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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: 811-07043

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Admiral Funds
Address of Registrant: P.O. Box 2600
  Valley Forge, PA 19482
 
Name and address of agent for service: Anne E. Robinson, Esquire
  P.O. Box 876
  Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

Date of fiscal year end: August 31 Date of reporting period: September 1, 2016 – February 28, 2017

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 


 

Semiannual Report | February 28, 2017

Vanguard Money Market Funds

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

 

A new format, unwavering commitment

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

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

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

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

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

Contents  
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. 1
Chairman’s Perspective. 3
Advisor’s Report. 6
Prime Money Market Fund. 10
Federal Money Market Fund. 29
Treasury Money Market Fund. 42
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: No matter what language you speak, Vanguard has one consistent message and set of principles. Our primary focus is on you, our clients. We conduct our business with integrity as a faithful steward of your assets. This message is shown translated into seven languages, reflecting our expanding global presence.

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

• For the six months ended February 28, 2017, Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund returned 0.33% for Investor Shares and 0.36% for Admiral Shares. Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund returned 0.19%, and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund returned 0.17%. All these results surpassed the average returns of the funds’ peer groups.

• The period coincided with the final implementation of new money market regulations.

Under the rules, all three funds covered by this report seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1 per share.

• In the weeks before and after the October final compliance deadline for the rules, the funds took advantage of market volatility to make portfolio moves that benefited their performance.

• The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate during the period by a quarter percentage point, to 0.5%–0.75%, in only the second increase in a decade.

Total Returns: Six Months Ended February 28, 2017    
  7-Day SEC Total
  Yield Returns
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund    
Investor Shares 0.80% 0.33%
Admiral™ Shares 0.86 0.36
Money Market Funds Average   0.14

Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. In April 2017, the Institutional Money Market Funds Average was replaced with the Money Market Funds Average.

 

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund 0.49% 0.19%
Government Money Market Funds Average   0.04
Government Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  
 
Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund 0.46% 0.17%
iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average   0.03
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.  
Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements.  

 

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Expense Ratios    
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group    
    Peer Group
  Fund Average
Prime Money Market Fund    
Investor Shares 0.16% 0.32%
Admiral Shares 0.10 0.32
Federal Money Market Fund 0.11 0.26
Treasury Money Market Fund 0.09 0.16

 

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the funds’ annualized expense ratios were: for the Prime Money Market Fund, 0.16% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.11%; for the Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.09%.

Peer groups: For the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares and Admiral Shares, Money Market Funds; for the Federal Money Market Fund, Government Money Market Funds; and for the Treasury Money Market Fund, iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds.

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Chairman’s Perspective


Bill McNabb
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholder,

More than a decade ago, a Vanguard client asked us to help improve its defined contribution retirement plan. New hires were participating in the plan at lower rates than in previous years, and the client wanted to reverse this trend. Another priority was to help more participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios.

The overall goal of this longtime client: Give employees a better chance to achieve financial security in retirement.

Today, that plan automatically enrolls employees at a 5% contribution rate, puts them in a low-cost target-date fund that takes on less risk as they near retirement, and offers a comprehensive suite of advice services. On top of that, employees get an employer contribution of 5% and are eligible for a company match.

Because of this combination of attractive features and generous employer contributions, nearly all new hires now participate in the plan, 81% of plan participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios, and 87% of participants meet or exceed Vanguard’s recommended total retirement savings target. (Vanguard generally recommends that retirement investors save 12%–15% of pay, including company matches.)

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Changing the retirement landscape

Am I singling out an isolated Vanguard success story? Absolutely not.

Stories like these are becoming increasingly common with employer-based retirement plans, particularly among large and midsize companies. Solutions such as automatic enrollment, automatic contribution increases, and default investment in target-date funds are having a positive effect.

Insights from the relatively new discipline of behavioral finance have contributed to the advances. Simply put, retirement plans are making natural human inertia work for future retirees, rather than against them, by putting savings on autopilot as much as possible.

More than 60% of Vanguard participants are in plans with automatic enrollment, which has led to a big jump in participation. Today, more than four-fifths of eligible employees are saving for retirement, compared with only two-thirds ten years ago.

In addition, many plans have adopted automatic-escalation features, which increase plan contributions at regular intervals until a maximum level is reached or an employee opts out. Automatic increases are a crucial tool for boosting retirement savings rates.

The growing use of target-date funds is another enormous benefit. More than 70% of all participants in Vanguard plans invest at least part of their retirement savings in

Market Barometer      
      Total Returns
    Periods Ended February 28, 2017
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 10.10% 25.53% 13.94%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.61 36.11 12.89
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 10.29 26.29 13.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 5.40 19.87 4.00
 
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      
(Broad taxable market) -2.19% 1.42% 2.24%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      
(Broad tax-exempt market) -2.80 0.25 3.07
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.19 0.32 0.10
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 1.14% 2.74% 1.36%

 

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these age-appropriate, diversified strategies. And nearly 50% of Vanguard participants are invested solely in a single target-date fund.

Consider a do-it-yourself autopilot

But what if you don’t have access to a world-class, employer-based retirement plan? Unfortunately, not everyone does, which is an important policy issue.

However, you can still put the features of these plans to work. For example, you can set up automatic contributions from your paycheck to an IRA. And you can adopt your own automatic escalation by investing any pay raises.

You can also take a page from top-quality retirement plans by considering a low-cost, globally diversified target-date fund. The beauty of this approach is that you don’t need to remember to rebalance your portfolio—the fund does it for you.

Of course, you can take a more active role in picking your own investments, and this can be a good choice for some. But keep in mind the lessons from successful employer-based plans: Busy workers, faced with a lot of competing priorities, are often best served by putting their retirement savings on autopilot.

Winning by default

In highlighting some recent successes in retirement savings, I don’t want to minimize the challenges we still face. We’re living in a slow-growth, uncertain world, and investment returns for both stocks and bonds could well be modest in the coming decade.

But I believe the innovations we’ve seen in the last ten years in many retirement plans—you might call it the “default revolution”—point the way toward a solution. And that even goes for people whose employers don’t have a world-class retirement plan.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.


F. William McNabb III

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 14, 2017

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Advisor’s Report

For the six months ended February 28, 2017, Investor Shares of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund returned 0.33%, while Admiral Shares, with their lower expense ratio, returned 0.36%. Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund returned 0.19% and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund 0.17%. The results for all three funds exceeded the average returns of their peer groups.

The investment environment

The period opened on an optimistic note, with investors shrugging off subpar economic readings from the first half of 2016 as third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth exceeded estimates. The U.S. economy appeared to pick up steam, with the manufacturing and housing sectors reporting solid activity and the employment rate continuing to improve. Commodities, especially oil, regained some ground after price declines earlier in the year. Those developments most likely played a large part in the Federal Reserve’s decision in December to raise the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point, to 0.5%–0.75%—only the second increase in a decade.

That optimism carried over to the U.S. stock market as investors anticipated stronger growth and higher inflation, even as fourth-quarter GDP growth disappointed. The earlier economic improvement and the prospect of more infrastructure spending, greater deregulation, and possible tax-code changes under the new administration

helped fuel a shift toward riskier assets, propelling stocks to record highs in early 2017.

Corporate bonds, especially those of lower quality and with longer maturities, also saw strong demand, pushing their prices higher and their yields lower. The average yield on corporates dropped to 115 basis points (bps) over U.S. Treasuries at the end of the period, from 135 bps at the beginning. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.)

In contrast, demand for Treasuries slumped, lifting their yields. Over the six months, the bellwether 10-year Treasury yield jumped 81 bps to 2.39%, and the 30-year yield rose 77 bps to 3.00%. The 2-year Treasury yield climbed 45 bps to 1.26%. Yields of money market-eligible securities also increased.

As the period closed, yields moved up further as markets interpreted comments from Fed officials about employment and inflation expectations to mean that the next increase in the federal funds rate was likely to come at the Fed’s March meeting. And in fact, on March 15, the Fed raised it by another quarter percentage point, to 0.75%–1%, while projecting two more rate hikes this year.

Abroad during the fund’s reporting period, major central banks kept their monetary policies accommodative. The Bank of Japan continued to charge a negative

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interest rate on the excess reserves of financial institutions, a policy intended to complement its other efforts to spur growth and ward off deflation. As the period closed, there were signs that these efforts may be working, as Japan’s consumer price index rose for the first time in more than a year.

Management of the fund

The period coincided with the final implementation of new money market regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2014. Under the rules, all three Vanguard funds covered in this report seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1 per share.

Because it is designated a retail fund, Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund can impose liquidity fees and redemption “gates,” designed to help keep funds stable during times of extreme market stress. Please note that we manage our funds conservatively and seek to maintain liquidity above the levels at which fees and gates would be triggered. (See the box on page 9 for more details.)

In the run-up to the rules’ final compliance deadline in October, more than $1 trillion in assets industrywide moved to government money market funds from prime money market funds, leading yield spreads to widen between short-term government securities and bank certificates of deposit. In the weeks before implementation, we took steps to prepare for the volatility,

including maintaining the funds’ liquidity in excess of SEC targets and shortening the weighted average maturity. These measures allowed us to provide maximum safety and liquidity.

Since then, we have taken advantage of market movements to make slight changes to the portfolios. In anticipation of rising interest rates, we began adding to the Prime Money Market Fund floating-rate debt that resets periodically at prevailing market rates. We also reduced that fund’s exposure to government securities in favor of bank debt maturing within one week.

As the spread between Treasury and agency securities has narrowed, we’ve been diversifying the Federal Money Market Fund’s portfolio by adding to its Treasury exposure. We also added to floating-rate agency notes when spreads allowed us to capture value.

We’ve been managing the Treasury Money Market Fund’s average maturity in anticipation of higher interest rates. We are also closely monitoring any debate about the debt ceiling that may occur later this year and that could affect the markets.

A look ahead

Absent an unexpected external shock, the U.S. economy looks to continue its steady growth. Real GDP is likely to be about 2% in 2017, or maybe closer to 2.5% if policies prove expansionary. As the labor market moves closer to the Fed’s full employment

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target, competition for labor could push the pace of annual wage increases into the 3%–4% range. That should fan inflation in the short term, but not to the point of overheating.

We’re encouraged by the Fed’s decision to continue the process of normalizing rates, which have been near zero since 2009. Although the federal funds rate could increase to 1.25%–1.5% by the end of 2017, we nevertheless think the Fed will maintain its dovish tightening approach, given the anti-inflationary forces still at work in the global economy.

Although corporate fundamentals stand to benefit from the new administration’s agenda, we’re also closely monitoring

developments that could negatively affect our outlook. These include trade and immigration policy, political developments in Europe, and further weakness in the Chinese economy.

Regardless of what the markets may bring, our experienced team of portfolio managers, traders, and credit analysts will continue to seek out opportunities to add to the funds’ performance while keeping the safety of your investment paramount.

David R. Glocke, Principal

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

March 16, 2017

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Money market reform: What’s changed and what hasn’t

The final phase of money market reform took effect on October 14, 2016, the compliance date for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rules designed to enhance the stability and resilience of all money market funds.

Under the rules, Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund qualifies as a retail fund, and Vanguard Federal and Treasury Money Market Funds are government funds, which means all three will seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1 per share. (Institutional money market funds, which have floating share prices, are not offered by Vanguard.)

We now report the funds’ weekly liquid assets, daily market value to four decimal places, and daily net shareholder cash flow. (See your fund’s Portfolio & Management tab on vanguard.com.)

Two other changes for the Prime Money Market Fund involve liquidity fees and redemption “gates,” tools to help keep funds stable during times of extreme market duress. These tools are not required for government funds.

A fee of up to 2% may be imposed by the fund’s board on the sale of shares if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below specified thresholds of its total assets. (The SEC has strict definitions for “liquid” assets; generally this refers to assets that can be sold in the normal course of business with little impact on their price.) The fee would reduce the dollar amount you receive for your redemption.

A gate is a temporary suspension of redemptions. The board may impose either fees or gates or both. Please note that we manage our funds conservatively and seek to maintain liquidity above the levels at which fees and gates would be imposed. You can learn more in your fund’s prospectus, available at vanguard.com.

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Prime Money Market Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Financial Attributes    
  Investor Admiral
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VMMXX VMRXX
Expense Ratio1 0.16% 0.10%
7-Day SEC Yield 0.80% 0.86%
Average Weighted    
Maturity 40 days 40 days
 
 
 
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)  
Certificates of Deposit   9.0%
U.S. Commercial Paper   3.5
Other   2.6
Repurchase Agreements   1.2
U.S. Government Obligations 1.5
U.S. Treasury Bills   20.0
Yankee/Foreign   62.2

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.

 

 

 

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.16% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral 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. The fund is only available to retail investors (natural persons). You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

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, 2006, Through February 28, 2017  
    Money
    Market
    Funds
  Investor Shares Average
Fiscal Year Total Returns Total Returns
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 0.04 0.00
2013 0.02 0.00
2014 0.02 0.00
2015 0.02 0.00
2016 0.32 0.04
2017 0.33 0.14
7-day SEC yield (2/28/2017): 0.80%    
Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  
Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.  

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 0.49% 0.12% 0.90%
Admiral Shares 10/3/1989 0.55 0.18 1.00
 
See Financial Highlights for dividend information.        

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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 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 (21.5%)      
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.500% 3/1/17 2,000 2,000
  United States Treasury Bill 0.420% 3/2/17 2,763 2,763
  United States Treasury Bill 0.471% 4/20/17 172,294 172,182
  United States Treasury Bill 0.476% 4/27/17 1,762,403 1,761,078
  United States Treasury Bill 0.501% 5/4/17 1,992,332 1,990,561
  United States Treasury Bill 0.527%–0.536% 5/11/17 3,501,777 3,498,102
  United States Treasury Bill 0.541%–0.627% 5/18/17 3,000,000 2,996,122
  United States Treasury Bill 0.612% 6/1/17 4,000,000 3,993,764
  United States Treasury Bill 0.612%–0.613% 6/8/17 1,000,000 998,321
  United States Treasury Bill 0.647% 6/15/17 2,000,000 1,996,202
  United States Treasury Bill 0.662% 6/29/17 1,500,000 1,496,700
  United States Treasury Bill 0.632% 7/6/17 988,950 986,752
3 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note 0.686% 10/31/18 1,500,000 1,500,024
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $21,394,571)     21,394,571
Commercial Paper (32.0%)        
Bank Holding Company (0.3%)        
4 ABN Amro Funding USA LLC 1.195% 4/27/17 79,250 79,101
4 ABN Amro Funding USA LLC 1.154% 5/18/17 40,500 40,399
4 ABN Amro Funding USA LLC 1.154% 5/22/17 120,000 119,686
4 ABN Amro Funding USA LLC 1.125% 6/22/17 19,750 19,680
          258,866
Finance—Auto (1.3%)        
  American Honda Finance Corp. 0.852% 3/16/17 109,000 108,961
  American Honda Finance Corp. 0.932% 4/24/17 73,500 73,398
  American Honda Finance Corp. 0.973% 5/4/17 181,050 180,738
  American Honda Finance Corp. 0.973% 5/5/17 123,275 123,059
4 BMW US Capital LLC 0.913% 6/28/17 23,750 23,679
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.004% 3/2/17 95,250 95,247
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.046% 5/8/17 85,900 85,731
  Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.024% 6/27/17 102,000 101,659
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.345% 7/3/17 40,000 40,000
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.210% 8/25/17 82,500 82,500
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.191% 9/14/17 155,000 155,000
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.190% 9/15/17 131,000 131,000

 

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Prime Money Market Fund          
 
 
 
          Face Market
        Maturity Amount Value
      Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   1.171% 10/6/17 69,500 69,500
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp.   1.171% 10/10/17 52,250 52,250
            1,322,722
Foreign Banks (23.1%)          
3,4 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 1.347% 3/6/17 540,750 540,750
4 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 1.167% 3/20/17 171,500 171,395
4 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 1.167% 3/21/17 173,500 173,388
4 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 1.157% 3/23/17 399,800 399,519
3,4 Bank of Nova Scotia   1.474% 5/12/17 15,000 15,013
3,4 Bank of Nova Scotia   1.147% 6/6/17 405,000 405,000
3,4 Bank of Nova Scotia   1.148% 7/26/17 650,000 650,000
3,4 Canadian Imperial Holdings Inc.   1.229% 7/24/17 1,345,000 1,345,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.372% 3/7/17 200,000 200,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.372% 3/10/17 350,000 350,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.328% 5/19/17 103,750 103,750
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.331% 5/26/17 296,250 296,250
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.431% 6/20/17 250,000 250,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.429% 6/21/17 206,000 206,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.221% 6/30/17 247,750 247,750
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.401% 6/30/17 165,750 165,750
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.334% 8/1/17 297,250 297,250
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.335% 8/3/17 242,000 242,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.461% 9/25/17 134,250 134,250
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.292% 1/12/18 75,000 75,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.250% 1/25/18 248,000 248,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.250% 1/29/18 182,000 182,000
3,4 Commonwealth Bank of Australia   1.171% 2/26/18 63,000 63,000
  Credit Agricole Corporate          
  & Investment Bank (New York Branch) 0.570% 3/1/17 1,988,000 1,988,000
4 Danske Corp.   1.043% 4/19/17 244,500 244,154
4 Danske Corp.   1.129% 4/24/17 186,150 185,836
4 Danske Corp.   1.104% 5/9/17 96,000 95,798
4 Danske Corp.   1.104% 5/10/17 128,750 128,475
4 Danske Corp.   1.033% 6/1/17 250,200 249,541
4 Danske Corp.   1.084% 6/16/17 175,742 175,178
4 Danske Corp.   1.084% 6/19/17 21,000 20,931
4 Danske Corp. 1.115%–1.125% 7/5/17 84,340 84,010
4 DNB Bank ASA   1.064% 5/19/17 500,000 498,837
4 DNB Bank ASA   1.023% 6/27/17 500,000 498,328
  ING US Funding LLC   1.084% 5/12/17 500,000 498,920
  Lloyds Bank plc   1.084% 5/4/17 247,700 247,224
  Lloyds Bank plc   0.982% 5/26/17 67,900 67,741
  Lloyds Bank plc   1.064% 6/13/17 99,000 98,697
3,4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.210% 3/3/17 500,000 500,000
3,4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.372% 4/10/17 288,000 288,000
4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.096% 4/18/17 298,500 298,066
3,4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.359% 6/16/17 250,000 250,000
3,4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.207% 8/4/17 170,250 170,250
3,4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.225% 9/8/17 600,000 600,000
3,4 National Australia Bank Ltd.   1.021% 11/28/17 484,000 484,000
  Natixis (New York Branch)   0.690% 3/1/17 1,000,000 1,000,000
4 Nordea Bank AB   1.207% 3/16/17 450,000 449,775
4 Nordea Bank AB   1.182% 3/20/17 500,000 499,690
4 Nordea Bank AB   1.187% 7/24/17 42,300 42,099

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
4 Societe Generale SA 0.635%–0.65% 3/1/17 635,807 635,807
4 Societe Generale SA 0.640% 3/3/17 341,000 340,988
  Swedbank AB 1.167% 3/6/17 200,000 199,968
  Swedbank AB 1.167% 3/7/17 200,000 199,961
  Swedbank AB 1.167% 3/8/17 200,000 199,955
  Swedbank AB 1.167% 3/9/17 200,000 199,948
  Swedbank AB 1.136% 3/20/17 195,000 194,884
  Swedbank AB 1.137% 3/21/17 200,000 199,874
  Swedbank AB 1.137% 3/22/17 105,000 104,931
  Swedbank AB 1.066% 4/3/17 200,000 199,806
  Swedbank AB 1.066% 4/4/17 200,000 199,800
  Swedbank AB 1.008% 6/12/17 197,000 196,434
  Swedbank AB 1.008% 6/13/17 197,000 196,428
  Swedbank AB 1.003%–1.013% 6/14/17 110,300 109,976
  Swedbank AB 1.003% 6/16/17 133,400 133,004
  Swedbank AB 1.013% 6/19/17 165,000 164,491
  Swedbank AB 1.013% 6/20/17 175,000 174,455
  Swedbank AB 1.013% 6/21/17 170,000 169,466
  Swedbank AB 1.008% 6/22/17 33,300 33,195
  Swedbank AB 1.177% 7/26/17 200,000 199,044
  Swedbank AB 1.177% 7/27/17 190,000 189,086
  Swedbank AB 1.177% 7/28/17 110,000 109,467
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.318% 5/26/17 413,000 413,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.461% 9/28/17 150,000 150,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.409% 9/29/17 100,000 100,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.405% 10/6/17 200,000 200,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.427% 10/6/17 198,000 198,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.291% 12/14/17 355,000 355,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.295% 1/8/18 200,000 200,000
3,4 Westpac Banking Corp. 1.223% 2/2/18 600,000 600,000
          22,991,583
Foreign Governments (3.0%)        
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.146% 3/7/17 37,700 37,693
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.238% 3/17/17 37,000 36,980
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.207% 3/30/17 30,000 29,971
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.217%–1.228% 4/3/17 81,250 81,160
4 CDP Financial Inc. 0.982%–1.156% 4/20/17 37,250 37,195
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.157% 4/24/17 15,000 14,974
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.147% 5/8/17 54,500 54,383
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.104% 5/9/17 66,900 66,759
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.106% 5/10/17 80,000 79,829
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.206% 6/8/17 23,750 23,672
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.257% 6/30/17 48,450 48,246
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.309% 7/12/17 58,500 58,219
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.309% 7/13/17 70,750 70,408
4 CDP Financial Inc. 1.196% 8/4/17 38,750 38,550
5 CPPIB Capital Inc. 0.862% 5/3/17 300,000 299,548
5 CPPIB Capital Inc. 0.862% 5/4/17 100,000 99,847
5 CPPIB Capital Inc. 0.867% 6/21/17 300,000 299,193
4 Hydro-Quebec 0.842% 5/1/17 24,000 23,966
3,4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.399% 3/2/17 99,000 99,000
3,4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.391% 3/31/17 50,000 50,000
4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.239% 4/26/17 24,750 24,703
4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.228% 5/10/17 17,250 17,209

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.239% 5/19/17 69,000 68,814
3,4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.148% 7/27/17 66,500 66,500
3,4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.230% 8/3/17 99,000 99,000
4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.269% 8/21/17 49,500 49,200
4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.310% 8/24/17 49,500 49,185
4 Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust 1.259% 9/18/17 49,500 49,154
  Province of British Columbia 0.952% 3/22/17 66,440 66,403
  Province of Ontario 0.850% 5/4/17 50,000 49,925
5 PSP Capital Inc. 0.982% 4/17/17 55,000 54,930
5 PSP Capital Inc. 0.982% 4/18/17 119,000 118,844
5 PSP Capital Inc. 0.982% 4/19/17 35,800 35,752
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.034% 5/5/17 95,000 94,823
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.034% 5/8/17 74,250 74,105
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.034% 5/9/17 50,250 50,151
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.023% 5/24/17 94,500 94,275
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.023% 5/25/17 76,000 75,817
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.024% 5/30/17 67,500 67,328
5 PSP Capital Inc. 1.013% 6/1/17 37,525 37,428
5 PSP Capital Inc. 0.963% 6/20/17 24,750 24,677
5 PSP Capital Inc. 0.953%–0.963% 6/23/17 73,750 73,527
5 PSP Capital Inc. 0.943% 6/30/17 51,250 51,088
          2,942,431
Foreign Industrial (2.1%)        
4 BASF SE 0.570% 3/1/17 115,750 115,750
  Nestle Finance International Ltd. 0.893% 6/22/17 249,750 249,052
4 Total Capital Canada Ltd. 0.957% 3/20/17 495,000 494,750
4 Total Capital Canada Ltd. 0.957% 3/22/17 291,250 291,088
4 Total Capital Canada Ltd. 0.952% 4/10/17 59,500 59,437
4 Total Capital Canada Ltd. 0.952% 4/11/17 386,250 385,832
4 Total Capital Canada Ltd. 0.942% 4/18/17 109,500 109,363
4 Total Capital Canada Ltd. 0.932% 4/28/17 38,500 38,442
4 Toyota Capital Canada Ltd. 0.952% 4/3/17 198,000 197,828
  Toyota Credit Canada Inc. 0.933% 3/8/17 49,500 49,491
  Toyota Credit Canada Inc. 0.882% 3/20/17 33,000 32,985
  Toyota Credit Canada Inc. 1.013% 4/5/17 49,500 49,451
  Toyota Credit Canada Inc. 1.187% 8/14/17 35,000 34,810
          2,108,279
Industrial (2.2%)        
  General Electric Co. 0.550% 3/7/17 68,000 67,994
4 Merck & Co. Inc. 0.570% 3/7/17 50,750 50,745
4 Microsoft Corp. 0.852% 3/6/17 1,951,750 1,951,520
4 Novartis Finance Corp. 0.600% 3/1/17 40,750 40,750
4 Pfizer Inc. 0.550% 3/7/17 61,250 61,244
4 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 0.560% 3/6/17 34,000 33,997
          2,206,250
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $31,830,131)       31,830,131
Certificates of Deposit (41.3%)        
Domestic Banks (8.2%)        
  Citibank NA 1.060% 3/17/17 101,000 101,000
  Citibank NA 1.050% 4/3/17 396,000 396,000
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.380% 3/1/17 300,000 300,000
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.380% 3/3/17 300,000 300,000
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.377% 3/6/17 100,000 100,000

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.390% 4/3/17 90,000 90,000
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.390% 5/3/17 377,000 377,000
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.387% 5/4/17 97,000 97,000
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.247% 6/5/17 170,250 170,250
3 HSBC Bank USA NA 1.160% 9/1/17 407,000 407,000
3 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 1.329% 4/21/17 55,000 55,000
3 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA 1.329% 5/2/17 72,000 72,000
3 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1.178% 5/25/17 1,960,000 1,960,000
3 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1.161% 6/21/17 991,000 991,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.327% 3/22/17 200,000 200,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.272% 4/18/17 500,000 500,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.251% 5/2/17 250,000 250,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.240% 5/4/17 500,000 500,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.180% 6/1/17 500,000 500,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.199% 6/21/17 400,000 400,000
3 Wells Fargo Bank NA 1.159% 7/24/17 362,000 362,000
        8,128,250
Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (0.9%)        
3 National Australia Bank Ltd. 1.167% 11/6/17 890,000 890,000
 
Yankee Certificates of Deposit (32.2%)        
3 Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 1.366% 3/7/17 483,500 483,500
3 Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 1.179% 5/2/17 500,000 500,000
3 Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 1.166% 6/7/17 1,054,000 1,054,000
3 Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 1.159% 7/18/17 250,000 250,000
3 Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch) 0.971% 9/1/17 378,000 378,000
3 Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch) 1.341% 3/14/17 950,000 950,000
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.        
(New York Branch) 1.120% 5/17/17 1,000,000 1,000,000
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.        
(New York Branch) 1.130% 6/1/17 100,000 100,000
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.        
(New York Branch) 1.140% 6/1/17 150,000 150,000
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.        
(New York Branch) 1.140% 6/2/17 749,000 749,000
BNP Paribas SA (New York Branch) 0.690% 3/1/17 1,000,000 1,000,000
BNP Paribas SA (New York Branch) 0.670% 3/7/17 987,000 987,000
3 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce        
(New York Branch) 1.341% 3/14/17 235,000 235,000
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce        
(New York Branch) 1.100% 4/4/17 750,000 750,000
3 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce        
(New York Branch) 1.170% 5/3/17 204,000 204,000
Credit Industriel et Commercial        
(New York Branch) 0.690% 3/2/17 1,988,000 1,988,000
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch) 1.150% 3/17/17 138,000 138,000
Credit Suisse AG (New York Branch) 1.150% 3/20/17 362,000 362,000
DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch) 0.660% 3/3/17 469,000 469,000
DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch) 1.040% 5/12/17 500,000 500,000
DNB Bank ASA (New York Branch) 1.060% 5/22/17 515,000 515,000
KBC Bank NV (New York Branch) 0.680% 3/1/17 1,989,000 1,989,000
Natixis (New York Branch) 0.690% 3/1/17 989,000 989,000
3 Nordea Bank AB (New York Branch) 1.325% 3/8/17 630,000 630,000
Nordea Bank AB (New York Branch) 0.985% 6/22/17 194,000 193,997

 

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Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Nordea Bank AB (New York Branch) 0.990% 6/30/17 198,250 198,247
Nordea Bank AB (New York Branch) 1.200% 7/24/17 154,000 154,000
Nordea Bank AB (New York Branch) 1.160% 7/26/17 200,000 200,000
3 Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) 1.379% 3/2/17 495,000 495,000
3 Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) 1.325% 3/8/17 497,000 497,000
3 Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) 1.151% 6/12/17 460,000 460,000
3 Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) 1.160% 7/3/17 125,000 125,000
3 Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) 1.159% 7/24/17 250,000 250,000
3 Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) 1.179% 8/23/17 1,000,000 1,000,000
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB        
(New York Branch) 0.650% 3/3/17 1,600,000 1,600,000
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB        
(New York Branch) 0.950% 5/30/17 885,000 885,000
Societe Generale (New York Branch) 0.640% 3/3/17 186,000 186,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.        
(New York Branch) 1.100% 4/4/17 600,000 600,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.        
(New York Branch) 1.100% 4/21/17 400,000 400,000
3 Svenska HandelsBanken (New York Branch) 1.377% 4/6/17 400,000 400,000
3 Svenska HandelsBanken (New York Branch) 1.199% 5/2/17 500,000 500,000
3 Svenska HandelsBanken (New York Branch) 1.317% 5/4/17 200,000 200,000
3 Svenska HandelsBanken (New York Branch) 1.248% 5/26/17 800,000 800,000
3 Svenska HandelsBanken (New York Branch) 1.157% 7/5/17 1,050,000 1,050,000
Svenska HandelsBanken (New York Branch) 1.210% 7/26/17 60,000 60,000
3 Swedbank AB (New York Branch) 1.351% 3/1/17 397,000 397,000
3 Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 1.145% 6/8/17 496,000 496,000
3 Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 1.335% 7/6/17 495,750 495,750
3 Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 1.192% 8/17/17 700,000 700,000
3 Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 1.239% 9/5/17 500,000 500,000
3 Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch) 1.220% 11/1/17 807,000 807,000
UBS AG (Stamford Branch) 1.010% 6/9/17 297,000 297,000
UBS AG (Stamford Branch) 1.010% 6/12/17 298,000 298,000
UBS AG (Stamford Branch) 1.010% 6/13/17 155,000 155,000
UBS AG (Stamford Branch) 1.050% 6/19/17 500,000 500,000
3 Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch) 1.226% 3/7/17 500,000 500,000
3 Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch) 1.317% 6/6/17 200,000 200,000
        31,970,494
Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $40,988,744)       40,988,744
Other Notes (0.8%)        
Bank of America NA 0.890% 3/1/17 170,250 170,250
Bank of America NA 1.060% 5/12/17 244,000 244,000
Bank of America NA 1.050% 6/1/17 169,500 169,500
Bank of America NA 1.060% 7/3/17 171,000 171,000
Total Other Notes (Cost $754,750)       754,750
Repurchase Agreements (1.2%)        
Federal Reserve Bank of New York        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$1,182,016,000, collateralized by        
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.875%,        
7/31/19, with a value of $1,182,016,000) 0.500% 3/1/17 1,182,000 1,182,000
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,182,000)       1,182,000

 

17

 

Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds (1.7%)        
6 Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue        
  (Banner Health) VRDO 0.650% 3/7/17 61,705 61,705
6 Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue        
  (Catholic Healthcare West) VRDO 0.640% 3/7/17 29,625 29,625
6 Big Bear Lake CA Industrial Revenue        
  (Southwest Gas Corp. Project) VRDO 0.660% 3/7/17 33,500 33,500
5,6 BlackRock Municipal Income Trust TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 207,000 207,000
  Board of Regents of the University of        
  Texas System Revenue Financing        
  System Revenue VRDO 0.600% 3/7/17 99,495 99,495
  Board of Regents of the University of        
  Texas System Revenue Financing        
  System Revenue VRDO 0.600% 3/7/17 70,750 70,750
6 California GO VRDO 0.590% 3/7/17 15,315 15,315
6 Clackamas County OR Hospital Facility        
  Authority Revenue (Legacy Health System) 0.630% 3/7/17 14,310 14,310
6 Clark County NV Airport Improvement        
  Revenue VRDO 0.660% 3/7/17 88,650 88,650
6 Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue        
  (Frasier Meadows Manor Project) 0.670% 3/7/17 10,000 10,000
6 Dallas TX Performing Arts Cultural Facilities        
  (Dallas Center Foundation) VRDO 0.650% 3/7/17 18,965 18,965
6 East Baton Rouge Parish LA Sales Tax        
  Revenue VRDO 0.680% 3/7/17 39,470 39,470
6 Emmaus PA General Authority Revenue VRDO 0.640% 3/7/17 10,600 10,600
6 Franklin County OH Hospital Facilities Revenue        
  (US Health Corp. of Columbus) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 9,530 9,530
6 Greenville County SC Hospital System        
  Revenue VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 17,460 17,460
6 Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
  (Carle Healthcare System) VRDO 0.640% 3/7/17 16,400 16,400
6 Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
  (Ingalls Health System Obligated Group) VRDO 0.670% 3/7/17 28,475 28,475
6 Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
  (North Park University) VRDO 0.640% 3/7/17 14,800 14,800
  Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
  (Northwestern University) VRDO 0.600% 3/7/17 25,200 25,200
  Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
  (Northwestern University) VRDO 0.610% 3/7/17 13,500 13,500
6 Jacksonville FL Capital Project Revenue VRDO 0.660% 3/7/17 29,720 29,720
6 Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp.        
  Student Loan Revenue VRDO 0.700% 3/7/17 29,775 29,775
6 Livermore CA COP VRDO 0.620% 3/7/17 21,585 21,585
  Loudoun County VA Industrial Development        
  Authority Revenue (Howard Hughes        
  Medical Institute) VRDO 0.620% 3/7/17 19,465 19,465
  Loudoun County VA Industrial Development        
  Authority Revenue (Howard Hughes        
  Medical Institute) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 22,520 22,520
  Loudoun County VA Industrial Development        
  Authority Revenue (Howard Hughes        
  Medical Institute) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 26,700 26,700
6 Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities        
  Authority Revenue (Bowdoin College) VRDO 0.620% 3/7/17 9,705 9,705

 

18

 

Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
  Maryland Economic Development Corp. Revenue        
  (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 35,790 35,790
6 Monroe County GA Development Authority        
  Pollution Control Revenue        
  (Oglethorpe Power Co.) VRDO 0.640% 3/7/17 32,500 32,500
6 New Mexico Finance Authority Transportation        
  Revenue VRDO 0.620% 3/7/17 14,550 14,550
6 New York City NY Housing Finance Agency        
  Revenue (900 Eighth Avenue) VRDO 0.670% 3/7/17 17,000 17,000
6 New York City NY Housing Finance Agency        
  Service Contract Revenue VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 9,910 9,910
6 New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue        
  (City University System) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 145,650 145,650
  New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue        
  (Columbia University) VRDO 0.600% 3/7/17 9,000 9,000
6 New York State Housing Finance Agency        
  Housing Revenue (625 W 57th St) VRDO 0.610% 3/7/17 48,705 48,705
6 New York State Housing Finance Agency        
  Housing Revenue (Riverside Center 2) VRDO 0.640% 3/7/17 29,500 29,500
6 New York State Housing Finance Agency        
  Revenue (Service Contract) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 14,500 14,500
6 Orange County CA Water District COP VRDO 0.620% 3/7/17 40,315 40,315
6 Pasadena CA COP VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 23,100 23,100
6 San Francisco CA City & County International        
  Airport Revenue VRDO 0.620% 3/7/17 39,370 39,370
6 Santa Clara County CA Financing Authority        
  Lease Revenue (Multiple Facilities Projects) 0.630% 3/7/17 28,080 28,080
6 Southern California Public Power Authority        
  Revenue (Magnolia Power Project) VRDO 0.600% 3/7/17 26,470 26,470
6 Syracuse NY Industrial Development Agency        
  Civic Facility Revenue (Syracuse University        
  Project) VRDO 0.610% 3/7/17 28,050 28,050
6 Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities        
  Finance Corp. Hospital Revenue        
  (Methodist Hospitals of Dallas) 0.640% 3/7/17 16,565 16,565
6 University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital        
  Revenue VRDO 0.670% 3/7/17 16,800 16,800
  University of Texas Permanent University Fund        
  Revenue VRDO 0.590% 3/7/17 107,635 107,635
  University of Texas Permanent University Fund        
  Revenue VRDO 0.590% 3/7/17 50,870 50,870
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,718,580)     1,718,580
Corporate Bonds (0.6%)        
Industrial (0.6%)        
3 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1.373% 4/24/17 605,000 605,000
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $605,000)       605,000
Taxable Municipal Bonds (0.9%)        
5,6 BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 42,730 42,730
5,6 BlackRock Municipal Income Investment        
  Quality Trust TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 30,715 30,715
5,6 BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 105,850 105,850
5,6 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 40,385 40,385
5,6 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 57,550 57,550

 

19

 

Prime Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
5,6 BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.        
  TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 38,905 38,905
5,6 BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.        
  TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 100,000 100,000
5,6 BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 89,750 89,750
5,6 BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 130,340 130,340
5,6 BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund        
  TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 89,100 89,100
5,6 BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund        
  TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 41,065 41,065
5,6 BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust TOB VRDO 0.750% 3/1/17 16,555 16,555
6 Illinois Finance Authority Revenue        
  (Carle Foundation) VRDO 0.630% 3/7/17 17,500 17,500
5 Los Angeles CA Department of Water        
  & Power Revenue TOB VRDO 0.740% 3/7/17 13,000 13,000
5 Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue        
  TOB VRDO 0.740% 3/7/17 13,100 13,100
6 New York State Housing Finance Agency        
  Housing Revenue VRDO 0.660% 3/7/17 33,000 33,000
5 Seattle WA Municipal Light & Power Revenue        
  TOB VRDO 0.740% 3/7/17 12,400 12,400
  University of Texas System Revenue Financing        
  System Revenue VRDO 0.670% 3/7/17 18,000 18,000
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds (Cost $889,945)       889,945
Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $99,363,721)       99,363,721
 
          Amount
          ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.0%)        
Other Assets        
Investment in Vanguard       7,175
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold       3,935
Receivables for Accrued Income       37,551
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued       209,522
Other Assets       90,607
Total Other Assets       348,790
Liabilities        
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased       (63,000)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed       (255,199)
Payables for Distributions       (3,181)
Payables to Vanguard       (6,242)
Other Liabilities       (426)
Total Liabilities       (328,048)
Net Assets (100%)       99,384,463

 

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Prime Money Market Fund  
 
 
At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 99,374,751
Undistributed Net Investment Income 216
Accumulated Net Realized Gains 9,496
Net Assets 99,384,463
 
Investor Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 87,223,522,983 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 87,241,321
Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $1.00
 
Admiral Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 12,140,664,317 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 12,143,142
Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral 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 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.
3 Adjustable-rate security.
4 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 28, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities
was $21,104,889,000, representing 21.2% of net assets.
5 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 28, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities was $2,579,779,000,
representing 2.6% of net assets.
6 Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by bank letter of credit.
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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Prime Money Market Fund  
 
 
Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest 424,771
Total Income 424,771
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 1,622
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 57,568
Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 5,822
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 11,766
Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 224
Custodian Fees 534
Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 1,024
Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 33
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 61
Total Expenses 78,654
Net Investment Income 346,117
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 3,526
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 349,643

 

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

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Prime Money Market Fund    
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 346,117 444,857
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 3,526 2,974
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 349,643 447,831
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
Investor Shares (300,199) (344,430)
Admiral Shares1 (45,702) (100,426)
Realized Capital Gain    
Investor Shares
Admiral Shares1
Total Distributions (345,901) (444,856)
Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00 per share)    
Investor Shares (12,972,117) (5,612,729)
Admiral Shares1 (4,286,652) (12,558,967)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions (17,258,769) (18,171,696)
Total Increase (Decrease) (17,255,027) (18,168,721)
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 116,639,490 134,808,211
End of Period2 99,384,463 116,639,490

1 Institutional Shares were renamed Admiral Shares in December 2015.

2 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $216,000 and $0.

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

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Prime Money Market Fund              
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
Investor Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .003 .0032 .0002 .0001 .0002 .0004
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .003 .0032 .0002 .0001 .0002 .0004
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.003) (.0032) (.0002) (.0001) (.0002) (.0004)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.0000)1
Total Distributions   (.003) (.0032) (.0002) (.0001) (.0002) (.0004)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return2   0.33% 0.32% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $87,241 $100,210 $105,820 $101,910 $102,160 $90,212
Ratio of Expenses to              
Average Net Assets3   0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.16% 0.16%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.66% 0.32% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.04%

The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.

1 Distribution was less than $.0001 per share.

2 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.

3 For the years ended August 31, 2012, through August 31, 2016, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.16%, 0.16%, 0.16%, 0.17%, and 0.16%. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, there was no expense reduction.

See Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

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Prime Money Market Fund              
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
Admiral Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .004 .004 .001 .001 .001 .001
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .004 .004 .001 .001 .001 .001
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (. 004) (. 004) (. 001) (. 001) (. 001) (. 001)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.000)1
Total Distributions   (. 004) (. 004) (. 001) (. 001) (. 001) (. 001)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return2   0.36% 0.38% 0.07% 0.06% 0.07% 0.11%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $12,143 $16,429 $28,988 $28,699 $27,015 $24,543
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.72% 0.38% 0.07% 0.05% 0.07% 0.11%

The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.

Institutional Shares were renamed Admiral Shares in December 2015. Prior periods’ Financial Highlights are for the Institutional class.

1 Distribution was less than $.0001 per share.

2 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.

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 Admiral Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Admiral Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. Effective December 2015, Institutional Shares were renamed Admiral Shares.

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

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counter-parties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counter-party’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, 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. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $3.1 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of

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Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $7,175,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 2.87% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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 in order 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. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. For the period ended February 28, 2017, the fund did not receive an expense reduction from 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).

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At February 28, 2017, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined 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 28, 2017 August 31, 2016   
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares        
Issued 42,590,467 42,589,533 101,526,451 101,527,243
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 280,943 280,943 335,584 335,584
Redeemed (55,843,527) (55,843,530) (107,474,764) (107,474,762)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (12,972,117) (12,973,054) (5,612,729) (5,611,935)
Admiral Shares1        
Issued 5,039,372 5,040,304 17,763,247 17,762,458
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 43,215 43,215 96,589 96,589
Redeemed (9,369,239) (9,369,239) (30,418,803) (30,418,803)
Net Increase (Decrease) —Admiral Shares (4,286,652) (4,285,720) (12,558,967) (12,559,756)
1 Institutional Shares were renamed Admiral Shares in December 2015.      

 

E. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Federal Money Market Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Financial Attributes  
Ticker Symbol VMFXX
Expense Ratio1 0.11%
7-Day SEC Yield 0.49%
Average Weighted  
Maturity 50 days
 
 
 
Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)  
U.S. Treasury Bills 51.6%
U.S. Government Obligations 23.5
Repurchase Agreements 24.9

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.

 

 

 

1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratio was 0.11%.

 

 

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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. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

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, 2006, Through February 28, 2017  
    US Gov’t Money
    Market Funds
    Average
Fiscal Year Total Returns Total Returns
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 0.01 0.00
2013 0.01 0.00
2014 0.02 0.00
2015 0.01 0.00
2016 0.23 0.00
2017 0.19 0.04
7-day SEC yield (2/28/2017): 0.49%    
Government Money Market Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  
Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.  

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 0.30% 0.08% 0.83%

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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 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 (80.1%)      
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.470%–0.530% 3/1/17 433,846 433,846
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.450% 3/2/17 917 917
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.516%–0.529% 3/3/17 823,500 823,476
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.530% 3/14/17 75,000 74,986
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.576% 3/16/17 100,000 99,976
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.550% 3/17/17 81,600 81,580
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.530% 3/21/17 500,000 499,853
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.530% 3/22/17 300,000 299,907
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.551% 3/24/17 270,000 269,905
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.541% 3/31/17 200,500 200,410
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.536% 4/5/17 200,000 199,896
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.535%–0.536% 4/12/17 1,846,000 1,844,848
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.535%–0.536% 4/19/17 1,407,700 1,406,675
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.536% 4/20/17 350,000 349,740
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.547%–0.549% 4/21/17 722,400 721,841
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.551% 4/26/17 168,000 167,856
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.546%–0.550% 4/28/17 879,135 878,360
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.546% 5/1/17 300,000 299,723
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.551% 5/5/17 199,000 198,802
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.551%–0.556% 5/19/17 763,584 762,660
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.576% 5/22/17 1,000,000 998,690
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.556%–0.561% 5/24/17 587,191 586,427
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.556% 5/26/17 1,980,600 1,977,974
2 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes 0.566% 5/31/17 625,000 624,107
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.790% 3/1/17 25,000 25,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.799% 3/2/17 125,000 125,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.872% 3/3/17 75,000 75,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.793% 3/9/17 235,000 235,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.792% 3/10/17 175,000 175,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.781% 3/14/17 88,500 88,499
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.791% 3/14/17 100,000 100,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.790% 3/15/17 100,000 100,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.830% 3/16/17 50,000 50,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.919% 3/21/17 100,000 100,000

 

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Federal Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
        Face Market
      Maturity Amount Value
    Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.841% 4/19/17 100,000 100,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 1.001% 7/21/17 160,000 160,187
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.612% 7/27/17 432,400 432,241
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.722% 8/17/17 1,000,000 1,000,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.740% 8/17/17 200,000 200,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.731% 8/21/17 500,000 500,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.719% 8/23/17 250,000 250,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.960% 10/19/17 250,000 250,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.728% 11/28/17 250,000 250,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.728% 11/28/17 250,000 250,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.726% 11/28/17 500,000 500,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.829% 3/2/18 250,000 250,003
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.756% 3/7/18 500,000 500,000
2,3 Federal Home Loan Banks 0.799% 3/23/18 500,000 500,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.786% 4/20/17 34,130 34,128
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.818% 4/27/17 85,000 85,001
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.909% 7/21/17 100,000 99,996
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.811% 11/13/17 600,000 600,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.842% 1/5/18 285,000 285,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.979% 1/8/18 125,000 125,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.621% 1/11/18 750,000 750,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.988% 1/12/18 25,000 25,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.840% 1/16/18 275,000 275,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.831% 1/29/18 500,000 500,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.763% 2/26/18 500,000 500,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.758% 3/9/18 650,000 650,000
3,4 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.792% 7/6/18 750,000 750,000
3,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.780% 8/16/17 300,000 299,972
3,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.785% 9/8/17 360,000 359,958
3,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.787% 10/5/17 331,890 331,873
3,4 Federal National Mortgage Assn. 0.944% 3/21/18 400,000 400,304
  United States Treasury Bill 0.432%–0.491% 3/2/17 1,250,500 1,250,483
  United States Treasury Bill 0.530% 3/9/17 2,000,000 1,999,764
  United States Treasury Bill 0.541% 3/16/17 1,400,000 1,399,685
  United States Treasury Bill 0.501% 3/23/17 500,000 499,847
  United States Treasury Bill 0.491% 4/6/17 1,700,000 1,699,167
  United States Treasury Bill 0.496% 4/13/17 1,000,000 999,409
  United States Treasury Bill 0.471%–0.536% 4/20/17 2,250,000 2,248,444
  United States Treasury Bill 0.476% 4/27/17 1,323,428 1,322,433
  United States Treasury Bill 0.501% 5/4/17 1,500,000 1,498,667
  United States Treasury Bill 0.536% 5/11/17 1,500,000 1,498,417
  United States Treasury Bill 0.627% 5/18/17 1,750,000 1,747,630
  United States Treasury Bill 0.607% 5/25/17 1,500,000 1,497,857
  United States Treasury Bill 0.617% 6/8/17 1,500,000 1,497,463
  United States Treasury Bill 0.647% 6/15/17 1,650,000 1,646,866
  United States Treasury Bill 0.647% 6/22/17 1,650,000 1,646,659
  United States Treasury Bill 0.662% 6/29/17 1,500,000 1,496,700
  United States Treasury Bill 0.632% 7/6/17 1,600,000 1,596,444
  United States Treasury Bill 0.622% 8/10/17 1,500,000 1,495,815
  United States Treasury Bill 0.647% 8/17/17 1,700,000 1,694,853
  United States Treasury Bill 0.672% 8/24/17 1,500,000 1,495,087
3 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note 0.686% 10/31/18 600,000 600,010
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $56,921,317)     56,921,317

 

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Federal Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
Repurchase Agreements (20.6%)        
Bank of Montreal        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$1,000,014,000, collateralized by Treasury        
Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.250%,        
4/15/18–7/15/24, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
0.625%–2.875%, 6/30/17–8/15/45, with a value        
of $1,020,000,000) 0.510% 3/1/17 1,000,000 1,000,000
Bank of Montreal        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $250,234,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 0.375%, 7/15/25, and U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 1.375%, 2/15/20, with a value        
of $255,000,000) 0.570% 3/7/17 250,000 250,000
Bank of Nova Scotia        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$1,200,017,000, collateralized by Treasury        
Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–2.500%,        
4/15/18–2/15/41, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%,        
4/13/17–9/14/17, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
0.625%–8.750%, 5/15/17–8/15/45, with a value        
of $1,224,000,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 1,200,000 1,200,000
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank        
NY Branch (Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$1,250,018,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 1.625%–5.375%, 4/30/23–2/15/31,        
with a value of $1,275,000,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 1,250,000 1,250,000
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank        
NY Branch (Dated 2/22/17, Repurchase Value        
$500,051,000, collateralized by Treasury Inflation        
Indexed Note/Bond 0.875%–3.875%, 7/15/17–        
2/15/47, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 4/13/17,        
and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.750%–4.750%,        
5/15/17–2/15/46, with a value of $510,000,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 500,000 500,000
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank        
NY Branch (Dated 2/23/17, Repurchase Value        
$500,051,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 3.750%, 11/15/18, with a value        
of $510,000,000) 0.520% 3/2/17 500,000 500,000
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank        
NY Branch (Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$250,026,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 0.625%–6.750%, 7/31/17–8/15/26,        
with a value of $255,000,000) 0.530% 3/7/17 250,000 250,000
Federal Reserve Bank of New York        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$5,240,073,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 1.500%–6.125%, 7/31/20–2/15/43,        
with a value of $5,240,073,000) 0.500% 3/1/17 5,240,000 5,240,000
JP Morgan Securities LLC        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value        
$500,007,000, collateralized by Treasury        
Inflation Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%, 7/15/22,        
and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 4.000%, 8/15/18,        
with a value of $510,000,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 500,000 500,000

 

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Federal Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
JP Morgan Securities LLC        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $50,001,000,        
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
1.375%, 5/31/21, with a value of $51,005,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 50,000 50,000
JP Morgan Securities LLC        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $500,007,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 0.125%, 4/15/20–7/15/22, and        
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 3.750%–4.000%,        
8/15/18–11/15/43, with a value of $510,001,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 500,000 500,000
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $175,003,000,        
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%,        
4/13/17–11/9/17, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
0.590%–5.500%, 4/30/17–8/15/28, with a value        
of $178,500,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 175,000 175,000
Mizuho Securities (USA) Inc.        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $500,007,000,        
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%,        
6/29/17–10/12/17, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
0.625%–2.125%, 2/28/18–2/29/24, with a value        
of $510,000,000) 0.530% 3/1/17 500,000 500,000
RBC Capital Markets LLC        
(Dated 1/4/17, Repurchase Value $250,222,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 2.500%, 1/15/29, and U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 1.125%–3.125%, 4/30/17–5/15/25,        
with a value of $255,000,000) 0.550% 3/3/17 250,000 250,000
RBC Capital Markets LLC        
(Dated 2/15/17, Repurchase Value $500,443,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 0.125%–2.375%, 4/15/18–1/15/27,        
U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 5/4/17–12/7/17, and        
U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.590%–8.875%,        
3/31/17–5/15/44, with a value of $510,000,000) 0.560% 3/7/17 500,000 500,000
RBC Capital Markets LLC        
(Dated 2/16/17, Repurchase Value $500,467,000,        
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%,        
3/23/17–6/15/17, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
0.750%–3.625%, 6/30/17–5/15/45, with a value        
of $510,000,000) 0.560% 3/7/17 500,000 500,000
RBC Capital Markets LLC        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $250,229,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 0.125%, 7/15/24, and U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 1.250%–2.875%, 12/31/18–5/15/43,        
with a value of $255,000,000) 0.560% 3/7/17 250,000 250,000
TD Securities (USA) LLC        
(Dated 2/22/17, Repurchase Value $275,028,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 3.375%, 4/15/32, and U.S. Treasury        
Note/Bond 1.625%–6.500%, 7/31/20–11/15/46,        
with a value of $280,500,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 275,000 275,000

 

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Federal Money Market Fund        
 
 
 
      Face Market
    Maturity Amount Value
  Yield1 Date ($000) ($000)
TD Securities (USA) LLC        
(Dated 2/22/17, Repurchase Value $100,010,000,        
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note/Bond        
1.750%–2.750%, 5/15/23–8/15/42, with a        
value of $102,000,000) 0.520% 3/1/17 100,000 100,000
TD Securities (USA) LLC        
(Dated 2/23/17, Repurchase Value $400,041,000,        
collateralized by Treasury Inflation Indexed        
Note/Bond 0.125%–1.375%, 4/15/17–1/15/20,        
and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.625%–8.000%,        
6/30/18–5/15/42, with a value of $408,000,000) 0.530% 3/2/17 400,000 400,000
TD Securities (USA) LLC        
(Dated 2/28/17, Repurchase Value $400,042,000,        
collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank        
0.680%–5.200%, 7/3/17–2/6/26, Treasury Inflation        
Indexed Note/Bond 0.125%–1.250%, 4/15/17–        
7/15/25, U.S. Treasury Bill 0.000%, 3/16/17–        
8/10/17, and U.S. Treasury Note/Bond 0.500%–        
8.000%, 4/30/17–8/15/46, with a value        
of $408,049,000) 0.540% 3/7/17 400,000 400,000
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $14,590,000)       14,590,000
Total Investments (100.7%) (Cost $71,511,317)       71,511,317
 
        Amount
        ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.7%)        
Other Assets        
Investment in Vanguard       4,981
Receivables for Accrued Income       6,253
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued       224,852
Other Assets       23,993
Total Other Assets       260,079
Liabilities        
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased       (624,108)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed       (114,305)
Payables for Distributions       (344)
Payables to Vanguard       (3,191)
Total Liabilities       (741,948)
Net Assets (100%)        
Applicable to 71,028,681,044 outstanding $.001 par value shares of      
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)       71,029,448
Net Asset Value Per Share       $1.00

 

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Federal Money Market Fund  
 
 
 
At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 71,029,190
Undistributed Net Investment Income 4
Accumulated Net Realized Gains 254
Net Assets 71,029,448

 

• 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 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.
3 Adjustable-rate security.
4 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, as needed to maintain a positive net worth, in exchange
for senior preferred stock.
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 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest 146,374
Total Income 146,374
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 996
Management and Administrative 24,833
Marketing and Distribution 6,189
Custodian Fees 225
Shareholders’ Reports 152
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 23
Total Expenses 32,418
Net Investment Income 113,956
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold 198
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 114,154

 

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 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 113,956 29,268
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 198 17
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 114,154 29,285
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (113,947) (29,273)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (113,947) (29,273)
Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00 per share)    
Issued 56,973,833 44,011,167
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 111,744 28,230
Redeemed (24,860,330) (8,560,165)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 32,225,247 35,479,232
Total Increase (Decrease) 32,225,454 35,479,244
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 38,803,994 3,324,750
End of Period1 71,029,448 38,803,994

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $4,000 and ($5,000).

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 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .002 .0022 .0001 .0001 .0001 .0001
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .002 .0022 .0001 .0001 .0001 .0001
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.002) (.0022) (.0001) (.0001) (.0001) (.0001)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.0000)1
Total Distributions   (.002) (.0022) (.0001) (.0001) (.0001) (.0001)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return2   0.19% 0.23% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $71,029 $38,804 $3,325 $3,108 $3,522 $4,103
Ratio of Expenses to              
Average Net Assets3   0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.09% 0.13% 0.12%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.39% 0.27% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%

The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.

1 Distribution was less than $.0001 per share.

2 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.

3 For the years ended August 31, 2012, through August 31, 2016, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.11%, 0.11%, 0.11%, 0.14%, and 0.16%. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, there was no expense reduction.

See Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutional counter-parties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateral cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master repurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that, in the event of a counter-party’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any repurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legal proceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, 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. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $3.1 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

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The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $4,981,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.99% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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 in order 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. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. For the period ended February 28, 2017, the fund did not receive an expense reduction from 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 28, 2017, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined 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. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Financial Attributes  
Ticker Symbol VUSXX
Expense Ratio1 0.09%
7-Day SEC Yield 0.46%
Average Weighted  
Maturity 53 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.

1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratio was 0.09%.

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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. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

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, 2006, Through February 28, 2017  
    iMoneyNet
    Average
Fiscal Year Total Returns Total Returns
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 0.01 0.00
2013 0.02 0.00
2014 0.01 0.00
2015 0.01 0.00
2016 0.17 0.00
2017 0.17 0.03
7-day SEC yield (2/28/2017): 0.46%    
iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s 100% Treasury Funds Average: Derived from data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.  
Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.  

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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
Treasury Money Market Fund 12/14/1992 0.25% 0.06% 0.74%

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend information.

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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 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 (104.7%)      
  United States Treasury Bill 0.425%–0.495% 3/2/17 711,708 711,698
  United States Treasury Bill 0.450%–0.521% 3/9/17 542,989 542,924
  United States Treasury Bill 0.511%–0.531% 3/16/17 887,811 887,615
  United States Treasury Bill 0.491%–0.516% 3/23/17 655,821 655,617
  United States Treasury Bill 0.556% 3/30/17 1,101,731 1,101,238
  United States Treasury Bill 0.526%–0.531% 4/6/17 954,716 954,211
  United States Treasury Bill 0.491%–0.511% 4/13/17 696,217 695,795
  United States Treasury Bill 0.527%–0.532% 4/20/17 1,217,300 1,216,404
  United States Treasury Bill 0.506% 4/27/17 1,258,000 1,256,994
  United States Treasury Bill 0.511%–0.518% 5/4/17 1,012,139 1,011,209
  United States Treasury Bill 0.514%–0.531% 5/11/17 834,812 833,966
  United States Treasury Bill 0.514%–0.531% 5/18/17 1,010,000 1,008,843
  United States Treasury Bill 0.526%–0.591% 5/25/17 860,099 859,013
  United States Treasury Bill 0.516%–0.612% 6/1/17 1,337,000 1,335,099
  United States Treasury Bill 0.617% 6/8/17 586,000 585,009
  United States Treasury Bill 0.673%–0.675% 8/31/17 450,000 448,472
2 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note 0.593% 7/31/17 100,000 99,982
2 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note 0.684% 10/31/17 100,000 99,919
2 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note 0.788% 1/31/18 135,000 135,039
2 United States Treasury Floating Rate Note 0.686% 10/31/18 899,825 899,840
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $15,338,887)     15,338,887
Total Investments (104.7%) (Cost $15,338,887)     15,338,887

 

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Treasury Money Market Fund  
 
 
 
 
  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-4.7%)  
Other Assets  
Investment in Vanguard 1,050
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 447,959
Receivables for Accrued Income 700
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 28,995
Other Assets 3,992
Total Other Assets 482,696
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased (1,159,545)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (16,751)
Payables for Distributions (126)
Payables to Vanguard (541)
Other Liabilities (4)
Total Liabilities (1,176,967)
Net Assets (100%)  
Applicable to 14,641,727,491 outstanding $.001 par value shares of  
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 14,644,616
Net Asset Value Per Share $1.00
 
 
At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:  
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 14,644,767
Undistributed Net Investment Income
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (151)
Net Assets 14,644,616

 

• 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 Adjustable-rate security.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Treasury Money Market Fund  
 
 
Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Interest 29,912
Total Income 29,912
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 226
Management and Administrative 4,553
Marketing and Distribution 1,360
Custodian Fees 72
Shareholders’ Reports 64
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 6
Total Expenses 6,281
Net Investment Income 23,631
Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold (126)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 23,505

 

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

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Treasury Money Market Fund    
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017  2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 23,631 17,671
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (126) (25)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 23,505 17,646
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (23,631) (17,671)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (23,631) (17,671)
Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00 per share)    
Issued 5,459,445 5,596,836
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 22,991 17,175
Redeemed (3,640,781) (2,198,831)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 1,841,655 3,415,180
Total Increase (Decrease) 1,841,529 3,415,155
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 12,803,087 9,387,932
End of Period1 14,644,616 12,803,087
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $0 and $0.  

 

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

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Treasury Money Market Fund              
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .0017 .0017 .0001 .0001 .0002 .0001
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments  
Total from Investment Operations .0017 .0017 .0001 .0001 .0002 .0001
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.0017) (.0017) (.0001) (.0001) (.0002) (.0001)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (.0000)1
Total Distributions   (.0017) (.0017) (.0001) (.0001) (.0002) (.0001)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
 
Total Return2   0.17% 0.17% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $14,645 $12,803 $9,388 $10,365 $11,660 $13,354
Ratio of Expenses to              
Average Net Assets3   0.09% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% 0.08% 0.05%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.34% 0.18% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%

The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.

1 Distribution was less than $.0001 per share.

2 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.

3 For the years ended August 31, 2012, through August 31, 2016, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets before an expense reduction was 0.09%, 0.09%, 0.09%, 0.09%, and 0.10%. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, there was no expense reduction.

See Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

Vanguard 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. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. 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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, 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. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) participate in a $3.1 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings, if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes, and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

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Treasury Money Market Fund

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $1,050,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.42% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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 in order 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. The fund is not obligated to repay this amount to Vanguard. For the period ended February 28, 2017, the fund did not receive an expense reduction from 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 28, 2017, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined 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. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Six Months Ended February 28, 2017      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2016 2/28/2017 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
Prime Money Market Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,003.31 $0.79
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,003.61 0.50
Federal Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,001.86 $0.55
Treasury Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,001.67 $0.45
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
Prime Money Market Fund      
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.00 $0.80
Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.30 0.50
Federal Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.25 $0.55
Treasury Money Market Fund $1,000.00 $1,024.35 $0.45

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, 0.16% for Investor Shares and 0.10% for Admiral Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.11%; and for the Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.09%. 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 (181/365).

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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.

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 195 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1

F. William McNabb III

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

IndependentTrustees

Emerson U. Fullwood

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

Rajiv L. Gupta

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

Amy Gutmann

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

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

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

F. Joseph Loughrey

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

 

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

Mark Loughridge

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

Scott C. Malpass

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

André F. Perold

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

Peter F. Volanakis

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

Executive Officers

Glenn Booraem

Born 1967. Investment Stewardship Officer Since February 2017. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer (2015–2017),

Controller (2010–2015), and Assistant Controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

Thomas J. Higgins

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

Peter Mahoney

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

Anne E. Robinson

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

Michael Rollings

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

Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
John James Thomas M. Rampulla
Martha G. King Glenn W. Reed
John T. Marcante Karin A. Risi
Chris D. McIsaac  

 

Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor John J. Brennan

Chairman, 1996–2009

Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008

Founder John C. Bogle

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the Vanguard funds.

2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.

 

 

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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2017

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

 

A new format, unwavering commitment

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

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

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

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

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

Contents  
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. 1
Chairman’s Perspective. 3
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund. 6
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund. 23
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund. 39
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 55
Glossary. 57

 

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

See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.

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

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

• U.S. value stocks generally outperformed their growth counterparts during the six months ended February 28, 2017. The performance of the Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Funds mirrored this broad market trend.

• Results ranged from more than 8% for the Growth Index Fund to more than 13% for the Value Index Fund. The S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund, which includes both value and growth stocks, returned more than 11%.

• All three funds closely tracked their target indexes and exceeded the average returns of their peers.

• Financials, information technology, industrials, and materials were the top contributing sectors in all three funds. Consumer staples posted negative results in two of the funds and just a tiny gain in the Growth Index Fund. Energy stocks recorded a notable loss in the Growth Index Fund but small gains in the other two.

Total Returns: Six Months Ended February 28, 2017  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 11.26%
Net Asset Value 11.29
Institutional Shares 11.33
S&P MidCap 400 Index 11.37
Mid-Cap Core Funds Average 10.33
Mid-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  
 
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 13.41%
Net Asset Value 13.46
Institutional Shares 13.53
S&P MidCap 400 Value Index 13.54
Mid-Cap Value Funds Average 11.47
Mid-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  

 

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  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 8.52%
Net Asset Value 8.58
Institutional Shares 8.64
S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index 8.66
Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average 7.40
Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  

 

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. Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.

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.

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
  ETF Institutional Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund 0.15% 0.08% 1.13%
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund 0.20 0.08 1.20
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund 0.20 0.08 1.28

 

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the funds’ annualized expense ratios were: for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund, 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and capture information through year-end 2016.

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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Chairman’s Perspective


Bill McNabb
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholder,

More than a decade ago, a Vanguard client asked us to help improve its defined contribution retirement plan. New hires were participating in the plan at lower rates than in previous years, and the client wanted to reverse this trend. Another priority was to help more participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios.

The overall goal of this longtime client: Give employees a better chance to achieve financial security in retirement.

Today, that plan automatically enrolls employees at a 5% contribution rate, puts them in a low-cost target-date fund that takes on less risk as they near retirement, and offers a comprehensive suite of advice services. On top of that, employees get an employer contribution of 5% and are eligible for a company match.

Because of this combination of attractive features and generous employer contributions, nearly all new hires now participate in the plan, 81% of plan participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios, and 87% of participants meet or exceed Vanguard’s recommended total retirement savings target. (Vanguard generally recommends that retirement investors save 12%–15% of pay, including company matches.)

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Changing the retirement landscape

Am I singling out an isolated Vanguard success story? Absolutely not.

Stories like these are becoming increasingly common with employer-based retirement plans, particularly among large and midsize companies. Solutions such as automatic enrollment, automatic contribution increases, and default investment in target-date funds are having a positive effect.

Insights from the relatively new discipline of behavioral finance have contributed to the advances. Simply put, retirement plans are making natural human inertia work for future retirees, rather than against them, by putting savings on autopilot as much as possible.

More than 60% of Vanguard participants are in plans with automatic enrollment, which has led to a big jump in participation. Today, more than four-fifths of eligible employees are saving for retirement, compared with only two-thirds ten years ago.

In addition, many plans have adopted automatic-escalation features, which increase plan contributions at regular intervals until a maximum level is reached or an employee opts out. Automatic increases are a crucial tool for boosting retirement savings rates.

The growing use of target-date funds is another enormous benefit. More than 70% of all participants in Vanguard plans invest at least part of their retirement savings in

Market Barometer      
      Total Returns
    Periods Ended February 28, 2017
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 10.10% 25.53% 13.94%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.61 36.11 12.89
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 10.29 26.29 13.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 5.40 19.87 4.00
 
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      
(Broad taxable market) -2.19% 1.42% 2.24%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      
(Broad tax-exempt market) -2.80 0.25 3.07
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.19 0.32 0.10
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 1.14% 2.74% 1.36%

 

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these age-appropriate, diversified strategies. And nearly 50% of Vanguard participants are invested solely in a single target-date fund.

Consider a do-it-yourself autopilot

But what if you don’t have access to a world-class, employer-based retirement plan? Unfortunately, not everyone does, which is an important policy issue.

However, you can still put the features of these plans to work. For example, you can set up automatic contributions from your paycheck to an IRA. And you can adopt your own automatic escalation by investing any pay raises.

You can also take a page from top-quality retirement plans by considering a low-cost, globally diversified target-date fund. The beauty of this approach is that you don’t need to remember to rebalance your portfolio—the fund does it for you.

Of course, you can take a more active role in picking your own investments, and this can be a good choice for some. But keep in mind the lessons from successful employer-based plans: Busy workers, faced with a lot of competing priorities, are often best served by putting their retirement savings on autopilot.

Winning by default

In highlighting some recent successes in retirement savings, I don’t want to minimize the challenges we still face. We’re living in a slow-growth, uncertain world, and investment returns for both stocks and bonds could well be modest in the coming decade.

But I believe the innovations we’ve seen in the last ten years in many retirement plans—you might call it the “default revolution”—point the way toward a solution. And that even goes for people whose employers don’t have a world-class retirement plan.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.


F. William McNabb III

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 14, 2017

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics    
  ETF Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol IVOO VSPMX
Expense Ratio1 0.15% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.35% 1.41%
 
Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    S&P U.S. Total
    MidCap Market
  Fund 400 Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 401 400 3,807
Median Market Cap $5.2B $5.2B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 27.7x 27.6x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 2.6x 2.7x 3.0x
Return on Equity 13.4% 13.4% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 10.1% 10.1% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.5% 1.5% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 12%
Short-Term Reserves 0.3%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)

      DJ
      U.S.
      Total
    S&P Market
    MidCap FA
  Fund 400 Index  Index
Consumer Discretionary 11.2% 11.1% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 4.1 4.1 8.4
Energy 3.5 3.5 6.2
Financials 16.8 17.2 15.3
Health Care 7.5 7.5 13.4
Industrials 14.6 14.6 10.8
Information Technology 18.2 18.1 20.7
Materials 7.9 7.8 3.4
Real Estate 10.7 10.5 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.1 0.2 2.1
Utilities 5.4 5.4 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
  S&P U.S. Total
  MidCap Market
  400 Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.85
Beta 1.00 1.04

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

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Advanced Micro Devices    
Inc. Semiconductors 0.6%
Synopsys Inc. Application Software 0.6
Alexandria Real Estate    
Equities Inc. Office REITs 0.6
ResMed Inc. Health Care  
  Equipment 0.6
Huntington Ingalls Aerospace &  
Industries Inc. Defense 0.6
Alleghany Corp. Reinsurance 0.6
SVB Financial Group Regional Banks 0.6
CDK Global Inc. Application Software 0.6
Raymond James Investment Banking  
Financial Inc. & Brokerage 0.6
WhiteWave Foods Co. Packaged Foods &  
  Meats 0.6
Top Ten   6.0%

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 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional 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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   20.63% 15.20% 14.87%
Net Asset Value   20.56 15.18 14.86
Institutional Shares 3/28/20111 20.66 15.26 11.48

 

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 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.7%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (11.1%)  
  Domino’s Pizza Inc. 50,813 9,645
* NVR Inc. 3,725 7,208
  Gentex Corp. 302,771 6,367
  Service Corp. International 201,299 6,186
  Brunswick Corp. 94,777 5,676
  Thor Industries Inc. 50,567 5,604
* Toll Brothers Inc. 157,696 5,384
^ Polaris Industries Inc. 62,960 5,365
  Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. 96,930 5,332
* Panera Bread Co. Class A 23,070 5,325
  Pool Corp. 43,682 5,011
  Cinemark Holdings Inc. 111,731 4,678
  Carter’s Inc. 52,167 4,591
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. 92,920 4,548
  Williams-Sonoma Inc. 86,056 4,181
^ Cracker Barrel Old    
  Country Store Inc. 25,399 4,089
* Live Nation    
  Entertainment Inc. 139,718 3,969
  CST Brands Inc. 79,973 3,849
* AMC Networks Inc.    
  Class A 62,275 3,725
* Skechers U.S.A. Inc.    
  Class A 140,869 3,616
* Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. 152,788 3,342
* Kate Spade & Co. 135,878 3,242
  Tupperware Brands Corp. 53,613 3,238
  Jack in the Box Inc. 34,278 3,212
  Cable One Inc. 4,967 3,106
* Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. 19,297 2,991
  Wendy’s Co. 212,579 2,963
* Helen of Troy Ltd. 29,561 2,888
  Dana Inc. 152,503 2,881
  Texas Roadhouse Inc.    
  Class A 68,041 2,878
  American Eagle    
  Outfitters Inc. 181,288 2,873
  Cheesecake Factory Inc. 46,778 2,856

 

  CalAtlantic Group Inc. 77,515 2,739
  Graham Holdings Co.    
  Class B 4,932 2,655
^ GameStop Corp. Class A 108,032 2,640
* Cabela’s Inc. 54,458 2,551
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.    
  Class A 47,648 2,487
*,^ Tempur Sealy    
  International Inc. 53,418 2,467
* Murphy USA Inc. 38,474 2,451
  Meredith Corp. 38,742 2,429
  Big Lots Inc. 47,204 2,423
  Office Depot Inc. 560,340 2,337
  Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 56,414 2,282
^ Brinker International Inc. 52,658 2,224
  Papa John’s    
  International Inc. 28,173 2,223
* Sotheby’s 48,876 2,206
*,^ JC Penney Co. Inc. 326,961 2,073
  Churchill Downs Inc. 13,207 1,985
  Chico’s FAS Inc. 137,054 1,985
  DeVry Education Group Inc. 60,448 1,943
  New York Times Co.    
  Class A 129,204 1,861
* TRI Pointe Group Inc. 154,504 1,845
  Time Inc. 105,070 1,844
  Aaron’s Inc. 67,416 1,839
* Deckers Outdoor Corp. 34,036 1,798
^ KB Home 88,268 1,567
  Dillard’s Inc. Class A 27,328 1,490
  HSN Inc. 33,792 1,274
* Vista Outdoor Inc. 62,390 1,262
  International Speedway    
  Corp. Class A 27,457 1,019
* Fossil Group Inc. 44,451 841
      199,559
Consumer Staples (4.1%)    
* WhiteWave Foods Co.    
  Class A 187,307 10,317
  Ingredion Inc. 76,517 9,250
  Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. 146,567 5,744

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Post Holdings Inc. 68,558 5,613
* TreeHouse Foods Inc. 59,946 5,100
  Casey’s General Stores Inc. 41,400 4,743
* Edgewell Personal Care Co. 61,191 4,518
* Hain Celestial Group Inc. 109,298 3,867
  Flowers Foods Inc. 193,048 3,718
  Energizer Holdings Inc. 65,458 3,591
  Snyder’s-Lance Inc. 90,420 3,579
  Lancaster Colony Corp. 20,642 2,721
* Sprouts Farmers    
  Market Inc. 141,872 2,619
* United Natural Foods Inc. 53,562 2,306
* Avon Products Inc. 463,954 2,041
  Dean Foods Co. 95,984 1,751
* Boston Beer Co. Inc.    
  Class A 9,591 1,522
^ Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 18,464 723
      73,723
Energy (3.5%)    
  HollyFrontier Corp. 185,773 5,439
* Energen Corp. 102,577 5,385
* WPX Energy Inc. 411,543 5,309
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. 173,196 4,784
  Nabors Industries Ltd. 299,478 4,384
* QEP Resources Inc. 253,971 3,495
  Ensco plc Class A 321,394 3,130
  Western Refining Inc. 83,931 3,065
  Oceaneering    
  International Inc. 103,984 2,945
* CONSOL Energy Inc. 187,318 2,917
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 163,765 2,840
  World Fuel Services Corp. 74,710 2,702
* Superior Energy    
  Services Inc. 160,899 2,655
  SM Energy Co. 102,431 2,525
* Dril-Quip Inc. 39,849 2,445
* Rowan Cos. plc Class A 133,025 2,410
* Oil States International Inc. 54,487 2,005
  Noble Corp. plc 258,018 1,724
*,^ Diamond Offshore    
  Drilling Inc. 68,429 1,152
* Denbury Resources Inc. 422,718 1,146
      62,457
Financials (16.8%)    
* Alleghany Corp. 16,295 10,523
* SVB Financial Group 55,050 10,508
  Raymond James    
  Financial Inc. 133,539 10,491
  Everest Re Group Ltd. 43,198 10,158
  MSCI Inc. Class A 99,475 9,409
* Signature Bank 56,734 8,936
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 67,859 8,826
  East West Bancorp Inc. 152,351 8,245
  New York Community    
  Bancorp Inc. 514,729 7,865

 

  MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 39,714 7,753
  FactSet Research    
  Systems Inc. 42,203 7,508
  WR Berkley Corp. 102,612 7,287
  American Financial    
  Group Inc. 77,093 7,251
  SEI Investments Co. 142,031 7,151
  PacWest Bancorp 127,110 7,004
  RenaissanceRe    
  Holdings Ltd. 43,491 6,421
  Endurance Specialty    
  Holdings Ltd. 67,867 6,307
  Eaton Vance Corp. 119,857 5,589
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 59,211 5,475
  Prosperity Bancshares Inc. 73,424 5,473
  Synovus Financial Corp. 129,234 5,456
  Commerce Bancshares Inc. 92,169 5,440
  Old Republic International    
  Corp. 258,064 5,345
  Webster Financial Corp. 96,926 5,324
  Bank of the Ozarks Inc. 96,012 5,255
  Brown & Brown Inc. 121,489 5,236
  First Horizon National Corp. 246,452 4,914
  PrivateBancorp Inc. 84,194 4,765
* SLM Corp. 393,901 4,723
  First American Financial    
  Corp. 116,040 4,534
  Umpqua Holdings Corp. 232,677 4,377
  Hancock Holding Co. 87,776 4,165
  Hanover Insurance    
  Group Inc. 44,950 4,046
  Associated Banc-Corp 156,451 4,029
  Chemical Financial Corp. 74,538 3,971
  Primerica Inc. 48,391 3,908
  CNO Financial Group Inc. 183,365 3,834
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 45,107 3,810
* Stifel Financial Corp. 70,000 3,777
  UMB Financial Corp. 46,080 3,632
  Legg Mason Inc. 95,312 3,595
  Aspen Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 63,840 3,578
  Fulton Financial Corp. 183,713 3,514
  FNB Corp. 221,259 3,445
  MB Financial Inc. 75,324 3,391
  Valley National Bancorp 269,881 3,338
  Washington Federal Inc. 94,458 3,197
  TCF Financial Corp. 181,310 3,155
  Cathay General Bancorp 78,629 3,089
  BancorpSouth Inc. 90,369 2,801
  Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 98,639 2,680
  Trustmark Corp. 71,719 2,370
  International Bancshares    
  Corp. 61,568 2,343
  Mercury General Corp. 38,694 2,269
  Kemper Corp. 51,569 2,189

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Genworth Financial Inc.    
  Class A 528,642 2,162
  Janus Capital Group Inc. 151,086 1,913
  Waddell & Reed    
  Financial Inc. Class A 87,851 1,690
^ WisdomTree    
  Investments Inc. 121,612 1,108
      300,548
Health Care (7.5%)    
  ResMed Inc. 148,983 10,731
  Teleflex Inc. 46,557 8,901
* Align Technology Inc. 79,164 8,135
* VCA Inc. 85,747 7,794
* MEDNAX Inc. 97,885 6,968
* United Therapeutics Corp. 44,823 6,621
* WellCare Health Plans Inc. 46,804 6,609
  West Pharmaceutical    
  Services Inc. 77,337 6,378
  STERIS plc 90,034 6,314
  Bioverativ Inc. 114,957 5,987
* ABIOMED Inc. 42,630 5,029
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 50,009 4,349
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 21,932 4,269
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 63,185 4,199
  Bio-Techne Corp. 39,421 4,191
  HealthSouth Corp. 94,876 4,015
* NuVasive Inc. 53,196 3,977
* Catalent Inc. 131,803 3,783
* PAREXEL International    
  Corp. 56,278 3,641
* Prestige Brands    
  Holdings Inc. 56,129 3,178
* LifePoint Health Inc. 42,585 2,727
* Allscripts Healthcare    
  Solutions Inc. 196,288 2,391
  Owens & Minor Inc. 65,234 2,354
* LivaNova plc 46,401 2,339
* Molina Healthcare Inc. 45,190 2,192
* Globus Medical Inc. 76,285 2,121
* Akorn Inc. 92,985 1,935
* Halyard Health Inc. 49,504 1,934
* Tenet Healthcare Corp. 84,567 1,632
      134,694
Industrials (14.6%)    
  Huntington Ingalls    
  Industries Inc. 49,003 10,707
  AO Smith Corp. 156,091 7,861
  Wabtec Corp. 94,132 7,542
  IDEX Corp. 80,572 7,428
  Carlisle Cos. Inc. 68,162 7,041
  Toro Co. 115,519 6,955
  ManpowerGroup Inc. 70,866 6,877

 

  B/E Aerospace Inc. 107,371 6,829
* JetBlue Airways Corp. 342,112 6,829
  Nordson Corp. 56,208 6,747
  Lennox International Inc. 40,942 6,740
* Old Dominion Freight    
  Line Inc. 73,181 6,715
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 54,404 6,453
* Copart Inc. 107,770 6,374
  Donaldson Co. Inc. 139,549 5,994
* AECOM 162,682 5,913
  Orbital ATK Inc. 61,878 5,719
  Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. 65,586 5,523
  Oshkosh Corp. 78,686 5,342
  Graco Inc. 58,841 5,340
* Teledyne Technologies Inc. 36,921 4,852
* Genesee & Wyoming Inc.    
  Class A 64,773 4,802
  Watsco Inc. 32,122 4,763
  MSC Industrial Direct    
  Co. Inc. Class A 47,179 4,746
  Curtiss-Wright Corp. 46,735 4,572
  AGCO Corp. 71,241 4,340
  Trinity Industries Inc. 160,878 4,318
  Woodward Inc. 58,602 4,129
  EMCOR Group Inc. 64,077 3,939
* Kirby Corp. 56,901 3,938
  Landstar System Inc. 44,143 3,832
  ITT Inc. 93,189 3,818
  Crane Co. 52,678 3,808
  Deluxe Corp. 51,344 3,778
  Valmont Industries Inc. 23,784 3,740
  Rollins Inc. 101,265 3,702
  EnerSys 46,044 3,533
  Regal Beloit Corp. 47,292 3,521
  Terex Corp. 112,285 3,508
  Timken Co. 74,254 3,282
* Avis Budget Group Inc. 93,189 3,222
* Clean Harbors Inc. 55,385 3,210
  Kennametal Inc. 84,753 3,143
  Joy Global Inc. 104,083 2,934
* KLX Inc. 55,866 2,812
* Esterline Technologies Corp. 31,365 2,788
* Dycom Industries Inc. 33,368 2,742
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 196,526 2,681
  CEB Inc. 34,172 2,650
^ GATX Corp. 42,309 2,457
  MSA Safety Inc. 33,097 2,391
  KBR Inc. 151,296 2,277
  Granite Construction Inc. 42,003 2,227
* NOW Inc. 113,970 2,181
  HNI Corp. 47,230 2,164
  Herman Miller Inc. 63,619 1,896
* FTI Consulting Inc. 44,953 1,809
  Werner Enterprises Inc. 47,414 1,328
      260,762

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Information Technology (18.1%)  
* Advanced Micro    
  Devices Inc. 803,276 11,615
* Synopsys Inc. 159,948 11,427
  CDK Global Inc. 158,004 10,496
  Computer Sciences Corp. 148,822 10,203
* ANSYS Inc. 91,450 9,763
* Cadence Design    
  Systems Inc. 303,015 9,363
* Gartner Inc. 87,305 9,011
  Broadridge Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 125,845 8,725
* Trimble Inc. 264,823 8,218
  Leidos Holdings Inc. 150,962 8,046
  Jack Henry &    
  Associates Inc. 82,538 7,740
  Cognex Corp. 90,530 6,954
* Arrow Electronics Inc. 94,672 6,835
* Keysight Technologies Inc. 179,584 6,752
* PTC Inc. 122,166 6,584
* NCR Corp. 131,143 6,304
* Microsemi Corp. 121,156 6,278
  Avnet Inc. 134,873 6,215
  Teradyne Inc. 212,639 6,048
* Ultimate Software    
  Group Inc. 30,645 5,927
* Fortinet Inc. 155,427 5,805
* Tyler Technologies Inc. 35,221 5,341
  Brocade Communications    
  Systems Inc. 425,129 5,233
* ARRIS International plc 201,484 5,198
  LogMeIn Inc. 55,245 5,069
* Zebra Technologies Corp. 55,782 5,060
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 196,099 5,003
* IPG Photonics Corp. 39,281 4,647
* WEX Inc. 40,640 4,520
  Cypress Semiconductor    
  Corp. 339,367 4,503
  Mentor Graphics Corp. 115,721 4,293
  Fair Isaac Corp. 32,692 4,252
  j2 Global Inc. 50,729 4,130
  Science Applications    
  International Corp. 47,362 4,119
  MAXIMUS Inc. 68,444 4,084
  DST Systems Inc. 33,795 4,042
* Ciena Corp. 147,222 3,878
  Littelfuse Inc. 23,806 3,844
* Manhattan Associates Inc. 75,215 3,772
* ViaSat Inc. 54,420 3,746
* Cirrus Logic Inc. 67,313 3,640
  National Instruments Corp. 112,079 3,613
* CoreLogic Inc. 91,570 3,589
  SYNNEX Corp. 30,679 3,587
* NetScout Systems Inc. 96,749 3,575
* Versum Materials Inc. 115,221 3,492

 

  Monolithic Power    
  Systems Inc. 39,672 3,490
* Integrated Device    
  Technology Inc. 142,115 3,398
* Tech Data Corp. 37,341 3,249
  Belden Inc. 44,680 3,157
  InterDigital Inc. 36,352 3,055
* Silicon Laboratories Inc. 44,270 2,988
* Cree Inc. 105,720 2,869
* ACI Worldwide Inc. 124,381 2,434
* VeriFone Systems Inc. 117,685 2,433
  Diebold Nixdorf Inc. 79,694 2,407
* Acxiom Corp. 82,158 2,343
  Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 141,960 2,250
  Convergys Corp. 101,141 2,213
* CommVault Systems Inc. 44,668 2,191
* WebMD Health Corp. 39,225 2,036
* Synaptics Inc. 37,017 1,968
* NeuStar Inc. Class A 57,889 1,919
  Plantronics Inc. 35,309 1,891
* Knowles Corp. 94,115 1,782
* 3D Systems Corp. 113,219 1,721
* comScore Inc. 6,020 144
      324,477
Materials (7.8%)    
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 257,681 9,431
  Packaging Corp.    
  of America 98,693 9,122
  Valspar Corp. 77,153 8,581
  Ashland Global    
  Holdings Inc. 65,706 7,928
  RPM International Inc. 140,953 7,511
  United States Steel Corp. 182,251 7,057
  Reliance Steel &    
  Aluminum Co. 76,682 6,491
  Chemours Co. 192,154 6,468
  Sonoco Products Co. 105,511 5,626
  Olin Corp. 174,642 5,428
  Eagle Materials Inc. 50,953 5,284
  AptarGroup Inc. 66,243 4,936
  Bemis Co. Inc. 99,021 4,908
  Royal Gold Inc. 69,015 4,558
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 46,980 4,258
  NewMarket Corp. 9,765 4,255
  Cabot Corp. 65,858 3,818
  Sensient Technologies Corp. 47,061 3,762
* Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 150,264 3,543
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 171,969 3,405
  PolyOne Corp. 88,839 2,992
  Minerals Technologies Inc. 37,045 2,862
^ Compass Minerals    
  International Inc. 35,827 2,716
  Commercial Metals Co. 122,523 2,589
  Domtar Corp. 66,360 2,528
  Silgan Holdings Inc. 39,681 2,366

 

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund    
 
 
 
      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Worthington Industries Inc. 46,463 2,279
^ Allegheny Technologies Inc. 115,519  2,219
  Carpenter Technology Corp. 49,443 2,005
  Greif Inc. Class A 27,349 1,560
      140,486
Real Estate (10.7%)    
  Alexandria Real Estate    
  Equities Inc. 93,931 11,207
  Duke Realty Corp. 374,860 9,611
  Kilroy Realty Corp. 103,194 7,962
  Camden Property Trust 92,449 7,826
  Regency Centers Corp. 110,429 7,769
  American Campus    
  Communities Inc. 139,601 7,134
  National Retail    
  Properties Inc. 155,478 7,034
^ Omega Healthcare    
  Investors Inc. 206,221 6,731
  Lamar Advertising Co.    
  Class A 87,407 6,598
  Douglas Emmett Inc. 152,119 6,137
  Liberty Property Trust 155,335 6,126
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 105,897 5,559
  Hospitality Properties Trust 173,585 5,517
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. 47,771 5,479
  EPR Properties 67,235 5,174
  Senior Housing Properties    
  Trust 251,011 5,146
  DCT Industrial Trust Inc. 96,183 4,601
  Medical Properties    
  Trust Inc. 338,385 4,541
  Taubman Centers Inc. 63,853 4,454
  Weingarten Realty    
  Investors 124,492 4,416
  Life Storage Inc. 49,026 4,345
  Uniti Group Inc. 148,148 4,292
  CoreCivic Inc. 124,206 4,186
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 122,434 3,913
  Cousins Properties Inc. 443,160 3,789
  Rayonier Inc. 129,456 3,708
  LaSalle Hotel Properties 119,899 3,465
  Tanger Factory Outlet    
  Centers Inc. 101,860 3,450
  Corporate Office    
  Properties Trust 100,481 3,425
  First Industrial Realty    
  Trust Inc. 123,973 3,335

 

  Education Realty Trust Inc. 77,447 3,264
  Equity One Inc. 98,489 3,118
  CyrusOne Inc. 58,926 2,999
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 95,108 2,772
  Urban Edge Properties 97,302 2,698
  Care Capital Properties Inc. 89,041 2,341
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 48,870 2,191
  Potlatch Corp. 42,982 1,902
* Quality Care Properties Inc. 99,283 1,884
  Washington Prime    
  Group Inc. 177,271 1,643
      191,742
Telecommunication Services (0.2%)  
  Telephone & Data    
  Systems Inc. 99,114 2,679
 
Utilities (5.3%)    
  UGI Corp. 182,815 8,817
  Atmos Energy Corp. 109,873 8,602
  Westar Energy Inc. Class A 149,841 8,088
  OGE Energy Corp. 211,046 7,773
  Great Plains Energy Inc. 227,515 6,612
  Aqua America Inc. 187,419 5,949
  MDU Resources Group Inc. 206,380 5,595
  National Fuel Gas Co. 89,990 5,426
  Vectren Corp. 87,563 4,934
  WGL Holdings Inc. 54,085 4,516
  IDACORP Inc. 53,255 4,416
  Southwest Gas    
  Holdings Inc. 50,169 4,291
  Hawaiian Electric    
  Industries Inc. 114,661 3,816
  Black Hills Corp. 56,188 3,646
  ONE Gas Inc. 55,198 3,618
  New Jersey Resources    
  Corp. 90,969 3,584
  PNM Resources Inc. 84,465 3,066
  NorthWestern Corp. 51,246 2,998
      95,747
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $1,568,247)   1,786,874
Temporary Cash Investments (0.9%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.9%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market    
  Liquidity Fund, 0.864% 161,166 16,118

 

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    Face Market
    Amount Value
    ($000) ($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
4 United States Treasury    
  Bill, 0.501%, 5/4/17 100 100
4 United States Treasury    
  Bill, 0.574%, 5/11/17 100 100
4 United States Treasury    
  Bill, 0.587%, 5/18/17 100 100
      300
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $16,418)   16,418
Total Investments (100.6%)    
(Cost $1,584,665)   1,803,292
 
      Amount
      ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.6%)  
Other Assets    
Investment in Vanguard   122
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 4,556
Receivables for Accrued Income   1,646
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 97
Other Assets 4   65
Total Other Assets   6,486
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities  
  Purchased   (7,560)
Collateral for Securities on Loan   (6,460)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (2,259)
Payables to Vanguard   (367)
Other Liabilities   (70)
Total Liabilities   (16,716)
Net Assets (100%)   1,793,062

 

At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 1,591,208
Overdistributed Net Investment Income (171)
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (16,562)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 218,627
Futures Contracts (40)
Net Assets 1,793,062
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 6,025,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 700,714
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $116.30
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 4,709,610 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 1,092,348
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $231.94

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $6,103,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.6%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Includes $6,460,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 Securities with a value of $300,000 and cash of $65,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.


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

 

 

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Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 9,774
Interest1 25
Securities Lending—Net 35
Total Income 9,834
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 110
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 333
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 269
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 22
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 14
Custodian Fees 41
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 18
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares 3
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Total Expenses 811
Net Investment Income 9,023
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 9,869
Futures Contracts 588
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 10,457
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 147,168
Futures Contracts (40)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 147,128
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 166,608

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $24,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 9,023 18,065
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 10,457 91,423
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 147,128 34,873
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 166,608 144,361
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
ETF Shares (5,009) (7,195)
Institutional Shares (8,992) (15,380)
Realized Capital Gain    
ETF Shares
Institutional Shares
Total Distributions (14,001) (22,575)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 158,325 64,169
Institutional Shares 149,006 103,734
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 307,331 167,903
Total Increase (Decrease) 459,938 289,689
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 1,333,124 1,043,435
End of Period1 1,793,062 1,333,124

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($171,000) and $4,807,000.

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

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Financial Highlights            
 
 
ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,       Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value,              
Beginning of Period   $105.51 $95.87 $97.19 $79.72 $65.20 $58.37
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .644 1.393 1.330 1.016 1.1331 .648
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   11.182 10.091 (1.425) 17.285 14.112 6.657
Total from Investment Operations 11.826 11.484 (.095) 18.301 15.245 7.305
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.036) (1.844) (1.225) (.831) (.725) (.475)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains    —
Total Distributions   (1.036) (1.844) (1.225) (.831) (.725) (.475)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $116.30 $105.51 $95.87 $97.19 $79.72 $65.20
 
Total Return   11.29% 12.19% -0.12% 23.06% 23.57% 12.60%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $701 $485 $379 $345 $191 $72
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.33% 1.56% 1.45% 1.28% 1.50% 1.35%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2   12% 11% 12% 14% 10% 13%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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

Institutional Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,       Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value,              
Beginning of Period $210.40 $191.51 $194.13 $159.20 $130.17 $116.52
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   1.357 3.171 2.794 2.135 2.3551 1.372
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   22.319 19.869 (2.844) 34.537 28.174 13.297
Total from Investment Operations   23.676 23.040 (.050) 36.672 30.529 14.669
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.136) (4.150) (2.570) (1.742) (1.499) (1.019)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (2.136) (4.150) (2.570) (1.742) (1.499) (1.019)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $231.94 $210.40 $191.51 $194.13 $159.20 $130.17
 
Total Return   11.33% 12.26% -0.04% 23.16% 23.65% 12.69%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)   $1,092 $848 $665 $523 $216 $91
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to              
Average Net Assets   1.41% 1.63% 1.52% 1.35% 1.57% 1.42%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2   12% 11% 12% 14% 10% 13%

 

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

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During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. 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. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets.

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $122,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 1,786,874
Temporary Cash Investments 16,118 300
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (58)
Total 1,802,934 300
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index March 2017 30 5,183 (40)

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $9,718,000 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. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $17,301,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,584,665,000.

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $218,627,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $287,594,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $68,967,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $427,788,000 of investment securities and sold $128,084,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $194,168,000 and $37,311,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the period ended February 28, 2017, such purchases and sales were $27,187,000 and $28,237,000 respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  February 28, 2017   August 31, 2016 
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
ETF Shares        
Issued 199,475 1,800 427,039 4,300
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (41,150) (375) (362,870) (3,650)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 158,325 1,425 64,169 650
Institutional Shares        
Issued 181,669 828 306,256 1,555
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 8,918 41 12,604 66
Redeemed (41,581) (189) (215,126) (1,063)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 149,006 680 103,734 558

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics  
  ETF Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol IVOV VMFVX
Expense Ratio1 0.20% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.60% 1.69%

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
  S&P MidCap U.S. Total
  400 Value Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.80
Beta 1.00 1.11

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P DJ
    MidCap U.S. Total
    400 Value Market
  Fund Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 288 285 3,807
Median Market Cap $4.3B $4.4B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 25.0x 24.9x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 1.9x 1.9x 3.0x
Return on Equity 11.1% 11.1% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 7.7% 7.8% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.8% 1.8% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 38%
Short-Term Reserves -0.1%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S.
    S&P Total
    MidCap Market
    400 Value FA
  Fund Index Index
Consumer Discretionary 10.1% 10.1% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 5.0 5.0 8.4
Energy 5.9 5.9 6.2
Financials 21.8 22.2 15.3
Health Care 5.5 5.5 13.4
Industrials 12.4 12.1 10.8
Information Technology 12.1 12.1 20.7
Materials 9.2 9.2 3.4
Real Estate 9.3 9.2 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.3 0.3 2.1
Utilities 8.4 8.4 3.2

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

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Alleghany Corp. Reinsurance 1.3%
Everest Re Group Ltd. Reinsurance 1.2
Reinsurance Group of    
America Inc. Reinsurance 1.0
UGI Corp. Gas Utilities 1.0
Atmos Energy Corp. Gas Utilities 1.0
Leidos Holdings Inc. IT Consulting &  
  Other Services 1.0
Ashland Global Holdings    
Inc. Specialty Chemicals 0.9
New York Community Thrifts & Mortgage  
Bancorp Inc. Finance 0.9
OGE Energy Corp. Electric Utilities 0.9
WR Berkley Corp. Property & Casualty  
  Insurance 0.9
Top Ten   10.1%

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 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional 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 28, 2017


S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund ETF Shares Net Asset Value

S&P MidCap 400 Value Index

Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   26.30% 15.88% 14.97%
Net Asset Value   26.27 15.86 14.96
Institutional Shares 11/2/2010 26.45 15.99 13.74

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.8%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (10.1%)  
  Brunswick Corp. 93,576 5,604
* Toll Brothers Inc. 155,702 5,316
  Williams-Sonoma Inc. 84,975 4,129
  CST Brands Inc. 78,971 3,801
* Helen of Troy Ltd. 29,082 2,841
  Dana Inc. 150,053 2,835
  American Eagle    
  Outfitters Inc. 178,372 2,827
^ Polaris Industries Inc. 32,325 2,754
  CalAtlantic Group Inc. 76,269 2,695
  Graham Holdings Co.    
  Class B 4,851 2,611
^ GameStop Corp. Class A 106,288 2,598
* Murphy USA Inc. 37,855 2,411
  Big Lots Inc. 46,445 2,384
  Service Corp. International 75,521 2,321
  Office Depot Inc. 551,270 2,299
  Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 55,903 2,261
*,^ JC Penney Co. Inc. 321,652 2,039
  Cinemark Holdings Inc. 47,563 1,991
  DeVry Education Group Inc. 59,611 1,917
* Live Nation    
  Entertainment Inc. 66,221 1,881
  Tupperware Brands Corp. 30,594 1,848
  New York Times Co.    
  Class A 127,423 1,835
* TRI Pointe Group Inc. 151,966 1,814
  Time Inc. 103,350 1,814
  Aaron’s Inc. 66,314 1,809
^ KB Home 86,791 1,541
  Dillard’s Inc. Class A 27,178 1,482
* Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. 66,153 1,447
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.    
  Class A 24,845 1,297
* AMC Networks Inc.    
  Class A 21,522 1,287
  HSN Inc. 33,214 1,252

 

  Cracker Barrel Old    
  Country Store Inc. 7,052 1,135
* Cabela’s Inc. 24,218 1,134
  Meredith Corp. 16,842 1,056
  Chico’s FAS Inc. 70,279 1,018
  International Speedway    
  Corp. Class A 27,059 1,004
* Tempur Sealy    
  International Inc. 21,603 998
* Deckers Outdoor Corp. 16,445 869
* Fossil Group Inc. 43,802 828
* Vista Outdoor Inc. 34,447 697
      83,680
Consumer Staples (5.0%)    
* TreeHouse Foods Inc. 59,189 5,036
  Ingredion Inc. 40,035 4,840
  Casey’s General Stores Inc. 40,877 4,684
* Edgewell Personal Care Co. 60,421 4,461
* Hain Celestial Group Inc. 107,930 3,819
  Flowers Foods Inc. 190,633 3,672
  Snyder’s-Lance Inc. 89,291 3,534
* United Natural Foods Inc. 52,690 2,268
  Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. 54,988 2,155
* Avon Products Inc. 456,465 2,008
  Dean Foods Co. 94,414 1,722
  Energizer Holdings Inc. 24,475 1,343
* Sprouts Farmers    
  Market Inc. 71,186 1,314
* Boston Beer Co. Inc.    
  Class A 4,369 693
^ Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 6,085 238
      41,787
Energy (5.9%)    
  HollyFrontier Corp. 183,424 5,371
  Nabors Industries Ltd. 295,709 4,329
* Energen Corp. 58,741 3,084
  Ensco plc Class A 316,254 3,080
  Western Refining Inc. 82,583 3,016
  Oceaneering    
  International Inc. 102,313 2,897

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* CONSOL Energy Inc. 184,322 2,870
  World Fuel Services Corp. 73,514 2,659
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. 92,345 2,550
* WPX Energy Inc. 190,976 2,464
* Dril-Quip Inc. 39,208 2,405
* Rowan Cos. plc Class A 130,872 2,371
* QEP Resources Inc. 154,959 2,132
* Oil States International Inc. 53,741 1,978
  Noble Corp. plc 253,765 1,695
* Superior Energy    
  Services Inc. 93,403 1,541
  SM Energy Co. 52,404 1,292
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 66,364 1,151
* Diamond Offshore    
  Drilling Inc. 67,437 1,136
* Denbury Resources Inc. 250,034 678
      48,699
Financials (21.8%)    
* Alleghany Corp. 16,087 10,389
  Everest Re Group Ltd. 42,645 10,027
  Reinsurance Group of    
  America Inc. Class A 66,992 8,713
  New York Community    
  Bancorp Inc. 508,166 7,765
  WR Berkley Corp. 101,306 7,195
  American Financial    
  Group Inc. 76,112 7,159
  PacWest Bancorp 125,492 6,915
  Endurance Specialty    
  Holdings Ltd. 67,006 6,227
  Prosperity Bancshares Inc. 72,495 5,404
  Old Republic    
  International Corp. 254,801 5,277
  Raymond James    
  Financial Inc. 59,322 4,660
  First American    
  Financial Corp. 114,579 4,477
  Umpqua Holdings Corp. 229,750 4,321
  Hancock Holding Co. 86,673 4,113
* SVB Financial Group 21,194 4,046
  Hanover Insurance    
  Group Inc. 44,386 3,996
  Associated Banc-Corp 154,489 3,978
  CNO Financial Group Inc. 181,069 3,786
* Stifel Financial Corp. 69,124 3,730
  Legg Mason Inc. 93,790 3,538
  Aspen Insurance    
  Holdings Ltd. 62,826 3,521
  RenaissanceRe    
  Holdings Ltd. 23,186 3,423
  FNB Corp. 217,720 3,390
  Valley National Bancorp 265,557 3,285
  TCF Financial Corp. 178,408 3,104
  Cathay General Bancorp 77,369 3,039
  East West Bancorp Inc. 54,146 2,930

 

* Signature Bank 18,482 2,911
  BancorpSouth Inc. 88,914 2,756
  SEI Investments Co. 54,686 2,753
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 28,646 2,649
  Synovus Financial Corp. 62,522 2,640
  Mercury General Corp. 38,059 2,231
  Kemper Corp. 50,734 2,154
* Genworth Financial Inc.    
  Class A 519,954 2,127
  Eaton Vance Corp. 44,968 2,097
  FactSet Research    
  Systems Inc. 11,666 2,075
  Webster Financial Corp. 34,451 1,892
  Janus Capital Group Inc. 148,608 1,881
  PrivateBancorp Inc. 30,758 1,741
  Fulton Financial Corp. 90,387 1,729
  Waddell & Reed Financial    
  Inc. Class A 86,395 1,662
  Chemical Financial Corp. 27,232 1,451
  MB Financial Inc. 31,869 1,435
  Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 49,489 1,345
  Trustmark Corp. 38,099 1,259
  International    
  Bancshares Corp. 30,417 1,157
  UMB Financial Corp. 14,624 1,153
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 13,420 1,133
  WisdomTree    
  Investments Inc. 44,336 404
      181,043
Health Care (5.4%)    
  STERIS plc 88,891 6,234
  Teleflex Inc. 19,303 3,690
  ResMed Inc. 50,004 3,602
* LifePoint Health Inc. 41,895 2,683
* MEDNAX Inc. 36,722 2,614
* Allscripts Healthcare    
  Solutions Inc. 193,107 2,352
  Owens & Minor Inc. 64,173 2,315
* LivaNova plc 45,648 2,301
* Catalent Inc. 75,487 2,167
* Molina Healthcare Inc. 44,461 2,157
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 11,044 2,150
* United Therapeutics Corp. 13,282 1,962
* Halyard Health Inc. 48,824 1,907
* PAREXEL International Corp. 28,342 1,833
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 18,763 1,632
* Tenet Healthcare Corp. 83,160 1,605
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 23,707 1,575
* Prestige Brands    
  Holdings Inc. 23,747 1,345
* Globus Medical Inc. 39,876 1,109
      45,233

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Industrials (12.4%)    
  ManpowerGroup Inc. 69,965 6,789
* JetBlue Airways Corp. 337,763 6,742
* AECOM 160,619 5,839
  Orbital ATK Inc. 61,094 5,646
  AGCO Corp. 70,345 4,285
  Trinity Industries Inc. 158,854 4,264
* Kirby Corp. 56,188 3,888
  ITT Inc. 92,021 3,770
  Regal Beloit Corp. 46,701 3,477
  Terex Corp. 110,488 3,452
  Timken Co. 73,068 3,230
* Clean Harbors Inc. 54,490 3,158
* KLX Inc. 54,969 2,767
* Esterline Technologies    
  Corp. 30,856 2,743
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 193,695 2,642
  Wabtec Corp. 32,526 2,606
  Oshkosh Corp. 37,291 2,532
* Genesee & Wyoming Inc.    
  Class A 33,896 2,513
  B/E Aerospace Inc. 39,221 2,495
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 20,410 2,421
  KBR Inc. 148,847 2,240
* NOW Inc. 112,128 2,146
  EMCOR Group Inc. 32,901 2,023
  Watsco Inc. 12,665 1,878
  Herman Miller Inc. 62,741 1,870
* FTI Consulting Inc. 44,211 1,779
  Donaldson Co. Inc. 41,332 1,775
  Valmont Industries Inc. 11,272 1,773
  Kennametal Inc. 45,033 1,670
* Teledyne Technologies Inc. 11,665 1,533
  GATX Corp. 23,311 1,354
* Dycom Industries Inc. 16,127 1,325
  Werner Enterprises Inc. 46,611 1,305
  Deluxe Corp. 17,283 1,272
  Joy Global Inc. 44,036 1,241
  CEB Inc. 15,466 1,199
  HNI Corp. 19,603 898
      102,540
Information Technology (12.0%)  
  Leidos Holdings Inc. 149,037 7,944
* Arrow Electronics Inc. 93,468 6,748
  Avnet Inc. 133,162 6,136
  Jabil Circuit Inc. 193,622 4,939
  Computer Sciences Corp. 69,050 4,734
  DST Systems Inc. 33,371 3,991
* Ciena Corp. 145,378 3,829
* ANSYS Inc. 34,305 3,663
  SYNNEX Corp. 30,296 3,542
* NetScout Systems Inc. 95,539 3,530
* Tech Data Corp. 36,746 3,197
* ARRIS International plc 117,371 3,028
* Keysight Technologies Inc. 76,238 2,867
* Trimble Inc. 91,503 2,839

 

* Cree Inc. 104,023 2,823
* Cadence Design    
  Systems Inc. 83,757 2,588
  Cypress Semiconductor    
  Corp. 194,354 2,579
  Teradyne Inc. 90,273 2,567
* VeriFone Systems Inc. 115,776 2,393
  Diebold Nixdorf Inc. 78,394 2,368
  Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 139,647 2,214
* PTC Inc. 36,278 1,955
* Synaptics Inc. 36,411 1,935
* NeuStar Inc. Class A 57,088 1,893
  National Instruments Corp. 56,248 1,814
  Brocade Communications    
  Systems Inc. 146,910 1,809
*,^ Knowles Corp. 92,568 1,752
  Belden Inc. 21,984 1,553
* ViaSat Inc. 18,858 1,298
* Versum Materials Inc. 42,061 1,275
* ACI Worldwide Inc. 64,853 1,269
* Acxiom Corp. 44,451 1,268
  Convergys Corp. 56,713 1,241
* Manhattan Associates Inc. 24,573 1,232
  Plantronics Inc. 10,794 578
* 3D Systems Corp. 32,438 493
* comScore Inc. 3,536 85
      99,969
Materials (9.2%)    
  Ashland Global Holdings Inc. 64,868 7,827
  Reliance Steel    
  & Aluminum Co. 75,708 6,409
  Olin Corp. 172,434 5,359
  Bemis Co. Inc. 97,771 4,846
  Cabot Corp. 65,033 3,771
* Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 148,387 3,499
  United States Steel Corp. 89,966 3,483
* Owens-Illinois Inc. 169,224 3,351
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 83,946 3,072
  PolyOne Corp. 87,409 2,944
  Chemours Co. 87,267 2,937
  RPM International Inc. 52,878 2,818
  Sonoco Products Co. 50,004 2,666
  AptarGroup Inc. 35,319 2,632
  Commercial Metals Co. 120,549 2,547
  Valspar Corp. 22,849 2,541
  Domtar Corp. 65,296 2,487
  Silgan Holdings Inc. 39,040 2,328
^ Allegheny Technologies Inc. 113,644 2,183
  Carpenter Technology Corp. 48,764 1,978
  NewMarket Corp. 4,339 1,890
  Greif Inc. Class A 26,898 1,534
^ Compass Minerals    
  International Inc. 19,387 1,470
  Sensient Technologies Corp. 17,658 1,412
      75,984

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Real Estate (9.3%)    
^ Omega Healthcare    
  Investors Inc. 203,600 6,645
  Hospitality Properties Trust 171,387 5,447
  Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. 47,167 5,410
  Senior Housing    
  Properties Trust 247,840 5,081
  Medical Properties    
  Trust Inc. 334,125 4,484
  Life Storage Inc. 48,410 4,291
  CoreCivic Inc. 122,645 4,133
  Cousins Properties Inc. 436,510 3,732
  Camden Property Trust 42,897 3,631
  LaSalle Hotel Properties 117,986 3,410
  National Retail    
  Properties Inc. 64,468 2,917
  American Campus    
  Communities Inc. 56,507 2,887
  Regency Centers Corp. 40,336 2,838
  Highwoods Properties Inc. 43,913 2,305
  Care Capital Properties Inc. 87,596 2,303
  Rayonier Inc. 70,308 2,014
  EPR Properties 25,958 1,998
  Taubman Centers Inc. 28,446 1,984
* Quality Care Properties Inc. 97,647 1,853
  Washington Prime    
  Group Inc. 176,869 1,640
  CyrusOne Inc. 27,924 1,421
  Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 36,364 1,162
  Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 36,653 1,068
  Tanger Factory Outlet    
  Centers Inc. 31,151 1,055
  Corporate Office    
  Properties Trust 30,784 1,049
  Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 21,689 972
  Urban Edge Properties 33,595 932
  Potlatch Corp. 14,409 638
  Mid-America Apartment    
  Communities Inc. 1
      77,300
Telecommunication Services (0.3%)  
  Telephone & Data    
  Systems Inc. 97,524 2,636
 
Utilities (8.4%)    
  UGI Corp. 180,481 8,705
  Atmos Energy Corp. 108,471 8,492
  OGE Energy Corp. 208,358 7,674
  Great Plains Energy Inc. 224,625 6,528
  Vectren Corp. 86,458 4,872
  IDACORP Inc. 52,586 4,361
  Hawaiian Electric    
  Industries Inc. 113,226 3,768

 

ONE Gas Inc. 54,508 3,573
New Jersey Resources    
Corp. 89,833 3,539
Westar Energy Inc.    
Class A 59,171 3,194
PNM Resources Inc. 83,104 3,017
NorthWestern Corp. 50,421 2,950
Aqua America Inc. 88,819 2,819
National Fuel Gas Co. 39,982 2,411
WGL Holdings Inc. 27,769 2,318
Black Hills Corp. 22,179 1,439
    69,660
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $752,865)   828,531
Temporary Cash Investments (0.4%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.4%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market    
Liquidity Fund, 0.864% 31,673 3,167
 
  Face  
  Amount  
  ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
4 United States Treasury    
Bill, 0.587%, 5/18/17 200 200
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $3,367)   3,367
Total Investments (100.2%)    
(Cost $756,232)   831,898
 
    Amount
    ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.2%)  
Other Assets    
Investment in Vanguard   57
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 6,052
Receivables for Accrued Income   954
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 82
Total Other Assets   7,145
Liabilities    
Payables for Investment Securities  
Purchased   (5,751)
Collateral for Securities on Loan   (3,161)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (46)
Payables to Vanguard   (151)
Other Liabilities   (16)
Total Liabilities   (9,125)
Net Assets (100%)   829,918

 

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At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 784,136
Undistributed Net Investment Income 25
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (29,900)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 75,666
Futures Contracts (9)
Net Assets 829,918
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 6,025,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 685,997
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $113.86
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 631,184 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 143,921
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $228.02

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $2,938,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 0.3%, respectively,
of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Includes $3,161,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 Securities with a value of $150,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 5,525
Interest1 5
Securities Lending—Net 16
Total Income 5,546
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 50
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 481
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 39
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 21
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 2
Custodian Fees 19
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 11
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Total Expenses 623
Net Investment Income 4,923
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 36,087
Futures Contracts 186
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 36,273
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 42,719
Futures Contracts (9)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 42,710
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 83,906

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $4,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 4,923 6,855
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 36,273 1,128
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 42,710 43,116
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 83,906 51,099
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
ETF Shares (7,918) (2,390)
Institutional Shares (2,032) (2,275)
Realized Capital Gain    
ETF Shares
Institutional Shares
Total Distributions (9,950) (4,665)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 167,056 325,114
Institutional Shares (18,209) (10,617)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 148,847 314,497
Total Increase (Decrease) 222,803 360,931
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 607,115 246,184
End of Period1 829,918 607,115

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $25,000 and $5,052,000.

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

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Financial Highlights            
 
 
ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value,              
Beginning of Period   $101.70 $91.40 $96.78 $77.93 $62.71 $55.69
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   . 663 1.8911 1.600 1.5001 1.153 1.001
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   12.998 9.880 (5.563) 18.094 15.146 6.814
Total from Investment Operations 13.661 11.771 (3.963) 19.594 16.299 7.815
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.501) (1.471) (1.417) (.744) (1.079) (.795)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (1.501) (1.471) (1.417) (.744) (1.079) (.795)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $113.86 $101.70 $91.40 $96.78 $77.93 $62.71
 
Total Return   13.46% 13.13% -4.17% 25.26% 26.31% 14.18%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $686 $460 $103 $87 $27 $9
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.21% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.54% 1.97% 1.75% 1.66% 1.87% 1.80%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2   38% 26% 47% 35% 74% 31%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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 Value Index Fund            
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
Institutional Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value,              
Beginning of Period   $203.65 $182.92 $193.66 $155.83 $125.30 $111.20
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   1.422 3.7741 3.420 3.1911 2.392 2.124
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   26.070 20.020 (11.127) 36.207 30.364 13.624
Total from Investment Operations 27.492 23.794 (7.707) 39.398 32.756 15.748
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (3.122) (3.064) (3.033) (1.568) (2.226) (1.648)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains     —
Total Distributions   (3.122) (3.064) (3.033) (1.568) (2.226) (1.648)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $228.02 $203.65 $182.92 $193.66 $155.83 $125.30
 
Total Return   13.53% 13.25% -4.05% 25.42% 26.47% 14.32%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $144 $147 $143 $137 $49 $40
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.67% 2.09% 1.87% 1.78% 1.99% 1.92%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2   38% 26% 47% 35% 74% 31%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $57,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 828,531
Temporary Cash Investments 3,167 200
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (10)
Total 831,688 200
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index March 2017 5 864 (9)

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $45,188,000 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. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $20,986,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $756,232,000.

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $75,666,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $92,379,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $16,713,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $534,342,000 of investment securities and sold $390,329,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $334,810,000 and $175,791,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the period ended February 28, 2017, such purchases and sales were $47,499,000 and $39,234,000 respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  February 28, 2017 August 31, 2016
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
ETF Shares        
Issued 346,076 3,100 416,496 4,400
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (179,020) (1,600) (91,382) (1,000)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 167,056 1,500 325,114 3,400
Institutional Shares        
Issued 13,264 60 12,200 69
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,071 5 1,307 7
Redeemed (32,544) (155) (24,124) (138)
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares (18,209) (90) (10,617) (62)

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics  
  ETF Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol IVOG VMFGX
Expense Ratio1 0.20% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.02% 1.15%

 

Volatility Measures    
  S&P DJ
  MidCap U.S. Total
  400 Growth Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.81
Beta 1.00 0.98

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P  
    MidCap DJ
    400 U.S. Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 245 244 3,807
Median Market Cap $5.8B $5.8B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 30.4x 30.4x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 4.0x 4.1x 3.0x
Return on Equity 15.6% 15.6% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 12.2% 12.1% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.2% 1.2% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 46%
Short-Term Reserves 3.5%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    S&P U.S.
    MidCap Total
    400 Market
    Growth FA
  Fund Index Index
Consumer Discretionary 12.1% 12.0% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 3.3 3.3 8.4
Energy 1.4 1.4 6.2
Financials 12.4 12.8 15.3
Health Care 9.4 9.3 13.4
Industrials 16.5 16.9 10.8
Information Technology 23.5 23.4 20.7
Materials 6.7 6.6 3.4
Real Estate 12.0 11.7 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.0 0.0 2.1
Utilities 2.7 2.6 3.2

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

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Advanced Micro Devices    
Inc. Semiconductors 1.2%
Synopsys Inc. Application Software 1.2
Alexandria Real Estate    
Equities Inc. Office REITs 1.2
Huntington Ingalls Aerospace &  
Industries Inc. Defense 1.1
CDK Global Inc. Application Software 1.1
WhiteWave Foods Co. Packaged Foods &  
  Meats 1.1
Domino's Pizza Inc. Restaurants 1.0
Duke Realty Corp. Industrial REITs 1.0
MSCI Inc. Financial Exchanges  
  & Data 1.0
Packaging Corp. of    
America Paper Packaging 1.0
Top Ten   10.9%

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 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional 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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   14.54% 14.22% 14.53%
Net Asset Value   14.55 14.22 14.53
Institutional Shares 3/28/20111 14.71 14.36 10.85

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 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.9%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (12.1%)  
  Domino’s Pizza Inc. 46,953 8,912
* NVR Inc. 3,443 6,662
  Gentex Corp. 279,802 5,884
  Thor Industries Inc. 46,734 5,179
  Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. 89,585 4,928
* Panera Bread Co. Class A 21,323 4,921
  Pool Corp. 40,373 4,631
  Carter’s Inc. 48,218 4,244
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. 85,887 4,204
  Service Corp.    
  International 115,350 3,545
* Skechers U.S.A. Inc.    
  Class A 130,224 3,343
* Kate Spade & Co. 125,149 2,986
  Jack in the Box Inc. 31,584 2,960
  Cable One Inc. 4,576 2,862
* Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. 17,779 2,756
  Wendy’s Co. 195,823 2,730
^ Cracker Barrel Old    
  Country Store Inc. 16,906 2,722
  Texas Roadhouse Inc.    
  Class A 62,682 2,651
  Cheesecake Factory Inc. 43,086 2,630
  Cinemark Holdings Inc. 58,875 2,465
^ Polaris Industries Inc. 27,937 2,381
* AMC Networks Inc. Class A 37,424 2,238
^ Brinker International Inc. 48,507 2,049
  Papa John’s International Inc. 25,946 2,048
* Sotheby’s 45,015 2,032
* Live Nation    
  Entertainment Inc. 67,046 1,905
  Churchill Downs Inc. 12,125 1,822
* Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. 78,555 1,718
* Tempur Sealy    
  International Inc. 28,935 1,336
* Cabela’s Inc. 27,502 1,288

 

  Meredith Corp. 19,916 1,249
  Tupperware Brands Corp. 20,676 1,249
  John Wiley & Sons Inc.    
  Class A 20,564 1,073
  Chico’s FAS Inc. 60,618 878
* Deckers Outdoor Corp. 15,994 845
* Vista Outdoor Inc. 25,309 512
      105,838
Consumer Staples (3.3%)    
* WhiteWave Foods Co.    
  Class A 173,071 9,533
* Post Holdings Inc. 63,362 5,187
  Ingredion Inc. 33,235 4,018
  Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. 83,991 3,292
  Lancaster Colony Corp. 19,020 2,507
  Energizer Holdings Inc. 37,392 2,051
* Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. 63,827 1,178
* Boston Beer Co. Inc. Class A 4,771 757
^ Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. 11,391 446
      28,969
Energy (1.4%)    
* WPX Energy Inc. 201,621 2,601
* Energen Corp. 39,828 2,091
  Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. 73,655 2,034
* Gulfport Energy Corp. 88,709 1,538
* QEP Resources Inc. 88,631 1,219
  SM Energy Co. 45,071 1,111
* Superior Energy Services Inc. 60,582 1,000
* Denbury Resources Inc. 155,935 423
      12,017
Financials (12.4%)    
  MSCI Inc. Class A 91,916 8,694
  MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 36,700 7,165
* SVB Financial Group 31,031 5,923
* Signature Bank 35,126 5,533
  Raymond James    
  Financial Inc. 67,869 5,332

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Commerce    
  Bancshares Inc. 85,184 5,028
* SLM Corp. 418,252 5,015
  FactSet Research    
  Systems Inc. 28,081 4,996
  East West Bancorp Inc. 90,105 4,876
  Bank of the Ozarks Inc. 88,737 4,857
  Brown & Brown Inc. 112,283 4,839
  First Horizon National Corp. 227,784 4,542
  SEI Investments Co. 80,070 4,032
  Primerica Inc. 44,734 3,612
  Eaton Vance Corp. 68,687 3,203
  Webster Financial Corp. 57,339 3,150
  Washington Federal Inc. 87,010 2,945
  PrivateBancorp Inc. 49,032 2,775
  RenaissanceRe    
  Holdings Ltd. 18,493 2,730
  Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 27,914 2,581
  Synovus Financial Corp. 60,924 2,572
  Bank of Hawaii Corp. 29,192 2,466
  Chemical Financial Corp. 43,415 2,313
  UMB Financial Corp. 28,971 2,283
  MB Financial Inc. 39,416 1,775
  Fulton Financial Corp. 84,336 1,613
  Federated Investors Inc.    
  Class B 44,374 1,206
  International    
  Bancshares Corp. 28,262 1,075
  Trustmark Corp. 30,293 1,001
  WisdomTree    
  Investments Inc. 70,574 643
  CBOE Holdings Inc. 172 13
      108,788
Health Care (9.4%)    
* Align Technology Inc. 73,153 7,517
* VCA Inc. 79,237 7,203
  ResMed Inc. 90,859 6,545
* WellCare Health Plans Inc. 43,254 6,107
  West Pharmaceutical    
  Services Inc. 71,471 5,894
  Bioverativ Inc. 106,242 5,533
  Teleflex Inc. 24,954 4,771
* ABIOMED Inc. 39,402 4,648
* United Therapeutics Corp. 28,998 4,284
* MEDNAX Inc. 56,087 3,993
  Bio-Techne Corp. 36,440 3,874
  HealthSouth Corp. 87,702 3,711
* NuVasive Inc. 49,174 3,676
* Charles River Laboratories    
  International Inc. 28,663 2,493
  Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. 36,216 2,406
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.    
  Class A 9,936 1,934
* Akorn Inc. 85,336 1,776

 

* Prestige Brands    
  Holdings Inc. 29,370 1,663
* PAREXEL International Corp. 25,408 1,644
* Catalent Inc. 51,007 1,464
* Globus Medical Inc. 33,041 919
* Community Health    
  Systems Inc.    
  Rights Exp. 12/31/2099 29,782
      82,055
Industrials (16.5%)    
  Huntington Ingalls    
  Industries Inc. 45,278 9,893
  AO Smith Corp. 144,238 7,264
  IDEX Corp. 74,456 6,864
  Carlisle Cos. Inc. 62,990 6,507
  Toro Co. 106,753 6,428
  Nordson Corp. 51,944 6,235
  Lennox International Inc. 37,836 6,229
* Old Dominion    
  Freight Line Inc. 67,629 6,206
* Copart Inc. 99,595 5,890
  Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. 60,616 5,104
  Graco Inc. 54,382 4,936
  Wabtec Corp. 56,544 4,530
  MSC Industrial Direct    
  Co. Inc. Class A 43,608 4,386
  Curtiss-Wright Corp. 43,197 4,226
  B/E Aerospace Inc. 62,516 3,976
  Donaldson Co. Inc. 90,283 3,878
  Woodward Inc. 54,169 3,816
  Hubbell Inc. Class B 31,175 3,698
  Landstar System Inc. 40,806 3,542
  Crane Co. 48,696 3,520
  Rollins Inc. 93,613 3,422
  EnerSys 42,419 3,255
* Teledyne Technologies Inc. 23,208 3,050
* Avis Budget Group Inc. 85,847 2,969
  Watsco Inc. 17,787 2,637
  Oshkosh Corp. 37,823 2,568
  Deluxe Corp. 31,330 2,306
  MSA Safety Inc. 30,479 2,202
* Genesee & Wyoming Inc.    
  Class A 28,145 2,087
  Granite Construction Inc. 38,687 2,051
  Valmont Industries Inc. 11,395 1,792
  EMCOR Group Inc. 28,336 1,742
  Joy Global Inc. 54,470 1,535
  Kennametal Inc. 35,798 1,328
  CEB Inc. 16,944 1,314
* Dycom Industries Inc. 15,624 1,284
  HNI Corp. 25,151 1,152
  GATX Corp. 17,096 993
      144,815

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Information Technology (23.5%)  
* Advanced Micro    
  Devices Inc. 742,187 10,732
* Synopsys Inc. 147,786 10,558
  CDK Global Inc. 145,994 9,698
* Gartner Inc. 80,673 8,326
  Broadridge Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 116,286 8,062
  Jack Henry    
  & Associates Inc. 76,272 7,152
  Cognex Corp. 83,660 6,426
* Cadence Design    
  Systems Inc. 201,600 6,229
* NCR Corp. 121,195 5,826
* Microsemi Corp. 111,965 5,802
* ANSYS Inc. 52,394 5,594
* Ultimate Software    
  Group Inc. 28,322 5,477
* Fortinet Inc. 143,643 5,365
  Computer Sciences Corp. 72,888 4,997
* Tyler Technologies Inc. 32,552 4,937
* Trimble Inc. 159,072 4,936
  LogMeIn Inc. 51,061 4,685
* Zebra Technologies Corp. 51,556 4,677
* IPG Photonics Corp. 36,307 4,295
* PTC Inc. 79,033 4,259
* WEX Inc. 37,565 4,178
  Mentor Graphics Corp. 106,967 3,969
  Fair Isaac Corp. 30,219 3,931
  j2 Global Inc. 46,892 3,818
  Science Applications    
  International Corp. 43,779 3,808
  MAXIMUS Inc. 63,267 3,775
* Keysight Technologies Inc. 94,606 3,557
  Littelfuse Inc. 22,008 3,553
* Cirrus Logic Inc. 62,226 3,365
* CoreLogic Inc. 84,355 3,306
  Monolithic Power    
  Systems Inc. 36,549 3,215
  Teradyne Inc. 112,026 3,186
  Brocade Communications    
  Systems Inc. 255,421 3,144
* Integrated Device    
  Technology Inc. 130,919 3,130
  InterDigital Inc. 33,486 2,815
* Silicon Laboratories Inc. 40,777 2,752
* Manhattan Associates Inc. 46,592 2,337
* ViaSat Inc. 32,704 2,251
* Versum Materials Inc. 66,881 2,027
* CommVault Systems Inc. 41,147 2,018
* ARRIS International plc 76,369 1,970
* WebMD Health Corp. 36,002 1,869

 

  Cypress Semiconductor    
  Corp. 131,312 1,743
  National Instruments Corp. 50,425 1,626
  Belden Inc. 20,514 1,449
  Plantronics Inc. 22,365 1,198
* 3D Systems Corp. 73,788 1,122
* ACI Worldwide Inc. 53,677 1,050
* Acxiom Corp. 33,948 968
  Convergys Corp. 40,082 877
* comScore Inc. 2,355 57
      206,097
Materials (6.7%)    
  Packaging Corp. of America 91,195 8,429
  Steel Dynamics Inc. 159,535 5,839
  Valspar Corp. 49,908 5,551
  Eagle Materials Inc. 47,093 4,884
  RPM International Inc. 80,763 4,304
  Royal Gold Inc. 63,791 4,213
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 43,427 3,936
  United States Steel Corp. 84,222 3,261
  Chemours Co. 95,904 3,228
  Sonoco Products Co. 50,714 2,704
  Minerals Technologies Inc. 34,124 2,636
  NewMarket Corp. 4,966 2,164
  Sensient Technologies Corp. 26,978 2,157
  Worthington Industries Inc. 42,798 2,099
  AptarGroup Inc. 28,171 2,099
^ Compass Minerals    
  International Inc. 14,805 1,122
      58,626
Real Estate (11.9%)    
  Alexandria Real Estate    
  Equities Inc. 86,790 10,355
  Duke Realty Corp. 346,372 8,881
  Kilroy Realty Corp. 95,359 7,357
  Lamar Advertising Co.    
  Class A 80,776 6,097
  Douglas Emmett Inc. 140,582 5,671
  Liberty Property Trust 143,554 5,662
  Regency Centers Corp. 64,293 4,523
  DCT Industrial Trust Inc. 88,901 4,253
  Weingarten Realty    
  Investors 115,070 4,082
  Uniti Group Inc. 136,939 3,967
  American Campus    
  Communities Inc. 76,120 3,890
  Camden Property Trust 45,282 3,833
  National Retail    
  Properties Inc. 83,342 3,770
  First Industrial Realty    
  Trust Inc. 114,197 3,072
  Education Realty Trust Inc. 71,347 3,007

 

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    Market
    Value
  Shares ($000)
Highwoods Properties Inc. 56,772 2,980
EPR Properties 37,912 2,918
Equity One Inc. 90,729 2,873
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. 79,232 2,532
Taubman Centers Inc. 32,467 2,265
Tanger Factory Outlet    
Centers Inc. 64,752 2,193
Corporate Office    
Properties Trust 63,872 2,177
Urban Edge Properties 58,063 1,610
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 53,259 1,553
Rayonier Inc. 53,676 1,537
CyrusOne Inc. 28,276 1,439
Potlatch Corp. 26,039 1,152
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 24,677 1,106
    104,755
Utilities (2.7%)    
MDU Resources Group Inc. 190,736 5,171
Westar Energy Inc. Class A 83,085 4,485
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. 46,374 3,966
Aqua America Inc. 90,082 2,859
National Fuel Gas Co. 45,751 2,759
Black Hills Corp. 31,152 2,021
WGL Holdings Inc. 24,002 2,004
    23,265
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $741,618)   875,225
Temporary Cash Investments (3.8%)1  
Money Market Fund (3.8%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
Fund, 0.864% 333,382 33,341
 
  Face  
  Amount  
  ($000)  

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
4     

United States Treasury Bill,

   0.564%–0.587%, 5/4/17 200 200
United States Treasury Bill,    
   0.607%, 5/25/17 100 100
    300
Total Temporary Cash Investments    
(Cost $33,641)   33,641
Total Investments (103.7%)    
(Cost $775,259)   908,866

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-3.7%)  
Other Assets  
Investment in Vanguard 57
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 396
Receivables for Accrued Income 612
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 3,187
Total Other Assets 4,252
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities  
Purchased (33,051)
Collateral for Securities on Loan (1,121)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (2,120)
Payables to Vanguard (227)
Other Liabilities (8)
Total Liabilities (36,527)
Net Assets (100%) 876,591

 

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At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 785,877
Overdistributed Net Investment Income (696)
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (42,195)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 133,607
Futures Contracts (2)
Net Assets 876,591
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 5,350,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 631,121
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $117.97
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,045,245 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 245,470
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $234.84

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,080,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 3.8%, respectively,
of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Includes $1,121,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 Securities with a value of $190,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.


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

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund  
 
 
Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 3,775
Interest1 8
Securities Lending—Net 17
Total Income 3,800
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 52
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 469
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 53
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 19
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 3
Custodian Fees 13
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 20
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Total Expenses 629
Net Investment Income 3,171
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 7,957
Futures Contracts 84
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 8,041
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 51,505
Futures Contracts (2)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 51,503
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 62,715

 

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $7,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund    
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 3,171 6,123
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 8,041 5,353
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 51,503 51,455
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 62,715 62,931
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
ETF Shares (5,674) (4,524)
Institutional Shares (2,068) (1,029)
Realized Capital Gain    
ETF Shares
Institutional Shares
Total Distributions (7,742) (5,553)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 76,495 93,098
Institutional Shares 61,960 59,674
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 138,455 152,772
Total Increase (Decrease) 193,428 210,150
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 683,163 473,013
End of Period1 876,591 683,163

 

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of ($696,000) and $3,875,000.

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

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S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund            
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value,              
Beginning of Period   $109.76 $99.88 $97.18 $80.96 $67.47 $61.13
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   . 455 . 954 1.036 . 571 .721 . 405
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   8.913 9.960 2.456 16.256 13.257 6.266
Total from Investment Operations 9.368 10.914 3.492 16.827 13.978 6.671
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.158) (1.034) (.792) (.607) (.488) (.331)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains    —
Total Distributions   (1.158) (1.034) (.792) (.607) (.488) (.331)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $117.97 $109.76 $99.88 $97.18 $80.96 $67.47
 
Total Return   8.58% 11.04% 3.60% 20.84% 20.83% 10.97%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $631 $513 $377 $292 $182 $91
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.21% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.03% 1.08% 1.08% 0.81% 1.08% 0.76%
Portfolio Turnover Rate1   46% 38% 47% 38% 35% 26%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 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            
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
Institutional Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,       Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value,              
Beginning of Period   $218.61 $198.85 $193.45 $161.12 $134.20 $121.54
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   1.033 2.094 2.271 1.316 1.584 .915
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   17.742 19.906 4.900 32.386 26.392 12.506
Total from Investment Operations 18.775 22.000 7.171 33.702 27.976 13.421
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.545) (2.240) (1.771) (1.372) (1.056) (.761)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains    —
Total Distributions   (2.545) (2.240) (1.771) (1.372) (1.056) (.761)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $234.84 $218.61 $198.85 $193.45 $161.12 $134.20
 
Total Return   8.64% 11.18% 3.72% 20.99% 20.97% 11.12%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $245 $170 $96 $90 $42 $23
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.16% 1.20% 1.20% 0.93% 1.20% 0.88%
Portfolio Turnover Rate1   46% 38% 47% 38% 35% 26%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 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 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $57,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 875,225
Temporary Cash Investments 33,341 300
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (8)
Total 908,558 300
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index March 2017 4 691 (2)

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $8,564,000 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.

For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $41,672,000 that maybe carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $775,259,000.

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $133,607,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $146,808,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $13,201,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $432,896,000 of investment securities and sold $298,544,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $98,906,000 and $28,888,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the period ended February 28, 2017, such purchases and sales were $86,495,000 and $46,493,000 respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  February 28, 2017   August 31, 2016 
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
ETF Shares        
Issued 110,098 975 198,705 1,950
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (33,603) (300) (105,607) (1,050)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 76,495 675 93,098 900
Institutional Shares        
Issued 73,867 321 87,252 431
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 430 2 407 2
Redeemed (12,337) (56) (27,985) (138)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 61,960 267 59,674 295

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Six Months Ended February 28, 2017      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2016 2/28/2017 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,112.87 $0.84
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,113.35 0.42
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,134.56 $1.11
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,135.33 0.42
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,085.75 $1.09
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,086.39 0.41
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.00 $0.80
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.75 $1.05
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.75 $1.05
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40

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, 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional 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 (181/365).

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Glossary

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

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

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

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 195 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1

F. William McNabb III

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

IndependentTrustees

Emerson U. Fullwood

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

Rajiv L. Gupta

Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Arconic Inc.

(diversified manufacturer), HP Inc. (printer and personal computer manufacturing), and Delphi Automotive plc (automotive components); Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital.

Amy Gutmann

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

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

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

F. Joseph Loughrey

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

 

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

Mark Loughridge

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

Scott C. Malpass

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

André F. Perold

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

Peter F. Volanakis

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

Executive Officers

Glenn Booraem

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

Thomas J. Higgins

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

Peter Mahoney

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

Anne E. Robinson

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

Michael Rollings

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

Vanguard Senior Management Team

Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
John James Thomas M. Rampulla
Martha G. King Glenn W. Reed
John T. Marcante Karin A. Risi
Chris D. McIsaac  

 

Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
John J. Brennan
Chairman, 1996–2009
Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008

Founder
John C. Bogle
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2017

Vanguard S&P 500 Value and Growth Index Funds

Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

 

A new format, unwavering commitment

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

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

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

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

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

Contents  
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. 1
Chairman’s Perspective. 3
S&P 500 Value Index Fund. 6
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund. 22
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 36
Glossary. 38

 

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

See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.

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

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

• Large-capitalization value stocks generally outperformed their growth counterparts over the six months ended February 28, 2017. Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund returned nearly 12% for the period and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund returned about 8%.

• Both funds closely tracked their target indexes and exceeded the average returns of their large-cap fund peers.

• Financial stocks, which make up more than one-quarter of the Value Index Fund, contributed most to returns. Industrials and information technology also performed well.

• Information technology, which makes up about one-third of the Growth Index Fund, added most to returns. Consumer discretionary and industrials also boosted results.

• For both funds, the real state sector was a negative performer, although telecommunication services also struggled. Other laggards included health care in the Growth Index Fund and consumer staples in the Value Index Fund.

Total Returns: Six Months Ended February 28, 2017  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 11.70%
Net Asset Value 11.71
Institutional Shares 11.76
S&P 500 Value Index 11.81
Large-Cap Value Funds Average 11.57
Large-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  

 

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  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 8.04%
Net Asset Value 8.06
S&P 500 Growth Index 8.14
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average 7.44
Large-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  

 

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. Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.

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.

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
  ETF Institutional Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
S&P 500 Value Index Fund 0.15% 0.08% 1.09%
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund 0.15 1.14

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the funds’ annualized expense ratios were: for the S&P 500 Value Index Fund, 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.07% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P 500 Growth Index Fund, 0.16%. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and capture information through year-end 2016.

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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Chairman’s Perspective


Bill McNabb
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholder,

More than a decade ago, a Vanguard client asked us to help improve its defined contribution retirement plan. New hires were participating in the plan at lower rates than in previous years, and the client wanted to reverse this trend. Another priority was to help more participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios.

The overall goal of this longtime client: Give employees a better chance to achieve financial security in retirement.

Today, that plan automatically enrolls employees at a 5% contribution rate, puts them in a low-cost target-date fund that takes on less risk as they near retirement, and offers a comprehensive suite of advice services. On top of that, employees get an employer contribution of 5% and are eligible for a company match.

Because of this combination of attractive features and generous employer contributions, nearly all new hires now participate in the plan, 81% of plan participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios, and 87% of participants meet or exceed Vanguard’s recommended total retirement savings target. (Vanguard generally recommends that retirement investors save 12%–15% of pay, including company matches.)

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Changing the retirement landscape

Am I singling out an isolated Vanguard success story? Absolutely not.

Stories like these are becoming increasingly common with employer-based retirement plans, particularly among large and midsize companies. Solutions such as automatic enrollment, automatic contribution increases, and default investment in target-date funds are having a positive effect.

Insights from the relatively new discipline of behavioral finance have contributed to the advances. Simply put, retirement plans are making natural human inertia work for future retirees, rather than against them, by putting savings on autopilot as much as possible.

More than 60% of Vanguard participants are in plans with automatic enrollment, which has led to a big jump in participation. Today, more than four-fifths of eligible employees are saving for retirement, compared with only two-thirds ten years ago.

In addition, many plans have adopted automatic-escalation features, which increase plan contributions at regular intervals until a maximum level is reached or an employee opts out. Automatic increases are a crucial tool for boosting retirement savings rates.

The growing use of target-date funds is another enormous benefit. More than 70% of all participants in Vanguard plans invest at least part of their retirement savings in

Market Barometer      
      Total Returns
    Periods Ended February 28, 2017
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 10.10% 25.53% 13.94%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.61 36.11 12.89
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 10.29 26.29 13.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 5.40 19.87 4.00
 
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      
(Broad taxable market) -2.19% 1.42% 2.24%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      
(Broad tax-exempt market) -2.80 0.25 3.07
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.19 0.32 0.10
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 1.14% 2.74% 1.36%

 

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these age-appropriate, diversified strategies. And nearly 50% of Vanguard participants are invested solely in a single target-date fund.

Consider a do-it-yourself autopilot

But what if you don’t have access to a world-class, employer-based retirement plan? Unfortunately, not everyone does, which is an important policy issue.

However, you can still put the features of these plans to work. For example, you can set up automatic contributions from your paycheck to an IRA. And you can adopt your own automatic escalation by investing any pay raises.

You can also take a page from top-quality retirement plans by considering a low-cost, globally diversified target-date fund. The beauty of this approach is that you don’t need to remember to rebalance your portfolio—the fund does it for you.

Of course, you can take a more active role in picking your own investments, and this can be a good choice for some. But keep in mind the lessons from successful employer-based plans: Busy workers, faced with a lot of competing priorities, are often best served by putting their retirement savings on autopilot.

Winning by default

In highlighting some recent successes in retirement savings, I don’t want to minimize the challenges we still face. We’re living in a slow-growth, uncertain world, and investment returns for both stocks and bonds could well be modest in the coming decade.

But I believe the innovations we’ve seen in the last ten years in many retirement plans—you might call it the “default revolution”—point the way toward a solution. And that even goes for people whose employers don’t have a world-class retirement plan.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.


F. William McNabb III

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 14, 2017

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics  
 
  ETF Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VOOV VSPVX
Expense Ratio1 0.15% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 2.23% 2.28%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
      U.S.
    S&P 500 Total
    Value Market
  Fund Index FA Index 
Number of Stocks 352 352 3,807
Median Market Cap $77.7B $77.7B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 21.6x 21.6x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 2.1x 2.1x 3.0x
Return on Equity 13.8% 13.7% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 3.9% 3.9% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 2.4% 2.4% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 20%
Short-Term Reserves -0.2%
 
 
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S.
      Total
    S&P 500 Market
    Value FA
  Fund Index Index
Consumer Discretionary 6.8% 6.8% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 11.7 11.7 8.4
Energy 11.3 11.3 6.2
Financials 27.0 27.0 15.3
Health Care 12.3 12.3 13.4
Industrials 8.7 8.7 10.8
Information Technology 7.1 7.1 20.7
Materials 3.4 3.4 3.4
Real Estate 1.8 1.8 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 4.0 4.0 2.1
Utilities 5.9 5.9 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
  S&P 500 U.S. Total
  Value Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.92
Beta 1.00 0.94

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

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil & Gas 3.6%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Multi-Sector Holdings 3.4
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diversified Banks 3.4
Wells Fargo & Co. Diversified Banks 2.8
AT&T Inc. Integrated  
  Telecommunication  
  Services 2.7
Bank of America Corp. Diversified Banks 2.6
Chevron Corp. Integrated Oil & Gas 2.2
Cisco Systems Inc. Communications  
  Equipment 1.8
Citigroup Inc. Diversified Banks 1.8
General Electric Co. Industrial  
  Conglomerates 1.5
Top Ten   25.8%

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

Investment Focus

 

1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.07% for Institutional Shares.

 

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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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   17.23% 14.55% 13.65%
Net Asset Value   17.19 14.54 13.64
Institutional Shares 3/3/2015 17.29 6.73

 

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 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.7%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (6.7%)    
  Walt Disney Co. 43,771 4,819
  General Motors Co. 101,143 3,726
  Ford Motor Co. 284,572 3,566
  McDonald’s Corp. 23,010 2,937
  Target Corp. 40,955 2,407
  NIKE Inc. Class B 41,894 2,395
  Carnival Corp. 30,576 1,711
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 22,832 1,698
  Delphi Automotive plc 19,749 1,503
  VF Corp. 24,066 1,262
  Twenty-First Century Fox    
  Inc. Class A 40,146 1,201
  Viacom Inc. Class B 25,331 1,101
  Genuine Parts Co. 10,846 1,038
  Whirlpool Corp. 5,476 978
  DR Horton Inc. 24,673 789
  Macy’s Inc. 22,159 736
  Lennar Corp. Class A 14,292 697
  Newell Brands Inc. 13,688 671
  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 18,980 665
  BorgWarner Inc. 14,521 613
  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 5,981 575
* Mohawk Industries Inc. 2,430 550
  Kohl’s Corp. 12,789 545
  Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. 18,338 538
  Best Buy Co. Inc. 11,985 529
  PVH Corp. 5,736 525
* CarMax Inc. 7,633 493
  L Brands Inc. 9,254 487
  PulteGroup Inc. 21,591 476
  News Corp. Class A 36,374 466
  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 11,031 446
  Staples Inc. 47,166 424
  Omnicom Group Inc. 4,849 413
  TEGNA Inc. 15,638 401
* Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.    
  Class A 948 397

 

  Gap Inc. 15,903 395
  Coach Inc. 10,311 393
  Nordstrom Inc. 8,411 392
  Tiffany & Co. 3,853 354
  Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A 4,077 323
  H&R Block Inc. 15,685 322
  Signet Jewelers Ltd. 5,065 322
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 12,915 311
  Tractor Supply Co. 4,102 291
  Foot Locker Inc. 3,815 289
  Mattel Inc. 10,872 280
  Hanesbrands Inc. 13,231 265
* AutoNation Inc. 4,774 219
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 2,557 213
  Leggett & Platt Inc. 3,814 188
* TripAdvisor Inc. 3,435 142
      46,477
Consumer Staples (11.7%)    
  Procter & Gamble Co. 99,509 9,062
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 109,798 7,788
  CVS Health Corp. 77,756 6,266
  Coca-Cola Co. 138,683 5,819
  Costco Wholesale Corp. 31,873 5,647
  Philip Morris International    
  Inc. 50,901 5,566
  Walgreens Boots Alliance    
  Inc. 62,400 5,390
  PepsiCo Inc. 46,011 5,079
  Mondelez International Inc.    
  Class A 112,608 4,946
  Kraft Heinz Co. 43,491 3,980
  Kroger Co. 68,843 2,189
  Colgate-Palmolive Co. 28,516 2,081
  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 41,955 1,971
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 12,535 1,662
  Molson Coors Brewing Co.    
  Class B 13,439 1,349
  Tyson Foods Inc. Class A 21,186 1,325
  Conagra Brands Inc. 30,243 1,246
  JM Smucker Co. 8,462 1,199

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  General Mills Inc. 19,358 1,169
  Sysco Corp. 17,432 919
  Whole Foods Market Inc. 23,094 708
  Hormel Foods Corp. 19,633 692
  Kellogg Co. 8,448 626
  Clorox Co. 4,220 577
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.    
  Class A 6,788 562
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 6,171 542
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group    
  Inc. 5,348 500
* Monster Beverage Corp. 11,798 489
  Coty Inc. Class A 19,827 372
  Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 6,577 328
  Campbell Soup Co. 5,491 326
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 2,982 293
  Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 5,322 260
      80,928
Energy (11.2%)    
  Exxon Mobil Corp. 302,344 24,587
  Chevron Corp. 137,643 15,485
  Schlumberger Ltd. 55,794 4,484
  ConocoPhillips 90,342 4,298
  Kinder Morgan Inc. 139,982 2,983
  Phillips 66 32,280 2,524
  Valero Energy Corp. 33,006 2,243
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 31,760 2,082
  EOG Resources Inc. 20,177 1,957
  Marathon Petroleum Corp. 38,485 1,909
  Halliburton Co. 26,834 1,434
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 20,376 1,317
  National Oilwell Varco Inc. 27,541 1,113
* TechnipFMC plc 34,279 1,108
  Baker Hughes Inc. 17,666 1,065
  Hess Corp. 19,445 1,000
  Marathon Oil Corp. 61,776 988
  Williams Cos. Inc. 32,583 923
  Devon Energy Corp. 17,098 741
  Tesoro Corp. 8,492 723
  Noble Energy Inc. 18,210 663
* Concho Resources Inc. 4,899 649
^ Helmerich & Payne Inc. 7,838 536
  Apache Corp. 9,993 525
* Transocean Ltd. 28,231 390
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 17,561 385
  Cimarex Energy Co. 3,047 383
  EQT Corp. 5,125 307
  ONEOK Inc. 4,727 255
  Range Resources Corp. 8,504 235
* Newfield Exploration Co. 4,733 173
* Chesapeake Energy Corp. 28,988 158
* Southwestern Energy Co. 15,931 120
      77,743

 

Financials (27.0%)    
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc.    
Class B 138,452 23,733
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 260,899 23,643
Wells Fargo & Co. 329,569 19,075
Bank of America Corp. 736,783 18,184
Citigroup Inc. 207,781 12,427
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 26,966 6,689
Morgan Stanley 105,148 4,802
Chubb Ltd. 33,929 4,688
American International    
Group Inc. 71,148 4,548
PNC Financial Services    
Group Inc. 35,473 4,513
MetLife Inc. 80,141 4,203
Bank of New York Mellon    
Corp. 77,095 3,634
Prudential Financial Inc. 31,354 3,466
Capital One Financial Corp. 35,167 3,301
BB&T Corp. 59,166 2,853
US Bancorp 51,257 2,819
Travelers Cos. Inc. 20,714 2,532
American Express Co. 29,360 2,351
Allstate Corp. 26,850 2,206
Aflac Inc. 29,757 2,153
SunTrust Banks Inc. 35,786 2,129
State Street Corp. 26,439 2,107
Synchrony Financial 57,178 2,072
M&T Bank Corp. 11,306 1,888
BlackRock Inc. 4,513 1,749
Progressive Corp. 42,312 1,658
Fifth Third Bancorp 55,097 1,512
Regions Financial Corp. 89,759 1,371
Hartford Financial Services    
Group Inc. 27,544 1,347
Principal Financial Group Inc. 19,508 1,220
Willis Towers Watson plc 9,354 1,201
Lincoln National Corp. 16,667 1,169
Huntington Bancshares Inc. 78,883 1,115
CME Group Inc. 9,151 1,111
Franklin Resources Inc. 25,302 1,089
Invesco Ltd. 29,789 959
Loews Corp. 20,147 946
Citizens Financial Group Inc. 23,093 863
Unum Group 16,928 827
XL Group Ltd. 19,519 790
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 5,993 788
KeyCorp 40,487 760
Affiliated Managers Group    
Inc. 3,991 670
Zions Bancorporation 14,778 663
Leucadia National Corp. 23,489 625
Torchmark Corp. 8,030 623
Northern Trust Corp. 5,570 487

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 6,195 441
  People’s United Financial Inc. 22,580 434
  Assurant Inc. 4,157 412
  Comerica Inc. 5,722 408
  Cincinnati Financial Corp. 4,796 350
  Navient Corp. 21,988 339
  Nasdaq Inc. 4,459 317
  CBOE Holdings Inc. 2,133 166
      186,426
Health Care (12.3%)    
  Johnson & Johnson 77,362 9,454
  Medtronic plc 100,113 8,100
  Allergan plc 27,348 6,695
  Pfizer Inc. 194,685 6,643
  Abbott Laboratories 125,492 5,657
  Merck & Co. Inc. 76,391 5,032
  Amgen Inc. 24,409 4,309
  Eli Lilly & Co. 39,669 3,285
* Express Scripts Holding Co. 44,960 3,176
  Anthem Inc. 19,209 3,166
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 54,837 3,110
  Cigna Corp. 18,720 2,787
  McKesson Corp. 15,462 2,321
  Cardinal Health Inc. 23,337 1,899
  Baxter International Inc. 35,695 1,818
  Danaher Corp. 20,860 1,785
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 11,235 1,772
* Mylan NV 33,466 1,401
  AmerisourceBergen Corp.    
  Class A 12,197 1,116
  Dentsply Sirona Inc. 16,787 1,066
* Henry Schein Inc. 5,859 1,005
* HCA Holdings Inc. 10,413 908
* Centene Corp. 12,461 879
* DaVita Inc. 11,482 797
  Perrigo Co. plc 10,433 780
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 7,758 703
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 5,256 615
* Illumina Inc. 3,308 554
* Laboratory Corp. of America    
  Holdings 3,450 491
  Universal Health Services    
  Inc. Class B 3,596 452
  PerkinElmer Inc. 7,962 432
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 8,339 428
* Mallinckrodt plc 7,668 402
  Quest Diagnostics Inc. 3,900 380
* Envision Healthcare Corp. 5,040 353
* Hologic Inc. 8,095 328
* Waters Corp. 1,987 308
  Patterson Cos. Inc. 5,986 272
  Cooper Cos. Inc. 1,010 201
* Endo International plc 14,304 195
      85,075

 

Industrials (8.6%)    
  General Electric Co. 341,856 10,191
  United Technologies Corp. 55,834 6,284
  Johnson Controls    
  International plc 68,299 2,864
  Honeywell International Inc. 22,783 2,836
  Delta Air Lines Inc. 53,692 2,681
  3M Co. 14,022 2,613
  Norfolk Southern Corp. 21,288 2,576
  Boeing Co. 13,811 2,489
  Eaton Corp. plc 32,937 2,371
  Union Pacific Corp. 18,776 2,027
  Caterpillar Inc. 20,676 1,999
  American Airlines Group Inc. 37,781 1,752
  Emerson Electric Co. 25,455 1,530
  CSX Corp. 25,722 1,249
  Deere & Co. 10,848 1,188
  Raytheon Co. 7,057 1,088
  Textron Inc. 19,704 932
  Arconic Inc. 31,973 920
  AMETEK Inc. 16,875 911
  Dover Corp. 11,328 907
  PACCAR Inc. 12,374 827
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 5,697 724
  Pentair plc 12,159 706
  Roper Technologies Inc. 3,315 693
  Kansas City Southern 7,800 691
  Fluor Corp. 10,085 559
  L3 Technologies Inc. 3,103 522
* Stericycle Inc. 6,190 513
  Jacobs Engineering Group    
  Inc. 8,749 494
  Parker-Hannifin Corp. 3,177 492
  Nielsen Holdings plc 11,000 488
  Robert Half International Inc. 9,400 453
  Flowserve Corp. 9,455 439
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. 5,136 413
  Snap-on Inc. 1,978 336
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 3,506 335
  Alaska Air Group Inc. 3,237 317
  Masco Corp. 9,100 307
  Ryder System Inc. 3,862 294
  Expeditors International of    
  Washington Inc. 4,840 273
  Fortune Brands Home &    
  Security Inc. 3,198 185
  Allegion plc 2,518 183
  Pitney Bowes Inc. 3,346 46
      59,698
Information Technology (7.1%)    
  Cisco Systems Inc. 366,004 12,510
  Intel Corp. 179,678 6,504
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 27,131 4,879
  Oracle Corp. 91,781 3,909

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Yahoo! Inc. 64,005 2,923
  Hewlett Packard    
  Enterprise Co. 121,475 2,772
  HP Inc. 124,748 2,167
* Micron Technology Inc. 75,262 1,764
  Western Digital Corp. 20,816 1,600
* eBay Inc. 46,244 1,568
  Seagate Technology plc 21,475 1,035
  TE Connectivity Ltd. 12,916 962
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 13,207 783
  CA Inc. 22,850 737
  Symantec Corp. 23,350 667
* Qorvo Inc. 9,283 614
  Xerox Corp. 61,735 459
* Autodesk Inc. 4,839 418
  Alliance Data Systems Corp. 1,677 408
  Xilinx Inc. 6,429 378
  Juniper Networks Inc. 12,170 341
  NetApp Inc. 7,756 324
* Teradata Corp. 9,369 291
  Western Union Co. 12,379 243
* First Solar Inc. 5,751 208
  CSRA Inc. 5,480 163
  FLIR Systems Inc. 2,992 110
      48,737
Materials (3.4%)    
  Dow Chemical Co. 81,716 5,088
  EI du Pont de Nemours    
  & Co. 31,694 2,489
  LyondellBasell Industries NV    
  Class A 24,366 2,223
  International Paper Co. 29,985 1,580
  Monsanto Co. 10,556 1,202
  Praxair Inc. 9,132 1,084
  Ecolab Inc. 8,611 1,067
  WestRock Co. 18,311 984
  Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 6,789 954
  Ball Corp. 12,711 935
  PPG Industries Inc. 9,047 927
  Eastman Chemical Co. 10,703 859
  Mosaic Co. 25,538 796
  Nucor Corp. 9,651 604
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 1,827 564
  CF Industries Holdings Inc. 16,910 531
* Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 37,558 503
  International Flavors &    
  Fragrances Inc. 2,433 306
  Sealed Air Corp. 6,568 305
  Avery Dennison Corp. 3,050 246
  FMC Corp. 3,381 195
      23,442

 

Real Estate (1.8%)    
  Weyerhaeuser Co. 54,546 1,839
  Simon Property Group Inc. 7,791 1,437
  HCP Inc. 34,095 1,118
  Public Storage 3,807 866
  Crown Castle International    
  Corp. 9,159 857
  SL Green Realty Corp. 7,364 830
  Ventas Inc. 11,078 721
  Vornado Realty Trust 6,270 689
  Macerich Co. 8,778 591
  Equity Residential 8,771 553
  Boston Properties Inc. 3,927 546
  Essex Property Trust Inc. 2,235 525
  Realty Income Corp. 7,165 439
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A 12,222 435
  Mid-America Apartment    
  Communities Inc. 3,205 329
  Iron Mountain Inc. 7,674 279
  Federal Realty Investment    
  Trust 1,919 270
      12,324
Telecommunication Services (4.0%)  
  AT&T Inc. 447,755 18,712
  Verizon Communications    
  Inc. 139,702 6,933
  CenturyLink Inc. 39,863 967
* Level 3 Communications    
  Inc. 9,342 535
^ Frontier Communications    
  Corp. 85,040 249
      27,396
Utilities (5.9%)    
  Duke Energy Corp. 50,235 4,147
  Southern Co. 71,455 3,631
  Exelon Corp. 67,321 2,471
  PG&E Corp. 36,870 2,461
  American Electric Power    
  Co. Inc. 35,855 2,401
  NextEra Energy Inc. 17,505 2,293
  Sempra Energy 18,232 2,011
  Edison International 23,758 1,895
  Dominion Resources Inc. 24,223 1,881
  PPL Corp. 49,555 1,828
  Consolidated Edison Inc. 22,219 1,712
  Public Service Enterprise    
  Group Inc. 36,887 1,696
  Xcel Energy Inc. 37,038 1,619
  Eversource Energy 23,128 1,357
  DTE Energy Co. 13,083 1,326
  FirstEnergy Corp. 31,045 1,007
  Entergy Corp. 13,061 1,001
  Ameren Corp. 17,692 968
  CMS Energy Corp. 20,352 906

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

    Market
    Value
  Shares ($000)
SCANA Corp. 10,423 723
WEC Energy Group Inc. 11,154 672
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 8,071 663
NiSource Inc. 23,402 560
AES Corp. 47,783 550
NRG Energy Inc. 22,871 379
CenterPoint Energy Inc. 13,374 365
Alliant Energy Corp. 8,836 349
    40,872
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $612,428)   689,118
Temporary Cash Investments (0.1%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.1%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market    
Liquidity Fund, 0.864% 6,269 627
 
  Face  
  Amount  
  ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
4 United States    
Treasury Bill,    
0.612%, 7/20/17 100 100
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $727)   727
Total Investments (99.8%)    
(Cost $613,155)   689,845
 
    Amount
    ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)  
Other Assets    
Investment in Vanguard   46
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 138
Receivables for Accrued Income   1,779
Total Other Assets   1,963

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities  
Purchased (167)
Collateral for Securities on Loan (139)
Payables to Vanguard (155)
Other Liabilities (11)
Total Liabilities (472)
Net Assets (100%) 691,336
 
 
At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 622,341
Undistributed Net Investment Income 2,352
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (10,108)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 76,690
Futures Contracts 61
Net Assets 691,336
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 6,725,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 685,597
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $101.95
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 25,666 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 5,739
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $223.59

 

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $121,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and -0.2%, respectively,
of net assets.
2 Includes $139,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
3 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
4 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund  
 
 
Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 7,090
Interest1 3
Securities Lending—Net 11
Total Income 7,104
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 42
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 343
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 1
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 19
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares
Custodian Fees 19
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 8
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Total Expenses 432
Net Investment Income 6,672
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 19,572
Futures Contracts 138
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 19,710
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 36,926
Futures Contracts 58
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 36,984
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 63,366
1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $3,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund    
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 6,672 9,552
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 19,710 3,069
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 36,984 35,972
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 63,366 48,593
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
ETF Shares (6,706) (8,238)
Institutional Shares (69) (245)
Realized Capital Gain    
ETF Shares
Institutional Shares
Total Distributions (6,775) (8,483)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 141,878 173,732
Institutional Shares (1,405) (4,966)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 140,473 168,766
Total Increase (Decrease) 197,064 208,876
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 494,272 285,396
End of Period1 691,336 494,272

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $2,352,000 and $2,455,000.

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

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S&P 500 Value Index Fund              
 
 
Financial Highlights            
 
 
ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $92.41 $83.75 $88.54 $73.72 $61.42 $53.59
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   1.072 2.125 1.932 1.702 1.584 1.329
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   9.652 8.605 (4.838) 14.824 12.242 7.734
Total from Investment Operations 10.724 10.730 (2.906) 16.526 13.826 9.063
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.184) (2.070) (1.884) (1.706) (1.526) (1.233)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (1.184) (2.070) (1.884) (1.706) (1.526) (1.233)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $101.95 $92.41 $83.75 $88.54 $73.72 $61.42
 
Total Return   11.71% 13.03% -3.41% 22.64% 22.79% 17.16%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $686 $487 $274 $204 $118 $52
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   2.40% 2.64% 2.37% 2.31% 2.45% 2.43%
Portfolio Turnover Rate1   20% 22% 23% 25% 25% 20%

The expense ratio, net income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 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 Value Index Fund      
 
 
Financial Highlights      
 
 
Institutional Shares      
  Six Months Year March 3,
  Ended Ended 20151 to
  February 28, Aug. 31, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $202.64 $183.75 $199.34
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income 2.426 4.765 2.352
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 21.182 18.875 (15.830)
Total from Investment Operations 23.608 23.640 (13.478)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.658) (4.750) (2.112)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (2.658) (4.750) (2.112)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $223.59 $202.64 $183.75
 
Total Return 11.76% 13.09% -6.84%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6 $7 $11
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.07% 0.08% 0.08%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.49% 2.71% 2.44%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate 3 20% 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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S&P 500 Value Index Fund

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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $46,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.02% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 689,118
Temporary Cash Investments 627 100
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (4)
Total 689,741 100
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Index March 2017 16 1,890 61

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $21,736,000 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. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $8,079,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $613,155,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $76,690,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $85,092,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $8,402,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $325,197,000 of investment securities and sold $185,790,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $226,829,000 and $91,420,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the period ended February 28, 2017, such purchases and sales were $39,296,000 and $13,076,000, respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  February 28, 2017 August 31, 2016
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
ETF Shares        
Issued 234,113 2,400 215,592 2,500
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (92,235) (950) (41,860) (500)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 141,878 1,450 173,732 2,000
Institutional Shares        
Issued 1,526 7 39
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 69 245 1
Redeemed (3,000) (15) (5,250) (28)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares (1,405) (8) (4,966) (27)

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
      U.S.
    S&P 500 Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index FA Index 
Number of Stocks 322 319 3,807
Median Market Cap $93.9B $93.9B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 25.3x 25.3x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 5.3x 5.3x 3.0x
Return on Equity 21.3% 20.9% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 9.9% 10.5% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.7% 1.7% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 21%
Ticker Symbol VOOG
Expense Ratio1 0.15%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.59%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S.
      Total
    S&P 500 Market
    Growth FA
  Fund Index Index
Consumer Discretionary 16.7% 16.7% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 7.5 7.5 8.4
Energy 2.6 2.6 6.2
Financials 4.2 4.1 15.3
Health Care 15.5 15.6 13.4
Industrials 11.5 11.5 10.8
Information Technology 34.0 34.0 20.7
Materials 2.3 2.3 3.4
Real Estate 3.8 3.8 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 1.1 1.1 2.1
Utilities 0.8 0.8 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
  S&P 500 U.S. Total
  Growth Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.91
Beta 1.00 0.98

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

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Apple Inc. Technology  
  Hardware, Storage &  
  Peripherals 6.7%
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 4.6
Alphabet Inc. Internet Software &  
  Services 4.5
Amazon.com Inc. Internet & Direct  
  Marketing Retail 3.1
Facebook Inc. Internet Software &  
  Services 2.9
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals 1.9
Comcast Corp. Cable & Satellite 1.6
Home Depot Inc. Home Improvement  
  Retail 1.6
Visa Inc. Data Processing &  
  Outsourced Services 1.5
UnitedHealth Group Inc. Managed Health  
  Care 1.4
Top Ten   29.8%

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

 



Investment Focus

 


1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratio was 0.16%.

 

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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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   6.81% 14.39% 14.86%
Net Asset Value   6.74 14.38 14.84

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.6%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (16.7%)  
* Amazon.com Inc. 50,343 42,542
  Comcast Corp. Class A 608,616 22,774
  Home Depot Inc. 155,495 22,533
  Walt Disney Co. 110,267 12,139
* Priceline Group Inc. 6,299 10,860
  Starbucks Corp. 185,778 10,565
  Time Warner Inc. 98,433 9,667
* Charter Communications    
  Inc. Class A 27,670 8,939
  McDonald’s Corp. 65,703 8,387
* Netflix Inc. 54,780 7,786
  TJX Cos. Inc. 83,214 6,528
  NIKE Inc. Class B 97,103 5,550
  Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 70,972 5,278
  Marriott International Inc.    
  Class A 40,833 3,552
  Ross Stores Inc. 50,514 3,464
  CBS Corp. Class B 49,976 3,295
* O’Reilly Automotive Inc. 12,058 3,276
  Yum! Brands Inc. 44,441 2,903
* AutoZone Inc. 3,690 2,718
  Dollar General Corp. 32,402 2,366
* Dollar Tree Inc. 30,061 2,305
* Ulta Beauty Inc. 7,488 2,048
  Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.    
  Class A 64,857 1,941
  Newell Brands Inc. 37,880 1,857
  Omnicom Group Inc. 21,679 1,845
  Expedia Inc. 15,363 1,829
  Advance Auto Parts Inc. 9,399 1,472
  Hasbro Inc. 14,304 1,386
  Harley-Davidson Inc. 22,524 1,270
* LKQ Corp. 39,167 1,237
  Darden Restaurants Inc. 15,694 1,172
  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 10,937 1,051
  Harman International    
  Industries Inc. 8,839 987

 

  Scripps Networks    
  Interactive Inc. Class A 12,059 974
  Wynn Resorts Ltd. 10,130 974
  Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. 29,854 876
* Mohawk Industries Inc. 3,845 870
* Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.    
  Class A 2,037 853
  Foot Locker Inc. 10,520 796
* Discovery Communications    
  Inc. 28,107 789
  Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 9,253 770
  L Brands Inc. 14,627 770
* Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. 20,823 760
  Garmin Ltd. 14,674 757
* CarMax Inc. 10,968 708
  Tractor Supply Co. 9,646 684
  Coach Inc. 17,894 682
  Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. 27,897 672
  Mattel Inc. 24,887 640
  Tiffany & Co. 6,868 631
  Best Buy Co. Inc. 13,941 615
* Discovery Communications    
  Inc. Class A 19,373 557
  Hanesbrands Inc. 25,423 509
  Leggett & Platt Inc. 10,222 503
* Under Armour Inc. Class A 23,394 482
* Under Armour Inc. 23,545 437
* TripAdvisor Inc. 8,558 355
* Urban Outfitters Inc. 11,098 289
      232,475
Consumer Staples (7.4%)    
  Altria Group Inc. 248,946 18,651
  Procter & Gamble Co. 167,376 15,243
  Philip Morris International    
  Inc. 108,914 11,910
  PepsiCo Inc. 102,519 11,316
  Coca-Cola Co. 252,696 10,603
  Reynolds American Inc. 105,559 6,499
  Colgate-Palmolive Co. 63,537 4,637

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Constellation Brands Inc.    
  Class A 22,667 3,600
  Kimberly-Clark Corp. 23,755 3,149
  General Mills Inc. 41,526 2,507
  Hershey Co. 17,769 1,925
  Sysco Corp. 34,004 1,793
  Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.    
  Class A 16,622 1,377
  Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. 14,208 1,328
* Monster Beverage Corp. 31,307 1,297
  Kellogg Co. 17,402 1,289
  Clorox Co. 9,141 1,250
  Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. 12,708 1,116
  Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 21,590 1,076
  McCormick & Co. Inc. 9,369 922
  Campbell Soup Co. 15,226 904
  Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 14,070 686
  Coty Inc. Class A 25,716 483
      103,561
Energy (2.6%)    
  Schlumberger Ltd. 79,835 6,416
  Pioneer Natural Resources    
  Co. 21,617 4,020
  EOG Resources Inc. 38,264 3,711
  Halliburton Co. 64,000 3,421
  Occidental Petroleum Corp. 41,832 2,742
  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 35,538 2,298
  Apache Corp. 30,998 1,630
  Devon Energy Corp. 36,634 1,588
  Baker Hughes Inc. 23,191 1,398
* Concho Resources Inc. 10,065 1,333
  Williams Cos. Inc. 46,791 1,326
  ONEOK Inc. 18,790 1,016
  Cimarex Energy Co. 6,781 853
  Noble Energy Inc. 22,946 836
  EQT Corp. 13,181 789
  Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 28,405 622
* Newfield Exploration Co. 16,797 612
  Murphy Oil Corp. 20,662 585
* Southwestern Energy Co. 34,478 259
  Range Resources Corp. 8,945 247
* Chesapeake Energy Corp. 43,505 237
  Enbridge Inc. 1,352 57
      35,996
Financials (4.1%)    
  US Bancorp 114,085 6,275
  Charles Schwab Corp. 153,989 6,223
  Marsh & McLennan Cos.    
  Inc. 65,775 4,833
  Intercontinental Exchange    
  Inc. 75,906 4,337
  S&P Global Inc. 33,069 4,281
  Aon plc 33,552 3,880
  American Express Co. 47,106 3,771

 

  Discover Financial Services 50,344 3,581
  CME Group Inc. 27,290 3,315
  BlackRock Inc. 7,619 2,952
  Moody’s Corp. 21,208 2,362
  Northern Trust Corp. 17,351 1,516
  T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 20,158 1,435
  Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 22,714 1,294
  Ameriprise Financial Inc. 9,649 1,269
  KeyCorp 67,521 1,267
* E*TRADE Financial Corp. 34,858 1,203
  Citizens Financial Group Inc. 24,606 920
  Comerica Inc. 12,065 860
  Cincinnati Financial Corp. 10,751 784
  CBOE Holdings Inc. 6,932 541
  Nasdaq Inc. 6,713 477
      57,376
Health Care (15.4%)    
  Johnson & Johnson 212,134 25,925
  UnitedHealth Group Inc. 121,465 20,088
  Pfizer Inc. 434,742 14,833
  Merck & Co. Inc. 218,203 14,373
  AbbVie Inc. 207,377 12,824
* Celgene Corp. 98,953 12,222
  Gilead Sciences Inc. 168,169 11,853
  Amgen Inc. 52,182 9,212
* Biogen Inc. 27,773 8,015
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 117,273 6,651
  Aetna Inc. 44,792 5,767
  Stryker Corp. 39,664 5,099
  Becton Dickinson and Co. 27,061 4,954
  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 30,749 4,848
  Eli Lilly & Co. 54,563 4,518
* Boston Scientific Corp. 173,488 4,259
  Humana Inc. 19,020 4,018
* Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. 28,567 3,749
* Intuitive Surgical Inc. 4,946 3,645
* Regeneron Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. 9,650 3,604
  Danaher Corp. 41,240 3,528
  Zoetis Inc. 62,954 3,356
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 27,226 2,560
  CR Bard Inc. 9,385 2,302
  Incyte Corp. 17,252 2,296
* Illumina Inc. 12,997 2,176
* Cerner Corp. 38,499 2,119
  Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. 16,364 1,916
* IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 11,402 1,653
* HCA Holdings Inc. 18,943 1,653
* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 17,984 1,630
* Mettler-Toledo International    
  Inc. 3,345 1,593
  Agilent Technologies Inc. 26,915 1,381
  Quest Diagnostics Inc. 10,959 1,068
* Waters Corp. 6,816 1,056

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Laboratory Corp. of    
  America Holdings 7,184 1,022
* Varian Medical Systems Inc. 11,819 991
  Cooper Cos. Inc. 4,480 892
* Hologic Inc. 21,504 873
  Universal Health Services    
  Inc. Class B 5,183 651
* Envision Healthcare Corp. 6,269 439
* Varex Imaging Corp. 30 1
      215,613
Industrials (11.5%)    
  General Electric Co. 530,730 15,821
  3M Co. 52,310 9,748
  United Parcel Service Inc.    
  Class B 87,966 9,303
  Boeing Co. 49,088 8,847
  Lockheed Martin Corp. 32,162 8,574
  Union Pacific Corp. 72,568 7,833
  Honeywell International Inc. 57,511 7,160
  General Dynamics Corp. 36,522 6,932
  FedEx Corp. 31,180 6,017
  Northrop Grumman Corp. 22,500 5,560
  Illinois Tool Works Inc. 40,324 5,323
  Southwest Airlines Co. 78,448 4,534
  Raytheon Co. 25,114 3,871
  Waste Management Inc. 51,889 3,804
  Caterpillar Inc. 38,835 3,754
  CSX Corp. 75,324 3,658
  Cummins Inc. 19,680 2,922
* United Continental Holdings    
  Inc. 36,856 2,731
  Ingersoll-Rand plc 32,976 2,617
  Rockwell Automation Inc. 16,335 2,468
  Emerson Electric Co. 37,690 2,265
  Fortive Corp. 38,396 2,214
  Equifax Inc. 15,253 2,000
  Deere & Co. 18,073 1,979
  Fastenal Co. 36,894 1,846
  Republic Services Inc.    
  Class A 29,477 1,826
  Parker-Hannifin Corp. 11,554 1,789
  WW Grainger Inc. 7,001 1,736
* Verisk Analytics Inc. Class A 19,861 1,647
  TransDigm Group Inc. 6,402 1,627
  PACCAR Inc. 23,247 1,553
  Roper Technologies Inc. 7,202 1,507
* United Rentals Inc. 10,751 1,376
  Cintas Corp. 10,956 1,293
  Acuity Brands Inc. 5,630 1,190
  Stanley Black & Decker Inc. 9,350 1,189
  Xylem Inc. 22,900 1,102
  JB Hunt Transport Services    
  Inc. 11,170 1,097
  Nielsen Holdings plc 23,624 1,048
  Rockwell Collins Inc. 10,551 1,009

 

  Alaska Air Group Inc. 10,131 991
  Masco Corp. 26,198 885
  Expeditors International of    
  Washington Inc. 14,460 815
  Fortune Brands Home &    
  Security Inc. 14,028 811
  L3 Technologies Inc. 4,441 748
  CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. 9,021 725
* Quanta Services Inc. 19,301 720
  Snap-on Inc. 3,962 672
  Allegion plc 7,861 571
  Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 4,664 492
      160,200
Information Technology (33.9%)  
  Apple Inc. 680,653 93,243
  Microsoft Corp. 992,498 63,500
* Facebook Inc. Class A 298,799 40,499
* Alphabet Inc. Class A 37,795 31,934
* Alphabet Inc. Class C 37,883 31,186
  Visa Inc. Class A 238,391 20,964
  Mastercard Inc. Class A 121,501 13,421
  International Business    
  Machines Corp. 62,989 11,327
  Broadcom Ltd. 50,718 10,698
  QUALCOMM Inc. 188,520 10,648
  Intel Corp. 290,862 10,529
  Texas Instruments Inc. 127,612 9,778
  Accenture plc Class A 79,181 9,700
  Oracle Corp. 222,299 9,468
* Adobe Systems Inc. 63,470 7,511
  NVIDIA Corp. 68,802 6,982
* salesforce.com Inc. 81,484 6,629
* PayPal Holdings Inc. 143,243 6,016
  Automatic Data Processing    
  Inc. 57,600 5,911
  Applied Materials Inc. 137,973 4,997
  Activision Blizzard Inc. 87,114 3,931
  Intuit Inc. 31,125 3,904
  Fidelity National Information    
  Services Inc. 41,851 3,443
  Corning Inc. 121,421 3,352
* Electronic Arts Inc. 38,456 3,326
* Cognizant Technology    
  Solutions Corp. Class A 54,486 3,229
  Analog Devices Inc. 39,276 3,218
* Fiserv Inc. 27,654 3,191
  Amphenol Corp. Class A 39,310 2,721
  Paychex Inc. 40,998 2,518
  Lam Research Corp. 20,764 2,461
  Skyworks Solutions Inc. 23,687 2,246
  Microchip Technology Inc. 27,526 1,996
  Linear Technology Corp. 30,634 1,978
* Red Hat Inc. 22,881 1,895
  KLA-Tencor Corp. 19,954 1,798
* eBay Inc. 51,557 1,748

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Harris Corp. 15,864 1,743
  TE Connectivity Ltd. 22,595 1,683
  Motorola Solutions Inc. 21,185 1,673
* Citrix Systems Inc. 19,880 1,570
  Global Payments Inc. 19,573 1,560
* Autodesk Inc. 16,462 1,421
* Akamai Technologies Inc. 22,067 1,381
  Xilinx Inc. 20,888 1,229
* F5 Networks Inc. 8,285 1,187
  Total System Services Inc. 21,059 1,147
  Symantec Corp. 38,954 1,113
  Alliance Data Systems Corp. 4,449 1,081
* VeriSign Inc. 11,577 955
  NetApp Inc. 21,794 912
  Western Union Co. 40,012 786
  Juniper Networks Inc. 27,470 769
  FLIR Systems Inc. 12,097 444
  CSRA Inc. 8,899 265
      472,815
Materials (2.3%)    
  EI du Pont de Nemours    
  & Co. 55,485 4,358
  Monsanto Co. 37,430 4,261
  Praxair Inc. 20,335 2,414
  Newmont Mining Corp. 67,662 2,317
  Ecolab Inc. 18,367 2,277
  Air Products & Chemicals    
  Inc. 15,816 2,222
  Sherwin-Williams Co. 7,159 2,209
  Vulcan Materials Co. 16,841 2,031
  PPG Industries Inc. 17,872 1,830
  Martin Marietta Materials    
  Inc. 8,085 1,746
  Nucor Corp. 23,944 1,498
  Albemarle Corp. 14,335 1,455
* Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 102,990 1,380
  International Flavors &    
  Fragrances Inc. 5,918 744
  FMC Corp. 11,276 650
  Sealed Air Corp. 13,047 606
  Avery Dennison Corp. 6,110 493
      32,491
Real Estate (3.8%)    
  American Tower Corporation 54,338 6,238
  Simon Property Group Inc. 26,460 4,879
  Prologis Inc. 67,353 3,438
  Equinix Inc. 9,112 3,427
  Welltower Inc. 46,217 3,253
  AvalonBay Communities Inc. 17,507 3,218
  Public Storage 12,461 2,834
  Crown Castle International    
  Corp. 30,129 2,818
  Digital Realty Trust Inc. 20,289 2,191
  Equity Residential 31,462 1,984

 

* GGP Inc. 74,537 1,853
  Boston Properties Inc. 12,744 1,772
  Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. 94,326 1,697
  Ventas Inc. 25,632 1,667
  Kimco Realty Corp. 54,152 1,313
  Extra Space Storage Inc. 16,047 1,271
  Realty Income Corp. 20,481 1,255
  UDR Inc. 34,057 1,243
  Vornado Realty Trust 10,950 1,203
  Essex Property Trust Inc. 4,470 1,049
  Apartment Investment &    
  Management Co. 19,843 923
  Mid-America Apartment    
  Communities Inc. 8,871 911
  Federal Realty Investment    
  Trust 5,756 810
  Iron Mountain Inc. 17,681 643
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A 17,137 611
      52,501
Telecommunication Services (1.1%)  
  Verizon Communications    
  Inc. 276,093 13,702
* Level 3 Communications    
  Inc. 20,729 1,187
      14,889
Utilities (0.8%)    
  NextEra Energy Inc. 29,227 3,829
  Dominion Resources Inc. 37,602 2,920
  American Water Works Co.    
  Inc. 22,722 1,772
  WEC Energy Group Inc. 20,927 1,261
  CenterPoint Energy Inc. 31,886 871
  Alliant Energy Corp. 13,431 530
      11,183
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $1,152,591)   1,389,100
Temporary Cash Investments (0.3%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.3%)    
2 Vanguard Market    
  Liquidity Fund, 0.864% 40,987 4,099
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
3 United States    
  Treasury Bill,    
  0.564%, 5/4/17 200 200
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $4,299)   4,299
Total Investments (99.9%)    
(Cost $1,156,890)   1,393,399

 

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  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)  
Other Assets  
Investment in Vanguard 91
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 3,538
Receivables for Accrued Income 2,221
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 3
Other Assets 3 41
Total Other Assets 5,894
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities  
Purchased (4,459)
Payables to Vanguard (290)
Other Liabilities (21)
Total Liabilities (4,770)
Net Assets (100%) 1,394,523

 

At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 1,184,145
Undistributed Net Investment Income 2,453
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (28,686)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 236,509
Futures Contracts 102
Net Assets 1,394,523
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 11,925,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 1,394,523
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $116.94

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 99.9% and 0.0%, respectively,
of net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Securities with a value of $200,000 and cash of $37,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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S&P 500 Growth Index Fund  
 
 
Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 9,611
Interest1 8
Securities Lending—Net 22
Total Income 9,641
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 83
Management and Administrative 727
Marketing and Distribution 43
Custodian Fees 17
Shareholders’ Reports 24
Total Expenses 894
Net Investment Income 8,747
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 (2,978)
Futures Contracts 263
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (2,715)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 91,182
Futures Contracts 82
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 91,264
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 97,296

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $7,000 and $1,000, respectively.

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    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016 
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 8,747 12,234
Realized Net Gain (Loss) (2,715) (12,411)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 91,264 90,333
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 97,296 90,156
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (9,314) (10,749)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (9,314) (10,749)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 286,169 409,258
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (10,824) (27,919)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 275,345 381,339
Total Increase (Decrease) 363,327 460,746
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 1,031,196 570,450
End of Period1 1,394,523 1,031,196

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $2,453,000 and $3,020,000.

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          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $109.12 $99.21 $96.99 $77.29 $68.43 $58.81
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .798 1.565 1.523 1.257 1.291 1.135
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   7.934 9.857 2.193 19.715 8.848 9.543
Total from Investment Operations 8.732 11.422 3.716 20.972 10.139 10.678
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.912) (1.512) (1.496) (1.272) (1.279) (1.058)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains    —
Total Distributions   (.912) (1.512) (1.496) (1.272) (1.279) (1.058)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $116.94 $109.12 $99.21 $96.99 $77.29 $68.43
 
Total Return   8.06% 11.62% 3.80% 27.33% 15.00% 18.38%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $1,395 $1,031 $570 $325 $147 $96
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.55% 1.59% 1.62% 1.56% 1.81% 1.82%
Portfolio Turnover Rate1   21% 20% 21% 23% 24% 22%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 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 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. 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 28, 2017.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These

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costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets.

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $91,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.04% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 1,389,100
Temporary Cash Investments 4,099 200
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (16)
Total 1,393,183 200
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini S&P 500 Index March 2017 34 4,017 102

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $4,471,000 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. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $21,480,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,156,890,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $236,509,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $245,047,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $8,538,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $508,228,000 of investment securities and sold $235,378,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $275,114,000 and $10,541,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the period ended February 28, 2017, such purchases and sales were $80,109,000 and $21,244,000, respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

G. Capital shares issued and redeemed were:    
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, 2017 August 31, 2016 
  Shares Shares
  (000) (000)
ETF Shares    
Issued 2,575 3,975
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (100) (275)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 2,475 3,700

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Six Months Ended February 28, 2017      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2016 2/28/2017 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P 500 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,117.12 $0.84
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,117.63 0.37
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,080.61 $0.83
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P 500 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.00 $0.80
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.45 0.35
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.00 $0.80

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 500 Value Index Fund, 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.07% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P 500 Growth Index Fund, 0.16%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month peiod, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (181/365).

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Glossary

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

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

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

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 195 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1

F. William McNabb III

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

IndependentTrustees

Emerson U. Fullwood

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

Rajiv L. Gupta

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

Amy Gutmann

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

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

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

F. Joseph Loughrey

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

 

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

Mark Loughridge

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

Scott C. Malpass

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

André F. Perold

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

Peter F. Volanakis

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

Executive Officers

Glenn Booraem

Born 1967. Investment Stewardship Officer Since February 2017. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer (2015–2017),

Controller (2010–2015), and Assistant Controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

Thomas J. Higgins

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

Peter Mahoney

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

Anne E. Robinson

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

Michael Rollings

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

Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
John James Thomas M. Rampulla
Martha G. King Glenn W. Reed
John T. Marcante Karin A. Risi
Chris D. McIsaac  

 

Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
John J. Brennan
Chairman, 1996–2009
Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008

Founder
John C. Bogle
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

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Semiannual Report | February 28, 2017

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

 

A new format, unwavering commitment

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

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

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

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

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

Contents  
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. 1
Chairman’s Perspective. 3
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund. 6
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund. 26
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund. 44
About Your Fund’s Expenses. 58
Glossary. 60

 

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

See the Glossary for definitions of investment terms used in this report.

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

 

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

• Small-capitalization value stocks generally outperformed their growth counterparts for the six months ended February 28, 2017. The performance of the Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Funds mirrored this trend.

• Results ranged from about 14% for the Value Index Fund to about 12% for the Growth Index Fund. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund, which includes both value and growth stocks, returned about 13%.

• All three funds closely tracked their target indexes. The Small-Cap 600 Index Fund and the Growth Index Fund exceeded the average returns of their peers; the Value Index Fund’s result was nearly identical to its peer average.

• All three funds recorded positive returns across a spectrum of sectors. The only negative performers were consumer staples stocks in the Small-Cap 600 Index Fund and the Growth Index Fund.

• Financials was the top contributor for the Small-Cap 600 Index Fund and the Growth Index Fund. Industrials paced the Value Index Fund.

Total Returns: Six Months Ended February 28, 2017  
  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 13.14%
Net Asset Value 13.15
Institutional Shares 13.18
S&P SmallCap 600 Index 13.18
Small-Cap Core Funds Average 12.04
Small-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  
 
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 13.77%
Net Asset Value 13.81
Institutional Shares 13.88
S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index 13.91
Small-Cap Value Funds Average 13.77
Small-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.  

 

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  Total
  Returns
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund  
ETF Shares  
Market Price 12.22
Net Asset Value 12.27
S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index 12.35
Small-Cap Growth Funds Average 8.61

Small-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

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. Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.

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.

Expense Ratios      
Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group      
  ETF Institutional Peer Group
  Shares Shares Average
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund 0.15% 0.08% 1.24%
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund 0.20 0.08 1.32
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund 0.20 1.34

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were: for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund, 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.09% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and capture information through year-end 2016.

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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Chairman’s Perspective


Bill McNabb
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholder,

More than a decade ago, a Vanguard client asked us to help improve its defined contribution retirement plan. New hires were participating in the plan at lower rates than in previous years, and the client wanted to reverse this trend. Another priority was to help more participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios.

The overall goal of this longtime client: Give employees a better chance to achieve financial security in retirement.

Today, that plan automatically enrolls employees at a 5% contribution rate, puts them in a low-cost target-date fund that takes on less risk as they near retirement, and offers a comprehensive suite of advice services. On top of that, employees get an employer contribution of 5% and are eligible for a company match.

Because of this combination of attractive features and generous employer contributions, nearly all new hires now participate in the plan, 81% of plan participants invest their retirement savings in balanced portfolios, and 87% of participants meet or exceed Vanguard’s recommended total retirement savings target. (Vanguard generally recommends that retirement investors save 12%–15% of pay, including company matches.)

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Changing the retirement landscape

Am I singling out an isolated Vanguard success story? Absolutely not.

Stories like these are becoming increasingly common with employer-based retirement plans, particularly among large and midsize companies. Solutions such as automatic enrollment, automatic contribution increases, and default investment in target-date funds are having a positive effect.

Insights from the relatively new discipline of behavioral finance have contributed to the advances. Simply put, retirement plans are making natural human inertia work for future retirees, rather than against them, by putting savings on autopilot as much as possible.

More than 60% of Vanguard participants are in plans with automatic enrollment, which has led to a big jump in participation. Today, more than four-fifths of eligible employees are saving for retirement, compared with only two-thirds ten years ago.

In addition, many plans have adopted automatic-escalation features, which increase plan contributions at regular intervals until a maximum level is reached or an employee opts out. Automatic increases are a crucial tool for boosting retirement savings rates.

The growing use of target-date funds is another enormous benefit. More than 70% of all participants in Vanguard plans invest at least part of their retirement savings in

Market Barometer      
      Total Returns
    Periods Ended February 28, 2017
  Six One Five Years
  Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks      
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 10.10% 25.53% 13.94%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 12.61 36.11 12.89
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 10.29 26.29 13.85
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 5.40 19.87 4.00
 
Bonds      
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      
(Broad taxable market) -2.19% 1.42% 2.24%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      
(Broad tax-exempt market) -2.80 0.25 3.07
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.19 0.32 0.10
 
CPI      
Consumer Price Index 1.14% 2.74% 1.36%

 

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these age-appropriate, diversified strategies. And nearly 50% of Vanguard participants are invested solely in a single target-date fund.

Consider a do-it-yourself autopilot

But what if you don’t have access to a world-class, employer-based retirement plan? Unfortunately, not everyone does, which is an important policy issue.

However, you can still put the features of these plans to work. For example, you can set up automatic contributions from your paycheck to an IRA. And you can adopt your own automatic escalation by investing any pay raises.

You can also take a page from top-quality retirement plans by considering a low-cost, globally diversified target-date fund. The beauty of this approach is that you don’t need to remember to rebalance your portfolio—the fund does it for you.

Of course, you can take a more active role in picking your own investments, and this can be a good choice for some. But keep in mind the lessons from successful employer-based plans: Busy workers, faced with a lot of competing priorities, are often best served by putting their retirement savings on autopilot.

Winning by default

In highlighting some recent successes in retirement savings, I don’t want to minimize the challenges we still face. We’re living in a slow-growth, uncertain world, and investment returns for both stocks and bonds could well be modest in the coming decade.

But I believe the innovations we’ve seen in the last ten years in many retirement plans—you might call it the “default revolution”—point the way toward a solution. And that even goes for people whose employers don’t have a world-class retirement plan.

As always, thank you for investing with Vanguard.


F. William McNabb III

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 14, 2017

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

Fund Profile
As of February 28, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics  
  ETF Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VIOO VSMSX
Expense Ratio1 0.15% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.07% 1.12%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
      DJ
    S&P U.S. Total
    SmallCap Market
  Fund 600 Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 602 601 3,807
Median Market Cap $1.7B $1.7B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 29.3x 29.4x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 2.4x 2.4x 3.0x
Return on Equity 11.0% 11.0% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 9.3% 9.2% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.2% 1.2% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 20%
Short-Term Reserves -0.3%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S.
      Total
    S&P Market
    SmallCap FA
  Fund  600 Index  Index
Consumer Discretionary 13.9% 13.9% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 2.8 2.7 8.4
Energy 3.2 3.2 6.2
Financials 18.3 18.3 15.3
Health Care 12.4 12.5 13.4
Industrials 18.7 18.7 10.8
Information Technology 15.2 15.2 20.7
Materials 5.7 5.7 3.4
Real Estate 6.3 6.3 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.9 0.9 2.1
Utilities 2.6 2.6 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
    DJ
  S&P U.S. Total
  SmallCap Market
  600 Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.68
Beta 1.00 1.14

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

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Take-Two Interactive Home Entertainment  
Software Inc. Software 0.8%
Coherent Inc. Electronic Equipment  
  & Instruments 0.6
Texas Capital    
Bancshares Inc. Regional Banks 0.6
Masimo Corp. Health Care  
  Equipment 0.5
Wintrust Financial Corp. Regional Banks 0.5
PDC Energy Inc. Oil & Gas Exploration  
  & Production 0.5
Medicines Co. Pharmaceuticals 0.5
US Silica Holdings Inc. Oil & Gas Equipment  
  & Services 0.5
United Bankshares Inc. Regional Banks 0.5
GEO Group Inc. Specialized REITs 0.5
Top Ten   5.5%

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 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional 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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   26.59% 16.50% 16.87%
Net Asset Value   26.44 16.47 16.86
Institutional Shares 4/1/2011 26.52 16.55 12.88

 

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 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.7%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (13.9%)  
* LCI Industries 38,510 4,148
  Wolverine World Wide Inc. 154,299 3,884
* Dorman Products Inc. 47,451 3,709
  Marriott Vacations    
  Worldwide Corp. 38,000 3,569
  Lithia Motors Inc. Class A 36,617 3,503
* Dave & Buster’s    
  Entertainment Inc. 58,532 3,347
* Five Below Inc. 85,835 3,309
* Steven Madden Ltd. 85,464 3,192
  ILG Inc. 165,944 3,133
* Cooper-Standard    
  Holdings Inc. 27,609 3,092
  Monro Muffler Brake Inc. 50,517 2,905
  Children’s Place Inc. 28,210 2,858
* Popeyes Louisiana    
  Kitchen Inc. 32,542 2,571
* Boyd Gaming Corp. 128,508 2,528
* TopBuild Corp. 59,563 2,500
* iRobot Corp. 42,581 2,431
  Group 1 Automotive Inc. 31,196 2,424
  Shutterfly Inc. 53,131 2,411
* American Axle &    
  Manufacturing    
  Holdings Inc. 119,774 2,374
  Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. 72,392 2,354
* Ollie’s Bargain Outlet    
  Holdings Inc. 74,534 2,337
  Nutrisystem Inc. 45,992 2,139
* Meritage Homes Corp. 59,031 2,099
* Gentherm Inc. 57,181 2,073
  La-Z-Boy Inc. 76,687 2,071
* EW Scripps Co. Class A 89,006 2,050
  Caleres Inc. 67,967 2,030
* Asbury Automotive    
  Group Inc. 30,969 2,018
  Scholastic Corp. 42,312 1,907

 

* Genesco Inc. 32,390 1,888
  MDC Holdings Inc. 64,595 1,886
^ RH 60,007 1,827
  Sonic Corp. 71,773 1,814
* G-III Apparel Group Ltd. 68,763 1,769
  Tailored Brands Inc. 76,246 1,762
  Bob Evans Farms Inc. 30,943 1,755
* Belmond Ltd. Class A 132,395 1,715
* Select Comfort Corp. 70,493 1,656
* Scientific Games Corp.    
  Class A 79,688 1,646
  DineEquity Inc. 26,714 1,598
  Gannett Co. Inc. 182,814 1,594
* Cavco Industries Inc. 13,289 1,585
* Universal Electronics Inc. 22,908 1,574
  Standard Motor    
  Products Inc. 31,573 1,515
  Callaway Golf Co. 147,477 1,491
^ Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. 29,716 1,481
* Installed Building    
  Products Inc. 31,167 1,466
* Express Inc. 123,008 1,383
  Capella Education Co. 18,015 1,371
  Winnebago Industries Inc. 41,529 1,370
  Oxford Industries Inc. 23,468 1,319
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 106,098 1,269
  New Media Investment    
  Group Inc. 82,129 1,267
* Strayer Education Inc. 16,336 1,267
  World Wrestling    
  Entertainment Inc. Class A 60,333 1,266
  Guess? Inc. 96,559 1,226
* Ascena Retail Group Inc. 265,503 1,221
* Fox Factory Holding Corp. 45,066 1,208
  Wingstop Inc. 45,206 1,189
  Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 39,891 1,147
* BJ’s Restaurants Inc. 30,337 1,103
  Finish Line Inc. Class A 63,735 1,039
* Hibbett Sports Inc. 35,205 1,039
^,* Shake Shack Inc. Class A 28,205 1,011

 

8

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Francesca’s Holdings Corp. 59,490 1,010
  Cato Corp. Class A 39,404 985
^ Fred’s Inc. Class A 55,121 977
  Marcus Corp. 29,677 926
* Red Robin Gourmet    
  Burgers Inc. 20,247 924
* M/I Homes Inc. 38,739 914
* Tile Shop Holdings Inc. 51,815 912
  Sonic Automotive Inc.    
  Class A 41,253 895
* MarineMax Inc. 38,756 872
^ Buckle Inc. 43,804 869
  Barnes & Noble Inc. 86,858 851
* Career Education Corp. 100,940 841
* Motorcar Parts of    
  America Inc. 29,334 832
* Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. 41,893 832
  Superior Industries    
  International Inc. 36,019 807
* Vitamin Shoppe Inc. 37,296 794
* Nautilus Inc. 48,847 786
  Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. 46,460 783
^,* LGI Homes Inc. 26,830 778
* Crocs Inc. 115,396 767
* Lumber Liquidators    
  Holdings Inc. 42,844 760
* Chuy’s Holdings Inc. 26,346 751
^ Rent-A-Center Inc. 83,391 723
  Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc. 29,901 694
* Biglari Holdings Inc. 1,596 685
* Iconix Brand Group Inc. 87,909 678
* Regis Corp. 55,056 678
  PetMed Express Inc. 32,110 676
* FTD Cos. Inc. 26,860 649
* Unifi Inc. 23,743 648
* American Public    
  Education Inc. 25,351 612
  Movado Group Inc. 24,173 586
* Barnes & Noble    
  Education Inc. 60,353 579
  Shoe Carnival Inc. 20,759 526
* Perry Ellis International Inc. 19,037 443
* Monarch Casino &    
  Resort Inc. 17,170 437
* El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. 33,701 421
* Arctic Cat Inc. 20,488 379
^ Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 27,835 374
* Kirkland’s Inc. 22,950 259
* Zumiez Inc. 10,761 220
* Vera Bradley Inc. 7,758 81
* Tuesday Morning Corp. 3,101 11
* Ruby Tuesday Inc. 2,328 4
  Stein Mart Inc. 1,197 4
      158,916

 

Consumer Staples (2.7%)    
  B&G Foods Inc. 103,861 4,414
* Darling Ingredients Inc. 257,575 3,351
  J&J Snack Foods Corp. 23,375 3,128
  Sanderson Farms Inc. 31,077 2,954
  Universal Corp. 39,531 2,676
  WD-40 Co. 22,253 2,446
  SpartanNash Co. 58,677 2,048
^ Cal-Maine Foods Inc. 46,600 1,768
* Central Garden & Pet Co.    
  Class A 52,556 1,679
  Andersons Inc. 40,804 1,614
* SUPERVALU Inc. 417,001 1,576
  Calavo Growers Inc. 24,128 1,361
  Inter Parfums Inc. 26,798 927
  Medifast Inc. 17,446 782
* Central Garden & Pet Co. 15,783 533
* Seneca Foods Corp. Class A 9,801 368
      31,625
Energy (3.2%)    
* PDC Energy Inc. 87,301 5,901
  US Silica Holdings Inc. 112,094 5,669
* Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. 95,763 3,117
^,* Synergy Resources Corp. 313,906 2,565
* Unit Corp. 80,676 2,190
* SEACOR Holdings Inc. 25,318 1,743
* Helix Energy Solutions    
  Group Inc. 209,175 1,728
* Exterran Corp. 48,949 1,490
  Archrock Inc. 108,948 1,487
  Green Plains Inc. 56,066 1,404
^,* Atwood Oceanics Inc. 114,176 1,200
* Newpark Resources Inc. 132,765 1,022
* TETRA Technologies Inc. 180,058 808
  Bristow Group Inc. 50,123 787
* REX American Resources    
  Corp. 8,885 739
* Matrix Service Co. 41,642 675
* Bill Barrett Corp. 118,669 654
* Pioneer Energy Services    
  Corp. 120,029 630
* Tesco Corp. 72,785 608
* Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 117,465 586
* CARBO Ceramics Inc. 32,869 422
* Geospace Technologies    
  Corp. 20,850 344
  Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. 21,273 242
^,* Northern Oil and Gas Inc. 68,184 205
* Era Group Inc. 9,962 137
* Hornbeck Offshore    
  Services Inc. 9,065 41
* Contango Oil & Gas Co. 3,953 29
* Tidewater Inc. 5,066 7
      36,430

 

9

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Financials (18.2%)    
* Texas Capital    
  Bancshares Inc. 76,654 6,834
  Wintrust Financial Corp. 80,967 5,967
  United Bankshares Inc. 126,345 5,654
  Home BancShares Inc. 193,285 5,439
  Sterling Bancorp 204,567 5,063
  Pinnacle Financial    
  Partners Inc. 72,006 4,997
  ProAssurance Corp. 83,275 4,922
  Evercore Partners Inc.    
  Class A 60,866 4,842
  First Financial    
  Bankshares Inc. 103,320 4,546
  Glacier Bancorp Inc. 119,681 4,419
  Hope Bancorp Inc. 198,810 4,255
  Community Bank    
  System Inc. 69,411 4,124
  Selective Insurance    
  Group Inc. 90,484 4,008
  Great Western Bancorp Inc. 91,827 3,925
  Interactive Brokers    
  Group Inc. 106,323 3,903
  Old National Bancorp 211,108 3,874
  CVB Financial Corp. 157,280 3,735
  American Equity Investment    
  Life Holding Co. 137,783 3,708
  Financial Engines Inc. 83,344 3,692
  Columbia Banking    
  System Inc. 90,774 3,621
  RLI Corp. 59,753 3,493
  FirstCash Inc. 75,863 3,364
  United Community    
  Banks Inc. 110,991 3,207
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc. 126,501 3,090
* PRA Group Inc. 72,614 2,963
  ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. 69,164 2,875
  Northwest Bancshares Inc. 158,433 2,874
^,* BofI Holding Inc. 90,087 2,841
  LegacyTexas Financial    
  Group Inc. 65,003 2,768
  Independent Bank Corp. 42,228 2,745
  NBT Bancorp Inc. 67,580 2,729
  First Financial Bancorp 97,070 2,694
  Simmons First National Corp.    
  Class A 46,462 2,672
  Ameris Bancorp 54,689 2,641
  Horace Mann Educators    
  Corp. 62,992 2,639
  Astoria Financial Corp. 142,634 2,637
  Provident Financial    
  Services Inc. 94,303 2,504
  Banner Corp. 41,452 2,409
  Westamerica Bancorporation 40,296 2,331

 

  Boston Private Financial    
  Holdings Inc. 130,053 2,237
* Green Dot Corp. Class A 69,282 2,031
  S&T Bancorp Inc. 54,684 1,946
  First Commonwealth    
  Financial Corp. 139,423 1,942
  AMERISAFE Inc. 30,167 1,940
  Navigators Group Inc. 34,753 1,913
  Employers Holdings Inc. 50,231 1,889
  Maiden Holdings Ltd. 114,555 1,770
* Walker & Dunlop Inc. 43,523 1,769
  Brookline Bancorp Inc. 110,475 1,751
  Tompkins Financial Corp. 19,101 1,714
  Hanmi Financial Corp. 50,519 1,687
  Infinity Property & Casualty    
  Corp. 17,375 1,638
  Stewart Information Services    
  Corp. 36,706 1,630
  Cardinal Financial Corp. 51,385 1,605
  Capstead Mortgage Corp. 150,342 1,591
  Safety Insurance Group Inc. 22,377 1,589
  Piper Jaffray Cos. 22,346 1,581
* First BanCorp 245,295 1,565
  City Holding Co. 23,584 1,545
  Central Pacific Financial Corp. 48,393 1,528
* Customers Bancorp Inc. 44,143 1,515
  Banc of California Inc. 77,656 1,510
  Southside Bancshares Inc. 41,158 1,450
  United Fire Group Inc. 33,861 1,430
  Universal Insurance    
  Holdings Inc. 51,102 1,377
  National Bank Holdings    
  Corp. Class A 40,767 1,345
* LendingTree Inc. 11,312 1,339
  Northfield Bancorp Inc. 70,284 1,319
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 42,672 1,261
  TrustCo Bank Corp. NY 149,938 1,252
* Encore Capital Group Inc. 36,770 1,224
  Virtus Investment    
  Partners Inc. 10,165 1,115
* HomeStreet Inc. 39,458 1,077
  Dime Community    
  Bancshares Inc. 48,910 1,052
  Oritani Financial Corp. 59,530 1,024
  Investment Technology    
  Group Inc. 48,561 972
* Donnelley Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 41,311 955
  OFG Bancorp 69,003 890
* INTL. FCStone Inc. 23,453 885
  Fidelity Southern Corp. 33,212 783
* EZCORP Inc. Class A 76,074 669
  HCI Group Inc. 13,339 658
  Bank Mutual Corp. 65,836 639
  Opus Bank 28,562 617

 

10

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Enova International Inc. 36,578 525
* World Acceptance Corp. 2,920 153
* eHealth Inc. 10,716 117
  United Insurance Holdings    
  Corp. 3,636 61
* First NBC Bank Holding Co. 759 3
      209,082
Health Care (12.4%)    
* Masimo Corp. 69,146 6,248
* Medicines Co. 108,805 5,704
* Medidata Solutions Inc. 85,577 4,786
  Cantel Medical Corp. 56,761 4,661
  Chemed Corp. 25,373 4,530
* Integra LifeSciences    
  Holdings Corp. 93,554 3,999
* Neogen Corp. 58,987 3,826
* ICU Medical Inc. 23,213 3,491
* Nektar Therapeutics    
  Class A 239,026 3,126
* Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. 56,355 3,120
* Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 29,744 3,112
* AMN Healthcare    
  Services Inc. 75,212 3,095
* Haemonetics Corp. 80,909 3,020
* HealthEquity Inc. 67,226 2,938
* Cambrex Corp. 50,281 2,833
* Magellan Health Inc. 36,409 2,518
* Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. 43,694 2,478
* HMS Holdings Corp. 132,703 2,472
* Cynosure Inc. Class A 37,321 2,463
* Select Medical Holdings    
  Corp. 167,883 2,418
* Omnicell Inc. 57,294 2,179
* Merit Medical Systems Inc. 69,785 2,149
* Amedisys Inc. 43,742 2,109
  Myriad Genetics Inc. 107,161 2,082
* Varex Imaging Corp. 58,689 2,044
* Supernus    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 77,546 1,993
* Air Methods Corp. 51,877 1,964
* Natus Medical Inc. 51,690 1,914
* Acorda Therapeutics Inc. 72,197 1,910
  Abaxis Inc. 35,396 1,765
* Community Health    
  Systems Inc. 178,479 1,740
* Inogen Inc. 25,152 1,726
* Emergent BioSolutions Inc. 53,921 1,692
* Repligen Corp. 52,998 1,670
* Impax Laboratories Inc. 115,787 1,650
  CONMED Corp. 38,888 1,619
  Analogic Corp. 19,573 1,612
* Depomed Inc. 96,655 1,584
* Integer Holdings Corp. 43,025 1,555
* Momenta    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 100,090 1,546

 

* Tivity Health Inc. 52,275 1,511
  US Physical Therapy Inc. 19,687 1,489
  Ensign Group Inc. 74,612 1,406
* Innoviva Inc. 121,116 1,399
^,* MiMedx Group Inc. 157,784 1,352
  Progenics    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 109,613 1,232
* AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. 53,652 1,205
  Kindred Healthcare Inc. 133,551 1,202
* PharMerica Corp. 48,220 1,186
* Luminex Corp. 62,134 1,154
* LHC Group Inc. 23,447 1,126
* BioTelemetry Inc. 44,173 1,124
* Quality Systems Inc. 72,174 1,101
* Anika Therapeutics Inc. 22,906 1,072
^,* Lannett Co. Inc. 45,987 1,012
* HealthStream Inc. 39,778 973
* Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. 12,406 951
* Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. 67,326 912
* Almost Family Inc. 18,114 899
* Amphastar    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 56,230 870
  Meridian Bioscience Inc. 65,964 848
  Phibro Animal Health Corp.    
  Class A 29,195 813
* AngioDynamics Inc. 49,360 807
* Cross Country    
  Healthcare Inc. 51,798 801
* SciClone    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 79,948 792
  Landauer Inc. 15,139 791
* Providence Service Corp. 19,078 775
* ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. 12,512 739
  Aceto Corp. 47,168 724
* CryoLife Inc. 42,151 674
* Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. 21,898 631
* CorVel Corp. 15,574 629
* Albany Molecular    
  Research Inc. 34,972 524
* Surmodics Inc. 20,778 514
  Sucampo Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. Class A 38,797 456
* Quorum Health Corp. 37,243 318
  Invacare Corp. 20,852 252
* Spectrum    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 38,558 247
^ Computer Programs &    
  Systems Inc. 2,133 57
* Adeptus Health Inc. Class A 585 4
      141,913
Industrials (18.7%)    
  Healthcare Services    
  Group Inc. 113,523 4,698
* WageWorks Inc. 57,307 4,413

 

11

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  John Bean Technologies    
  Corp. 45,600 4,077
* Hawaiian Holdings Inc. 83,556 4,065
  Barnes Group Inc. 78,270 3,922
  Applied Industrial    
  Technologies Inc. 61,006 3,846
  Brink’s Co. 70,225 3,754
  Mueller Industries Inc. 89,738 3,753
* On Assignment Inc. 76,206 3,596
  Tetra Tech Inc. 89,240 3,592
  Hillenbrand Inc. 98,617 3,585
  Allegiant Travel Co. Class A 20,449 3,560
  ABM Industries Inc. 87,229 3,558
* Moog Inc. Class A 50,273 3,397
  Knight Transportation Inc. 103,891 3,397
  Matthews International    
  Corp. Class A 50,268 3,310
  UniFirst Corp. 24,123 3,211
* Trex Co. Inc. 45,971 3,126
  Universal Forest    
  Products Inc. 31,798 3,047
  G&K Services Inc. Class A 30,843 2,915
  SkyWest Inc. 81,031 2,848
  Brady Corp. Class A 74,100 2,834
  Korn/Ferry International 90,706 2,804
  Watts Water Technologies    
  Inc. Class A 43,557 2,785
* Mercury Systems Inc. 73,726 2,754
  Simpson Manufacturing    
  Co. Inc. 63,319 2,733
* Hub Group Inc. Class A 51,920 2,622
  Apogee Enterprises Inc. 45,198 2,584
  Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 60,180 2,522
  Insperity Inc. 29,624 2,466
  Actuant Corp. Class A 92,317 2,451
  AZZ Inc. 40,819 2,394
  Forward Air Corp. 47,753 2,366
  Exponent Inc. 40,176 2,308
  Matson Inc. 67,141 2,278
  Mobile Mini Inc. 69,795 2,272
* SPX FLOW Inc. 65,723 2,235
* Atlas Air Worldwide    
  Holdings Inc. 39,207 2,229
  Comfort Systems USA Inc. 57,814 2,206
  Kaman Corp. 42,560 2,203
  ESCO Technologies Inc. 40,373 2,188
  EnPro Industries Inc. 33,498 2,187
  Triumph Group Inc. 77,587 2,157
* Aerojet Rocketdyne    
  Holdings Inc. 109,668 2,126
* TASER International Inc. 81,817 2,100
  AAON Inc. 61,949 2,085
* Proto Labs Inc. 38,135 2,082
  Wabash National Corp. 97,368 2,059
  Cubic Corp. 39,136 2,057

 

  Albany International Corp. 45,261 2,053
* Gibraltar Industries Inc. 49,057 2,033
  Tennant Co. 27,646 1,942
  Interface Inc. Class A 101,377 1,916
  Standex International Corp. 19,962 1,906
* American Woodmark Corp. 21,960 1,898
* Saia Inc. 39,250 1,898
  Astec Industries Inc. 30,028 1,897
  Greenbrier Cos. Inc. 44,534 1,873
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 109,391 1,834
* Patrick Industries Inc. 22,878 1,827
* Harsco Corp. 125,717 1,773
  US Ecology Inc. 34,159 1,734
* SPX Corp. 65,622 1,731
* TrueBlue Inc. 66,548 1,727
* Navigant Consulting Inc. 73,655 1,716
  AAR Corp. 49,724 1,711
* Chart Industries Inc. 48,025 1,709
  Raven Industries Inc. 56,664 1,674
  CIRCOR International Inc. 25,810 1,603
* Team Inc. 46,267 1,589
  Encore Wire Corp. 32,540 1,546
  Viad Corp. 31,906 1,506
  Multi-Color Corp. 20,752 1,488
  Briggs & Stratton Corp. 67,146 1,437
  Heartland Express Inc. 67,888 1,408
  Federal Signal Corp. 93,964 1,398
* Lydall Inc. 26,958 1,367
  Lindsay Corp. 16,720 1,339
  General Cable Corp. 77,174 1,289
* Aegion Corp. Class A 53,297 1,213
  LSC Communications Inc. 41,563 1,181
  Griffon Corp. 46,661 1,174
  Alamo Group Inc. 14,852 1,116
  ArcBest Corp. 37,404 1,098
  Quanex Building Products    
  Corp. 53,730 1,050
  Insteel Industries Inc. 27,445 991
  Kelly Services Inc. Class A 45,841 980
* MYR Group Inc. 25,263 948
* Echo Global Logistics Inc. 43,081 941
  Essendant Inc. 57,847 922
  Titan International Inc. 68,682 909
  Marten Transport Ltd. 36,362 893
* Aerovironment Inc. 32,296 873
* Engility Holdings Inc. 27,750 869
* DXP Enterprises Inc. 24,266 849
* Veritiv Corp. 14,829 825
  Resources Connection Inc. 46,254 782
* PGT Innovations Inc. 76,845 772
* National Presto Industries Inc.  7,736 771
  Heidrick & Struggles    
  International Inc. 29,206 714
  Powell Industries Inc. 13,387 437
* Orion Group Holdings Inc. 43,691 409

 

12

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Vicor Corp. 25,090 408
* Roadrunner Transportation    
  Systems Inc. 48,054 362
* CDI Corp. 21,683 198
  Celadon Group Inc. 5,597 45
      214,309
Information Technology (15.2%)  
* Take-Two Interactive    
  Software Inc. 158,599 9,037
* Coherent Inc. 38,399 7,011
  MKS Instruments Inc. 83,811 5,498
  Blackbaud Inc. 74,416 5,322
* CACI International Inc.    
  Class A 38,128 4,781
* Sanmina Corp. 114,826 4,478
* Lumentum Holdings Inc. 85,578 3,928
* Advanced Energy    
  Industries Inc. 62,072 3,855
* Anixter International Inc. 44,460 3,704
* Viavi Solutions Inc. 359,906 3,606
* TiVo Corp. 186,981 3,459
* Semtech Corp. 102,677 3,435
* Electronics For Imaging Inc. 73,168 3,371
* Itron Inc. 52,055 3,368
* Stamps.com Inc. 24,801 3,127
* Cardtronics plc Class A 70,910 3,126
* II-VI Inc. 84,822 3,020
* Plexus Corp. 52,457 2,941
  Power Integrations Inc. 45,574 2,880
* NETGEAR Inc. 51,734 2,835
* MicroStrategy Inc. Class A 14,696 2,820
  Xperi Corp. 75,984 2,724
  Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 37,926 2,625
  Methode Electronics Inc. 57,879 2,402
* Fabrinet 57,648 2,395
* Benchmark Electronics Inc. 76,506 2,379
* Insight Enterprises Inc. 55,671 2,358
* ExlService Holdings Inc. 52,593 2,349
* Rogers Corp. 28,212 2,328
* Kulicke & Soffa    
  Industries Inc. 111,223 2,277
  Brooks Automation Inc. 108,135 2,256
^ Ebix Inc. 35,085 2,193
  Progress Software Corp. 76,115 2,183
* Rambus Inc. 172,933 2,172
* OSI Systems Inc. 28,436 2,145
* 8x8 Inc. 141,865 2,142
* TTM Technologies Inc. 132,132 2,135
  NIC Inc. 97,345 2,054
  CSG Systems    
  International Inc. 50,664 1,997
* Ixia 99,028 1,941
* Synchronoss    
  Technologies Inc. 65,952 1,786
* Veeco Instruments Inc. 63,708 1,742

 

* Sykes Enterprises Inc. 61,852 1,684
  Badger Meter Inc. 45,595 1,669
  ADTRAN Inc. 75,803 1,603
* ScanSource Inc. 39,422 1,587
* Qualys Inc. 45,310 1,584
* Super Micro Computer Inc. 58,716 1,527
* SPS Commerce Inc. 26,748 1,480
  ManTech International Corp.    
  Class A 39,723 1,455
* Diodes Inc. 60,710 1,449
  MTS Systems Corp. 26,205 1,440
* Bottomline Technologies    
  de Inc. 57,444 1,433
* Virtusa Corp. 43,277 1,342
* Cray Inc. 63,866 1,332
^,* Shutterstock Inc. 30,263 1,320
  Monotype Imaging    
  Holdings Inc. 65,266 1,315
* ePlus Inc. 10,357 1,315
  CTS Corp. 51,310 1,124
* CEVA Inc. 33,400 1,116
* Ultratech Inc. 37,150 1,072
* Nanometrics Inc. 39,112 1,064
* Rudolph Technologies Inc. 48,605 1,045
* Perficient Inc. 56,459 1,026
* Blucora Inc. 60,087 937
* CalAmp Corp. 56,846 921
* FARO Technologies Inc. 26,150 902
  TeleTech Holdings Inc. 24,853 753
* XO Group Inc. 39,126 721
* Exar Corp. 66,009 690
* Harmonic Inc. 122,823 663
  Cohu Inc. 39,181 652
* VASCO Data Security    
  International Inc. 47,356 616
* LivePerson Inc. 83,882 591
  Daktronics Inc. 63,013 590
  Forrester Research Inc. 15,818 577
  Park Electrochemical Corp. 29,947 573
* Digi International Inc. 40,942 504
* DHI Group Inc. 78,446 388
* DSP Group Inc. 34,296 358
  Bel Fuse Inc. Class B 13,613 355
* Kopin Corp. 96,273 340
* Electro Scientific    
  Industries Inc. 50,827 340
* Agilysys Inc. 23,880 217
* Liquidity Services Inc. 11,911 97
* Tangoe Inc. 16,021 92
  Comtech    
  Telecommunications Corp. 6,057 69
* QuinStreet Inc. 11,083 36
  Black Box Corp. 2,938 26
      174,175

 

13

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Materials (5.6%)    
  Balchem Corp. 49,610 4,325
* AK Steel Holding Corp. 489,544 4,078
  HB Fuller Co. 78,653 3,886
* Ingevity Corp. 65,866 3,555
* Stillwater Mining Co. 189,434 3,232
  KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 137,519 3,108
  Quaker Chemical Corp. 20,733 2,730
* Headwaters Inc. 116,060 2,669
  Innospec Inc. 37,539 2,451
  Stepan Co. 30,597 2,313
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 28,117 2,216
  Schweitzer-Mauduit    
  International Inc. 47,830 1,962
  Neenah Paper Inc. 26,297 1,926
* Boise Cascade Co. 60,875 1,650
  Innophos Holdings Inc. 30,416 1,612
  A Schulman Inc. 46,052 1,554
  PH Glatfelter Co. 68,314 1,510
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 26,275 1,461
* Koppers Holdings Inc. 32,452 1,423
* US Concrete Inc. 22,342 1,408
* Kraton Corp. 48,520 1,321
* AdvanSix Inc. 47,846 1,305
* TimkenSteel Corp. 61,030 1,277
  Deltic Timber Corp. 16,638 1,237
^,* Flotek Industries Inc. 84,477 1,142
  Calgon Carbon Corp. 79,395 1,120
* Century Aluminum Co. 77,943 1,098
  Materion Corp. 31,229 1,088
* SunCoke Energy Inc. 100,509 980
  Rayonier Advanced    
  Materials Inc. 67,866 900
  Haynes International Inc. 19,691 769
  Tredegar Corp. 39,497 750
  Hawkins Inc. 14,961 740
  American Vanguard Corp. 40,469 637
  Myers Industries Inc. 34,417 484
  FutureFuel Corp. 35,823 474
  Olympic Steel Inc. 14,324 346
^,* LSB Industries Inc. 5,679 62
      64,799
Other (0.0%)2    
* Gerber Scientific Inc. CVR 4,758
 
Real Estate (6.3%)    
  GEO Group Inc. 117,315 5,585
  CoreSite Realty Corp. 53,011 4,775
  Acadia Realty Trust 126,465 4,051
  EastGroup Properties Inc. 51,208 3,807
  Retail Opportunity    
  Investments Corp. 170,935 3,761
  Lexington Realty Trust 333,719 3,724
  PS Business Parks Inc. 30,537 3,549

 

  DiamondRock    
  Hospitality Co. 313,350 3,406
  LTC Properties Inc. 61,351 2,960
  Kite Realty Group Trust 130,662 2,959
  Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. 102,219 2,780
  American Assets Trust Inc. 62,815 2,764
  Government Properties    
  Income Trust 111,509 2,298
  Chesapeake Lodging Trust 94,026 2,272
  Summit Hotel    
  Properties Inc. 136,746 2,104
  Four Corners Property    
  Trust Inc. 93,855 2,082
  Franklin Street Properties    
  Corp. 167,922 2,081
  Agree Realty Corp. 41,066 2,038
  Pennsylvania REIT 108,808 1,795
  HFF Inc. Class A 54,925 1,629
  RE/MAX Holdings Inc.    
  Class A 27,730 1,594
  CareTrust REIT Inc. 100,883 1,592
* Parkway Inc. 67,024 1,406
  Hersha Hospitality Trust    
  Class A 65,592 1,280
  Universal Health Realty    
  Income Trust 19,597 1,258
  Saul Centers Inc. 18,517 1,186
  Getty Realty Corp. 41,659 1,099
  Urstadt Biddle Properties    
  Inc. Class A 45,275 1,009
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc. 118,829 697
* Forestar Group Inc. 41,739 555
      72,096
Telecommunication Services (0.9%)  
  Cogent Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 64,123 2,658
  Consolidated    
  Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 79,487 1,793
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. 65,890 1,272
  ATN International Inc. 16,656 1,139
* Iridium Communications Inc.  126,021 1,096
* General Communication Inc.    
  Class A 41,748 841
* Lumos Networks Corp. 37,151 658
  Spok Holdings Inc. 32,267 587
      10,044
Utilities (2.6%)    
  ALLETE Inc. 77,353 5,199
  Spire Inc. 71,403 4,705
  South Jersey Industries Inc. 123,972 4,341
  Avista Corp. 100,381 4,002
  El Paso Electric Co. 63,471 3,101
  California Water Service    
  Group 75,134 2,761

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Northwest Natural Gas Co. 44,684 2,686
  American States Water Co. 57,249 2,560
      29,355
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $1,019,752)   1,142,744
Temporary Cash Investments (0.5%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.5%)    
3,4 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
  Fund, 0.864% 57,696 5,770
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
5 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.591%, 5/18/17 100 100
5 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.618%, 5/25/17 100 100
5 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.607%, 6/8/17 100 100
      300
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $6,069)   6,070
Total Investments (100.2%)    
(Cost $1,025,821)   1,148,814

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.2%)  
Other Assets  
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 12
Investment in Vanguard 79
Receivables for Accrued Income 720
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 230
Other Assets 3,475
Total Other Assets 4,516
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment  
Securities Purchased (880)
Collateral for Securities on Loan (5,767)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (279)
Payables to Vanguard (196)
Other Liabilities (44)
Total Liabilities (7,166)
Net Assets (100%) 1,146,164

 

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At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 1,031,856
Undistributed Net Investment Income 895
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (9,615)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 122,993
Futures Contracts 35
Net Assets 1,146,164
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 4,700,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 591,219
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $125.79
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 2,195,183 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 554,945
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $252.80

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $5,489,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.2%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 “Other” represents securities that are not classified by the fund’s benchmark index.
3 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
4 Includes $5,767,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
5 Securities with a value of $300,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
CVR—Contingent Value Rights.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations  
 
  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 5,387
Interest1 20
Securities Lending—Net 113
Total Income 5,520
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 68
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 238
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 105
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 17
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 7
Custodian Fees 69
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 13
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares 2
Total Expenses 519
Net Investment Income 5,001
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 14,251
Futures Contracts 93
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 14,344
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 81,129
Futures Contracts 8
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 81,137
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 100,482

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $19,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets    
 
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 5,001 7,230
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 14,344 21,804
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 81,137 43,900
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 100,482 72,934
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
ETF Shares (4,355) (2,746)
Institutional Shares (4,245) (3,398)
Realized Capital Gain    
ETF Shares
Institutional Shares
Total Distributions (8,600) (6,144)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 202,553 104,022
Institutional Shares 178,439 58,790
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 380,992 162,812
Total Increase (Decrease) 472,874 229,602
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 673,290 443,688
End of Period1 1,146,164 673,290

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $895,000 and $4,494,000.

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

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Financial Highlights            
 
 
ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $112.23 $100.42 $99.81 $84.98 $68.12 $58.84
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   . 6641 1.3751 1.204 .976 1.024 .745
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   14.081 11.683 .497 14.697 16.854 9.012
Total from Investment Operations 14.745 13.058 1.701 15.673 17.878 9.757
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.185) (1.248) (1.091) (.843) (1.018) (.477)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (1.185) (1.248) (1.091) (.843) (1.018) (.477)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $125.79 $112.23 $100.42 $99.81 $84.98 $68.12
 
Total Return   13.15% 13.17% 1.69% 18.47% 26.57% 16.66%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $591 $342 $206 $165 $85 $34
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.09% 1.36% 1.27% 1.10% 1.48% 1.28%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2   20% 15% 11% 16% 12% 12%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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            
 
 
Institutional Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,       Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $225.56 $201.83 $200.56 $170.71 $136.79 $118.12
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   1.4211 2.9251 2.545 2.049 2.131 1.558
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   28.307 23.454 1.019 29.565 33.883 18.126
Total from Investment Operations 29.728 26.379 3.564 31.614 36.014 19.684
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.488) (2.649) (2.294) (1.764) (2.094) (1.014)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains  —
Total Distributions   (2.488) (2.649) (2.294) (1.764) (2.094) (1.014)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $252.80 $225.56 $201.83 $200.56 $170.71 $136.79
 
Total Return   13.18% 13.22% 1.77% 18.57% 26.65% 16.75%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $555 $331 $238 $179 $152 $101
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.17% 1.43% 1.34% 1.17% 1.55% 1.35%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2   20% 15% 11% 16% 12% 12%

 

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $79,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.03% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 1,142,744
Temporary Cash Investments 5,770 300
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (44)
Total 1,148,470 300
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini Russell 2000 Index March 2017 29 2,008 8
E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index March 2017 7 1,209 27
        35

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $15,217,000 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. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $8,727,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,025,821,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $122,993,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $164,458,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $41,465,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $502,931,000 of investment securities and sold $126,982,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $275,216,000 and $38,422,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  February 28, 2017   August 31, 2016 
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
ETF Shares        
Issued 247,847 2,025 195,784 1,900
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (45,294) (375) (91,762) (900)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 202,553 1,650 104,022 1,000
Institutional Shares        
Issued 221,794 905 95,096 466
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 2,776 11 1,960 10
Redeemed (46,131) (188) (38,266) (187)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares 178,439 728 58,790 289

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile

As of February 28, 2017

Share-Class Characteristics  
  ETF Institutional
  Shares Shares
Ticker Symbol VIOV VSMVX
Expense Ratio1 0.20% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 1.17% 1.30%

 

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P DJ
    SmallCap U.S. Total
    600 Value Market
  Fund Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 436 435 3,807
Median Market Cap $1.5B $1.5B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 26.9x 26.9x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 1.8x 1.8x 3.0x
Return on Equity 9.9% 9.9% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 6.5% 6.5% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.4% 1.4% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 51%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
      U.S.
    S&P Total
    SmallCap Market 
    600 Value FA
  Fund Index Index
Consumer Discretionary 16.7% 16.8% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 3.2 3.2 8.4
Energy 3.9 3.9 6.2
Financials 19.4 19.4 15.3
Health Care 9.5 9.5 13.4
Industrials 19.1 19.1 10.8
Information Technology 11.9 11.9 20.7
Materials 6.7 6.7 3.4
Real Estate 4.8 4.8 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.9 0.8 2.1
Utilities 3.9 3.9 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
  S&P DJ
  SmallCap U.S. Total
  600 Value Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.67
Beta 1.00 1.17

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

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Wintrust Financial Corp. Regional Banks 1.1%
ALLETE Inc. Electric Utilities 1.0
ProAssurance Corp. Property & Casualty  
  Insurance 0.9
CACI International Inc. IT Consulting &  
  Other Services 0.9
Spire Inc. Gas Utilities 0.9
Sanmina Corp. Electronic  
  Manufacturing  
  Services 0.8
Hope Bancorp Inc. Regional Banks 0.8
Selective Insurance Property & Casualty  
Group Inc. Insurance 0.7
Avista Corp. Multi-Utilities 0.7
Interactive Brokers Investment Banking  
Group Inc. & Brokerage 0.7
Top Ten   8.5%

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 23, 2016, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratios were 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.09% for Institutional 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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   31.25% 16.66% 16.46%
Net Asset Value   31.07 16.64 16.45
Institutional Shares 11/19/2014 31.23 12.05

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.9%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (16.7%)  
  Wolverine World Wide Inc. 63,173 1,590
  Lithia Motors Inc. Class A 14,991 1,434
* Cooper-Standard    
  Holdings Inc. 11,305 1,266
* Boyd Gaming Corp. 52,590 1,035
  Group 1 Automotive Inc. 12,730 989
* American Axle &    
  Manufacturing Holdings Inc. 48,979 971
  Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. 29,561 961
* Meritage Homes Corp. 24,102 857
* Gentherm Inc. 23,389 848
  La-Z-Boy Inc. 31,343 846
* EW Scripps Co. Class A 36,374 838
  Caleres Inc. 27,799 830
* Asbury Automotive    
  Group Inc. 12,634 823
  Scholastic Corp. 17,262 778
* Genesco Inc. 13,214 770
  MDC Holdings Inc. 26,388 770
^ RH 24,517 746
* G-III Apparel Group Ltd. 28,048 722
  Monro Muffler Brake Inc. 11,574 666
  Gannett Co. Inc. 74,720 652
* Cavco Industries Inc. 5,408 645
  Standard Motor Products Inc. 12,858 617
^ Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. 12,139 605
* Express Inc. 50,167 564
  ILG Inc. 29,841 563
  Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 43,301 518
  New Media Investment    
  Group Inc. 33,510 517
* Steven Madden Ltd. 13,615 509
  Guess? Inc. 39,404 501
* Ascena Retail Group Inc. 108,416 499
* BJ’s Restaurants Inc. 12,352 449
  Marriott Vacations    
  Worldwide Corp. 4,514 424

 

  Finish Line Inc. Class A 25,953 423
  Cato Corp. Class A 16,075 402
^ Fred’s Inc. Class A 22,464 398
  Tailored Brands Inc. 16,537 382
* Red Robin Gourmet    
  Burgers Inc. 8,239 376
* M/I Homes Inc. 15,809 373
  Sonic Automotive Inc.    
  Class A 16,837 365
* MarineMax Inc. 15,795 355
^ Buckle Inc. 17,882 355
  Barnes & Noble Inc. 35,344 346
  Bob Evans Farms Inc. 6,071 344
* Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. 17,113 340
* Motorcar Parts of    
  America Inc. 11,943 339
  Superior Industries    
  International Inc. 14,653 328
  DineEquity Inc. 5,453 326
* Vitamin Shoppe Inc. 15,235 325
* Crocs Inc. 47,058 313
* Lumber Liquidators    
  Holdings Inc. 17,445 309
* Select Comfort Corp. 12,656 297
  Rent-A-Center Inc. 34,023 295
  Sonic Corp. 11,421 289
  Oxford Industries Inc. 5,063 285
  Haverty Furniture Cos. Inc. 12,221 284
* Regis Corp. 22,450 276
  Callaway Golf Co. 26,510 268
* FTD Cos. Inc. 10,982 265
* Unifi Inc. 9,704 265
* Strayer Education Inc. 3,272 254
* American Public    
  Education Inc. 10,308 249
  Movado Group Inc. 9,805 238
* Barnes & Noble    
  Education Inc. 24,597 236
  Shoe Carnival Inc. 8,495 215
  Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 7,315 210

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Hibbett Sports Inc. 6,307 186
* Perry Ellis International Inc. 7,740 180
* Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. 7,009 179
  Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. 9,881 167
* Iconix Brand Group Inc. 21,581 166
* Arctic Cat Inc. 8,356 155
  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. 11,369 153
* Career Education Corp. 16,497 137
* Vera Bradley Inc. 12,498 131
* Shake Shack Inc. Class A 3,319 119
* Biglari Holdings Inc. 266 114
* Kirkland’s Inc. 9,344 106
* Tuesday Morning Corp. 28,759 105
* Nautilus Inc. 6,349 102
  PetMed Express Inc. 4,601 97
* Ruby Tuesday Inc. 38,550 73
  Stein Mart Inc. 19,827 71
* El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. 5,382 67
      37,436
Consumer Staples (3.2%)    
* Darling Ingredients Inc. 105,398 1,371
  Sanderson Farms Inc. 12,725 1,209
  Universal Corp. 16,186 1,096
^ Cal-Maine Foods Inc. 19,054 723
  Andersons Inc. 16,628 658
* SUPERVALU Inc. 170,503 644
  J&J Snack Foods Corp. 4,305 576
  WD-40 Co. 3,356 369
  Inter Parfums Inc. 5,698 197
* Seneca Foods Corp. Class A 3,988 150
  Medifast Inc. 3,069 138
      7,131
Energy (3.9%)    
* PDC Energy Inc. 15,373 1,039
* SEACOR Holdings Inc. 10,331 711
* Exterran Corp. 20,011 609
* Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. 18,411 599
  Green Plains Inc. 22,831 572
* Synergy Resources Corp. 69,302 566
* Unit Corp. 20,096 545
* Atwood Oceanics Inc. 46,596 490
* Newpark Resources Inc. 54,231 418
* Helix Energy Solutions    
  Group Inc. 49,600 410
  Archrock Inc. 25,439 347
  Bristow Group Inc. 20,434 321
* Matrix Service Co. 17,019 276
* Cloud Peak Energy Inc. 47,949 239
* TETRA Technologies Inc. 49,361 222
* CARBO Ceramics Inc. 13,442 172
* Era Group Inc. 12,471 172
* Tesco Corp. 19,623 164
* Pioneer Energy Services    
  Corp. 28,509 150

 

* REX American Resources    
  Corp. 1,669 139
* Bill Barrett Corp. 25,187 139
  Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. 8,777 100
* Hornbeck Offshore    
  Services Inc. 20,731 93
* Geospace Technologies Corp. 4,761 79
* Contango Oil & Gas Co. 9,064 67
* Northern Oil and Gas Inc. 16,417 49
* Tidewater Inc. 30,105 41
      8,729
Financials (19.4%)    
  Wintrust Financial Corp. 33,150 2,443
  ProAssurance Corp. 34,094 2,015
  Hope Bancorp Inc. 81,397 1,742
  Selective Insurance    
  Group Inc. 37,046 1,641
  Interactive Brokers    
  Group Inc. 43,531 1,598
  Old National Bancorp 86,433 1,586
  American Equity Investment    
  Life Holding Co. 56,412 1,518
  FirstCash Inc. 31,060 1,377
  United Bankshares Inc. 28,969 1,296
* PRA Group Inc. 29,679 1,211
  Astoria Financial Corp. 58,405 1,080
  Horace Mann Educators    
  Corp. 25,751 1,079
  Banner Corp. 16,914 983
* Texas Capital    
  Bancshares Inc. 10,675 952
  S&T Bancorp Inc. 22,367 796
  Navigators Group Inc. 14,178 780
  Employers Holdings Inc. 20,558 773
  Maiden Holdings Ltd. 46,905 725
  RLI Corp. 12,238 715
  Community Bank    
  System Inc. 11,944 710
  Columbia Banking    
  System Inc. 17,480 697
  Great Western Bancorp Inc. 15,779 674
  Infinity Property & Casualty    
  Corp. 7,074 667
  Stewart Information Services    
  Corp. 14,976 665
  Capstead Mortgage Corp. 61,417 650
  Safety Insurance Group Inc. 9,113 647
  CVB Financial Corp. 27,026 642
  Banc of California Inc. 31,692 616
  United Fire Group Inc. 13,791 582
  Glacier Bancorp Inc. 15,179 560
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc. 21,737 531
  Financial Engines Inc. 11,924 528
* Encore Capital Group Inc. 15,029 500

 

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Simmons First National Corp.    
  Class A 8,554 492
  Provident Financial    
  Services Inc. 17,689 470
  Northwest Bancshares Inc. 25,279 459
  Virtus Investment    
  Partners Inc. 4,138 454
* HomeStreet Inc. 16,136 440
  NBT Bancorp Inc. 10,782 435
* Green Dot Corp. Class A 13,867 406
  Independent Bank Corp. 6,227 405
  Investment Technology    
  Group Inc. 19,823 397
  First Financial Bancorp 14,290 397
* Donnelley Financial    
  Solutions Inc. 16,863 390
  Boston Private Financial    
  Holdings Inc. 22,372 385
  Westamerica Bancorporation 6,570 380
  OFG Bancorp 28,142 363
* INTL. FCStone Inc. 9,544 360
  AMERISAFE Inc. 5,168 332
  Fidelity Southern Corp. 13,548 319
  City Holding Co. 4,514 296
  First Commonwealth    
  Financial Corp. 20,505 286
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 9,575 283
* EZCORP Inc. Class A 31,019 273
  HCI Group Inc. 5,413 267
  Brookline Bancorp Inc. 16,708 265
  Opus Bank 11,637 251
  TrustCo Bank Corp. NY 26,355 220
* Enova International Inc. 14,898 214
  Oritani Financial Corp. 11,925 205
* World Acceptance Corp. 3,827 201
  United Insurance Holdings    
  Corp. 11,343 192
  Dime Community    
  Bancshares Inc. 8,583 185
* eHealth Inc. 10,727 118
  Bank Mutual Corp. 11,522 112
*,^ First NBC Bank Holding Co. 10,337 46
      43,277
Health Care (9.5%)    
* Medicines Co. 27,619 1,448
* Select Medical Holdings    
  Corp. 68,652 989
  Chemed Corp. 4,885 872
* Amedisys Inc. 17,849 861
  Myriad Genetics Inc. 43,828 852
* Air Methods Corp. 21,217 803
* Acorda Therapeutics Inc. 29,547 781
* Community Health    
  Systems Inc. 72,852 710
* Impax Laboratories Inc. 47,343 675

 

  CONMED Corp. 15,845 659
* Integer Holdings Corp. 17,571 635
* Haemonetics Corp. 16,196 605
* Integra LifeSciences    
  Holdings Corp. 13,779 589
* Nektar Therapeutics Class A 41,072 537
* Magellan Health Inc. 7,733 535
* HealthEquity Inc. 12,102 529
  Kindred Healthcare Inc. 54,551 491
* PharMerica Corp. 19,696 484
* LHC Group Inc. 9,537 458
* Quality Systems Inc. 29,401 449
* Natus Medical Inc. 11,793 437
* Lannett Co. Inc. 18,723 412
* Emergent BioSolutions Inc. 11,915 374
* Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. 27,460 372
  Analogic Corp. 4,463 367
* Almost Family Inc. 7,359 365
* Cambrex Corp. 6,378 359
* Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. 6,064 344
* AngioDynamics Inc. 20,164 330
* Providence Service Corp. 7,795 317
* Tivity Health Inc. 10,647 308
  Abaxis Inc. 6,058 302
  Aceto Corp. 19,272 296
* Spectrum    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 44,823 287
* Depomed Inc. 17,344 284
  Ensign Group Inc. 14,630 276
* Inogen Inc. 3,894 267
  Invacare Corp. 20,321 246
* Albany Molecular    
  Research Inc. 14,279 214
  Phibro Animal Health Corp.    
  Class A 6,760 188
^ Computer Programs &    
  Systems Inc. 6,857 184
  Meridian Bioscience Inc. 14,315 184
* Quorum Health Corp. 18,928 162
* CorVel Corp. 3,639 147
* Anika Therapeutics Inc. 3,000 140
* Amphastar    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 7,327 113
* Adeptus Health Inc. Class A 9,705 65
      21,302
Industrials (19.1%)    
  Brink’s Co. 28,751 1,537
  Mueller Industries Inc. 36,741 1,537
* Moog Inc. Class A 20,584 1,391
  SkyWest Inc. 33,135 1,165
  Korn/Ferry International 37,081 1,146
* Hub Group Inc. Class A 21,260 1,074
  Matson Inc. 27,441 931
* SPX FLOW Inc. 26,837 912

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
* Atlas Air Worldwide    
  Holdings Inc. 16,021 911
  Comfort Systems USA Inc. 23,646 902
  Kaman Corp. 17,365 899
  Triumph Group Inc. 31,742 882
  Wabash National Corp. 39,741 841
  Cubic Corp. 15,963 839
  Interface Inc. Class A 41,509 785
  Standex International Corp. 8,165 780
  Greenbrier Cos. Inc. 18,174 764
  ABM Industries Inc. 18,576 758
  RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 44,716 750
* On Assignment Inc. 15,603 736
  Hillenbrand Inc. 19,796 720
* SPX Corp. 26,839 708
  Barnes Group Inc. 14,110 707
* TrueBlue Inc. 27,220 706
  AAR Corp. 20,336 700
  Healthcare Services    
  Group Inc. 15,815 654
* Team Inc. 18,873 648
  Encore Wire Corp. 13,261 630
  Universal Forest Products Inc. 6,505 623
  Briggs & Stratton Corp. 27,391 586
  Federal Signal Corp. 38,329 570
  UniFirst Corp. 4,147 552
  General Cable Corp. 31,542 527
  Actuant Corp. Class A 19,617 521
  Applied Industrial    
  Technologies Inc. 8,236 519
  Mobile Mini Inc. 15,647 509
  Watts Water Technologies    
  Inc. Class A 7,841 501
* Aegion Corp. Class A 21,731 495
  Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 11,558 484
  LSC Communications Inc. 16,999 483
  ArcBest Corp. 15,247 448
  EnPro Industries Inc. 6,698 437
  Apogee Enterprises Inc. 7,581 434
  Matthews International    
  Corp. Class A 6,178 407
  Kelly Services Inc. Class A 18,732 401
* Echo Global Logistics Inc. 17,602 385
  Essendant Inc. 23,654 377
* Harsco Corp. 26,676 376
  Titan International Inc. 28,058 372
* American Woodmark Corp. 4,204 363
* Engility Holdings Inc. 11,295 354
* Chart Industries Inc. 9,806 349
* DXP Enterprises Inc. 9,891 346
  AZZ Inc. 5,825 342
* Veritiv Corp. 6,023 335
  Albany International Corp. 7,212 327
* Saia Inc. 6,729 325
  Brady Corp. Class A 8,483 324

 

  CIRCOR International Inc. 5,151 320
  Exponent Inc. 5,568 320
  Forward Air Corp. 6,445 319
  Resources Connection Inc. 18,891 319
* National Presto Industries Inc. 3,157 314
* Aerojet Rocketdyne    
  Holdings Inc. 16,126 313
  Heidrick & Struggles    
  International Inc. 11,898 291
  Raven Industries Inc. 9,722 287
  Tennant Co. 4,063 285
  Lindsay Corp. 3,335 267
  Heartland Express Inc. 10,265 213
  Multi-Color Corp. 2,869 206
* Aerovironment Inc. 6,854 185
  Marten Transport Ltd. 7,406 182
  Powell Industries Inc. 5,474 179
  Alamo Group Inc. 2,292 172
* Roadrunner Transportation    
  Systems Inc. 19,457 147
  Celadon Group Inc. 18,063 145
* CDI Corp. 8,891 81
      42,630
Information Technology (11.9%)    
* CACI International Inc.    
  Class A 15,610 1,957
* Sanmina Corp. 47,013 1,834
* Anixter International Inc. 18,203 1,516
* Viavi Solutions Inc. 147,352 1,476
* Plexus Corp. 21,462 1,203
* Benchmark Electronics Inc. 31,307 974
* Insight Enterprises Inc. 22,723 963
* OSI Systems Inc. 11,601 875
* Ixia 40,508 794
* Electronics For Imaging Inc. 14,985 690
* Sykes Enterprises Inc. 25,286 688
* ScanSource Inc. 16,092 648
  ManTech International Corp.    
  Class A 16,223 594
* Diodes Inc. 24,719 590
  MTS Systems Corp. 10,670 586
* Virtusa Corp. 17,637 547
* Cray Inc. 26,072 544
* MicroStrategy Inc. Class A 2,767 531
* Semtech Corp. 15,539 520
* NETGEAR Inc. 9,101 499
  Brooks Automation Inc. 21,639 451
* Kulicke & Soffa    
  Industries Inc. 21,769 446
  Methode Electronics Inc. 10,640 442
* Perficient Inc. 23,100 420
* Blucora Inc. 24,596 384
* Veeco Instruments Inc. 12,992 355
* ExlService Holdings Inc. 7,504 335

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Monotype Imaging    
  Holdings Inc. 15,747 317
  TeleTech Holdings Inc. 10,113 306
* Super Micro Computer Inc. 11,734 305
  CSG Systems    
  International Inc. 7,644 301
* Bottomline Technologies    
  de Inc. 11,463 286
* Rogers Corp. 3,452 285
* Harmonic Inc. 50,149 271
  Cohu Inc. 15,900 265
* ePlus Inc. 2,024 257
  ADTRAN Inc. 11,468 243
  Daktronics Inc. 25,654 240
  Park Electrochemical Corp. 12,185 233
* CalAmp Corp. 13,270 215
* Ultratech Inc. 7,424 214
* Digi International Inc. 16,628 205
* FARO Technologies Inc. 5,019 173
  Comtech    
  Telecommunications Corp. 15,059 172
* DSP Group Inc. 13,818 144
* VASCO Data Security    
  International Inc. 11,017 143
* XO Group Inc. 7,648 141
* Electro Scientific    
  Industries Inc. 20,807 139
* LivePerson Inc. 19,133 135
* Liquidity Services Inc. 15,598 127
* Exar Corp. 10,210 107
* DHI Group Inc. 20,105 100
* Agilysys Inc. 9,760 89
  Black Box Corp. 9,648 87
* Tangoe Inc. 14,900 85
* Kopin Corp. 21,493 76
* QuinStreet Inc. 23,017 74
  Bel Fuse Inc. Class B 2,453 64
      26,661
Materials (6.7%)    
  HB Fuller Co. 32,203 1,591
  KapStone Paper and    
  Packaging Corp. 56,306 1,272
  Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 11,474 904
  Schweitzer-Mauduit    
  International Inc. 19,563 803
* AK Steel Holding Corp. 88,248 735
* Boise Cascade Co. 24,794 672
  PH Glatfelter Co. 27,865 616
* Clearwater Paper Corp. 10,701 595
* AdvanSix Inc. 19,504 532
* TimkenSteel Corp. 24,899 521
  Innospec Inc. 7,826 511
  Calgon Carbon Corp. 32,395 457
* Stillwater Mining Co. 26,340 449

 

* Century Aluminum Co. 31,757 447
  Materion Corp. 12,757 445
* SunCoke Energy Inc. 41,146 401
  Rayonier Advanced    
  Materials Inc. 27,735 368
  A Schulman Inc. 10,718 362
  Stepan Co. 4,615 349
  Haynes International Inc. 7,993 312
  Tredegar Corp. 16,123 306
  Neenah Paper Inc. 3,753 275
*,^ Flotek Industries Inc. 20,009 271
  American Vanguard Corp. 16,540 260
* Koppers Holdings Inc. 4,897 215
  Deltic Timber Corp. 2,779 207
  Myers Industries Inc. 13,990 197
  FutureFuel Corp. 14,557 193
* US Concrete Inc. 2,916 184
  Innophos Holdings Inc. 3,463 183
  Olympic Steel Inc. 5,846 141
*,^ LSB Industries Inc. 12,873 140
  Hawkins Inc. 2,396 118
      15,032
Other (0.0%)2    
* Gerber Scientific Inc. CVR 1,604
 
Real Estate (4.8%)    
  Kite Realty Group Trust 53,500 1,212
  GEO Group Inc. 23,059 1,098
  Acadia Realty Trust 29,522 946
  Government Properties    
  Income Trust 45,592 940
  Chesapeake Lodging Trust 38,496 930
  DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 61,611 670
  RE/MAX Holdings Inc.    
  Class A 11,291 649
  Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. 20,460 556
  PS Business Parks Inc. 4,373 508
  Retail Opportunity    
  Investments Corp. 23,078 508
  Pennsylvania REIT 25,361 418
  LTC Properties Inc. 8,545 412
  Franklin Street Properties    
  Corp. 32,978 409
  Cedar Realty Trust Inc. 48,595 285
* Parkway Inc. 13,401 281
* Forestar Group Inc. 17,013 226
  Hersha Hospitality Trust    
  Class A 11,537 225
  HFF Inc. Class A 7,405 219
  Universal Health Realty    
  Income Trust 2,724 175
  Saul Centers Inc. 2,339 150
      10,817

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Telecommunication Services (0.8%)  
*,^ Iridium Communications Inc. 51,473 448
* General Communication Inc.    
  Class A 17,005 343
  Consolidated    
  Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 11,670 263
  Spok Holdings Inc. 13,152 239
  ATN International Inc. 3,403 233
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. 11,309 218
* Lumos Networks Corp. 8,456 150
      1,894
Utilities (3.9%)    
  ALLETE Inc. 31,670 2,128
  Spire Inc. 29,234 1,926
  Avista Corp. 41,098 1,639
  El Paso Electric Co. 25,949 1,268
  Northwest Natural Gas Co. 18,297 1,100
  American States Water Co. 12,167 544
      8,605
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $212,629)   223,514
Temporary Cash Investments (0.5%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.5%)    
3,4 Market Liquidity Fund,    
  0.864% 10,218 1,022
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    $000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
5 United States Treasury Bill,    
  0.574%, 5/11/17 100 100
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $1,122)   1,122
Total Investments (100.4%)    
(Cost $213,751)   224,636

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.4%)  
Other Assets  
Investment in Vanguard 16
Receivables for Accrued Income 168
Other Assets 19
Total Other Assets 203
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment  
Securities Purchased (171)
Collateral for Securities on Loan (970)
Payables to Vanguard (41)
Other Liabilities (3)
Total Liabilities (1,185)
Net Assets (100%) 223,654

 

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At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 225,664
Undistributed Net Investment Income 276
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (13,170)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 10,885
Futures Contracts (1)
Net Assets 223,654
 
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 1,725,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 208,412
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $120.82
 
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 60,314 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 15,242
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
Institutional Shares $252.71

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $917,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.4%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 “Other” represents securities that are not classified by the fund’s benchmark index.
3 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
4 Includes $970,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
5 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
CVR—Contingent Value Rights.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 1,346
Interest1 1
Securities Lending—Net 9
Total Income 1,356
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 14
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 118
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 3
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 6
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares
Custodian Fees 32
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 6
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Total Expenses 179
Net Investment Income 1,177
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 12,477
Futures Contracts 5
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 12,482
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 5,808
Futures Contracts (1)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 5,807
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 19,466

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $1,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 1,177 1,853
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 12,482 4,359
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 5,807 13,066
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 19,466 19,278
Distributions    
Net Investment Income    
ETF Shares (1,198) (1,886)
Institutional Shares (213) (331)
Realized Capital Gain    
ETF Shares
Institutional Shares
Total Distributions (1,411) (2,217)
Capital Share Transactions    
ETF Shares 65,789 16,679
Institutional Shares (21,004) 17,620
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 44,785 34,299
Total Increase (Decrease) 62,840 51,360
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 160,814 109,454
End of Period1 223,654 160,814

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $276,000 and $510,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $106.98 $94.66 $98.93 $82.76 $65.79 $56.68
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .690 1.352 1.337 1.3551 1.146 .960
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   14.026 12.736 (4.323) 15.685 16.731 8.801
Total from Investment Operations 14.716 14.088 (2.986) 17.040 17.877 9.761
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.876) (1.768) (1.284) (.870) (.907) (.651)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions   (.876) (1.768) (1.284) (.870) (.907) (.651)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $120.82 $106.98 $94.66 $98.93 $82.76 $65.79
 
Total Return   13.81% 15.14% -3.09% 20.64% 27.45% 17.33%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $208 $126 $95 $94 $29 $16
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.21% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   1.22% 1.49% 1.43% 1.43% 1.73% 1.56%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2   51% 42% 43% 32% 37% 29%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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

Institutional Shares      
  Six Months Year Nov. 19,
  Ended Ended 20141 to
  February 28, Aug. 31, Aug. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period 2017 2016 2015
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $223.74 $198.02 $206.40
Investment Operations      
Net Investment Income 1.573 3.057 2.201
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 29.341 26.649 (7.820)
Total from Investment Operations 30.914 29.706 (5.619)
Distributions      
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.944) (3.986) (2.761)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.944) (3.986) (2.761)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $252.71 $223.74 $198.02
 
Total Return 13.88% 15.28% -2.79%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $15 $35 $15
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.09% 0.08% 0.08%2
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 1.34% 1.61% 1.55%2
Portfolio Turnover Rate 3 51% 42% 43%

The expense ratio, net investment 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. 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 November 19, 2014. The Financial Highlights included in these financial statements are based on activity of the Institutional Shares since November 19, 2014.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

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During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (August 31, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $16,000, 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 employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 223,514
Temporary Cash Investments 1,022 100
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (3)
Total 224,533 100
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

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D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini Russell 2000 Index March 2017 3 208 (1)

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $18,134,000 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 gains to paid-in capital.

The fund’s tax-basis capital gains and losses are determined only at the end of each fiscal year. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $7,518,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $213,751,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $10,885,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $20,863,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $9,978,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $191,620,000 of investment securities and sold $146,713,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $119,775,000 and $73,412,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:      
  Six Months Ended   Year Ended
  February 28, 2017   August 31, 2016 
  Amount Shares Amount Shares
  ($000) (000) ($000) (000)
ETF Shares        
Issued 140,442 1,200 72,083 750
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (74,653) (650) (55,404) (575)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 65,789 550 16,679 175
Institutional Shares        
Issued 1,292 5 17,622 82
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 213 1 331 2
Redeemed (22,509) (103) (333) (2)
Net Increase (Decrease) —Institutional Shares (21,004) (97) 17,620 82

 

At February 28, 2017, one shareholder was the record or beneficial owner of 26% of the fund’s net assets. If the shareholder were to redeem its investment in the fund, the redemption might result in an increase in the fund’s expense ratio.

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Fund Profile

As of February 28, 2017

Portfolio Characteristics    
    S&P  
    SmallCap DJ
    600 U.S. Total
    Growth Market
  Fund Index FA Index
Number of Stocks 347 347 3,807
Median Market Cap $1.9B $1.9B $57.6B
Price/Earnings Ratio 32.0x 32.0x 24.8x
Price/Book Ratio 3.2x 3.2x 3.0x
Return on Equity 12.0% 12.0% 16.4%
Earnings Growth Rate 11.8% 11.8% 7.6%
Dividend Yield 1.1% 1.1% 1.9%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate      
(Annualized) 52%
Ticker Symbol VIOG
Expense Ratio1 0.20%
30-Day SEC Yield 0.89%
Short-Term Reserves 0.0%

 

Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
      DJ
    S&P U.S.
    SmallCap Total
    600 Market
    Growth FA
  Fund Index Index
Consumer Discretionary 11.4% 11.4% 12.4%
Consumer Staples 2.4 2.4 8.4
Energy 2.6 2.6 6.2
Financials 17.3 17.3 15.3
Health Care 15.1 15.1 13.4
Industrials 18.3 18.3 10.8
Information Technology 18.3 18.3 20.7
Materials 4.7 4.7 3.4
Real Estate 7.6 7.6 4.1
Telecommunication      
Services 0.9 0.9 2.1
Utilities 1.4 1.4 3.2

 

Volatility Measures    
  S&P DJ
  SmallCap U.S. Total
  600 Growth Market
  Index FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.66
Beta 1.00 1.11

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

 

 

Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net assets)
Take-Two Interactive Home Entertainment  
Software Inc. Software 1.5%
Coherent Inc. Electronic Equipment  
  & Instruments 1.2
Masimo Corp. Health Care  
  Equipment 1.0
US Silica Holdings Inc. Oil & Gas Equipment  
  & Services 0.9
MKS Instruments Inc. Semiconductor  
  Equipment 0.9
Home BancShares Inc. Regional Banks 0.9
Blackbaud Inc. Application Software 0.9
Sterling Bancorp Regional Banks 0.8
Pinnacle Financial    
Partners Inc. Regional Banks 0.8
Evercore Partners Inc. Investment Banking  
  & Brokerage 0.8
Top Ten   9.7%

 

 

Investment Focus



1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 23, 2016, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the annualized expense ratio was 0.21%.

 

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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 28, 2017


Note: For 2017, performance data reflect the six months ended February 28, 2017.

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2016

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 Since
  Date Year Years Inception
ETF Shares 9/7/2010      
Market Price   22.09% 16.16% 17.19%
Net Asset Value   22.01 16.14 17.18

 

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.

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Financial Statements (unaudited)

Statement of Net Assets
As of February 28, 2017

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

      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.7%)1    
Consumer Discretionary (11.3%)    
* LCI Industries 14,842 1,598
* Dorman Products Inc. 18,287 1,429
* Dave & Buster’s    
  Entertainment Inc. 22,558 1,290
* Five Below Inc. 33,081 1,275
  Children’s Place Inc. 10,872 1,101
* Popeyes Louisiana    
  Kitchen Inc. 12,492 987
  Marriott Vacations    
  Worldwide Corp. 10,398 977
* TopBuild Corp. 22,930 963
* iRobot Corp. 16,354 934
  Shutterfly Inc. 20,460 928
* Ollie’s Bargain Outlet    
  Holdings Inc. 28,682 899
  Nutrisystem Inc. 17,694 823
* Steven Madden Ltd. 20,058 749
  ILG Inc. 35,770 675
* Belmond Ltd. Class A 50,904 659
* Scientific Games Corp.    
  Class A 30,604 632
* Universal Electronics Inc. 8,780 603
* Installed Building    
  Products Inc. 11,946 562
  Winnebago Industries Inc. 15,933 526
  Capella Education Co. 6,906 526
  Monro Muffler Brake Inc. 8,559 492
  World Wrestling    
  Entertainment Inc. Class A 23,162 486
* Fox Factory Holding Corp. 17,314 464
  Wingstop Inc. 17,313 455
  Sonic Corp. 16,808 425
* Francesca’s Holdings Corp. 22,885 388
* Select Comfort Corp. 15,188 357
  Marcus Corp. 11,425 356
  Bob Evans Farms Inc. 6,202 352
* Tile Shop Holdings Inc. 19,928 351

 

  Callaway Golf Co. 31,808 322
  Tailored Brands Inc. 13,813 319
  DineEquity Inc. 5,132 307
^,* LGI Homes Inc. 10,275 298
* Chuy’s Holdings Inc. 10,152 289
* Shake Shack Inc. Class A 7,688 275
* Strayer Education Inc. 3,209 249
  Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 8,443 243
  Oxford Industries Inc. 4,233 238
* Hibbett Sports Inc. 7,563 223
* Zumiez Inc. 10,517 215
* Nautilus Inc. 12,775 206
* Career Education Corp. 23,313 194
  PetMed Express Inc. 8,053 170
* Biglari Holdings Inc. 360 155
  Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. 8,579 145
* Iconix Brand Group Inc. 13,514 104
* El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. 7,932 99
      26,313
Consumer Staples (2.3%)    
  B&G Foods Inc. 40,029 1,701
  SpartanNash Co. 22,592 789
  J&J Snack Foods Corp. 4,953 663
* Central Garden & Pet Co.    
  Class A 20,192 645
  WD-40 Co. 5,380 591
  Calavo Growers Inc. 9,243 521
* Central Garden & Pet Co. 6,082 205
  Medifast Inc. 3,831 172
  Inter Parfums Inc. 4,953 172
      5,459
Energy (2.6%)    
  US Silica Holdings Inc. 43,201 2,185
* PDC Energy Inc. 19,178 1,296
* Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. 19,551 636
* Synergy Resources Corp. 55,569 454
* Unit Corp. 12,118 329
* Helix Energy Solutions    
  Group Inc. 33,840 280

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Archrock Inc. 18,070 247
* REX American Resources    
  Corp. 1,843 153
* Bill Barrett Corp. 21,857 120
* TETRA Technologies Inc. 22,821 102
* Pioneer Energy Services    
  Corp. 19,381 102
* Tesco Corp. 9,528 80
* Geospace Technologies Corp. 3,542 58
* Contango Oil & Gas Co. 5,219 39
* Northern Oil and Gas Inc. 10,735 32
      6,113
Financials (17.3%)    
  Home BancShares Inc. 74,493 2,096
  Sterling Bancorp 78,841 1,951
  Pinnacle Financial    
  Partners Inc. 27,751 1,926
  Evercore Partners Inc.    
  Class A 23,457 1,866
  First Financial    
  Bankshares Inc. 39,819 1,752
* Texas Capital    
  Bancshares Inc. 19,498 1,738
  United Community    
  Banks Inc. 42,713 1,234
  Glacier Bancorp Inc. 31,826 1,175
  ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. 26,637 1,107
^,* BofI Holding Inc. 34,719 1,095
  LegacyTexas Financial    
  Group Inc. 25,052 1,067
  Ameris Bancorp 21,048 1,017
  United Bankshares Inc. 21,425 959
  Financial Engines Inc. 20,860 924
  Community Bank System Inc. 15,515 922
  Great Western Bancorp Inc. 20,527 877
  CVB Financial Corp. 35,158 835
  Columbia Banking    
  System Inc. 18,540 740
  First Midwest Bancorp Inc. 28,272 691
* Walker & Dunlop Inc. 16,707 679
  Independent Bank Corp. 10,413 677
  Northwest Bancshares Inc. 37,239 676
  RLI Corp. 11,510 673
  First Financial Bancorp 23,895 663
  Tompkins Financial Corp. 7,348 659
  Hanmi Financial Corp. 19,436 649
  NBT Bancorp Inc. 15,864 641
  Cardinal Financial Corp. 19,766 618
  Piper Jaffray Cos. 8,569 606
* First BanCorp 94,324 602
  Central Pacific Financial Corp. 18,574 587
* Customers Bancorp Inc. 16,967 583
  Simmons First National Corp.    
  Class A 9,843 566
  Southside Bancshares Inc. 15,791 556

 

  Westamerica Bancorporation 9,277 537
  Universal Insurance    
  Holdings Inc. 19,631 529
  Provident Financial    
  Services Inc. 19,548 519
  National Bank Holdings Corp.    
  Class A 15,638 516
* LendingTree Inc. 4,331 513
  Northfield Bancorp Inc. 27,047 507
  Boston Private Financial    
  Holdings Inc. 29,039 499
  First Commonwealth    
  Financial Corp. 34,303 478
  AMERISAFE Inc. 6,715 432
  Brookline Bancorp Inc. 26,755 424
* Green Dot Corp. Class A 13,595 398
  City Holding Co. 4,800 314
  TrustCo Bank Corp. NY 32,923 275
  Dime Community    
  Bancshares Inc. 10,719 230
  Greenhill & Co. Inc. 7,386 218
  Oritani Financial Corp. 11,698 201
  Bank Mutual Corp. 14,428 140
      40,137
Health Care (15.1%)    
* Masimo Corp. 26,649 2,408
* Medidata Solutions Inc. 32,982 1,844
  Cantel Medical Corp. 21,876 1,796
* Neogen Corp. 22,729 1,474
* ICU Medical Inc. 8,946 1,345
* Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. 21,686 1,201
* Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. 11,464 1,199
* AMN Healthcare Services Inc. 28,962 1,192
* Integra LifeSciences Holdings    
  Corp. 23,076 986
* HMS Holdings Corp. 51,029 951
* Cynosure Inc. Class A 14,380 949
  Chemed Corp. 5,182 925
* Omnicell Inc. 22,011 837
* Medicines Co. 15,935 835
* Merit Medical Systems Inc. 26,873 828
* Varex Imaging Corp. 22,519 784
* Supernus    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 29,840 767
* Cambrex Corp. 13,369 753
* Nektar Therapeutics Class A 53,422 699
* Repligen Corp. 20,385 642
* HealthEquity Inc. 14,503 634
* Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. 11,085 629
* Momenta    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 38,524 595
* Haemonetics Corp. 15,873 593
  US Physical Therapy Inc. 7,543 571
* Innoviva Inc. 46,507 537
^,* MiMedx Group Inc. 60,687 520

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Progenics    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 42,223 475
* Magellan Health Inc. 6,719 465
* AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. 20,604 463
* Luminex Corp. 23,882 444
* BioTelemetry Inc. 17,037 434
* Inogen Inc. 5,988 411
  Abaxis Inc. 7,887 393
* HealthStream Inc. 15,324 375
* Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4,750 364
* Depomed Inc. 20,813 341
* Natus Medical Inc. 8,739 324
* Cross Country Healthcare Inc. 19,923 308
* SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc. 30,812 305
  Landauer Inc. 5,796 303
* Emergent BioSolutions Inc. 9,557 300
* Tivity Health Inc. 10,039 290
* ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4,822 285
  Ensign Group Inc. 14,940 281
* Anika Therapeutics Inc. 6,001 281
  Analogic Corp. 3,307 272
* CryoLife Inc. 16,255 260
* Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. 8,386 242
* Amphastar    
  Pharmaceuticals Inc. 14,732 228
* Surmodics Inc. 7,970 197
  Sucampo Pharmaceuticals    
  Inc. Class A 14,909 175
  Meridian Bioscience Inc. 11,943 153
  Phibro Animal Health Corp.    
  Class A 4,797 134
* CorVel Corp. 2,573 104
      35,101
Industrials (18.3%)    
* WageWorks Inc. 22,086 1,701
  John Bean Technologies    
  Corp. 17,574 1,571
* Hawaiian Holdings Inc. 32,203 1,567
  Tetra Tech Inc. 34,394 1,384
  Allegiant Travel Co. Class A 7,880 1,372
  Knight Transportation Inc. 40,040 1,309
* Trex Co. Inc. 17,717 1,205
  Healthcare Services    
  Group Inc. 28,876 1,195
  G&K Services Inc. Class A 11,887 1,123
* Mercury Systems Inc. 28,338 1,059
  Simpson Manufacturing    
  Co. Inc. 24,360 1,051
  Applied Industrial    
  Technologies Inc. 15,752 993
  Insperity Inc. 11,414 950
  Matthews International Corp.    
  Class A 13,561 893
  Barnes Group Inc. 16,893 847
  ESCO Technologies Inc. 15,503 840

 

* TASER International Inc. 31,513 809
  AAON Inc. 23,849 803
* Proto Labs Inc. 14,657 800
  Brady Corp. Class A 20,547 786
* Gibraltar Industries Inc. 18,868 782
  Astec Industries Inc. 11,528 728
  UniFirst Corp. 5,391 718
  Hillenbrand Inc. 19,381 705
* Patrick Industries Inc. 8,778 701
* On Assignment Inc. 14,675 693
  US Ecology Inc. 13,124 666
* Navigant Consulting Inc. 28,359 661
  ABM Industries Inc. 16,127 658
  Forward Air Corp. 12,322 611
  Watts Water Technologies    
  Inc. Class A 9,395 601
  AZZ Inc. 10,185 597
  Apogee Enterprises Inc. 10,271 587
  Universal Forest Products Inc. 6,125 587
  Exponent Inc. 10,176 585
  Viad Corp. 12,234 577
* Lydall Inc. 10,337 524
* Aerojet Rocketdyne    
  Holdings Inc. 26,985 523
  Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 12,268 514
  Albany International Corp. 10,617 481
  Tennant Co. 6,795 477
  Actuant Corp. Class A 17,042 452
  Griffon Corp. 17,901 450
  EnPro Industries Inc. 6,575 429
* Saia Inc. 8,765 424
  Quanex Building Products    
  Corp. 20,651 404
  Mobile Mini Inc. 12,075 393
* American Woodmark Corp. 4,470 386
  Insteel Industries Inc. 10,536 381
  Multi-Color Corp. 5,260 377
  Raven Industries Inc. 12,657 374
* MYR Group Inc. 9,695 364
  Heartland Express Inc. 16,466 342
* Chart Industries Inc. 9,232 329
* Harsco Corp. 23,226 327
  CIRCOR International Inc. 5,055 314
* PGT Innovations Inc. 29,570 297
  Alamo Group Inc. 3,532 265
  Lindsay Corp. 3,271 262
  Marten Transport Ltd. 6,973 171
* Aerovironment Inc. 5,955 161
* Vicor Corp. 9,649 157
* Orion Group Holdings Inc. 16,698 156
      42,449
Information Technology (18.2%)    
* Take-Two Interactive    
  Software Inc. 61,125 3,483
* Coherent Inc. 14,798 2,702

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  MKS Instruments Inc. 32,301 2,119
  Blackbaud Inc. 28,680 2,051
* Lumentum Holdings Inc. 32,983 1,514
* Advanced Energy    
  Industries Inc. 23,923 1,486
* TiVo Corp. 72,063 1,333
* Itron Inc. 20,062 1,298
* Stamps.com Inc. 9,558 1,205
* Cardtronics plc Class A 27,306 1,204
* II-VI Inc. 32,659 1,163
  Power Integrations Inc. 17,564 1,110
  Xperi Corp. 29,284 1,050
  Cabot Microelectronics Corp. 14,602 1,011
* Fabrinet 22,216 923
^ Ebix Inc. 13,480 842
  Progress Software Corp. 29,289 840
* Rambus Inc. 66,575 836
* Semtech Corp. 24,924 834
* 8x8 Inc. 54,581 824
* TTM Technologies Inc. 50,830 821
  NIC Inc. 37,383 789
* Synchronoss    
  Technologies Inc. 25,402 688
* Electronics For Imaging Inc. 14,091 649
  Badger Meter Inc. 17,540 642
* Rogers Corp. 7,579 625
* NETGEAR Inc. 11,362 623
* Qualys Inc. 17,419 609
* MicroStrategy Inc. Class A 3,056 586
* ExlService Holdings Inc. 13,122 586
* SPS Commerce Inc. 10,264 568
  Methode Electronics Inc. 12,241 508
* Shutterstock Inc. 11,641 508
  CSG Systems    
  International Inc. 12,247 483
* Kulicke & Soffa    
  Industries Inc. 22,196 454
  Brooks Automation Inc. 21,197 442
  CTS Corp. 19,728 432
* CEVA Inc. 12,813 428
* Nanometrics Inc. 15,037 409
* Rudolph Technologies Inc. 18,721 402
  ADTRAN Inc. 18,402 389
* Veeco Instruments Inc. 12,254 335
* Super Micro Computer Inc. 11,518 299
* Bottomline Technologies    
  de Inc. 11,250 281
* ePlus Inc. 2,066 262
  Forrester Research Inc. 6,047 221
* Ultratech Inc. 7,278 210
  Monotype Imaging    
  Holdings Inc. 10,300 207
* FARO Technologies Inc. 5,333 184
* Exar Corp. 15,762 165
* CalAmp Corp. 9,414 153

 

* XO Group Inc. 7,794 144
* VASCO Data Security    
  International Inc. 7,797 101
* LivePerson Inc. 14,173 100
  Bel Fuse Inc. Class B 2,935 77
* Kopin Corp. 16,452 58
* DHI Group Inc. 11,082 55
      42,321
Materials (4.7%)    
  Balchem Corp. 19,120 1,667
* Ingevity Corp. 25,386 1,370
  Quaker Chemical Corp. 7,990 1,052
* Headwaters Inc. 44,698 1,028
* AK Steel Holding Corp. 105,658 880
* Stillwater Mining Co. 48,167 822
  Stepan Co. 7,398 559
* Kraton Corp. 18,620 507
  Neenah Paper Inc. 6,556 480
  Innospec Inc. 7,077 462
  Innophos Holdings Inc. 8,410 446
* US Concrete Inc. 5,833 367
* Koppers Holdings Inc. 7,856 344
  Deltic Timber Corp. 3,767 280
  A Schulman Inc. 7,613 257
* Flotek Industries Inc. 13,647 185
  Hawkins Inc. 3,516 174
      10,880
Real Estate (7.6%)    
  CoreSite Realty Corp. 20,431 1,840
  EastGroup Properties Inc. 19,735 1,467
  Lexington Realty Trust 128,618 1,435
  GEO Group Inc. 23,511 1,119
  American Assets Trust Inc. 24,209 1,065
  Retail Opportunity    
  Investments Corp. 44,139 971
  PS Business Parks Inc. 7,650 889
  Summit Hotel Properties Inc. 52,653 810
  Four Corners Property    
  Trust Inc. 36,098 801
  Agree Realty Corp. 15,764 782
  LTC Properties Inc. 15,601 753
  DiamondRock Hospitality Co. 62,777 683
  Acadia Realty Trust 20,953 671
  CareTrust REIT Inc. 38,803 612
  Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. 20,046 545
  Getty Realty Corp. 15,976 422
  HFF Inc. Class A 14,168 420
  Franklin Street Properties    
  Corp. 33,653 417
  Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.    
  Class A 17,403 388
  Universal Health Realty    
  Income Trust 4,983 320
  Saul Centers Inc. 4,901 314

 

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      Market
      Value
    Shares ($000)
  Pennsylvania REIT 18,046 298
  Hersha Hospitality Trust    
  Class A 14,393 281
* Parkway Inc. 13,150 276
      17,579
Telecommunication Services (0.9%)  
  Cogent Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 24,674 1,023
  Consolidated    
  Communications    
  Holdings Inc. 19,526 440
* Cincinnati Bell Inc. 14,710 284
  ATN International Inc. 3,208 219
* Lumos Networks Corp. 6,262 111
      2,077
Utilities (1.4%)    
  South Jersey Industries Inc. 47,780 1,673
  California Water Service    
  Group 28,912 1,063
  American States Water Co. 10,570 473
      3,209
Total Common Stocks    
(Cost $203,013)   231,638
Temporary Cash Investments (0.6%)1  
Money Market Fund (0.6%)    
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity    
  Fund, 0.864% 13,001 1,300
 
    Face  
    Amount  
    ($000)  
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)
4 United States Treasury    
  Bill, 0.564%, 5/4/17 100 100
Total Temporary Cash Investments  
(Cost $1,400)   1,400
Total Investments (100.3%)    
(Cost $204,413)   233,038

 

  Amount
  ($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (-0.3%)  
Other Assets  
Investment in Vanguard 16
Receivables for Accrued Income 118
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 1
Total Other Assets 135
Liabilities  
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased (17)
Collateral for Securities on Loan (741)
Payables to Vanguard (33)
Other Liabilities (15)
Total Liabilities (806)
ETF Shares—Net Assets (100%)  
Applicable to 1,775,000 outstanding  
$.001 par value shares of beneficial  
interest (unlimited authorization) 232,367
Net Asset Value Per Share—  
ETF Shares $130.91
 
 
At February 28, 2017, net assets consisted of:
  Amount
  ($000)
Paid-in Capital 216,187
Undistributed Net Investment Income 101
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (12,544)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 28,625
Futures Contracts (2)
Net Assets 232,367

 

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $728,000.
1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures
investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and 0.3%, respectively, of
net assets.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
3 Includes $741,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
4 Securities with a value of $100,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended
  February 28, 2017
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends 917
Interest1 1
Securities Lending—Net 28
Total Income 946
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 14
Management and Administrative 117
Marketing and Distribution 7
Custodian Fees 30
Shareholders’ Reports 9
Total Expenses 177
Net Investment Income 769
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold1 976
Futures Contracts 18
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 994
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities 18,210
Futures Contracts (2)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 18,208
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 19,971

1 Interest income and realized net gain (loss) from an affiliated company of the fund were $1,000 and $0, respectively.

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, August 31,
  2017 2016
  ($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
Operations    
Net Investment Income 769 1,197
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 994 (5,037)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 18,208 16,336
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 19,971 12,496
Distributions    
Net Investment Income (931) (1,395)
Realized Capital Gain
Total Distributions (931) (1,395)
Capital Share Transactions    
Issued 90,308 86,678
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (8,883) (40,767)
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 81,425 45,911
Total Increase (Decrease) 100,465 57,012
Net Assets    
Beginning of Period 131,902 74,890
End of Period1 232,367 131,902

1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $101,000 and $263,000.

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

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Financial Highlights

ETF Shares              
  Six Months          
    Ended          
For a Share Outstanding February 28,     Year Ended August 31,
Throughout Each Period   2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $117.25 $106.99 $101.36 $87.79 $70.70 $61.18
Investment Operations              
Net Investment Income   .509 1.180 1.043 .6681 .822 .5311
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)            
on Investments   13.836 10.685 5.345 13.432 17.083 9.326
Total from Investment Operations 14.345 11.865 6.388 14.100 17.905 9.857
Distributions              
Dividends from Net Investment Income (. 685) (1.605) (.758) (. 530) (. 815) (. 337)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains  —
Total Distributions   (. 685) (1.605) (.758) (. 530) (. 815) (. 337)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $130.91 $117.25 $106.99 $101.36 $87.79 $70.70
 
Total Return   12.27% 11.24% 6.32% 16.07% 25.59% 16.17%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data              
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $232 $132 $75 $61 $22 $14
Ratio of Total Expenses to              
Average Net Assets   0.21% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to            
Average Net Assets   0.86% 1.15% 0.98% 0.66% 1.03% 0.83%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2   52% 48% 63% 44% 39% 45%

The expense ratio, net investment income ratio, and turnover rate for the current period have been annualized.

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 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: ETF Shares and Institutional Shares. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative, service, and account-size criteria. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, there were no investors in the Institutional share class.

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

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

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market, or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The fund may seek to enhance returns by using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract.

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of aggregate settlement values at each quarter-end during the period.

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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, 2013–2016), and for the period ended February 28, 2017, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2017, or at any time during the period then ended.

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

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

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in Vanguard. At February 28, 2017, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of $16,000, 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 employees, respectively, 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).

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of February 28, 2017, based on the inputs used to value them:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 231,638
Temporary Cash Investments 1,300 100
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (11)
Total 232,927 100
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.      

 

D. At February 28, 2017, the aggregate settlement value of open futures contracts and the related unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were:

        ($000)
      Aggregate  
    Number of Settlement Unrealized
    Long (Short) Value Appreciation
Futures Contracts Expiration Contracts Long (Short) (Depreciation)
E-mini Russell 2000 Index March 2017 10 693 (2)

 

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

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

During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund realized $1,188,000 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. For tax purposes, at August 31, 2016, the fund had available capital losses totaling $12,361,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending August 31, 2017; should the fund realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance above.

At February 28, 2017, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $204,413,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $28,625,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $32,309,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $3,684,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.

F. During the six months ended February 28, 2017, the fund purchased $164,373,000 of investment securities and sold $83,662,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments. Purchases and sales include $90,265,000 and $3,797,000, respectively, in connection with in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

The fund purchased securities from and sold securities to other Vanguard funds or accounts managed by Vanguard or its affiliates, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the six months ended February 28, 2017, such purchases and sales were $10,573,000 and $11,170,000, respectively; these amounts are included in the purchases and sales of investment securities noted above.

G. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:  
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  February 28, 2017 August 31, 2016
  Shares Shares
  (000) (000)
Issued 725 800
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
Redeemed (75) (375)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding 650 425

 

H. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Six Months Ended February 28, 2017      
  Beginning Ending Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Paid During
  8/31/2016 2/28/2017 Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,131.48 $0.85
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,131.79 0.42
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,138.11 $1.11
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,138.79 0.48
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,122.68 $1.11
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.00 $0.80
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.75 $1.05
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.35 0.45
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,023.75 $1.05

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, 0.16% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund, 0.21% for ETF Shares and 0.09% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund, 0.21% 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 (181/365).

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Glossary

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

Beta. A measure of the magnitude of a fund’s past share-price fluctuations in relation to the ups and downs of a given market index. The index is assigned a beta of 1.00. Compared with a given index, a fund with a beta of 1.20 typically would have seen its share price rise or fall by 12% when the index rose or fell by 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index. Note that a fund’s beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared (see definition). The lower the R-squared, the less correlation there is between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta is as an indicator of volatility.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The People Who Govern Your Fund

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

A majority of Vanguard’s board members are independent, meaning that they have no affiliation with Vanguard or the funds they oversee, apart from the sizable personal investments they have made as private individuals. The independent board members have distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service. Each of the trustees and executive officers oversees 195 Vanguard funds.

The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

InterestedTrustee1

F. William McNabb III

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

IndependentTrustees

Emerson U. Fullwood

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

Rajiv L. Gupta

Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.2 Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009) and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Arconic Inc.

(diversified manufacturer), HP Inc. (printer and personal computer manufacturing), and Delphi Automotive plc (automotive components); Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital.

Amy Gutmann

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

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

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

F. Joseph Loughrey

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

 

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

Mark Loughridge

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

Scott C. Malpass

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

André F. Perold

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

Peter F. Volanakis

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

Executive Officers

Glenn Booraem

Born 1967. Investment Stewardship Officer Since February 2017. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years and Other Experience: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer (2015–2017),

Controller (2010–2015), and Assistant Controller (2001–2010) of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

Thomas J. Higgins

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

Peter Mahoney

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

Anne E. Robinson

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

Michael Rollings

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

Vanguard Senior Management Team

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

 

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

 

 

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

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not Applicable.

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees.

Not Applicable.

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not Applicable.

Item 6: Investments. Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

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

Not Applicable.

Item 11: Controls and Procedures.

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

     (b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly

 

 

affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 12: Exhibits.

(a) Certifications.

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

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

 

Date: April 17, 2017

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

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

 

Date: April 17, 2017
 
  VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS
   
   
BY: /s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
  THOMAS J. HIGGINS
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

Date: April 17, 2017

 



* By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson

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