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Annual Report | October 31, 2019

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Contents

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A Note From Our Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Your Fund’s Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Performance Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Dear Shareholder,

Recent volatility in financial markets—affecting stocks, bonds, and commodities— has been a good reminder of the wise old adage, “Never keep all your eggs in one basket.” Maintaining balance and diversification in your investment portfolio can help to both limit risk and set you up for long-term success.

It’s understandable why some investors might become complacent after a long market run-up like the one that lifted stock prices, especially U.S. stock prices, in the years following the global financial crisis. But failing to rebalance regularly can leave a portfolio with a much different mix of assets than intended and, often, more risk than intended.

Balance across and diversification within asset classes are powerful tools for managing risk and achieving your investment goals. A portfolio’s allocation will determine a large portion of its long- term return and also the majority of its volatility risk. A well-diversified portfolio is less vulnerable to significant swings in the performance of any one segment of the asset classes in which it invests.

Balance and diversification will never eliminate the risk of loss, nor will they guarantee positive returns in a declining market. But they should reduce the chance that you’ll suffer disproportionate losses in one particular high-flying asset class or sector when it comes back to earth. And exposure to all key market components should give you at least some participation in the sectors that are performing best at any given time.

Vanguard is committed to helping you achieve balance and diversification in your portfolios to help meet your invest-ment goals. We thank you for your continued loyalty.

Sincerely,

Mortimer J. Buckley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer November 18, 2019

A Note From Our Chairman

Tim BuckleyChairman and Chief Executive Officer

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• For the 12 months ended October 31, 2019, Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index

Fund returned 11.31% for ETF Shares. It performed in line with its benchmark, the

FTSE High Dividend Yield Index.

• The fund emphasizes large-capitalization stocks that are forecasted to have above-

average dividend yields.

• The broad U.S. stock market, as measured by the Russell 3000 Index, climbed

more than 13% for the year. While stocks endured stretches of volatility at the end

of 2018 and during the spring of 2019, their performance was boosted by the Federal

Reserve’s accommodative stance and corporate earnings that largely exceeded

investor expectations.

• U.S. companies that are committed to paying larger-than-average dividends

underperformed the broad U.S. stock market.

• The fund recorded positive results in nine of its ten market sectors. Technology,

financials, and utilities stocks contributed the most to returns. Oil and gas stocks

delivered the only negative performance.

• For the ten years ended October 31, 2019, the fund’s average annual return of 13.06%

for ETF Shares was in line with that of its benchmark.

Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance

Market Barometer Average Annual Total Returns

Periods Ended October 31, 2019

One Year Three Years Five Years

Stocks

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) 14.15% 14.73% 10.55%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) 4.90 10.96 7.37

Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) 13.49 14.47 10.31

FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) 11.52 8.21 4.16

Bonds

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

(Broad taxable market) 11.51% 3.29% 3.24%

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

(Broad tax-exempt market) 9.42 3.62 3.55

FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 2.35 1.57 0.98

CPI

Consumer Price Index 1.76% 2.11% 1.62%

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Six Months Ended October 31, 2019

High Dividend Yield Index Fund

BeginningAccount Value

4/30/2019

EndingAccount Value

10/31/2019

ExpensesPaid During

Period

Based on Actual Fund Return

Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,032.63 $0.72

ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,033.08 0.31

Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,032.82 0.41

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.50 $0.71

ETF Shares 1,000.00 1,024.90 0.31

Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,024.80 0.41

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios forthat period are 0.14% for Investor Shares, 0.06% for ETF Shares, and 0.08% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “ExpensesPaid” are equal to the annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of daysin the most recent six-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (184/365).

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

Performance Summary

See Financial Highlights for dividend and capital gains information.


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Cumulative Performance: October 31, 2009, Through October 31, 2019Initial Investment of $10,000

2019201820172016201520142013201220112010

$43,000

7,000

33,805

Average Annual Total ReturnsPeriods Ended October 31, 2019

OneYear

FiveYears

TenYears

Final Valueof a $10,000Investment

High Dividend Yield Index Fund Investor Shares 11.20% 8.93% 12.95% $33,805

• • • • • • • • FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 11.32 9.07 13.15 34,398

________Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 13.39 10.26 13.62 35,859

OneYear

FiveYears

TenYears


High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF SharesNet Asset Value 11.31% 9.01% 13.06% $34,115

High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF SharesMarket Price 11.39 9.02 13.07 34,143

FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 11.32 9.07 13.15 34,398

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market FloatAdjusted Index 13.39 10.26 13.62 35,859


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Total ReturnsPeriod Ended October 31, 2019

SinceInception

(2/7/2019)


High Dividend Yield Index Fund Admiral Shares 10.64% $11,064

FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 10.68 11,068

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Float Adjusted Index 12.61 11,261

"Since Inception" performance is calculated from the Admiral Shares’ inception date for both the fund and its comparative standards.

Cumulative Returns of ETF Shares: October 31, 2009, Through October 31, 2019

OneYear

FiveYears

TenYears

High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares MarketPrice 11.39% 53.98% 241.43%

High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares NetAsset Value 11.31 53.92 241.15

FTSE High Dividend Yield Index 11.32 54.36 243.98

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

Sector DiversificationAs of October 31, 2019


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Basic Materials 3.5%

Consumer Goods 14.1

Consumer Services 9.3

Financials 18.9

Health Care 12.8

Industrials 8.3

Oil & Gas 8.4

Technology 10.4

Other 0.0

Telecommunications 5.3

Utilities 9.0

Sector categories are based on the Industry Classification Bench-mark (“ICB”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided an ICB classifica-tion as of the effective reporting period.

The Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”) is owned by FTSE. FTSE does not accept any liability to any person for any loss or damage arising out of any error or omission in the ICB.

Financial Statements

Statement of Net AssetsAs of October 31, 2019


Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Common Stocks (99.8%)1

Basic Materials (3.5%)

Linde plc 1,865,256 369,974

DuPont de Nemours Inc. 2,577,438 169,879

Air Products &

Chemicals Inc. 758,687 161,798

Dow Inc. 2,569,176 129,718

LyondellBasell Industries

NV Class A 914,464 82,027

International Paper Co. 1,350,988 59,011

Nucor Corp. 1,049,163 56,497

Eastman Chemical Co. 466,658 35,485

CF Industries Holdings

Inc. 751,329 34,073

RPM International Inc. 441,207 31,957

Reliance Steel &

Aluminum Co. 222,379 25,805

Huntsman Corp. 752,862 16,661

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 135,163 13,569

Olin Corp. 565,011 10,362

Southern Copper Corp. 283,168 10,075

Cabot Corp. 194,776 8,490

Commercial Metals Co. 404,563 7,820

Domtar Corp. 212,020 7,715

Compass Minerals

International Inc. 114,720 6,479

Trinseo SA 137,384 5,839

Schweitzer-Mauduit

International Inc. 103,882 4,206

Orion Engineered

Carbons SA 199,976 3,312

Innophos Holdings Inc. 66,573 2,172

Schnitzer Steel Industries

Inc. 86,089 1,837^ Nexa Resources SA 118,532 1,267

1,256,028

Consumer Goods (14.1%)

Procter & Gamble Co. 8,498,697 1,058,173

Coca-Cola Co. 13,184,928 717,656

PepsiCo Inc. 4,817,083 660,759

Philip Morris

International Inc. 5,342,959 435,130

Altria Group Inc. 6,431,947 288,087

Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2,886,667 198,025

General Motors Co. 4,266,218 158,533

Kimberly-Clark Corp. 1,173,279 155,905

Ford Motor Co. 13,449,984 115,535

General Mills Inc. 2,060,465 104,795

VF Corp. 1,057,332 87,008

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Co. 1,911,486 80,359

Hershey Co. 495,144 72,722

Kraft Heinz Co. 2,150,293 69,519

Corteva Inc. 2,575,838 67,951

Clorox Co. 433,413 64,011

Kellogg Co. 847,311 53,830

Genuine Parts Co. 484,664 49,717

Garmin Ltd. 499,317 46,811

Conagra Brands Inc. 1,649,163 44,610

JM Smucker Co. 379,866 40,144

Hasbro Inc. 399,053 38,832

Coca-Cola European

Partners plc 608,578 32,565

Whirlpool Corp. 213,733 32,513

Molson Coors Brewing

Co. Class B 594,202 31,326

Campbell Soup Co. 570,735 26,431

Tapestry Inc. 994,248 25,711

Bunge Ltd. 469,819 25,370

Newell Brands Inc. 1,295,585 24,577

Autoliv Inc. 298,144 23,207

Leggett & Platt Inc. 447,442 22,954

Harley-Davidson Inc. 533,815 20,771

Polaris Inc. 196,786 19,413

Hanesbrands Inc. 1,227,127 18,665

Flowers Foods Inc. 665,068 14,445

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Co. 787,517 12,498

Coty Inc. Class A 989,862 11,571

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.

Class A 197,504 8,805

LCI Industries 81,980 7,962

Spectrum Brands

Holdings Inc. 143,197 7,190

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports

on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at

www.sec.gov.

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Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

MDC Holdings Inc. 167,868 6,498

Kontoor Brands Inc. 148,418 5,640

HNI Corp. 144,657 5,497

Steelcase Inc. Class A 291,914 5,100

Vector Group Ltd. 372,327 4,542

Universal Corp. 82,390 4,515

Knoll Inc. 164,655 4,403^ B&G Foods Inc. 216,000 3,359

Tenneco Inc. Class A 167,536 2,109

Tupperware Brands Corp. 164,375 1,583

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 79,894 1,575

National Presto Industries

Inc. 17,438 1,501

5,020,408

Consumer Services (9.3%)

Comcast Corp. Class A 15,483,048 693,950

Walmart Inc. 4,829,730 566,334

McDonald’s Corp. 2,639,522 519,194

CVS Health Corp. 4,462,273 296,250

Target Corp. 1,713,418 183,182

Walgreens Boots

Alliance Inc. 2,615,922 143,300

Sysco Corp. 1,639,562 130,952

Las Vegas Sands Corp. 1,171,557 72,449

Carnival Corp. 1,368,857 58,710

Omnicom Group Inc. 744,020 57,431

Best Buy Co. Inc. 789,226 56,690

Darden Restaurants Inc. 423,540 47,551

Delta Air Lines Inc. 701,063 38,615

Vail Resorts Inc. 137,161 31,872

Interpublic Group of

Cos. Inc. 1,315,962 28,622

Kohl’s Corp. 555,356 28,468

Viacom Inc. Class B 1,208,125 26,047

Nielsen Holdings plc 1,213,591 24,466

Williams-Sonoma Inc. 266,717 17,814

Wyndham Hotels &

Resorts Inc. 328,233 17,715

H&R Block Inc. 695,899 17,391* IAA Inc. 452,816 17,275

Macy’s Inc. 1,055,006 15,994

Wyndham Destinations

Inc. 311,796 14,470

Cinemark Holdings Inc. 365,060 13,361

L Brands Inc. 778,852 13,272

Nordstrom Inc. 369,415 13,262

Gap Inc. 740,928 12,048

Six Flags Entertainment

Corp. 271,446 11,452

KAR Auction Services Inc. 454,716 11,304

TEGNA Inc. 740,576 11,131

Cracker Barrel Old

Country Store Inc. 65,307 10,155

Extended Stay America

Inc. 635,148 9,025

American Eagle Outfitters

Inc. 577,441 8,881

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Inc. Class A 208,835 8,320

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Class A 150,014 6,911

Cheesecake Factory Inc. 140,884 5,888

Penske Automotive Group

Inc. 117,437 5,722

Brinker International Inc. 125,303 5,570^ Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 405,693 5,558

Meredith Corp. 133,847 5,046

International Game

Technology plc 331,759 4,392

Dine Brands Global Inc. 56,307 4,119

Gannett Co. Inc. 355,168 3,854

Office Depot Inc. 1,834,067 3,778

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 224,610 3,636

Designer Brands Inc.

Class A 218,032 3,598

Big Lots Inc. 135,091 2,927

Guess? Inc. 170,949 2,863

Signet Jewelers Ltd. 175,081 2,808

Copa Holdings SA Class A 26,785 2,725

Buckle Inc. 96,089 2,010

New Media Investment

Group Inc. 204,885 1,805

Weis Markets Inc. 32,827 1,264

3,301,427

Financials (18.9%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 10,936,328 1,366,166

Wells Fargo & Co. 13,664,797 705,513

Citigroup Inc. 7,602,638 546,325

US Bancorp 4,917,881 280,418

CME Group Inc. 1,217,014 250,401

Chubb Ltd. 1,565,075 238,549

PNC Financial Services

Group Inc. 1,527,935 224,148

Morgan Stanley 4,083,322 188,037

BlackRock Inc. 406,893 187,862

American International

Group Inc. 2,996,231 158,680

Progressive Corp. 2,000,887 139,462

BB&T Corp. 2,624,579 139,234

Aflac Inc. 2,533,698 134,691

Prudential Financial Inc. 1,408,528 128,373

MetLife Inc. 2,714,148 126,995

Travelers Cos. Inc. 899,255 117,856

SunTrust Banks Inc. 1,521,984 104,012

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. 790,258 91,512

State Street Corp. 1,279,522 84,538

Synchrony Financial 2,302,179 81,428

Fifth Third Bancorp 2,540,327 73,873

Ameriprise Financial Inc. 449,393 67,809

KeyCorp 3,485,960 62,643

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Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Cincinnati Financial Corp. 522,810 59,187

Arthur J Gallagher & Co. 631,721 57,626

Regions Financial Corp. 3,442,261 55,420

Citizens Financial Group

Inc. 1,540,860 54,177

Huntington Bancshares

Inc. 3,595,561 50,805

Principal Financial Group

Inc. 949,938 50,708

Fidelity National Financial

Inc. 907,508 41,600

Western Union Co. 1,459,970 36,587

Comerica Inc. 514,702 33,672

Franklin Resources Inc. 961,014 26,476

First American Financial

Corp. 373,226 23,058

Invesco Ltd. 1,346,293 22,645

People’s United Financial

Inc. 1,354,015 21,894

AXA Equitable Holdings

Inc. 1,003,261 21,670

Old Republic

International Corp. 962,312 21,498

TCF Financial Corp. 521,292 20,638

Unum Group 708,910 19,523

New York Community

Bancorp Inc. 1,551,344 18,073

Popular Inc. 325,184 17,709

Eaton Vance Corp. 380,925 17,370

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 192,711 17,359

Synovus Financial Corp. 502,802 17,030

First Horizon National

Corp. 1,065,918 17,023

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. 281,806 16,748

PacWest Bancorp 403,017 14,908

FNB Corp. 1,108,385 13,367

RLI Corp. 136,196 13,255

Lazard Ltd. Class A 353,540 13,198

United Bankshares Inc. 332,366 13,142

Valley National Bancorp 1,104,900 12,795

Janus Henderson Group

plc 549,777 12,716

Glacier Bancorp Inc. 295,289 12,497

First Hawaiian Inc. 456,054 12,464

Bank of Hawaii Corp. 138,433 12,087

Hancock Whitney Corp. 306,004 11,934

Umpqua Holdings Corp. 753,989 11,928

Community Bank System

Inc. 172,986 11,725

Associated Banc-Corp 548,960 11,040

BankUnited Inc. 320,990 11,010

Legg Mason Inc. 292,718 10,907

Federated Investors Inc.

Class B 329,336 10,519

Old National Bancorp 580,227 10,441

Columbia Banking

System Inc. 251,303 9,876

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

Inc. 414,757 9,543

Navient Corp. 692,566 9,537

Investors Bancorp Inc. 788,896 9,506

CVB Financial Corp. 456,140 9,479

Fulton Financial Corp. 554,796 9,465

Cathay General Bancorp 262,682 9,344

Santander Consumer USA


OneMain Holdings Inc. 224,368 8,975

First Financial Bancorp 333,758 7,823

Trustmark Corp. 220,685 7,574

ProAssurance Corp. 182,901 7,173

WesBanco Inc. 181,026 6,805

Pacific Premier Bancorp

Inc. 200,682 6,774

Great Western Bancorp

Inc. 192,612 6,716

Capitol Federal Financial

Inc. 447,598 6,387

Horace Mann Educators

Corp. 139,479 6,076

Bank of NT Butterfield &

Son Ltd. 183,706 6,053

Westamerica

Bancorporation 88,245 5,826

Hope Bancorp Inc. 405,434 5,785

NBT Bancorp Inc. 143,955 5,722

Moelis & Co. Class A 159,243 5,682

Northwest Bancshares

Inc. 336,622 5,679

Provident Financial

Services Inc. 208,468 5,201

BGC Partners Inc. Class A 996,697 5,183

Cohen & Steers Inc. 76,486 5,005

Safety Insurance Group Inc. 49,733 4,834

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. 155,514 4,826

City Holding Co. 59,089 4,688

Clearway Energy Inc. 257,773 4,673

First Commonwealth

Financial Corp. 328,584 4,630

Artisan Partners Asset

Management Inc. Class A 167,925 4,593

Mercury General Corp. 91,825 4,413

CNA Financial Corp. 95,025 4,261

S&T Bancorp Inc. 113,055 4,257

Brookline Bancorp Inc. 264,022 4,145

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. 118,869 4,101

Waddell & Reed Financial

Inc. Class A 241,348 3,997

TFS Financial Corp. 183,571 3,536

Boston Private Financial


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Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

American National

Insurance Co. 25,480 3,057

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY 318,645 2,753

Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. 67,620 2,701

Washington Trust Bancorp

Inc. 50,637 2,587

Oritani Financial Corp. 131,610 2,456

Brightsphere Investment

Group Inc. 235,195 2,310

Community Trust Bancorp

Inc. 51,183 2,242

Dime Community

Bancshares Inc. 107,740 2,078

Flushing Financial Corp. 90,142 1,951

Clearway Energy Inc.

Class A 108,534 1,863

FBL Financial Group Inc.

Class A 31,993 1,836

Republic Bancorp Inc.

Class A 32,305 1,437

6,734,485

Health Care (12.7%)

Johnson & Johnson 9,135,756 1,206,285

Merck & Co. Inc. 8,859,878 767,797

Pfizer Inc. 19,142,355 734,492

Amgen Inc. 2,061,084 439,526

AbbVie Inc. 5,083,924 404,426

Eli Lilly & Co. 2,956,454 336,888

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Co. 5,623,105 322,598

Gilead Sciences Inc. 4,384,783 279,355

Cardinal Health Inc. 1,025,275 50,700

Patterson Cos. Inc. 280,517 4,805

4,546,872

Industrials (8.2%)

Lockheed Martin Corp. 850,448 320,347

3M Co. 1,922,458 317,186

United Parcel Service

Inc. Class B 2,398,493 276,234

Caterpillar Inc. 1,874,510 258,308

Automatic Data

Processing Inc. 1,495,051 242,542

Illinois Tool Works Inc. 1,114,475 187,878

Waste Management Inc. 1,461,113 163,952

Emerson Electric Co. 2,125,788 149,124

Eaton Corp. plc 1,448,471 126,176

Johnson Controls

International plc 2,733,472 118,441

Paychex Inc. 1,100,566 92,051

Cummins Inc. 527,554 90,993

PACCAR Inc. 1,169,679 88,966

Fastenal Co. 1,968,207 70,737

Packaging Corp. of

America 322,421 35,292

CH Robinson Worldwide

Inc. 463,217 35,038

Westrock Co. 868,649 32,461

Snap-on Inc. 187,248 30,460

Toro Co. 361,607 27,891

Hubbell Inc. Class B 185,114 26,231

Xerox Holdings Corp. 625,783 21,233

Sonoco Products Co. 339,347 19,580

Watsco Inc. 110,679 19,513

MDU Resources Group

Inc. 670,891 19,382

National Instruments

Corp. 443,813 18,369

nVent Electric plc 517,079 11,924

Timken Co. 230,334 11,286

MSC Industrial Direct Co.

Inc. Class A 148,977 10,907

Macquarie Infrastructure

Corp. 252,025 10,872

GATX Corp. 121,412 9,658

Kennametal Inc. 281,201 8,703

Ryder System Inc. 178,554 8,683

ABM Industries Inc. 228,006 8,313

Otter Tail Corp. 132,687 7,521

Triton International Ltd. 185,710 6,816

McGrath RentCorp 81,759 6,239

Covanta Holding Corp. 395,697 5,714

Mobile Mini Inc. 151,069 5,683

Aircastle Ltd. 174,411 4,747

Actuant Corp. Class A 187,219 4,637

Seaspan Corp. Class A 375,361 4,069

Ship Finance International

Ltd. 272,836 3,948

H&E Equipment Services

Inc. 107,420 3,646

Greif Inc. Class A 87,062 3,410

Greenbrier Cos. Inc. 107,821 3,158

AVX Corp. 158,534 2,429

Myers Industries Inc. 120,133 2,034

GasLog Ltd. 136,723 1,875

2,934,657

Oil & Gas (8.4%)

Exxon Mobil Corp. 14,561,689 983,933

Chevron Corp. 6,556,456 761,467

Phillips 66 1,541,491 180,077

Schlumberger Ltd. 4,763,736 155,726

Marathon Petroleum

Corp. 2,256,819 144,323

Valero Energy Corp. 1,431,827 138,859

Kinder Morgan Inc. 6,721,945 134,304

Occidental Petroleum

Corp. 3,078,236 124,668

ONEOK Inc. 1,413,618 98,713

Williams Cos. Inc. 4,158,303 92,772

Targa Resources Corp. 780,855 30,360

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Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

OGE Energy Corp. 682,017 29,368

Apache Corp. 1,282,413 27,777

Helmerich & Payne Inc. 363,281 13,623

PBF Energy Inc. Class A 409,990 13,234

Murphy Oil Corp. 526,209 10,856

Delek US Holdings Inc. 266,242 10,636

Equitrans Midstream Corp. 700,546 9,752^,* Cosan Ltd. 398,794 6,708

Core Laboratories NV 150,901 6,646

CVR Energy Inc. 99,151 4,702

Golar LNG Ltd. 320,037 4,407

Archrock Inc. 444,968 4,289

SemGroup Corp. Class A 265,578 4,276

Nabors Industries Ltd. 1,202,062 2,224^ RPC Inc. 200,030 828

2,994,528

Other (0.0%)2 *,§ A Schulman Inc. CVR 77,428 34

Technology (10.4%)

Intel Corp. 15,253,129 862,259

Cisco Systems Inc. 14,728,009 699,728

International Business

Machines Corp. 3,048,771 407,712

Broadcom Inc. 1,327,639 388,799

Texas Instruments Inc. 3,220,276 379,960

QUALCOMM Inc. 4,179,689 336,214

KLA Corp. 546,408 92,365

HP Inc. 5,193,546 90,212

Corning Inc. 2,652,547 78,595

Hewlett Packard

Enterprise Co. 4,608,144 75,620

Maxim Integrated

Products Inc. 952,908 55,897

Seagate Technology plc 918,938 53,326

Western Digital Corp. 1,006,662 51,994

NetApp Inc. 816,786 45,642

Cypress Semiconductor

Corp. 1,257,444 29,261

Juniper Networks Inc. 1,165,827 28,936

Cogent Communications


Xperi Corp. 165,464 3,360

TiVo Corp. 407,495 3,317

Pitney Bowes Inc. 568,189 2,500

ADTRAN Inc. 162,190 1,429

3,695,572

Telecommunications (5.3%)

AT&T Inc. 25,113,986 966,637

Verizon

Communications Inc. 14,235,961 860,849

CenturyLink Inc. 3,756,838 48,613

1,876,099

Utilities (9.0%)

NextEra Energy Inc. 1,645,186 392,114

Duke Energy Corp. 2,502,029 235,841

Dominion Energy Inc. 2,754,087 227,350

Southern Co. 3,574,279 223,964

American Electric Power

Co. Inc. 1,697,156 160,195

Exelon Corp. 3,333,556 151,643

Sempra Energy 942,750 136,237

Xcel Energy Inc. 1,763,271 111,985

Public Service Enterprise

Group Inc. 1,730,787 109,576

Consolidated Edison Inc. 1,144,492 105,545

WEC Energy Group Inc. 1,084,180 102,347

Eversource Energy 1,110,358 92,981

FirstEnergy Corp. 1,824,949 88,182

PPL Corp. 2,484,291 83,199

Entergy Corp. 681,352 82,771

DTE Energy Co. 628,180 79,980

Edison International 1,200,337 75,501

Ameren Corp. 840,334 65,294

CMS Energy Corp. 971,408 62,092

Evergy Inc. 809,537 51,737

CenterPoint Energy Inc. 1,727,720 50,225

Atmos Energy Corp. 410,972 46,226

Alliant Energy Corp. 816,006 43,526

AES Corp. 2,284,946 38,958

Pinnacle West Capital

Corp. 387,198 36,443

NiSource Inc. 1,283,204 35,981

UGI Corp. 710,397 33,865

Aqua America Inc. 744,005 33,726

IDACORP Inc. 171,361 18,442

Portland General Electric

Co. 304,531 17,322

Hawaiian Electric

Industries Inc. 380,416 17,176

ONE Gas Inc. 177,611 16,489

Black Hills Corp. 207,004 16,318

Southwest Gas Holdings

Inc. 184,258 16,086

ALLETE Inc. 176,068 15,152

Spire Inc. 169,512 14,249

PNM Resources Inc. 270,199 14,091

New Jersey Resources

Corp. 302,640 13,195

National Fuel Gas Co. 279,723 12,674

NorthWestern Corp. 172,495 12,509

Avista Corp. 223,830 10,751

South Jersey Industries

Inc. 316,636 10,183

Avangrid Inc. 193,312 9,675

El Paso Electric Co. 139,021 9,274

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Market

Value•

Shares ($000)

At October 31, 2019, net assets consisted of:

Amount

($000)

Pattern Energy Group Inc.

Class A 302,816 8,488

Northwest Natural

Holding Co. 103,433 7,174

Atlantica Yield plc 198,369 4,763

TerraForm Power Inc.

Class A 247,105 4,196

3,205,691

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $30,639,061) 35,565,801

Temporary Cash Investments (0.0%)1

Money Market Fund (0.0%)3,4 Vanguard Market Liquidity

Fund, 1.984% 106,742 10,675

Face

Amount

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%) 5 United States Treasury

Bill, 2.211%, 11/7/19 3,000 2,9995 United States Treasury

Bill, 1.997%, 12/26/19 1,400 1,397

4,396

Total Temporary Cash Investments

(Cost $15,070) 15,071

Total Investments (99.8%)

(Cost $30,654,131) 35,580,872

Amount

($000)

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)

Other Assets

Investment in Vanguard 1,636

Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 72,553

Receivables for Accrued Income 61,938

Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 34,740

Other Assets 3,730

Total Other Assets 174,597

Liabilities

Payables for Investment Securities

Purchased (105,194)

Collateral for Securities on Loan (5,305)

Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed (4,200)

Payables to Vanguard (4,545)

Variation Margin Payable—Future

Contracts (269)

Total Liabilities (119,513)

Net Assets (100%) 35,635,956

Paid-in Capital 31,594,056

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 4,041,900

Net Assets 35,635,956

Investor Shares—Net Assets

Applicable to 158,975 outstanding

$.001 par value shares of beneficial

interest (unlimited authorization) 5,644

Net Asset Value Per Share—

Investor Shares $35.50

ETF Shares—Net Assets

Applicable to 299,273,138 outstanding


interest (unlimited authorization) 26,816,016


ETF Shares $89.60

Admiral Shares—Net Assets

Applicable to 326,230,045 outstanding


interest (unlimited authorization) 8,814,296


Admiral Shares $27.02

• See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.

^ Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $4,863,000.

* Non-income-producing security.

§ Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.

1 The fund invests a portion of its cash reserves in equity markets through the use of index futures contracts. After giving effect to futures investments, the fund’s effective common stock and temporary cash investment positions represent 100.0% and -0.2%, respectively, of net assets.

2 “Other” represents securities that are not classified by the fund’s benchmark index.

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

4 Collateral of $5,305,000 was received for securities on loan.

5 Securities with a value of $3,046,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

CVR—Contingent Value Rights.

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

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

($000)

Value and Number of Unrealized Long (Short) Notional Appreciation Expiration Contracts Amount (Depreciation)

Long Futures Contracts

E-mini S&P 500 Index December 2019 449 68,154 922

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Year Ended

October 31, 2019

($000)

Investment Income

Income

Dividends 1,098,701

Interest1 610

Securities Lending—Net 1,229

Total Income 1,100,540

Expenses

The Vanguard Group—Note B

Investment Advisory Services 3,293

Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 5,023

Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 9,775

Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 2,627

Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 519

Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 1,076

Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 109

Custodian Fees 414

Auditing Fees 33

Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares 89

Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 542

Shareholders’ Reports—Admiral Shares 11

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 15

Total Expenses 23,526

Net Investment Income 1,077,014

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

Investment Securities Sold1,2 898,618

Futures Contracts 5,287

Realized Net Gain (Loss) 903,905

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Investment Securities1 1,471,844

Futures Contracts 5,864

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,477,708

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 3,458,627

1 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $499,000, $37,000, and $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

2 Includes $1,387,069,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions, such gain (loss) is not taxable to the fund.

Statement of Operations



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Statement of Changes in Net Assets



Year Ended October 31,

2019 2018

($000) ($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Operations

Net Investment Income 1,077,014 896,721

Realized Net Gain (Loss) 903,905 2,076,558

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 1,477,708 (1,857,134)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 3,458,627 1,116,145

Distributions

Net Investment Income

Investor Shares (136,910) (235,382)

ETF Shares (785,436) (640,458)

Admiral Shares (131,730) —

Realized Capital Gain

Investor Shares — —

ETF Shares — —

Admiral Shares — —

Total Distributions (1,054,076) (875,840)

Capital Share Transactions

Investor Shares (8,358,258) 350,836

ETF Shares 3,714,888 1,139,552

Admiral Shares 8,543,837 —

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 3,900,467 1,490,388

Total Increase (Decrease) 6,305,018 1,730,693

Net Assets

Beginning of Period 29,330,938 27,600,245

End of Period 35,635,956 29,330,938

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Investor Shares

For a Share Outstanding Year Ended October 31,

Throughout Each Period 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $32.98 $32.67 $28.20 $26.89 $26.98

Investment Operations

Net Investment Income 1.1411 1.0111 .9271 .854 .815

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

on Investments 2.461 .284 4.472 1.286 (.088)

Total from Investment Operations 3.602 1.295 5.399 2.140 .727

Distributions

Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.082) (.985) (.929) (.830) (.817)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains — — — — —

Total Distributions (1.082) (.985) (.929) (.830) (.817)

Net Asset Value, End of Period $35.50 $32.98 $32.67 $28.20 $26.89

Total Return2 11.20% 3.96% 19.37% 8.11% 2.78%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $6 $8,003 $7,590 $5,879 $4,368

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

Average Net Assets 3.43% 3.00% 3.00% 3.19% 3.06%

Portfolio Turnover Rate3 7% 13% 9% 7% 11%

1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

3 Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

Financial Highlights



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ETF Shares

For a Share Outstanding Year Ended October 31,

Throughout Each Period 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $83.26 $82.46 $71.19 $67.88 $68.11


Net Investment Income 2.8911 2.6231 2.3941 2.203 2.104

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

on Investments 6.251 .731 11.301 3.245 (.222)

Total from Investment Operations 9.142 3.354 13.695 5.448 1.882

Distributions

Dividends from Net Investment Income (2.802) (2.554) (2.425) (2.138) (2.112)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains — — — — —

Total Distributions (2.802) (2.554) (2.425) (2.138) (2.112)

Net Asset Value, End of Period $89.60 $83.26 $82.46 $71.19 $67.88

Total Return 11.31% 4.05% 19.46% 8.18% 2.84%


Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $26,816 $21,328 $20,010 $15,497 $11,214

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.06% 0.06% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

Average Net Assets 3.38% 3.08% 3.07% 3.26% 3.13%

Portfolio Turnover Rate2 7% 13% 9% 7% 11%






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Admiral Shares

February 7, 20191 to

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period October 31, 2019

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $25.00


Net Investment Income2 .624

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 2.010

Total from Investment Operations 2.634

Distributions

Dividends from Net Investment Income (.614)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains —

Total Distributions (.614)

Net Asset Value, End of Period $27.02

Total Return3 10.64%


Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $8,814

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08%4

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 3.24%4

Portfolio Turnover Rate5 7%6

1 Inception.


3 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information about any applicable account service fees.

4 Annualized.


6 Reflects the fund’s portfolio turnover for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.




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Notes to Financial Statements


Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940

as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers three classes of shares:

Investor Shares, ETF Shares, and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility

and minimum purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors. ETF Shares

are listed for trading on NYSE Arca; they can be purchased and sold through a broker. Admiral

shares were issued on February 7, 2019.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting

principles for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing

its financial statements.

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock

Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at

the latest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which

each security trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of the

latest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available,

or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time

but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued by methods deemed by the board

of trustees to represent fair value. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that

fund’s net asset value. Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using

valuations based on a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields,

maturities, and ratings), both as furnished by independent pricing services.

2. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives

of maintaining full exposure to the stock market, maintaining liquidity, and minimizing transaction

costs. The fund may purchase futures contracts to immediately invest incoming cash in the market,

or sell futures in response to cash outflows, thereby simulating a fully invested position in the

underlying index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. The primary risks associated with the

use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks held

by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Counterparty

risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is the counterparty instead of

the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund trades futures contracts on an

exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and clearinghouse, and has entered

into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. The clearinghouse imposes initial margin

requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requires daily settlement of variation margin

representing changes in the market value of each contract. Any assets pledged as initial margin for

open contracts are noted in the Statement of Net Assets.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the

contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Net Assets. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts

are recorded in the Statement of Net Assets as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations

as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as

realized futures gains (losses).

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the fund’s average investments in long and short futures

contracts represented less than 1% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of

the notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

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3. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company

and distribute all of its taxable income. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for

all open federal income tax years (October 31, 2016–2019), and has concluded that no provision for

federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

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

are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains

for financial reporting purposes.

5. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualified institutional

borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and are required to be

secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of securities loaned.

Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the

value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted and settled before the

opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates its counterparty risk by

entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties,

monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securities lending agreements with

its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements provide that, in the event of a

counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any loans with that borrower,

determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to the net amount owed to

the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings. While collateral mitigates

counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experience delays and costs in recovering

the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund,

and records a liability in the Statement of Net Assets for the return of the collateral, during the

period the securities are on loan. Securities lending income represents fees charged to borrowers

plus income earned on invested cash collateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the

term of the loan, the fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.

6. Credit Facility: The fund and certain other funds managed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”)

participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders pursuant to

a credit agreement that may be renewed annually; each fund is individually liable for its borrowings,

if any, under the credit facility. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary and emergency purposes,

and are subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. The participating

funds are charged administrative fees and an annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn

amount of the facility; these fees are allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the

fund’s board of trustees and included in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s

Statement of Operations. Any borrowings under this facility bear interest at a rate based upon the

higher of the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, federal funds effective rate, or overnight

bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread.

The fund had no borrowings outstanding at October 31, 2019, or at any time during the period

then ended.

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

distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily. Premiums and

discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, to interest income

over the lives of the respective securities. Security transactions are accounted for on the date

securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on the sale of

investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

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Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets and earnings, except that each class separately

bears certain class-specific expenses related to maintenance of shareholder accounts (included in

Management and Administrative expenses) and shareholder reporting. Marketing and distribution

expenses are allocated to each class of shares based on a method approved by the board of

trustees. Income, other non-class-specific expenses, and gains and losses on investments are

allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

B. In accordance with the terms of a Funds’ Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguard and

the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management, administrative,

marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined by the FSA). These

costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelines approved by the

board of trustees. Vanguard does not require reimbursement in the current period for certain costs

of operations (such as deferred compensation/benefits and risk/insurance costs); the fund’s liability

for these costs of operations is included in Payables to Vanguard on the Statement of Net Assets.

All other costs of operations payable to Vanguard are generally settled twice a month.

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital in

Vanguard. At October 31, 2019, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of

$1,636,000, representing less than 0.01%of the fund’s net assets and 0.65% of Vanguard’s capital

received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and employees,

respectively, of Vanguard.

C. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments. These inputs are

summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies

used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in

those securities.

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

Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest

rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine

the fair value of investments). Any investments valued with significant unobservable inputs are

noted on the Statement of Net Assets.

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as of

October 31, 2019, based on the inputs used to value them:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Investments ($000) ($000) ($000)

Common Stocks 35,565,767 — 34

Temporary Cash Investments 10,675 4,396 —

Futures Contracts—Liabilities1 (269) — —

Total 35,576,173 4,396 34

1 Represents variation margin on the last day of the reporting period.

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D. Permanent differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of net assets are

reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character.

These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. As of period

end, permanent differences primarily attributable to the accounting for in-kind redemptions and

passive foreign investment companies were reclassified between the following accounts:

Amount

($000)

Paid-in Capital 1,389,784

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) (1,389,784)

Temporary differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of total distributable

earnings (loss) arise when certain items of income, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods

for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future.

The differences are primarily related to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization of

unrealized gains or losses on certain futures contracts, and unrealized gains on passive foreign

investment companies. As of period end, the tax-basis components of total distributable earnings

(loss) are detailed in the table as follows:

Amount

($000)

Undistributed Ordinary Income 98,770

Undistributed Long-Term Gains —

Capital Loss Carryforwards (Non-expiring) (978,815)

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) 4,925,239

As of October 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and

derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Amount

($000)

Tax Cost 30,655,633

Gross Unrealized Appreciation 6,488,941

Gross Unrealized Depreciation (1,563,702)

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 4,925,239

E. During the year ended October 31, 2019, the fund purchased $9,967,850,000 of investment

securities and sold $6,024,468,000 of investment securities, other than temporary cash investments.

Purchases and sales include $6,311,784,000 and $3,786,158,000, respectively, in connection with

in-kind purchases and redemptions of the fund’s capital shares.

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

Year Ended October 31,

2019 2018

Amount Shares Amount Shares ($000) (000) ($000) (000)

Investor Shares

Issued 1,187,273 35,128 1,640,168 48,448

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 112,567 3,539 189,358 5,676

Redeemed1 (9,658,098) (281,141) (1,478,690) (43,829)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (8,358,258) (242,474) 350,836 10,295

ETF Shares

Issued 7,516,552 88,367 7,116,592 83,559

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions — — — —

Redeemed (3,801,664) (45,250) (5,977,040) (70,075)

Net Increase (Decrease)—ETF Shares 3,714,888 43,117 1,139,552 13,484

Admiral Shares2

Issued1 9,304,199 355,228 — —

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 100,934 3,824 — —

Redeemed (861,296) (32,822) — —

Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 8,543,837 326,230 — —

1 In November 2018, the fund announced changes to the availability and minimum investment criteria of the Investor and Admiral share classes. As a result, all of the outstanding Investor Shares automatically converted to Admiral Shares beginning in April 2019, with the exception of those held by Vanguard funds and certain other institutional investors. Investor Shares—Redeemed and Admiral Shares—Issued include 244,521,000 and 321,285,000 shares, respectively, in the amount of $8,204,425,000 from the conversion during the year ended October 31, 2019.

2 Inception was February 7, 2019, for Admiral Shares.

G. Effective at the close of business on November 7, 2019, the remaining Investor Shares were converted to Admiral Shares.

Management has determined that no other events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

To the Board of Trustees of Vanguard Whitehall Funds and Shareholders of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (one of the funds constituting Vanguard Whitehall Funds, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2019, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2019, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2019, 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 ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and by agreement to the underlying ownership records of the transfer agent; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 13, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in The Vanguard Group of Funds since 1975.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Special 2019 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund

This information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, is included pursuant to provisions of

the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund distributed $1,054,076,000 of qualified dividend income to shareholders during the

fiscal year.

For corporate shareholders, 97.6% of investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains,

if any) qualifies for the dividends-received deduction.

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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.

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

213 Vanguard funds.

Information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund appears below. That information,

as well as the Vanguard fund count, is as of the date on the cover of this fund report. The mailing

address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482. More information

about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained, without

charge, by contacting Vanguard at 800-662-7447, or online at vanguard.com.

Interested Trustee1

Mortimer J. Buckley

Born in 1969. Trustee since January 2018. Principal

occupation(s) during the past five years and other

experience: chairman of the board (January 2019–

present) of Vanguard and of each of the investment

companies served by Vanguard; chief executive officer

(January 2018–present) of Vanguard; chief executive

officer, president, and trustee (January 2018–present)

of each of the investment companies served by

Vanguard; president and director (2017–present) of

Vanguard; and president (February 2018–present) of

Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Chief investment

officer (2013–2017), managing director (2002–2017),

head of the Retail Investor Group (2006–2012), and

chief information officer (2001–2006) of Vanguard.

Chairman of the board (2011–2017) and trustee

(2009–2017) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia;

trustee (2018–present) of The Shipley School.

Independent Trustees

Emerson U. Fullwood



experience: executive chief staff and marketing officer

for North America and corporate vice president (retired

2008) of Xerox Corporation (document management

products and services). Former president of the

Worldwide Channels Group, Latin America, and

Worldwide Customer Service and executive chief

staff officer of Developing Markets of Xerox. Executive

in residence and 2009–2010 Distinguished Minett

Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Director of SPX FLOW, Inc. (multi-industry manufac-

turing). Director of the University of Rochester Medical

Center, the Monroe Community College Foundation,

the United Way of Rochester, North Carolina A&T

University, and Roberts Wesleyan College. Trustee

of the University of Rochester.

Amy Gutmann

Born in 1949. Trustee since June 2006. Principal


experience: president (2004–present) of the University

of Pennsylvania. Christopher H. Browne Distinguished

Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and

Sciences, and professor of communication, Annenberg

School for Communication, with secondary faculty

appointments in the Department of Philosophy, School

of Arts and Sciences, and at the Graduate School of

Education, University of Pennsylvania. Trustee of the

National Constitution Center.

F. Joseph Loughrey

Born in 1949. Trustee since October 2009. Principal


experience: president and chief operating officer

(retired 2009) and vice chairman of the board

(2008–2009) of Cummins Inc. (industrial machinery).

Chairman of the board of Hillenbrand, Inc. (specialized

consumer services), and the Lumina Foundation.

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

Director of the V Foundation and Oxfam America.

Member of the advisory council for the College of

Arts and Letters and chair of the advisory board to

the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, both

at the University of Notre Dame.

Mark Loughridge

Born in 1953. Trustee since March 2012. Principal


experience: senior vice president and chief financial

officer (retired 2013) of IBM (information technology

services). Fiduciary member of IBM’s Retirement

Plan Committee (2004–2013), senior vice president

and general manager (2002–2004) of IBM Global

Financing, vice president and controller (1998–2002)

of IBM, and a variety of other prior management roles

at IBM. Member of the Council on Chicago Booth.

Scott C. Malpass

Born in 1962. Trustee since March 2012. Principal


experience: chief investment officer (1989–present)

and vice president (1996–present) of the University

of Notre Dame. Assistant professor of finance at the

Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre

Dame, and member of the Notre Dame 403(b)

Investment Committee. Chairman of the board of

TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Member of the board

of Catholic Investment Services, Inc. (investment

advisors) and the board of superintendence

of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

Deanna Mulligan



experience: president (2010–present) and chief

executive officer (2011–present) of The Guardian

Life Insurance Company of America. Chief operating

officer (2010–2011) and executive vice president

(2008–2010) of Individual Life and Disability of

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

Member of the board of The Guardian Life Insurance

Company of America, the American Council of Life

Insurers, the Partnership for New York City (business

leadership), and the Committee Encouraging Corporate

Philanthropy. Trustee of the Economic Club of New

York and the Bruce Museum (arts and science).

Member of the Advisory Council for the Stanford

Graduate School of Business.

André F. Perold

Born in 1952. Trustee since December 2004. Principal


experience: George Gund Professor of Finance and

Banking, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School

(retired 2011). Chief investment officer and co-

managing partner of HighVista Strategies (private

investment firm). Board of advisors and investment

committee member of the Museum of Fine Arts

Boston. Board member (2018–present) of RIT Capital

Partners (investment firm); investment committee

member of Partners Health Care System.

Sarah Bloom Raskin



experience: deputy secretary (2014–2017) of

the United States Department of the Treasury.

Governor (2010–2014) of the Federal Reserve

Board. Commissioner (2007–2010) of financial

regulation for the State of Maryland. Member of

the board of directors (2012–2014) of Neighborhood

Reinvestment Corporation. Director (2017–present)

of i(x) Investments; director (2017–present) of Reserve

Trust. Rubinstein Fellow (2017–present) of Duke

University; trustee (2017–present) of Amherst College.

Peter F. Volanakis

Born in 1955. Trustee since July 2009. Principal


experience: president and chief operating officer

(retired 2010) of Corning Incorporated (communications

equipment) and director of Corning Incorporated

(2000–2010) and Dow Corning (2001–2010).

Director (2012) of SPX Corporation (multi-industry

manufacturing). Overseer of the Amos Tuck School

of Business Administration, Dartmouth College

(2001–2013). Chairman of the board of trustees of

Colby-Sawyer College. Member of the board of

Hypertherm Inc. (industrial cutting systems, software,

and consumables).

Executive Officers

John Bendl

Born in 1970. Principal occupation(s) during the past

five years and other experience: principal of Vanguard.

Chief financial officer (October 2019–present) of each

of the investment companies served by Vanguard.

Chief accounting officer, treasurer, and controller of

Vanguard (2017–present). Partner (2003–2016) at

KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

Glenn Booraem



Investment stewardship officer (2017–present),

treasurer (2015–2017), controller (2010–2015),

and assistant controller (2001–2010) of each of

the investment companies served by Vanguard.

Christine M. Buchanan



Treasurer (2017–present) of each of the investment

companies served by Vanguard. Partner (2005–2017)

at KPMG (audit, tax, and advisory services).

David Cermak



Finance director (October 2019–present) of each


Managing director and head (2017–present) of

Vanguard Investments Singapore. Managing director

and head (2017–2019) of Vanguard Investments Hong

Kong. Representative director and head (2014–2017)

of Vanguard Investments Japan.

Thomas J. Higgins

Born in 1957. Principal occupation(s) during the

past five years and other experience: principal of

Vanguard. Finance director (October 2019–present),

chief financial officer (2008–2019), and treasurer

(1998–2008) of each of the investment companies

served by Vanguard.

Peter Mahoney



Controller (2015–present) of each of the investment

companies served by Vanguard. Head of International

Fund Services (2008–2014) at Vanguard.

Anne E. Robinson


past five years and other experience: general

counsel (2016–present) of Vanguard. Secretary

(2016–present) of Vanguard and of each of the

investment companies served by Vanguard.

Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard.

Managing director and general counsel of Global

Cards and Consumer Services (2014–2016) at

Citigroup. Counsel (2003–2014) at American Express.

Michael Rollings


past five years and other experience: finance

director (2017–present) and treasurer (2017) of each


Managing director (2016–present) of Vanguard. Chief

financial officer (2016–present) of Vanguard. Director

(2016–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

Executive vice president and chief financial officer

(2006–2016) of MassMutual Financial Group.

John E. Schadl


past five years and other experience: principal of

Vanguard. Chief compliance officer (2019–present)

of Vanguard and of each of the investment companies

served by Vanguard. Assistant vice president (May

2019–present) of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

Vanguard Senior Management Team

Joseph Brennan Chris D. McIsaac

Mortimer J. Buckley James M. Norris

Gregory Davis Thomas M. Rampulla

John James Karin A. Risi

Martha G. King Anne E. Robinson

John T. Marcante Michael Rollings

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This material may be used in conjunctionwith the offering of shares of any Vanguardfund only if preceded or accompanied bythe fund’s current prospectus.

All comparative mutual fund data are from Morningstar,Inc., unless otherwise noted.

You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy votingguidelines by visiting vanguard.com/proxyreporting or bycalling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines arealso available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Inaddition, you may obtain a free report on how your fundvoted the proxies for securities it owned during the 12months ended June 30. To get the report, visit eithervanguard.com/proxyreporting or www.sec.gov.

You can review information about your fund on theSEC’s website, and you can receive copies of thisinformation, for a fee, by sending a request via emailaddressed to [email protected].

Source for Bloomberg Barclays indexes: BloombergIndex Services Limited. Copyright 2019, Bloomberg. Allrights reserved.

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