• | 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. |
• | 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. |
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | |||
ESG U.S. Stock ETF | Beginning Account Value 8/31/2022 |
Ending Account Value 2/28/2023 |
Expenses Paid During Period |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,008.20 | $0.45 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | 1,000.00 | 1,024.35 | 0.45 |
Basic Materials | 2.0% |
Consumer Discretionary | 16.2 |
Consumer Staples | 5.8 |
Energy | 0.3 |
Financials | 12.1 |
Health Care | 15.1 |
Industrials | 11.3 |
Real Estate | 3.9 |
Technology | 29.8 |
Telecommunications | 2.9 |
Utilities | 0.6 |
Shares | Market Value• ($000) | |||||
Temporary Cash Investments (0.6%) | ||||||
Money Market Fund (0.6%) | ||||||
3,4 | Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 4.640% (Cost $32,608) |
326,136 | 32,611 | |||
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $6,001,696) |
5,930,349 | |||||
Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.1%) | (5,811) | |||||
Net Assets (100%) | 5,924,538 |
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 $11,368,000. |
2 | Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs. |
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 $12,083,000 was received for securities on loan. |
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust. |
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 | 140 | 27,829 | (267) |
($000s, except shares, footnotes, and per-share amounts) | Amount |
Assets | |
Investments in Securities, at Value1 | |
Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $5,969,088) | 5,897,738 |
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $32,608) | 32,611 |
Total Investments in Securities | 5,930,349 |
Investment in Vanguard | 217 |
Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts | 1,403 |
Receivables for Investment Securities Sold | 348 |
Receivables for Accrued Income | 6,017 |
Total Assets | 5,938,334 |
Liabilities | |
Due to Custodian | 1,379 |
Payables for Investment Securities Purchased | 58 |
Collateral for Securities on Loan | 12,083 |
Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed | 2 |
Payables to Vanguard | 193 |
Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts | 81 |
Total Liabilities | 13,796 |
Net Assets | 5,924,538 |
1 Includes $11,368,000 of securities on loan. | |
At February 28, 2023, net assets consisted of: |
|
Paid-in Capital | 6,024,192 |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | (99,654) |
Net Assets | 5,924,538 |
Net Assets | |
Applicable
to 85,125,000 outstanding $.001 par value shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization) |
5,924,538 |
Net Asset Value Per Share | $69.60 |
Six
Months Ended February 28, 2023 | |
($000) | |
Investment Income | |
Income | |
Dividends1 | 41,164 |
Interest2 | 223 |
Securities Lending—Net | 503 |
Total Income | 41,890 |
Expenses | |
The Vanguard Group—Note B | |
Investment Advisory Services | 70 |
Management and Administrative | 2,248 |
Marketing and Distribution | 157 |
Custodian Fees | 24 |
Shareholders’ Reports | 67 |
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses | 1 |
Other Expenses | 6 |
Total Expenses | 2,573 |
Net Investment Income | 39,317 |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | |
Investment Securities Sold2,3 | 62,562 |
Futures Contracts | (523) |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 62,039 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Investment Securities2 | (52,401) |
Futures Contracts | 311 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (52,090) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 49,266 |
1 | Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $27,000. |
2 | Interest income, realized net gain (loss), capital gain distributions received, and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund were $210,000, $1,000, less than $1,000, and $2,000, respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes. |
3 | Includes $83,457,000 of net gain (loss) resulting from in-kind redemptions. |
Six
Months Ended February 28, 2023 |
Year
Ended August 31, 2022 | ||
($000) | ($000) | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |||
Operations | |||
Net Investment Income | 39,317 | 69,924 | |
Realized Net Gain (Loss) | 62,039 | 21,517 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (52,090) | (1,199,724) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 49,266 | (1,108,283) | |
Distributions | |||
Total Distributions | (46,316) | (64,814) | |
Capital Share Transactions | |||
Issued | 268,460 | 2,042,647 | |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | |
Redeemed | (247,130) | (228,692) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions | 21,330 | 1,813,955 | |
Total Increase (Decrease) | 24,280 | 640,858 | |
Net Assets | |||
Beginning of Period | 5,900,258 | 5,259,400 | |
End of Period | 5,924,538 | 5,900,258 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period |
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 |
Year Ended August 31, | September 18, 20181 to August 31, 2019 | ||
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $69.60 | $84.42 | $64.47 | $51.25 | $50.00 |
Investment Operations | |||||
Net Investment Income2 | .463 | .921 | .873 | .846 | .792 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | .084 | (14.856) | 19.844 | 13.146 | .868 |
Total from Investment Operations | .547 | (13.935) | 20.717 | 13.992 | 1.660 |
Distributions | |||||
Dividends from Net Investment Income | (.547) | (.885) | (.767) | (.772) | (.410) |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Distributions | (.547) | (.885) | (.767) | (.772) | (.410) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | $69.60 | $69.60 | $84.42 | $64.47 | $51.25 |
Total Return | 0.82% | -16.61% | 32.41% | 27.60% | 3.40% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |||||
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) | $5,925 | $5,900 | $5,259 | $1,974 | $595 |
Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.12% | 0.12%3 |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | 1.38% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.54% | 1.67%3 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate4 | 2% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized. |
1 | Inception. |
2 | Calculated based on average shares outstanding. |
3 | Annualized. |
4 | 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. |
Level
1 ($000) |
Level
2 ($000) |
Level
3 ($000) |
Total ($000) | |
Investments | ||||
Assets | ||||
Common Stocks | 5,897,644 | 94 | — | 5,897,738 |
Temporary Cash Investments | 32,611 | — | — | 32,611 |
Total | 5,930,255 | 94 | — | 5,930,349 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | ||||
Liabilities | ||||
Futures Contracts1 | 267 | — | — | 267 |
1 | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Amount ($000) | |
Tax Cost | 6,004,623 |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 715,504 |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (790,045) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (74,541) |
Six
Months Ended February 28, 2023 |
Year
Ended August 31, 2022 | ||
Shares (000) |
Shares (000) | ||
Issued | 4,025 | 25,425 | |
Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions | — | — | |
Redeemed | (3,675) | (2,950) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 350 | 22,475 |