Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund An index-related fund 31 August 2014

Fact sheet | 31 August 2014
Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
An index-related fund
Objective
Key fund facts
Inception date
Minimum initial
investment
ISIN
SEDOL
Bloomberg
USD
Investor
Institutional
Institutional Plus
04.11.1998
04.11.1998
19.12.2013
100,000
5,000,000
200,000,000
IE0002639668
IE0002639775
IE00BFPM9T72
0263966
0263977
BFPM9T7
VANUIVI
VANUISI
VANUIPU
EUR
Investor
Institutional
Institutional Hedged
Institutional Plus
30.04.2003
26.09.2002
31.10.2006
06.12.2013
100,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
200,000,000
IE0032620787
IE0032126645
IE00B1G3DH73
IE00BFPM9V94
3262078
3212664
B1G3DH7
BFPM9V9
VANUIEN
VANUIEI
VANUSEH
VANUIEP
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
Index ticker
SPTR500N
Trading frequency (cut-off)
Daily (14:00 Irish Time)
Domicile
Ireland
Investment structure
UCITS
Settlement
T+3
Base currency
USD
Total assets
USD (million) 6,635
The fund seeks to track the performance of the index, a
widely recognised benchmark of US stock market
performance that is dominated by the stocks of large US
companies.
Investment strategy
The fund employs a passive management or indexing
investment strategy designed to track the performance of
the index by investing in all, or a representative sample,
of the securities that make up the index, holding each
stock in approximate proportion to its weighting in the
index.
Investment manager
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
U.S. Equity Index Team
Performance summary*
USD—Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
August 2009 – 2010
Total expense ratio
Investor
shares
Net of
expenses
Institutional
shares
Net of
expenses
3.91%
4.00%
August 2010 – 2011
17.38
17.48
August 2011 – 2012
August 2012 – 2013
August 2013 – 2014
16.78
17.49
24.15
16.88
17.58
24.23
Total
expense ratio
Investor
0.25 %
Institutional
0.10 %
Institutional Hedged
0.10 %
Institutional Plus
0.06 %
The Total expense ratio is effective as at 1 September 2014.
Preset dilution
levy on
subscriptions
Preset dilution
levy on
redemptions
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Performance*
USD—Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
Benchmark—S&P 500 Index†
Investor
shares
1 month
3 months
Year to date
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Since inception
Net of
expenses
3.91%
4.47
9.28
24.15
19.43
15.75
7.37
4.82
Gross of
expenses
3.93%
4.53
9.46
24.50
19.85
16.17
7.77
5.21
Benchmark
3.93%
4.52
9.43
24.47
19.82
16.14
7.69
5.10
Institutional
shares
Net of
expenses
3.92 %
4.48
9.32
24.23
19.52
15.84
7.45
4.90
Gross of
expenses
3.93%
4.53
9.46
24.51
19.85
16.17
7.77
5.21
Benchmark
3.93 %
4.52
9.43
24.47
19.82
16.14
7.69
5.10
Key investment risks - The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they
invested. Where investments are made in assets that are denominated in multiple currencies changes in exchange rates may affect the
value of the investments.
*Figures for periods of less than one year are cumulative returns. All other figures represent average annual returns. Performance figures include the reinvestment of all dividends and
any capital gains distributions. The performance data does not take account of the commissions and costs incurred in the issue and redemption of shares. Basis of fund performance
NAV to NAV with gross income reinvested. Basis of index performance is total return.
†The S&P 500 Net Total Return Index represents price-plus-net cash dividend return. Net cash dividend equals reinvested dividends less 30% withholding tax.
This document is for Professional Investors only, as defined under MiFID and should not be distributed to, or relied upon by retail investors.
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Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
An index-related fund
Weighted exposure
Characteristics
Fund
Fund
Benchmark
510
502
Median market cap
72.0B
72.0B
Consumer Staples
Price/earnings ratio
19.3x
19.3x
Number of stocks
Consumer Discretionary
11.9%
Benchmark
11.9%
9.4
9.4
Energy
10.4
10.4
2.7x
2.7x
Financials
16.1
16.1
Return on equity
19.3%
19.0%
Health Care
13.7
13.7
Earnings growth rate
15.4%
15.3%
Industrials
10.2
10.2
Cash investments
0.9%
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Information Technology
19.4
19.4
Turnover rate
-39%
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Materials
3.5
3.5
Telecommunication Services
2.4
2.4
Utilities
3.0
3.0
100.0%
100.0%
Price/book ratio
Equity yield (dividend)
2.0%
2.0%
The PTR (Portfolio Turnover Rate) approach considers the total security purchases and sales, the total subscriptions and
redemptions and the average net assets of the fund to calculate the turnover figure. Data as at 30 June 2014.
Total
Top 10 holdings
Fund
Apple Inc.
3.4%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.4
Microsoft Corp.
1.9
Google Inc. Class A
1.8
Johnson & Johnson
1.6
General Electric Co.
1.4
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A
1.4
Wells Fargo & Co.
1.4
Chevron Corp.
1.4
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Total
1.3
18.0%
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sales team or:
Web: http://global.vanguard.com
Transfer Agent (Europe): Tel. +353 1612 3226
Client Services (Europe): Tel. +44 (0)203 753 4305
Email: european_client_services@vanguard.co.uk
Source: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
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