Diversified Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
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Year Ended
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October 31, 2012
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($000)
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|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Income Distributions Received
|
14,153
|
|
Net Investment Income—Note B
|
14,153
|
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received
|
1,877
|
|
Investment Securities Sold
|
35,023
|
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
|
36,900
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities
|
94,343
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
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145,396
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See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Diversified Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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|
|
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|
Year Ended October 31,
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2012
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2011
|
|
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($000)
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($000)
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
14,153
|
13,918
|
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
|
36,900
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(11,815)
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
94,343
|
92,233
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
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145,396
|
94,336
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
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Net Investment Income
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(13,944)
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(13,421)
|
|
Realized Capital Gain
|
—
|
—
|
|
Total Distributions
|
(13,944)
|
(13,421)
|
|
Capital Share Transactions
|
|
|
|
Issued
|
97,089
|
153,850
|
|
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
|
13,531
|
13,110
|
|
Redeemed
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(251,357)
|
(315,715)
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
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(140,737)
|
(148,755)
|
|
Total Increase (Decrease)
|
(9,285)
|
(67,840)
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period
|
1,182,623
|
1,250,463
|
|
End of Period
1
|
1,173,338
|
1,182,623
|
|
1 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $5,860,000 and $5,651,000.
|
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Diversified Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
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|
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|
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|
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For a Share Outstanding
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Year Ended October 31,
|
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Throughout Each Period
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2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
|
$20.34
|
$19.13
|
$16.43
|
$15.30
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$26.15
|
|
Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
.262
|
.228
|
.206
|
.268
|
.284
|
|
Capital Gain Distributions Received
|
.034
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.333
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
on Investments
|
2.310
|
1.192
|
2.686
|
1.856
|
(11.741)
|
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
2.606
|
1.420
|
2.892
|
2.124
|
(10.124)
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income
|
(.246)
|
(.210)
|
(.192)
|
(.286)
|
(.230)
|
|
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(.708)
|
(.496)
|
|
Total Distributions
|
(.246)
|
(.210)
|
(.192)
|
(.994)
|
(.726)
|
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$22.70
|
$20.34
|
$19.13
|
$16.43
|
$15.30
|
|
|
|
Total Return
1
|
12.97%
|
7.42%
|
17.68%
|
15.48%
|
-39.72%
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)
|
$1,173
|
$1,183
|
$1,250
|
$1,211
|
$849
|
|
Ratio of Total Expenses to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
|
0.40%
|
0.41%
|
0.40%
|
0.43%
|
0.37%
|
|
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Net Assets
|
1.18%
|
1.09%
|
1.13%
|
1.71%
|
1.27%
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
3%
|
3%
|
3%
|
5%
|
2%
|
|
1 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about
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any applicable account service fees.
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See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Diversified Equity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an
open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in selected Vanguard actively
managed U.S. stock funds.
A.
The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation:
Investments are valued at the net asset value of each underlying Vanguard fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date.
2. Federal Income Taxes:
The 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, 2009–2012), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
3. Distributions:
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
4. Other:
Income and capital gain distributions received are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
B.
Under a service agreement, The Vanguard Group furnishes investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services to the fund. The service agreement provides that the fund’s expenses may be reduced or eliminated to the extent of savings realized by the Vanguard funds by the operation of the fund. Accordingly, all incremental expenses for services provided by Vanguard and all other expenses incurred by the fund during the year ended October 31, 2012, were borne by the funds in which the fund invests. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard and the funds in which the fund invests.
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 October 31, 2012, 100% of the market value of the fund’s investments was determined based on Level 1 inputs.
D.
Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
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Diversified Equity Fund
For tax purposes, at October 31, 2012, the fund had $5,730,000 of ordinary income available for
distribution. The fund used capital loss carryforwards of $36,900,000 to offset taxable capital gains
realized during the year ended October 31, 2012. At October 31, 2012, the fund had available capital losses totaling $71,336,000 to offset future net capital gains of $59,188,000 through October 31, 2018, and $12,148,000 through October 31, 2019.
At October 31, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $1,041,863,000. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $133,383,000, consisting of unrealized gains of $133,515,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $132,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
E.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the fund purchased $35,920,000 of investment securities and sold $174,479,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
F.
Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
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|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended October 31,
|
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
|
Shares
|
Shares
|
|
|
(000)
|
(000)
|
|
Issued
|
4,447
|
7,411
|
|
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
|
676
|
642
|
|
Redeemed
|
(11,588)
|
(15,265)
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding
|
(6,465)
|
(7,212)
|
G.
In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard Diversified
Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund (constituting a separate portfolio of Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 11, 2012
Special 2012 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, is included pursuant to provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $13,944,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
For corporate shareholders, 98.7% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if
any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.
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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns
This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown
in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes
on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions
and
sold all shares at the end of each period.
Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in
effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not
considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and
estimates for 2012. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those
assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.)
Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from
those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual
retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not
subject to current taxes.
Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.
Average Annual Total Returns: Diversified Equity Fund
Periods Ended October 31, 2012
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Since
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One
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Five
|
Inception
|
|
|
Year
|
Years
|
(6/10/2005)
|
|
Returns Before Taxes
|
12.97%
|
-0.12%
|
4.07%
|
|
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
|
12.77
|
-0.57
|
3.67
|
|
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
8.66
|
-0.25
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3.39
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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 typical fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. The Diversified
Equity Fund has no direct expenses, but bears its proportionate share of the costs for the underlying funds in which it invests. These indirect expenses make up the acquired fund fees and expenses, also expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (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
costs were calculated using the acquired fund fees and expenses for the Diversified Equity Fund.
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 October 31, 2012
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Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses
|
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Account Value
|
Account Value
|
Paid During
|
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Diversified Equity Fund
|
4/30/2012
|
10/31/2012
|
Period
|
|
Based on Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$997.36
|
$2.01
|
|
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return
|
1,000.00
|
1,023.19
|
2.04
|
The calculations are based on acquired fund fees and expenses charged by the underlying mutual funds in which the Diversified Equity Fund
invests. The Diversified Equity Fund’s annualized expense figure for the period is 0.40%. The dollar amounts shown as ”Expenses Paid” are
equal to the annualized average weighted expense ratio for the underlying funds multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period.
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Glossary
30-Day SEC Yield.
A fund’s 30-day SEC yield is derived using a formula specified by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the formula, data related to the fund’s security
holdings in the previous 30 days are used to calculate the fund’s hypothetical net income for that period, which is then annualized and divided by the fund’s estimated average net assets over the calculation period. For the purposes of this calculation, a security’s income is based on its current
market yield to maturity (for bonds), its actual income (for asset-backed securities), or its projected
dividend yield (for stocks). Because the SEC yield represents hypothetical annualized income, it will
differ—at times significantly—from the fund’s actual experience. As a result, the fund’s income distributions may be higher or lower than implied by the SEC yield.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.
Funds that invest in other Vanguard funds incur no direct
expenses, but they do bear proportionate shares of the operating, administrative, and advisory
expenses of the underlying funds, and they must pay any fees charged by those funds. The figure
for acquired fund fees and expenses represents a weighted average of these underlying costs.
Acquired
is a term that the Securities and Exchange Commission applies to any mutual fund whose
shares are owned by another fund.
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.
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Median Market Cap.
An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of
market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the
proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio.
The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a
fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
Price/Earnings Ratio.
The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past
year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market
expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
R-Squared.
A measure of how much of a fund’s past returns can be explained by the returns from the market in general, as measured by a given index. If a fund’s total returns were precisely
synchronized with an index’s returns, its R-squared would be 1.00. If the fund’s returns bore no
relationship to the index’s returns, its R-squared would be 0. For this report, R-squared is based on
returns over the past 36 months for both the fund and the index.
Return on Equity.
The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund,
the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
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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 180 Vanguard funds.
The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the
Statement of Additional Information
, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee
1
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and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
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Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
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F. William McNabb III
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The Conference Board.
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Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the
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Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
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Amy Gutmann
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Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,
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Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
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Inc., and of each of the investment companies served
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
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by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director
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of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
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of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive
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Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
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Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of
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in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
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each of the investment companies served by The
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appointments at the Annenberg School for
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Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard
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Communication and the Graduate School of Education
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Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The
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of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the
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Vanguard Group (1995–2008).
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National Commission on the Humanities and Social
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Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New
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York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair
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IndependentTrustees
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of the U. S. Presidential Commission for the Study
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of Bioethical Issues.
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Emerson U. Fullwood
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Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive
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Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
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Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
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and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox
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Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
|
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Corporation (document management products and
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(retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
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services); Executive in Residence and 2010
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Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
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Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester
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(pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
|
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Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation
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products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
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(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of
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(hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
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Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health
|
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
|
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care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,
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for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
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Monroe Community College Foundation, and North
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of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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Carolina A&T University.
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at Syracuse University.
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Rajiv L. Gupta
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F. Joseph Loughrey
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Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.
2
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Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal
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Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)
|
and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins
|
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and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.
|
Inc. (industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB
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(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
|
(industrial machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized
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Q6080 122012
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Annual Report
| October 31, 2012
Vanguard Emerging Markets Select
Stock Fund
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For the 12 months ended October 31, 2012, Vanguard Emerging Markets Select
Stock Fund returned 6.04%, outpacing its benchmark and the average return of
its peers.
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Despite a weakening in global growth, returns for eight of ten industry sectors
were positive for the fund, with large contributions from Asian technology and
consumer discretionary stocks.
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Materials and energy, which were more affected by the economic cycle,
generated negative returns.
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Contents
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Your Fund’s Total Returns.
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Chairman’s Letter.
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Advisors’ Report.
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Fund Profile.
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Performance Summary.
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Financial Statements.
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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns.
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About Your Fund’s Expenses.
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Glossary.
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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: Our cover photograph shows rigging on the HMS
Surprise
, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate. It
was featured in the 2003 movie
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
, which was based on Patrick O’Brian’s sea
novels, set amid the Napoleonic Wars. Vanguard was named for another ship of that era, the HMS
Vanguard
, which was the
flagship of British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
Your Fund’s Total Returns
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index
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2.63
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Emerging Markets Funds Average
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October 31, 2011, Through October 31, 2012
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Chairman’s Letter
Dear Shareholder,
International stock markets were choppy but finished modestly higher overall for the 12 months ended October 31, 2012. A good part of the gains came at the beginning of 2012 amid cautious optimism about the global economic outlook. But concerns resurfaced about the pace of growth, especially in emerging market economies, which have been a key driver in recent years. Developments in the European debt crisis added to investor worries.
By the end of the period, investor sentiment had swung again as a number of central banks moved to ease monetary policy and stimulate growth. Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund returned 6.04% for the fiscal year, besting the 2.63% return of its benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the 3.52% average return of its peers.
If you own fund shares in a taxable account, you may wish to review the table and discussion on after-tax returns for the fiscal year later in this report.
International stocks lagged their U.S. counterparts
U.S. stocks returned about 14% for the 12 months ended October 31, putting domestic equities well ahead of their international counterparts. Stocks in Europe and Asia posted modestly positive results.
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The advances came amid moves by U.S. and European central bankers to manage risks to the U.S. economy and the finances of European governments and banks. The president of the European Central Bank declared in July that policymakers would do whatever was needed to preserve the euro common currency.
Although investors’ worries have eased, Europe’s financial troubles are by no means resolved. Vanguard economists believe the most likely scenario is that the Eurozone will “muddle through” for several years, with occasional spikes in market volatility, as fiscal tightening persists in the face of weak economic growth.
Bonds continued their march,
but leaner times may lie ahead
The broad U.S. taxable bond market returned about 5% for the 12 months. Municipal bonds delivered a robust performance, returning about 9%.
As bond prices rose, the yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell to a record low in July, closing below 1.5%. (Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.) By the end of the period, the yield had climbed, but it still remained exceptionally low by historical standards.
Bondholders have enjoyed years of healthy returns. But as Tim Buckley, our incoming chief investment officer, has noted, investors shouldn’t be surprised if future
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results are much more modest. As yields remain low, the opportunity for similarly strong returns diminishes.
The Federal Reserve announced on September 13 that it would continue to hold its target for short-term interest rates between 0% and 0.25% at least through mid-2015. The exceptionally low rates, in place since late 2008, kept a tight lid on returns from money market funds and savings accounts.
Skillful stock analysis tapped pockets of outperformance
The fund’s four advisors invest in hundreds of stocks across dozens of emerging market countries spanning Europe, Asia, the Pacific region, and Latin America. Overall, their choices during the period
enhanced returns by exposing the fund to
some of the best performers and avoiding
some of the poorest.
The fund’s biggest success came from technology stocks, which returned about 16%. Among the standouts were South Korean and Taiwanese manufacturers of components for computer tablets, smartphones, and other electronic goods in strong demand.
Consumer discretionary stocks also shone while reflecting the breadth of the fund’s research. Returns for the sector topped 15%, largely from holdings in Hong Kong and South Korean casinos, South African and French distributors, and Turkish and Malaysian automakers.
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Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group
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Peer Group
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
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0.89%
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1.61%
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The fund expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated February 24, 2012, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the fund’s expense ratio was 0.92%. The pee/r-group expense ratio is derived from data provided by
Lipper Inc. and captures information through year-end 2011.
Peer group: Emerging Markets Funds.
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Financials accounted for about one-quarter of the assets of both the benchmark and the fund. In Thailand, after last year’s devastating floods, banking stocks benefited from an upturn in lending as the economy rebounded and from the central bank’s accommodative monetary stance. This helped the fund’s Thai holdings return almost 33%. Subpar selections among Brazilian and Indian financial stocks, however, put this sector’s return at around 4% for the fund, slightly below that of its benchmark.
The prospect of slowing growth contributed to negative returns in energy and materials for both the fund and its benchmark. The fund did better in both sectors, though, by avoiding some of the poorest-performing stocks in the mining, oil and gas, and coal segments of resource-rich countries including Brazil, Russia, and South Africa.
Benefits of broad diversification hold true across the globe
As I noted earlier and as you’ve seen in the headlines, Europe faces profound financial challenges. We’ve received questions during the year from clients concerned about both the outlook for the region and the wisdom of investing in Europe at all. Why not focus on countries with the fastest-growing economies?
That strategy has intuitive appeal, but our research suggests that a better approach is to hold a broadly diversified portfolio of international stocks, including European equities, which account for about one-quarter of global market capitalization. We’ve found that concentrated
international investments can lead to higher volatility, often without producing higher returns.
Another insight from Vanguard experts: Surprising as it may seem, there has been little connection historically between a country’s economic growth rate and its stock returns. For example, the returns for U.S. and British stocks were nearly identical from 1900 to 2009, even as U.S. economic growth eclipsed that of Great Britain. (See
Investing in Emerging Markets: Evaluating the Allure of Rapid Economic Growth
, available at vanguard.com/research.)
Of course, no one can say for sure what future returns will be for a particular country’s stocks. That’s one of the reasons we consistently embrace broad diversification, a time-tested way to help manage the risks of investing both at home and abroad.
Thank you for entrusting your assets to Vanguard.
Sincerely,
F. William McNabb III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
November 17, 2012
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Advisors’ Report
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund returned 6.04%, compared with the 3.52% average return of its peers and the 2.63% return of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Your fund is managed by four independent investment advisors, a strategy that enhances the fund’s diversification by providing exposure to distinct yet
complementary investment approaches. It’s not uncommon for different advisors to have different views about individual securities or the broader investment environment.
The table below lists the advisors, the amount and percentage of fund assets each manages, and brief descriptions of their investment strategies. The advisors have provided the following assessment
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Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
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maintaining in-house models focused on deriving
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Pzena Investment Management,
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LLC
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of the investment environment that existed during the past 12 months and the notable successes and shortfalls in their portfolios. These comments were prepared on November 21, 2012.
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Portfolio Managers:
Frank J. Carroll III,
Managing Director and Co-Head of
Emerging Markets Equities
Timothy D. Jensen,
Managing Director and Co-Head of
Emerging Markets Equities
Emerging market equities rose modestly during the 12 months ended October 31, 2012. Markets were fairly volatile, swinging on changing perceptions of global growth prospects, financial risks from Europe, and concerns about the outlook for some of the largest emerging economies, particularly China. Chinese growth is the largest influence on global commodity demand, so its slowdown would lessen demand for exports from big commodity-exporting nations, including Brazil and Russia. Over the fiscal year, emerging market equities underperformed both developed market equities and emerging market fixed-income securities.
Stock selection at the country and sector levels largely drove performance. Holdings in Russia, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, and Brazil all contributed, more than offsetting modest drags from selections in Malaysia, Turkey, and South
Africa. The consumer discretionary, industrials, financials, materials, and energy sectors all helped.
Our investment process is driven by bottom-up selection decisions rather than by an effort to pick winners at the country level. Attribution analysis shows that stock selection was much more important than top-down allocation decisions in explaining our relative performance.
The markets seem attractively priced. The portfolio now trades at an average price/ earnings ratio of about 11.5 times forecast forward earnings and a dividend yield of about 2.5%. We are overweighted in China and Hong Kong, where we think growth concerns have pushed valuations lower than warranted, as well as in Russia and Mexico. The portfolio is underweighted in South Korea, Taiwan, and South Africa, where we have not found as many attractive stocks.
M&G Investment Management
Limited
Portfolio Manager:
Matthew Vaight, UKSIP
Against a backdrop of turbulent stock markets, the fund outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for the fiscal year. Investors were unsettled by the deteriorating economic picture, particularly in China, and the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis. Markets rallied toward the end of the period, however, after policymakers took steps to stimulate growth and support the euro.
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The fund’s performance was boosted by positive stock selection, most notably in the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. Imperial Holdings, a South African logistics and automobile rental group, and CFAO, a French firm that distributes vehicles and pharmaceuticals across Africa, were among the standouts. Investors recognized that both firms were well-placed to harness the potential of fast-growing African economies. Positions in Taiwan Semiconductor and AZ Electronic Materials, a U.K. company that supplies chemicals used in producing semiconductors and flat-screen panels, also added value. We believe these firms are well-run, innovative, and leaders in their fields.
On the negative side, Brazil’s Banco do Brasil and two Indian financials, Bank of India and Punjab National Bank, detracted amid investors’ concerns that loan quality would deteriorate because of those countries’ slowing economies.
Stock turnover was modest as we kept our focus on long-term investments. During the 12 months, investors tended to react to macroeconomic news and overlook individual companies’ potential. This provided opportunities to invest in stocks that we felt were attractively valued. We added three banks to the portfolio: Mexico’s Grupo Financiero Banorte, India’s Axis Bank, and Turkey’s Garanti Bankasi A.S. We believe these businesses are well-managed, with better returns than those of their peers and attractive growth prospects.
We sold our holdings in South Korea’s LG Electronics, a consumer electronics firm, and Thailand’s PTTEP, a state-owned oil and gas producer, as we lost confidence in their management teams’ capital discipline.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers:
Caroline Cai, CFA, Principal
Allison Fisch, Principal
John P. Goetz, Managing Principal and
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Developing markets fared less well than developed ones for the 12 months ended October 31, 2012, largely because of investors’ risk aversion and fears that the China-led growth in emerging markets might be ending. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained 2.63% in net U.S.
dollars compared with 9.45% for the MSCI
World Free Index. Global equities broadly rose, then dipped on renewed macroeconomic fears, then ultimately recovered through the summer.
Our stock selection did well in both absolute and relative terms. Utilities were particularly strong, with solid performances from two Chinese independent power producers—most notably Huadian Power. We invested in the Chinese holdings to take advantage of their sizable valuation penalty as they struggled with high coal feedstock costs and tariffs that prevented pass-through pricing to consumers. In materials, our investments in Mexican steel
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company Industrias CH and global methanol leader Methanex appreciated strongly.
Although emerging markets have slowed, they remain well short of a recession. Today’s opportunities reflect a broad array of distinctive situations that do not entirely depend on the economic cycle. Our positioning is quite broad and not overly concentrated in cyclical businesses. Thus, we expect that a severe downturn in emerging markets would not cause exaggerated underperformance in our portfolio, whose current beta is about 1.0.
Our positioning generally can be grouped into four major themes, listed with examples:
• Investment in businesses suffering from
temporary cost pressure: Huadian Power, China Power, and Hon Hai.
• Investment in companies focusing on
consumers in developed markets: Stella International and LG Electronics.
• Investment in maturing growth
businesses whose valuations have suffered despite solid earnings: Cyfrowy Polsat and Genting Malaysia.
• Avoidance of companies with earnings
still above normal expectations, overly optimistic management behavior, and bleak
supply-demand outlooks: companies in Chinese construction equipment, Chinese cement, and Brazilian paper.
We continue to believe emerging markets are in a different phase of the value cycle than developed markets and have not experienced the same earnings deterioration. Far fewer companies are seeing earnings slip below prior levels. That has made finding opportunities among stocks oriented toward domestic consumption challenging as investors have been paying more for exposure to it, but not impossible. The portfolio’s valuation remains compelling, with an average price/ earnings ratio of 7.3 compared with the median of 11.1 for emerging market stocks.
Wellington Management Company,
llp
Portfolio Manager:
Cheryl M. Duckworth, CFA,
Senior Vice President and
Associate Director,
Global Industry Research
Our portion of the fund focuses on bottom-up stock selection as the primary driver of performance while minimizing active industry bets. Emerging market equities gained modestly in U.S. dollar terms as investors generally shrugged off lingering uncertainty over Eurozone sovereign debt in the face of improving economic data. Seven of ten sectors in the
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose during the period, with health care (+19.7%), consumer staples (+17.8%), and information technology (+14.2%) doing best.
Our stock selection was strong in utilities, with holdings such as Guangdong Investment outperforming. Selection was also positive in materials, including contributions from CGA Mining and Greatview Aseptic Packaging. Also helping were Bank of Ayudhya, Thailand’s fifth-largest bank, which we trimmed on valuation grounds, and UMW Holdings, a Malaysian automotive equipment and manufacturing company that reported solid growth in first-quarter earnings.
Our selections in telecommunication services, consumer staples, and information technology detracted most, led by YPF and Spreadtrum Communications. Shares of YPF, an Argentine integrated oil and gas company, declined when Argentina’s government nationalized the firm. Spreadtrum Communications, China’s leading supplier of handset baseband chips for mobile phones, lagged amid questions about product competitiveness and pricing. We eliminated our holdings in both companies.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Fund Profile
As of October 31, 2012
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Portfolio Characteristics
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MSCI
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MSCI AC
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|
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Emerging
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World
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|
|
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Markets
|
Index
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Fund
|
Index
|
ex USA
|
|
Number of Stocks
|
248
|
811
|
1,832
|
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Median Market Cap $10.0B
|
$17.8B
|
$28.0B
|
|
Price/Earnings Ratio
|
12.4x
|
12.5x
|
14.4x
|
|
Price/Book Ratio
|
1.5x
|
1.6x
|
1.4x
|
|
Return on Equity
|
18.4%
|
19.4%
|
16.9%
|
|
Earnings Growth Rate
|
10.8%
|
14.4%
|
4.9%
|
|
Dividend Yield
|
2.5%
|
2.8%
|
3.4%
|
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Turnover Rate
|
93%
|
—
|
—
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Ticker Symbol
|
VMMSX
|
—
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—
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Expense Ratio
1
|
0.89%
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—
|
—
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Short-Term Reserves
|
1.4%
|
—
|
—
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Sector Diversification (% of equity exposure)
|
|
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MSCI
|
MSCI AC
|
|
|
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Emerging
|
World
|
|
|
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Markets
|
Index
|
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Fund
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Index
|
ex USA
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
9.3%
|
7.9%
|
9.1%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
6.1
|
8.7
|
10.4
|
|
Energy
|
13.6
|
13.4
|
10.9
|
|
Financials
|
25.4
|
25.4
|
25.1
|
|
Health Care
|
1.0
|
1.3
|
7.4
|
|
Industrials
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
10.5
|
|
Information Technology
|
15.2
|
13.3
|
6.2
|
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Materials
|
11.4
|
11.9
|
11.1
|
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Telecommunication
|
|
|
|
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Services
|
7.4
|
8.0
|
5.6
|
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Utilities
|
3.9
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
|
|
|
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of total net
assets)
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Samsung Electronics Co.
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|
|
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Ltd.
|
Semiconductors
|
3.7%
|
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
|
Integrated Oil & Gas
|
2.8
|
|
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
|
Semiconductors
|
2.5
|
|
Hana Financial Group
|
|
|
|
Inc.
|
Diversified Banks
|
1.6
|
|
China Shenhua Energy
|
Coal & Consumable
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
Fuels
|
1.2
|
|
China Construction Bank
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
Diversified Banks
|
1.2
|
|
America Movil SAB de
|
Wireless
|
|
|
CV
|
Telecommunication
|
|
|
|
Services
|
1.2
|
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China Mobile Ltd.
|
Wireless
|
|
|
|
Telecommunication
|
|
|
|
Services
|
1.2
|
|
CNOOC Ltd.
|
Oil & Gas Exploration
|
|
|
|
& Production
|
1.2
|
|
Sasol Ltd.
|
Integrated Oil & Gas
|
1.1
|
|
Top Ten
|
|
17.7%
|
|
The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments and
equity index products.
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|
|
Allocation by Region (% of equity exposure)
1 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated February 24, 2012, and represents estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the fund’s expense ratio was 0.92%.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market Diversification (% of equity exposure)
|
|
|
|
MSCI
|
MSCI AC
|
|
|
|
Emerging
|
World
|
|
|
|
Markets
|
Index
|
|
|
Fund
|
Index
|
ex USA
|
|
Europe
|
1.8%
|
0.0%
|
44.7%
|
|
Pacific
|
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong
|
2.9%
|
0.0%
|
2.1%
|
|
Other
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
20.9
|
|
Subtotal
|
4.0%
|
0.0%
|
23.0%
|
|
Emerging Markets
|
|
|
|
|
China
|
19.1%
|
18.4%
|
4.4%
|
|
South Korea
|
14.1
|
15.2
|
3.6
|
|
Brazil
|
12.1
|
12.5
|
3.0
|
|
Taiwan
|
8.0
|
10.5
|
2.5
|
|
India
|
7.4
|
6.8
|
1.6
|
|
Russia
|
5.6
|
5.9
|
1.4
|
|
South Africa
|
4.9
|
7.6
|
1.8
|
|
Mexico
|
4.3
|
5.1
|
1.2
|
|
Turkey
|
3.6
|
1.9
|
0.4
|
|
Thailand
|
3.1
|
2.2
|
0.5
|
|
Malaysia
|
2.3
|
3.8
|
0.9
|
|
Philippines
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
0.2
|
|
Indonesia
|
1.1
|
2.8
|
0.7
|
|
Other
|
4.2
|
6.4
|
1.5
|
|
Subtotal
|
9
1
.
0
%
|
100.0
|
23.7%
|
|
North America
|
1.8%
|
0.0%
|
8.2%
|
|
Middle East
|
1.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.4%
|
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Emerging Markets Select Stock 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.
Cumulative Performance: June 27, 2011, Through October 31, 2012
Initial Investment of $10,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total Returns
|
|
|
|
|
Periods Ended October 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
Since
|
Final Value
|
|
|
|
One
|
Inception
|
of a $10,000
|
|
|
|
Year
|
(6/27/2011)
|
Investment
|
|
|
Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
6.04%
|
-4.65%
|
$9,380
|
|
•••••••
•
|
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
|
2.63
|
-5.40
|
9,281
|
|
– – – –
|
Emerging Markets Funds Average
|
3.52
|
-6.06
|
9,193
|
|
|
MSCI All Country World Index ex
|
|
|
|
|
|
USA
|
3.98
|
-2.99
|
9,600
|
|
Emerging Markets Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.
|
|
"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.
|
Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): June 27, 2011, Through October 31, 2012
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
13
Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended September 30, 2012
This table presents returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inception
|
One
|
Since
|
|
|
Date
|
Year
|
Inception
|
|
Emerging Markets Select Stock
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
6/27/2011
|
20.14%
|
-4.83%
|
See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Financial Statements
Statement of Net Assets
As of October 31, 2012
The fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
($000)
|
|
Common Stocks (92.9%)
1
|
|
|
|
Argentina (0.2%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ternium SA ADR
|
12,300
|
252
|
|
Australia (0.8%)
|
|
|
|
*
|
Perseus Mining Ltd.
|
255,693
|
686
|
|
*
|
CGA Mining Ltd.
|
63,469
|
193
|
|
|
|
|
879
|
|
Brazil (10.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
|
|
|
|
|
Prior Pfd.
|
240,004
|
2,458
|
|
|
Banco do Brasil SA
|
66,800
|
713
|
|
|
Usinas Siderurgicas de
|
|
|
|
|
Minas Gerais SA Prior Pfd.
|
138,500
|
669
|
|
|
Vale SA Prior Pfd.
|
37,020
|
663
|
|
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR
|
30,008
|
636
|
|
|
Randon Participacoes SA
|
|
|
|
|
Prior Pfd.
|
106,375
|
563
|
|
|
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA
|
83,400
|
522
|
|
|
Totvs SA
|
24,300
|
494
|
|
|
Vale SA Class B ADR
|
26,543
|
486
|
|
|
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao
|
|
|
|
|
Grupo Pao de Acucar ADR
|
9,018
|
422
|
|
|
Banco Santander Brasil SA
|
61,300
|
421
|
|
*
|
Fibria Celulose SA
|
47,200
|
401
|
|
|
All America Latina
|
|
|
|
|
Logistica SA
|
86,900
|
395
|
|
|
Multiplus SA
|
14,856
|
345
|
|
|
Itau Unibanco Holding
|
|
|
|
|
SA ADR
|
21,990
|
321
|
|
|
Cia de Bebidas das
|
|
|
|
|
Americas ADR
|
7,827
|
319
|
|
|
Telefonica Brasil SA ADR
|
14,000
|
308
|
|
|
Cia de Saneamento
|
|
|
|
|
Basico do Estado de
|
|
|
|
|
Sao Paulo ADR
|
3,200
|
269
|
|
|
Cielo SA
|
10,200
|
252
|
|
|
Cia Energetica de Minas
|
|
|
|
|
Gerais ADR
|
20,525
|
246
|
|
|
Souza Cruz SA
|
16,200
|
211
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banco Santander Brasil
|
|
|
|
|
SA ADR
|
30,500
|
207
|
|
|
Braskem SA Prior Pfd.
|
21,200
|
140
|
|
|
Cia Paranaense de Energia
|
|
|
|
|
Prior Pfd.
|
7,800
|
115
|
|
|
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
|
|
|
|
|
Prior Pfd.
|
7,700
|
113
|
|
|
BR Malls Participacoes SA
|
8,200
|
108
|
|
|
Cia Hering
|
1,400
|
32
|
|
|
Lojas Americanas SA
|
|
|
|
|
Prior Pfd.
|
2,684
|
22
|
|
|
Localiza Rent a Car SA
|
1,200
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
11,872
|
|
Cambodia (0.1%)
|
|
|
|
|
NagaCorp Ltd.
|
114,000
|
63
|
|
|
|
Canada (1.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
Methanex Corp.
|
25,975
|
779
|
|
|
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
|
28,700
|
645
|
|
*
|
Continental Gold Ltd.
|
34,300
|
326
|
|
|
Sherritt International Corp.
|
47,600
|
206
|
|
*
|
Sino-Forest Corp.
|
1,600
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
1,956
|
|
Chile (0.3%)
|
|
|
|
|
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
|
|
|
|
|
de Chile SA ADR
|
4,313
|
249
|
|
|
SACI Falabella
|
11,654
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
369
|
|
China (16.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
China Shenhua Energy Co.
|
|
|
|
|
Ltd.
|
324,500
|
1,375
|
|
|
China Construction
|
|
|
|
|
Bank Corp.
|
1,764,850
|
1,323
|
|
|
China Mobile Ltd.
|
115,500
|
1,281
|
|
|
CNOOC Ltd.
|
616,000
|
1,268
|
|
|
Industrial & Commercial
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of China Ltd.
|
1,482,380
|
976
|
|
|
Yingde Gases
|
839,000
|
794
|
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
|
|
Value
•
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
($000)
|
|
|
China Pacific Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
Group Co. Ltd.
|
237,400
|
740
|
|
|
Lenovo Group Ltd.
|
821,600
|
658
|
|
|
China Unicom Hong
|
|
|
|
|
Kong Ltd.
|
361,000
|
582
|
|
|
Mindray Medical
|
|
|
|
|
International Ltd. ADR
|
16,800
|
571
|
|
|
China Power International
|
|
|
|
|
Development Ltd.
|
2,063,600
|
561
|
|
|
Kingboard Laminates
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
1,214,125
|
516
|
|
*
|
Huadian Power
|
|
|
|
|
International Co.
|
1,893,700
|
479
|
|
|
Shanghai Electric Group
|
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
1,148,000
|
464
|
|
*
|
Melco Crown
|
|
|
|
|
Entertainment Ltd. ADR
|
28,277
|
410
|
|
|
China Oilfield Services Ltd.
|
208,000
|
392
|
|
|
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd.
|
72,000
|
388
|
|
|
China Resources Power
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Co. Ltd.
|
170,000
|
364
|
|
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
|
10,100
|
355
|
|
|
Hopefluent Group
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
1,166,031
|
334
|
|
|
China BlueChemical Ltd.
|
526,000
|
332
|
|
|
Huabao International
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
650,000
|
324
|
|
*
|
Haier Electronics Group
|
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
253,000
|
322
|
|
|
Guangdong Investment Ltd.
|
362,000
|
296
|
|
|
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.
|
68,500
|
284
|
|
|
Shui On Land Ltd.
|
657,000
|
277
|
|
|
China Dongxiang
|
|
|
|
|
Group Co.
|
2,220,000
|
277
|
|
*
|
China Taiping Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Co. Ltd.
|
152,800
|
261
|
|
|
PetroChina Co. Ltd.
|
188,000
|
255
|
|
|
Bank of Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
351,000
|
250
|
|
|
Ping An Insurance Group
|
|
|
|
|
Co. of China Ltd.
|
30,000
|
236
|
|
|
Zhongsheng Group
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
175,000
|
225
|
|
|
AMVIG Holdings Ltd.
|
726,000
|
215
|
|
|
Vinda International
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
149,000
|
207
|
|
|
Evergrande Real Estate
|
|
|
|
|
Group Ltd.
|
439,000
|
190
|
|
|
Greatview Aseptic
|
|
|
|
|
Packaging Co. Ltd.
|
311,000
|
163
|
|
|
China Overseas Grand
|
|
|
|
|
Oceans Group Ltd.
|
147,000
|
153
|
|
|
ZTE Corp.
|
73,800
|
103
|
|
|
Shandong Weigao Group
|
|
|
|
|
Medical Polymer Co. Ltd.
|
53,500
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dongfeng Motor Group
|
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
58,000
|
72
|
|
|
Daphne International
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
50,600
|
61
|
|
|
Intime Department Store
|
|
|
|
|
Group Co. Ltd.
|
47,000
|
55
|
|
|
China Medical System
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
88,000
|
51
|
|
|
Agile Property Holdings Ltd.
|
22,000
|
25
|
|
*
|
Chaoda Modern Agriculture
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
404,000
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
18,546
|
|
Colombia (0.2%)
|
|
|
|
|
Bancolombia SA ADR
|
3,300
|
211
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic (0.1%)
|
|
|
|
|
Komercni Banka AS
|
735
|
150
|
|
|
|
Egypt (0.3%)
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial International
|
|
|
|
|
Bank Egypt SAE
|
45,409
|
281
|
|
|
|
Exchange-Traded Fund (3.7%)
|
|
|
|
2
|
Vanguard MSCI Emerging
|
|
|
|
|
Markets ETF
|
96,895
|
4,020
|
|
|
|
France (0.5%)
|
|
|
|
|
CFAO SA
|
11,519
|
556
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong (2.9%)
|
|
|
|
|
Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.
|
1,436,750
|
767
|
|
|
Texwinca Holdings Ltd.
|
561,000
|
445
|
|
|
Sands China Ltd.
|
111,300
|
416
|
|
|
Wharf Holdings Ltd.
|
54,000
|
368
|
|
|
Stella International
|
|
|
|
|
Holdings Ltd.
|
124,500
|
327
|
|
*
|
Galaxy Entertainment
|
|
|
|
|
Group Ltd.
|
93,000
|
318
|
|
|
L’Occitane International SA
|
90,250
|
281
|
|
|
ASM Pacific Technology
|
|
|
|
|
Ltd.
|
17,100
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
3,112
|
|
Hungary (0.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
Magyar Telekom
|
|
|
|
|
Telecommunications plc
|
234,725
|
436
|
|
|
OTP Bank plc
|
21,250
|
405
|
|
|
|
|
841
|
|
India (6.6%)
|
|
|
|
|
ITC Ltd.
|
182,634
|
957
|
|
|
HCL Technologies Ltd.
|
75,755
|
854
|
|
|
Reliance Industries Ltd.
|
47,614
|
710
|
|
|
Genpact Ltd.
|
26,900
|
474
|
|
|
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR
|
11,355
|
425
|
|
|
Yes Bank Ltd.
|
49,253
|
376
|
16
Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
($000)
|
|
|
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
|
12,396
|
373
|
|
*
|
Idea Cellular Ltd.
|
211,910
|
336
|
|
|
Bank of India
|
62,211
|
319
|
|
|
Marico Ltd.
|
76,144
|
296
|
|
|
Punjab National Bank
|
19,374
|
265
|
|
|
DLF Ltd.
|
67,718
|
254
|
|
|
Bank of Baroda
|
17,850
|
240
|
|
|
Axis Bank Ltd.
|
10,314
|
225
|
|
|
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
|
|
|
|
|
Ltd. ADR
|
5,140
|
167
|
|
*
|
Cairn India Ltd.
|
26,695
|
167
|
|
|
ING Vysya Bank Ltd.
|
18,293
|
157
|
|
|
Central Bank Of India
|
110,800
|
143
|
|
|
Corp Bank
|
18,725
|
139
|
|
|
Indian Bank
|
42,600
|
133
|
|
|
Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd.
|
29,452
|
98
|
|
|
Syndicate Bank
|
30,936
|
67
|
|
|
Allahabad Bank
|
23,102
|
58
|
|
|
Ceylon Tobacco Co. plc
|
8,989
|
49
|
|
|
Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd.
|
108,303
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
7,318
|
|
Indonesia (0.9%)
|
|
|
|
|
Indofood CBP Sukses
|
|
|
|
|
Makmur Tbk PT
|
483,000
|
358
|
|
|
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
|
|
|
|
|
Persero Tbk PT
|
445,000
|
341
|
|
|
Telekomunikasi Indonesia
|
|
|
|
|
Persero Tbk PT ADR
|
2,500
|
102
|
|
|
Astra International Tbk PT
|
96,500
|
81
|
|
|
Nippon Indosari Corpindo
|
|
|
|
|
Tbk PT
|
116,050
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
954
|
|
Kenya (0.1%)
|
|
|
|
|
Safaricom Ltd.
|
1,562,600
|
81
|
|
|
|
Kuwait (0.2%)
|
|
|
|
|
Agility Public Warehousing
|
|
|
|
|
Co. KSC
|
150,000
|
264
|
|
|
|
Malaysia (2.0%)
|
|
|
|
|
Genting Malaysia Bhd.
|
492,900
|
580
|
|
|
Axiata Group Bhd.
|
180,400
|
386
|
|
|
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.
|
151,200
|
378
|
|
|
British American Tobacco
|
|
|
|
|
Malaysia Bhd.
|
16,100
|
334
|
|
|
UMW Holdings Bhd.
|
76,000
|
248
|
|
|
AMMB Holdings Bhd.
|
104,900
|
219
|
|
*
|
Guinness Anchor Bhd.
|
530
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
2,148
|
|
Mexico (3.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
America Movil SAB de
|
|
|
|
|
CV ADR
|
34,701
|
878
|
|
|
Grupo Comercial Chedraui
|
|
|
|
|
SA de CV
|
210,800
|
568
|
|
|
Grupo Financiero Banorte
|
|
|
|
|
SAB de CV
|
93,100
|
517
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
America Movil SAB de CV
|
346,600
|
440
|
|
|
Wal-Mart de Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
SAB de CV
|
135,500
|
400
|
|
*
|
Grupo Financiero Santander
|
|
|
|
Mexico SAB de CV ADR
|
28,400
|
388
|
|
|
Grupo Mexico SAB de
|
|
|
|
|
CV Class B
|
100,700
|
323
|
|
*
|
Cemex SAB de CV ADR
|
29,300
|
265
|
|
|
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR
|
11,300
|
255
|
|
|
Fomento Economico
|
|
|
|
|
Mexicano SAB de CV
|
17,518
|
158
|
|
|
|
|
4,192
|
|
Nigeria (0.1%)
|
|
|
|
|
Zenith Bank plc
|
1,357,759
|
156
|
|
|
|
Peru (0.5%)
|
|
|
|
|
Southern Copper Corp.
|
7,623
|
291
|
|
|
Cia de Minas Buenaventura
|
|
|
|
SA ADR
|
6,301
|
225
|
|
|
|
|
516
|
|
Philippines (1.1%)
|
|
|
|
|
Energy Development
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
4,744,900
|
768
|
|
|
Metropolitan Bank & Trust
|
84,840
|
196
|
|
|
Robinsons Land Corp.
|
308,500
|
142
|
|
|
Ayala Land Inc.
|
121,500
|
69
|
|
|
Puregold Price Club Inc.
|
56,100
|
41
|
|
*
|
Bloomberry Resorts Corp.
|
108,000
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
1,253
|
|
Poland (0.8%)
|
|
|
|
*
|
Cyfrowy Polsat SA
|
135,800
|
616
|
|
|
Bank Pekao SA
|
5,642
|
271
|
|
|
|
|
887
|
|
Qatar (0.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
Industries Qatar QSC
|
21,331
|
890
|
|
|
|
Russia (5.0%)
|
|
|
|
|
Rosneft OAO GDR
|
115,722
|
860
|
|
|
Lukoil OAO ADR
|
13,045
|
792
|
|
|
Gazprom OAO ADR
|
84,563
|
777
|
|
|
Sberbank of Russia ADR
|
42,919
|
507
|
|
|
Eurasia Drilling Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
|
|
GDR
|
11,929
|
413
|
|
|
Lukoil OAO ADR
|
6,669
|
405
|
|
|
Phosagro OAO GDR
|
20,657
|
286
|
|
|
Magnit OJSC GDR
|
7,940
|
283
|
|
*,
3
Sberbank of Russia
|
|
|
|
|
GDR 144
|
23,157
|
274
|
|
|
Sberbank of Russia
|
87,400
|
257
|
|
*
|
Polyus Gold International Ltd.
|
75,195
|
251
|
|
|
Mobile Telesystems
|
|
|
|
|
OJSC ADR
|
14,001
|
240
|
|
*
|
Sberbank of Russia GDR
|
11,900
|
139
|
|
|
|
|
5,484
|
17
Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
|
Value
•
|
|
|
Shares
|
($000)
|
|
Singapore (0.2%)
|
|
|
|
Olam International Ltd.
|
168,000
|
270
|
|
|
|
South Africa (4.1%)
|
|
|
|
Sasol Ltd.
|
29,698
|
1,265
|
|
Imperial Holdings Ltd.
|
26,519
|
603
|
|
Standard Bank Group Ltd.
|
42,405
|
524
|
|
MTN Group Ltd.
|
28,618
|
517
|
|
Discovery Holdings Ltd.
|
74,368
|
476
|
|
Aveng Ltd.
|
108,350
|
388
|
|
Naspers Ltd.
|
4,522
|
294
|
|
African Bank
|
|
|
|
Investments Ltd.
|
67,505
|
228
|
|
Old Mutual plc
|
77,289
|
214
|
|
Massmart Holdings Ltd.
|
2,715
|
54
|
|
|
|
4,563
|
|
South Korea (12.5%)
|
|
|
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
|
3,356
|
4,027
|
|
Hana Financial Group Inc.
|
59,020
|
1,717
|
|
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.
|
6,125
|
865
|
|
Shinhan Financial Group
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
24,084
|
827
|
|
Industrial Bank of Korea
|
58,670
|
645
|
|
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
|
5,950
|
634
|
|
LG Electronics Inc.
|
8,350
|
581
|
|
GS Holdings
|
6,794
|
427
|
|
Hyundai Mobis
|
1,533
|
390
|
|
Hyundai Motor Co.
|
1,894
|
389
|
|
LG Chem Ltd.
|
1,282
|
360
|
|
NHN Corp.
|
1,545
|
357
|
|
E-Mart Co. Ltd.
|
1,645
|
357
|
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
1,579
|
331
|
|
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. ADR
|
19,900
|
311
|
|
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.
|
6,120
|
277
|
|
Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.
|
9,370
|
264
|
|
Kolon Industries Inc.
|
5,018
|
255
|
|
Doosan Corp.
|
1,544
|
178
|
|
KB Financial Group Inc.
|
4,520
|
154
|
|
Shinhan Financial Group Co.
|
|
|
|
Ltd. ADR
|
4,280
|
146
|
|
* LG Life Sciences Ltd.
|
3,280
|
137
|
|
Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.
|
1,250
|
46
|
|
Hyundai Department Store
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
363
|
45
|
|
|
|
13,720
|
|
Switzerland (0.3%)
|
|
|
|
* Dufry AG
|
2,988
|
380
|
|
|
|
Taiwan (7.0%)
|
|
|
|
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
|
551,000
|
1,679
|
|
Hon Hai Precision Industry
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
375,620
|
1,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing Co.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ltd. ADR
|
|
66,570
|
1,058
|
|
|
Delta Electronics Inc.
|
|
242,000
|
825
|
|
|
Compal Electronics Inc.
|
813,000
|
511
|
|
|
Advanced Semiconductor
|
|
|
|
|
Engineering Inc.
|
|
606,330
|
458
|
|
|
Advantech Co. Ltd.
|
|
74,200
|
256
|
|
|
Foxconn Technology Co.
|
|
|
|
|
Ltd.
|
|
71,090
|
247
|
|
|
Taishin Financial Holding
|
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
|
683,404
|
244
|
|
|
Yuanta Financial Holding
|
|
|
|
|
Co. Ltd.
|
|
528,842
|
239
|
|
|
United Microelectronics
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. ADR
|
|
110,421
|
208
|
|
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
|
50,000
|
156
|
|
|
Wistron Corp.
|
|
154,162
|
148
|
|
|
WPG Holdings Ltd.
|
|
119,000
|
144
|
|
|
Quanta Computer Inc.
|
|
46,000
|
105
|
|
|
Far Eastern New
|
|
|
|
|
|
Century Corp.
|
|
88,410
|
91
|
|
|
Oriental Union
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemical Corp.
|
|
81,000
|
86
|
|
|
Airtac International Group
|
17,000
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,674
|
|
Thailand (2.8%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Krung Thai Bank PCL
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Foreign)
|
1,246,375
|
733
|
|
|
Bangkok Bank PCL
|
|
104,800
|
603
|
|
|
PTT Global Chemical PCL
|
|
|
|
|
NVDR
|
|
204,051
|
404
|
|
|
Siam Commercial Bank
|
|
|
|
|
PCL (Foreign)
|
|
77,200
|
403
|
|
|
PTT PCL (Foreign)
|
|
36,000
|
372
|
|
|
Bangkok Bank PCL
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Foreign)
|
|
46,600
|
274
|
|
|
PTT Global Chemical PCL
|
|
|
|
|
(Foreign)
|
|
74,100
|
143
|
|
|
Bank of Ayudhya PCL
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Foreign)
|
|
83,700
|
81
|
|
|
Advanced Info Service PCL
|
|
|
|
|
(Foreign)
|
|
11,300
|
73
|
|
|
Central Pattana PCL
|
|
15,100
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,121
|
|
Turkey (3.3%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
|
199,798
|
955
|
|
|
Tupras Turkiye Petrol
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rafinerileri AS
|
|
25,588
|
626
|
|
*
|
Asya Katilim Bankasi AS
|
468,139
|
526
|
|
|
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao
|
217,100
|
511
|
|
|
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS
|
49,075
|
503
|
|
|
Akbank TAS
|
|
61,775
|
298
|
|
*
|
Turkcell Iletisim
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hizmetleri AS
|
|
42,250
|
258
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,677
|
18
Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
|
Value
•
|
|
|
Shares
|
($000)
|
|
United Arab Emirates (0.6%)
|
|
|
|
DP World Ltd.
|
57,211
|
693
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom (0.9%)
|
|
|
|
AZ Electronic Materials SA
|
121,067
|
694
|
|
* Ophir Energy plc
|
27,324
|
245
|
|
Investec plc
|
10,602
|
62
|
|
|
|
1,001
|
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost $101,351)
|
102,350
|
|
Temporary Cash Investments (5.6%)
1
|
|
|
Money Market Fund (5.3%)
|
|
|
|
4 Vanguard Market Liquidity
|
|
|
|
Fund, 0.167%
|
5,869,056
|
5,869
|
|
|
|
|
Face
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
($000)
|
|
|
U.S. Government and Agency
|
|
|
Obligations (0.3%)
|
|
|
|
5,6
Federal Home Loan Bank
|
|
|
|
Discount Notes, 0.130%,
|
|
|
|
12/26/12
|
300
|
300
|
|
Total Temporary Cash Investments
|
|
|
(Cost $6,169)
|
|
6,169
|
|
Total Investments (98.5%)
|
|
|
|
(Cost $107,520)
|
|
108,519
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
Value
•
|
|
|
($000)
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities (1.5%)
|
|
|
Other Assets
|
2,650
|
|
Liabilities
|
(1,028)
|
|
|
1,622
|
|
Net Assets (100%)
|
|
|
Applicable to 5,880,528 outstanding
|
|
|
$.001 par value shares of beneficial
|
|
|
interest (unlimited authorization)
|
110,141
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$18.73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At October 31, 2012, net assets consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
($000)
|
|
Paid-in Capital
|
110,634
|
|
Undistributed Net Investment Income
|
1,283
|
|
Accumulated Net Realized Losses
|
(2,733)
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
|
|
Investment Securities
|
999
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
(42)
|
|
Net Assets
|
110,141
|
•
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 97.2% and 1.3%, respectively, of net
assets.
2 Considered an affiliated company of the fund as the issuer is another member of The Vanguard Group.
3 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from
registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2012, the value of this security represented 0.2% of net assets.
4 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the
7-day yield.
5 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.
6 Securities with a value of $200,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.
ADR—American Depositary Receipt.
GDR—Global Depositary Receipt.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Statement of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
October 31, 2012
|
|
|
($000)
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Dividends
1,2
|
2,167
|
|
Interest
2
|
5
|
|
Total Income
|
2,172
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Investment Advisory Fees—Note B
|
|
|
Basic Fee
|
434
|
|
Performance Adjustment
|
4
|
|
The Vanguard Group—Note C
|
|
|
Management and Administrative
|
134
|
|
Custodian Fees
|
165
|
|
Auditing Fees
|
34
|
|
Shareholders’ Reports
|
3
|
|
Total Expenses
|
774
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
1,398
|
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
Investment Securities Sold
2
|
(1,270)
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
152
|
|
Foreign Currencies
|
(51)
|
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
|
(1,169)
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
|
|
Investment Securities
|
3,850
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
(45)
|
|
Foreign Currencies
|
(21)
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
3,784
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
4,013
|
|
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $220,000.
|
|
2 Dividend income, interest income, and realized net gain (loss) from affiliated companies of the fund were $67,000, $5,000, and
|
|
($203,000), respectively.
|
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 14,
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
2011
1
to
|
|
|
Oct. 31,
|
Oct. 31,
|
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
|
($000)
|
($000)
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
1,398
|
135
|
|
Realized Net Gain (Loss)
|
(1,169)
|
(1,764)
|
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
3,784
|
(2,827)
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
4,013
|
(4,456)
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
(79)
|
—
|
|
Realized Capital Gain
|
—
|
—
|
|
Total Distributions
|
(79)
|
—
|
|
Capital Share Transactions
|
|
|
|
Issued
|
88,532
|
56,497
|
|
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
|
73
|
—
|
|
Redeemed
2
|
(29,933)
|
(4,506)
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
|
58,672
|
51,991
|
|
Total Increase (Decrease)
|
62,606
|
47,535
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period
|
47,535
|
—
|
|
End of Period
3
|
110,141
|
47,535
|
|
1 Commencement of subscription period for the fund.
|
|
2 Net of redemption fees for fiscal 2012 and 2011 of $27,000 and $37,000, respectively. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee
was eliminated.
|
|
3 Net Assets—End of Period includes undistributed net investment income of $1,283,000 and accumulated net investment losses
of ($37,000).
|
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Financial Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
June 14,
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
2011
1
to
|
|
|
|
Oct. 31,
|
Oct. 31,
|
|
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
|
$17.69
|
$20.00
|
|
Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
|
.302
2
|
.079
2
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
3
.
|
.764
|
(2.389)
|
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
1.066
|
(2.310)
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income
|
(.026)
|
—
|
|
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
|
—
|
—
|
|
Total Distributions
|
|
(.026)
|
—
|
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$18.73
|
$17.69
|
|
|
|
Total Return
4
|
|
6.04%
|
-11.55%
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)
|
$110
|
$48
|
|
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets
|
0.92%
5
|
0.89%
5,6
|
|
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
|
1.66%
|
1.09%
6
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
|
93%
|
18%
|
|
1 Subscription period for the fund was June 14, 2011, to June 27, 2011, during which time all assets were held in money market instruments.
|
|
Performance measurement began June 27, 2011, at a net asset value of $20.00.
|
|
2 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
|
|
3 Includes increases from redemption fees of $.00 and $.01. Effective May 23, 2012, the redemption fee was eliminated.
|
|
4 Total returns do not include transaction or account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide
|
|
information about any applicable transaction and account service fees.
|
|
5 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.01% for fiscal 2012 and 0.00% for fiscal 2011.
|
|
6 Annualized.
|
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in securities of foreign
issuers, which may subject it to investment risks not normally associated with investing in securities of United States corporations.
A.
The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.
1. Security Valuation:
Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according to procedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations from an independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specific events, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futures contracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’s pricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments acquired over 60 days to maturity are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services. Other temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
2. Foreign Currency:
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are
translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party as of the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since the securities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at which time they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).
3. Futures Contracts:
The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objective of maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized futures gains (losses).
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the fund’s average investment in futures contracts
represented 3% of net assets, based on quarterly average aggregate settlement values.
4. Federal Income Taxes:
The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years (October 31, 2011–2012), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
5. Distributions:
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
6. Other:
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income includes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Security transactions are accounted for on the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Fees assessed on redemptions of capital shares prior to May 23, 2012 were credited to paid-in capital.
B.
M&G Investment Management Limited, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Pzena Investment Management, LLC, and Wellington Management Company,
llp
,
each provide investment advisory services to a portion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assets managed by the advisor. In accordance with the advisory contracts entered into with M&G Investment Management Limited, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Pzena Investment Management, LLC, and Wellington Management Company,
llp
, the investment advisory fees are subject to quarterly adjustments, beginning May 1, 2012, based on performance since July 31, 2011, relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The Vanguard Group manages the cash reserves of the fund on an at-cost basis.
For the year ended October 31, 2012, the aggregate investment advisory fee represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.52% of the fund’s average net assets, before an increase of $4,000 (0.01%) based on performance.
C.
The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At October 31, 2012, the fund had contributed capital of $17,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.02% of the fund’s net assets and 0.01% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.
D
.
Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1
—
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2
—
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3
—
Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine
the fair value of investments).
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments as of October 31, 2012,
based on the inputs used to value them:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
|
Investments
|
($000)
|
($000)
|
($000)
|
|
Common Stocks—North and South America
|
23,610
|
—
|
—
|
|
Common Stocks—Other
|
4,084
|
74,656
|
—
|
|
Temporary Cash Investments
|
5,869
|
300
|
—
|
|
Futures Contracts—Liabilities
1
|
(23)
|
—
|
—
|
|
Total
|
33,540
|
74,956
|
—
|
|
1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.
|
E.
At October 31, 2012, 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)
|
|
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
|
December 2012
|
95
|
4,703
|
(42)
|
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is required to be treated as realized gain (loss) for tax purposes.
F.
Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the fund realized net foreign currency losses of $51,000, which decreased distributable net income for tax purposes; accordingly, such losses have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income. Certain of the fund’s investments are in securities considered to be “passive foreign investment companies,” for which any unrealized appreciation and/or realized gains are required to be included in distributable net income for tax purposes. During the year ended October 31, 2012, the fund realized gains on the sale of passive foreign investment companies of $35,000, which have been included in current and prior periods’ taxable income; accordingly, such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized losses to undistributed net investment income. Passive foreign investment companies held at October 31, 2012, had unrealized appreciation of $97,000 of which $20,000 has been distributed and is reflected in the balance of undistributed net investment income.
For tax purposes, at October 31, 2012, the fund had $1,379,000 of ordinary income available for distribution. The fund had available capital losses totaling $2,703,000 that may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future net capital gains.
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Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
At October 31, 2012, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $107,688,000. Net
unrealized appreciation of investment securities for tax purposes was $831,000, consisting of
unrealized gains of $8,072,000 on securities that had risen in value since their purchase and $7,241,000 in unrealized losses on securities that had fallen in value since their purchase.
G.
During the year ended October 31, 2012, the fund purchased $129,594,000 of investment securities and sold $74,234,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.
H.
Capital shares issued and redeemed were:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
June 14, 2011
1
to
|
|
|
October 31, 2012
|
October 31, 2011
|
|
|
Shares
|
Shares
|
|
|
(000)
|
(000)
|
|
Issued
|
4,861
|
2,954
|
|
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions
|
4
|
—
|
|
Redeemed
|
(1,672)
|
(266)
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding
|
3,193
|
2,688
|
|
1 Commencement of subscription period for the fund.
|
I.
In preparing the financial statements as of October 31, 2012, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
26
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund and the Shareholders of Vanguard Emerging
Markets Select Stock Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund (constituting a separate portfolio of Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2012, and the results of its operations for the year then ended the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and broker and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 14, 2012
Special 2012 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, is included pursuant to provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code.
The fund distributed $79,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the fiscal year.
The fund designates to shareholders foreign source income of $2,261,000 and foreign taxes paid of
$216,000. Shareholders will receive more detailed information with their Form 1099-DIV in January
2013 to determine the calendar-year amounts to be included on their 2012 tax returns.
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Your Fund’s After-Tax Returns
This table presents returns for your fund both before and after taxes. The after-tax returns are shown
in two ways: (1) assuming that an investor owned the fund during the entire period and paid taxes
on the fund’s distributions, and (2) assuming that an investor paid taxes on the fund’s distributions
and
sold all shares at the end of each period.
Calculations are based on the highest individual federal income tax and capital gains tax rates in
effect at the times of the distributions and the hypothetical sales. State and local taxes were not considered. After-tax returns reflect any qualified dividend income, using actual prior-year figures and estimates for 2012. (In the example, returns after the sale of fund shares may be higher than those assuming no sale. This occurs when the sale would have produced a capital loss. The calculation assumes that the investor received a tax deduction for the loss.)
Please note that your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. Also note that if you own the fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information does not apply to you. Such accounts are not subject to current taxes.
Finally, keep in mind that a fund’s performance—whether before or after taxes—does not guarantee future results.
Average Annual Total Returns: Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
Periods Ended October 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Since
|
|
|
One
|
Inception
|
|
|
Year
|
(6/27/2011)
|
|
Returns Before Taxes
|
6.04%
|
-4.65%
|
|
Returns After Taxes on Distributions
|
6.02
|
-4.66
|
|
Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
3.96
|
-3.95
|
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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 October 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
Paid During
|
|
Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund
|
4/30/2012
|
10/31/2012
|
Period
|
|
Based on Actual Fund Return
|
$1,000.00
|
$998.40
|
$4.63
|
|
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return
|
1,000.00
|
1,020.57
|
4.69
|
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for that
period is 0.92%. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account
value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most
recent 12-month period.
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Glossary
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.
Inception Date.
The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first
invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period,
the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the
inception date.
Median Market Cap.
An indicator of the size of companies in which a fund invests; the midpoint of
market capitalization (market price x shares outstanding) of a fund’s stocks, weighted by the
proportion of the fund’s assets invested in each stock. Stocks representing half of the fund’s assets
have market capitalizations above the median, and the rest are below it.
Price/Book Ratio.
The share price of a stock divided by its net worth, or book value, per share. For a
fund, the weighted average price/book ratio of the stocks it holds.
Price/Earnings Ratio.
The ratio of a stock’s current price to its per-share earnings over the past year. For a fund, the weighted average P/E of the stocks it holds. P/E is an indicator of market expectations about corporate prospects; the higher the P/E, the greater the expectations for a company’s future growth.
Return on Equity.
The annual average rate of return generated by a company during the past five years for each dollar of shareholder’s equity (net income divided by shareholder’s equity). For a fund, the weighted average return on equity for the companies whose stocks it holds.
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 180 Vanguard funds.
The following table provides information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. More information about the trustees is in the
Statement of Additional Information
, which can be obtained, without charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.
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InterestedTrustee
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and Delphi Automotive LLP (automotive components);
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Senior Advisor at New Mountain Capital; Trustee of
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F. William McNabb III
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The Conference Board.
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Born 1957. Trustee Since July 2009. Chairman of the
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Board. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
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Amy Gutmann
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Years: Chairman of the Board of The Vanguard Group,
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Born 1949. Trustee Since June 2006. Principal
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Inc., and of each of the investment companies served
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
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by The Vanguard Group, since January 2010; Director
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of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H.
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of The Vanguard Group since 2008; Chief Executive
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Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
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Officer and President of The Vanguard Group and of
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in the School of Arts and Sciences with secondary
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each of the investment companies served by The
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appointments at the Annenberg School for
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Vanguard Group since 2008; Director of Vanguard
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Communication and the Graduate School of Education
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Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The
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of the University of Pennsylvania; Member of the
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Vanguard Group (1995–2008).
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National Commission on the Humanities and Social
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Sciences; Trustee of Carnegie Corporation of New
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York and of the National Constitution Center; Chair
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IndependentTrustees
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of the U. S. Presidential Commission for the Study
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of Bioethical Issues.
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Emerson U. Fullwood
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Born 1948. Trustee Since January 2008. Principal
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JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive
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Born 1950. Trustee Since July 1998. Principal
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Chief Staff and Marketing Officer for North America
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate
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and Corporate Vice President (retired 2008) of Xerox
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Vice President and Chief Global Diversity Officer
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Corporation (document management products and
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(retired 2008) and Member of the Executive
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services); Executive in Residence and 2010
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Committee (1997–2008) of Johnson & Johnson
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Distinguished Minett Professor at the Rochester
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(pharmaceuticals/medical devices/consumer
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Institute of Technology; Director of SPX Corporation
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products); Director of Skytop Lodge Corporation
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(multi-industry manufacturing), the United Way of
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(hotels), the University Medical Center at Princeton,
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Rochester, Amerigroup Corporation (managed health
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the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Center
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care), the University of Rochester Medical Center,
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for Talent Innovation; Member of the Advisory Board
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Monroe Community College Foundation, and North
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of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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Carolina A&T University.
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at Syracuse University.
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Rajiv L. Gupta
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F. Joseph Loughrey
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Born 1945. Trustee Since December 2001.
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Born 1949. Trustee Since October 2009. Principal
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Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years:
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired 2009)
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and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2009) of Cummins
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and President (2006–2008) of Rohm and Haas Co.
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Inc. (industrial machinery); Director of SKF AB
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(chemicals); Director of Tyco International, Ltd.
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(industrial machinery), Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized
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(diversified manufacturing and services), Hewlett-
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consumer services), the Lumina Foundation for
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Packard Co. (electronic computer manufacturing),
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Education, and Oxfam America; Chairman of the
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Executive Officers
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Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Letters
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and Member of the Advisory Board to the Kellogg
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Glenn Booraem
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Institute for International Studies at the University
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Born 1967. Controller Since July 2010. Principal
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of Notre Dame.
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal
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of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Controller of each of
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Mark Loughridge
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the investment companies served by The Vanguard
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Born 1953. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal
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Group; Assistant Controller of each of the investment
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Senior Vice
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companies served by The Vanguard Group (2001–2010).
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President and Chief Financial Officer at IBM (information
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technology services); Fiduciary Member of IBM’s
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Thomas J. Higgins
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Retirement Plan Committee.
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Born 1957. Chief Financial Officer Since September
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2008. Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five
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Scott C. Malpass
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Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Chief
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Born 1962. Trustee Since March 2012. Principal
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Financial Officer of each of the investment companies
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief
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served by The Vanguard Group; Treasurer of each of
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Investment Officer and Vice President at the University
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the investment companies served by The Vanguard
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of Notre Dame; Assistant Professor of Finance at the
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Group (1998–2008).
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Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame; Member
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of the Notre Dame 403(b) Investment Committee;
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Kathryn J. Hyatt
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Director of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (investment
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Born 1955. Treasurer Since November 2008. Principal
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advisor); Member of the Investment Advisory
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of
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Committees of the Financial Industry Regulatory
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The Vanguard Group, Inc.; Treasurer of each of the
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Authority (FINRA) and of Major League Baseball.
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investment companies served by The Vanguard
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Group; Assistant Treasurer of each of the investment
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André F. Perold
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companies served by The Vanguard Group (1988–2008).
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Born 1952. Trustee Since December 2004. Principal
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George
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Heidi Stam
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Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at the Harvard
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Born 1956. Secretary Since July 2005. Principal
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Business School (retired 2011); Chief Investment
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing
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Officer and Managing Partner of HighVista Strategies
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Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc.; General Counsel
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LLC (private investment firm); Director of Rand
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of The Vanguard Group; Secretary of The Vanguard
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Merchant Bank; Overseer of the Museum of Fine
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Group and of each of the investment companies
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Arts Boston.
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served by The Vanguard Group; Director and Senior
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Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
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Born 1941. Trustee Since January 1993. Principal
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Vanguard Senior ManagementTeam
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman,
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President, and Chief Executive Officer of NACCO
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Mortimer J. Buckley
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Michael S. Miller
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Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite);
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Kathleen C. Gubanich
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James M. Norris
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Director of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/
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Paul A. Heller
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Glenn W. Reed
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aircraft systems and services) and the National
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Martha G. King
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George U. Sauter
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Association of Manufacturers; Chairman of the Board
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Chris D. McIsaac
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of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and of
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University Hospitals of Cleveland; Advisory Chairman
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of the Board of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor
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John J. Brennan
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Peter F. Volanakis
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Chairman, 1996–2009
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Born 1955. Trustee Since July 2009. Principal
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Chief Executive Officer and President, 1996–2008
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Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President
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and Chief Operating Officer (retired 2010) of Corning
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Founder
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Incorporated (communications equipment); Director
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John C. Bogle
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of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing);
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996
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Overseer of the Amos Tuck School of Business
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Administration at Dartmouth College; Advisor to the
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Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
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1 Mr. McNabb is considered an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is an officer of the
Vanguard funds.
2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard
State Tax-Exempt Funds.
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with the offering of shares of any Vanguard
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fund only if preceded or accompanied by
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the fund’s current prospectus.
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All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc. or
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You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting
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guidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or by
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calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are
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also available from the SEC’s website, sec.gov. In
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addition, you may obtain a free report on how your fund
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voted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12
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months ended June 30. To get the report, visit either
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vanguard.com/proxyreporting or sec.gov.
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You can review and copy information about your fund at
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the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To
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find out more about this public service, call the SEC at
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202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also
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available on the SEC’s website, and you can receive
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copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a
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request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed to
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publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the
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Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange
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Commission, Washington, DC 20549-1520.
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All rights reserved.
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Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
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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. The following members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts serving on its Audit Committee, and to be independent: Rajiv L. Gupta, Amy Gutmann, JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, F. Joseph Loughrey, Mark Loughridge, Scott C. Malpass, André F. Perold, and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Item 4
: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees.
Audit Fees of the Registrant
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012: $89,000
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011: $61,000
Aggregate Audit Fees of Registered Investment Companies in the Vanguard Group.
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012: $4,809,780
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011: $3,978,540
(b) Audit-Related Fees.
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012: $1,812,565
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011: $1,341,750
Includes fees billed in connection with assurance and related services provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.
(c) Tax Fees.
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012: $490,518
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011: $373,830
Includes fees billed in connection with tax compliance, planning and advice services provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group and related to income and excise taxes.
(d) All Other Fees.
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012: $16,000
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011: $16,000
Includes fees billed for services related to risk management and privacy matters. Services were provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.
(e) (1) Pre-Approval Policies. The policy of the Registrant’s Audit Committee is to consider and, if appropriate, approve before the principal accountant is engaged for such services, all specific audit and non-audit services provided to: (1) the Registrant; (2) The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (3) other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant; and (4) other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group. In making a determination, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
In the event of a contingency situation in which the principal accountant is needed to provide services in between scheduled Audit Committee meetings, the Chairman of the Audit Committee would be called on to consider and, if appropriate, pre-approve audit or permitted non-audit services in an amount sufficient to complete services through the next Audit Committee meeting, and to determine if such services would be consistent with maintaining the accountant’s independence. At the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting, services and fees would be presented to the Audit Committee for formal consideration, and, if appropriate, approval by the entire Audit Committee. The Audit Committee would again consider whether such services and fees are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
The Registrant’s Audit Committee is informed at least annually of all audit and non-audit services provided by the principal accountant to the Vanguard complex, whether such services are provided to: (1) the Registrant; (2) The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (3) other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant; or (4) other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.
(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) For the most recent fiscal year, over 50% of the hours worked under the principal accountant’s engagement were
not
performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant.
(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2012: $506,518
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2011: $389,830
Includes fees billed for non-audit services provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.
(h) For the most recent fiscal year, the Audit Committee has determined that the provision of all non-audit services was consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
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) Code of Ethics.
(b) Certifications.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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VANGUARD TRUSTEES’ EQUITY FUND
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BY:
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/s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
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F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Date: December 19, 2012
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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.
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VANGUARD TRUSTEES’ EQUITY FUND
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BY:
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/s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*
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F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Date: December 19, 2012
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VANGUARD TRUSTEES’ EQUITY FUND
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BY:
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/s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*
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THOMAS J. HIGGINS
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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Date: December 19, 2012
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* By: /s/ Heidi Stam
Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on March 27, 2012 see file Number
2-11444, Incorporated by Reference.
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