Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Semiannual Report | April 30, 2018
Contents
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Goals. Create clear, appropriate investment goals.
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Cost. Minimize cost.
Discipline. Maintain perspective and long-term discipline.
A single theme unites these principles: Focus on the things you can control.We believe there is no wiser course for any investor.
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CEO’s Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Results of Proxy Voting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fund Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Performance Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
About Your Fund’s Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
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Total Returns: Six Months Ended April 30, 2018
TotalReturns
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Investor Shares 1.60%
ETF Shares
Market Price 1.66
Net Asset Value 1.63
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 1.70
Equity Income Funds Average 2.07
Equity Income Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
The Vanguard ETF® Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETFreturns 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.
• For the six months ended April 30, 2018, Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
returned 1.60% for Investor Shares. That performance was in line with the 1.70% return
of its expense-free benchmark. The average return of its peer group was 2.07%.
• Stocks continued to climb through late January amid robust global economic
momentum, then slumped because of concerns about inflation, geopolitical tensions,
and trade protectionism.
• Because U.S. companies that are committed to paying larger-than-average dividends
fell harder than the broad U.S. stock market, they underperformed for the six months.
• The fund posted positive results in five of ten industry sectors. Technology stood
out, with a return of about 13%. Consumer services and oil and gas also performed
well. Consumer goods, utilities, and basic materials lagged.
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Expense RatiosYour Fund Compared With Its Peer Group
Investor
Shares
ETF
Shares
Peer Group
Average
High Dividend Yield Index Fund 0.15% 0.08% 1.15%
The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated February 22, 2018, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fund’s annualized expense ratios were 0.15% for Investor Shares and 0.08% for ETF Shares.The peer-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and captures information throughyear-end 2017.
Peer group: Equity Income Funds.
Dear Shareholder,
I feel extremely fortunate to have the
chance to lead a company filled with
people who come to work every day
passionate about Vanguard’s core
purpose: to take a stand for all investors,
to treat them fairly, and to give them the
best chance for investment success.
When I joined Vanguard in 1991,
I found a mission-driven team focused
on improving lives—helping people retire
more comfortably, put their children
through college, and achieve financial
security. I also found a company with
purpose in an industry ripe for
improvement.
It was clear, even early in my career,
that the cards were stacked against most
investors. Hidden fees, performance-
chasing, and poor advice were relentlessly
eroding investors’ dreams.
We knew Vanguard could be different
and, as a result, could make a real
difference. We have lowered the costs
of investing for our shareholders
significantly. And we’re proud of the
performance of our funds.
Vanguard is built for Vanguard
investors—we focus solely on you,
our fund shareholders. Everything we
do is designed to give our clients the
best chance for investment success.
In my role as CEO, I’ll keep this priority
CEO’s Perspective
Tim Buckley
President and Chief Executive Officer
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front and center. We’re proud of what
we’ve achieved, but we’re even more
excited about what’s to come.
Steady, time-tested guidance
Our guidance for investors, as always, is
to stay the course, tune out the hyperbolic
headlines, and focus on your goals and
what you can control, such as costs and
how much you save. This time-tested
advice has served our clients well over
the decades.
Regardless of how the markets perform
in the short term, I’m incredibly optimistic
about the future for our investors. We
have a dedicated team serving you,
and we will never stop striving to make
Vanguard the best place for you to
invest through our high-quality funds
and services, advice and guidance
to help you meet your financial goals,
and an experience that makes you
feel good about entrusting us with
your hard-earned savings.
Thank you for your continued loyalty.
Sincerely,
Mortimer J. Buckley
President and Chief Executive Officer
May 16, 2018
Market Barometer
Total Returns
Periods Ended April 30, 2018
Six One Five Years
Months Year (Annualized)
Stocks
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 3.83% 13.17% 12.84%
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 3.27 11.54 11.74
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 3.79 13.05 12.75
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 3.72 15.84 5.85
Bonds
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(Broad taxable market) -1.87% -0.32% 1.47%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index
(Broad tax-exempt market) -0.97 1.56 2.44
Citigroup Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.67 1.16 0.32
CPI
Consumer Price Index 1.57% 2.46% 1.50%
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Results of Proxy Voting
At a meeting of shareholders on November 15, 2017, fund shareholders approved the following
proposals:
Proposal 1—Elect trustees for the fund.*
The individuals listed in the table below were elected as trustees for the fund. All trustees with the
exception of Ms. Mulligan, Ms. Raskin, and Mr. Buckley (each of whom already serves as a director
of The Vanguard Group, Inc.) served as trustees to the funds prior to the shareholder meeting.
Percentage
Trustee For Withheld For
Mortimer J. Buckley 860,548,560 28,473,629 96.8%
Emerson U. Fullwood 859,625,511 29,396,677 96.7%
Amy Gutmann 859,439,842 29,582,347 96.7%
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen 860,336,031 28,686,158 96.8%
F. Joseph Loughrey 860,411,988 28,610,200 96.8%
Mark Loughridge 860,924,717 28,097,471 96.8%
Scott C. Malpass 859,842,339 29,179,849 96.7%
F. William McNabb III 859,460,373 29,561,815 96.7%
Deanna Mulligan 860,984,342 28,037,846 96.8%
André F. Perold 850,692,197 38,329,992 95.7%
Sarah Bloom Raskin 860,331,311 28,690,878 96.8%
Peter F. Volanakis 860,652,393 28,369,796 96.8%
* Results are for all funds within the same trust.
Proposal 2—Approve a manager-of-managers arrangement with third-party investment advisors.
This arrangement enables the fund to enter into and materially amend investment advisory
arrangements with third-party investment advisors, subject to the approval of the fund’s board
of trustees and certain conditions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, while
avoiding the costs and delays associated with obtaining future shareholder approval.
Broker Percentage
Vanguard Fund For Abstain Against Non-Votes For
High Dividend Yield
Index Fund 235,114,216 11,363,723 13,448,970 73,079,165 70.6%
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Proposal 3—Approve a manager-of-managers arrangement with wholly owned subsidiaries
of Vanguard.
This arrangement enables Vanguard or the fund to enter into and materially amend investment
advisory arrangements with wholly owned subsidiaries of Vanguard, subject to the approval of the
fund’s board of trustees and any conditions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), while avoiding the costs and delays associated with obtaining future shareholder approval.
The ability of the fund to operate in this manner is contingent upon the SEC’s approval of a pending
application for an order of exemption.
Broker Percentage
Vanguard Fund For Abstain Against Non-Votes For
High Dividend Yield
Index Fund 236,984,039 10,777,443 12,165,428 73,079,165 71.2%
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High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Fund ProfileAs of April 30, 2018
1 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated February 22, 2018, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year.For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the annualized expense ratios were 0.15% for Investor Shares and 0.08% for ETF Shares.
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Volatility Measures
FTSE High
Dividend
Yield
Index
DJ
U.S. Total
Market
FA Index
R-Squared 1.00 0.90
Beta 1.00 0.88
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)
Microsoft Corp. Software 7.2%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Banks 3.8
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals 3.5
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil & Gas 3.4
Intel Corp. Semiconductors 2.5
Chevron Corp. Intergrated Oil & Gas 2.4
Wells Fargo & Co. Banks 2.4
Cisco Systems Inc. Telecommunications
Equipment 2.2
Pfizer Inc. Pharmaceuticals 2.2
Verizon Communications
Inc.
Fixed Line
Telecommunications 2.1
Top Ten 31.7%
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments andequity index products.
Portfolio Characteristics
Fund
FTSE High
Dividend
Yield
Index
DJ
U.S. Total
Market
FA Index
Number of Stocks 380 378 3,752
Median Market
Cap $127.5B $127.5B $66.1B
Price/Earnings
Ratio 18.4x 18.4x 20.5x
Price/Book Ratio 2.7x 2.7x 2.9x
Return on Equity 16.2% 16.2% 15.0%
Earnings Growth
Rate 1.7% 1.7% 8.4%
Dividend Yield 3.1% 3.1% 1.8%
Foreign Holdings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Turnover Rate
(Annualized) 2% — —
Short-Term
Reserves -0.1% — —
Market Cap
Value
Large
Medium
Small
Blend Growth Style
Investment Focus
Share-Class Characteristics
InvestorShares
ETFShares
Ticker Symbol VHDYX VYM
Expense Ratio1 0.15% 0.08%
30-Day SEC Yield 3.02% 3.09%
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
Fund
FTSE HighDividend
YieldIndex
DJU.S. Total
MarketFA Index
Basic Materials 3.8% 3.8% 2.5%
Consumer Goods 11.7 11.7 8.2
Consumer Services 6.1 6.1 13.4
Financials 14.1 14.1 20.4
Health Care 12.9 12.9 12.5
Industrials 12.5 12.5 12.9
Oil & Gas 10.1 10.1 6.0
Technology 16.9 16.9 19.5
Telecommunications 4.4 4.4 1.7
Utilities 7.5 7.5 2.9
Sector categories are based on the Industry ClassificationBenchmark (“ICB”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable),which includes securities that have not been provided an ICBclassification as of the effective reporting period.
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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 thanthe performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visitour 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.
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Performance Summary
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): October 31, 2007, Through April 30, 2018
–32.17 –31.99
2008
3.27 3.39
2009
15.79 16.15
2010
11.70 12.03
2011
17.69 17.91
2012
24.35 24.49
2013
16.48 16.66
2014
2.78 2.91
2015
8.11 8.25
2016
19.37 19.54
2017
1.60 1.70
2018
High Dividend Yield Index Fund Investor Shares
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Note: For 2018, performance data reflect the six months ended April 30, 2018.
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended March 31, 2018This 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.
InceptionDate
OneYear
FiveYears
TenYears
Investor Shares 11/16/2006 9.40% 11.79% 9.01%
ETF Shares 11/10/2006
Market Price 9.50 11.87 9.13
Net Asset Value 9.46 11.86 9.12
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Common Stocks (99.6%)1
Basic Materials (3.8%)
DowDuPont Inc. 6,781,223 428,844
Praxair Inc. 829,217 126,472
Air Products &
Chemicals Inc. 620,783 100,747
LyondellBasell Industries
NV Class A 942,240 99,623
International Paper Co. 1,194,904 61,609
Nucor Corp. 926,724 57,105
Mosaic Co. 1,020,802 27,511
Avery Dennison Corp. 256,156 26,848
CF Industries Holdings Inc. 675,692 26,217
RPM International Inc. 380,927 18,399
Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co. 205,924 18,105
Huntsman Corp. 580,407 17,279
Olin Corp. 479,673 14,481
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 121,794 10,180
Domtar Corp. 180,921 7,942
Commercial Metals Co. 331,602 6,967
Compass Minerals
International Inc. 97,025 6,530
A Schulman Inc. 81,938 3,515
Rayonier Advanced
Materials Inc. 143,111 3,063* Ferroglobe plc 225,247 2,545
Innophos Holdings Inc. 54,433 2,252*,2 Ferroglobe R&W Trust 166,085 —
1,066,234
Consumer Goods (11.7%)
Procter & Gamble Co. 7,335,480 530,649
Coca-Cola Co. 11,167,659 482,555
PepsiCo Inc. 4,151,771 419,080
Philip Morris
International Inc. 4,510,570 369,867
Altria Group Inc. 5,548,122 311,305
General Motors Co. 3,807,489 139,887
Ford Motor Co. 11,313,127 127,160
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 1,016,091 105,206
Kraft Heinz Co. 1,745,667 98,421
VF Corp. 944,681 76,396
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co. 1,600,740 72,642
General Mills Inc. 1,650,227 72,181
Tapestry Inc. 826,106 44,420
Clorox Co. 374,390 43,879
Kellogg Co. 708,100 41,707
Conagra Brands Inc. 1,107,080 41,039
Genuine Parts Co. 417,417 36,866
Bunge Ltd. 406,669 29,374
Hasbro Inc. 329,176 28,997
Coty Inc. Class A 1,360,450 23,604
Pinnacle Foods Inc. 344,458 20,805
Coca-Cola European
Partners plc 529,446 20,754
Harley-Davidson Inc. 487,948 20,069
Hanesbrands Inc. 1,040,534 19,219
Polaris Industries Inc. 170,580 17,880
Ralph Lauren Corp.
Class A 160,430 17,623
Leggett & Platt Inc. 384,845 15,606^ Mattel Inc. 993,994 14,711
Flowers Foods Inc. 510,879 11,551
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.
Class A 150,090 10,679
Tupperware Brands Corp. 145,339 6,476
Vector Group Ltd. 280,882 5,477
B&G Foods Inc. 189,310 4,307
HNI Corp. 123,992 4,140
MDC Holdings Inc. 133,273 3,866
Cosan Ltd. 374,716 3,777
Schweitzer-Mauduit
International Inc. 87,696 3,423
Universal Corp. 71,465 3,362
Steelcase Inc. Class A 242,810 3,217
Knoll Inc. 143,121 2,729
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Statement of Net AssetsAs of April 30, 2018
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).
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
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High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Briggs & Stratton Corp. 119,119 2,148
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 69,669 1,536^ National Presto Industries
Inc. 13,953 1,336
3,309,926
Consumer Services (6.0%)
McDonald’s Corp. 2,319,331 388,349
Walmart Inc. 4,172,673 369,115
Target Corp. 1,580,105 114,716
Sysco Corp. 1,396,073 87,310
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 1,047,250 76,795
Carnival Corp. 1,181,423 74,501
Best Buy Co. Inc. 727,566 55,681
Omnicom Group Inc. 671,013 49,427
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 231,693 43,139
Darden Restaurants Inc. 362,403 33,653
Wyndham Worldwide
Corp. 287,547 32,841
Nielsen Holdings plc 1,035,723 32,573
Kohl’s Corp. 487,300 30,271
Macy’s Inc. 884,167 27,471
Interpublic Group of
Cos. Inc. 1,122,929 26,490
L Brands Inc. 698,752 24,393
KAR Auction Services Inc. 393,311 20,448
Gap Inc. 675,133 19,741
Nordstrom Inc. 338,221 17,100
H&R Block Inc. 599,017 16,563
Six Flags Entertainment
Corp. 192,529 12,175
Cinemark Holdings Inc. 308,231 12,073
Williams-Sonoma Inc. 242,485 11,591
Extended Stay America
Inc. 558,252 10,931
ILG Inc. 305,380 10,423
American Eagle Outfitters
Inc. 472,977 9,781
Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store Inc. 55,567 9,146
International Game
Technology plc 312,062 8,822
Tribune Media Co.
Class A 230,333 8,704
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Class A 128,198 8,455
Hillenbrand Inc. 181,017 8,390
TEGNA Inc. 619,046 6,543
Meredith Corp. 114,893 5,951
Brinker International Inc. 133,908 5,837
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 199,220 5,104
Tailored Brands Inc. 145,851 4,602
DSW Inc. Class A 188,075 4,194
Guess? Inc. 177,568 4,136
Dine Brands Global Inc. 49,567 3,933
GameStop Corp. Class A 286,993 3,917
Chico’s FAS Inc. 364,508 3,620
Gannett Co. Inc. 329,402 3,185
Copa Holdings SA
Class A 22,515 2,638
New Media Investment
Group Inc. 146,138 2,423
Buckle Inc. 81,151 1,870^ Rent-A-Center Inc. 135,399 1,369
Weis Markets Inc. 27,057 1,245
National CineMedia Inc. 174,964 1,001
Barnes & Noble Inc. 179,632 997
Speedway Motorsports Inc. 38,201 674
1,714,307
Financials (14.0%)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 10,039,588 1,092,106
Wells Fargo & Co. 12,864,536 668,441
BlackRock Inc. 361,120 188,324
Chubb Ltd. 1,351,280 183,328
CME Group Inc. 984,137 155,179
Prudential Financial Inc. 1,231,129 130,894
MetLife Inc. 2,627,207 125,239
BB&T Corp. 2,288,398 120,827
Travelers Cos. Inc. 787,634 103,653
Aflac Inc. 2,213,938 100,889
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 683,092 77,750
Fifth Third Bancorp 2,014,722 66,828
KeyCorp 3,107,380 61,899
Regions Financial Corp. 3,288,722 61,499
Ameriprise Financial Inc. 428,630 60,098
Huntington Bancshares
Inc. 3,088,616 46,051
Principal Financial Group
Inc. 772,832 45,767
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 521,319 36,487
Invesco Ltd. 1,167,967 33,836
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 445,826 31,359
FNF Group 759,270 27,964
Western Union Co. 1,331,499 26,297
PacWest Bancorp 367,563 18,834
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 163,991 18,769
Lazard Ltd. Class A 340,821 18,548
People’s United Financial
Inc. 996,106 18,219
Eaton Vance Corp. 329,121 17,901
Janus Henderson Group
plc 560,514 17,707
New York Community
Bancorp Inc. 1,379,583 16,389
First American Financial
Corp. 313,192 16,007
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. 255,922 15,501
Validus Holdings Ltd. 223,456 15,144
Umpqua Holdings Corp. 641,289 15,109
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High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Old Republic International
Corp. 705,009 14,382
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. 237,290 13,929
FNB Corp. 938,504 12,201
BankUnited Inc. 300,614 11,907
Hancock Holding Co. 242,012 11,822
Chemical Financial Corp. 202,802 11,132
Bank of Hawaii Corp. 123,068 10,364
Navient Corp. 756,013 10,025
United Bankshares Inc. 288,281 9,787
Valley National Bancorp 742,910 9,324
BGC Partners Inc. Class A 680,896 9,097
First Financial Bancorp 275,984 8,542
Glacier Bancorp Inc. 227,043 8,407
Columbia Banking System
Inc. 209,081 8,407
Fulton Financial Corp. 490,783 8,294
Community Bank System
Inc. 140,554 7,906
Kemper Corp. 114,096 7,702
BOK Financial Corp. 72,436 7,293
Federated Investors Inc.
Class B 274,426 7,264
ProAssurance Corp. 151,749 7,178
RLI Corp. 111,342 7,046
Old National Bancorp 386,461 6,647
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
Inc. 349,233 6,618
CVB Financial Corp. 295,882 6,554
Hope Bancorp Inc. 376,615 6,512
Trustmark Corp. 193,695 6,065
WesBanco Inc. 121,237 5,310
Horace Mann Educators
Corp. 117,514 5,253
Waddell & Reed Financial
Inc. Class A 230,897 4,673
Provident Financial
Services Inc. 178,263 4,656
Northwest Bancshares Inc. 272,369 4,521
Capitol Federal Financial
Inc. 362,292 4,518
NBT Bancorp Inc. 123,242 4,503
Artisan Partners Asset
Management Inc. Class A 134,101 4,311
S&T Bancorp Inc. 99,969 4,267
First Hawaiian Inc. 153,115 4,218
First Commonwealth
Financial Corp. 274,205 4,151
Westamerica
Bancorporation 73,146 4,082
CNA Financial Corp. 77,515 3,911
Boston Private Financial
Holdings Inc. 237,030 3,804
Mercury General Corp. 80,415 3,677
HFF Inc. Class A 104,225 3,662
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. 91,925 3,643
Brookline Bancorp Inc. 218,683 3,630
WisdomTree Investments
Inc. 335,743 3,549
NRG Yield Inc. 192,275 3,423
Safety Insurance Group Inc. 41,278 3,302
AmTrust Financial Services
Inc. 255,226 3,290
City Holding Co. 42,334 3,030
American National
Insurance Co. 21,410 2,584
Cohen & Steers Inc. 60,998 2,446
TFS Financial Corp. 156,441 2,333
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY 269,468 2,304
FBL Financial Group Inc.
Class A 28,923 2,249
Community Trust Bancorp
Inc. 45,318 2,175
Flushing Financial Corp. 80,159 2,077
Oritani Financial Corp. 115,778 1,771
Dime Community
Bancshares Inc. 88,945 1,757
NRG Yield Inc. Class A 96,621 1,702
Maiden Holdings Ltd. 219,005 1,675
Greenhill & Co. Inc. 69,725 1,415
First Financial Corp. 28,258 1,208
Republic Bancorp Inc.
Class A 27,797 1,172
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Ltd. 46 26
3,987,526
Health Care (12.9%)
Johnson & Johnson 7,838,220 991,457
Pfizer Inc. 17,192,516 629,418
Merck & Co. Inc. 7,957,373 468,451
AbbVie Inc. 4,628,419 446,874
Amgen Inc. 2,094,451 365,440
Gilead Sciences Inc. 3,779,248 272,975
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Co. 4,786,590 249,525
Eli Lilly & Co. 2,837,799 230,060
Owens & Minor Inc. 174,656 2,838* Kindred Healthcare Inc. 255,653 2,275
Meridian Bioscience Inc. 120,095 1,753
3,661,066
Industrials (12.4%)
Boeing Co. 1,618,297 539,799
General Electric Co. 25,262,251 355,440
3M Co. 1,685,153 327,577
Caterpillar Inc. 1,649,975 238,190
Lockheed Martin Corp. 718,140 230,408
United Parcel Service
Inc. Class B 2,004,449 227,505
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High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Raytheon Co. 845,674 173,312
Automatic Data
Processing Inc. 1,300,120 153,518
Deere & Co. 938,467 127,003
Emerson Electric Co. 1,837,737 122,044
Norfolk Southern Corp. 823,787 118,189
Waste Management Inc. 1,260,762 102,487
Eaton Corp. plc 1,277,779 95,872
Johnson Controls
International plc 2,681,888 90,836
Cummins Inc. 454,715 72,691
PACCAR Inc. 994,990 63,351
Paychex Inc. 933,031 56,514
TransDigm Group Inc. 140,231 44,954
WestRock Co. 728,232 43,082
Republic Services Inc.
Class A 653,268 42,253
Fastenal Co. 838,967 41,940
CH Robinson Worldwide
Inc. 401,977 36,994
Packaging Corp. of
America 271,721 31,435
Xerox Corp. 665,392 20,927
MDU Resources Group
Inc. 562,839 15,855
Watsco Inc. 87,290 14,614
Sonoco Products Co. 283,245 14,547
National Instruments Corp. 308,120 12,599
Ryder System Inc. 151,889 10,242
Macquarie Infrastructure
Corp. 231,699 8,781
Timken Co. 201,924 8,632
Kennametal Inc. 236,682 8,627
GATX Corp. 109,132 7,120
Mobile Mini Inc. 125,930 5,289
Covanta Holding Corp. 345,655 5,150
Brady Corp. Class A 135,074 4,917
Otter Tail Corp. 111,889 4,906
ManTech International
Corp. Class A 76,029 4,493
Greif Inc. Class A 73,463 4,299
General Cable Corp. 144,517 4,285
Triton International Ltd. 136,507 4,233
McGrath RentCorp 68,234 4,021
Greenbrier Cos. Inc. 80,032 3,509
H&E Equipment Services
Inc. 92,125 2,980
Aircastle Ltd. 143,593 2,814
Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. 48,656 2,688
Ship Finance International
Ltd. 181,172 2,582
Schnitzer Steel Industries
Inc. 78,829 2,322
Scorpio Tankers Inc. 775,106 2,062
GasLog Ltd. 116,258 1,959
AVX Corp. 131,547 1,942
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. 201,285 1,701
Teekay Corp. 180,879 1,595
Myers Industries Inc. 65,709 1,531
Seaspan Corp. Class A 164,968 1,269^ Frontline Ltd. 222,074 962
American Railcar
Industries Inc. 23,704 900
3,529,747
Oil & Gas (10.1%)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 12,323,468 958,150
Chevron Corp. 5,493,911 687,343
ConocoPhillips 3,423,258 224,223
Occidental Petroleum
Corp. 2,218,592 171,408
Valero Energy Corp. 1,269,825 140,862
Phillips 66 1,231,835 137,116
Marathon Petroleum
Corp. 1,407,709 105,452
Kinder Morgan Inc. 5,521,901 87,356
ONEOK Inc. 1,120,460 67,474
Andeavor 452,732 62,622
Williams Cos. Inc. 2,402,810 61,824
HollyFrontier Corp. 512,960 31,132
Targa Resources Corp. 614,646 28,870
Helmerich & Payne Inc. 307,105 21,359
OGE Energy Corp. 579,446 19,046
Murphy Oil Corp. 471,953 14,211
PBF Energy Inc. Class A 319,760 12,256
Delek US Holdings Inc. 230,276 10,908
Oceaneering
International Inc. 284,194 6,036
SemGroup Corp. Class A 191,051 4,805
Archrock Inc. 384,793 4,156
Pattern Energy Group
Inc. Class A 226,713 4,122
CVR Energy Inc. 44,331 1,529^ Frank’s International NV 142,816 998
2,863,258
Technology (16.9%)
Microsoft Corp. 21,801,241 2,038,852
Intel Corp. 13,700,216 707,205
Cisco Systems Inc. 14,405,466 638,018
International Business
Machines Corp. 2,460,416 356,662
Texas Instruments Inc. 2,845,876 288,657
QUALCOMM Inc. 4,295,051 219,090
HP Inc. 4,781,314 102,750
Analog Devices Inc. 1,078,417 94,200
Western Digital Corp. 859,943 67,755
Seagate Technology plc 821,742 47,571
Xilinx Inc. 739,253 47,490
KLA-Tencor Corp. 454,974 46,289
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Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Market
Value•
Shares ($000)
Maxim Integrated
Products Inc. 815,406 44,440
CA Inc. 914,039 31,808
Garmin Ltd. 349,530 20,507
Cypress Semiconductor
Corp. 964,040 14,056
Cogent Communications
Holdings Inc. 121,261 5,717
Pitney Bowes Inc. 539,045 5,509
TiVo Corp. 345,373 4,887
NIC Inc. 184,641 2,742
4,784,205
Telecommunications (4.3%)
Verizon Communications
Inc. 11,977,581 591,094
AT&T Inc. 17,881,019 584,709
CenturyLink Inc. 2,789,854 51,836
Consolidated
Communications
Holdings Inc. 188,578 2,131^ Frontier Communications
Corp. 226,197 1,877
1,231,647
Utilities (7.5%)
NextEra Energy Inc. 1,359,364 222,813
Duke Energy Corp. 2,037,299 163,310
Southern Co. 2,894,226 133,482
Dominion Energy Inc. 1,863,821 124,056
Exelon Corp. 2,787,957 110,626
American Electric Power
Co. Inc. 1,432,156 100,222
Sempra Energy 729,183 81,523
Public Service Enterprise
Group Inc. 1,468,363 76,575
Consolidated Edison Inc. 903,126 72,368
Xcel Energy Inc. 1,478,090 69,234
PG&E Corp. 1,484,366 68,429
Edison International 921,414 60,371
WEC Energy Group Inc. 918,267 59,026
PPL Corp. 1,973,898 57,440
Eversource Energy 919,842 55,421
DTE Energy Co. 520,117 54,820
FirstEnergy Corp. 1,288,259 44,316
Entergy Corp. 521,571 42,555
Ameren Corp. 703,752 41,254
CMS Energy Corp. 810,118 38,230
CenterPoint Energy Inc. 1,250,758 31,682
Alliant Energy Corp. 673,937 28,946
Atmos Energy Corp. 316,805 27,527
Pinnacle West Capital
Corp. 321,791 25,904
UGI Corp. 504,177 24,397
NiSource Inc. 976,325 23,813
AES Corp. 1,914,931 23,439
Westar Energy Inc.
Class A 411,052 22,271
Great Plains Energy Inc. 623,836 20,418
Aqua America Inc. 517,765 18,199
Vectren Corp. 240,526 16,902
SCANA Corp. 381,209 14,017
IDACORP Inc. 145,226 13,506
WGL Holdings Inc. 148,078 12,601
ALLETE Inc. 146,733 11,212
National Fuel Gas Co. 216,865 11,136
Portland General Electric
Co. 256,116 10,880
Hawaiian Electric
Industries Inc. 312,172 10,829
ONE Gas Inc. 150,976 10,526
New Jersey Resources
Corp. 254,412 10,520
Southwest Gas Holdings
Inc. 136,287 9,948
Spire Inc. 136,418 9,843
Avista Corp. 185,540 9,622
PNM Resources Inc. 229,054 9,082
Black Hills Corp. 154,221 8,741
Avangrid Inc. 164,092 8,649
NorthWestern Corp. 141,996 7,801
South Jersey Industries
Inc. 231,260 7,146
El Paso Electric Co. 116,241 5,934
Northwest Natural Gas Co. 83,593 5,124
Atlantica Yield plc 50,284 1,010
2,127,696
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $23,435,383) 28,275,612
Temporary Cash Investments (0.3%)1
Money Market Fund (0.3%)3,4 Vanguard Market
Liquidity Fund,
1.886% 788,210 78,821
Face
Amount
($000)
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) 5 United States Treasury Bill,
1.370%–1.462%, 5/17/18 8,000 7,994
Total Temporary Cash Investments
(Cost $86,810) 86,815
Total Investments (99.9%)
(Cost $23,522,193) 28,362,427
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Amount
($000)
Amount
($000)
Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)
Other Assets
Investment in Vanguard 1,529
Receivables for Accrued Income 39,489
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 5,258
Other Assets 38
Total Other Assets 46,314
Liabilities
Payables for Investment Securities
Purchased (2,057)
Collateral for Securities on Loan (5,474)
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (4,604)
Payables to Vanguard (7,505)
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts (1,049)
Total Liabilities (20,689)
Net Assets (100%) 28,388,052
At April 30, 2018, net assets consisted of:
Amount
($000)
Paid-in Capital 23,813,789
Undistributed Net Investment Income 46,607
Accumulated Net Realized Losses (308,382)
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Investment Securities 4,840,234
Futures Contracts (4,196)
Net Assets 28,388,052
Investor Shares—Net Assets
Applicable to 240,978,540 outstanding
$.001 par value shares of beneficial
interest (unlimited authorization) 7,882,989
Net Asset Value Per Share—
Investor Shares $32.71
ETF Shares—Net Assets
Applicable to 248,337,117 outstanding
$.001 par value shares of beneficial
interest (unlimited authorization) 20,505,063
Net Asset Value Per Share—
ETF Shares $82.57
• 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 $5,034,000.
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 -0.1%, respectively, of net assets.
2 Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
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 $5,474,000 of collateral received for securities on loan.
5 Securities with a value of $5,278,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
($000)
Value and
Number of Unrealized
Long (Short) Notional Appreciation
Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
E-mini S&P 500 Index June 2018 860 113,821 (4,196)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized
gain (loss) for tax purposes.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Six Months Ended
April 30, 2018
($000)
Investment Income
Income
Dividends 435,161
Interest1 574
Securities Lending—Net 468
Total Income 436,203
Expenses
The Vanguard Group—Note B
Investment Advisory Services 1,572
Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 4,632
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 6,079
Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 720
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 507
Custodian Fees 329
Shareholders’ Reports and Proxy—Investor Shares 61
Shareholders’ Reports and Proxy—ETF Shares 331
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 10
Total Expenses 14,241
Net Investment Income 421,962
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
Investment Securities Sold1 522,469
Futures Contracts (1,451)
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 521,018
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Investment Securities1 (465,012)
Futures Contracts (6,039)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (471,051)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 471,929
1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $513,000, ($22,000), and $10,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
Statement of Operations
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
Six Months Ended Year Ended
April 30, October 31,
2018 2017
($000) ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations
Net Investment Income 421,962 763,919
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 521,018 853,945
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (471,051) 2,723,767
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 471,929 4,341,631
Distributions
Net Investment Income
Investor Shares (114,494) (210,236)
ETF Shares (310,777) (567,866)
Realized Capital Gain
Investor Shares — —
ETF Shares — —
Total Distributions (425,271) (778,102)
Capital Share Transactions
Investor Shares 293,174 718,901
ETF Shares 447,975 1,941,695
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 741,149 2,660,596
Total Increase (Decrease) 787,807 6,224,125
Net Assets
Beginning of Period 27,600,245 21,376,120
End of Period1 28,388,052 27,600,245
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $46,607,000 and $49,916,000.
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Investor Shares
Six Months
Ended
For a Share Outstanding April 30, Year Ended October 31,
Throughout Each Period 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $32.67 $28.20 $26.89 $26.98 $23.83 $19.76
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income .4821 .9271 .854 .815 .727 .667
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments .042 4.472 1.286 (.088) 3.147 4.063
Total from Investment Operations .524 5.399 2.140 .727 3.874 4.730
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income (.484) (.929) (.830) (.817) (.724) (.660)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains — — — — — —
Total Distributions (.484) (.929) (.830) (.817) (.724) (.660)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $32.71 $32.67 $28.20 $26.89 $26.98 $23.83
Total Return2 1.60% 19.37% 8.11% 2.78% 16.48% 24.35%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $7,883 $7,590 $5,879 $4,368 $4,066 $3,019
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.18% 0.19%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets 2.85% 3.00% 3.19% 3.06% 2.92% 3.10%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 2% 9% 7% 11% 12% 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 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 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.
Financial Highlights
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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ETF Shares
Six Months
Ended
For a Share Outstanding April 30, Year Ended October 31,
Throughout Each Period 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $82.46 $71.19 $67.88 $68.11 $60.16 $49.89
Investment Operations
Net Investment Income 1.2481 2.3941 2.203 2.104 1.885 1.732
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments .114 11.301 3.245 (.222) 7.943 10.247
Total from Investment Operations 1.362 13.695 5.448 1.882 9.828 11.979
Distributions
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.252) (2.425) (2.138) (2.112) (1.878) (1.709)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains — — — — — —
Total Distributions (1.252) (2.425) (2.138) (2.112) (1.878) (1.709)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $82.57 $82.46 $71.19 $67.88 $68.11 $60.16
Total Return 1.63% 19.46% 8.18% 2.84% 16.56% 24.43%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $20,505 $20,010 $15,497 $11,214 $9,782 $6,918
Ratio of Total Expenses to
Average Net Assets 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09% 0.10% 0.10%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets 2.92% 3.07% 3.26% 3.13% 3.00% 3.19%
Portfolio Turnover Rate2 2% 9% 7% 11% 12% 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.
Financial Highlights
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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:
Investor Shares and ETF Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s
minimum purchase requirements. ETF Shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be
purchased and sold through a broker.
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, 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 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 notional amounts of
the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the
contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement
of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are
recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
During the six months ended April 30, 2018, 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 the notional amounts 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 (October 31, 2014–2017), and for the period ended April 30,
2018, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s
financial statements.
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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 before the opening of the market 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 event 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 April 30, 2018, 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.
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), shareholder reporting, and the proxy. 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.
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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. All
other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.
Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital
in Vanguard. At April 30, 2018, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of
$1,529,000, representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.61% 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). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are
noted on the Statement of Net Assets.
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of April 30, 2018,
based on the inputs used to value them:
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)
Common Stocks 28,275,612 — —
Temporary Cash Investments 78,821 7,994 —
Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (1,049) — —
Total 28,353,384 7,994 —
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.
D. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and
realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary.
Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect
their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or
loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes. These differences
will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the
treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
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During the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fund realized $554,082,000 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 October 31, 2017, the fund had available capital losses totaling $273,476,000 to
offset future net capital gains. Of this amount, $18,315,000 is subject to expiration on October 31,
2018. Capital losses of $255,161,000 realized beginning in fiscal 2012 may be carried forward
indefinitely under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, but must be
used before any expiring loss carryforwards. The fund will use these capital losses to offset net
taxable capital gains, if any, realized during the year ending October 31, 2018; should the fund
realize net capital losses for the year, the losses will be added to the loss carryforward balance
above.
At April 30, 2018, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $23,523,080,000. Net
unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $4,839,347,000, consisting
of unrealized gains of $5,828,961,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and
$989,614,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E. During the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fund purchased $2,628,549,000 of investment
securities and sold $1,929,313,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
Purchases and sales include $1,865,896,000 and $1,683,655,000, respectively, in connection with
in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.
F. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:
Six Months Ended Year Ended
April 30, 2018 October 31, 2017
Amount Shares Amount Shares
($000) (000) ($000) (000)
Investor Shares
Issued 1,010,886 29,862 2,032,133 66,558
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 91,082 2,773 169,270 5,467
Redeemed (808,794) (23,995) (1,482,502) (48,193)
Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares 293,174 8,640 718,901 23,832
ETF Shares
Issued 2,136,750 25,390 4,601,220 59,187
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions — — — —
Redeemed (1,688,775) (19,725) (2,659,525) (34,200)
Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 447,975 5,665 1,941,695 24,987
G. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to
April 30, 2018, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses
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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 ongoingcosts only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and sellingsecurities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account servicefees described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costswould 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 April 30, 2018
High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Beginning
Account Value
10/31/2017
Ending
Account Value
4/30/2018
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,016.03 $0.75
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,016.31 0.40
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return
Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.05 $0.75
ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios forthat period are 0.15% for Investor Shares and 0.08% for ETF Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to theannualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recentsix-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (181/365).
The board of trustees of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund has renewed the fund’s
investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard), through its Equity
Index Group. The board determined that continuing the fund’s internalized management structure
was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders.
The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio
management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the board
by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor oversight
and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the advisor and
made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the board’s focus to
relevant information and topics.
The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information
throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was
provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory
firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and
portfolio characteristics.
In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a
Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.
Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized the
information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors discussed
below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the
arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.
Nature, extent, and quality of services
The board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short
and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board
considered that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than three decades. The Equity
Index Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the team has
considerable experience, stability, and depth.
The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other
factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.
Investment performance
The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the fund, including any periods of
outperformance or underperformance compared with its target index and peer group. The board
concluded that the performance was such that the advisory arrangement should continue.
Information about the fund’s most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary
section of this report.
Cost
The board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was well below the average expense ratio charged
by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expenses were also well below the peer-group
average. Information about the fund’s expenses appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section
of this report as well as in the Financial Statements section.
Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement
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The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique
“at-cost” structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned
by the funds it oversees and produces “profits” only in the form of reduced expenses for fund
shareholders.
The benefit of economies of scale
The board concluded that the fund’s at-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the fund will
realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders declining as the fund’s assets
increase.
The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangement again after a one-year period.
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Glossary
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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.
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
208 Vanguard funds.
Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. 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.
Interested Trustees1
F. William McNabb III
Born in 1957. Trustee since July 2009. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and
other experience: chairman of the board
(January 2010–present) of Vanguard and of each
of the investment companies served by Vanguard,
trustee (2009–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard, and director
(2008–present) of Vanguard. Chief executive officer
and president (2008–2017) of Vanguard and each
of the investment companies served by Vanguard,
managing director (1995–2008) of Vanguard,
and director (1997–2018) of Vanguard Marketing
Corporation. Director (2018–present) of
UnitedHealth Group.
Mortimer J. Buckley
Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and
other experience: chief executive officer
(January 2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive
officer, president, and trustee (January 2018–present)
of each of the investment companies served by
Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of
Vanguard; and president (February 2018–present) of
Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment
officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017),
head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and
chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard.
Chairman of the board (2011–2017) of the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia.
Independent Trustees
Emerson U. Fullwood
Born in 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). Former president of the
Worldwide Channels Group, Latin America, and
Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief
staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. 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 University of Rochester
Medical Center, the Monroe Community College
Foundation, the United Way of Rochester, North
Carolina A&T University, and Roberts Wesleyan
College. Trustee of the University of Rochester.
Amy Gutmann
Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and other
experience: president (2004–present) 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.
1 Mr. McNabb and Mr. Buckley are considered “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because they are officers of the Vanguard funds.
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
Born in 1950. Trustee since July 1998. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and other
experience: corporate vice president of Johnson &
Johnson (pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
products) and member of its executive committee
(1997–2008). Chief global diversity officer (retired
2008), vice president and chief information officer
(1997–2006), controller (1995–1997), treasurer
(1991–1995), and assistant treasurer (1989–1991)
of Johnson & Johnson. 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 in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and other
experience: president and chief operating officer
(retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board
(2008–2009) 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 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 in 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) of IBM (information technology
services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement
Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president
and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global
Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002)
of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles
at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.
Scott C. Malpass
Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and other
experience: chief investment officer (1989–present)
and vice president (1996–present) of the University
of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the
Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre
Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b)
Investment Committee. Chairman of the board of
TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board
of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment
advisors), the board of advisors for Spruceview
Capital Partners, and the board of superintendence
of the Institute for the Works of Religion.
Deanna Mulligan
Born in 1963. Trustee since January 2018. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and other
experience: president (2010–present) and chief
executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian
Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating
officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president
(2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America, the American Council of Life
Insurers, the Partnership for New York City (business
leadership), and the Committee Encouraging Corporate
Philanthropy. Trustee of the Economic Club of New
York and the Bruce Museum (arts and science).
Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford
Graduate School of Business.
André F. Perold
Born in 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.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
Born in 1961. Trustee since January 2018. Principal
occupation(s) during the past five years and other
experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of
the United States Department of the Treasury.
Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve Board.
Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial regulation
for the State of Maryland. Member of the board of
directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation. Director of i(x) Investments, LLC.
Peter F. Volanakis
Born in 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) and director of Corning Incorporated
(2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010).
Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry
manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School
of Business Administration, Dartmouth College
(2001–2013). 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 in 1967. Principal occupation(s) during the past
five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard.
Investment stewardship officer (2017–present),
treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015),
and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of
the investment companies served by Vanguard.
Christine M. Buchanan
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past
five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard
and global head of Fund Administration at Vanguard.
Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017)
at KPMG LLP (audit, tax, and advisory services).
Brian Dvorak
Born in 1973. Principal occupation(s) during the past
five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard.
Chief compliance officer (2017–present) of Vanguard
and each of the investment companies served by
Vanguard. Assistant vice president (2017–present) of
Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Vice president and
director of Enterprise Risk Management (2011–2013)
at Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
Thomas J. Higgins
Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the past
five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard.
Chief financial officer (2008–present) and treasurer
(1998–2008) of each of the investment companies
served by Vanguard.
Peter Mahoney
Born in 1974. Principal occupation(s) during the past
five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard.
Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment
companies served by Vanguard. Head of International
Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.
Anne E. Robinson
Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the
past five years and other experience: general
counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary
(2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the
investment companies served by Vanguard.
Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard.
Director and senior vice president (2016–2018)
of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Managing
director and general counsel of Global Cards and
Consumer Services (2014–2016) at Citigroup.
Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.
Michael Rollings
Born in 1963. Principal occupation(s) during the
past five years and other experience: finance
director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each
of the investment companies served by Vanguard.
Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief
financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director
(2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
Executive vice president and chief financial officer
(2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.
Vanguard Senior Management Team
Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris
Gregory Davis Thomas M. Rampulla
John James Karin A. Risi
Martha G. King Anne E. Robinson
John T. Marcante Michael Rollings
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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