Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)
25 Febbraio 2014 - 3:13PM
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government
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Bond Index Fund Summary Prospectus
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February 25, 2014
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Institutional Shares
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund Institutional Shares (VGIVX)
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The Funds statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated
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February 25, 2014, as may be amended or supplemented, are incorporated into
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and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference.
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Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds Prospectus, which
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contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find
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the Funds Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at
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www.vanguard.com/prospectus
. You can also obtain this information at no
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cost by calling 800-662-7447 (if you are an individual investor) or 888-809-8102
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(if you are a client of Vanguards Institutional Division) or by sending an e-mail
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request to online@vanguard.com.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or
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passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments and government-related issuers in emerging market countries.
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Institutional Shares of the Fund.
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Shareholder Fees
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(Fees paid directly from your investment)
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Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
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None
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Purchase Fee (other than on reinvested dividends or capital gains)
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0.75%
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Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
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None
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Redemption Fee
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None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Management Fees
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0.20%
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12b-1 Distribution Fee
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None
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Other Expenses
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0.10%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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0.30%
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Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds Institutional Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invest $10,000 in the Funds shares. This example assumes that the Shares provide a return of 5% a year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$105
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$171
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$242
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$453
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 38%.
Primary Investment Strategies
The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index. This Index includes U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities longer than one year and that were issued by emerging market governments and government-related issuers. The Index is capped, which means that its exposure to any particular bond issuer is limited to a maximum of 20%, and its aggregate exposure to issuers that individually constitute 5% or more of the Index is limited to 48%. If the Index, as constituted based on market weights, would exceed the 20% or 48% limits, the excess is reallocated to bonds of other issuers represented in the Index.
The Fund invests by
sampling
the Index, meaning that it holds a range of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics. All of the Funds investments will be selected through the sampling process, and under normal circumstances at least 80% of the Funds assets will be invested in bonds included in the Index. The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the Index, which generally ranges between 10 and 15 years and, as of October 31, 2013, was 10.1 years.
Primary Risks
An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should expect the Funds share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the fluctuations of the overall bond market. The Fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the Funds performance:
Country/regional risk,
which is the chance that world eventssuch as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasterswill adversely affect the value of securities issued by foreign governments, government agencies, and government-owned corporations. Because the Fund may invest a large portion of its assets in bonds of issuers located in any one country or region, the Funds performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of its investments in that area. Country/regional risk is especially high in emerging markets.
Emerging markets risk
, which is the chance that the bonds of governments, government agencies, and government-owned corporations located in emerging
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markets will be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the bonds of governments, government agencies, and government-owned corporations located in more developed foreign markets because, among other factors, emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks; less developed legal, regulatory, and accounting systems; and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets. Emerging markets risk should be high for the Fund.
Nondiversification risk
, which is the chance that the Funds performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of bonds issued by just a few or even a single issuer. The Fund is considered nondiversified, which means that it may invest a significant percentage of its assets in bonds issued by a small number of issuers. Nondiversification risk for the Fund is high.
Credit risk,
which is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuers ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to decline. Credit risk should be high for the Fund because it purchases investment-grade and below investment-grade (also known as high-yield or junk) bonds.
Interest rate risk
, which is the chance that bond prices will decline because of rising interest rates. Interest rate risk should be moderate for the Fund based on expected sensitivity of the portfolio to interest rate movement.
Income risk
, which is the chance that the Funds income will decline because of falling interest rates. Income risk should be moderate for the Fund, so investors should expect the Funds monthly income to fluctuate accordingly.
Index sampling risk,
which is the chance that the securities selected for the Fund, in the aggregate, will not provide investment performance matching that of the Funds target index. Index sampling risk for the Fund should be low.
A Note on Risk:
Many investors invest in bonds and bond funds in an attempt to lower the overall risk of their portfolios. This strategy makes sense when the bonds owned are U.S. bonds because U.S. bond returns typically are not highly correlated with, and are far less volatile than, stock returns. The strategy is less likely to be effective, however, when bonds owned are emerging market bonds. Returns of emerging market bonds, even dollar-denominated bonds like those owned by the Fund, can be quite volatile, and tend to correlate more closely with U.S. and foreign stock returns than with U.S. bond returns. Consequently, if your goal is to lower risk and volatility, this Fund may not be an appropriate investment.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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Annual Total Returns
The Fund has not been in operation long enough to report a full calendar-year return. Performance information is available on our website at
vanguard.com/performance
or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.
Investment Advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)
Portfolio Managers
Joshua C. Barrickman, CFA, Principal of Vanguard and head of Vanguards Bond Index Group. He has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2013.
Yan Pu, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. She has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2013.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase or redeem shares online through our website (
vanguard.com)
, by mail (The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, PA 19482-1110), or by telephone (800-662-2739). The following table provides the Funds minimum initial and subsequent investment requirements.
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Account Minimums
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Institutional Shares
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To open and maintain an account
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$5 million
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To add to an existing account
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Generally $100 (other than by Automatic Investment
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Plan, which has no established minimum)
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Tax Information
The Funds distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gain. If you are investing through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an IRA, special tax rules apply.
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Fund and its investment advisor do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.
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