UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number : 811-7043

 

Name of Registrant: Vanguard Admiral Funds

 

 

Address of Registrant:

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

Heidi Stam, Esquire

 

P.O. Box 876

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2007–February 29, 2008

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders

 

 



 

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The Federal Reserve Board cut the target federal funds rate five times during the six months ended February 29, 2008.

 

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Yields for the four Vanguard Money Market Funds ranged from 2.96% to 3.86% as the period closed.

 

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The funds topped the average returns of their peers over the six-month period ended February 29.

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

1

Chairman’s Letter

2

Advisor’s Report

7

Prime Money Market Fund

9

Federal Money Market Fund

23

Treasury Money Market Fund

32

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

40

About Your Fund’s Expenses

48

Glossary

50

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: The opinions expressed in this report are just that—informed opinions. They should not be considered promises or advice. Also, please keep in mind that the information and opinions cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

Your Fund’s Total Returns

 

 

Six Months Ended February 29, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Ticker

Vanguard

Competing

7-Day

Vanguard Money Market Fund

Symbol

Fund

Fund 1

SEC Yield 2

Prime

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

VMMXX

2.3%

2.0%

3.71%

Institutional Shares 3

VMRXX

2.4

2.2

3.86

Federal

VMFXX

2.3

1.9

3.65

Treasury

VMPXX

1.9

1.5

2.96

Admiral Treasury 4

VUSXX

2.0

1.5

3.11

 

 

 

1 Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares, the Average Money Market Fund; for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares, the Average Institutional Money Market Fund; for the Federal Money Market Fund, the Average Government Money Market Fund; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund. For the Prime and Federal Money Market Funds, peer-group returns are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the returns are derived from data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

2 7-day SEC yield as of February 29, 2008. The yield of a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

3 This class of shares carries low expenses and is available for a minimum initial investment of $5 million.

4 Minimum initial investment is $50,000.

 

 

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Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

To shore up a sluggish U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve Board lowered its target federal funds rate five times during the six months ended February 29, 2008. Money market yields followed the federal funds rate down, restraining returns.

On a relative basis, the Vanguard Money Market Funds held up well in this unsettled environment, outperforming their peer groups for the fiscal period with total returns ranging from 1.9% for the Treasury Money Market Fund to 2.4% for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares.

The table on page 1 shows the returns of the funds and their average peers during the half-year. The share price of each fund remained at $1, as is expected but not guaranteed.

Mortgage-market fallout roiled both taxable and tax-exempt bonds

As trouble spread from subprime mortgage-backed securities to other instruments, the credit markets grew treacherous in recent months. Investors flocked to higher-quality government and corporate bonds, driving U.S. Treasury bond prices higher and pushing their yields lower.

The broad taxable bond market outpaced stocks, posting a total return of 5.7% for the fiscal half-year as lower interest rates depressed yields and pushed up prices.

 

 

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By contrast, tax-exempt municipal bonds returned –0.6%, as fixed income investors pulled back from all but the highest-quality, most liquid securities—preferably Treasuries. This, combined with concerns about the financial strength of the insurers backing the highest-quality municipal bonds, pushed municipal yields above those of Treasuries, a historically unusual relationship.

The Federal Reserve Board responded to the credit-market turmoil and deteriorating economic outlook with aggressive reductions in its target for the federal funds rate. In the wake of the Fed’s five cuts, the target rate stood at 3.0%, its lowest level since June 2005. The final two cuts came in January, and investors anticipated more to come.

 

U.S. and foreign stocks fell amid recession, subprime concerns

The broad U.S. stock market returned –8.5% for the six months, buffeted by tightening global credit markets (a reaction to the subprime mortgage crisis that began taking hold in midsummer), a weakening U.S. dollar, and fears of a U.S. recession.

Over the period, large-capitalization stocks fared better than small-caps, growth stocks outpaced their value-oriented counterparts, and international stocks again outperformed U.S. stocks. But these performances should be viewed in relative terms: Each stock group posted a negative return.

 

 

Market Barometer

 

 

Total Returns

 

Periods Ended February 29, 2008

 

Six Months

One Year

Five Years 1

Bonds

 

 

 

Lehman U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market)

5.7%

7.3%

4.5%

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

–0.6

–1.2

3.4

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

1.9

4.4

3.0

 

 

 

 

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

–8.4%

–3.8%

12.2%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

–12.9

–12.4

15.1

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

–8.5

–4.1

12.9

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

–1.5

7.8

24.1

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

1.8%

4.0%

2.9%

 

 

1 Annualized.

 

 

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In a volatile market, safety and liquidity were paramount

During the fiscal half-year, the Vanguard Money Market Funds successfully met their objectives: to preserve principal and liquidity while providing competitive returns.

In a market environment unsettled by the subprime-mortgage problems, our funds distinguished themselves as a safe haven. Rather than pursuing marginally higher yields in higher-risk securities such as those that began to generate distressing headlines in August 2007, the four funds followed their customary strategy of carefully selecting securities that meet stringent credit-quality requirements.

 

As the Fed embarked on its aggressive series of interest rate cuts, the funds’ yields moved sharply lower, as shown in the table below. The variance in yields among the four funds reflects the different levels of risk and expected return inherent in the types of securities each fund holds.

Even as yields declined, our funds’ emphasis on the highest-quality securities and low operating costs helped produce competitive returns relative to their peer groups and money market indexes. (For a comparison of the annualized expense ratios of the funds and their peers, see the table on page 5.) For example, every fund’s return was in line with or slightly above the 6- and 12-month returns of the Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index,

 

 

Changes in Yields

 

 

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield

 

February 29,

August 31,

February 28,

Money Market Fund

2008

2007

2007

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

3.71%

5.11%

5.10%

Institutional Shares

3.86

5.27

5.25

Federal

3.65

5.03

5.06

Treasury

2.96

4.54

4.83

Admiral Treasury

3.11

4.64

4.98

 

 

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the unmanaged market benchmark. Surpassing, or even matching, the index is a major achievement given the funds’ real-world expenses, which are not incurred by the index.

During the six months, Vanguard Fixed Income Group, the funds’ advisor, sought to provide the best balance of yield, safety, and liquidity by extending the average maturity of the money market funds’ portfolios. In a declining-rate environment, extending a portfolio’s average weighted maturity allows it to hang on to higher-yielding securities for a longer period, enhancing returns. The average maturity for the Prime Money Market Fund increased from 48 days in August to 64 days in February.

 

In rocky times, money market funds can represent stability

During the past six months, the Fed’s target for short-term interest rates has declined from 5.25% to 3.0%, cutting into money market returns. Although lower returns can be frustrating for investors, that doesn’t invalidate the case for owning money market funds.

A money market fund can play an important role in a well-balanced portfolio that includes stocks and bonds. Historically, money market funds have provided stability and liquidity to help counteract the volatility of higher-yielding investments. The Vanguard Money Market Funds, with their low costs and management expertise, can serve that

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios 1

 

 

Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

 

 

 

Fund

Peer-Group

 

Expense

Expense

 

Ratio

Ratio

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

0.23%

0.90%

Institutional Shares

0.08

0.44

Federal

0.23

0.79

Treasury

0.23

0.76

Admiral Treasury

0.10

0.76

 

 

1 Fund expense ratios reflect the six months ended February 29, 2008. Peer groups are: for the Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares, the Average Money Market Fund; for the Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares, the Average Institutional Money Market Fund; for the Federal Money Market Fund, the Average Government Money Market Fund; for the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, the Average U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund. Peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc. and capture information through year-end 2007.

 

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purpose while helping you to safeguard any savings you need to meet short-term financial goals.

As I close this report to you, it’s my pleasure to introduce the funds’ new president, F. William McNabb III. Bill’s a man of great character and integrity who is intimately familiar with all aspects of Vanguard—from how we serve our clients to how we invest for our clients.

Bill and I have worked together very closely for more than two decades. I’m thrilled that the fund’s board elected him president, effective March 1, and designated him to succeed me as chief executive officer, a role he’ll assume within a year, after an orderly transition. Bill and the rest of our team will serve you and our other clients extremely well in the years ahead.

Thank you for investing your assets at Vanguard.

 

Sincerely,

 


 

John J. Brennan

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

March 12, 2008

 

 

 

6

Advisor’s Report

 

During the six months ended February 29, 2008, the four Vanguard Money Market Funds produced returns ranging from 1.9% for the Treasury Money Market Fund to 2.4% for the Institutional Shares of the Prime Money Market Fund. The funds topped the average returns of their peer groups.

The investment environment

The period was marked by the rapid unwinding of risk in the marketplace. One of the precipitating factors was problems with structured investment vehicles (SIVs), which issued very-short-term money market securities to invest in longer-term assets, including some securities backed by subprime mortgage loans. Although SIVs have historically offered returns only marginally higher than those of other money market instruments, their securities nevertheless became popular holdings in some money market funds.

As home prices retreated, mortgage-backed securities came under pressure. The credit markets turned treacherous, and liquidity evaporated for SIVs. Wall Street dealers, who play a significant role in our day-to-day operations as intermediary between issuers and investors, were challenged in their capacity to provide liquidity to the market.

 

The turmoil produced a broad-based credit crunch that has been felt throughout the economy. The Federal Reserve Board responded to these developments with a series of aggressive interest rate cuts, including an unprecedented 1.25-percentage-point reduction over two weeks during January. At the end of February, the Fed’s target for short-term interest rates stood at 3.0%, down from 5.25% at the start of the six-month period.

Management of the funds

The Prime Money Market Fund sidestepped problems related to SIVs and subprime-mortgage-backed securities. Almost a year ago, in the spring of 2007, a periodic review conducted by one of our credit analysts highlighted subprime exposure in the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market. This resulted in our eliminating our exposure to some ABCP issues and reducing our exposure to others. Several months later, conditions deteriorated in the ABCP market, affecting even programs without any subprime exposure. Rather than maintain these holdings, we chose to eliminate them in favor of securities with superior liquidity characteristics.

We focused our reinvestment activity on institutions that had demonstrated the ability to manage their exposures across various asset classes. We also reduced our exposure to banks in favor of Treasury bills, increasing the overall credit quality of the portfolio.

 

 

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In all four money market funds, we extended the weighted average maturity to lock in higher yields, expecting the Fed to continue reducing its interest rate target. In the two Treasury funds, we increased maturity by focusing our investment activity on six-month Treasury bills. In the Federal Money Market Fund, we added longer-dated agency securities; we also increased our exposure to Treasury bills, which improved the portfolio’s overall credit quality.

Investment outlook

We expect difficulties in the housing market to result in further rate cuts by the Fed in coming months. Inflation pressures and soaring energy costs will continue to put pressure on families, making it difficult for consumers already feeling their pocketbooks pinched. We likely are going through at least a mild recession, which could get deeper if the slide in housing gets worse and the pace of foreclosures accelerates.

 

Our team of credit analysts has steered us clear of the problems that others are working through. On their recommendation, we have modified our risk exposure to the banking sector, eliminating some issuers we are not comfortable with and reducing our exposure to others. Because of the Vanguard Money Market Funds’ historical cost advantage over their peers, we have been in the enviable position of being able to provide very competitive yields while continuing to emphasize only the highest-quality, most liquid money market securities.

 

David R. Glocke, Principal

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

March 14, 2008

 

 

 

8

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of February 29, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield 1

 

Investor Shares

3.71%

Institutional Shares

3.86%

Average Weighted Maturity

64 days

Average Quality 2

Aa1

Expense Ratio

 

Investor Shares

0.23% 3

Institutional Shares

0.08% 3

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

51.9%

Aa

46.9

A

1.2

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Banker’s Acceptances

1.4%

Finance

 

Commercial Paper

12.5

Certificates of Deposit

37.8

Treasury/Agency

45.2

Other

3.1

 

 

 

1 7-Day SEC yield. See the Glossary on page 50.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 Annualized.

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–February 29, 2008

 

 

 

Fiscal

Prime Money Market Fund

Average

Year

Investor Shares 1

Fund 2

1998

5.5%

4.9%

1999

5.0

4.4

2000

5.9

5.3

2001

5.4

4.8

2002

2.1

1.4

2003

1.1

0.6

2004

0.8

0.4

2005

2.3

1.7

2006

4.4

3.7

2007

5.2

4.6

2008 3

2.3

2.0

7-Day SEC Yield (2/29/2008): 3.71%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investor Shares 1

6/4/1975

5.14%

2.99%

3.74%

Institutional Shares

10/3/1989

5.30

3.19

3.93

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2 Returns for the Average Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

3 Six months ended February 29, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights tables on pages 20 and 21 for dividend information.

 

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 29, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (45.2%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Farm Credit Bank

4.506%

4/7/08

74,000

73,996

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.016%

3/5/08

1,917,000

1,916,910

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.327%

3/19/08

200,000

199,572

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.781%

3/19/08

295,000

294,994

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.734%

3/24/08

378,000

377,938

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.672%

4/16/08

154,139

153,422

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.557%

4/24/08

195,000

194,951

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.677%

5/2/08

12,000

11,945

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.729%

5/14/08

350,000

348,050

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.739%–2.744%

5/21/08

1,005,000

998,844

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.968%

6/13/08

55,000

54,380

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.549%

7/25/08

92,501

91,556

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.336%–4.568%

3/24/08

1,454,373

1,450,369

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.687%

3/26/08

2,745,000

2,743,909

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.670%

3/30/08

3,425,000

3,424,228

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.572%

3/31/08

14,599

14,545

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.263%–4.337%

5/5/08

399,180

396,144

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.301%–4.306%

5/19/08

1,156,500

1,145,813

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

3.881%

6/5/08

123,000

121,747

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.964%

7/21/08

183,002

179,580

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.896%

8/18/08

322,635

315,520

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.569%

3/26/08

254,028

253,239

2,3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.687%

3/26/08

737,000

736,707

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.985%

3/31/08

100,000

99,671

2,3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.476%

4/7/08

2,700,000

2,698,880

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.010%

4/9/08

1,346,318

1,340,528

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.672%–3.704%

4/16/08

612,900

610,028

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.967%

6/11/08

92,268

91,248

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.960%–3.970%

6/18/08

351,623

347,479

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.916%

7/9/08

104,000

102,558

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.929%

7/18/08

295,000

289,635

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.933%–4.943%

7/25/08

345,012

338,421

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.022%

3/6/08

490,000

489,731

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.263%

5/15/08

2,000,000

1,990,625

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.521%

5/22/08

3,000,000

2,976,357

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.397%

5/29/08

2,000,000

1,983,486

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.242%

6/5/08

1,400,000

1,388,091

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.429%

7/24/08

1,975,000

1,955,908

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.337%

7/31/08

1,000,000

990,247

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.184%

8/7/08

4,000,000

3,961,840

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.102%

8/14/08

4,000,000

3,961,636

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.061%

8/21/08

2,000,000

1,980,393

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.092%

8/28/08

6,000,000

5,937,900

 

U.S. Treasury Note

4.625%

9/30/08

350,000

354,530

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $49,387,551)

 

49,387,551

Commercial Paper (12.5%)

 

 

 

 

Bank Holding Company (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

HSBC USA, Inc.

5.054%

3/12/08

50,000

49,924

 

HSBC USA, Inc.

4.225%

4/11/08

51,000

50,757

 

State Street Corp.

3.456%

4/11/08

202,000

201,211

 

 

 

 

 

301,892

Finance—Auto (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Honda Finance

4.171%

3/14/08

177,600

177,334

 

American Honda Finance

3.885%

4/10/08

49,000

48,790

 

American Honda Finance

3.989%–4.092%

4/11/08

172,000

171,217

 

American Honda Finance

2.899%

4/29/08

40,000

39,811

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

4.749%

3/7/08

225,000

224,824

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

4.194%

4/9/08

320,000

318,561

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

3.788%

4/21/08

48,500

48,242

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

4.593%

5/13/08

98,000

97,108

 

 

 

 

 

1,125,887

Finance—Other (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Credit Corp.

4.757%

3/3/08

315,000

314,918

 

American Express Credit Corp.

4.214%

4/7/08

130,000

129,443

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.653%

3/10/08

500,000

499,425

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.449%

3/24/08

500,000

498,594

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.478%

6/17/08

500,000

493,430

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

4.478%

6/18/08

500,000

493,369

 

 

 

 

 

2,429,179

Foreign Banks (6.4%)

 

 

 

 

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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

4.348%

4/9/08

150,000

149,301

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.993%

5/5/08

98,000

97,474

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.981%

5/6/08

68,300

67,929

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

3.023%

5/28/08

150,000

148,900

 

Bank of Scotland PLC

4.306%

4/9/08

100,000

99,539

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

5.064%

3/5/08

203,000

202,887

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

4.961%

3/13/08

314,275

313,762

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

4.982%–4.992%

3/14/08

178,000

177,683

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

4.967%

3/17/08

100,000

99,782

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

4.594%

3/19/08

134,333

134,027

4

Danske Corp.

4.890%

3/18/08

1,223,000

1,220,211

4

Danske Corp.

4.041%

4/14/08

71,750

71,399

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

2.972%

5/13/08

500,000

497,009

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

2.997%

5/21/08

569,500

565,688

 

HSBC USA, Inc.

4.306%

4/10/08

90,000

89,574

 

HSBC USA, Inc.

3.200%

4/18/08

81,000

80,657

 

Santander Central Hispano

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (Delaware), Inc.

5.515%

3/13/08

614,000

612,902

 

Societe Generale N.A. Inc.

3.959%

4/14/08

70,000

69,665

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

2.993%

5/5/08

161,000

160,137

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

5.499%

3/12/08

690,500

689,371

 

UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC

3.031%

5/13/08

250,000

248,496

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

5.064%

3/11/08

125,000

124,826

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

3.631%

4/16/08

30,470

30,330

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

3.577%

4/22/08

500,000

497,440

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

4.657%

4/30/08

395,000

392,005

 

 

 

 

 

6,840,994

Foreign Industrial (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

4

BP Capital Markets PLC

4.518%

3/14/08

68,000

67,891

4

BP Capital Markets PLC

4.573%

3/28/08

156,000

155,474

4

BP Capital Markets PLC

4.512%

4/28/08

98,000

97,302

4

BP Capital Markets PLC

4.513%–4.572%

4/30/08

330,000

327,540

4

GlaxoSmithKline Finance PLC

4.705%

3/3/08

401,500

401,396

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

4.833%

3/4/08

51,900

51,880

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

4.494%

5/2/08

48,700

48,331

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.773%

5/16/08

96,000

95,442

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.779%

5/20/08

195,000

193,804

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

4.505%

5/21/08

53,641

53,110

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.775%

5/23/08

70,000

69,555

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.781%

6/4/08

51,700

51,323

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.688%

8/4/08

50,000

49,425

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.681%

8/29/08

493,000

486,444

 

Nestle Finance France SA

2.850%

5/8/08

82,000

81,562

 

Nestle Finance France SA

2.788%

5/14/08

20,000

19,886

 

Nestle Finance France SA

2.789%

5/20/08

71,000

70,563

 

Nestle Finance France SA

2.731%

7/10/08

75,000

74,263

 

Nestle Finance France SA

2.698%

7/11/08

41,900

41,490

 

 

 

 

 

2,436,681

Industrial (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Funding Corp.

2.910%–4.447%

3/14/08

148,000

147,791

 

General Electric Company

3.519%

3/18/08

133,000

132,780

4

Pfizer Inc.

4.511%

5/15/08

177,000

175,374

 

 

 

 

 

455,945

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $13,590,578)

 

 

 

13,590,578

Certificates of Deposit (26.9%)

 

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Banks (8.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

4.215%

4/8/08

295,000

295,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

2.930%

5/1/08

775,000

775,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

2.960%

5/5/08

202,000

202,000

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

2.950%

5/8/08

250,000

250,000

 

Citibank, N.A.

3.070%

5/6/08

726,000

726,000

 

HSBC Bank USA, NA

4.300%

4/11/08

300,000

300,010

 

HSBC Bank USA, NA

4.000%

4/15/08

167,500

167,500

 

HSBC Bank USA, NA

3.800%

4/16/08

263,000

263,000

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

2.970%

5/21/08

500,000

500,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust

4.850%

3/18/08

500,000

500,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust

3.750%

4/16/08

113,000

113,000

 

State Street Bank & Trust

2.950%

6/2/08

246,000

246,000

 

U.S. Bank National Association

2.990%

5/8/08

161,000

161,000

 

U.S. Bank National Association

2.900%

5/12/08

163,000

163,000

 

U.S. Bank National Association

2.900%

5/15/08

163,000

163,000

 

 

13

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Bank National Association

2.900%

5/30/08

161,000

161,000

Wachovia Bank NA

4.900%

4/30/08

350,000

350,000

Wachovia Bank NA

4.800%

5/27/08

1,960,000

1,960,000

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

3.030%

3/18/08

1,500,000

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

8,795,510

Yankee Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Branches (18.8%)

 

 

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.000%

4/16/08

200,000

200,000

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

3.950%

4/17/08

100,000

100,105

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.950%

3/19/08

492,000

492,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.630%

4/4/08

177,000

177,008

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.350%

4/10/08

500,000

500,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.680%

5/1/08

440,000

440,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

4.400%

4/7/08

689,000

689,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

4.230%

4/14/08

390,000

390,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

4.290%

4/14/08

200,000

200,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Portland Branch)

3.820%

4/15/08

300,000

300,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

4.850%

3/25/08

1,000,000

1,000,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

4.720%

4/30/08

100,000

100,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

5.130%

3/3/08

750,000

750,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

4.380%

4/10/08

250,000

250,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

3.060%

5/22/08

500,000

500,000

Calyon (New York Branch)

3.000%

5/5/08

300,000

300,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

4.980%

3/17/08

297,000

297,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.480%

3/7/08

492,000

492,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.480%

3/10/08

393,000

393,000

Credit Suisse (New York Branch)

5.330%

3/17/08

495,000

495,000

Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)

3.800%

4/21/08

1,000,000

1,000,000

Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)

3.020%

5/5/08

500,000

500,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

4.680%

4/1/08

195,000

195,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

3.230%

4/30/08

850,000

850,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

3.040%

5/21/08

250,000

250,000

Fortis Bank NV-SA (New York Branch)

3.050%

5/28/08

200,000

200,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (New York Branch)

5.500%

3/14/08

550,000

550,000

KBC Bank N.V. (New York Branch)

3.170%

4/3/08

340,000

340,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

3.250%

4/24/08

161,000

161,012

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

3.100%

4/25/08

295,000

295,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

3.105%

4/28/08

200,000

200,002

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

5.130%

3/7/08

1,000,000

1,000,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

4.550%

4/3/08

250,000

250,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

3.870%

4/15/08

100,000

100,006

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

5.080%

3/3/08

1,000,000

1,000,000

Rabobank Nederland (New York Branch)

3.750%

4/17/08

820,000

820,000

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

3.790%

4/16/08

202,500

202,500

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

2.950%

5/12/08

408,500

408,500

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

3.000%

5/19/08

500,500

500,500

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

4.350%

4/8/08

250,000

250,000

 

 

14

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

4.210%

4/14/08

73,000

73,058

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

4.880%

4/18/08

54,500

54,591

Svenska Handelsbanken, AB (New York Branch)

5.440%

3/4/08

750,000

750,000

Svenska Handelsbanken, AB (New York Branch)

4.140%

3/18/08

350,000

350,000

Svenska Handelsbanken, AB (New York Branch)

3.000%

5/5/08

240,000

240,000

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

5.100%

3/11/08

200,000

200,000

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

5.060%

3/13/08

50,000

50,001

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

5.020%

3/14/08

94,000

94,002

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

4.980%

4/1/08

500,000

500,000

Toronto Dominion (New York Branch)

4.020%

4/15/08

155,000

155,000

UBS AG (Stamford Branch)

5.500%

3/12/08

550,000

550,000

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

4.750%

3/31/08

105,000

105,056

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

4.425%

4/9/08

100,000

100,022

Westpac Banking Corp. (New York Branch)

3.000%

5/6/08

246,000

246,000

 

 

 

 

20,605,363

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $29,400,873)

 

 

 

29,400,873

Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (10.6%)

 

 

 

 

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

4.250%

4/14/08

200,000

200,000

ABN–AMRO Bank NV

3.950%

4/16/08

300,000

300,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

5.100%

3/10/08

150,000

150,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

3.550%

4/24/08

96,000

96,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

3.000%

5/6/08

200,000

200,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

3.000%

5/6/08

200,000

200,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

3.850%

4/22/08

450,000

450,000

Banco Santander Central Hispano

4.430%

4/10/08

148,000

148,005

Banco Santander Central Hispano

4.000%

4/16/08

162,000

162,006

Banco Santander Central Hispano

3.590%

4/24/08

600,000

600,009

Barclays Bank PLC

5.480%

3/11/08

485,000

485,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.530%

3/14/08

220,000

220,000

Barclays Bank PLC

5.332%

3/19/08

500,000

500,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

4.960%

3/20/08

400,000

400,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

4.250%

4/11/08

200,000

200,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

4.535%

4/8/08

500,000

500,000

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

5.500%

3/14/08

1,330,000

1,330,000

HSBC Bank PLC

3.640%

4/24/08

128,000

128,000

HSBC Bank PLC

3.640%

4/24/08

79,000

79,005

ING Bank N.V.

4.610%

4/7/08

572,000

572,000

ING Bank N.V.

3.870%

4/17/08

350,000

350,000

ING Bank N.V.

3.180%

4/30/08

500,000

500,000

KBC Bank N.V.

4.250%

3/14/08

145,000

145,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

4.640%

4/2/08

250,000

250,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

4.350%

4/9/08

500,000

500,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

4.000%

4/15/08

125,000

125,000

National Australia Bank

4.200%

4/14/08

650,000

650,000

National Australia Bank

3.160%

5/1/08

500,000

500,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

5.480%

3/11/08

525,000

525,000

Societe Generale

5.000%

3/25/08

710,000

710,000

Societe Generale

4.600%

4/8/08

167,000

167,000

Societe Generale

3.970%

4/16/08

247,000

247,000

Total Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (Cost $11,589,025)

 

 

11,589,025

 

 

15

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Other Notes (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

5.020%

3/4/08

1,000,000

1,000,000

 

Bank of America, N.A.

5.050%

3/10/08

500,000

500,000

Total Other Notes (Cost $1,500,000)

 

 

 

1,500,000

Repurchase Agreements (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $310,079,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 3/19/08–5/21/08, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Bank 2.760%, 7/14/08, Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. Discount Note, 6/13/08)

3.040%

3/3/08

310,000

310,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $479,123,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

 

4.950%, 10/10/14, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

2.750%–5.375%, 3/14/08–5/18/16, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Mortgage Corp. 3.375%, 4/15/09, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

National Mortgage Assn. 5.125%, 9/2/08)

3.080%

3/3/08

479,000

479,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $197,051,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%, 8/5/09, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

0.000%–2.500%, 4/9/10–6/1/17)

3.100%

3/3/08

197,000

197,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $203,052,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%–5.500%, 6/18/14–8/13/14, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

National Mortgage Assn. 4.875%–6.375%,

 

 

 

 

 

4/15/09–7/13/09)

3.100%

3/3/08

203,000

203,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $442,113,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%–5.750%, 8/22/08–6/12/26, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3.625%–6.625%,

 

 

 

 

 

9/15/08–7/18/11, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

4.250%–7.250%, 9/15/09–2/15/11)

3.080%

3/3/08

442,000

442,000

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $681,176,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 4/9/08, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 9/8/17, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 7/14/08, Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. 4.125%–5.125%, 11/30/09–7/15/12,

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn. Discount Note,

 

 

 

 

 

8/27/08, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

0.000%–5.500%, 3/15/11–11/15/30)

3.100%

3/3/08

681,000

681,000

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $150,039,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank 7.350%,

 

 

 

 

 

5/8/30, Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note,

 

 

 

 

 

4/25/08, Federal Home Loan Bank 3.875%,

 

 

 

 

 

8/22/08, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 2/17/09)

3.150%

3/3/08

150,000

150,000

 

 

16

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $339,087,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

 

3.750%–5.375%, 10/23/09–1/17/17)

3.080%

3/3/08

339,000

339,000

RBC Capital Markets Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $135,035,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

4.625%–5.250%, 6/12/20–12/9/22, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Mortgage Corp. 5.625%, 3/15/11)

3.110%

3/3/08

135,000

135,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $483,229,000,

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

3.375%–5.250%, 12/12/08–9/8/17, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 5.000%–6.250%,

 

 

 

 

 

7/18/11–7/15/32, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%–7.125%, 7/15/08–10/15/15)

3.070%

3/3/08

483,105

483,105

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $3,419,105)

 

 

 

3,419,105

Total Investments (99.7%) (Cost $108,887,132)

 

 

 

108,887,132

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

1,133,449

Liabilities

 

 

 

(772,424)

 

 

 

 

 

361,025

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

109,248,157

 

 

At February 29, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

109,245,948

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

2,209

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

109,248,157

 

 

Investor Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 95,213,752,082 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

95,215,702

Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares

$1.00

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 14,032,201,804 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

14,032,455

Net Asset Value Per Share—Institutional Shares

$1.00

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements .

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

2 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line of credit) would require congressional action.

3 Adjustable-rate note.

4 Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” At February 29, 2008, the aggregate value of these securities was $5,124,106,000, representing 4.7% of net assets.

 

 

17

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 29, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

2,408,917

Total Income

2,408,917

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

4,379

Management and Administrative

 

Investor Shares

86,048

Institutional Shares

2,442

Marketing and Distribution

 

Investor Shares

11,925

Institutional Shares

1,464

Custodian Fees

761

Shareholders’ Reports

 

Investor Shares

351

Institutional Shares

11

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

53

Total Expenses

107,434

Net Investment Income

2,301,483

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

7,096

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

2,308,579

 

 

18

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

February 29,

August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

2,301,483

4,219,193

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

7,096

(2,256)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

2,308,579

4,216,937

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investor Shares

(2,034,834)

(3,771,878)

Institutional Shares

(266,649)

(447,315)

Realized Capital Gain

 

 

Investor Shares

Institutional Shares

Total Distributions

(2,301,483)

(4,219,193)

Capital Share Transactions—Investor Shares (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

56,898,414

96,242,797

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

1,972,859

3,654,662

Redeemed

(47,713,759)

(80,421,310)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares

11,157,514

19,476,149

Capital Share Transactions—Institutional Shares (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

9,869,611

15,512,668

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

252,448

419,628

Redeemed

(6,112,087)

(12,179,315)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

4,009,972

3,752,981

Total Increase (Decrease)

15,174,582

23,226,874

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

94,073,575

70,846,701

End of Period

109,248,157

94,073,575

 

 

 

19

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 29,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.023

.051

.043

.023

.008

.011

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.023

.051

.043

.023

.008

.011

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.023)

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

(.011)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.023)

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

(.011)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return 1

2.34%

5.23%

4.38%

2.31%

0.83%

1.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$95,216

$84,052

$64,578

$46,454

$43,884

$47,341

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.23%*

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.64%*

5.10%

4.33%

2.29%

0.82%

1.12%

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

*

Annualized.

 

 

20

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 29,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.024

.053

.045

.025

.010

.013

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.024

.053

.045

.025

.010

.013

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.024)

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

(.013)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.024)

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

(.013)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

2.41%

5.39%

4.58%

2.52%

1.05%

1.33%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$14,032

$10,022

$6,269

$5,764

$5,301

$4,296

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.08%*

0.08%

0.09%

0.09%

0.09%

0.10%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.79%*

5.26%

4.53%

2.51%

1.05%

1.32%

 

 

* Annualized.

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

 

 

21

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments of companies primarily operating in specific industries, particularly financial services; the issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in such industries. The fund offers two classes of shares, Investor Shares and Institutional Shares. Investor Shares are available to any investor who meets the fund’s minimum purchase requirements. Institutional Shares are designed for investors who meet certain administrative and service criteria and invest a minimum of $5 million.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

 

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 on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) and for the period ended February 29, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

5. Other: Interest income 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 the 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.

 

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. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $9,053,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 9.05% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

22

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of February 29, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield 1

3.65%

Average Weighted Maturity

56 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio

0.23% 3

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury/Agency

84.0%

Other

16.0

 

 

 

1 7-Day SEC yield. See the Glossary on page 50.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 Annualized.

 

 

23

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–February 29, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal

Federal Money

Average

Year

Market Fund 1

Fund 2

1998

5.4%

5.0%

1999

4.9

4.4

2000

5.8

5.3

2001

5.4

4.8

2002

2.1

1.5

2003

1.1

0.7

2004

0.8

0.4

2005

2.3

1.7

2006

4.3

3.8

2007

5.2

4.6

2008 3

2.3

1.9

7-Day SEC Yield (2/29/2008): 3.65%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Federal Money Market Fund 1

7/13/1981

5.07%

2.95%

3.70%

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2 Returns for the Average Government Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

3 Six months ended February 29, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 30 for dividend information.

 

 

24

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 29, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (83.6%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Farm Credit Bank

4.506%

4/7/08

75,000

74,996

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.874%

3/5/08

204,027

203,919

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

5.016%

3/5/08

70,000

69,997

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.841%

3/17/08

350,000

349,944

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.781%

3/19/08

150,000

149,997

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.791%

3/19/08

150,000

149,976

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.734%

3/24/08

75,000

74,988

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.687%–4.028%

4/4/08

91,236

90,898

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

4.010%–4.040%

4/9/08

460,769

458,785

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.672%

4/16/08

78,495

78,130

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.949%

4/18/08

74,625

74,333

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.840%

4/23/08

175,000

174,273

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

3.557%

4/24/08

300,000

299,925

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.945%

5/19/08

70,000

70,000

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.990%–5.111%

3/3/08

230,000

229,938

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.988%

3/20/08

40,715

40,611

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.687%

3/26/08

400,000

399,841

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.670%

3/31/08

500,000

499,887

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.098%

3/31/08

92,048

91,676

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.609%–4.666%

4/7/08

161,910

161,152

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

4.247%–4.258%

5/12/08

183,334

181,807

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.879%–4.819%

5/30/08

360,180

356,743

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

3.881%

6/5/08

100,000

98,981

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.012%–4.606%

4/2/08

260,544

259,614

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.010%–4.667%

4/9/08

549,777

547,243

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.651%–3.704%

4/16/08

150,000

149,303

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.333%

5/7/08

50,000

49,605

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.248%

5/14/08

392,000

388,648

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.255%

5/16/08

47,749

47,329

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.186%

5/21/08

183,153

181,461

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

4.195%–4.205%

5/28/08

385,886

382,001

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

3.865%

6/18/08

53,222

52,610

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.184%

8/7/08

400,000

396,184

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.102%

8/14/08

400,000

396,164

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.061%

8/21/08

200,000

198,039

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.092%

8/28/08

300,000

296,895

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $7,725,893)

 

 

7,725,893

 

 

 

25

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

 

Repurchase Agreements (16.0%)

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $145,037,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

2.650%, 2/27/09, Federal National Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Assn. Discount Note, 6/12/08)

3.040%

3/3/08

145,000

145,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $237,061,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

2.750%–5.375%, 7/17/09–6/13/14, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

National Mortgage Assn. 4.625%, 12/15/09)

3.080%

3/3/08

237,000

237,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $1,609,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. Discount Note, 8/25/08)

3.100%

3/3/08

1,609

1,609

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $100,026,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 3/12/10, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.125%, 4/18/11)

3.100%

3/3/08

100,000

100,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $211,054,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

2.375%–5.250%, 2/25/09–2/27/13, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

National Mortgage Assn. 6.375%–6.625%,

 

 

 

 

 

6/15/09–11/15/30)

3.080%

3/3/08

211,000

211,000

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $322,083,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.100%, 9/19/08, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.125%–5.500%, 8/23/10–8/23/17, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

National Mortgage Assn. 5.375%, 8/15/09)

3.100%

3/3/08

322,000

322,000

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $166,043,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 7/18/11, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

2.625%–7.375%, 3/14/08–12/16/16, Federal

 

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 2.750%–7.000%,

 

 

 

 

 

3/15/08–7/15/32)

3.080%

3/3/08

166,000

166,000

RBC Capital Markets Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $66,017,000

 

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%, 12/9/22, Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. 5.625%, 3/15/11)

3.110%

3/3/08

66,000

66,000

 

 

26

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 2/29/08, Repurchase Value $228,058,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

3.250%–5.250%, 6/12/09–6/12/20, Federal

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 4.750%–5.000%,

 

 

 

 

9/16/08–11/3/09, Federal National Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Assn. 3.875%–4.125%, 7/15/08–5/15/10)

3.070%

3/3/08

228,000

228,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,476,609)

 

 

 

1,476,609

Total Investments (99.6%) (Cost $9,202,502)

 

 

 

9,202,502

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

72,659

Liabilities

 

 

 

(33,774)

 

 

 

 

38,885

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 9,241,158,037 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

9,241,387

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At February 29, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

 

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

 

 

9,241,170

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

 

 

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

 

 

217

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

9,241,387

$1.00

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements .

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

2 The issuer operates under a congressional charter; its securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. If needed, access to additional funding from the U.S. Treasury (beyond the issuer’s line-of-credit) would require congressional action.

3 Adjustable-rate note.

 

 

27

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 29, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

194,553

Total Income

194,553

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

357

Management and Administrative

8,022

Marketing and Distribution

1,087

Custodian Fees

71

Shareholders’ Reports

37

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

5

Total Expenses

9,579

Net Investment Income

184,974

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

255

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

185,229

 

 

 

28

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

February 29,

August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

184,974

345,057

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

255

(21)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

185,229

345,036

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(184,974)

(345,057)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(184,974)

(345,057)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

5,127,899

6,184,183

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

179,379

335,363

Redeemed

(3,738,494)

(5,206,858)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

1,568,784

1,312,688

Total Increase (Decrease)

1,569,039

1,312,667

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

7,672,348

6,359,681

End of Period

9,241,387

7,672,348

 

 

 

29

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 29,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.023

.051

.042

.022

.008

.011

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.023

.051

.042

.022

.008

.011

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.023)

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

(.011)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.023)

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

(.011)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return 1

2.28%

5.17%

4.31%

2.26%

0.82%

1.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$9,241

$7,672

$6,360

$5,507

$5,575

$6,289

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.23%*

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.52%*

5.05%

4.25%

2.23%

0.81%

1.11%

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

*

Annualized.

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

 

 

30

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such instruments.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. Repurchase Agreements: The fund may invest in repurchase agreements. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

 

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 on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) and for the period ended February 29, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

4. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

5. Other: Interest income 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 the 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.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $761,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.76% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

 

 

31

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of February 29, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield 1

2.96%

Average Weighted Maturity

77 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio

0.23% 3

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

1 7-Day SEC yield. See the Glossary on page 50.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 Annualized.

 

 

32

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–February 29, 2008

 

 

 

Fiscal

Treasury Money

Average

Year

Market Fund 1

Fund 2

1998

5.1%

4.8%

1999

4.5

4.2

2000

5.4

5.0

2001

5.1

4.7

2002

2.0

1.6

2003

1.0

0.7

2004

0.7

0.4

2005

2.1

1.6

2006

4.1

3.5

2007

4.9

4.3

2008 3

1.9

1.5

7-Day SEC Yield (2/29/2008): 2.96%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Treasury Money Market Fund 1

3/9/1983

4.65%

2.74%

3.45%

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

2 Derived from iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund.

3 Six months ended February 29, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 38 for dividend information.

 

 

33

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 29, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S Government Securities (99.7%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.053%–4.479%

3/6/08

771,764

771,348

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.083%–4.145%

3/13/08

385,000

384,482

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.012%

3/17/08

5,088

5,083

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.157%–4.208%

3/20/08

70,589

70,476

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.184%–3.190%

3/27/08

152,536

152,290

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.156%–3.338%

4/3/08

445,659

444,307

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.206%

4/10/08

335,000

333,816

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.036%–2.384%

4/24/08

527,493

525,637

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.349%–4.025%

5/1/08

441,000

438,982

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.719%

5/8/08

180,000

178,759

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.263%–3.693%

5/15/08

390,000

387,341

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.222%–3.521%

5/22/08

347,000

344,550

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.172%–3.397%

5/29/08

300,000

297,669

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.272%

6/12/08

185,000

183,296

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.011%–3.294%

6/19/08

75,000

74,278

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.553%

6/26/08

208,000

205,641

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.012%

7/3/08

35,000

34,642

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.222%

7/10/08

250,000

247,116

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.429%

7/24/08

400,000

396,133

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.184%

8/7/08

178,000

176,302

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.102%

8/14/08

225,000

222,842

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.061%

8/21/08

300,000

297,059

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.092%

8/28/08

235,000

232,568

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $6,404,617)

 

 

6,404,617

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

40,298

Liabilities

 

 

 

(21,467)

 

 

 

 

18,831

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 6,423,002,665 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

6,423,448

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

 

34

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

At February 29, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

6,423,031

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

417

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

6,423,448

$1.00

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements .

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

 

35

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 29, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

123,364

Total Income

123,364

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

266

Management and Administrative

5,887

Marketing and Distribution

811

Custodian Fees

50

Shareholders’ Reports

34

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

4

Total Expenses

7,052

Net Investment Income

116,312

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

(72)

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

116,240

 

 

 

36

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

February 29,

August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

116,312

254,497

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(72)

732

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

116,240

255,229

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(116,312)

(254,497)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(116,312)

(254,497)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

3,149,094

4,658,601

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

113,020

248,231

Redeemed

(2,729,964)

(4,239,110)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

532,150

667,722

Total Increase (Decrease)

532,078

668,454

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

5,891,370

5,222,916

End of Period

6,423,448

5,891,370

 

 

 

37

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 29,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.019

.048

.040

.021

.007

.010

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.019

.048

.040

.021

.007

.010

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.019)

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

(.010)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.019)

(.048)

(.0s40)

(.021)

(.007)

(.010)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return 1

1.95%

4.88%

4.06%

2.12%

0.74%

1.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$6,423

$5,891

$5,223

$4,558

$4,628

$4,959

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.23%*

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

3.87%*

4.76%

4.01%

2.10%

0.73%

1.03%

 

 

 

1 Total returns do not include the account service fee that may be applicable to certain accounts with balances below $10,000.

*

Annualized.

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

 

 

38

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. 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 on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) and for the period ended February 29, 2008, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

 

3. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

4. Other: Interest income 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.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $538,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.54% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

 

39

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of February 29, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

Yield 1

3.11%

Average Weighted Maturity

77 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio

0.10% 3

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

1 7-Day SEC yield. See the Glossary on page 50.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 Annualized.

 

 

40

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Performance Summary

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. 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 than the performance data cited. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/performance.) The returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. The annualized yield shown reflects the current earnings of the fund more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1997–February 29, 2008

 

 

 

Fiscal

Admiral Treasury

Average

Year

Money Market Fund

Fund 1

1998

5.3%

4.8%

1999

4.7

4.2

2000

5.5

5.0

2001

5.3

4.7

2002

2.1

1.6

2003

1.2

0.7

2004

0.9

0.4

2005

2.3

1.6

2006

4.2

3.5

2007

5.0

4.3

2008 2

2.0

1.5

7-Day SEC Yield (2/29/2008): 3.11%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended December 31, 2007

This table presents average annual total returns through the latest calendar quarter—rather than through the end of the fiscal period. Securities and Exchange Commission rules require that we provide this information.

 

 

 

Inception Date

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

12/14/1992

4.78%

2.91%

3.62%

 

 

1 Derived from iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund.

2 Six months ended February 29, 2008.

Note: See Financial Highlights table on page 46 for dividend information.

 

 

41

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of February 29, 2008

 

The fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the lists appear in the fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room (see the back cover of this report for further information).

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

U.S. Government Securities (99.6%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.600%–4.479%

3/6/08

2,195,980

2,194,868

U.S. Treasury Bill

4.083%–4.145%

3/13/08

945,000

943,725

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.012%

3/17/08

383,899

383,556

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.157%–4.208%

3/20/08

1,100,158

1,098,253

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.184%–3.190%

3/27/08

338,573

338,016

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.226%–3.338%

4/3/08

1,493,993

1,489,462

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.206%

4/10/08

2,265,000

2,256,997

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.036%

4/24/08

55,301

55,133

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.349%–4.025%

5/1/08

2,125,000

2,113,592

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.719%

5/8/08

640,000

635,587

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.263%–3.693%

5/15/08

1,210,000

1,201,721

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.222%–3.521%

5/22/08

1,375,000

1,365,729

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.172%–3.397%

5/29/08

1,325,000

1,315,445

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.272%

6/12/08

215,000

213,019

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.011%–3.304%

6/19/08

820,000

811,972

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.553%

6/26/08

632,000

624,831

U.S. Treasury Bill

3.012%

7/3/08

170,000

168,261

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.429%

7/24/08

1,875,000

1,856,875

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.184%

8/7/08

634,000

627,952

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.102%

8/14/08

650,000

643,766

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.061%–2.128%

8/21/08

1,290,000

1,277,304

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.092%

8/28/08

565,000

559,152

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $22,175,216)

 

 

22,175,216

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets—Note B

 

 

 

169,762

Liabilities

 

 

 

(75,188)

 

 

 

 

94,574

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 22,268,702,095 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

22,269,790

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

42

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

At February 29, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

 

Amount

Per

 

($000)

Share

Paid-in Capital

22,268,704

$1.00

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

1,086

Unrealized Appreciation

Net Assets

22,269,790

$1.00

 

 

 

See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements .

1 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase for discount securities, and coupon for coupon-bearing securities.

 

 

43

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

February 29, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

411,427

Total Income

411,427

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

891

Management and Administrative

6,272

Marketing and Distribution

2,705

Custodian Fees

160

Shareholders’ Reports

27

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

9

Total Expenses

10,064

Net Investment Income

401,363

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

197

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

401,560

 

 

 

44

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Six Months Ended

Year Ended

 

February 29,

August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

401,363

847,691

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

197

2,478

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

401,560

850,169

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(401,363)

(847,691)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(401,363)

(847,691)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

10,137,904

17,590,283

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

379,691

808,325

Redeemed

(8,311,951)

(14,319,509)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

2,205,644

4,079,099

Total Increase (Decrease)

2,205,841

4,081,577

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

20,063,949

15,982,372

End of Period

22,269,790

20,063,949

 

 

 

45

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

For a Share Outstanding

February 29,

Year Ended August 31,

Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.020

.049

.041

.023

.009

.012

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.020

.049

.041

.023

.009

.012

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.020)

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

(.012)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.020)

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

(.012)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

2.01%

5.02%

4.22%

2.29%

0.91%

1.20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$22,270

$20,064

$15,982

$13,838

$13,270

$13,129

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.10%*

0.10%

0.13%

0.13%

0.13%

0.14%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

4.00%*

4.90%

4.15%

2.27%

0.91%

1.18%

 

 

 

*

Annualized.

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

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund invests in short-term debt instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles for U.S. mutual funds. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparing its financial statements.

 

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

2. 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 on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended August 31, 2004–2007) and for the period ended February 29, 2008, and concluded that no provision for federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

3. Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on the first business day of the following month.

 

4. Other: Interest income 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.

 

B. The Vanguard Group furnishes at cost investment advisory, corporate management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services. The costs of such services are allocated to the fund under methods approved by the board of trustees. The fund has committed to provide up to 0.40% of its net assets in capital contributions to Vanguard. At February 29, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $1,779,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.78% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

 

47

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 table on page 49 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 on page 49 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 the account service fee described in the prospectus (the fee does not apply to the Prime Money Market Fund’s Institutional Shares or the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund). If such a fee were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Your fund does not charge transaction fees, such as purchase or redemption fees, nor does it 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 29, 2008

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Money Market Fund

8/31/2007

2/29/2008

Period 1

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.36

$1.16

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,024.15

0.40

Federal

1,000.00

1,022.84

1.16

Treasury

1,000.00

1,019.46

1.15

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,020.11

0.50

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,023.72

$1.16

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,024.47

0.40

Federal

1,000.00

1,023.72

1.16

Treasury

1,000.00

1,023.72

1.16

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.37

0.50

 

 

 

 

1 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 Prime Money Market Fund, 0.23% for Investor Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.23%; for the Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.23%; for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund, 0.10%. 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.

 

 

49

 

Glossary

 

Average Quality. An indicator of credit risk, this figure is the average of the ratings assigned to a fund’s fixed income holdings by credit-rating agencies. The agencies make their judgment after appraising an issuer’s ability to meet its obligations. Quality is graded on a scale, with Aaa or AAA indicating the most creditworthy bond issuers. U.S. Treasury securities are considered to have the highest credit quality.

 

Average Weighted Maturity. The average length of time until fixed income securities held by a fund reach maturity and are repaid. The figure reflects the proportion of fund assets represented by each security.

 

Expense Ratio. The percentage of a fund’s average net assets used to pay its annual administrative and advisory expenses. These expenses directly reduce returns to investors.

 

Inception Date. The date on which the assets of a fund (or one of its share classes) are first invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective. For funds with a subscription period, the inception date is the day after that period ends. Investment performance is measured from the inception date.

 

Yield. A money market fund’s 7-day SEC yield is calculated by annualizing its income distributions for the previous seven days, as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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50

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 on an at-cost basis.

 

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.

 

Our independent board members bring distinguished backgrounds in business, academia, and public service to their task of working with Vanguard officers to establish the policies and oversee the activities of the funds. Among board members’ responsibilities are selecting investment advisors for the funds; monitoring fund operations, performance, and costs; reviewing contracts; nominating and selecting new trustees/directors; and electing Vanguard officers.

 

Each trustee serves a fund until its termination; or until the trustee’s retirement, resignation, or death; or otherwise as specified in the fund’s organizational documents. Any trustee may be removed at a shareholders’ meeting by a vote representing two-thirds of the net asset value of all shares of the fund together with shares of other Vanguard funds organized within the same trust. The table on these two pages shows information for each trustee and executive officer of the fund. The mailing address of the trustees and officers is P.O. Box 876, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

 

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee

 

 

John J. Brennan 1

 

Born 1954

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Trustee since May 1987;

Officer, and Director/Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment

Chairman of the Board and

companies served by The Vanguard Group; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.

Chief Executive Officer

 

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

 

 

Charles D. Ellis

 

Born 1937

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Applecore Partners (pro bono ventures

Trustee since January 2001

in education); Senior Advisor to Greenwich Associates (international business strategy

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

consulting); Successor Trustee of Yale University; Overseer of the Stern School of Business

 

at New York University; Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

 

 

Emerson U. Fullwood

 

Born 1948

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Executive Chief Staff and Marketing

Trustee since January 2008

Officer for North America since 2004 and Corporate Vice President of Xerox Corporation

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

(photocopiers and printers); Director of SPX Corporation (multi-industry manufacturing),

 

of the United Way of Rochester, and of the Boy Scouts of America.

 

 

Rajiv L. Gupta

 

Born 1945

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, and

Trustee since December 2001 2

Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Board Member of

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

the American Chemistry Council; Director of Tyco International, Ltd. (diversified

 

manufacturing and services) since 2005.

 

 

Amy Gutmann

 

Born 1949

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of the University of

Trustee since June 2006

Pennsylvania since 2004; Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences, Annenberg School

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

for Communication, and Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania

 

since 2004; Provost (2001–2004) and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and

 

the University Center for Human Values (1990–2004), Princeton University; Director of

 

Carnegie Corporation of New York since 2005 and of Schuylkill River Development

 

Corporation and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since 2004; Trustee of

 

the National Constitution Center since 2007.

 

JoAnn Heffernan Heisen

 

Born 1950

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Corporate Vice President and

Trustee since July 1998

Chief Global Diversity Officer since 2006, Vice President and Chief Information

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Officer (1997–2005), and Member of the Executive Committee of Johnson &

 

Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products); Director of the University Medical

 

Center at Princeton and Women’s Research and Education Institute.

 

 

André F. Perold

 

Born 1952

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: George Gund Professor of Finance

Trustee since December 2004

and Banking, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean and Director of Faculty

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Recruiting, Harvard Business School; Director and Chairman of UNX, Inc. (equities

 

trading firm); Chair of the Investment Committee of HighVista Strategies LLC (private

 

investment firm) since 2005.

 

 

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

 

Born 1941

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman, President, Chief Executive

Trustee since January 1993

Officer, and Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (forklift trucks/housewares/lignite); Director

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

of Goodrich Corporation (industrial products/aircraft systems and services).

 

 

 

 

J. Lawrence Wilson

 

Born 1936

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive

Trustee since April 1985

Officer of Rohm and Haas Co. (chemicals); Director of Cummins Inc. (diesel engines) and

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

AmerisourceBergen Corp. (pharmaceutical distribution); Trustee of Vanderbilt University

 

and of Culver Educational Foundation.

 

 

 

 

Executive Officers 1

 

 

 

Thomas J. Higgins

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Principal of The Vanguard Group, Inc.;

Treasurer since July 1998

Treasurer of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group.

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

 

 

F. William McNabb III

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: President of The Vanguard Group, Inc.,

President since March 2008

and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since 2008;

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard Group

 

(1995–2008).

 

 

Heidi Stam

 

Born 1956

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Managing Director of The Vanguard

Secretary since July 2005

Group, Inc., since 2006; General Counsel of The Vanguard Group since 2005; Secretary of

152 Vanguard Funds Overseen

The Vanguard Group, and of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard

 

Group, since 2005; Director and Senior Vice President of Vanguard Marketing Corporation

 

since 2005; Principal of The Vanguard Group (1997–2006).

 

Vanguard Senior Management Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Gregory Barton

Kathleen C. Gubanich

Michael S. Miller

George U. Sauter

Mortimer J. Buckley

Paul A. Heller

Ralph K. Packard

 

 

Founder

 

John C. Bogle

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

1 Officers of the funds are “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

2 December 2002 for Vanguard Equity Income Fund, Vanguard Growth Equity Fund, the Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, and the Vanguard State Tax-Exempt Funds.

More information about the trustees is in the Statement of Additional Information , available from The Vanguard Group.

 


 

P.O. Box 2600

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600

 

 

Fund Information > 800-662-7447

Vanguard , Admiral , Connect with Vanguard , and the ship

 

logo are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Direct Investor Account Services > 800-662-2739

 

 

All other marks are the exclusive property of their

Institutional Investor Services > 800-523-1036

respective owners.

 

 

Text Telephone for People

 

With Hearing Impairment > 800-952-3335

All comparative mutual fund data are from Lipper Inc.

 

or Morningstar, Inc., unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

 

 

You can obtain a free copy of Vanguard’s proxy voting

This material may be used in conjunction

guidelines by visiting our website, www.vanguard.com,

with the offering of shares of any Vanguard

and searching for “proxy voting guidelines,” or by

fund only if preceded or accompanied by

calling Vanguard at 800-662-2739. The guidelines are

the fund’s current prospectus.

also available from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

 

In addition, you may obtain a free report on how your

 

fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during

 

the 12 months ended June 30. To get the report, visit

 

either www.vanguard.com or www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

 

 

You can review and copy information about your fund

 

at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.

 

To find out more about this public service, call the SEC

 

at 202-551-8090. Information about your fund is also

 

available on the SEC’s website, and you can receive

 

copies of this information, for a fee, by sending a

 

request in either of two ways: via e-mail addressed to

 

publicinfo@sec.gov or via regular mail addressed to the

 

Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange

 

Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2008 The Vanguard Group, Inc.

 

All rights reserved.

 

Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.

 

 

 

Q302 042008

 

 

 

 

Item 2 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 3 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 4 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 5 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 6 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 7 : Not applicable.

 

Item 8 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 9 : Not Applicable.

 

Item 10 : Not Applicable.

 

 

Item 11 : Controls and Procedures.

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12 : Exhibits.

 

 

(a)

Certifications.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

 

By:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

JOHN J. BRENNAN*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: April 18, 2008

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

 

By:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

JOHN J. BRENNAN*

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: April 18, 2008

 

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

 

By:

(signature)

 

(HEIDI STAM)

 

THOMAS J. HIGGINS*

 

TREASURER

 

 

Date: April 18, 2008

 

 

*By Power of Attorney. Filed on January 18, 2008, see File Number 2-29601. Incorporated by Reference.

 

 

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