp. 1,123 75
  NextEra Energy Inc. 1,132 67
  DTE Energy Co. 1,079 58
* AES Corp. 4,113 56
  Dominion Resources Inc. 1,090 55
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 2,717 53
  Consolidated Edison Inc. 878 51
  Wisconsin Energy Corp. 1,476 50
  Ameren Corp. 1,545 50
  Constellation Energy    
  Group Inc. 1,285 47
  NiSource Inc. 1,793 43
  Progress Energy Inc. 771 41
  Northeast Utilities 1,129 40
  CMS Energy Corp. 1,607 34
  SCANA Corp. 736 33
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 696 33
  AGL Resources Inc. 768 31
  Pepco Holdings Inc. 1,447 28

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund    
 
 
 
    Market
    Value
  Shares ($000)
Integrys Energy Group Inc. 497 26
* NRG Energy Inc. 1,467 25
TECO Energy Inc. 1,376 25
ONEOK Inc. 262 22
    2,196
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $32,125)   36,260
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   100
Liabilities   (109)
    (9)
ETF Shares—Net Assets (100%)    
Applicable to 600,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 36,251
Net Asset Value Per Share—    
ETF Shares   $60.42

 

At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 33,405
Undistributed Net Investment Income 137
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (1,426)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 4,135
Net Assets 36,251

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 414
Total Income 414
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative 18
Custodian Fees 6
Total Expenses 24
Net Investment Income 390
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold (98)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 4,133
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 4,425

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 390 323
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (98) (332)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 4,133 2
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 4,425 (7)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (356) (220)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (356) (220)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 13,454 29,606
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (8,067) (2,584)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 5,387 27,022
Total Increase (Decrease) 9,456 26,795
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 26,795
End of Period2 36,251 26,795
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $137,000 and $103,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $53.59 $49.93
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .660 1.051
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 6.807 3.454
Total from Investment Operations 7.467 4.505
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.637) (.845)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.637) (.845)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $60.42 $53.59
 
Total Return 14.11% 8.92%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $36 $27
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.15% 0.15%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.48% 2.25%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 22% 23%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The fund has not issued any Institutional Shares as of February 29, 2012. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. Other: Dividend income is 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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $5,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.00% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

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

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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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.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $720,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $588,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2012.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $32,125,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $4,135,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $4,327,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $192,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $19,625,000 of investment securities and sold $14,181,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

  Six Months Ended September 7, 20101 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Shares Shares
  (000) (000)
ETF Shares    
Issued 250 550
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (150) (50)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 100 500
1 Inception.

 

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    S&P 500 U.S. Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 278 278 3,733
Median Market Cap $63.6B $63.6B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 16.7x 16.7x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 3.7x 3.7x 2.2x
Return on Equity 25.2% 24.9% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate 14.8% 14.8% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.8% 1.8% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 43%
Ticker Symbol VOOG
Expense Ratio1 0.15%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.69%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    S&P 500 U.S. Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 10.8% 10.8% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 13.5 13.5 9.4
Energy 12.3 12.3 11.2
Financials 4.4 4.4 15.4
Health Care 15.0 15.0 11.4
Industrials 10.6 10.6 11.2
Information      
Technology 27.5 27.5 19.4
Materials 3.8 3.8 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.9 0.9 2.5
Utilities 1.2 1.2 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Apple Inc. Computer  
  Hardware 7.5%
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 4.0
International Business IT Consulting &  
Machines Corp. Other Services 3.5
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals 2.6
Coca-Cola Co. Soft Drinks 2.4
Google Inc. Class A Internet Software &  
  Services 2.3
Philip Morris    
International Inc. Tobacco 2.2
Procter & Gamble Co. Household  
  Products 2.1
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 2.0
Chevron Corp. Integrated Oil &  
  Gas 1.7
Top Ten   30.3%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus

 

1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the period ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratio was 0.15%.

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Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the period ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   4.46% 16.64%
Net Asset Value   4.44 16.60

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.0%)    
Consumer Discretionary (10.8%)    
  McDonald’s Corp. 10,999 1,092
* Amazon.com Inc. 3,911 703
  NIKE Inc. Class B 3,984 430
  Starbucks Corp. 8,007 389
  Home Depot Inc. 7,618 362
* DIRECTV Class A 7,578 351
* priceline.com Inc. 535 335
  Yum! Brands Inc. 4,947 328
  TJX Cos. Inc. 8,109 297
  Viacom Inc. Class B 5,929 282
  Target Corp. 4,404 250
  Coach Inc. 3,135 235
  Time Warner Cable Inc. 2,333 185
* Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 2,582 154
  VF Corp. 936 137
  Ross Stores Inc. 2,538 135
* Discovery    
  Communications Inc.    
  Class A 2,833 132
* Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.    
  Class A 337 132
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A 693 120
* O’Reilly Automotive Inc. 1,377 119
* Dollar Tree Inc. 1,279 113
* AutoZone Inc. 301 113
  Wynn Resorts Ltd. 850 101
  Tiffany & Co. 1,361 88
  Kohl’s Corp. 1,764 88
  Limited Brands Inc. 1,824 85
  Omnicom Group Inc. 1,715 85
  McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. 1,732 81
* BorgWarner Inc. 907 75
  Genuine Parts Co. 1,170 73
  Nordstrom Inc. 1,302 70
  Family Dollar Stores Inc. 1,257 68
* Netflix Inc. 605 67
  Starwood Hotels & Resorts    
  Worldwide Inc. 1,195 64
* Apollo Group Inc. Class A 1,272 54
  Mattel Inc. 1,635 53
  Darden Restaurants Inc. 991 51
  Scripps Networks    
  Interactive Inc. Class A 1,073 49
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 1,019 47
  Marriott International Inc.    
  Class A 1,150 41
* Urban Outfitters Inc. 918 26
  Hasbro Inc. 733 26
  DeVry Inc. 673 24
  Expedia Inc. 641 22
* TripAdvisor Inc. 636 20
* Big Lots Inc. 458 20
* PulteGroup Inc. 1,411 12
      7,784
Consumer Staples (13.5%)    
  Coca-Cola Co. 24,415 1,706
  Philip Morris    
  International Inc. 18,672 1,559
  Procter & Gamble Co. 22,182 1,498
  PepsiCo Inc. 16,806 1,058
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 11,829 699
  Colgate-Palmolive Co. 5,204 485
  Kraft Foods Inc. 10,247 390
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 4,233 309
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 2,748 236
  Altria Group Inc. 7,289 219
  General Mills Inc. 4,625 177
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 2,189 170
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.    
  Class A 2,402 141
  Kellogg Co. 2,663 139
  HJ Heinz Co. 2,616 138
  Lorillard Inc. 988 130
  Whole Foods Market Inc. 1,284 104
  Hershey Co. 1,646 100
  Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 1,102 90
  Reynolds American Inc. 1,997 84
  Clorox Co. 991 67

 

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  JM Smucker Co. 709 53
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 1,025 52
  Sara Lee Corp. 2,349 48
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. 1,195 45
  Campbell Soup Co. 1,065 35
  Hormel Foods Corp. 663 19
      9,751
Energy (12.3%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 32,976 2,852
  Chevron Corp. 11,560 1,261
  Schlumberger Ltd. 14,427 1,120
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 6,283 656
  EOG Resources Inc. 2,888 329
  Apache Corp. 2,888 312
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 3,188 263
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 2,621 220
  Halliburton Co. 5,732 210
* Cameron International Corp. 2,636 147
  Pioneer Natural    
  Resources Co. 1,314 144
  Baker Hughes Inc. 2,815 142
* FMC Technologies Inc. 2,563 129
* Southwestern Energy Co. 3,737 124
  Noble Energy Inc. 1,189 116
  El Paso Corp. 3,973 110
  Peabody Energy Corp. 2,903 101
  Spectra Energy Corp. 3,144 99
  Williams Cos. Inc. 2,725 81
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 2,246 78
  Range Resources Corp. 1,211 77
  Helmerich & Payne Inc. 1,150 71
  Consol Energy Inc. 1,755 63
  Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. 760 52
  EQT Corp. 965 51
* Newfield Exploration Co. 968 35
* WPX Energy Inc. 1,140 21
      8,864
Financials (4.4%)    
  American Express Co. 6,511 344
  Simon Property Group Inc. 2,085 283
  American Tower Corporation 4,225 264
  Aflac Inc. 5,013 237
  BlackRock Inc. 1,077 214
  Franklin Resources Inc. 1,564 184
  Ventas Inc. 3,095 173
  T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 2,716 167
  Public Storage 1,082 145
  Travelers Cos. Inc. 2,308 134
  Equity Residential 2,263 129
  Chubb Corp. 1,701 116
  Aon Corp. 2,329 109
* IntercontinentalExchange Inc. 781 108
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 704 91
  Boston Properties Inc. 856 87
  Vornado Realty Trust 1,050 86
  HCP Inc. 1,924 76
  Health Care REIT Inc. 1,273 69
  ProLogis Inc. 1,821 61
  Moody’s Corp. 1,107 43
  Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. 818 32
  Apartment Investment &    
  Management Co. 545 14
      3,166
Health Care (15.0%)    
  Johnson & Johnson 29,355 1,910
  Abbott Laboratories 16,746 948
  Merck & Co. Inc. 21,297 813
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 11,460 639
  Amgen Inc. 8,529 580
* Gilead Sciences Inc. 8,077 367
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 11,103 357
  Baxter International Inc. 6,057 352
* Celgene Corp. 4,772 350
* Biogen Idec Inc. 2,610 304
  Eli Lilly & Co. 7,661 301
  Allergan Inc. 3,279 294
* Medco Health Solutions Inc. 4,162 281
  Medtronic Inc. 7,369 281
* Express Scripts Inc. 5,226 279
* Intuitive Surgical Inc. 419 214
  Covidien plc 3,729 195
  Stryker Corp. 3,498 188
  Becton Dickinson and Co. 2,310 176
  St. Jude Medical Inc. 3,430 144
* Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2,434 138
  WellPoint Inc. 1,903 125
* Cerner Corp. 1,590 117
* Zimmer Holdings Inc. 1,923 117
* Agilent Technologies Inc. 2,607 114
* Mylan Inc. 4,572 107
  Perrigo Co. 999 103
  Quest Diagnostics Inc. 1,695 98
  Aetna Inc. 2,100 98
* Laboratory Corp. of    
  America Holdings 1,066 96
* Life Technologies Corp. 1,910 90
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 1,224 90
  Humana Inc. 1,018 89
* DaVita Inc. 1,023 89
* Waters Corp. 962 86
  CR Bard Inc. 920 86
* Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1,378 80
* Varian Medical Systems Inc. 1,207 79
  DENTSPLY International Inc. 937 36
  Patterson Cos. Inc. 482 15
      10,826
Industrials (10.6%)    
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B 10,374 798
  United Technologies Corp. 7,013 588

 

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Union Pacific Corp. 5,193 573
  Caterpillar Inc. 4,515 516
  3M Co. 5,802 508
  Boeing Co. 4,954 371
  Deere & Co. 4,447 369
  Honeywell International Inc. 5,241 312
  Emerson Electric Co. 5,613 282
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 2,848 252
  Danaher Corp. 4,712 249
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 2,743 189
  Cummins Inc. 1,552 187
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. 3,168 176
  General Dynamics Corp. 2,370 174
  Goodrich Corp. 1,347 170
  Precision Castparts Corp. 991 166
  WW Grainger Inc. 652 135
  Rockwell Automation Inc. 1,527 122
  Fastenal Co. 2,250 119
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. 1,767 117
  CSX Corp. 5,299 111
  Raytheon Co. 2,157 109
  Joy Global Inc. 1,147 100
  Roper Industries Inc. 1,051 96
  Parker Hannifin Corp. 1,055 95
  Dover Corp. 1,372 88
* Stericycle Inc. 915 79
  Pall Corp. 1,233 78
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 997 77
  Expeditors International    
  of Washington Inc. 1,615 70
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 1,187 70
  Fluor Corp. 1,086 66
  Cooper Industries plc 1,017 62
  Flowserve Corp. 455 54
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 537 44
  Iron Mountain Inc. 1,013 31
  Equifax Inc. 701 30
  Snap-on Inc. 338 21
  Robert Half International Inc. 534 15
  Masco Corp. 1,191 14
      7,683
Information Technology (27.5%)    
* Apple Inc. 9,991 5,419
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 12,670 2,493
* Google Inc. Class A 2,716 1,679
  Microsoft Corp. 45,873 1,456
  Oracle Corp. 42,297 1,238
  QUALCOMM Inc. 18,069 1,124
  Intel Corp. 27,916 750
  Visa Inc. Class A 5,467 636
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 1,147 482
* EMC Corp. 12,050 334
  Accenture plc Class A 5,161 307
* eBay Inc. 8,020 287
  Automatic Data    
  Processing Inc. 5,248 285
  Texas Instruments Inc. 6,994 233
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 3,246 230
* Salesforce.com Inc. 1,461 209
  Broadcom Corp. Class A 5,215 194
  Intuit Inc. 3,196 185
* NetApp Inc. 3,856 166
* Citrix Systems Inc. 2,006 150
  Altera Corp. 3,450 133
* SanDisk Corp. 2,586 128
* Teradata Corp. 1,796 119
* F5 Networks Inc. 853 107
* Red Hat Inc. 2,110 104
  Xilinx Inc. 2,813 104
* Fiserv Inc. 1,515 100
  Amphenol Corp. Class A 1,777 99
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 1,789 87
* Juniper Networks Inc. 3,727 85
* Adobe Systems Inc. 2,424 80
  Analog Devices Inc. 1,954 77
  Microchip Technology Inc. 2,084 75
* Akamai Technologies Inc. 1,920 69
* Symantec Corp. 3,244 58
  Paychex Inc. 1,762 55
  Western Union Co. 3,126 55
  Linear Technology Corp. 1,589 53
* BMC Software Inc. 1,369 51
* Motorola Mobility    
  Holdings Inc. 1,163 46
* Autodesk Inc. 1,192 45
  FLIR Systems Inc. 1,292 34
* NVIDIA Corp. 2,097 32
  VeriSign Inc. 817 30
* Electronic Arts Inc. 1,708 28
* LSI Corp. 3,025 26
* First Solar Inc. 643 21
* Teradyne Inc. 1,246 20
* Novellus Systems Inc. 401 19
      19,797
Materials (3.8%)    
  Monsanto Co. 5,751 445
  Praxair Inc. 3,223 351
  EI du Pont de    
  Nemours & Co. 6,747 343
  Newmont Mining Corp. 5,315 316
  Ecolab Inc. 3,227 194
  PPG Industries Inc. 1,658 151
  Air Products &    
  Chemicals Inc. 1,494 135
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 701 131
  Mosaic Co. 2,012 116
  Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 1,534 97
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 926 96

 

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund    
 
 
 
    Market
    Value
  Shares ($000)
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 1,292 93
FMC Corp. 759 75
International Flavors &    
Fragrances Inc. 882 50
Airgas Inc. 536 44
Ball Corp. 976 39
Eastman Chemical Co. 706 38
    2,714
Telecommunication Services (0.9%)    
Verizon Communications Inc. 16,434 626
 
Utilities (1.2%)    
Southern Co. 5,463 241
Dominion Resources Inc. 4,281 216
NextEra Energy Inc. 2,630 157
Progress Energy Inc. 1,871 99
Consolidated Edison Inc. 1,669 97
ONEOK Inc. 664 55
    865
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $65,055)   72,076
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   172
Liabilities   (171)
    1
ETF Shares—Net Assets (100%)    
Applicable to 1,100,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 72,077
Net Asset Value Per Share—    
ETF Shares   $65.52

 

At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 66,984
Undistributed Net Investment Income 191
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (2,119)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 7,021
Net Assets 72,077

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 507
Total Income 507
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative 27
Custodian Fees 10
Shareholders’ Reports 2
Total Expenses 39
Net Investment Income 468
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 948
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 4,925
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 6,341

 

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

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 468 550
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 948 (378)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 4,925 2,096
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 6,341 2,268
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (435) (392)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (435) (392)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 30,488 59,669
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (20,183) (5,679)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 10,305 53,990
Total Increase (Decrease) 16,211 55,866
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 55,866
End of Period2 72,077 55,866

 

1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $191,000 and $158,000.

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

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $58.81 $50.23
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .550 .797
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 6.702 8.414
Total from Investment Operations 7.252 9.211
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.542) (.631)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.542) (.631)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $65.52 $58.81
 
Total Return 12.45% 18.33%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $72 $56
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.15% 0.15%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.82% 1.63%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 43% 26%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The fund has not issued any Institutional Shares as of February 29, 2012. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. Other: Dividend income is 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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $11,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.00% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

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

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

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.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $1,915,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

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

The fund realized losses of $1,152,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2012.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $65,055,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $7,021,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $7,401,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $380,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $43,220,000 of investment securities and sold $32,867,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

F. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:

  Six Months Ended September 7, 20101 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Shares Shares
  (000) (000)
ETF Shares    
Issued 500 1,050
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (350) (100)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 150 950
1 Inception.

 

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact
of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended February 29, 2012      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2011 2/29/2012 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P 500 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,141.12 $0.80
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,124.54 $0.79
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P 500 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.12 $0.75
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.12 $0.75

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are: for the S&P Value Index Fund, 0.15%; and for the S&P Growth Index Fund, 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 peiod, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Glossary

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

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

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 179 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 and President (2006–2008) of Rohm Haas Co.
  (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
F. William McNabb III (diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served The Conference Board.
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Amy Gutmann
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
each of the investment companies served by The Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
  appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
  nication and the Graduate School of Education
Independent Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of
  Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River
Emerson U. Fullwood Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  
Corporation (document management products and JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
Carolina A&T University. (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
Rajiv L. Gupta for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: at Syracuse University.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  

 


 

F. Joseph Loughrey Group since 2010; Assistant Controller of each of
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Group (2001–2010).  
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) and Vice    
Chairman of the Board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. Thomas J. Higgins  
(industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB (industrial Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
services), the Lumina Foundation for Education, and Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Oxfam America; Chairman of the Advisory Council Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
for the College of Arts and Letters and Member served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Institute for of each of the investment companies served by The
International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
 
André F. Perold Kathryn J. Hyatt  
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine (1988–2008).  
Arts Boston.    
  Heidi Stam  
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006;
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005;
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/ investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
aircraft systems and services) and the National since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of
Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005;
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman    
of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.    
  Vanguard Senior Management Team
Peter F. Volanakis Mortimer J. Buckley Michael S. Miller 
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal Kathleen C. Gubanich  James M. Norris 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Paul A. Heller  Glenn W. Reed 
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning Martha G. King  George U. Sauter 
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director of Chris D. McIsaac   
Corning Incorporated (2000-2010) and Dow Corning    
(2001–2010); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-    
industry manufacturing); Overseer of the Amos Tuck  
School of Business Administration at Dartmouth Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor  
College; Advisor to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. John J. Brennan  
  Chairman, 1996–2009  
  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
Executive Officers    
 
Glenn Booraem  
Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal Founder   
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal John C. Bogle  
of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
the investment companies served by The Vanguard    

 

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


 

 

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Semiannual Report | February 29, 2012

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Funds

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund


 

> For the six months ended February 29, 2012, returns for the Vanguard S&P

Small-Cap 600 Index Funds ranged from more than 12% for the S&P Small-Cap

600 Growth Index Fund to about 16% for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index

Fund.

> Each fund closely tracked the return of its benchmark index and surpassed the

average return of its peers.

> The three funds benefited from strength in several sectors, including

information technology, financials, and consumer discretionary.

Contents  
Your Fund’s Total Returns. 1
Chairman’s Letter. 2
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund. 8
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund. 25
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund. 38
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 51
Glossary. 53

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice.
Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the front of this report. Of course, the
risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.
See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.
About the cover: Vanguard was named for the HMS Vanguard, flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. A ship—whose
performance and safety depend on the work of all hands—has served as a fitting metaphor for the Vanguard crew as we
strive to help clients reach their financial goals.


 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

Six Months Ended February 29, 2012  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund  
Institutional Shares 14.31%
ETF Shares  
Market Price 14.42
Net Asset Value 14.27
S&P SmallCap 600 Index 14.40
Small-Cap Core Funds Average 12.08
Small-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 16.15%
Net Asset Value 16.12
S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index 16.20
Small-Cap Value Funds Average 13.12
Small-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 12.69%
Net Asset Value 12.67
S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index 12.75
Small-Cap Growth Funds Average 12.55
Small-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.  

 

Institutional Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The
Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns
based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. No. 6,879,964 B2; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573;
8,090,646.
For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock
Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about
how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit vanguard.com, select your ETF, and then select the Price
and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was
above or below the NAV.

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Chairman’s Letter

Dear Shareholder,

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Funds bounced back from a weak start to deliver double-digit returns for the six months ended February 29, 2012. The funds rallied amid signs that the U.S. economy was improving and Europe’s debt problems were stabilizing.

Returns ranged from 12.67% for Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund to 16.12% for Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund. (All returns cited in this letter are for ETF Shares, based on net asset value.) Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund, a blend of the growth and value funds, returned 14.27%.

Each fund closely tracked the return of its benchmark index and exceeded the average return of its peers.

Notes of optimism propelled stock prices higher

U.S. stocks produced a strong double-digit return of 13.18% over the period. That statement is true enough, but the headline figure obscures the volatility that has been perhaps the most prominent feature of the financial markets over the past six months and indeed the past few years. If the six-month period had started a month earlier, for example, the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index would have returned just 1.97%. A start date two months earlier would have put the six-month return at –5.18%.

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In the six months through February, however, stock prices benefited from signs of acceleration in the U.S. economic expansion and hope that the European Union’s latest agreement on Greek debt would help contain a threat that has menaced global markets for much of the past two years. European stocks rallied on the news about Greece, but international stocks still trailed their U.S. counterparts for the full six months.

Bonds’ strength confounded expectations

Bonds produced solid returns, to the surprise of many long-time observers of the fixed income markets. At the start of the period, the yield of the 10-year U.S.

Treasury note stood at 2.22%, suggesting that returns would be very modest by historical standards. Over the next six months, however, yields moved lower still, boosting bond prices, which move in the opposite direction. At the end of February, the yield of the 10-year T-note stood at 1.98%. As yields decline, obviously, the scope for continued declines—and price increases—diminishes. Municipal bonds performed even more strongly than the broad taxable market.

The returns for 3-month Treasury bills and other money market instruments remained near 0%, consistent with the Federal Reserve’s policy on interest rates.

Market Barometer      
 
  Total Returns
  Periods Ended February 29, 2012
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 13.31% 4.86% 1.77%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.40 -0.15 1.83
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 13.18 4.35 2.07
MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International) 3.97 -6.10 -0.75
 
Bonds      
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad      
taxable market) 2.73% 8.37% 6.36%
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (Broad      
tax-exempt market) 5.67 12.42 5.50
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.00 0.06 1.20
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 0.49% 2.87% 2.27%

 

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Value stocks outperformed growth in S&P small-cap funds

Stocks suffered in the summer and early fall as investors worried about the U.S. economy and the European debt crisis. These concerns hurt the performance of small-capitalization stocks, which tend to be more sensitive to macroeconomic events and are generally deemed riskier than their large-cap counterparts. But small-cap companies also are seen as having more potential for earnings growth than big, established businesses. So as hopes about the economy grew, small-cap stocks rebounded sharply.

For the six months, the returns of the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund and the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund beat that of the broad U.S. market, while the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund lagged.

The S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund bested the returns of its small-cap brethren. Among small-caps, the value segment may have been helped by the perception that it’s less volatile than its growth counterpart.

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
 
  Institutional ETF Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund 0.09% 0.16% 1.37%
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund 0.22 1.45
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund 0.20 1.51

 

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.
For the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were: for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund, 0.08% for
Institutional Shares and 0.15% for ETF Shares; for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund, 0.20% for ETF Shares; and for the S&P
Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund, 0.20% for ETF Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture
information through year-end 2011.

Peer groups: For the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund, Small-Cap Core Funds; for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund, Small-Cap Value
Funds; and for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund, Small-Cap Growth Funds.

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The S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund benefited most from its financial, consumer discretionary, and industrial stocks. Financials, which represented about one-quarter of the fund’s holdings on average during the period, produced impressive results. Regional banks that weathered the recent financial crisis and subsequent regulatory challenges stood out. Insurance companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), asset managers, and custodial banks also did well.

In consumer discretionary, performance got a boost from specialty automotive and apparel retailers, household goods businesses, and restaurant chains. As the U.S. economy reached firmer ground, renewed optimism lifted industrial stocks. Businesses within that sector, including manufacturers of industrial machinery, building products, and electrical equipment, posted solid returns.

The S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund also benefited from strength in financial and consumer discretionary stocks. But the brightest spot was information technology. Software producers, electronic equipment and instrument makers and marketers, and semiconductor producers and suppliers each produced double-digit gains.

While technology stocks boosted the returns of all three small-cap funds, they made an especially big contribution to the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund. The sector accounted for more than one-quarter of the fund’s holdings on average during the period and contributed nearly 5 percentage points to its total return. Health care stocks also added significantly to the fund’s overall result. Pharmaceuticals, insurers, health care service providers, and equipment and supply businesses delivered noteworthy

A note on expense ratios
The Expense Ratios table in each report’s Chairman’s Letter displays fund expense
ratios from the most recent prospectus. These figures include the funds’ actual
operating expenses. For some funds, the figures also include “acquired fund fees
and expenses,” which result from the funds’ holdings in business development
companies (BDCs).

Although the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that BDC costs be
included in a fund’s expense ratio, these fees are not incurred by the fund. They
have no impact on a fund’s total return or on its tracking error relative to an index.
A footnote to the Expense Ratios table reports an annualized calculation of the fund’s
actual expenses for the period, a more relevant tally of the operating costs incurred
by shareholders.

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returns. In consumer discretionary, specialty retailers and restaurant chains produced double-digit gains.

Still, the growth fund’s overall results were hurt by its consumer staples and telecommunication services sector holdings, both of which produced negative returns for the period. In consumer staples, retailers of food products faced a variety of challenges, including higher production costs, lower prices, and internal financial problems. In telecommunication services, a few wireless communications stocks dragged down returns. Another source of weakness for the fund was its relatively small and narrow allocation to financial stocks—a sector more associated with value stocks—compared with its small-cap counterparts.

Balance and diversification are critical over the long term

A look back at the half-year shows how drastically the stock market can change within a short time. The S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Funds opened the period with double-digit negative returns but ended with double-digit gains.

Although the stock market has a tendency to swing from one direction to the other, it should not significantly influence the way you invest for the long term. At Vanguard, we continue to encourage investors to stick to the same guiding principles we have advocated for years, regardless of market conditions; Create a balanced, diversified portfolio with an allocation to

stocks, bonds, and money market funds in proportions consistent with your long-term goals and risk tolerance.

A recent Vanguard research paper,

Asset Allocation in a Low-Yield and Volatile Environment (available at vanguard.com/ research), confirms our belief in the importance of maintaining a balanced plan. If you had held a portfolio with a 50/50 blend of stocks and bonds between October 2007—the peak of the U.S. stock market before the recession started—and September 30, 2011, you would have ended up with a gain of 3.21%. An investor in 100% stocks, by contrast, would be down 22.23%.

As you develop your long-term investment plan, you may also want to consider diversifying within asset classes; that way, you get some access to whichever sectors or investing styles are in favor, along with some buffering when trends suddenly shift. Vanguard’s S&P Small-Cap Index Funds, with their low-cost exposure to different segments of the U.S. small-cap market, can be a valuable component of such a balanced investment portfolio.

Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.

Sincerely,


F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 21, 2012

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Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance        
August 31, 2011, Through February 29, 2012        
      Distributions Per Share
  Starting Ending Income Capital
  Share Price Share Price Dividends Gains
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund        
Institutional Shares $118.12 $133.93 $1.014 $0.000
ETF Shares 58.84 66.72 0.477 0.000
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund        
ETF Shares $56.68 $65.11 $0.651 $0.000
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index        
Fund        
ETF Shares $61.18 $68.57 $0.337 $0.000

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Share-Class Characteristics  
 
  Institutional ETF
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VSMSX VIOO
Expense Ratio1 0.09% 0.16%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.10% 1.03%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    S&P U.S. Total
    SmallCap Market
  Fund 600 Index Index
Number of Stocks 601 600 3,733
Median Market Cap $1.2B $1.2B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 21.6x 21.6x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 1.8x 1.8x 2.2x
Return on Equity 10.3% 10.3% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate 3.4% 3.4% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.2% 1.2% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 15%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    S&P U.S. Total
    SmallCap Market
  Fund 600 Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 15.5% 15.5% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 4.1 4.1 9.4
Energy 4.6 4.6 11.2
Financials 19.7 19.7 15.4
Health Care 10.8 10.8 11.4
Industrials 15.7 15.7 11.2
Information      
Technology 19.5 19.5 19.4
Materials 5.3 5.3 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.6 0.6 2.5
Utilities 4.2 4.2 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Kilroy Realty Corp. Office REITs 0.6%
Salix Pharmaceuticals    
Ltd. Pharmaceuticals 0.6
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. Office REITs 0.6
ProAssurance Corp. Property & Casualty  
  Insurance 0.5
Cubist Pharmaceuticals    
Inc. Biotechnology 0.5
Tanger Factory Outlet    
Centers Retail REITs 0.5
Extra Space Storage Inc. Specialized REITs 0.5
Questcor    
Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pharmaceuticals 0.5
Centene Corp. Managed Health  
  Care 0.5
Delphi Financial Group Life & Health  
Inc. Insurance 0.5
Top Ten   5.3%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and
equity index products.    

 

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratios were 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.15% for ETF Shares.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
Institutional Shares 4/1/2011 -6.67%
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   0.69% 18.31
Net Asset Value   0.77 18.33

 

Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010, and the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were
next issued on April 1, 2011. The total returns shown are based on the period beginning April 1, 2011.
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.9%)    
Consumer Discretionary (15.5%)    
  Brunswick Corp. 19,743 472
  Men’s Wearhouse Inc. 11,344 439
  Wolverine World Wide Inc. 10,702 408
* Coinstar Inc. 6,849 399
* Crocs Inc. 20,027 393
  Pool Corp. 10,590 385
* Select Comfort Corp. 12,532 371
* Steven Madden Ltd. 8,506 367
* Genesco Inc. 5,386 367
* Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. 4,042 350
* Cabela’s Inc. 9,521 338
  Hillenbrand Inc. 13,941 320
* JOS A Bank Clothiers Inc. 6,217 320
  Monro Muffler Brake Inc. 6,788 311
* Live Nation Entertainment    
  Inc. 32,884 306
* Iconix Brand Group Inc. 16,433 298
* Hibbett Sports Inc. 5,825 285
  Cracker Barrel Old Country    
  Store Inc. 5,056 281
* Childrens Place Retail    
  Stores Inc. 5,478 278
* Vitamin Shoppe Inc. 6,428 273
  Buckle Inc. 5,960 268
* BJ’s Restaurants Inc. 5,320 264
  Finish Line Inc. Class A 11,463 264
  Group 1 Automotive Inc. 5,010 258
* Jack in the Box Inc. 9,730 232
* Helen of Troy Ltd. 6,983 227
  Texas Roadhouse Inc.    
  Class A 13,157 220
* Liz Claiborne Inc. 21,000 205
  Arbitron Inc. 6,030 202
* Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. 2,877 185
* DineEquity Inc. 3,458 185
  PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. 4,736 181
  Ryland Group Inc. 9,871 179
  Cato Corp. Class A 6,553 178
  Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. 4,241 177
  PEP Boys-Manny    
  Moe & Jack 11,745 177
* Shuffle Master Inc. 11,994 175
* La-Z-Boy Inc. 11,580 165
  CEC Entertainment Inc. 4,217 161
* Meritage Homes Corp. 6,213 161
  Oxford Industries Inc. 3,094 156
* American Public Education    
  Inc. 3,980 156
* Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. 13,999 154
* Papa John’s International Inc. 4,133 154
* Zumiez Inc. 4,880 153
* iRobot Corp. 6,002 153
* Marriott Vacations Worldwide    
  Corp. 6,044 151
* True Religion Apparel Inc. 5,662 149
  Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 5,804 147
* Lumber Liquidators Holdings    
  Inc. 6,226 136
  Sonic Automotive Inc.    
  Class A 7,804 134
* Biglari Holdings Inc. 323 133
* Quiksilver Inc. 27,132 127
* Capella Education Co. 3,237 126
* Interval Leisure Group Inc. 8,966 121
  Fred’s Inc. Class A 8,669 120
* Career Education Corp. 13,404 116
* Drew Industries Inc. 4,154 114
* Sonic Corp. 13,472 111
  Lithia Motors Inc. Class A 4,685 111
* Ruby Tuesday Inc. 14,153 110
* OfficeMax Inc. 19,501 109
* Blue Nile Inc. 3,047 109
* Maidenform Brands Inc. 5,096 107
* Skechers U.S.A. Inc. Class A 8,336 106
* Arctic Cat Inc. 2,762 102
  Stage Stores Inc. 6,628 99

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Brown Shoe Co. Inc. 9,070 98
* Boyd Gaming Corp. 12,120 97
* Standard Pacific Corp. 21,890 96
  Callaway Golf Co. 14,567 95
  Superior Industries    
  International Inc. 5,106 92
* Rue21 Inc. 3,384 90
  Jakks Pacific Inc. 5,614 87
* Corinthian Colleges Inc. 19,097 86
* Red Robin Gourmet    
  Burgers Inc. 2,491 86
  HOT Topic Inc. 9,387 84
  Harte-Hanks Inc. 9,501 83
  Movado Group Inc. 3,867 83
  Blyth Inc. 1,137 73
  Nutrisystem Inc. 6,199 70
* EW Scripps Co. Class A 6,745 64
* Universal Electronics Inc. 3,157 62
* Multimedia Games Holding    
  Co. Inc. 6,028 62
* Universal Technical Institute    
  Inc. 4,643 60
* Digital Generation Inc. 5,971 60
* Winnebago Industries Inc. 6,682 60
* Kirkland’s Inc. 3,531 56
  PetMed Express Inc. 4,602 56
* VOXX International Corp.    
  Class A 4,296 55
  Marcus Corp. 4,548 55
* M/I Homes Inc. 4,167 50
* Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. 7,490 47
* Perry Ellis International Inc. 2,627 46
  Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc. 4,014 44
  Spartan Motors Inc. 7,712 44
* O’Charleys Inc. 4,399 44
* MarineMax Inc. 5,353 43
* Stein Mart Inc. 5,781 41
  Lincoln Educational Services    
  Corp. 4,784 40
  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 4,761 37
* Tuesday Morning Corp. 9,301 32
* Midas Inc. 3,064 28
* Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. 2,397 25
* Zale Corp. 6,451 21
* K-Swiss Inc. Class A 6,060 20
* Coldwater Creek Inc. 18,957 18
  Christopher & Banks Corp. 7,902 17
      16,995
Consumer Staples (4.1%)    
* United Natural Foods Inc. 10,777 491
* TreeHouse Foods Inc. 7,926 457
  Casey’s General Stores Inc. 8,418 431
* Darling International Inc. 25,971 415
* Hain Celestial Group Inc. 9,789 400
  B&G Foods Inc. Class A 10,520 245
  Snyders-Lance Inc. 10,325 232
  Sanderson Farms Inc. 4,170 205
* Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.  11,352 187
  Andersons Inc. 4,114 177
* Boston Beer Co. Inc. Class A 1,868 177
  J&J Snack Foods Corp. 3,217 161
  WD-40 Co. 3,566 154
  Cal-Maine Foods Inc. 3,232 124
  Diamond Foods Inc. 4,903 117
  Spartan Stores Inc. 5,032 90
* Central Garden and Pet Co.    
  Class A 9,368 90
  Calavo Growers Inc. 2,733 75
* Alliance One International Inc.  19,357 71
  Nash Finch Co. 2,623 70
  Inter Parfums Inc. 3,634 61
* Medifast Inc. 3,178 52
* Seneca Foods Corp. Class A 1,975 51
      4,533
Energy (4.6%)    
  Lufkin Industries Inc. 6,727 536
* SEACOR Holdings Inc. 4,804 475
  Bristow Group Inc. 8,034 379
* Stone Energy Corp. 10,925 349
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 9,936 334
* Hornbeck Offshore    
  Services Inc. 7,498 306
* Swift Energy Co. 9,490 285
* Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 13,573 241
* Approach Resources Inc. 5,905 204
* ION Geophysical Corp. 28,257 202
* Exterran Holdings Inc. 13,986 201
* Contango Oil & Gas Co. 2,836 180
* Petroleum Development    
  Corp. 5,256 171
* Comstock Resources Inc. 10,382 167
* Tetra Technologies Inc. 17,228 157
* OYO Geospace Corp. 1,407 155
* GeoResources Inc. 4,471 143
* Pioneer Drilling Co. 13,450 134
* Basic Energy Services Inc. 6,608 131
  Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. 3,102 91
* Matrix Service Co. 5,869 78
* Petroquest Energy Inc. 12,462 76
  Overseas Shipholding    
  Group Inc. 5,810 51
  Penn Virginia Corp. 10,377 51
      5,097
Financials (19.6%)    
  Kilroy Realty Corp. 14,793 648
  BioMed Realty Trust Inc. 34,129 629
  ProAssurance Corp. 6,783 595
  Tanger Factory Outlet    
  Centers 19,256 564

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Extra Space Storage Inc. 20,987 553
  Delphi Financial Group Inc. 12,138 541
  Mid-America Apartment    
  Communities Inc. 8,411 525
  Post Properties Inc. 11,552 504
  LaSalle Hotel Properties 18,497 493
  Entertainment Properties    
  Trust 10,322 470
* Stifel Financial Corp. 11,904 447
  Colonial Properties Trust 19,370 397
  Susquehanna Bancshares    
  Inc. 41,387 384
  DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 37,161 370
  FNB Corp. 31,025 366
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 17,325 358
  Umpqua Holdings Corp. 25,535 315
* Ezcorp Inc. Class A 9,655 304
  Cash America International    
  Inc. 6,440 299
  UMB Financial Corp. 7,106 296
  Sovran Self Storage Inc. 6,134 291
  Prospect Capital Corp. 26,945 291
  United Bankshares Inc. 9,936 291
  EastGroup Properties Inc. 5,914 285
* First Cash Financial    
  Services Inc. 6,638 280
  Medical Properties Trust Inc. 28,857 280
* Texas Capital Bancshares    
  Inc. 8,253 280
  Northwest Bancshares Inc. 21,460 271
  Wintrust Financial Corp. 7,923 267
  RLI Corp. 3,667 257
  Lexington Realty Trust 29,667 257
  PS Business Parks Inc. 4,101 256
  Old National Bancorp 20,885 252
  First Financial Bankshares    
  Inc. 6,941 238
  National Penn Bancshares    
  Inc. 27,120 237
  Community Bank System    
  Inc. 8,647 236
  Glacier Bancorp Inc. 15,898 219
  First Financial Bancorp 12,871 211
  LTC Properties Inc. 6,714 207
  Selective Insurance Group    
  Inc. 11,994 206
* World Acceptance Corp. 3,223 205
  Tower Group Inc. 8,850 204
  Acadia Realty Trust 9,442 200
* Financial Engines Inc. 8,670 200
  PrivateBancorp Inc. Class A 13,233 192
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc. 16,560 191
  Columbia Banking System    
  Inc. 8,775 186
  Bank of the Ozarks Inc. 6,319 185
* BBCN Bancorp Inc. 17,344 178
  Cousins Properties Inc. 23,104 171
  Pennsylvania REIT 12,429 167
  Boston Private Financial    
  Holdings Inc. 17,421 166
  Franklin Street Properties    
  Corp. 16,089 166
  Provident Financial Services    
  Inc. 11,988 165
  PacWest Bancorp 7,480 163
  NBT Bancorp Inc. 7,376 161
  Horace Mann Educators    
  Corp. 8,955 155
  Inland Real Estate Corp. 17,308 150
  Infinity Property & Casualty    
  Corp. 2,645 145
  Safety Insurance Group Inc. 3,396 145
  Brookline Bancorp Inc. 15,737 144
* National Financial Partners    
  Corp. 9,318 142
  First Commonwealth    
  Financial Corp. 23,545 141
  Interactive Brokers Group    
  Inc. 8,691 138
  Employers Holdings Inc. 7,815 135
  Oritani Financial Corp. 10,295 134
  S&T Bancorp Inc. 6,304 134
  Independent Bank Corp. 4,829 133
* Pinnacle Financial Partners    
  Inc. 7,709 128
* Forestar Group Inc. 7,942 125
  Home Bancshares Inc. 4,852 122
* Navigators Group Inc. 2,480 117
  City Holding Co. 3,343 115
  ViewPoint Financial Group 7,456 112
  Meadowbrook Insurance    
  Group Inc. 11,544 110
  Trustco Bank Corp. NY 20,386 109
  Universal Health Realty    
  Income Trust 2,866 108
* Virtus Investment Partners    
  Inc. 1,338 106
  Getty Realty Corp. 5,986 102
* Investment Technology    
  Group Inc. 8,806 101
  Simmons First National Corp.    
  Class A 3,802 100
  Saul Centers Inc. 2,542 96
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.    
  Class A 4,988 95
* AMERISAFE Inc. 4,060 92
  United Fire Group Inc. 4,464 90
  Dime Community    
  Bancshares Inc. 6,329 88
* Piper Jaffray Cos. 3,366 83

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Tompkins Financial Corp. 1,790 74
  Kite Realty Group Trust 14,191 70
* eHealth Inc. 4,421 66
  Sterling Bancorp 6,929 62
* Hanmi Financial Corp. 7,109 62
* Wilshire Bancorp Inc. 13,421 58
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc. 11,971 57
  Stewart Information    
  Services Corp. 4,207 55
  Calamos Asset Management    
  Inc. Class A 4,418 54
  Presidential Life Corp. 4,617 50
  Parkway Properties Inc. 4,960 49
  Bank Mutual Corp. 10,638 42
* United Community Banks    
  Inc. 4,380 39
  SWS Group Inc. 6,461 36
* First BanCorp 4,114 16
      21,555
Health Care (10.8%)    
* Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 13,122 647
* Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. 13,680 586
* Questcor Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 13,960 543
* Centene Corp. 11,127 543
* Viropharma Inc. 15,596 500
* Align Technology Inc. 15,163 388
  Quality Systems Inc. 8,773 376
* Haemonetics Corp. 5,554 372
* Zoll Medical Corp. 4,930 361
* PAREXEL International Corp. 13,027 319
  West Pharmaceutical    
  Services Inc. 7,415 308
* Magellan Health Services Inc. 6,246 295
* Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc. 7,902 293
* PSS World Medical Inc. 11,609 281
  Chemed Corp. 4,393 272
* Medicines Co. 11,728 251
* MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. 2,814 244
* Air Methods Corp. 2,504 226
* Molina Healthcare Inc. 6,290 214
* Cyberonics Inc. 5,523 206
* CONMED Corp. 6,204 185
* Akorn Inc. 14,774 185
* Amsurg Corp. Class A 6,966 182
* Neogen Corp. 5,207 181
  Meridian Bioscience Inc. 9,201 166
  Analogic Corp. 2,732 156
* Hanger Orthopedic Group    
  Inc. 7,449 154
  Computer Programs    
  & Systems Inc. 2,479 151
* NuVasive Inc. 9,450 148
* Integra LifeSciences    
  Holdings Corp. 4,457 141
* Momenta Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 9,601 141
* IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc. 3,710 135
* Abaxis Inc. 4,866 129
* Greatbatch Inc. 5,107 126
* ICU Medical Inc. 2,650 122
* Kindred Healthcare Inc. 11,654 120
  Invacare Corp. 7,170 118
* Merit Medical Systems Inc. 9,433 118
  Landauer Inc. 2,128 114
* Bio-Reference Labs Inc. 5,506 111
* Omnicell Inc. 7,244 108
  Ensign Group Inc. 3,555 97
* Medidata Solutions Inc. 4,821 96
  Cantel Medical Corp. 4,444 90
* Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. 2,218 89
* Arqule Inc. 11,847 84
* Amedisys Inc. 6,434 83
* Emergent Biosolutions Inc. 5,361 82
* PharMerica Corp. 6,402 79
* Natus Medical Inc. 6,720 70
* Affymetrix Inc. 16,075 67
* Corvel Corp. 1,427 65
* Healthways Inc. 7,664 61
* eResearchTechnology Inc. 9,439 60
* LHC Group Inc. 3,528 60
* Symmetry Medical Inc. 8,002 58
* Gentiva Health Services Inc. 6,921 54
* SurModics Inc. 3,282 47
* Palomar Medical    
  Technologies Inc. 4,193 46
* AMN Healthcare Services    
  Inc. 8,546 46
* Cambrex Corp. 6,330 42
* Almost Family Inc. 1,810 41
* Cross Country Healthcare    
  Inc. 6,853 39
  Kensey Nash Corp. 1,642 37
* CryoLife Inc. 6,333 35
* Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. 16,486 33
* Enzo Biochem Inc. 7,541 19
      11,796
Industrials (15.7%)    
  Robbins & Myers Inc. 10,225 499
* Teledyne Technologies Inc. 8,168 487
  Toro Co. 6,787 460
* Old Dominion Freight Line    
  Inc. 10,422 453
* Moog Inc. Class A 10,008 439
  Actuant Corp. Class A 15,284 431
  EMCOR Group Inc. 14,782 411
  Belden Inc. 10,328 408
  Mueller Industries Inc. 8,489 390
  AO Smith Corp. 8,629 390
  Curtiss-Wright Corp. 10,351 385

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Applied Industrial    
  Technologies Inc. 9,329 375
  Brady Corp. Class A 11,624 371
* EnerSys 10,635 357
* Tetra Tech Inc. 13,948 343
* HUB Group Inc. Class A 8,256 294
  Barnes Group Inc. 10,375 287
  Healthcare Services Group    
  Inc. 14,711 287
* II-VI Inc. 12,039 282
  United Stationers Inc. 9,522 276
  Simpson Manufacturing Co.    
  Inc. 9,043 270
  Kaydon Corp. 7,095 267
* Portfolio Recovery    
  Associates Inc. 3,776 263
  Watts Water Technologies    
  Inc. Class A 6,414 254
* Geo Group Inc. 13,814 243
  ABM Industries Inc. 10,597 241
  Knight Transportation Inc. 12,980 222
  Forward Air Corp. 6,312 213
  ESCO Technologies Inc. 5,933 212
  Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 4,165 208
  Unifirst Corp. 3,389 204
  Kaman Corp. 5,827 201
  AAR Corp. 8,638 190
  Briggs & Stratton Corp. 11,147 189
  Lindsay Corp. 2,820 185
  Heartland Express Inc. 12,781 185
* Orbital Sciences Corp. 13,031 183
* EnPro Industries Inc. 4,632 175
  Tennant Co. 4,198 172
* Astec Industries Inc. 4,463 169
* Mobile Mini Inc. 7,824 169
  Cubic Corp. 3,519 168
* Allegiant Travel Co. Class A 3,348 167
* Ceradyne Inc. 5,383 166
* Dycom Industries Inc. 7,502 160
* Navigant Consulting Inc. 11,678 158
  Interface Inc. Class A 12,830 157
* Aegion Corp. Class A 8,720 154
  Insperity Inc. 5,019 151
  Albany International Corp. 6,292 150
* TrueBlue Inc. 8,968 148
  American Science    
  & Engineering Inc. 1,995 145
* Exponent Inc. 2,965 143
  AZZ Inc. 2,823 142
  G&K Services Inc. Class A 4,239 141
  Quanex Building Products    
  Corp. 8,284 141
  Universal Forest Products Inc. 4,381 141
  SkyWest Inc. 11,354 130
  CIRCOR International Inc. 3,863 128
  Encore Wire Corp. 4,329 126
  Resources Connection Inc. 9,621 126
* SYKES Enterprises Inc. 8,860 122
* On Assignment Inc. 8,345 116
* Aerovironment Inc. 3,993 114
  John Bean Technologies    
  Corp. 6,487 112
* Encore Capital Group Inc. 4,926 110
  Griffon Corp. 10,180 109
  Standex International Corp. 2,785 106
  Cascade Corp. 1,956 104
  Arkansas Best Corp. 5,503 98
  Kelly Services Inc. Class A 6,427 96
* Gibraltar Industries Inc. 6,890 95
  National Presto Industries Inc. 1,090 94
  Comfort Systems USA Inc. 8,095 93
* Consolidated Graphics Inc. 1,929 90
  Viad Corp. 4,468 87
  Apogee Enterprises Inc. 6,139 81
  Heidrick & Struggles    
  International Inc. 3,898 79
* GenCorp Inc. 12,987 78
  AAON Inc. 4,079 76
* Powell Industries Inc. 1,953 64
* Federal Signal Corp. 13,563 64
* Dolan Co. 6,686 60
* NCI Building Systems Inc. 4,489 54
  CDI Corp. 2,933 44
* Orion Marine Group Inc. 5,841 43
  Vicor Corp. 4,129 34
* Lydall Inc. 3,582 33
  Lawson Products Inc. 861 14
  Standard Register Co. 3,824 6
      17,258
Information Technology (19.5%)    
* Wright Express Corp. 8,538 528
* CommVault Systems Inc. 9,627 496
* Viasat Inc. 9,342 431
* Anixter International Inc. 6,135 427
* Taleo Corp. Class A 9,211 422
* Microsemi Corp. 19,269 403
  Cognex Corp. 9,339 398
* FEI Co. 8,345 372
* Hittite Microwave Corp. 6,217 356
  MKS Instruments Inc. 11,665 349
* CACI International Inc.    
  Class A 5,883 348
* Cirrus Logic Inc. 14,065 332
* Progress Software Corp. 14,094 327
* Netgear Inc. 8,382 315
  j2 Global Inc. 10,601 314
* Cymer Inc. 6,805 313
  MAXIMUS Inc. 7,483 312
  Blackbaud Inc. 9,531 301
* Arris Group Inc. 25,929 295

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Take-Two Interactive    
  Software Inc. 19,069 295
* Sourcefire Inc. 6,373 287
* Plexus Corp. 7,630 265
* Synaptics Inc. 7,109 261
  Littelfuse Inc. 4,929 261
* Cardtronics Inc. 9,669 257
* OSI Systems Inc. 4,350 257
* DealerTrack Holdings Inc. 9,150 255
* Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 4,977 250
  Heartland Payment Systems    
  Inc. 8,742 248
* MicroStrategy Inc. Class A 1,788 242
* TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. 36,815 237
* SYNNEX Corp. 5,700 235
* JDA Software Group Inc. 9,348 234
* Veeco Instruments Inc. 8,581 232
  Power Integrations Inc. 6,211 232
* GT Advanced Technologies    
  Inc. 26,565 227
* Bottomline Technologies Inc. 7,984 224
* Scansource Inc. 6,011 222
* Liquidity Services Inc. 5,112 221
* Manhattan Associates Inc. 4,588 213
* Benchmark Electronics Inc. 12,796 210
* FARO Technologies Inc. 3,691 205
* Tyler Technologies Inc. 5,408 204
* Insight Enterprises Inc. 9,756 204
* Diodes Inc. 8,181 203
* Synchronoss Technologies    
  Inc. 5,922 198
* Tessera Technologies Inc. 11,396 191
* Kulicke & Soffa Industries    
  Inc. 16,156 182
* Stratasys Inc. 4,720 174
* LogMeIn Inc. 4,696 173
  Brooks Automation Inc. 14,439 173
  MTS Systems Corp. 3,501 172
* Volterra Semiconductor Corp. 5,497 169
* Netscout Systems Inc. 7,691 163
  Ebix Inc. 6,955 162
* comScore Inc. 7,365 162
* LivePerson Inc. 10,639 160
* Websense Inc. 8,654 156
* Ultratech Inc. 5,725 156
* ATMI Inc. 7,063 156
* Harmonic Inc. 25,917 153
* Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. 6,335 149
* Digital River Inc. 8,346 147
  Comtech    
  Telecommunications Corp. 4,553 147
* Newport Corp. 8,460 141
* TTM Technologies Inc. 11,478 134
* Rogers Corp. 3,623 134
* Brightpoint Inc. 15,163 133
* Standard Microsystems Corp. 5,115 131
* Ceva Inc. 5,263 130
  Park Electrochemical Corp. 4,514 129
* Monolithic Power Systems    
  Inc. 6,703 125
* CSG Systems International    
  Inc. 7,643 122
* Advanced Energy Industries    
  Inc. 10,046 121
* Entropic Communications    
  Inc. 19,460 120
  Micrel Inc. 11,210 120
* iGate Corp. 6,769 118
* Monotype Imaging Holdings    
  Inc. 8,115 114
* Measurement Specialties Inc. 3,400 111
  Badger Meter Inc. 3,350 108
* Forrester Research Inc. 3,339 108
  Black Box Corp. 3,997 108
* InfoSpace Inc. 8,929 104
* Higher One Holdings Inc. 7,035 103
  United Online Inc. 20,165 102
* DTS Inc. 3,610 101
* Super Micro Computer Inc. 5,949 98
* Checkpoint Systems Inc. 8,679 96
* Mercury Computer Systems    
  Inc. 6,615 95
  OPNET 3,210 92
* Interactive Intelligence    
  Group Inc. 3,173 89
* TeleTech Holdings Inc. 5,462 83
* Intermec Inc. 11,111 83
* Perficient Inc. 6,722 81
  EPIQ Systems Inc. 6,887 79
  CTS Corp. 7,425 74
  Methode Electronics Inc. 8,001 73
  Daktronics Inc. 8,131 73
  Electro Scientific Industries    
  Inc. 5,230 72
* CIBER Inc. 16,474 72
* Stamps.com Inc. 2,781 72
* Avid Technology Inc. 6,623 71
* Rudolph Technologies Inc. 7,119 70
* Exar Corp. 9,998 70
* Oplink Communications Inc. 4,256 70
* Nanometrics Inc. 3,820 67
* Virtusa Corp. 4,095 64
* STR Holdings Inc. 8,973 64
* Digi International Inc. 5,593 63
  Cohu Inc. 5,344 60
* XO Group Inc. 6,420 58
* Kopin Corp. 14,894 54
* Symmetricom Inc. 9,096 53
* Supertex Inc. 2,698 50

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Pericom Semiconductor    
  Corp. 5,471 42
* Sigma Designs Inc. 7,035 40
  Bel Fuse Inc. Class B 2,307 40
* Intevac Inc. 4,974 39
* Radisys Corp. 4,849 36
* Rubicon Technology Inc. 4,014 36
* DSP Group Inc. 5,496 35
  PC-Tel Inc. 3,958 29
  Pulse Electronics Corp. 9,417 29
* Agilysys Inc. 3,100 25
* Novatel Wireless Inc. 6,490 22
* NCI Inc. Class A 1,744 13
      21,412
Materials (5.3%)    
  HB Fuller Co. 10,781 325
  Eagle Materials Inc. 10,025 315
  Buckeye Technologies Inc. 8,796 300
  PolyOne Corp. 20,007 269
  Schweitzer-Mauduit    
  International Inc. 3,568 250
* SunCoke Energy Inc. 15,643 224
  Texas Industries Inc. 6,196 210
* Kraton Performance    
  Polymers Inc. 7,116 198
* OM Group Inc. 7,170 197
  AK Steel Holding Corp. 24,374 193
* Calgon Carbon Corp. 12,558 190
* KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 8,719 175
  Balchem Corp. 6,380 174
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 5,053 173
  Koppers Holdings Inc. 4,585 172
  Haynes International Inc. 2,694 170
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 3,520 170
  A Schulman Inc. 6,563 170
* LSB Industries Inc. 4,142 167
  AMCOL International Corp. 5,580 164
  Stepan Co. 1,850 162
  Deltic Timber Corp. 2,413 157
* RTI International Metals Inc. 6,725 152
* Materion Corp. 4,570 134
  Tredegar Corp. 5,119 119
* Century Aluminum Co. 12,037 118
  Quaker Chemical Corp. 2,822 116
  Wausau Paper Corp. 11,146 104
  Myers Industries Inc. 7,386 98
  Neenah Paper Inc. 3,293 92
  American Vanguard Corp. 5,070 84
  Hawkins Inc. 2,004 78
  Zep Inc. 4,750 72
  Olympic Steel Inc. 1,979 46
* Headwaters Inc. 13,912 42
* AM Castle & Co. 3,597 41
      5,821
Telecommunication Services (0.6%)  
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. 43,712 164
* General Communication Inc.    
  Class A 7,535 80
  NTELOS Holdings Corp. 3,332 77
* Neutral Tandem Inc. 6,830 76
  Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. 1,988 76
  USA Mobility Inc. 4,785 66
* Cbeyond Inc. 6,581 51
  Lumos Networks Corp. 3,399 43
      633
Utilities (4.2%)    
  Piedmont Natural Gas Co.    
  Inc. 16,047 520
  Southwest Gas Corp. 10,159 433
  New Jersey Resources Corp. 9,163 428
  UIL Holdings Corp. 11,187 394
  South Jersey Industries Inc. 6,696 348
  Avista Corp. 12,974 321
  Unisource Energy Corp. 8,249 304
  Allete Inc. 7,122 296
  El Paso Electric Co. 8,990 294
  NorthWestern Corp. 7,978 277
  Northwest Natural Gas Co. 5,877 269
  CH Energy Group Inc. 3,306 220
  Laclede Group Inc. 4,968 204
  American States Water Co. 4,191 155
  Central Vermont Public    
  Service Corp. 2,903 102
      4,565
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $106,195)   109,665
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)  
Money Market Fund (0.0%)    
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
  Fund, 0.111% (Cost $10) 9,682 10
Total Investments (99.9%)    
(Cost $106,205)   109,675
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)  
Other Assets   155
Liabilities   (47)
      108
Net Assets (100%)   109,783

 

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At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 107,632
Undistributed Net Investment Income 46
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (1,365)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 3,470
Net Assets 109,783
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 695,143 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 93,102
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $133.93
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 250,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 16,681
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $66.72

 

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.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 521
Interest1 1
Total Income 522
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 24
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 8
Custodian Fees 8
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 1
Total Expenses 41
Net Investment Income 481
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 413
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 12,017
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 12,911
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 481 407
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 413 (403)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 12,017 (8,547)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 12,911 (8,543)
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares (681)
ETF Shares (95) (36)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares
Total Distributions (776) (36)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares 9,656 81,749
ETF Shares 3,327 11,495
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 12,983 93,244
Total Increase (Decrease) 25,118 84,665
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 84,665
End of Period2 109,783 84,665
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $46,000 and $341,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

Institutional Shares    
  Six Months April 1,
  Ended 20111 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $118.12 $132.94
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .591 .290
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 16.233 (15.110)
Total from Investment Operations 16.824 (14.820)
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.014)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.014)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $133.93 $118.12
 
Total Return 14.31% -11.15%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $93 $73
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.06% 1.03%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 15% 42%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $58.84 $49.81
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .274 .605
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 8.083 8.785
Total from Investment Operations 8.357 9.390
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.477) (.360)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.477) (.360)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $66.72 $58.84
 
Total Return 14.27% 18.81%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $17 $12
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.15% 0.15%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.99% 0.96%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 15% 42%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on April 1, 2011. The Financial Highlights included in these financial statements are based on the activity of the Institutional Shares since April 1, 2011. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $16,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $207,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $1,407,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2012.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $106,205,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $3,470,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $9,967,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $6,497,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $21,910,000 of investment securities and sold $9,196,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended Inception1 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 12,469 101 88,037 667
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 681 5
Redeemed (3,494) (28) (6,288) (50)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 9,656 78 81,749 617
ETF Shares        
Issued 6,332 100 20,131 350
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (3,005) (50) (8,636) (150)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 3,327 50 11,495 200

 

1 Inception was September 7, 2010, for ETF Shares. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder
redeemed shortly thereafter. Institutional Shares were next issued on April 1, 2011. The table reflects all Institutional Share transactions
beginning December 15, 2010.

At February 29, 2012, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 73% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its total investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio, cause the fund to incur higher transaction costs, or result in the realization of taxable capital gains.

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P DJ
    SmallCap U.S. Total
    600 Value Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 454 453 3,733
Median Market Cap $1.0B $1.0B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 22.5x 22.5x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 1.4x 1.4x 2.2x
Return on Equity 7.2% 7.2% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate -4.7% -4.7% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.5% 1.5% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 31%
Ticker Symbol VIOV
Expense Ratio1 0.22%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.28%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
    S&P DJ
    SmallCap U.S. Total
    600 Value Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 15.6% 15.6% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 3.3 3.3 9.4
Energy 5.0 5.0 11.2
Financials 26.1 26.1 15.4
Health Care 5.3 5.3 11.4
Industrials 19.9 19.9 11.2
Information      
Technology 13.1 13.1 19.4
Materials 6.7 6.7 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.9 0.9 2.5
Utilities 4.1 4.1 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. Office REITs 1.2%
Delphi Financial Group Life & Health  
Inc. Insurance 1.0
LaSalle Hotel Properties Specialized REITs 0.9
Men's Wearhouse Inc. Apparel Retail 0.8
Actuant Corp. Class A Industrial  
  Machinery 0.8
Anixter International Inc. Technology  
  Distributors 0.8
EMCOR Group Inc. Construction &  
  Engineering 0.8
Mueller Industries Inc. Industrial  
  Machinery 0.7
Susquehanna    
Bancshares Inc. Regional Banks 0.7
Curtiss-Wright Corp. Aerospace &  
  Defense 0.7
Top Ten   8.4%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratio was 0.20%.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012

Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   -1.58% 15.73%
Net Asset Value   -1.54 15.71

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.0%)    
Consumer Discretionary (15.6%)    
  Men’s Wearhouse Inc. 3,396 132
* Cabela’s Inc. 2,862 102
  Brunswick Corp. 4,019 96
* Live Nation Entertainment Inc. 9,784 91
  Group 1 Automotive Inc. 1,502 77
* Crocs Inc. 3,839 75
* Jack in the Box Inc. 2,920 70
* Select Comfort Corp. 2,159 64
  Pool Corp. 1,673 61
  PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack 3,492 53
* La-Z-Boy Inc. 3,432 49
* Meritage Homes Corp. 1,848 48
* Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. 4,111 45
* Marriott Vacations Worldwide    
  Corp. 1,777 44
  Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 1,715 43
  Sonic Automotive Inc. Class A 2,292 39
  Finish Line Inc. Class A 1,707 39
* Quiksilver Inc. 8,144 38
  Fred’s Inc. Class A 2,541 35
* Drew Industries Inc. 1,263 35
* Career Education Corp. 3,986 34
* Sonic Corp. 4,125 34
  Lithia Motors Inc. Class A 1,434 34
* Ruby Tuesday Inc. 4,164 32
* OfficeMax Inc. 5,721 32
  Hillenbrand Inc. 1,374 32
* Skechers U.S.A. Inc. Class A 2,461 31
* Liz Claiborne Inc. 3,142 31
  Stage Stores Inc. 2,025 30
  Brown Shoe Co. Inc. 2,787 30
  Cracker Barrel Old Country    
  Store Inc. 535 30
* Arctic Cat Inc. 808 30
  Standard Motor Products Inc. 1,293 29
* Helen of Troy Ltd. 903 29
* Standard Pacific Corp. 6,687 29
* Shuffle Master Inc. 1,992 29
* Boyd Gaming Corp. 3,608 29
  Superior Industries    
  International Inc. 1,570 28
  Callaway Golf Co. 4,306 28
  Ryland Group Inc. 1,533 28
  Jakks Pacific Inc. 1,724 27
  Oxford Industries Inc. 523 26
  Texas Roadhouse Inc. Class A 1,575 26
  Harte-Hanks Inc. 2,925 26
* Corinthian Colleges Inc. 5,664 25
* Red Robin Gourmet Burgers    
  Inc. 736 25
  HOT Topic Inc. 2,788 25
* Iconix Brand Group Inc. 1,367 25
  Movado Group Inc. 1,153 25
  Cato Corp. Class A 777 21
  Nutrisystem Inc. 1,866 21
  PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. 544 21
* EW Scripps Co. Class A 2,051 20
* Interval Leisure Group Inc. 1,418 19
* Universal Electronics Inc. 970 19
* Digital Generation Inc. 1,822 18
* Winnebago Industries Inc. 1,910 17
  PetMed Express Inc. 1,331 16
  Marcus Corp. 1,307 16
* VOXX International Corp.    
  Class A 1,228 16
* Maidenform Brands Inc. 721 15
* M/I Homes Inc. 1,226 15
* Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. 2,309 14
* Zumiez Inc. 456 14
* Perry Ellis International Inc. 812 14
  Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc. 1,251 14
* Stein Mart Inc. 1,765 13
  Spartan Motors Inc. 2,196 13
* O’Charleys Inc. 1,264 13
  Lincoln Educational Services    
  Corp. 1,479 13
* MarineMax Inc. 1,519 12

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund  
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Lumber Liquidators    
  Holdings Inc. 541 12
* Multimedia Games Holding    
  Co. Inc. 1,151 12
  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 1,423 11
* Tuesday Morning Corp. 2,877 10
* Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. 777 8
* Kirkland’s Inc. 495 8
* Universal Technical Institute    
  Inc. 597 8
  Blyth Inc. 112 7
* K-Swiss Inc. Class A 1,841 6
* Zale Corp. 1,764 6
* Coldwater Creek Inc. 6,014 6
* Midas Inc. 605 6
  Christopher & Banks Corp. 2,433 5
      2,534
Consumer Staples (3.3%)    
* Darling International Inc. 4,116 66
* United Natural Foods Inc. 1,326 60
* Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. 3,334 55
  Andersons Inc. 1,230 53
* Hain Celestial Group Inc. 1,077 44
  B&G Foods Inc. Class A 1,702 40
  Snyders-Lance Inc. 1,762 40
  Cal-Maine Foods Inc. 956 37
  Spartan Stores Inc. 1,521 27
* Central Garden and Pet Co.    
  Class A 2,833 27
  Nash Finch Co. 804 22
* Alliance One International Inc. 5,741 21
* Seneca Foods Corp. Class A 601 15
  Diamond Foods Inc. 581 14
  Calavo Growers Inc. 332 9
  Inter Parfums Inc. 538 9
      539
Energy (5.0%)    
  Bristow Group Inc. 2,399 113
* Stone Energy Corp. 3,240 104
* Swift Energy Co. 2,811 84
* Exterran Holdings Inc. 4,122 59
* Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 3,074 54
* Comstock Resources Inc. 3,159 51
* Tetra Technologies Inc. 5,116 46
* Hornbeck Offshore Services    
  Inc. 1,096 45
* ION Geophysical Corp. 5,717 41
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 1,010 34
* Petroleum Development Corp. 945 31
  Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. 955 28
* Basic Energy Services Inc. 1,265 25
* Pioneer Drilling Co. 2,326 23
* Petroquest Energy Inc. 3,791 23
* Matrix Service Co. 1,700 23
  Overseas Shipholding Group    
  Inc. 1,728 15
  Penn Virginia Corp. 3,001 15
      814
Financials (26.1%)    
  BioMed Realty Trust Inc. 10,194 188
  Delphi Financial Group Inc. 3,619 161
  LaSalle Hotel Properties 5,549 148
  Susquehanna Bancshares    
  Inc. 12,377 115
  DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 11,115 111
  FNB Corp. 9,226 109
  Kilroy Realty Corp. 2,166 95
  Umpqua Holdings Corp. 7,588 93
  United Bankshares Inc. 2,989 87
  Prospect Capital Corp. 8,048 87
  Medical Properties Trust Inc. 8,709 85
  Colonial Properties Trust 4,105 84
  Extra Space Storage Inc. 3,183 84
  Northwest Bancshares Inc. 6,443 81
  Wintrust Financial Corp. 2,389 81
  Lexington Realty Trust 8,923 77
  Old National Bancorp 6,301 76
  National Penn Bancshares    
  Inc. 8,150 71
  Tanger Factory Outlet    
  Centers 2,361 69
  Entertainment Properties    
  Trust 1,458 66
  Post Properties Inc. 1,516 66
  Glacier Bancorp Inc. 4,775 66
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 3,047 63
  Selective Insurance Group    
  Inc. 3,601 62
  Tower Group Inc. 2,645 61
* Stifel Financial Corp. 1,530 57
  PrivateBancorp Inc. Class A 3,950 57
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc. 4,942 57
  Columbia Banking System    
  Inc. 2,619 55
* BBCN Bancorp Inc. 5,170 53
  Cousins Properties Inc. 6,869 51
  Pennsylvania REIT 3,685 49
  Franklin Street Properties    
  Corp. 4,777 49
  Boston Private Financial    
  Holdings Inc. 5,162 49
  Provident Financial Services    
  Inc. 3,566 49
* Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. 1,413 48
  NBT Bancorp Inc. 2,194 48
  Horace Mann Educators    
  Corp. 2,636 46
  Safety Insurance Group Inc. 1,003 43
  Brookline Bancorp Inc. 4,635 43

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund  
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* National Financial Partners    
  Corp. 2,733 42
  First Commonwealth Financial    
  Corp. 6,924 41
  Interactive Brokers Group Inc. 2,557 41
  Sovran Self Storage Inc. 845 40
  Employers Holdings Inc. 2,306 40
  S&T Bancorp Inc. 1,856 39
  Independent Bank Corp. 1,418 39
  Community Bank System Inc. 1,391 38
* Pinnacle Financial Partners    
  Inc. 2,264 37
* Forestar Group Inc. 2,331 37
  First Financial Bancorp 2,113 35
  UMB Financial Corp. 817 34
  Trustco Bank Corp. NY 6,231 33
  PacWest Bancorp 1,495 33
  Meadowbrook Insurance    
  Group Inc. 3,360 32
  First Financial Bankshares Inc. 901 31
  Inland Real Estate Corp. 3,551 31
* Investment Technology    
  Group Inc. 2,662 31
  Getty Realty Corp. 1,796 30
  Simmons First National Corp.    
  Class A 1,152 30
  LTC Properties Inc. 928 29
  United Fire Group Inc. 1,374 28
* AMERISAFE Inc. 1,202 27
  Dime Community    
  Bancshares Inc. 1,858 26
* Piper Jaffray Cos. 1,029 25
  Bank of the Ozarks Inc. 792 23
  Acadia Realty Trust 1,071 23
  Home Bancshares Inc. 873 22
  Kite Realty Group Trust 4,199 21
  City Holding Co. 546 19
  Sterling Bancorp 2,037 18
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc. 3,662 17
* Wilshire Bancorp Inc. 3,921 17
  Stewart Information Services    
  Corp. 1,266 17
  Calamos Asset Management    
  Inc. Class A 1,324 16
* Navigators Group Inc. 332 16
  Presidential Life Corp. 1,395 15
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.    
  Class A 785 15
  Parkway Properties Inc. 1,440 14
* Hanmi Financial Corp. 1,386 12
  Bank Mutual Corp. 3,017 12
* United Community Banks Inc. 1,286 12
  Universal Health Realty    
  Income Trust 291 11
  ViewPoint Financial Group 719 11
  SWS Group Inc. 1,919 11
  Oritani Financial Corp. 806 10
  Saul Centers Inc. 254 10
* Virtus Investment Partners    
  Inc. 103 8
  Tompkins Financial Corp. 167 7
* eHealth Inc. 421 6
* First BanCorp. 1,390 5
      4,257
Health Care (5.3%)    
* Molina Healthcare Inc. 1,877 64
* CONMED Corp. 1,850 55
* Centene Corp. 1,101 54
* PAREXEL International Corp. 2,193 54
* Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. 2,200 46
* Align Technology Inc. 1,487 38
* Kindred Healthcare Inc. 3,448 35
  Invacare Corp. 2,124 35
  West Pharmaceutical    
  Services Inc. 785 33
* PSS World Medical Inc. 1,300 31
* Amedisys Inc. 1,947 25
* PharMerica Corp. 1,956 24
* Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc. 617 23
  Meridian Bioscience Inc. 1,146 21
* Natus Medical Inc. 1,941 20
* Amsurg Corp. Class A 766 20
* Affymetrix Inc. 4,654 19
* Omnicell Inc. 1,298 19
* LHC Group Inc. 1,034 18
* Healthways Inc. 2,185 17
* Symmetry Medical Inc. 2,398 17
* Gentiva Health Services Inc. 2,015 16
* AMN Healthcare Services Inc. 2,647 14
* Merit Medical Systems Inc. 1,125 14
* Palomar Medical    
  Technologies Inc. 1,275 14
* Cambrex Corp. 1,930 13
* Almost Family Inc. 559 13
* Greatbatch Inc. 507 13
* Bio-Reference Labs Inc. 616 12
* Cross Country Healthcare Inc. 2,039 12
* Integra LifeSciences    
  Holdings Corp. 348 11
* CryoLife Inc. 1,907 10
* eResearchTechnology Inc. 1,603 10
* SurModics Inc. 641 9
  Cantel Medical Corp. 426 9
* Emergent Biosolutions Inc. 537 8
* Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,378 5
  Kensey Nash Corp. 169 4
* Enzo Biochem Inc. 1,325 3
      858

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund  
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Industrials (19.9%)    
  Actuant Corp. Class A 4,571 129
  EMCOR Group Inc. 4,429 123
  Mueller Industries Inc. 2,533 117
  Curtiss-Wright Corp. 3,096 115
  Brady Corp. Class A 3,477 111
* EnerSys 3,155 106
  Barnes Group Inc. 3,125 87
  United Stationers Inc. 2,823 82
  Belden Inc. 1,944 77
* Geo Group Inc. 4,163 73
  ABM Industries Inc. 3,183 72
  AO Smith Corp. 1,464 66
  ESCO Technologies Inc. 1,772 63
  AAR Corp. 2,576 57
  Briggs & Stratton Corp. 3,320 56
* Orbital Sciences Corp. 3,899 55
* EnPro Industries Inc. 1,376 52
  Applied Industrial    
  Technologies Inc. 1,250 50
* Mobile Mini Inc. 2,323 50
* Astec Industries Inc. 1,321 50
* Ceradyne Inc. 1,603 50
  Kaydon Corp. 1,295 49
* Dycom Industries Inc. 2,228 47
  Interface Inc. Class A 3,813 47
* Navigant Consulting Inc. 3,457 47
* Moog Inc. Class A 1,047 46
* Aegion Corp. Class A 2,580 45
  Simpson Manufacturing Co.    
  Inc. 1,501 45
  Insperity Inc. 1,484 45
  Albany International Corp. 1,863 45
* TrueBlue Inc. 2,650 44
  Quanex Building Products    
  Corp. 2,445 42
* Tetra Tech Inc. 1,691 42
  Universal Forest Products Inc. 1,292 42
  Robbins & Myers Inc. 849 41
  G&K Services Inc. Class A 1,242 41
  Resources Connection Inc. 2,943 38
* HUB Group Inc. Class A 1,076 38
  SkyWest Inc. 3,356 38
* Old Dominion Freight Line    
  Inc. 880 38
  Encore Wire Corp. 1,281 37
  Knight Transportation Inc. 2,155 37
  Watts Water Technologies    
  Inc. Class A 929 37
* SYKES Enterprises Inc. 2,627 36
* On Assignment Inc. 2,453 34
  John Bean Technologies    
  Corp. 1,910 33
  Griffon Corp. 3,068 33
  Standex International Corp. 841 32
  Heartland Express Inc. 2,188 32
  Healthcare Services Group    
  Inc. 1,601 31
  Arkansas Best Corp. 1,695 30
  Comfort Systems USA Inc. 2,491 28
  Kelly Services Inc. Class A 1,882 28
* Gibraltar Industries Inc. 2,024 28
  Kaman Corp. 798 28
  Viad Corp. 1,333 26
  Apogee Enterprises Inc. 1,878 25
  Heidrick & Struggles    
  International Inc. 1,186 24
* GenCorp Inc. 3,949 24
  CIRCOR International Inc. 672 22
* Powell Industries Inc. 588 19
* Federal Signal Corp. 4,093 19
  Tennant Co. 407 17
  Cascade Corp. 308 16
  Unifirst Corp. 270 16
* Orion Marine Group Inc. 1,772 13
  CDI Corp. 839 13
* NCI Building Systems Inc. 970 12
* Consolidated Graphics Inc. 242 11
* Lydall Inc. 1,162 11
  AAON Inc. 568 11
* Encore Capital Group Inc. 398 9
  Vicor Corp. 626 5
  Lawson Products Inc. 255 4
  Standard Register Co. 795 1
      3,243
Information Technology (13.1%)    
* Anixter International Inc. 1,836 128
* Arris Group Inc. 7,799 89
* Take-Two Interactive    
  Software Inc. 5,728 88
* Plexus Corp. 2,295 80
* SYNNEX Corp. 1,706 70
* Scansource Inc. 1,806 67
* Benchmark Electronics Inc. 3,834 63
* Insight Enterprises Inc. 2,908 61
* Progress Software Corp. 2,248 52
* Harmonic Inc. 7,677 45
* Digital River Inc. 2,462 43
  Comtech Telecommunications    
  Corp. 1,345 43
* Newport Corp. 2,483 41
* Brightpoint Inc. 4,521 40
* TTM Technologies Inc. 3,389 40
  MKS Instruments Inc. 1,281 38
* Advanced Energy Industries    
  Inc. 2,960 36
* Microsemi Corp. 1,676 35
* FEI Co. 776 35
* DealerTrack Holdings Inc. 1,229 34
  Black Box Corp. 1,179 32

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund  
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Super Micro Computer Inc. 1,833 30
  United Online Inc. 5,949 30
* TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. 4,624 30
* Checkpoint Systems Inc. 2,674 30
* Cardtronics Inc. 1,111 30
  Heartland Payment Systems    
  Inc. 993 28
* ATMI Inc. 1,176 26
* Intermec Inc. 3,399 25
* Perficient Inc. 2,025 24
* Bottomline Technologies Inc. 833 23
* Diodes Inc. 929 23
* Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. 982 23
  CTS Corp. 2,272 23
  Methode Electronics Inc. 2,448 22
  Park Electrochemical Corp. 781 22
  Electro Scientific Industries    
  Inc. 1,604 22
  Daktronics Inc. 2,445 22
* CIBER Inc. 4,769 21
* Standard Microsystems Corp. 814 21
* Rudolph Technologies Inc. 2,105 21
* Avid Technology Inc. 1,929 21
* Tessera Technologies Inc. 1,191 20
* Digi International Inc. 1,694 19
* iGate Corp. 1,066 19
  Cohu Inc. 1,594 18
* XO Group Inc. 1,883 17
* Stratasys Inc. 460 17
* Monotype Imaging Holdings    
  Inc. 1,189 17
* Symmetricom Inc. 2,795 16
  Brooks Automation Inc. 1,355 16
* TeleTech Holdings Inc. 1,048 16
* Ultratech Inc. 538 15
* CSG Systems International    
  Inc. 887 14
* Rogers Corp. 381 14
* Mercury Computer Systems    
  Inc. 918 13
  Micrel Inc. 1,208 13
  EPIQ Systems Inc. 1,101 13
* Monolithic Power Systems    
  Inc. 676 13
* Intevac Inc. 1,559 12
* Pericom Semiconductor Corp. 1,586 12
* Sigma Designs Inc. 2,095 12
  Bel Fuse Inc. Class B 663 12
* Radisys Corp. 1,541 12
* Measurement Specialties Inc. 336 11
* Virtusa Corp. 674 11
  Badger Meter Inc. 327 10
* DSP Group Inc. 1,559 10
* Supertex Inc. 506 9
  PC-Tel Inc. 1,234 9
* Kopin Corp. 2,436 9
  Pulse Electronics Corp. 2,796 9
* Agilysys Inc. 1,027 8
* Oplink Communications Inc. 480 8
* Novatel Wireless Inc. 2,172 7
* STR Holdings Inc. 1,040 7
* Nanometrics Inc. 371 6
* NCI Inc. Class A 534 4
      2,125
Materials (6.7%)    
  PolyOne Corp. 6,005 81
* SunCoke Energy Inc. 4,655 67
  Texas Industries Inc. 1,850 63
  Eagle Materials Inc. 1,905 60
* OM Group Inc. 2,144 59
  AK Steel Holding Corp. 7,328 58
  HB Fuller Co. 1,750 53
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 1,048 51
  A Schulman Inc. 1,945 50
* RTI International Metals Inc. 2,001 45
* Materion Corp. 1,339 39
  Tredegar Corp. 1,560 36
* Century Aluminum Co. 3,645 36
* Calgon Carbon Corp. 2,154 33
  Wausau Paper Corp. 3,270 30
  Buckeye Technologies Inc. 891 30
  Myers Industries Inc. 2,221 30
  Neenah Paper Inc. 995 28
  Koppers Holdings Inc. 710 27
* Kraton Performance    
  Polymers Inc. 909 25
* LSB Industries Inc. 609 24
  Zep Inc. 1,455 22
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 602 21
  AMCOL International Corp. 675 20
  Haynes International Inc. 285 18
  American Vanguard Corp. 944 16
* KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 765 15
  Quaker Chemical Corp. 346 14
  Stepan Co. 162 14
  Olympic Steel Inc. 600 14
* AM Castle & Co. 1,081 12
* Headwaters Inc. 2,435 7
      1,098
Telecommunication Services (0.9%)  
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. 12,959 49
  NTELOS Holdings Corp. 989 23
  USA Mobility Inc. 1,463 20
* Cbeyond Inc. 1,994 15
* General Communication Inc.    
  CLASS A 1,277 14
  Lumos Networks Corp. 968 12
* Neutral Tandem Inc. 618 7
      140

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

    Market
    Value
  Shares ($000)
Utilities (4.1%)    
Avista Corp. 3,857 95
Piedmont Natural Gas Co.    
Inc. 2,580 84
UIL Holdings Corp. 2,078 73
Southwest Gas Corp. 1,646 70
Laclede Group Inc. 1,487 61
New Jersey Resources Corp. 1,265 59
Allete Inc. 1,071 45
NorthWestern Corp. 1,150 40
Unisource Energy Corp. 972 36
El Paso Electric Co. 1,021 33
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 730 33
CH Energy Group Inc. 384 26
Central Vermont Public    
Service Corp. 458 16
    671
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $14,274)   16,279
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   18
Liabilities   (19)
    (1)
ETF Shares—Net Assets (100%)    
Applicable to 250,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 16,278
Net Asset Value Per Share—    
ETF Shares   $65.11

 

At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 15,237
Undistributed Net Investment Income 12
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (976)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 2,005
Net Assets 16,278

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 108
Total Income 108
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative 11
Custodian Fees 4
Total Expenses 15
Net Investment Income 93
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 98
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 2,101
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,292

 

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

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 93 129
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 98 319
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 2,101 (96)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,292 352
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares (163) (37)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares
Return of Capital    
Total Distributions (163) (37)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares (1)
ETF Shares (21) 13,856
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (21) 13,855
Total Increase (Decrease) 2,108 14,170
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 14,170
End of Period2 16,278 14,170
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $12,000 and $82,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $56.68 $49.79
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .370 .741
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 8.711 6.519
Total from Investment Operations 9.081 7.260
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.651) (.370)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.651) (.370)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $65.11 $56.68
 
Total Return 16.12% 14.52%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $16 $14
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.26% 1.32%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 31% 70%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. As of February 29, 2012, there were no investors in the Institutional share class. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. Other: Dividend income is 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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $3,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.00% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

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

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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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.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $345,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $729,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2012.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $14,274,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $2,005,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $2,304,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $299,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $6,511,000 of investment securities and sold $6,590,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended Inception1 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 70 1
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (71) (1)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares (1)
ETF Shares        
Issued 2,869 50 22,271 400
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (2,890) (50) (8,415) (150)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares (21) 13,856 250

 

1 Inception was September 7, 2010, for ETF Shares. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder
redeemed shortly thereafter. As of February 29, 2012, there were no investors in the Institutional share class.

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 29, 2012

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P DJ
    SmallCap U.S. Total
    600 Growth Market
  Fund Index Index
Number of Stocks 325 325 3,733
Median Market Cap $1.3B $1.3B $33.9B
Price/Earnings Ratio 20.7x 20.7x 16.5x
Price/Book Ratio 2.6x 2.6x 2.2x
Return on Equity 13.6% 13.6% 18.2%
Earnings Growth Rate 10.1% 10.1% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 0.9% 0.9% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 67%
Ticker Symbol VIOG
Expense Ratio1 0.20%
30-Day SEC Yield 0.67%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
    S&P  
    SmallCap DJ
    600 U.S. Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index Index
Consumer      
Discretionary 15.4% 15.4% 11.9%
Consumer Staples 5.0 5.0 9.4
Energy 4.3 4.3 11.2
Financials 13.2 13.2 15.4
Health Care 16.2 16.2 11.4
Industrials 11.6 11.6 11.2
Information      
Technology 25.9 25.9 19.4
Materials 3.9 3.9 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.3 0.3 2.5
Utilities 4.2 4.2 3.5

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
 
Salix Pharmaceuticals    
Ltd. Pharmaceuticals 1.2%
ProAssurance Corp. Property & Casualty  
  Insurance 1.1
Cubist Pharmaceuticals    
Inc. Biotechnology 1.1
Questcor    
Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pharmaceuticals 1.0
Lufkin Industries Inc. Oil & Gas  
  Equipment &  
  Services 1.0
Wright Express Corp. Data Processing &  
  Outsourced  
  Services 1.0
Mid-America Apartment    
Communities Inc. Residential REITs 1.0
Viropharma Inc. Pharmaceuticals 0.9
CommVault Systems    
Inc. Systems Software 0.9
Teledyne Technologies Aerospace &  
Inc. Defense 0.9
Top Ten   10.1%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index products.

 

Investment Focus


1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 27, 2011, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the six months ended February 29, 2012, the annualized expense ratio was 0.20%.

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Performance Summary

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

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): September 7, 2010, Through February 29, 2012


Note: For 2012, performance data reflect the six months ended February 29, 2012.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2011
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

  Inception One Since
  Date Year Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010    
Market Price   3.28% 21.20%
Net Asset Value   3.41 21.24

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 29, 2012

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (100.0%)    
Consumer Discretionary (15.4%)    
  Wolverine World Wide Inc. 3,330 127
* Coinstar Inc. 2,122 124
* Genesco Inc. 1,668 114
* Steven Madden Ltd. 2,630 114
* Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. 1,266 109
* JOS A Bank Clothiers Inc. 1,919 99
  Monro Muffler Brake Inc. 2,124 97
* Hibbett Sports Inc. 1,825 89
* Childrens Place Retail Stores    
  Inc. 1,716 87
* Vitamin Shoppe Inc. 2,014 85
  Buckle Inc. 1,864 84
* BJ’s Restaurants Inc. 1,663 83
* Iconix Brand Group Inc. 3,657 66
  Hillenbrand Inc. 2,888 66
  Arbitron Inc. 1,880 63
* Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. 892 57
  Cracker Barrel Old Country    
  Store Inc. 1,029 57
* DineEquity Inc. 1,070 57
  Pool Corp. 1,544 56
  Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. 1,313 55
  CEC Entertainment Inc. 1,300 50
* American Public Education    
  Inc. 1,231 48
* Select Comfort Corp. 1,629 48
* iRobot Corp. 1,865 48
* Papa John’s International Inc. 1,278 47
  Brunswick Corp. 1,969 47
* True Religion Apparel Inc. 1,763 46
* Crocs Inc. 2,242 44
  Texas Roadhouse Inc.    
  Class A 2,465 41
  Finish Line Inc. Class A 1,792 41
* Helen of Troy Ltd. 1,230 40
* Biglari Holdings Inc. 97 40
* Capella Education Co. 998 39
  PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. 887 34
* Blue Nile Inc. 926 33
  Cato Corp. Class A 1,209 33
* Zumiez Inc. 1,015 32
* Liz Claiborne Inc. 3,240 32
* Lumber Liquidators    
  Holdings Inc. 1,331 29
* Rue21 Inc. 1,074 29
  Ryland Group Inc. 1,470 27
* Shuffle Master Inc. 1,630 24
  Oxford Industries Inc. 412 21
* Maidenform Brands Inc. 863 18
* Interval Leisure Group Inc. 1,268 17
  Blyth Inc. 246 16
* Universal Technical Institute    
  Inc. 852 11
* Kirkland’s Inc. 600 10
* Multimedia Games Holding    
  Co. Inc. 614 6
* Midas Inc. 370 3
      2,643
Consumer Staples (5.0%)    
* TreeHouse Foods Inc. 2,475 143
  Casey’s General Stores Inc. 2,624 134
* United Natural Foods Inc. 1,984 90
* Hain Celestial Group Inc. 1,915 78
  Sanderson Farms Inc. 1,299 64
* Darling International Inc. 3,793 61
* Boston Beer Co. Inc. Class A 580 55
  J&J Snack Foods Corp. 995 50
  WD-40 Co. 1,101 48
  B&G Foods Inc. Class A 1,500 35
  Snyders-Lance Inc. 1,377 31
  Diamond Foods Inc. 918 22
* Medifast Inc. 942 15
  Calavo Growers Inc. 517 14
  Inter Parfums Inc. 555 9
      849

 

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      Market
      Value
  Shares ($000)
Energy (4.3%)    
  Lufkin Industries Inc. 2,101 167
* SEACOR Holdings Inc. 1,498 148
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 2,028 68
* Approach Resources Inc. 1,835 64
* Contango Oil & Gas Co. 879 56
* Hornbeck Offshore Services    
  Inc. 1,197 49
* OYO Geospace Corp. 438 48
* GeoResources Inc. 1,378 44
* Petroleum Development Corp. 652 21
* ION Geophysical Corp. 2,811 20
* Pioneer Drilling Co. 1,841 18
* Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 991 18
* Basic Energy Services Inc. 691 14
      735
Financials (13.2%)    
  ProAssurance Corp. 2,106 185
  Mid-America Apartment    
  Communities Inc. 2,609 163
  Tanger Factory Outlet    
  Centers 3,526 103
  Kilroy Realty Corp. 2,344 103
* Ezcorp Inc. Class A 3,021 95
  Cash America International    
  Inc. 2,020 94
  EastGroup Properties Inc. 1,851 89
* First Cash Financial Services    
  Inc. 2,074 88
  Post Properties Inc. 2,004 88
  Extra Space Storage Inc. 3,189 84
  RLI Corp. 1,150 81
  PS Business Parks Inc. 1,281 80
* Stifel Financial Corp. 2,111 79
  Entertainment Properties    
  Trust 1,708 78
* World Acceptance Corp. 1,005 64
* Financial Engines Inc. 2,698 62
  UMB Financial Corp. 1,382 58
  Sovran Self Storage Inc. 1,038 49
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 2,200 45
  Infinity Property & Casualty    
  Corp. 816 45
  First Financial Bankshares Inc. 1,238 42
  Acadia Realty Trust 1,803 38
* Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. 1,101 37
  Colonial Properties Trust 1,731 36
  LTC Properties Inc. 1,119 35
  Community Bank System Inc. 1,228 34
  Bank of the Ozarks Inc. 1,129 33
  Oritani Financial Corp. 2,323 30
  First Financial Bancorp 1,794 29
* Virtus Investment Partners Inc. 318 25
  ViewPoint Financial Group 1,585 24
  Universal Health Realty    
  Income Trust 577 22
  Saul Centers Inc. 553 21
* Navigators Group Inc. 411 19
  PacWest Bancorp 770 17
  Tompkins Financial Corp. 401 16
  Home Bancshares Inc. 636 16
  City Holding Co. 440 15
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.    
  Class A 771 15
* eHealth Inc. 963 14
  Inland Real Estate Corp. 1,617 14
* Hanmi Financial Corp. 746 6
      2,271
Health Care (16.2%)    
* Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 4,077 201
* Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4,233 181
* Questcor Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 4,324 168
* Viropharma Inc. 4,863 156
  Quality Systems Inc. 2,719 117
* Haemonetics Corp. 1,723 116
* Centene Corp. 2,328 114
* Zoll Medical Corp. 1,527 112
* Magellan Health Services Inc. 1,928 91
  Chemed Corp. 1,371 85
* Align Technology Inc. 3,157 81
* Medicines Co. 3,661 78
* MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. 877 76
* Air Methods Corp. 780 70
* Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc. 1,833 68
* Cyberonics Inc. 1,715 64
  West Pharmaceutical    
  Services Inc. 1,511 63
* Akorn Inc. 4,610 58
* Neogen Corp. 1,612 56
* PSS World Medical Inc. 2,291 56
  Analogic Corp. 844 48
  Computer Programs    
  & Systems Inc. 764 46
* NuVasive Inc. 2,915 46
* Momenta Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 3,039 45
* PAREXEL International Corp. 1,782 44
* IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc. 1,135 41
* Abaxis Inc. 1,497 40
* ICU Medical Inc. 831 38
* Amsurg Corp. Class A 1,350 35
  Landauer Inc. 643 35
* Integra LifeSciences Holdings    
  Corp. 993 31
  Ensign Group Inc. 1,123 31
* Medidata Solutions Inc. 1,521 30
  Meridian Bioscience Inc. 1,633 29
* Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. 698 28

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Greatbatch Inc. 1,099 27
* Arqule Inc. 3,681 26
* Bio-Reference Labs Inc. 1,064 21
* Merit Medical Systems Inc. 1,696 21
* Corvel Corp. 442 20
  Cantel Medical Corp. 910 18
* Emergent Biosolutions Inc. 1,167 18
* Omnicell Inc. 919 14
* eResearchTechnology Inc. 1,406 9
  Kensey Nash Corp. 356 8
* SurModics Inc. 342 5
* Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2,363 5
* Enzo Biochem Inc. 953 2
      2,772
Industrials (11.6%)    
* Teledyne Technologies Inc. 2,549 152
  Toro Co. 2,116 143
  Robbins & Myers Inc. 2,279 111
* Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. 2,327  101
* Moog Inc. Class A 2,028 89
* II-VI Inc. 3,762 88
* Portfolio Recovery Associates    
  Inc. 1,180 82
  Forward Air Corp. 1,969 66
  Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 1,297 65
  Applied Industrial    
  Technologies Inc. 1,592 64
* Tetra Tech Inc. 2,545 63
  Healthcare Services Group    
  Inc. 2,947 57
  Lindsay Corp. 874 57
* HUB Group Inc. Class A 1,475 53
  AO Smith Corp. 1,153 52
  Cubic Corp. 1,088 52
* Allegiant Travel Co. Class A 1,040 52
  Belden Inc. 1,189 47
  Unifirst Corp. 771 46
  American Science    
  & Engineering Inc. 617 45
* Exponent Inc. 914 44
  AZZ Inc. 869 44
  Watts Water Technologies    
  Inc. Class A 1,033 41
  Simpson Manufacturing Co.    
  Inc. 1,231 37
  Tennant Co. 863 35
* Aerovironment Inc. 1,212 35
  Kaman Corp. 970 33
  Kaydon Corp. 864 32
  Knight Transportation Inc. 1,808 31
  National Presto Industries Inc. 330 29
  Heartland Express Inc. 1,708 25
* Encore Capital Group Inc. 1,088 24
* Dolan Co. 2,070 19
* Consolidated Graphics Inc. 370 17
  CIRCOR International Inc. 490 16
  Cascade Corp. 274 15
  AAON Inc. 706 13
  Vicor Corp. 701 6
* NCI Building Systems Inc. 383 5
      1,986
Information Technology (25.9%)    
* Wright Express Corp. 2,666 165
* CommVault Systems Inc. 3,001 155
* Viasat Inc. 2,913 134
* Taleo Corp. Class A 2,861 131
  Cognex Corp. 2,901 124
* Hittite Microwave Corp. 1,924 110
* CACI International Inc.    
  Class A 1,822 108
* Cirrus Logic Inc. 4,407 104
* Netgear Inc. 2,590 97
* Cymer Inc. 2,108 97
  j2 Global Inc. 3,271 97
  MAXIMUS Inc. 2,316 97
  Blackbaud Inc. 2,971 94
* Sourcefire Inc. 1,980 89
* Microsemi Corp. 4,252 89
* Synaptics Inc. 2,221 82
  Littelfuse Inc. 1,534 81
* OSI Systems Inc. 1,355 80
* FEI Co. 1,788 80
* Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 1,556 78
* MicroStrategy Inc. Class A 557 75
* JDA Software Group Inc. 2,934 74
* Veeco Instruments Inc. 2,670 72
  Power Integrations Inc. 1,935 72
* GT Advanced Technologies    
  Inc. 8,253 71
* Liquidity Services Inc. 1,601 69
  MKS Instruments Inc. 2,278 68
* Manhattan Associates Inc. 1,427 66
* FARO Technologies Inc. 1,147 64
* Tyler Technologies Inc. 1,680 63
* Synchronoss Technologies    
  Inc. 1,842 62
* Kulicke & Soffa Industries    
  Inc. 5,013 56
* LogMeIn Inc. 1,459 54
  MTS Systems Corp. 1,082 53
* Volterra Semiconductor Corp. 1,695 52
* Netscout Systems Inc. 2,376 50
  Ebix Inc. 2,155 50
* comScore Inc. 2,278 50
* Cardtronics Inc. 1,875 50
* LivePerson Inc. 3,273 49
* Websense Inc. 2,677 48
* Progress Software Corp. 2,076 48
  Heartland Payment Systems    
  Inc. 1,691 48

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Bottomline Technologies Inc. 1,615 45
* DealerTrack Holdings Inc. 1,574 44
* TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. 6,664 43
* Ceva Inc. 1,623 40
* Diodes Inc. 1,582 39
* Tessera Technologies Inc. 2,310 39
* Entropic Communications Inc. 5,938 37
  Brooks Automation Inc. 3,009 36
* Stratasys Inc. 970 36
* Ultratech Inc. 1,193 32
* Forrester Research Inc. 1,007 32
* DTS Inc. 1,142 32
* Higher One Holdings Inc. 2,151 32
* InfoSpace Inc. 2,697 31
  OPNET 1,025 29
* Interactive Intelligence Group    
  Inc. 980 27
* Rogers Corp. 715 26
* Monolithic Power Systems    
  Inc. 1,330 25
  Micrel Inc. 2,164 23
  Badger Meter Inc. 709 23
* Measurement Specialties Inc. 694 23
* CSG Systems International    
  Inc. 1,403 22
* Stamps.com Inc. 862 22
* Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. 944 22
* Exar Corp. 3,093 22
* ATMI Inc. 962 21
* Standard Microsystems Corp. 726 19
  Park Electrochemical Corp. 619 18
* Monotype Imaging Holdings    
  Inc. 1,245 17
* iGate Corp. 958 17
* Mercury Computer Systems    
  Inc. 1,150 17
* Nanometrics Inc. 807 14
* Oplink Communications Inc. 839 14
* STR Holdings Inc. 1,809 13
  EPIQ Systems Inc. 1,006 12
* Rubicon Technology Inc. 1,170 10
* TeleTech Holdings Inc. 629 10
* Virtusa Corp. 594 9
* Kopin Corp. 2,147 8
* Supertex Inc. 323 6
      4,443
Materials (3.9%)    
  Schweitzer-Mauduit    
  International Inc. 1,115 78
  Buckeye Technologies Inc. 1,791 61
  Balchem Corp. 1,998 54
  Deltic Timber Corp. 747 49
  HB Fuller Co. 1,556 47
* KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 1,867 37
  Stepan Co. 406 35
* Kraton Performance Polymers    
  Inc. 1,250 35
  Eagle Materials Inc. 1,105 35
  Haynes International Inc. 530 33
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 933 32
  AMCOL International Corp. 1,019 30
  Koppers Holdings Inc. 683 26
* LSB Industries Inc. 639 26
* Calgon Carbon Corp. 1,671 25
  Hawkins Inc. 612 24
  Quaker Chemical Corp. 524 22
  American Vanguard Corp. 595 10
* Headwaters Inc. 1,683 5
      664
Telecommunication Services (0.3%)  
  Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. 635 25
* Neutral Tandem Inc. 1,545 17
* General Communication Inc.    
  Class A 1,033 11
      53
Utilities (4.2%)    
  South Jersey Industries Inc. 2,079 108
  Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. 2,290 74
  New Jersey Resources Corp. 1,544 72
  Southwest Gas Corp. 1,456 62
  El Paso Electric Co. 1,721 56
  Unisource Energy Corp. 1,528 56
  Northwest Natural Gas Co. 1,087 50
  American States Water Co. 1,293 48
  UIL Holdings Corp. 1,322 47
  Allete Inc. 1,118 47
  NorthWestern Corp. 1,300 45
  CH Energy Group Inc. 621 41
  Central Vermont Public    
  Service Corp. 449 16
      722
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $15,225)   17,138

 

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    Market
    Value
  Shares ($000)
Temporary Cash Investment (0.0%)  
Money Market Fund (0.0%)    
1 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
Fund, 0.111% (Cost $6) 5,872 6
Total Investments (100.0%)    
(Cost $15,231)   17,144
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)  
Other Assets   16
Liabilities   (18)
    (2)
ETF Shares—Net Assets (100%)  
Applicable to 250,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 17,142
Net Asset Value Per Share—    
ETF Shares   $68.57

 

At February 29, 2012, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 16,173
Undistributed Net Investment Income 2
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (946)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,913
Net Assets 17,142

 

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

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2012
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 71
Interest1 1
Total Income 72
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Management and Administrative 13
Custodian Fees 4
Shareholders’ Reports 2
Total Expenses 19
Net Investment Income 53
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 1,723
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities 439
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,215
1 Interest income from an affiliated company of the fund was $1,000.

 

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    September 7,
  Six Months Ended 20101 to
  February 29, August 31,
  2012 2011
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 53 97
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 1,723 104
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 439 1,474
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 2,215 1,675
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares (101) (47)
Realized Capital Gain    
Institutional Shares
ETF Shares
Total Distributions (101) (47)
Capital Share Transactions    
Institutional Shares (5)
ETF Shares (12,504) 25,909
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (12,504) 25,904
Total Increase (Decrease) (10,390) 27,532
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 27,532
End of Period2 17,142 27,532
1 Inception.
2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $2,000 and $50,000.

 

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares    
  Six Months Sept. 7,
  Ended 20101 to
  February 29, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2012 2011
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $61.18 $49.82
Investment Operations    
Net Investment Income .232 .422
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 7.495 11.248
Total from Investment Operations 7.727 11.670
Distributions    
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.337) (.310)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (.337) (.310)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $68.57 $61.18
 
Total Return 12.67% 23.41%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data    
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $17 $28
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.20% 0.20%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 0.55% 0.78%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 67% 106%

 

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Inception—See Notes to Financial Statements.
2 Annualized.
3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares,
including ETF Creation Units.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Institutional Shares and ETF Shares. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder redeemed shortly thereafter. As of February 29, 2012, there were no investors in the Institutional share class. ETF Shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc.; they can be purchased and sold through a broker.

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

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

2. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for its open federal income tax year ended August 31, 2011, and for the period ended February 29, 2012, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

4. 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 fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $3,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.00% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

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

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

At February 29, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was based on Level 1 inputs.

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.

During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund realized $2,080,000 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions—in which shareholders exchanged fund shares for securities held by the fund rather than for cash. Because such gains are not taxable to the fund, and are not distributed to shareholders, they have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to paid-in capital.

The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. The fund realized losses of $576,000 during the period from November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011, which are deferred and will be treated as realized for tax purposes in fiscal 2012. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2012.

At February 29, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $15,231,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,913,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $2,270,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $357,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

E. During the six months ended February 29, 2012, the fund purchased $10,359,000 of investment securities and sold $22,890,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

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

  Six Months Ended Inception1 to
  February 29, 2012 August 31, 2011
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Institutional Shares        
Issued 229 2
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (234) (2)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares (5)
ETF Shares        
Issued 3,108 50 28,955 500
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (15,612) (250) (3,046) (50)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares (12,504) (200) 25,909 450

 

1 Inception was September 7, 2010, for ETF Shares. Institutional Shares were first issued on December 15, 2010; the sole shareholder
redeemed shortly thereafter. As of February 29, 2012, there were no investors in the Institutional share class.

G. In preparing the financial statements as of February 29, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

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

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Six Months Ended February 29, 2012      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2011 2/29/2012 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,143.12 $0.43
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,142.65 0.80
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,161.19 $1.07
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,126.68 $1.06
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund      
Institutional Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.47 $0.40
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,024.12 0.75
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.87 $1.01
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.87 $1.01

 

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that
period are: for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund, 0.08% for Institutional Shares and 0.15% for ETF Shares; for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Index Fund, 0.20% for ETF Shares; and for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund, 0.20% for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as
“Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number
of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.

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Glossary

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

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

Earnings Growth Rate. The average annual rate of growth in earnings over the past five years for the stocks now in a fund.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turnover Rate. An indication of the fund’s trading activity. Funds with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and may be more likely to distribute capital gains (which may be taxable to investors). The turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, which have minimal impact on costs.


 

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

The trustees of your mutual fund are there to see that the fund is operated and managed in your best interests since, as a shareholder, you are a part owner of the fund. Your fund’s trustees also serve on the board of directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc., which is owned by the Vanguard funds and provides services to them on an at-cost basis.

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 179 Vanguard funds.

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

Interested Trustee1 and President (2006–2008) of Rohm Haas Co.
  (chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
F. William McNabb III (diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-
Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),
Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group, Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
Inc., and of each of the investment companies served The Conference Board.
by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director  
of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive Amy Gutmann
Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
each of the investment companies served by The Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Vanguard Group (1995–2008). in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
  appointments at the Annenberg School for Commu-
  nication and the Graduate School of Education
Independent Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania; Director of
  Carnegie Corporation of New York, Schuylkill River
Emerson U. Fullwood Development Corporation, and Greater Philadelphia
Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal Chamber of Commerce; Trustee of the National
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Constitution Center; Chair of the Presidential
Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox  
Corporation (document management products and JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
services); Executive in Residence and 2010 Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of (retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
care), the University of Rochester Medical Center, (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
Monroe Community College Foundation, and North products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
Carolina A&T University. (hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
Rajiv L. Gupta for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: at Syracuse University.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)  

 


 

F. Joseph Loughrey Group since 2010; Assistant Controller of each of
Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Group (2001–2010).  
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) and Vice    
Chairman of the Board (2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. Thomas J. Higgins  
(industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB (industrial Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized consumer 2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
services), the Lumina Foundation for Education, and Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
Oxfam America; Chairman of the Advisory Council Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
for the College of Arts and Letters and Member served by The Vanguard Group since 2008; Treasurer
of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg Institute for of each of the investment companies served by The
International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Vanguard Group (1998–2008).
 
André F. Perold Kathryn J. Hyatt  
Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of
Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment the investment companies served by The Vanguard
Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies Group since 2008; Assistant Treasurer of each of the
LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine (1988–2008).  
Arts Boston.    
  Heidi Stam  
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2006;
President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005;
Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Secretary of The Vanguard Group and of each of the
Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/ investment companies served by The Vanguard Group
aircraft systems and services) and the National since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of
Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2005;
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).
University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman    
of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.    
  Vanguard Senior Management Team
Peter F. Volanakis Mortimer J. Buckley  Michael S. Miller 
Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal Kathleen C. Gubanich  James M. Norris 
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President Paul A. Heller  Glenn W. Reed 
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning Martha G. King  George U. Sauter 
Incorporated (communications equipment); Director of Chris D. McIsaac   
Corning Incorporated (2000-2010) and Dow Corning    
(2001–2010); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-    
industry manufacturing); Overseer of the Amos Tuck
School of Business Administration at Dartmouth Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor   
College; Advisor to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. John J. Brennan  
  Chairman, 1996–2009  
  Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
   
Executive Officers 
Glenn Booraem  
Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal Founder   
Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal John C. Bogle  
of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
the investment companies served by The Vanguard    

 

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


 

 

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Item 6: Investments.

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Investment Companies.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

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


 

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

Item 12: Exhibits.

(a) Certifications.

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

  VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS
 
 
BY: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Date: April 20, 2012

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

  VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS
 
BY: /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
  F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Date: April 20, 2012

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 
BY: /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
  THOMAS J. HIGGINS
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

Date: April 20, 2012

 

* By: /s/ Heidi Stam

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