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

Fact sheet | 31 July 2014
Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
An index-related fund
Objective
Key fund facts
Inception date
ISIN
SEDOL
Bloomberg
USD
Investor
Institutional
Plus
04.11.1998
04.11.1998
19.12.2013
IE0002639668
IE0002639775
IE00BFPM9T72
0263966
0263977
BFPM9T7
VANUIVI
VANUISI
VANUIPU
EUR
Investor
Institutional
Plus
Institutional Hedged
30.04.2003
26.09.2002
06.12.2013
31.10.2006
IE0032620787
IE0032126645
IE00BFPM9V94
IE00B1G3DH73
3262078
3212664
BFPM9V9
B1G3DH7
VANUIEN
VANUIEI
VANUIEP
VANUSEH
Investment strategy
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) 6,493
Investment manager
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
U.S. Equity Index Team
Minimum initial investment (USD*)
Investor – 100,000
Institutional – 5,000,000
Plus -- 200,000,000
Performance summary
USD—Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
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.
Total expense ratio
Investor
shares
Net of
expenses
25.27%
13.98
1.09
14.81
31.09
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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.
Institutional
shares
Net of
expenses
25.38%
14.07
1.18
14.91
31.19
Investor
shares
Total expense ratio
Institutional
shares
Institutional
Hedged
Plus shares
0.25%
0.20%
0.20%
0.10%
Purchase fee
—
—
—
—
Redemption fee
—
—
—
—
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
-1.43%
2.80
5.17
15.91
15.70
15.66
6.99
4.59
Gross of
expenses
-1.41%
2.87
5.32
16.25
16.10
16.08
7.39
4.98
Benchmark
-1.42%
2.86
5.30
16.21
16.08
16.05
7.31
4.87
Institutional
shares
Net of
expenses
-1.43 %
2.82
5.20
15.98
15.78
15.75
7.07
4.67
Gross of
expenses
-1.41%
2.87
5.32
16.25
16.10
16.08
7.39
4.98
Benchmark
-1.42 %
2.86
5.30
16.21
16.08
16.05
7.31
4.87
The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns
and principal value will fluctuate, so investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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/americas.
*For minimums in other currencies, please refer to our website.
††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.
The information contained herein does not constitute an offer or soliciation and may not be treated as such in any jurisdiction when such an offer or solicitation is
against the law, or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation, or if the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so.
For Institutional Investor Use Only, Not For Public Distribution.
Vanguard U.S. 500 Stock Index Fund
An index-related fund
Sector diversification
Characteristics
Fund
Fund
Benchmark
509
501
Median market cap
69.8B
69.8B
Consumer Staples
Price/earnings ratio
18.8x
18.8x
Number of stocks
Consumer Discretionary
11.9%
Benchmark
11.9%
9.3
9.3
Energy
10.6
10.6
2.7x
2.7x
Financials
16.1
16.1
Return on equity
19.1%
18.8%
Health Care
13.5
13.5
Earnings growth rate
14.7%
14.7%
Industrials
10.2
10.2
Cash investments
0.9%
—
Information Technology
19.4
19.4
Turnover rate
-39%
—
Materials
3.5
3.5
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.
Telecommunication Services
2.5
2.5
Utilities
3.0
3.0
100.0%
100.0%
Top 10 holdings
Volatility
Price/book ratio
Total
R-Squared
Beta
Apple Inc.
3.3%
Investor
1.00
1.00
Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.5
Institutional
1.00
1.00
Google Inc. Class A
1.9
Institutional Hedged
1.00
1.00
Microsoft Corp.
1.9
Johnson & Johnson
1.6
R-squared and beta are calculated from trailing 36-month fund returns relative to the S&P 500
Net Total Return.
General Electric Co.
1.5
Chevron Corp.
1.4
Wells Fargo & Co.
1.4
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A
1.3
Fund
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Total
1.3
18.1%
Beta: A comparison of a fund’s share-price fluctuations to those of an index. The beta of an
index is 1.00. The share price of a fund with a beta of 1.20 will rise or fall 12% when the index
rises or falls 10%. For this report, beta is based on returns over the past 36 months. A fund's
beta should be reviewed in conjunction with its R-squared. A lower R-squared means less
correlation between the fund and the index, and the less reliable beta will indicate volatility.
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 more information contact your local
sales team or:
Web: vanguard.com/americas
Email (International): [email protected]
Tel (International): +1 610 669 6705
Source: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
All investing is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal.
For more information, contact your broker to obtain a Vanguard fund prospectus that contains investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other information; read and consider it
carefully before investing.
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