Semiannual Report | February 28, 2021

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund

Contents

Results of Proxy Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About Your Fund’s Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . .23

At a joint special meeting of shareholders on January 22, 2021, fund shareholders approved the

following proposal:

Proposal—Reclassify the diversification status of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund to

non-diversified and eliminate a related fundamental policy.

Reclassifying the fund’s diversification status to non-diversified, as defined by the Investment

Company Act of 1940, and eliminating a related fundamental policy provides the fund’s portfolio

managers with increased investment flexibility and potential for better investment performance.

Vanguard Fund For Abstain AgainstBroker

Non-VotesPercentage

For

U.S. Growth Fund 176,546,682 14,581,964 15,940,557 0 85.3%

Results of Proxy Voting

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As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio

management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others.

Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the

investment return of the fund.

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known

as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing

costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual

funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period

shown and held for the entire period.

The accompanying table illustrates your fund’s costs in two ways:

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you

paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return,

and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who

started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you

invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value

divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the

heading ”Expenses Paid During Period.“

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your

fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5%

before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used

is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful

in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual

funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing

this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of

other funds.

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoingcosts only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling

securities. Further, the expenses do not include any purchase, redemption, or account service fees

described in the fund prospectus. If such fees were applied to your account, your costs would be

higher. Your fund does not carry a “sales load.”

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may

have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any

purchases or redemptions.

You can find more information about the fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios, in the

Financial Statements section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and

other shareholder costs, please refer to your fund’s current prospectus.

About Your Fund’s Expenses

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Six Months Ended February 28, 2021

U.S. Growth Fund

BeginningAccount Value

8/31/2020

EndingAccount Value

2/28/2021

ExpensesPaid During

Period

Based on Actual Fund Return

Investor Shares $1,000.00 $ 1,114.00 $2.04

Admiral™ Shares 1,000.00 1,114.50 1.52

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

Investor Shares $1,000.00 $1,022.86 $ 1.96

Admiral Shares 1,000.00 1,023.36 1.45

The calculations are based on expenses incurred in the most recent six-month period. The fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios forthat period are 0.39% for Investor Shares and 0.29% for Admiral Shares. The dollar amounts shown as “Expenses Paid” are equal to theannualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recentsix-month period, then divided by the number of days in the most recent 12-month period (181/365).

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Communication Services 14.6%

Consumer Discretionary 21.6

Consumer Staples 1.9

Energy 0.0

Financials 3.5

Health Care 9.8

Industrials 4.5

Information Technology 42.8

Materials 0.3

Real Estate 1.0

Utilities 0.0

Other 0.0

The table reflects the fund’s investments, except for short-terminvestments and derivatives. Sector categories are based on theGlobal Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the“Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities thathave not been provided a a GICS classification as of the effectivereporting period.

Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark ofMSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard and Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), and is licensed for useby Vanguard. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classificationmakes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the resultsto be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy,completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification.Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of its affiliates or any third party involved inmaking or compiling the GICS or any GICS classification have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive,consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

U.S. Growth Fund

Fund AllocationAs of February 28, 2021

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The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on

Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at

www.sec.gov.

Shares

MarketValue•

($000)

Common Stocks (97.2%)

Communication Services (14.2%)* Alphabet Inc. Class C 806,646 1,643,025* Facebook Inc. Class A 4,138,887 1,066,260* Netflix Inc. 1,808,671 974,602* Roku Inc. 1,462,792 578,505* Alphabet Inc. Class A 226,072 457,097* Match Group Inc. 2,681,276 409,833* Spotify Technology SA 967,066 297,257* Snap Inc. Class A 4,100,478 269,237* Zillow Group Inc. Class A 1,225,536 208,121 Tencent Holdings Ltd. 2,259,721 196,589* ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. Class A 2,309,175 121,047 Walt Disney Co. 633,568 119,770* Twitter Inc. 1,485,968 114,509*,1 Bumble Inc. Class A 697,941 46,978 Activision Blizzard Inc. 362,013 34,612* Eventbrite Inc. Class A 1,652,109 32,827* Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. 114,358 21,095 Electronic Arts Inc. 68,932 9,235* Pinterest Inc. Class A 109,536 8,827* Altice USA Inc. Class A 111,612 3,751* Zynga Inc. Class A 316,869 3,533

6,616,710Consumer Discretionary (21.0%)* Amazon.com Inc. 1,007,963 3,117,559* Tesla Inc. 2,265,088 1,530,067* Wayfair Inc. Class A 2,262,958 653,950*,1 Chewy Inc. Class A 4,608,762 468,066 TJX Cos. Inc. 5,664,642 373,810* Chegg Inc. 3,857,763 372,390* Lululemon Athletica Inc. 1,169,726 364,580* Carvana Co. Class A 1,167,177 330,895* MercadoLibre Inc. 195,699 320,576 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 413,665 262,106 NIKE Inc. Class B 1,718,330 231,596* Vroom Inc. 5,061,493 223,971* Stitch Fix Inc. Class A 2,357,466 179,898* DraftKings Inc. Class A 2,579,781 158,734* Farfetch Ltd. Class A 2,319,439 152,805

U.S. Growth Fund

Financial Statements (unaudited)

Schedule of InvestmentsAs of February 28, 2021

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Shares

MarketValue•

($000)

* Booking Holdings Inc. 55,368 128,925* Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR 499,590 118,783* Burlington Stores Inc. 436,022 112,851 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. 698,111 86,342 Home Depot Inc. 295,794 76,415* Peloton Interactive Inc. Class A 544,931 65,648 Lowe's Cos. Inc. 346,434 55,343* Airbnb Inc. Class A 259,503 53,548*,2 Airbnb Inc. Class B 256,246 47,589*,1 DoorDash Inc. Class A 272,046 46,109* Etsy Inc. 199,010 43,836 eBay Inc. 765,702 43,201 Best Buy Co. Inc. 287,436 28,844 Yum! Brands Inc. 254,605 26,359 Polaris Inc. 221,168 26,045 H&R Block Inc. 1,307,965 25,152 Tempur Sealy International Inc. 587,400 19,625* NVR Inc. 3,706 16,680 Tractor Supply Co. 89,714 14,261 Target Corp. 58,843 10,794* frontdoor Inc. 151,085 7,912 Service Corp. International 70,011 3,344 Domino's Pizza Inc. 7,543 2,614 Dollar General Corp. 13,067 2,470* Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Class A 917 1,322

9,805,015Consumer Staples (1.8%) Constellation Brands Inc. Class A 1,099,071 235,355 Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. Class A 821,158 234,736* Monster Beverage Corp. 1,720,015 150,914 Altria Group Inc. 1,066,403 46,495 Hershey Co. 208,320 30,342* Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. 659,399 29,660* Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. 1,336,348 28,210 Costco Wholesale Corp. 83,850 27,754 Campbell Soup Co. 465,209 21,158 Procter & Gamble Co. 122,314 15,109 PepsiCo Inc. 101,687 13,137 Coca-Cola Co. 116,984 5,7311 Albertsons Cos. Inc. Class A 332,761 5,381* Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 196,326 4,396 Clorox Co. 23,417 4,240

852,618Energy (0.0%) Equitrans Midstream Corp. 258,831 1,871

Financials (3.5%) MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 669,677 372,300 First Republic Bank 1,764,255 290,661 American Express Co. 1,393,616 188,501*,1 Lemonade Inc. 1,342,255 168,842 Progressive Corp. 1,834,877 157,708 S&P Global Inc. 269,342 88,711* Markel Corp. 76,138 82,899 Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. 714,183 82,288

U.S. Growth Fund

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Shares

MarketValue•

($000)

Blackstone Group Inc. Class A 1,143,411 79,158 LPL Financial Holdings Inc. 205,404 27,019 SLM Corp. 1,267,384 20,012 KKR & Co. Inc. 423,404 19,290 Virtu Financial Inc. Class A 667,653 18,207 Synchrony Financial 310,554 12,012 Primerica Inc. 50,392 7,117

1,614,725Health Care (9.5%)* Illumina Inc. 1,335,709 586,924* Moderna Inc. 2,565,732 397,201* ABIOMED Inc. 1,168,707 379,304 UnitedHealth Group Inc. 753,245 250,243* Penumbra Inc. 874,464 248,724* Novocure Ltd. 1,667,087 248,563* Teladoc Health Inc. 936,455 207,041 Danaher Corp. 935,610 205,525* Denali Therapeutics Inc. 2,465,757 177,041* Glaukos Corp. 1,769,014 167,278* Boston Scientific Corp. 4,135,411 160,371* Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. 910,226 134,804* Intuitive Surgical Inc. 156,281 115,148* Seagen Inc. 617,352 93,288 Eli Lilly and Co. 415,468 85,125* Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 369,849 78,611 Merck & Co. Inc. 1,068,218 77,574* Sartorius Stedim Biotech 157,858 69,023 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 146,556 65,962* Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 57,556 64,235* Biogen Inc. 195,566 53,366 HCA Healthcare Inc. 244,396 42,043 Cigna Corp. 187,646 39,387* Sana Biotechnology Inc. 1,263,627 38,844 McKesson Corp. 218,982 37,122 Johnson & Johnson 230,832 36,578* IQVIA Holdings Inc. 184,644 35,598* Avantor Inc. 1,189,560 33,153 Cardinal Health Inc. 599,053 30,863* Charles River Laboratories International Inc. 103,590 29,641 Humana Inc. 77,069 29,259* Veeva Systems Inc. Class A 96,918 27,148* Zai Lab Ltd. ADR 174,701 25,772 AbbVie Inc. 200,408 21,592* Quidel Corp. 121,513 19,960* Hologic Inc. 182,044 13,124* IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 23,351 12,146 Amgen Inc. 52,219 11,745 AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A 114,477 11,587 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 153,365 9,406 Anthem Inc. 30,575 9,270 Bruker Corp. 144,057 8,785* DaVita Inc. 85,041 8,685 PerkinElmer Inc. 67,643 8,529* Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 31,043 7,448* Henry Schein Inc. 113,893 7,044

U.S. Growth Fund

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Shares

MarketValue•

($000)

Zoetis Inc. 39,568 6,143* Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 11,333 5,106 Agilent Technologies Inc. 41,691 5,089* PRA Health Sciences Inc. 34,394 5,070* Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. 45,644 3,974* Incyte Corp. 45,492 3,578 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. 11,870 3,331* Waters Corp. 11,193 3,066 Chemed Corp. 2,636 1,174

4,456,611Industrials (4.4%)* Uber Technologies Inc. 6,156,694 318,609 TransUnion 2,569,564 216,383* CoStar Group Inc. 217,512 179,178 Watsco Inc. 645,233 156,856* Safran SA 1,092,679 148,946* Copart Inc. 1,302,483 142,179 IHS Markit Ltd. 1,395,988 125,862 Canadian National Railway Co. 941,054 102,876 Northrop Grumman Corp. 340,157 99,210 HEICO Corp. Class A 675,283 78,171 JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. 469,718 68,988 Airbus SE ADR 2,298,850 67,103 Lockheed Martin Corp. 158,861 52,464 United Parcel Service Inc. Class B 286,471 45,214* Lyft Inc. Class A 748,819 41,709 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. Class A 424,156 32,719 IDEX Corp. 149,572 29,192 Landstar System Inc. 156,373 25,042 Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. 515,167 19,535 WW Grainger Inc. 51,282 19,113 Nielsen Holdings plc 849,231 19,031* Generac Holdings Inc. 51,771 17,062 Allegion plc 85,829 9,337 Illinois Tool Works Inc. 46,122 9,325 Expeditors International of Washington Inc. 86,623 7,956 Cintas Corp. 19,329 6,269 Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. 27,658 5,940* IAA Inc. 23,899 1,401* Array Technologies Inc. 30,863 1,144

2,046,814Information Technology (41.6%) Apple Inc. 19,237,372 2,332,724 Microsoft Corp. 9,369,873 2,177,371* Shopify Inc. Class A (XTSE) 1,362,578 1,745,422 Mastercard Inc. Class A 2,594,606 918,101* Trade Desk Inc. Class A 1,050,318 845,916* PayPal Holdings Inc. 3,204,302 832,638 NVIDIA Corp. 1,507,970 827,242* Twilio Inc. Class A 1,840,437 723,071* Adobe Inc. 1,430,457 657,538 Visa Inc. Class A 3,095,606 657,476* Workday Inc. Class A 2,505,211 614,228* Zoom Video Communications Inc. Class A 1,490,368 556,816* Square Inc. Class A 2,356,512 542,068

U.S. Growth Fund

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Shares

MarketValue•

($000)

* salesforce.com Inc. 2,275,896 492,731* ServiceNow Inc. 811,522 432,915*,3 Adyen NV 156,679 365,593* Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 3,605,737 304,721*,1 Appian Corp. Class A 1,737,065 298,601 Microchip Technology Inc. 1,546,991 236,117* FleetCor Technologies Inc. 844,303 234,134* Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. Class A 1,038,611 224,340* Autodesk Inc. 765,096 211,166 Intuit Inc. 489,576 191,003 CDW Corp. 1,182,683 185,551* Coupa Software Inc. 530,375 183,648* Cloudflare Inc. Class A 2,481,898 183,586* Atlassian Corp. plc Class A 754,737 179,401 Global Payments Inc. 895,750 177,350 Fidelity National Information Services Inc. 1,266,468 174,773*,1 Affirm Holdings Inc. 1,482,693 137,979* Snowflake Inc. Class A 491,583 127,585* Datadog Inc. Class A 1,231,990 117,544* Tyler Technologies Inc. 226,716 105,065* nCino Inc. 1,451,971 99,286 Accenture plc Class A 339,746 85,242* Splunk Inc. 550,994 78,798* Slack Technologies Inc. Class A 1,893,346 77,495 Oracle Corp. 1,078,824 69,595 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. 975,169 64,634 Lam Research Corp. 110,045 62,416* DocuSign Inc. Class A 270,238 61,252 QUALCOMM Inc. 444,106 60,483 Texas Instruments Inc. 346,203 59,640* Afterpay Ltd. ADR 615,231 58,689* Yext Inc. 3,016,113 51,033* Cadence Design Systems Inc. 359,800 50,764* Okta Inc. 176,392 46,118 Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 112,476 42,124* Fortinet Inc. 246,755 41,665 Teradyne Inc. 317,645 40,852* Synopsys Inc. 165,740 40,641* GoDaddy Inc. Class A 471,222 38,226* Manhattan Associates Inc. 307,126 37,761* Dropbox Inc. Class A 1,529,225 34,476 Jabil Inc. 740,828 31,982* Teradata Corp. 744,423 29,851* Paycom Software Inc. 79,443 29,731 Applied Materials Inc. 244,281 28,872 Broadcom Inc. 45,337 21,302 HP Inc. 732,129 21,210* Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. 197,101 17,672* Fair Isaac Corp. 32,256 14,759 KLA Corp. 37,606 11,704* Comm Scope Holding Co. Inc. 752,576 10,980* Qualtrics International Inc. Class A 208,064 7,906* SolarEdge Technologies Inc. 16,328 4,871 NortonLifeLock Inc. 204,966 3,999* Dell Technologies Class C 30,071 2,438

U.S. Growth Fund

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Shares

MarketValue•

($000)

* Enphase Energy Inc. 6,840 1,204*,1 BigCommerce Holdings Inc. Series 1 18,306 1,082* Elastic NV 7,797 1,048

19,436,215Materials (0.3%) Ball Corp. 1,442,317 123,159 Sherwin-Williams Co. 18,626 12,672 RPM International Inc. 95,780 7,628 Royal Gold Inc. 63,862 6,623 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. 20,133 4,291 Graphic Packaging Holding Co. 176,652 2,804

157,177Other (0.0%)*,2,4 The We Company Class A PP 19,046 72

Real Estate (0.9%)* Redfin Corp. 3,826,131 289,791 Equinix Inc. 135,916 88,120 Iron Mountain Inc. 1,041,580 36,236 Crown Castle International Corp. 70,644 11,003 Simon Property Group Inc. 84,975 9,595 SBA Communications Corp. Class A 4,988 1,273 American Tower Corp. 5,723 1,237

437,255Utilities (0.0%) NRG Energy Inc. 188,934 6,898

Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,571,297) 45,431,981

Preferred Stocks (0.0%)*,2,4,5 The We Company Pfd. D1 PP 260,418 1,643*,2,4,5 The We Company Pfd. D2 PP 204,614 1,291

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $7,743) 2,934

Temporary Cash Investments (3.2%)

Money Market Fund (3.1%)6,7 Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund, 0.099% 14,526,306 1,452,631

FaceAmount

($000)

Repurchase Agreement (0.1%) Bank of America Securities, LLC 0.020%, 3/1/21

(Dated 2/26/21, Repurchase Value $38,800,000, collateralized by FederalHome Loan Bank 0.300%, 11/18/2024 and Federal Home Loan MortgageCorp. 2.000%–8.500%, 4/1/21–10/2/50, with a value of $39,580,000) 38,800 38,800

U.S. Growth Fund

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FaceAmount

($000)

MarketValue•

($000)

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (0.0%)8 U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.083%, 3/30/21 1,300 1,300

Total Temporary Cash Investments (Cost $1,492,558) 1,492,731

Total Investments (100.4%) (Cost $26,071,598) 46,927,646

Other Assets and Liabilities—Net (-0.4%) (185,844)

Net Assets (100%) 46,741,802

Cost is in $000. • See Note A in Notes to Financial Statements.* Non-income-producing security.1 Includes partial security positions on loan to broker-dealers. The total value of securities on loan is $268,912,000.2 Restricted securities totaling $50,595,000, representing 0.1% of net assets. See Restricted Securities table for additional information.3 Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be sold in transactions exempt

from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At February 28, 2021, the aggregate value was $365,593,000, representing0.8% of net assets.

4 Security value determined using significant unobservable inputs.5 Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.6 Affiliated money market fund available only to Vanguard funds and certain trusts and accounts managed by Vanguard. Rate shown is

the 7-day yield.7 Collateral of $273,191,000 was received for securities on loan.8 Securities with a value of $845,000 have been segregated as initial margin for open futures contracts.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.PP—Private Placement.

Restricted Securities as of Period End

Security NameAcquisition

Date

AcquisitionCost

($000)

The We Company Pfd. D1 PP December 2014 4,336

The We Company Pfd. D2 PP December 2014 3,407

The We Company Class A PP December 2014 317

Airbnb Inc. Class B June 2015 11,928

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

($000)

Expiration

Number ofLong (Short)

ContractsNotionalAmount

Value andUnrealized

Appreciation(Depreciation)

Long Futures Contracts

E-mini S&P 500 Index March 2021 5,939 1,131,142 (4,707)

E-mini S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index March 2021 262 65,361 6,758

2,051

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

U.S. Growth Fund

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($000s, except shares and per-share amounts) Amount

Assets

Investments in Securities, at Value

Unaffiliated Issuers (Cost $24,619,140) 45,475,015

Affiliated Issuers (Cost $1,452,458) 1,452,631

Total Investments in Securities 46,927,646

Investment in Vanguard 1,733

Cash 8,556

Cash Collateral Pledged—Futures Contracts 67,051

Receivables for Investment Securities Sold 239,836

Receivables for Accrued Income 17,200

Receivables for Capital Shares Issued 49,179

Total Assets 47,311,201

Liabilities

Payables for Investment Securities Purchased 237,179

Collateral for Securities on Loan 273,191

Payables to Investment Advisor 15,729

Payables for Capital Shares Redeemed 34,174

Payables to Vanguard 3,551

Variation Margin Payable—Futures Contracts 5,575

Total Liabilities 569,399

Net Assets 46,741,802

At February 28, 2021, net assets consisted of:

Paid-in Capital 21,119,627

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) 25,622,175

Net Assets 46,741,802

Investor Shares—Net Assets

Applicable to 179,936,647 outstanding $.001 par value shares ofbeneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 12,010,630

Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares $66.75

Admiral Shares—Net Assets

Applicable to 200,875,318 outstanding $.001 par value shares ofbeneficial interest (unlimited authorization) 34,731,172

Net Asset Value Per Share—Admiral Shares $172.90

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

U.S. Growth Fund

Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesAs of February 28, 2021

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Six Months EndedFebruary 28, 2021

($000)

Investment Income

Income

Dividends1 79,025

Interest2 644

Securities Lending—Net 8,832

Total Income 88,501

Expenses

Investment Advisory Fees—Note B

Basic Fee 28,650

Performance Adjustment 5,080

The Vanguard Group—Note C

Management and Administrative—Investor Shares 11,970

Management and Administrative—Admiral Shares 18,853

Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares 400

Marketing and Distribution—Admiral Shares 519

Custodian Fees 71

Shareholders’ Reports and Proxy—Investor Shares 313

Shareholders’ Reports and Proxy—Admiral Shares 322

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses 14

Total Expenses 66,192

Expenses Paid Indirectly (234)

Net Expenses 65,958

Net Investment Income 22,543

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

Investment Securities Sold2 5,162,930

Futures Contracts 102,027

Foreign Currencies (685)

Realized Net Gain (Loss) 5,264,272

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Investment Securities2 (586,141)

Futures Contracts (45,374)

Foreign Currencies 127

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (631,388)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 4,655,427

1 Dividends are net of foreign withholding taxes of $91,000.2 Interest income, realized net gain (loss), and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from an affiliated company of the fund

were $543,000, $21,000, and ($20,000), respectively. Purchases and sales are for temporary cash investment purposes.

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

U.S. Growth Fund

Statement of Operations

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Six Months EndedFebruary 28,

2021

Year EndedAugust 31,

2020

($000) ($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Operations

Net Investment Income 22,543 90,247

Realized Net Gain (Loss) 5,264,272 1,427,385

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (631,388) 13,015,813

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 4,655,427 14,533,445

Distributions

Investor Shares (441,143) (357,080)

Admiral Shares (1,285,155) (704,493)

Total Distributions (1,726,298) (1,061,573)

Capital Share Transactions

Investor Shares (1,112,355) (747,873)

Admiral Shares 4,654,856 1,666,649

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions 3,542,501 918,776

Total Increase (Decrease) 6,471,630 14,390,648

Net Assets

Beginning of Period 40,270,172 25,879,524

End of Period 46,741,802 40,270,172

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

U.S. Growth Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

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Investor Shares

For a Share OutstandingThroughout Each Period

Six MonthsEnded

February 28,2021

Year Ended August 31,

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $62.28 $41.02 $43.31 $35.62 $30.32 $30.89

Investment Operations

Net Investment Income .0101 .1131 .1761 .1341 .1511 .151

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) onInvestments 7.017 22.856 .771 9.394 5.590 1.944

Total from Investment Operations 7.027 22.969 .947 9.528 5.741 2.095

Distributions

Dividends from Net Investment Income (.019) (.119) (.132) (.146) (.121) (.147)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains (2.538) (1.590) (3.105) (1.692) (.320) (2.518)

Total Distributions (2.557) (1.709) (3.237) (1.838) (.441) (2.665)

Net Asset Value, End of Period $66.75 $62.28 $41.02 $43.31 $35.62 $30.32

Total Return2 11.40% 58.01% 3.70% 27.64% 19.24% 6.89%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $12,011 $12,410 $8,819 $4,582 $4,113 $3,794

Ratio of Total Expenses toAverage Net Assets3 0.39% 0.38% 0.39% 0.42% 0.43% 0.46%

Ratio of Net Investment Income toAverage Net Assets 0.04% 0.25% 0.44% 0.35% 0.47% 0.50%

Portfolio Turnover Rate 28% 38% 41% 33% 27% 32%

The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized. 1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information

about any applicable account service fees.3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.02%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.01%, (0.01%), and 0.02%

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

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Admiral Shares

For a Share OutstandingThroughout Each Period

Six MonthsEnded

February 28,2021

Year Ended August 31,

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $161.42 $106.30 $112.28 $92.24 $78.52 $80.01

Investment Operations

Net Investment Income .1091 .4101 .5721 .4761 .5021 .506

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)on Investments 18.176 59.231 1.963 24.323 14.480 5.018

Total from Investment Operations 18.285 59.641 2.535 24.799 14.982 5.524

Distributions

Dividends from Net Investment Income (.224) (.401) (.464) (.375) (.433) (.499)

Distributions from Realized CapitalGains (6.581) (4.120) (8.051) (4.384) (.829) (6.515)

Total Distributions (6.805) (4.521) (8.515) (4.759) (1.262) (7.014)

Net Asset Value, End of Period $172.90 $161.42 $106.30 $112.28 $92.24 $78.52

Total Return2 11.45% 58.17% 3.80% 27.78% 19.42% 7.03%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions) $34,731 $27,860 $17,060 $6,249 $3,791 $3,066

Ratio of Total Expenses toAverage Net Assets3 0.29% 0.28% 0.28% 0.30% 0.30% 0.32%

Ratio of Net Investment Income toAverage Net Assets 0.14% 0.35% 0.55% 0.47% 0.60% 0.64%

Portfolio Turnover Rate 28% 38% 41% 33% 27% 32%

The expense ratio and net investment income ratio for the current period have been annualized. 1 Calculated based on average shares outstanding.2 Total returns do not include account service fees that may have applied in the periods shown. Fund prospectuses provide information

about any applicable account service fees.3 Includes performance-based investment advisory fee increases (decreases) of 0.02%, 0.02%, 0.01%, 0.01%, (0.01%), and 0.02%

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

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Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an

open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The fund offers two classes of shares: Investor

Shares and Admiral Shares. Each of the share classes has different eligibility and minimum

purchase requirements, and is designed for different types of investors.

Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, anduncertainty exists as to the long-term implications. Such disruptions can adversely affect assets ofthe fund and thus fund performance.

A. The following significant accounting policies conform to generally accepted accountingprinciples for U.S. investment companies. The fund consistently follows such policies in preparingits financial statements.

1. Security Valuation: Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York StockExchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time) on the valuation date. Equity securities are valued at thelatest quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which eachsecurity trades; such securities not traded on the valuation date are valued at the mean of thelatest quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available,or whose values have been affected by events occurring before the fund’s pricing time but afterthe close of the securities’ primary markets, are valued at their fair values calculated according toprocedures adopted by the board of trustees. These procedures include obtaining quotations froman independent pricing service, monitoring news to identify significant market- or security-specificevents, and evaluating changes in the values of foreign market proxies (for example, ADRs, futurescontracts, or exchange-traded funds), between the time the foreign markets close and the fund’spricing time. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund tocalculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.Investments in Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are valued at that fund's net asset value.Temporary cash investments are valued using the latest bid prices or using valuations based on amatrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings),both as furnished by independent pricing services.

2. Foreign Currency: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currenciesare translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party asof the fund’s pricing time on the valuation date. Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation(depreciation) on investment securities include the effects of changes in exchange rates since thesecurities were purchased, combined with the effects of changes in security prices. Fluctuations inthe value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded asunrealized foreign currency gains (losses) until the assets or liabilities are settled in cash, at whichtime they are recorded as realized foreign currency gains (losses).

3. Futures Contracts: The fund uses index futures contracts to a limited extent, with the objectiveof maintaining full exposure to the stock market while maintaining liquidity. The fund may purchaseor sell futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodateportfolio turnover or cash flows from capital share transactions. The primary risks associated withthe use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocksheld by the fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.Counterparty risk involving futures is mitigated because a regulated clearinghouse is thecounterparty instead of the clearing broker. To further mitigate counterparty risk, the fund tradesfutures contracts on an exchange, monitors the financial strength of its clearing brokers and

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clearinghouse, and has entered into clearing agreements with its clearing brokers. Theclearinghouse imposes initial margin requirements to secure the fund’s performance and requiresdaily settlement of variation margin representing changes in the market value of each contract. Anysecurities pledged as initial margin for open contracts are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

Futures contracts are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The notional amounts of thecontracts are not recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Fluctuations in the value ofthe contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and inthe Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts areclosed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.

During the six months ended February 28, 2021, the fund’s average investments in long and shortfutures contracts represented 3% and 0% of net assets, respectively, based on the average of thenotional amounts at each quarter-end during the period.

4. Repurchase Agreements: The fund enters into repurchase agreements with institutionalcounterparties. Securities pledged as collateral to the fund under repurchase agreements are heldby a custodian bank until the agreements mature, and in the absence of a default, such collateralcannot be repledged, resold, or rehypothecated. Each agreement requires that the market value ofthe collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. The fund further mitigatesits counterparty risk by entering into repurchase agreements only with a diverse group ofprequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into masterrepurchase agreements with its counterparties. The master repurchase agreements provide that,in the event of a counterparty's default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate anyrepurchase agreements with that counterparty, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retainthe collateral up to the net amount owed to the fund. Such action may be subject to legalproceedings, which may delay or limit the disposition of collateral.

5. Federal Income Taxes: The fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investmentcompany and distribute all of its income. The fund’s tax returns are open to examination by therelevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generallythree years after the filing of the tax return. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positionstaken for all open federal and state income tax years, and has concluded that no provision forincome tax is required in the fund’s financial statements.

6. Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributionsare determined on a tax basis at the fiscal year-end and may differ from net investment incomeand realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes.

7. Securities Lending: To earn additional income, the fund lends its securities to qualifiedinstitutional borrowers. Security loans are subject to termination by the fund at any time, and arerequired to be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value ofsecurities loaned. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be moreor less than the value of the collateral received. When this occurs, the collateral is adjusted andsettled before the opening of the market on the next business day. The fund further mitigates itscounterparty risk by entering into securities lending transactions only with a diverse group ofprequalified counterparties, monitoring their financial strength, and entering into master securitieslending agreements with its counterparties. The master securities lending agreements providethat, in the event of a counterparty’s default (including bankruptcy), the fund may terminate anyloans with that borrower, determine the net amount owed, and sell or retain the collateral up to

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the net amount owed to the fund; however, such actions may be subject to legal proceedings.While collateral mitigates counterparty risk, in the event of a default, the fund may experiencedelays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. The fund invests cash collateral received inVanguard Market Liquidity Fund, and records a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilitiesfor the return of the collateral, during the period the securities are on loan. Collateral investmentsin Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund are subject to market appreciation or depreciation. Securitieslending income represents fees charged to borrowers plus income earned on invested cashcollateral, less expenses associated with the loan. During the term of the loan, the fund is entitledto all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities.

8. Credit Facilities and Interfund Lending Program: The fund and certain other funds managed byThe Vanguard Group ("Vanguard") participate in a $4.3 billion committed credit facility provided by asyndicate of lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and an uncommitted credit facility provided byVanguard. Both facilities may be renewed annually. Each fund is individually liable for itsborrowings, if any, under the credit facilities. Borrowings may be utilized for temporary oremergency purposes, subject to the fund’s regulatory and contractual borrowing restrictions. Withrespect to the committed credit facility, the participating funds are charged administrative fees andan annual commitment fee of 0.10% of the undrawn committed amount of the facility; these feesare allocated to the funds based on a method approved by the fund’s board of trustees andincluded in Management and Administrative expenses on the fund’s Statement of Operations. Anyborrowings under either facility bear interest at a rate based upon the higher of the one-monthLondon Interbank Offered Rate (or an acceptable alternate rate, if necessary), federal fundseffective rate, or overnight bank funding rate plus an agreed-upon spread, except that borrowingsunder the uncommitted credit facility may bear interest based upon an alternate rate agreed to bythe fund and Vanguard.

In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the SEC, the fund may participate in ajoint lending and borrowing program that allows registered open-end Vanguard funds to borrowmoney from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes (the “InterfundLending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to theextent permitted by the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. Interfund loans andborrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loansmay be called on one business day’s notice. The interest rate to be charged is governed by theconditions of the Order and internal procedures adopted by the board of trustees. The board oftrustees is responsible for overseeing the Interfund Lending Program.

For the six months ended February 28, 2021, the fund did not utilize the credit facilities or theInterfund Lending Program.

9. Other: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included individend income, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Interest incomeincludes income distributions received from Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund and is accrued daily.Premiums and discounts on debt securities purchased are amortized and accreted, respectively, tointerest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callabledebt securities that are amortized to the earliest call date. Security transactions are accounted foron the date securities are bought or sold. Costs used to determine realized gains (losses) on thesale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.

Taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the fund’sunderstanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Foreign capital gains tax, if any, is

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accrued daily based upon applicable net unrealized gains. The fund has filed tax reclaims forpreviously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filingsare subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Such taxreclaims received during the year, if any, are included in dividend income. No other amounts foradditional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to theultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potentialtiming of payment.

B. The investment advisory firms Jennison Associates LLC, Wellington ManagementCompany LLP, and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., each provide investment advisory services to aportion of the fund for a fee calculated at an annual percentage rate of average net assetsmanaged by the advisor. The basic fees of Jennison Associates LLC and Wellington ManagementCompany LLP are subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Russell1000 Growth Index for the preceding three years. The basic fee of Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. issubject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the S&P 500 Index for thepreceding three years. Pursuant to board approval, a portion of the fund was managed by JacksonSquare Partners, LLC through February 2021. The basic fee paid to Jackson Square Partners, LLC,was subject to quarterly adjustments based on performance relative to the Russell 1000 GrowthIndex for the preceding three years.

Vanguard provides investment advisory services to a portion of the fund as described below; thefund paid Vanguard advisory fees of $696,000 for the six months ended February 28, 2021.

For the six months ended February 28, 2021, the aggregate investment advisory fee paid to all

advisors represented an effective annual basic rate of 0.13% of the fund’s average net assets,

before a net increase of $5,080,000 (0.02%) based on performance.

C. In accordance with the terms of a Funds' Service Agreement (the “FSA”) between Vanguardand the fund, Vanguard furnishes to the fund investment advisory, corporate management,administrative, marketing, and distribution services at Vanguard’s cost of operations (as defined bythe FSA). These costs of operations are allocated to the fund based on methods and guidelinesapproved by the board of trustees and are generally settled twice a month.

Upon the request of Vanguard, the fund may invest up to 0.40% of its net assets as capital inVanguard. At February 28, 2021, the fund had contributed to Vanguard capital in the amount of$1,733,000, representing less than 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.69% of Vanguard’scapital received pursuant to the FSA. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors andemployees, respectively, of Vanguard.

D. The fund has asked its investment advisors to direct certain security trades, subject toobtaining the best price and execution, to brokers who have agreed to rebate to the fund part ofthe commissions generated. Such rebates are used solely to reduce the fund’s management andadministrative expenses. For the period ended February 28, 2021, these arrangements reducedthe fund’s expenses by $234,000 (an annual rate of less than 0.01% of average net assets).

E. Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments and derivatives.These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs ormethodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated withinvesting in those securities.

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

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Level 2—Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interestrates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used todetermine the fair value of investments). Any investments and derivatives valued with significantunobservable inputs are noted on the Schedule of Investments.

The following table summarizes the market value of the fund’s investments and derivatives as ofFebruary 28, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:

Level 1($000)

Level 2($000)

Level 3($000)

Total($000)

Investments

Assets

Common Stocks 44,342,063 1,089,846 72 45,431,981

Preferred Stocks — — 2,934 2,934

Temporary Cash Investments 1,452,631 40,100 — 1,492,731

Total 45,794,694 1,129,946 3,006 46,927,646 Derivative Financial Instruments

Assets

Futures Contracts1 6,758 — — 6,758

Liabilities

Futures Contracts1 4,707 — — 4,707 1 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, as reported in the Schedule of

Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

F. As of February 28, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments andderivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Amount($000)

Tax Cost 26,128,561

Gross Unrealized Appreciation 20,987,810

Gross Unrealized Depreciation (186,674)

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 20,801,136

G. During the six months ended February 28, 2021, the fund purchased $13,262,875,000 ofinvestment securities and sold $11,613,757,000 of investment securities, other than temporarycash investments.

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H. Capital share transactions for each class of shares were:

Six Months EndedFebruary 28, 2021

Year EndedAugust 31, 2020

Amount($000)

Shares(000)

Amount($000)

Shares(000)

Investor Shares

Issued 1,614,488 25,217 2,060,722 44,973

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 426,496 6,567 347,590 8,288

Redeemed (3,153,339) (51,092) (3,156,185) (69,011)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares (1,112,355) (19,308) (747,873) (15,750)

Admiral Shares

Issued 6,792,837 41,314 5,160,714 42,335

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions 1,197,201 7,119 662,481 6,099

Redeemed (3,335,182) (20,152) (4,156,546) (36,332)

Net Increase (Decrease)—Admiral Shares 4,654,856 28,281 1,666,649 12,102

I. Management has determined that no events or transactions occurred subsequent toFebruary 28, 2021, that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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The board of trustees of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund approved a restructuring of the portfolio’s

investment advisory arrangements effective March 1, 2021, whereby Jackson Square Partners,

LLC (Jackson Square), has been removed as an advisor to the portfolio. The board determined that

the foregoing action was in the best interests of the portfolio and its shareholders. As of March 1,

2021, Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison), Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington

Management), Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd. (Baillie Gifford), and The Vanguard Group, Inc.

(Vanguard), through its Quantitative Equity Group, are advisors to the fund.

Additionally, the board of trustees of the fund has renewed the fund’s investment advisory

arrangements with Jennison, Wellington Management, Baillie Gifford, and Vanguard. The board

determined that renewing the fund’s advisory arrangements with these advisors was in the best

interests of the fund and its shareholders

The board based its decisions upon an evaluation of each advisor’s investment staff, portfolio

management process, and performance. This evaluation included information provided to the

board by Vanguard’s Portfolio Review Department, which is responsible for fund and advisor

oversight and product management. The Portfolio Review Department met regularly with the

advisors and made monthly presentations to the board during the fiscal year that directed the

board’s focus to relevant information and topics.

The board, or an investment committee made up of board members, also received information

throughout the year during advisor presentations. For each advisor presentation, the board was

provided with letters and reports that included information about, among other things, the advisory

firm and the advisor’s assessment of the investment environment, portfolio performance, and

portfolio characteristics.

In addition, the board received monthly reports, which included a Market and Economic Report, a

Fund Dashboard Monthly Summary, and a Fund Performance Report.

Prior to their meeting, the trustees were provided with a memo and materials that summarized

the information they received over the course of the year. They also considered the factors

discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board

approved the arrangements. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s

decisions.

Nature, extent, and quality of servicesThe board reviewed the quality of the fund’s investment management services over both the short

and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of each advisor. The

board considered the following:

Jennison. Jennison, founded in 1969, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential

Financial Inc. Jennison uses internal fundamental research and a highly interactive stock selection

process to identify companies that exhibit above-average growth in units, revenues, earnings, and

cash flows. When analyzing a company for purchase or sale, Jennison focuses on the duration of

the company’s growth opportunity and seeks to capture inflection points in its growth trajectory.

Jennison has managed a portion of the fund since 2014.

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Wellington Management. Founded in 1928, Wellington Management is among the nation’s oldest

and most respected institutional investment managers. The advisor employs a traditional,

bottom-up fundamental research approach to identify companies with sustainable growth

advantages and reasonable valuations. Wellington Management identifies companies that have

demonstrated above-average growth in the past, followed by a thorough review of each company’s

business model and an assessment of its valuation. The goal of this review is to identify

companies with high returns on capital, superior business management, and high-quality balance

sheets. Wellington Management has managed a portion of the fund since 2010.

Baillie Gifford. Baillie Gifford—a unit of Baillie Gifford & Co., founded in 1908—is among the

largest independently owned investment management firms in the United Kingdom. Baillie Gifford

aims to deliver outstanding investment performance by identifying exceptional growth companies

in the United States and investing in them long enough that the advantages of their business

models and strength of their cultures become the dominant drivers of their stock prices. This

long-term horizon allows the advisor to harness the asymmetry inherent in equity markets to

capture the disproportionate impact of successful investments in the portfolio. Baillie Gifford has

managed a portion of the fund since 2014.

Vanguard. Vanguard has been managing investments for more than four decades. The

Quantitative Equity Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment management process; the

team has considerable experience, stability, and depth. Vanguard has managed a portion of the

fund since 2019.

The board concluded that each advisor’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among

other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangements.

Investment performanceThe board considered the short- and long-term performance, as applicable, of each advisor’s

subportfolio, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance compared with a

relevant benchmark index and peer group. The board concluded that the performance was such

that each advisory arrangement should continue.

CostThe board concluded that the fund’s expense ratio was below the average expense ratio charged

by funds in its peer group and that the fund’s advisory expense rate was also well below the

peer-group average.

The board did not consider the profitability of Jennison, Wellington Management, or Baillie Gifford

in determining whether to approve the advisory fees, because the advisors are independent of

Vanguard, and the advisory fees are the result of arm’s-length negotiations. The board does not

conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique structure. Unlike most

other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees.

The benefit of economies of scaleThe board concluded that the fund’s shareholders benefit from economies of scale because of

breakpoints in the advisory fee schedules for Jennison, Wellington Management, and Baillie

Gifford. The breakpoints reduce the effective rate of the fees as the fund’s assets managed by

each advisor increase. The board also concluded that the fund’s arrangement with Vanguard

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ensures that the fund will realize economies of scale as it grows, with the cost to shareholders

declining as the fund’s assets managed by Vanguard increase.

The board will consider whether to renew the advisory arrangements again after a one-year period.

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