Semiannual Report  |  February 28, 2023
Vanguard S&P 500 Value and Growth
Index Funds
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

 

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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 February 28, 2023      
  Beginning
Account Value
8/31/2022
Ending
Account Value
2/28/2023
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Based on Actual Fund Return      
S&P 500 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,078.60 $0.52
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,078.90 0.41
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $945.40 $0.48
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 945.50 0.39
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return      
S&P 500 Value Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.30 $0.50
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40
S&P 500 Growth Index Fund      
ETF Shares $1,000.00 $1,024.30 $0.50
Institutional Shares 1,000.00 1,024.40 0.40
The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The funds’ annualized six-month expense ratios for that period are: for the S&P 500 Value Index Fund, 0.10% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; and for the S&P 500 Growth Index Fund, 0.10% for ETF Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares. 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 (181/365).
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Fund Allocation
As of February 28, 2023
Communication Services 8.8%
Consumer Discretionary 10.8
Consumer Staples 6.7
Energy 1.7
Financials 20.5
Health Care 9.1
Industrials 12.3
Information Technology 16.9
Materials 3.2
Real Estate 4.7
Utilities 5.3
The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-term investments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
The fund may invest in derivatives (such as futures and swap contracts) for various reasons, including, but not limited to, attempting to remain fully invested and tracking its target index as closely as possible.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for use by Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments
As of February 28, 2023
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.
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Common Stocks (99.7%)
Communication Services (8.8%)
* Meta Platforms Inc. Class A   472,330    82,629
* Walt Disney Co.   382,897    38,140
Verizon Communications Inc.   882,134    34,236
Comcast Corp. Class A   906,080    33,679
* Netflix Inc.    93,472    30,110
AT&T Inc. 1,301,991    24,621
* Charter Communications Inc. Class A    22,582     8,301
* Warner Bros Discovery Inc.   464,577     7,257
* T-Mobile US Inc.    40,161     5,710
Activision Blizzard Inc.    61,387     4,681
Omnicom Group Inc.    42,811     3,877
* Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.    33,166     3,633
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.    81,581     2,899
* Match Group Inc.    58,654     2,430
1 Paramount Global Class B   106,039     2,271
Fox Corp. Class A    63,491     2,224
* Live Nation Entertainment Inc.    30,090     2,168
Electronic Arts Inc.    17,641     1,957
News Corp. Class A    87,592     1,502
Fox Corp. Class B    29,286       945
Lumen Technologies Inc.   199,846       680
* DISH Network Corp. Class A    52,777       602
News Corp. Class B    17,496       302
                    294,854
Consumer Discretionary (10.8%)
* Amazon.com Inc. 1,006,710    94,862
NIKE Inc. Class B   264,590    31,431
Home Depot Inc.   101,073    29,972
* Booking Holdings Inc.     8,147    20,563
Target Corp.    96,673    16,289
McDonald's Corp.    58,472    15,431
Starbucks Corp.   118,173    12,064
General Motors Co.   298,544    11,566
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Ford Motor Co.   828,879    10,005
Lowe's Cos. Inc.    40,394     8,311
Ross Stores Inc.    72,863     8,054
TJX Cos. Inc.    87,800     6,726
* Aptiv plc    56,898     6,616
eBay Inc.   114,023     5,234
Lennar Corp. Class A    53,243     5,151
Marriott International Inc. Class A    27,704     4,689
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.    29,555     4,271
* Las Vegas Sands Corp.    68,989     3,965
Darden Restaurants Inc.    25,707     3,676
Best Buy Co. Inc.    42,068     3,496
* Expedia Group Inc.    31,617     3,445
* Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.    46,074     3,255
* NVR Inc.       629     3,254
Garmin Ltd.    32,241     3,164
LKQ Corp.    53,351     3,057
DR Horton Inc.    32,844     3,037
MGM Resorts International    66,944     2,879
Yum! Brands Inc.    21,364     2,717
PulteGroup Inc.    47,846     2,616
BorgWarner Inc.    49,169     2,472
* Wynn Resorts Ltd.    21,649     2,346
* CarMax Inc.    33,203     2,292
* Caesars Entertainment Inc.    45,158     2,292
* Carnival Corp.   210,224     2,233
Tapestry Inc.    50,619     2,202
Bath & Body Works Inc.    48,025     1,963
Advance Auto Parts Inc.    12,678     1,838
VF Corp.    69,349     1,721
Whirlpool Corp.    11,435     1,578
Hasbro Inc.    27,260     1,500
Genuine Parts Co.     8,283     1,465
* Etsy Inc.    11,105     1,348
* Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.    88,476     1,311
Domino's Pizza Inc.     3,991     1,173
Newell Brands Inc.    78,587     1,155
* Mohawk Industries Inc.    11,076     1,139
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Pool Corp.     3,049     1,088
Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A     8,632     1,020
Lennar Corp. Class B       360        29
                    361,961
Consumer Staples (6.7%)
Walmart Inc.   296,478    42,138
Procter & Gamble Co.   223,968    30,809
Coca-Cola Co.   286,134    17,028
Costco Wholesale Corp.    31,603    15,302
Philip Morris International Inc.   149,785    14,574
Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. Class A    48,594    11,811
Mondelez International Inc. Class A   131,940     8,600
Altria Group Inc.   180,602     8,385
Sysco Corp.   106,404     7,935
Kraft Heinz Co.   167,282     6,514
Kroger Co.   136,860     5,904
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    78,994     5,790
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.   150,832     5,359
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.    58,910     4,689
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    36,908     4,615
Church & Dwight Co. Inc.    51,210     4,290
Conagra Brands Inc.   100,689     3,666
Tyson Foods Inc. Class A    60,820     3,603
Constellation Brands Inc. Class A    15,029     3,362
J M Smucker Co.    22,365     3,308
General Mills Inc.    39,761     3,161
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.    89,256     3,084
Clorox Co.    14,260     2,217
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B    39,475     2,100
McCormick & Co. Inc. (Non-Voting)    25,876     1,923
Kellogg Co.    24,233     1,598
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B    17,262     1,120
Campbell Soup Co.    17,276       907
Hormel Foods Corp.    17,055       757
                    224,549
Energy (1.6%)
Valero Energy Corp.    80,918    10,659
Phillips 66    99,211    10,175
Schlumberger Ltd.   140,025     7,451
Kinder Morgan Inc.   415,752     7,093
Halliburton Co.   190,761     6,911
Baker Hughes Co. Class A   210,306     6,435
Marathon Petroleum Corp.    51,220     6,331
                     55,055
Financials (20.5%)
* Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B   378,457   115,498
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   616,140    88,324
Bank of America Corp. 1,466,052    50,286
Wells Fargo & Co.   800,394    37,434
Morgan Stanley   276,903    26,721
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.    71,130    25,013
S&P Global Inc.    69,935    23,862
BlackRock Inc.    31,544    21,747
Citigroup Inc.   406,870    20,624
CME Group Inc.    75,575    14,009
US Bancorp   284,079    13,559
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.    84,693    13,375
Truist Financial Corp.   278,774    13,088
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.   117,381    11,949
American Express Co.    63,989    11,133
Charles Schwab Corp.   131,263    10,228
MetLife Inc.   138,538     9,937
American International Group Inc.   155,931     9,529
Capital One Financial Corp.    80,182     8,746
Aflac Inc.   118,801     8,095
Chubb Ltd.    37,481     7,909
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   154,459     7,859
Prudential Financial Inc.    77,259     7,726
Allstate Corp.    55,691     7,172
State Street Corp.    77,068     6,834
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.    37,531     6,085
M&T Bank Corp.    36,239     5,628
Willis Towers Watson plc    22,754     5,333
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.    46,974     5,274
Fifth Third Bancorp   144,071     5,230
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.    66,817     5,230
Moody's Corp.    17,552     5,093
First Republic Bank    38,480     4,733
Huntington Bancshares Inc.   303,101     4,644
Regions Financial Corp.   196,513     4,583
Aon plc Class A    14,789     4,497
Citizens Financial Group Inc.   103,390     4,318
Travelers Cos. Inc.    22,666     4,196
Northern Trust Corp.    43,755     4,169
Cincinnati Financial Corp.    33,046     3,989
MSCI Inc. Class A     7,225     3,773
KeyCorp   195,882     3,583
* SVB Financial Group    12,408     3,575
Synchrony Financial    94,766     3,384
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.    15,943     2,987
Discover Financial Services    24,119     2,701
Loews Corp.    41,380     2,528
Comerica Inc.    27,602     1,935
Franklin Resources Inc.    59,926     1,766
 
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Invesco Ltd.    95,489     1,686
Principal Financial Group Inc.    18,650     1,670
Zions Bancorp NA    31,255     1,582
Signature Bank    13,238     1,523
Nasdaq Inc.    25,517     1,430
Assurant Inc.    11,096     1,414
MarketAxess Holdings Inc.     4,028     1,375
Everest Re Group Ltd.     3,457     1,327
FactSet Research Systems Inc.     3,195     1,325
Brown & Brown Inc.    20,188     1,132
Lincoln National Corp.    32,329     1,025
Cboe Global Markets Inc.     7,372       930
Globe Life Inc.     5,695       693
                    687,003
Health Care (9.1%)
Johnson & Johnson   208,682    31,983
Medtronic plc   279,176    23,116
CVS Health Corp.   276,003    23,057
Stryker Corp.    70,738    18,596
Abbott Laboratories   175,784    17,881
Zoetis Inc. Class A    97,878    16,346
Becton Dickinson & Co.    59,898    14,049
* Edwards Lifesciences Corp.   129,760    10,438
Cigna Group    32,730     9,560
* Intuitive Surgical Inc.    37,830     8,678
* Centene Corp.   118,904     8,133
* Boston Scientific Corp.   141,407     6,606
* Illumina Inc.    33,045     6,583
* GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.    76,541     5,817
McKesson Corp.    16,091     5,629
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.    44,105     5,463
AmerisourceBergen Corp.    34,025     5,293
HCA Healthcare Inc.    20,502     4,991
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.    15,560     4,933
Humana Inc.     9,580     4,742
* Align Technology Inc.    15,251     4,720
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings    18,628     4,459
* Biogen Inc.    16,048     4,331
Baxter International Inc.   106,037     4,236
* IQVIA Holdings Inc.    20,303     4,233
* IDEXX Laboratories Inc.     8,880     4,202
Cardinal Health Inc.    55,086     4,170
STERIS plc    20,995     3,948
Agilent Technologies Inc.    24,864     3,530
Cooper Cos. Inc.    10,359     3,387
PerkinElmer Inc.    26,558     3,308
ResMed Inc.    14,117     3,007
Viatris Inc.   254,608     2,902
* Catalent Inc.    37,848     2,582
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
* Charles River Laboratories International Inc.    10,702     2,347
Teleflex Inc.     9,846     2,346
* Mettler-Toledo International Inc.     1,634     2,343
* Henry Schein Inc.    28,457     2,228
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. Class A     4,532     2,166
Universal Health Services Inc. Class B    13,475     1,800
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.    45,120     1,718
Organon & Co.    53,403     1,308
Bio-Techne Corp.    17,167     1,247
Quest Diagnostics Inc.     8,083     1,118
* DaVita Inc.    11,543       949
                    304,479
Industrials (12.2%)
Raytheon Technologies Corp.   308,767    30,287
United Parcel Service Inc. Class B   153,262    27,969
Honeywell International Inc.   141,184    27,034
* Boeing Co.   117,670    23,716
General Electric Co.   229,467    19,438
Eaton Corp. plc    83,542    14,614
Union Pacific Corp.    64,584    13,387
3M Co.   116,130    12,512
Norfolk Southern Corp.    48,657    10,939
Caterpillar Inc.    43,753    10,481
Emerson Electric Co.   124,097    10,264
FedEx Corp.    50,311    10,224
Parker-Hannifin Corp.    26,955     9,484
Johnson Controls International plc   144,572     9,068
Trane Technologies plc    48,352     8,944
PACCAR Inc.   109,551     7,910
Carrier Global Corp.   175,592     7,907
Otis Worldwide Corp.    87,522     7,406
Rockwell Automation Inc.    24,121     7,114
CSX Corp.   229,625     7,001
United Rentals Inc.    14,556     6,820
Lockheed Martin Corp.    14,210     6,739
Illinois Tool Works Inc.    28,798     6,715
* Delta Air Lines Inc.   134,568     5,159
General Dynamics Corp.    22,256     5,072
Fortive Corp.    74,293     4,952
Ingersoll Rand Inc.    85,010     4,937
Waste Management Inc.    32,107     4,808
Dover Corp.    29,500     4,422
TransDigm Group Inc.     5,750     4,277
L3Harris Technologies Inc.    20,028     4,230
Southwest Airlines Co.   124,777     4,190
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.    38,182     3,984
Northrop Grumman Corp.     8,522     3,955
 
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          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Xylem Inc.    37,912     3,892
* United Airlines Holdings Inc.    68,639     3,566
Cummins Inc.    14,530     3,532
AMETEK Inc.    24,127     3,415
Howmet Aerospace Inc.    77,306     3,261
Cintas Corp.     7,414     3,251
Jacobs Solutions Inc.    26,840     3,207
Textron Inc.    43,848     3,180
Fastenal Co.    61,340     3,163
Verisk Analytics Inc. Class A    17,706     3,030
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.    31,066     2,660
Equifax Inc.    13,123     2,658
Republic Services Inc. Class A    19,462     2,509
Nordson Corp.    11,314     2,485
* American Airlines Group Inc.   136,453     2,180
Allegion plc    18,447     2,079
Pentair plc    34,615     1,936
Robert Half International Inc.    22,839     1,841
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.     8,377     1,803
A O Smith Corp.    26,758     1,756
* Generac Holdings Inc.    13,332     1,600
IDEX Corp.     6,839     1,539
* Alaska Air Group Inc.    26,637     1,274
Snap-on Inc.     4,797     1,193
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.    11,350     1,135
Leidos Holdings Inc.    10,063       977
Masco Corp.    13,852       726
                    409,807
Information Technology (16.8%)
Microsoft Corp.   657,641   164,029
Cisco Systems Inc.   862,327    41,754
* Salesforce Inc.   210,023    34,362
International Business Machines Corp.   189,915    24,556
Intel Corp.   866,771    21,609
Broadcom Inc.    34,022    20,219
Accenture plc Class A    67,484    17,920
* PayPal Holdings Inc.   239,429    17,622
* Adobe Inc.    51,740    16,761
Micron Technology Inc.   228,373    13,205
* Advanced Micro Devices Inc.   155,819    12,244
Texas Instruments Inc.    70,573    12,100
Oracle Corp.   132,414    11,573
Intuit Inc.    27,838    11,335
Analog Devices Inc.    57,229    10,500
Roper Technologies Inc.    22,264     9,578
TE Connectivity Ltd.    66,817     8,507
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Fidelity National Information Services Inc.   124,563     7,894
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A   107,956     6,761
Global Payments Inc.    56,780     6,371
* ANSYS Inc.    18,310     5,559
HP Inc.   186,157     5,495
Corning Inc.   159,816     5,426
Microchip Technology Inc.    58,898     4,773
* Fiserv Inc.    41,377     4,762
* Teledyne Technologies Inc.     9,839     4,231
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   270,235     4,218
Motorola Solutions Inc.    15,835     4,162
* Autodesk Inc.    20,438     4,061
NXP Semiconductors NV    22,290     3,978
Skyworks Solutions Inc.    33,732     3,763
* Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A    10,851     3,258
Paychex Inc.    28,990     3,201
NetApp Inc.    45,724     2,951
* Keysight Technologies Inc.    17,311     2,769
* Trimble Inc.    51,848     2,699
Seagate Technology Holdings plc    40,341     2,604
* Western Digital Corp.    66,680     2,566
* Akamai Technologies Inc.    33,116     2,404
* Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.    32,332     2,358
* Qorvo Inc.    21,347     2,154
CDW Corp.    10,524     2,130
Juniper Networks Inc.    68,139     2,097
* VeriSign Inc.     9,885     1,946
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.    12,853     1,809
* F5 Inc.    12,624     1,805
Teradyne Inc.    16,715     1,691
* FleetCor Technologies Inc.     7,279     1,563
* Tyler Technologies Inc.     4,617     1,483
* DXC Technology Co.    48,293     1,340
* EPAM Systems Inc.     3,870     1,191
Gen Digital Inc.    57,176     1,116
                    564,463
Materials (3.2%)
Linde plc    40,511    14,113
Sherwin-Williams Co.    49,566    10,971
Dow Inc.   147,764     8,452
Ecolab Inc.    52,034     8,293
DuPont de Nemours Inc.   104,331     7,619
Newmont Corp.   166,720     7,271
PPG Industries Inc.    49,380     6,521
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A    53,307     5,117
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.    53,526     4,989
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.    13,046     4,695
 
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          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Ball Corp.    65,904     3,704
Amcor plc   312,804     3,485
Avery Dennison Corp.    17,037     3,104
Corteva Inc.    46,572     2,901
International Paper Co.    74,690     2,718
Packaging Corp. of America    19,431     2,657
Celanese Corp. Class A    20,989     2,439
Eastman Chemical Co.    25,199     2,147
Vulcan Materials Co.    11,475     2,076
Westrock Co.    53,390     1,676
Sealed Air Corp.    30,535     1,485
                    106,433
Real Estate (4.7%)
Prologis Inc.   193,896    23,927
Equinix Inc.    19,438    13,379
Crown Castle Inc.    90,991    11,897
American Tower Corp.    45,932     9,095
Realty Income Corp.   131,684     8,421
Simon Property Group Inc.    68,627     8,379
Welltower Inc.    99,259     7,357
Digital Realty Trust Inc.    60,394     6,295
* CBRE Group Inc. Class A    66,371     5,651
AvalonBay Communities Inc.    29,415     5,075
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.    31,344     4,695
Equity Residential    71,402     4,464
Ventas Inc.    83,904     4,082
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.    24,284     3,888
Invitation Homes Inc.   122,158     3,819
Public Storage    12,626     3,774
Essex Property Trust Inc.    13,625     3,107
VICI Properties Inc. Class A    87,120     2,921
UDR Inc.    64,378     2,758
Healthpeak Properties Inc.   112,865     2,715
Kimco Realty Corp.   129,857     2,676
SBA Communications Corp. Class A     9,980     2,588
Camden Property Trust    22,418     2,573
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.   150,127     2,522
Extra Space Storage Inc.    14,079     2,318
Weyerhaeuser Co.    66,181     2,068
Regency Centers Corp.    32,335     2,034
Boston Properties Inc.    29,948     1,961
Federal Realty Investment Trust    15,280     1,632
Iron Mountain Inc.    22,596     1,192
                    157,263
Utilities (5.3%)
NextEra Energy Inc.   417,377    29,646
Duke Energy Corp.   161,812    15,252
Southern Co.   228,721    14,423
          Shares Market
Value

($000)
Dominion Energy Inc.   174,883     9,727
American Electric Power Co. Inc.   107,848     9,487
Exelon Corp.   208,611     8,426
Xcel Energy Inc.   114,933     7,421
Consolidated Edison Inc.    74,528     6,659
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.   104,806     6,333
Eversource Energy    73,229     5,519
American Water Works Co. Inc.    38,185     5,360
Edison International    80,253     5,314
Constellation Energy Corp.    68,713     5,146
FirstEnergy Corp.   114,098     4,512
Ameren Corp.    54,296     4,491
DTE Energy Co.    40,687     4,464
Entergy Corp.    42,744     4,397
PPL Corp.   154,658     4,187
Sempra Energy    26,447     3,966
CenterPoint Energy Inc.   132,175     3,677
CMS Energy Corp.    60,934     3,593
Evergy Inc.    48,188     2,834
WEC Energy Group Inc.    31,887     2,827
Alliant Energy Corp.    52,707     2,702
NiSource Inc.    85,270     2,339
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    23,759     1,751
AES Corp.    57,571     1,421
Atmos Energy Corp.    11,483     1,295
NRG Energy Inc.    25,861       848
                    178,017
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,279,773)
3,343,884
Temporary Cash Investments (0.3%)
Money Market Fund (0.3%)
2,3 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 4.640%
(Cost $8,695)
   86,958          8,695
Total Investments (100.0%)
(Cost $3,288,468)
  3,352,579
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (0.0%)   (493)
Net Assets (100%)   3,352,086
Cost is in $000.
See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.
* Non-income-producing security.
1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $1,377,000.
2 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is the 7-day yield.
3 Collateral of $1,479,000 was received for securities on loan.
 
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts
      ($000)
  Expiration Number of
Long (Short)
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Futures Contracts
E-mini S&P 500 Index March 2023 24 4,771 (162)
    
Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps
Reference Entity Termination
Date
Counterparty Notional
Amount
($000)
Floating
Interest
Rate
Received
(Paid)1
(%)
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
($000)
Value and
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($000)
AT&T Inc. 8/31/23 BANA 3,972 (4.569) (244)
1 Based on USD Overnight Bank Funding Rate as of the most recent payment date. Floating interest payment received/paid monthly.
  BANA—Bank of America, N.A.
  
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of February 28, 2023
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Assets  
Investments in Securities, at Value1  
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $3,279,773) 3,343,884
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $8,695) 8,695
Total Investments in Securities 3,352,579
Investment in Vanguard 123
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 260
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 44
Receivables for Accrued Income 6,650
Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 14
Total Assets 3,359,670
Liabilities  
Due to Custodian 45
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 5,033
Collateral for Securities on Loan 1,479
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 647
Payables to Vanguard 121
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 15
Unrealized Depreciation—Over-the-Counter Swap Contracts 244
Total Liabilities 7,584
Net Assets 3,352,086
1 Includes $1,377,000 of securities on loan.  
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)


At February 28, 2023, net assets consisted of:

($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) Amount
Paid-in Capital 3,276,263
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 75,823
Net Assets 3,352,086
 
ETF Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 21,825,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
3,173,673
Net Asset Value Per Share—ETF Shares $145.41
 
Institutional Shares—Net Assets  
Applicable to 559,409 outstanding $.001 par value shares of
beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)
178,413
Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares $318.93
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Statement of Operations
  Six Months Ended
February 28, 2023
  ($000)
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends1 35,278
Interest2 90
Securities Lending—Net 23
Total Income 35,391
Expenses  
The Vanguard Group—Note B  
Investment Advisory Services 38
Management and Administrative—ETF Shares 1,280
Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares 62
Marketing and Distribution—ETF Shares 84
Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares 3
Custodian Fees 27
Shareholders’ Reports—ETF Shares 55
Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 1
Other Expenses 6
Total Expenses 1,556
Expenses Paid Indirectly (3)
Net Expenses 1,553
Net Investment Income 33,838
Realized Net Gain (Loss)  
Investment Securities Sold2,3 146,533
Futures Contracts (779)
Swap Contracts 305
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 146,059
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  
Investment Securities2 32,266
Futures Contracts (2)
Swap Contracts 5
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 32,269
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 212,166
1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $4,000.
2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $86,000, $1,000, and less than $1,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.
3 Includes $235,263,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
February 28,
2023
  Year Ended
August 31,
2022
  ($000)   ($000)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      
Operations      
Net Investment Income 33,838   60,832
Realized Net Gain (Loss) 146,059   167,428
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 32,269   (390,988)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 212,166   (162,728)
Distributions      
ETF Shares (37,362)   (54,037)
Institutional Shares (2,197)   (3,520)
Total Distributions (39,559)   (57,557)
Capital Share Transactions      
ETF Shares 211,228   658,546
Institutional Shares (618)   4,677
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 210,610   663,223
Total Increase (Decrease) 383,217   442,938
Net Assets      
Beginning of Period 2,968,869   2,525,931
End of Period 3,352,086   2,968,869
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Financial Highlights
ETF Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2023
Year Ended August 31,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $136.61 $146.23 $112.29 $111.46 $111.93 $101.33
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 1.496 3.029 2.897 2.984 2.694 2.558
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 9.073 (9.703) 33.786 .683 (.511) 10.535
Total from Investment Operations 10.569 (6.674) 36.683 3.667 2.183 13.093
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (1.769) (2.946) (2.743) (2.837) (2.653) (2.493)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (1.769) (2.946) (2.743) (2.837) (2.653) (2.493)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $145.41 $136.61 $146.23 $112.29 $111.46 $111.93
Total Return 7.86% -4.63% 33.10% 3.33% 2.05% 13.08%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $3,174 $2,801 $2,351 $1,244 $984 $873
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.10%2 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.13% 2.10% 2.19% 2.66% 2.48% 2.38%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 26% 16% 18% 31% 28% 20%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.10%.
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.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Value Index Fund
Financial Highlights
Institutional Shares            
For a Share Outstanding
Throughout Each Period
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2023
Year Ended August 31,
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $299.63 $320.71 $246.27 $244.40 $245.49 $222.23
Investment Operations            
Net Investment Income1 3.321 6.731 6.402 6.596 5.950 6.077
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 19.888 (21.295) 74.102 1.491 (1.115) 22.813
Total from Investment Operations 23.209 (14.564) 80.504 8.087 4.835 28.890
Distributions            
Dividends from Net Investment Income (3.909) (6.516) (6.064) (6.217) (5.925) (5.630)
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains
Total Distributions (3.909) (6.516) (6.064) (6.217) (5.925) (5.630)
Net Asset Value, End of Period $318.93 $299.63 $320.71 $246.27 $244.40 $245.49
Total Return 7.89% -4.60% 33.14% 3.39% 2.07% 13.18%
Ratios/Supplemental Data            
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $178 $168 $175 $102 $94 $89
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets 0.08%2 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets 2.15% 2.12% 2.22% 2.68% 2.50% 2.45%
Portfolio Turnover Rate3 26% 16% 18% 31% 28% 20%
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized.
1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
2 The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period net of reduction from custody fee offset arrangements was 0.08%.
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.
See accompanying Notes, which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: ETF Shares and Institutional 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.
Significant market disruptions, such as those caused by pandemics (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), natural or environmental disasters, war (e.g., Russia's invasion of Ukraine), acts of terrorism, or other events, can adversely affect local and global markets and normal market operations. Any such disruptions could have an adverse impact on the value of the fund's investments and fund performance.
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 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 valuation designee to represent fair value and subject to oversight by the board of trustees. Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.
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 securities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities 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 gains (losses) on futures contracts.
During the six months ended February 28, 2023, 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. Swap Contracts: The fund has entered into equity swap contracts to earn the total return on selected reference stocks in the fund’s target index. Under the terms of the swaps, the fund receives the total return on the referenced stock (i.e., receiving the increase or paying the decrease in value of the selected reference stock and receiving the equivalent of any dividends in respect of the selected referenced stock) over a specified period of time, applied to a notional amount that represents the value of a designated number of shares of the selected reference stock at the beginning of the equity swap contract. The fund also pays a floating rate that is based on short-term interest rates, applied to the notional amount. At the same time, the fund generally invests an amount approximating the notional amount of the swap in high-quality temporary cash investments.
A risk associated with all types of swaps is the possibility that a counterparty may default on its obligation to pay net amounts due to the fund. The fund’s maximum amount subject to counterparty risk is the unrealized appreciation on the swap contract. The fund mitigates its counterparty risk by entering into swaps only with a diverse group of prequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, entering into master netting arrangements with its counterparties, and requiring its counterparties to transfer collateral as security for their performance. In the absence of a default, the collateral pledged or received by the fund cannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. In the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate any swap contracts with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed by either party in accordance with its master netting arrangements, and sell or retain any collateral held up to the net amount owed to the fund under the master netting arrangements. The swap contracts contain provisions whereby a counterparty may terminate open contracts if the fund's net assets decline below a certain level, triggering a payment by the fund if the fund is in a net liability position at the time of the termination. The payment amount would be reduced by any collateral the fund has pledged. Any securities pledged as collateral for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments. The value of collateral received or pledged is compared daily to the value of the swap contracts exposure with each counterparty, and any difference, if in excess of a specified minimum transfer amount, is adjusted and settled within two business days.
The notional amounts of swap contracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are valued daily based on market quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers and the change in value is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until periodic payments are made or the termination of the swap, at which time realized gain (loss) is recorded.
During the six months ended February 28, 2023, the fund’s average amounts of investments in total return swaps represented less than 1% of net assets, based on the average of notional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.
4. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute virtually all of its taxable income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.
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5. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.