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

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 669-1000

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 1, 2007–August 31, 2008

 

Item 1: Reports to Shareholders


 

 

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Vanguard’s four money market funds posted returns ranging from 2.9% to 3.8% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.

 

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The Federal Reserve Board cut its short-term interest rate target seven times during the period, leading to the lowest money market returns since 2005.

 

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The funds’ returns exceeded those for their respective peer groups—not only for the year but for the decade ended August 31.

 

 

Vanguard participates in the Treasury Guarantee Program. See page 7.

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

1

President’s Letter

2

Advisor’s Report

8

Prime Money Market Fund

10

Federal Money Market Fund

26

Treasury Money Market Fund

37

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

47

About Your Fund’s Expenses

59

Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

61

Glossary

62

 

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns will fluctuate. (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 .)

 

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 front of this report. Of course, the risks of investing in your fund are spelled out in the prospectus.

 

Your Fund’s Total Returns

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-Day SEC

 

Ticker

Total

Yield 1

 

Symbol

Returns

8/31/2008

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Investor Shares

VMMXX

3.6%

2.17%

Average Money Market Fund 2

 

3.0

Institutional Shares 3

VMRXX

3.8

2.32

Average Institutional Money Market Fund 2

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

VMFXX

3.5%

2.01%

Average Government Money Market Fund 2

 

2.7

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

VMPXX

2.9%

1.67%

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund 2

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund 4

VUSXX

3.1%

1.80%

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s Average 100% Treasury Fund 2

 

2.1

 

 

 

1 The yield of a money market fund more closely reflects the current earnings of the fund than its total return.

2 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, peer-group returns are based on data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

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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President’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

During the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, short-term interest rates fell to their lowest level in four years. The decline in market rates pushed down the yields of money market funds.

Total returns for the four Vanguard Money Market Funds during the period ranged from 2.9% for the Treasury Money Market Fund to 3.8% for the Prime Money Market Fund’s Institutional Shares. Each fund earned more than the average return of its respective peer group.

The funds’ low costs and high credit standards helped them to generate competitive yields during a period of pronounced uncertainty that affected even ostensibly low-risk money market securities.

The table on page 4 illustrates our cost advantage by comparing the expense ratios of the funds and their peer groups. The table on page 4 shows the change in yield over the year for each fund.

Risk-aversion increased, and Treasuries outperformed

During the period, the collapse in subprime mortgage-backed securities and the aftershocks prompted a flight to safety by many investors. Short-term U.S. Treasury securities were among the fixed income market’s best performers. Over the 12 months, the broad taxable bond market returned a respectable 5.9%, largely reflecting the Treasury bond rally.

 

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As risk-aversion increased, the difference between the yields of Treasury bonds and those of all other securities increased, depressing the price of corporate debt. (Yield and price move in opposite directions.) Even as corporate bonds grew cheaper, the prices of most goods and services rose quickly, powered by escalating energy prices.

The combination of fast-rising prices, financial turmoil, and economic weakness put the Federal Reserve Board in an uncomfortable position. The Fed decided that it was imperative to respond to the financial crisis with a dramatic easing of monetary policy through interest rate cuts, even as it recognized that the result might be higher inflation. Over the full

12 months, the Fed reduced its target for the federal funds rate seven times, cutting the target rate from 5.25% to 2.00%.

Stocks performed poorly as volatility returned

Stocks lost ground as credit-market turmoil spread throughout the global economy. Over the full 12 months, the broad U.S. stock market lost about –10% of its value. International markets followed a similar path, returning –12.2% for the year.

The descent was bumpy. After years of relative calm, the U.S. market routinely rose or fell by more than a percentage point in a day’s trading. The volatility reflected a seemingly endless series

 

Market Barometer

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2008

 

One Year

Three Years

Five Years

Bonds

 

 

 

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

5.9%

4.3%

4.6%

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

4.5

3.3

4.4

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

2.8

4.0

3.1

 

 

 

 

Stocks

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps)

–10.6%

3.9%

7.4%

Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps)

–5.5

4.8

9.6

Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Index (Entire market)

–9.9

4.2

7.9

MSCI All Country World Index ex USA (International)

–12.2

10.7

16.1

 

 

 

 

CPI

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index

5.4%

3.7%

3.5%

 

 

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of unnerving developments: the persistent rise in energy prices, further deterioration in the housing market, a string of bank failures, and the broad economy’s deceleration.

Funds’ high quality and low costs gave them a competitive advantage

The yields of Vanguard’s money market funds fell during the fiscal year as the Fed slashed short-term interest rates. On August 31, each fund’s yield was less than half its level a year earlier.

While the ongoing shake-up in the financial industry resulted in defaults and downgrades of many investment securities, the Vanguard Money Market Funds managed to steer clear of the turmoil while producing peer-beating total returns. These results reflect several factors: the funds’ customary emphasis on high-quality securities, the diligent work of the credit analysts in Vanguard Fixed Income Group, and the funds’ low operating costs.

 

 

Expense Ratios 1

 

 

Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

 

 

 

Fund

Peer-Group

 

Expense

Expense

Money Market Fund

Ratio

Ratio

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

0.24%

0.90%

Institutional Shares

0.08

0.44

Federal

0.24

0.79

Treasury

0.24

0.76

Admiral Treasury

0.10

0.76

 

 

Changes in Yields

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield

 

August 31,

August 31,

Money Market Fund

2008

2007

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

2.17%

5.11%

Institutional Shares

2.32

5.27

Federal

2.01

5.03

Treasury

1.67

4.54

Admiral Treasury

1.80

4.64

 

 

1 Fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 28, 2007. The expense ratios for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, were 0.23% for the Prime Money Market Investor Shares and 0.08% for the Institutional Shares; 0.23% for the Federal Money Market Fund; 0.23% for the Treasury Money Market Fund; and 0.10% for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund. 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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As can be expected, the four funds had slight variations in performance. The variation is largely due to incremental differences in risk exposure and cost within this group of low-risk, low-cost portfolios. The share price of each fund remained at $1, as is expected but not guaranteed.

A long-term analysis shows the funds outperforming peers

A look at the ten-year performance of the Vanguard Money Market Funds underscores the benefits of their rigorous quality standards combined with very low costs. The funds’ advisor, our Fixed Income Group, has no need to take on extra risk in pursuit of marginally higher yields; our higher-cost competitors, in contrast, do face such pressure. This strategy has helped the Vanguard funds to outperform their peer-group averages over the long term.

The table below shows the average annual returns for the funds and their peer groups for the ten years ended August 31, 2008.

The funds help investors to save regardless of market volatility

Declining money market yields can be frustrating for investors who enjoyed income more than twice as high just a year ago.

 

 

Total Returns

 

 

Ten Years Ended August 31, 2008

 

 

 

Average Annual Return

 

 

Average

 

Vanguard

Competing

Money Market Fund

Fund

Fund 1

Prime

 

 

Investor Shares

3.6%

3.0%

Institutional Shares

3.8

3.4

Federal

3.5

3.0

Treasury

3.3

2.8

Admiral Treasury

3.4

2.8

 

 

Investment returns will fluctuate. The figures shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results that may be achieved by the funds. 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.

 

 

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, peer-group returns are based on data provided by iMoneyNet, Inc.

 

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But these periodic fluctuations in the market and in short-term interest rates should not be a surprise to us. Markets are dynamic, and the pace of change during periods of crisis can be breathtaking.

In such unsettled times, it is critical to keep an eye on how well your investment is managed and how much you are paying for that service. At Vanguard, where money market investors pay less than one-half the average expense ratio of competing funds, you keep a greater portion of your funds’ return regardless of market conditions.

 

Vanguard’s four money market funds are an effective vehicle to help you address your short-term savings needs.

Thank you for investing your assets at Vanguard.

Sincerely,

 


 

F. William McNabb III

President and Chief Executive Officer

September 11, 2008

 

 

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Vanguard money market funds to participate in Treasury Guarantee Program

 

After the close of the fiscal period, the financial market’s upheaval intensified, leading to a decline in the net asset value of an institutional money market fund at another company. This development provoked concern among investors. In response, the U.S. Treasury introduced a temporary program to guarantee the account values of eligible money market funds. On October 7, the trustees of the Vanguard money market funds elected to participate in the program.

 

Vanguard remains highly confident in the ability of its money market funds to maintain a stable net asset value of $1 per share. The funds emphasize high-quality, very liquid securities. At no time were our funds in danger of “breaking the buck.” We don’t anticipate ever needing the Treasury’s coverage.

 

Why we are participating

Vanguard chose to participate in the Treasury program because our trustees regard it as a helpful step in restoring normal conditions in the credit markets, a development that will benefit our funds’ shareholders. The trustees also recognize that, despite Vanguard’s confidence in the management of its funds, the program offers some protection from developments we cannot control, such as the potential investor reaction if problems should occur with money market funds at other firms.

 

The Treasury will decide in December whether to extend the temporary program. If the program is extended, there is no assurance that the funds will continue to participate.

 

Program details

The Treasury program provides coverage to shareholders for amounts that they held in participating taxable and tax-exempt money market funds at the close of business on September 19, 2008. The coverage lasts for three months. To participate, each Vanguard money market fund is required to pay an up-front fee of 0.01% ($1 per $10,000) of net assets as of September 19.

 

Coverage will be triggered if a participating fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the trustees of the fund decide to liquidate the fund, which means selling all of its assets and redeeming all investors’ shares. Shareholders will be covered for the lesser of the value of their accounts as of September 19, 2008, or the value of their accounts on the date of liquidation.

 

 

7

Advisor’s Report

 

During the past 12 months, the Vanguard Money Market Funds posted returns ranging from 2.9% to 3.8%. All of the funds outpaced their peer groups’ average returns for the year ended August 31, 2008.

The investment environment

Faced with a financial crisis, the Federal Reserve Board slashed the federal funds rate target from 5.25% to 2.00% in a series of attempts to stimulate the economy and prevent it from heading into a recession.

Commercial banks and Wall Street dealers, saddled with securities they could no longer market, received relief from the Fed in the form of bold new programs designed to fund their illiquid positions. Many of these securities were backed by home mortgages, which had lost value because of the housing market’s deterioration.

In recent years, competitive pressure has encouraged some money market funds to push the envelope in their search for higher yields—a hazard we have managed to avoid. Wall Street responded to the market’s demand with a steady stream of highly rated, complex products such as structured investment vehicles (SIVs), which manufacture ostensibly high-quality securities from lower-quality assets. During the past year, SIVs came under pressure as questions were raised about the assets that backed them. Ultimately, the U.S. Treasury stepped in to help resolve the illiquidity problems in this market. Many SIVs were eventually able to obtain credit or liquidity support from banks, but only after prolonged periods of uncertainty and rapid deterioration in credit ratings.

We note that Vanguard money market funds have never held securities issued by SIVs. Our credit analysis team steered us away from these investments, protecting Vanguard clients.

Conditions were similarly eventful at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—more formally known as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—the giant, government-sponsored mortgage companies that are a significant presence in the money markets. On September 7, shortly after the close of the funds’ fiscal year, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that the government was taking steps to address the systemic risk posed by the mortgage companies’ troubled balance sheets.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency was appointed conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury will ensure that the companies are adequately capitalized by purchasing senior preferred stock on a quarterly basis. The Treasury also established a secured lending facility open to both companies, as well as to the Federal Home Loan Banks (this facility

 

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expires at the end of 2009). In addition, the Treasury announced that it will establish a temporary program to purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by government agencies.

The management of the funds

During the year, Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund accumulated a large position in U.S. Treasury securities. Our original plan was to limit the size of this position, using it as a substitute for large overnight investments in repurchase agreements, which were becoming increasingly difficult to arrange. As the credit markets deteriorated, however, these Treasury securities evolved into a core holding. When market conditions improve, we will modify this stance.

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund accumulated significant Treasury holdings after concerns grew that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could face difficulty raising capital. In view of the government’s supportive actions, we anticipate increasing the fund’s exposure to those companies once again.

In the Treasury and Admiral Treasury Money Market Funds, we maintained average maturities that were longer than usual because of the steepness of the Treasury-bill yield curve.

During this tumultuous 12 months, all the Vanguard Money Market Funds benefited from their customary emphasis on high-quality, liquid securities. As always, our efforts to produce peer-beating returns while upholding these stringent criteria were enhanced by the funds’ low operating costs.

 

David R. Glocke, Principal

 

John C. Lanius, Portfolio Manager

 

Vanguard Fixed Income Group

 

September 16, 2008

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield 1

 

Investor Shares

2.17%

Institutional Shares

2.32%

Average Weighted Maturity

67 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio (8/31/2007) 3

 

Investor Shares

0.24%

Institutional Shares

0.08%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

58.0%

Aa

38.0

A

4.0

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Banker’s Acceptances

2.8%

Finance

 

Commercial Paper

14.4

Certificates of Deposit

28.3

Treasury/Agency

53.3

Other

1.2

 

 

1 See the Glossary for a definition.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 The expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated December 28, 2007. The expense ratios for the fiscal year ended

August 31, 2008, were 0.23% for Investor Shares and 0.08% for Institutional Shares.

 

 

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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 fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

Initial Investment of $10,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value of

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2008

a $10,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Prime Money Market Fund Investor Shares 1

3.60%

3.26%

3.57%

$14,200

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

2.79

3.08

3.42

13,992

Average Money Market Fund 2

3.01

2.65

2.97

13,397

 

 

 

 

 

Final Value of

 

 

 

 

a $5,000,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Prime Money Market Fund Institutional Shares

3.75%

3.45%

3.76%

$7,234,718

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Index

2.79

3.08

3.42

6,996,141

Average Institutional Money Market Fund 2

3.48

3.11

3.42

7,001,221

 

 

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 and Average Institutional Money Market Fund are derived from data provided by Lipper Inc.

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

Prime Money

 

 

Market Fund

Average

Fiscal Year

Investor Shares 1

Fund 2

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

3.6

3.0

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2008): 2.17%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2008

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

4.11%

3.21%

3.62%

Institutional Shares

10/3/1989

4.27

3.40

3.82

 

 

 

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. Note: See Financial Highlights tables for dividend information.

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 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 (53.1%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Farm Credit Bank

2.651%

10/6/08

74,000

73,999

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

1.950%

9/2/08

94,000

93,995

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.411%

9/5/08

400,109

400,002

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.548%

9/5/08

1,917,000

1,916,955

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.651%

9/22/08

378,000

377,994

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.485%–2.486%

9/24/08

1,198,230

1,196,339

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.445%

9/26/08

313,000

312,472

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.513%

10/1/08

2,385,000

2,380,031

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.362%

10/8/08

1,500,000

1,496,380

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.668%

10/22/08

515,604

513,668

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.636%

10/24/08

195,000

194,989

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.699%

10/27/08

845,641

842,116

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.639%

9/26/08

413,000

412,937

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.641%

9/30/08

3,425,000

3,424,895

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.597%

11/24/08

200,000

198,796

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.441%

9/3/08

350,000

349,953

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.459%

9/10/08

130,000

129,920

2,3

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.621%

10/6/08

2,700,000

2,699,543

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.614%

10/8/08

144,000

143,615

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.668%

10/22/08

660,000

657,522

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.465%

10/29/08

181,975

181,257

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.465%

11/12/08

245,000

243,800

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.877%

9/18/08

2,000,000

1,998,239

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.753%

9/25/08

1,804,800

1,802,694

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.874%

10/9/08

700,000

698,622

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.715%

10/30/08

1,650,000

1,645,403

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.903%

11/20/08

5,000,000

4,979,056

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

11/28/08

5,000,000

4,976,533

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.082%

1/8/09

4,325,000

4,293,074

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.967%

1/15/09

3,000,000

2,977,900

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.898%

1/29/09

3,000,000

2,976,500

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

2/5/09

4,000,000

3,966,507

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.041%

2/12/09

3,000,000

2,972,393

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.000%

2/19/09

4,000,000

3,962,380

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.944%

2/26/09

1,000,000

990,482

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $56,480,961)

 

56,480,961

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Commercial Paper (14.3%)

 

 

 

 

Finance—Auto (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.156%

9/3/08

48,250

48,244

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.443%–2.473%

9/8/08

225,500

225,393

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.443%

9/9/08

55,000

54,970

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.390%

9/10/08

88,000

87,948

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

2.444%

9/12/08

46,750

46,715

4

BMW US Capital LLC

2.061%

9/5/08

50,000

49,989

4

BMW US Capital LLC

2.063%

9/22/08

25,000

24,969

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.466%

9/11/08

225,000

224,847

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.617%

10/1/08

19,000

18,959

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.619%

10/27/08

401,000

399,378

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

2.587%

11/24/08

98,000

97,412

 

 

 

 

 

1,278,824

Finance—Other (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

2.516%

9/8/08

500,000

499,757

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

2.516%

9/9/08

500,000

499,722

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

2.518%

10/16/08

180,000

179,438

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

2.590%

11/13/08

320,000

318,332

 

 

 

 

 

1,497,249

Foreign Banks (5.7%)

 

 

 

 

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.758%

9/5/08

50,500

50,485

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.647%

9/8/08

100,000

99,949

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.769%

11/4/08

200,000

199,022

4

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.730%

11/17/08

223,450

222,155

 

Bank of Scotland PLC

2.921%

9/22/08

11,400

11,381

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

2.719%

9/12/08

196,500

196,338

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

2.729%

9/15/08

100,000

99,895

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

2.738%

11/21/08

100,000

99,388

 

CBA (Delaware) Finance Inc.

2.739%

11/25/08

82,000

81,473

4

Danske Corp.

2.647%

9/8/08

441,500

441,274

4

Danske Corp.

2.729%–2.789%

9/15/08

224,650

224,411

4

Danske Corp.

2.790%

9/19/08

162,350

162,125

4

Danske Corp.

2.739%

10/15/08

142,000

141,528

4

Danske Corp.

2.739%

10/17/08

230,000

229,201

4

Danske Corp.

2.729%

11/12/08

135,000

134,268

4

Danske Corp.

2.729%

11/13/08

165,000

164,093

 

Dexia Delaware LLC

2.660%

9/8/08

100,000

99,949

 

Nordea North America Inc.

2.719%

10/9/08

200,000

199,430

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

2.667%

9/5/08

419,500

419,376

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

2.770%

9/19/08

400,000

399,450

 

Santander Central Hispano Finance

 

 

 

 

 

(Delaware), Inc.

2.800%

11/12/08

159,900

159,011

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

2.729%

10/23/08

489,000

487,086

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

2.729%

11/12/08

303,350

301,706

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.

2.729%

11/13/08

200,000

198,901

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

2.749%

9/17/08

200,000

199,757

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

2.709%

10/7/08

495,500

494,167

4

Westpac Banking Corp.

2.750%

11/5/08

500,000

497,535

 

 

 

 

 

6,013,354

 

 

14

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Foreign Government (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

4

Electricite de France

2.217%–2.415%

10/10/08

197,915

197,423

4

Electricite de France

2.334%

10/20/08

25,000

24,921

4

Electricite de France

2.313%

11/10/08

48,750

48,532

 

 

 

 

 

270,876

Foreign Industrial (3.6%)

 

 

 

 

4

BASF SE

2.344%

9/3/08

125,000

124,984

4

BASF SE

2.314%

9/8/08

62,750

62,722

4

BASF SE

2.465%

9/15/08

233,000

232,778

4

BASF SE

2.383%

10/2/08

58,750

58,630

4

BASF SE

2.364%

10/16/08

52,050

51,897

4

BASF SE

2.354%

10/23/08

195,000

194,341

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.182%

11/12/08

195,000

194,154

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.182%

11/13/08

244,000

242,926

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.182%

11/14/08

115,000

114,487

4

Nestle Capital Corp.

2.203%

12/1/08

493,000

490,271

4

Novartis Finance Corp.

2.291%–2.311%

10/1/08

287,000

286,452

4

Novartis Finance Corp.

2.311%

10/2/08

115,000

114,772

4

Novartis Finance Corp.

2.281%

10/3/08

42,500

42,414

4

Novartis Finance Corp.

2.313%

10/14/08

196,000

195,461

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

2.310%

9/2/08

211,000

210,987

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

2.230%

10/1/08

100,450

100,264

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

2.212%

10/20/08

137,675

137,263

4

Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA

2.139%

11/5/08

40,000

39,846

4

Sanofi-Aventis

2.333%

10/3/08

63,000

62,870

4

Shell International Finance BV

2.157%

9/8/08

285,700

285,581

4

Shell International Finance BV

2.157%

9/11/08

96,600

96,542

4

Shell International Finance BV

2.158%

9/18/08

18,950

18,931

4

Total Capital

2.311%–2.313%

9/30/08

430,580

429,782

 

 

 

 

 

3,788,355

Industrial (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Funding Corp.

2.156%

9/12/08

25,000

24,982

 

Chevron Funding Corp.

2.155%

10/1/08

81,000

80,855

 

Chevron Funding Corp.

2.155%

10/2/08

32,500

32,440

4

Coca-Cola Co.

2.414%

10/2/08

90,000

89,814

4

Coca-Cola Co.

2.363%

10/3/08

24,000

23,950

4

Coca-Cola Co.

2.333%

10/6/08

80,500

80,318

4

Coca-Cola Co.

2.210%

10/7/08

305,000

304,329

4

Coca-Cola Co.

2.170%

11/3/08

119,000

118,550

4

IBM Corp.

2.121%

9/2/08

40,000

39,998

4

IBM Corp.

2.145%

9/8/08

40,000

39,983

4

IBM International Group Capital LLC

2.104%–2.259%

9/2/08

85,000

84,995

4

IBM International Group Capital LLC

2.260%

9/3/08

25,000

24,997

4

Johnson & Johnson

2.100%

10/14/08

98,000

97,755

 

Merck & Co. Inc.

2.157%

9/8/08

192,800

192,719

 

Merck & Co. Inc.

2.157%

9/10/08

160,000

159,914

4

Pepsico Inc.

2.063%

9/25/08

74,500

74,398

4

Pfizer Inc.

2.202%

9/2/08

234,000

233,986

4

Pfizer Inc.

2.211%

10/17/08

147,000

146,587

4

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.122%

9/4/08

143,000

142,975

4

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.123%

9/8/08

94,500

94,462

4

United Parcel Service, Inc.

2.157%

9/3/08

33,550

33,546

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

2.020%

9/23/08

196,600

196,360

4

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

2.371%

12/9/08

34,250

34,029

 

 

 

 

 

2,351,942

 

15

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Insurance (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

USAA Capital Corp

2.212%

11/14/08

47,650

47,435

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $15,248,035)

 

 

 

15,248,035

Certificates of Deposit (18.2%)

 

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Banks (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

2.720%

12/1/08

243,500

243,500

Citibank, N.A.

2.770%

9/11/08

150,000

150,000

Citibank, N.A.

2.430%

9/29/08

440,000

439,995

Citibank, N.A.

2.740%

11/12/08

398,000

398,000

Citibank, N.A.

2.750%

11/25/08

257,000

257,000

Fifth Third Bank

2.720%

9/15/08

400,000

400,000

 

 

 

 

1,888,495

Yankee Certificates of Deposit—U.S. Branches (16.4%)

 

 

 

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC

 

 

 

 

(Stamford Branch)

2.770%

12/1/08

500,000

500,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/2/08

400,000

400,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

2.750%

10/16/08

400,000

400,000

BNP Paribas (New York Branch)

2.780%

11/12/08

500,000

500,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

2.700%

9/4/08

200,000

200,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

2.760%

9/15/08

200,000

200,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

2.815%

9/22/08

100,000

100,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

 

 

 

 

(New York Branch)

2.770%

10/16/08

400,000

400,000

Banco Santander (New York Branch)

2.780%

10/9/08

175,000

175,000

Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/2/08

400,000

400,000

Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.790%

9/11/08

200,000

200,000

Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.850%

12/4/08

500,000

500,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/2/08

600,000

600,000

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.820%

10/7/08

240,500

240,500

Barclays Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.800%

11/14/08

500,000

500,000

Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)

2.700%

11/3/08

200,000

200,000

Deutsche Bank AG (New York Branch)

2.700%

11/3/08

300,000

300,000

Dexia Credit Local (New York Branch)

2.660%

9/3/08

210,000

210,000

Dexia Credit Local (New York Branch)

2.660%

9/5/08

250,000

250,000

Fortis Bank SA/NV (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/2/08

300,000

300,000

Fortis Bank SA/NV (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/2/08

200,000

200,000

Fortis Bank SA/NV (New York Branch)

2.800%

10/14/08

700,000

700,000

KBC Bank N.V. (New York Branch)

2.680%

9/9/08

489,000

489,000

KBC Bank N.V. (New York Branch)

2.650%

10/27/08

500,000

500,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (New York Branch)

2.680%

10/22/08

495,000

495,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

2.650%

9/11/08

600,000

600,000

Nordea Bank Finland PLC (New York Branch)

2.720%

11/4/08

200,000

200,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/10/08

250,000

250,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/22/08

500,000

500,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

2.720%

10/7/08

250,000

250,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

2.700%

11/6/08

250,000

250,000

Rabobank Nederland NV (New York Branch)

2.700%

11/14/08

250,000

250,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.790%

9/16/08

500,000

500,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.750%

10/14/08

600,000

600,000

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (New York Branch)

2.815%

11/24/08

400,000

400,000

Svenska Handelsbanken (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/10/08

500,000

500,000

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch)

2.630%

9/25/08

200,000

200,000

 

16

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch)

2.750%

10/22/08

294,750

294,750

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

2.700%

9/11/08

500,000

500,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

2.580%

10/14/08

250,000

250,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

2.720%

10/15/08

250,000

250,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

2.690%

11/12/08

250,000

250,000

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston Branch)

2.690%

11/13/08

250,000

250,000

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/10/08

500,000

500,000

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

2.710%

11/6/08

200,000

200,000

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch)

2.710%

11/10/08

300,000

300,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.700%

9/11/08

325,000

325,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.720%

9/22/08

300,000

300,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.770%

9/29/08

125,000

125,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.700%

11/3/08

318,000

318,000

Toronto Dominion Bank (New York Branch)

2.710%

11/6/08

182,000

182,000

 

 

 

 

17,504,250

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $19,392,745)

 

 

 

19,392,745

Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (10.1%)

 

 

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.700%

9/3/08

100,000

100,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.700%

9/4/08

98,000

98,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.760%

10/23/08

260,000

260,002

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.750%

11/14/08

75,000

75,000

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

2.750%

12/1/08

400,000

400,000

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

2.800%

11/6/08

300,000

300,000

Bank of Scotland PLC

2.810%

11/24/08

500,000

500,000

Barclays Bank PLC

2.955%

12/8/08

80,000

79,997

BNP Paribas

2.700%

9/8/08

200,000

200,000

BNP Paribas

2.820%

12/1/08

400,000

400,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2.800%

9/19/08

160,000

160,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2.800%

9/22/08

197,000

197,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2.760%

10/9/08

300,000

300,000

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

2.750%

10/22/08

200,000

200,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

2.700%

9/2/08

153,000

153,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

2.700%

9/2/08

132,000

132,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

2.700%

9/4/08

200,000

200,000

Credit Agricole S.A.

2.820%

12/1/08

500,000

500,000

HSBC Bank PLC

2.670%

9/10/08

200,000

200,000

HSBC Bank PLC

2.700%

9/15/08

200,000

200,000

HSBC Bank PLC

2.770%

10/16/08

444,000

444,000

HSBC Bank PLC

2.770%

11/14/08

222,000

222,000

HSBC Bank PLC

2.790%

11/25/08

246,000

246,000

ING Bank N.V.

2.780%

9/15/08

500,000

500,000

ING Bank N.V.

2.790%

10/9/08

500,000

500,000

KBC Bank N.V.

2.750%

10/17/08

500,000

500,003

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

2.680%

9/15/08

700,000

700,000

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC

2.720%

11/21/08

305,000

305,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.700%

9/3/08

300,000

300,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.700%

9/4/08

400,000

400,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.760%

10/21/08

300,000

300,000

National Australia Bank Ltd.

2.790%

11/26/08

500,000

500,000

Societe Generale

2.750%

9/23/08

380,000

380,000

Societe Generale

2.900%

10/9/08

700,000

700,000

Total Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit (Cost $10,652,002)

 

 

10,652,002

 

 

17

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Other Notes (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, NA

2.720%

10/23/08

500,000

500,000

Bank of America, NA

2.760%

11/4/08

500,000

500,000

Wells Fargo Bank NA

2.430%

9/10/08

500,000

500,000

Wells Fargo Bank NA

2.500%

10/21/08

500,000

500,000

Wells Fargo Bank NA

2.620%

11/25/08

500,000

500,000

Wells Fargo Bank NA

2.620%

12/1/08

500,000

500,000

Total Other Notes (Cost $3,000,000)

 

 

 

3,000,000

Repurchase Agreements (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities, LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $94,022,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 6/15/09, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

4.000%–5.750%, 12/12/08–6/11/21, Federal Home

 

 

 

 

Loan Mortgage Corp. 0.000%–5.000%,

 

 

 

 

6/11/09–1/15/10, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

3.625%–6.625%, 11/15/10–8/15/11)

2.100%

9/2/08

94,000

94,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $98,023,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. 2.265%, 4/14/09)

2.110%

9/2/08

98,000

98,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $190,045,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

Discount Note, 10/31/08, Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 3.375%, 12/15/08)

2.110%

9/2/08

190,000

190,000

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $94,022,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank Discount

 

 

 

 

Note, 11/28/08, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 2/16/17, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 9/13/10)

2.100%

9/2/08

94,000

94,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $211,379,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 4.875%,

 

 

 

 

11/18/11, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

3.500%–6.875%, 9/15/10–5/29/13, Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 2.375%–4.750%,

 

 

 

 

2/10/10–11/19/12)

2.120%

9/2/08

211,329

211,329

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $286,067,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 9/15/09, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

4.875%–6.625%, 4/15/09–9/15/09)

2.120%

9/2/08

286,000

286,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $108,025,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 6/15/10)

2.110%

9/2/08

108,000

108,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $165,039,000,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

 

 

4.500%, 2/15/09)

2.120%

9/2/08

165,000

165,000

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,246,329)

 

 

 

1,246,329

Total Investments (99.7%) (Cost $106,020,072)

 

 

 

106,020,072

 

18

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

Market

 

Value

 

($000)

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.3%)

 

Other Assets

578,124

Liabilities

(271,034)

 

307,090

Net Assets (100%)

106,327,162

 

 

At August 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

106,323,856

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

3,306

Net Assets

106,327,162

 

 

Investor Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 92,480,636,211 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

92,483,489

Net Asset Value Per Share—Investor Shares

$1.00

 

 

Institutional Shares—Net Assets

 

Applicable to 13,843,226,097 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

13,843,673

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.

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 August 31, 2008, the aggregate value of these securities was $9,255,191,000, representing 8.7% of net assets.

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

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

3,841,575

Total Income

3,841,575

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

9,423

Management and Administrative—Investor Shares

174,303

Management and Administrative—Institutional Shares

5,184

Marketing and Distribution—Investor Shares

23,297

Marketing and Distribution—Institutional Shares

3,133

Custodian Fees

1,601

Auditing Fees

27

Shareholders’ Reports—Investor Shares

913

Shareholders’ Reports—Institutional Shares

42

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

138

Total Expenses

218,061

Net Investment Income

3,623,514

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

8,193

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

3,631,707

 

 

20

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

3,623,514

4,219,193

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

8,193

(2,256)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

3,631,707

4,216,937

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investor Shares

(3,177,270)

(3,771,878)

Institutional Shares

(446,244)

(447,315)

Realized Capital Gain

 

 

Investor Shares

Institutional Shares

Total Distributions

(3,623,514)

(4,219,193)

Capital Share Transactions—Investor Shares (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

106,732,520

96,242,797

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

3,079,532

3,654,662

Redeemed

(101,387,654)

(80,421,310)

Net increase (Decrease)—Investor Shares

8,424,398

19,476,149

Capital Share Transactions—Institutional Shares (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

18,040,054

15,512,668

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

424,301

419,628

Redeemed

(14,643,359)

(12,179,315)

Net increase (Decrease)—Institutional Shares

3,820,996

3,752,981

Total Increase (Decrease)

12,253,587

23,226,874

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

94,073,575

70,846,701

End of Period

106,327,162

94,073,575

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.035

.051

.043

.023

.008

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.035

.051

.043

.023

.008

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.035)

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.035)

(.051)

(.043)

(.023)

(.008)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return 1

3.60%

5.23%

4.38%

2.31%

0.83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$92,483

$84,052

$64,578

$46,454

$43,884

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.23%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

3.49%

5.10%

4.33%

2.29%

0.82%

 

 

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

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

 

 

22

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

Institutional Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.037

.053

.045

.025

.010

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.037

.053

.045

.025

.010

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.037)

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.037)

(.053)

(.045)

(.025)

(.010)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

3.75%

5.39%

4.58%

2.52%

1.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$13,844

$10,022

$6,269

$5,764

$5,301

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.08%

0.08%

0.09%

0.09%

0.09%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

3.64%

5.26%

4.53%

2.51%

1.05%

 

 

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

 

 

23

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, 2005–2008), 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 August 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $9,199,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 9.20% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

 

24

Prime Money Market Fund

 

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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

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

Level 3 —Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

 

At August 31, 2008, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder's account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund is required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008; this expense will be borne by the fund. The coverage lasts until December 18, 2008. The Treasury will decide in December whether to extend the temporary program. If the program is extended, the trustees will decide whether the fund will continue to participate.

 

 

25

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield 1

2.01%

Average Weighted Maturity

58 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio (8/31/2007) 3

0.24%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

U.S. Government/Agency

84.0%

Other

16.0

 

 

1 See the Glossary for a definition.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 28, 2007. The expense ratio for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, was 0.23%.

 

 

26

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 fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

Initial Investment of $10,000


 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value of

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2008

a $10,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Federal Money Market Fund 1

3.46%

3.19%

3.52%

$14,135

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

2.79

3.08

3.42

13,992

Average Government Money Market Fund 2

2.73

2.63

2.97

13,403

 

 

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.

 

 

27

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

 

 

Federal Money

Average

Fiscal Year

Market Fund 1

Fund

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

3.5

2.7

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2008): 2.01%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2008

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

4.00%

3.15%

3.58%

 

 

 

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.

Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend information.

 

 

28

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 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 (86.7%)

 

 

 

2,3

Federal Farm Credit Bank

2.651%

10/6/08

75,000

74,999

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.548%

9/5/08

70,000

69,998

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.354%

9/12/08

300,000

299,786

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.664%

9/17/08

350,000

349,996

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.659%

9/19/08

150,000

149,998

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.651%

9/22/08

75,000

74,999

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.374%–2.513%

10/1/08

249,000

248,493

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.573%

10/2/08

50,000

49,890

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.362%

10/8/08

125,000

124,698

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.668%

10/22/08

75,000

74,718

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.636%

10/24/08

300,000

299,983

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.699%

10/27/08

100,000

99,583

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.465%

11/5/08

75,000

74,668

2

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.465%

11/7/08

100,000

99,544

2,3

Federal Home Loan Bank

2.687%

11/18/08

70,000

70,000

2,3

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.641%

9/30/08

500,000

499,985

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.565%

10/14/08

65,507

65,307

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.445%

10/27/08

193,271

192,540

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.445%

10/28/08

64,880

64,630

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.444%

11/3/08

27,130

27,015

2

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.597%

11/24/08

100,000

99,398

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.224%

9/17/08

105,930

105,825

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.353%–2.354%

10/1/08

281,150

280,602

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.584%

10/8/08

371,361

370,380

2

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

2.425%–2.465%

11/12/08

190,077

189,153

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.827%

9/4/08

300,000

299,955

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.461%

9/11/08

400,000

399,839

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.877%

9/18/08

400,000

399,648

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.542%

9/25/08

100,000

99,898

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.674%

10/23/08

50,000

49,880

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.859%–1.903%

11/20/08

600,000

597,510

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

11/28/08

300,000

298,592

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.082%

1/8/09

100,000

99,262

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.967%

1/15/09

100,000

99,263

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

2/5/09

400,000

396,651

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.041%

2/12/09

400,000

396,319

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.000%

2/19/09

300,000

297,179

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.944%

2/26/09

300,000

297,145

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $7,787,329)

 

7,787,329

 

 

29

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

Face

Market

 

 

Maturity

Amount

Value

 

Yield 1

Date

($000)

($000)

Repurchase Agreements (13.1%)

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Securities, LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $88,021,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 8/16/21, Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

3.050%-4.875%, 9/12/08–6/12/15, Federal

 

 

 

 

Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 3.250%–6.250%,

 

 

 

 

6/11/09–7/15/32, Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 4.375%–6.375%,

 

 

 

 

6/15/09–3/15/13)

2.100%

9/2/08

88,000

88,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $84,020,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 11/15/10)

2.110%

9/2/08

84,000

84,000

BNP Paribas Securities Corp

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $176,041,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank 2.535%,

 

 

 

 

12/26/08, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

3.375%, 12/15/08)

2.110%

9/2/08

176,000

176,000

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $88,021,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

3.625%–6.625%, 9/15/09–2/12/13)

2.100%

9/2/08

88,000

88,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $198,047,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 3/14/36, Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

2.875%–4.875%, 11/3/09–6/13/18)

2.120%

9/2/08

198,000

198,000

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $265,062,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Corp. 4.750%, 1/19/16,

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assn.

 

 

 

 

4.875%–5.125%, 4/15/09–7/13/09)

2.120%

9/2/08

265,000

265,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $100,023,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage

 

 

 

 

Corp. 4.125%, 12/21/12, Federal National

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Assn. 7.125%, 6/15/10)

2.110%

9/2/08

100,000

100,000

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

 

 

(Dated 8/29/08, Repurchase Value $177,246,000

 

 

 

 

collateralized by U.S Treasury Note

 

 

 

 

6.500%, 2/15/10)

2.120%

9/2/08

177,204

177,204

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $1,176,204)

 

 

 

1,176,204

Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $8,963,533)

 

 

 

8,963,533

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

37,234

Liabilities

 

 

 

(18,588)

 

 

 

 

18,646

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 8,982,151,114 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

 

8,982,179

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

30

Federal Money Market Fund

 

 

At August 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

8,982,163

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

16

Net Assets

8,982,179

 

 

 

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.

3 Adjustable-rate note.

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

 

 

31

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

312,195

Total Income

312,195

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

794

Management and Administrative

16,828

Marketing and Distribution

2,217

Custodian Fees

153

Auditing Fees

23

Shareholders’ Reports

90

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

12

Total Expenses

20,117

Net Investment Income

292,078

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

54

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

292,132

 

 

 

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

 

 

32

Federal Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

292,078

345,057

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

54

(21)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

292,132

345,036

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(292,078)

(345,057)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(292,078)

(345,057)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

10,018,883

6,184,183

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

282,195

335,363

Redeemed

(8,991,301)

(5,206,858)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

1,309,777

1,312,688

Total Increase (Decrease)

1,309,831

1,312,667

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

7,672,348

6,359,681

End of Period

8,982,179

7,672,348

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Federal Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.034

.051

.042

.022

.008

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.034

.051

.042

.022

.008

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.034)

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.034)

(.051)

(.042)

(.022)

(.008)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return 1

3.46%

5.17%

4.31%

2.26%

0.82%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$8,982

$7,672

$6,360

$5,507

$5,575

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.23%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

3.33%

5.05%

4.25%

2.23%

0.81%

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

34

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, 2005–2008), 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 August 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $777,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.78% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

 

 

35

Federal Money Market Fund

 

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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

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

Level 3 —Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

 

At August 31, 2008, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder's account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund is required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008; this expense will be borne by the fund. The coverage lasts until December 18, 2008. The Treasury will decide in December whether to extend the temporary program. If the program is extended, the trustees will decide whether the fund will continue to participate.

 

 

36

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield 1

1.67%

Average Weighted Maturity

77 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio (8/31/2007) 3

0.24%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

1 See the Glossary for a definition.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 28, 2007. The expense ratio for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, was 0.23%.

 

 

37

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 fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

Initial Investment of $10,000

 


 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value of

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2008

a $10,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Treasury Money Market Fund 1

2.94%

2.94%

3.26%

$13,786

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

2.79

3.08

3.42

13,992

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s

 

 

 

 

Average 100% Treasury Fund

2.08

2.38

2.80

13,175

 

 

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

 

 

38

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Money

Average

Fiscal Year

Market Fund 1

Fund 2

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

2.9

2.1

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2008): 1.67%

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2008

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

3.46%

2.90%

3.32%

 

 

 

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.

Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend information.

 

 

39

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 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 (99.8%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.304%–1.828%

9/4/08

545,533

545,452

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.461%–1.873%

9/11/08

661,000

660,671

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.707%–2.061%

9/18/08

565,368

564,853

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.727%–1.864%

9/25/08

364,232

363,793

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.909%

10/2/08

475,000

474,223

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.613%

10/9/08

338,000

337,429

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.694%

10/23/08

528,000

526,719

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.715%

10/30/08

170,000

169,526

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.755%

11/6/08

232,000

231,260

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.879%

11/13/08

345,000

343,692

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.859%

11/20/08

200,000

199,178

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

11/28/08

300,000

298,592

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.082%

1/8/09

265,000

263,044

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

1/22/09

800,000

793,899

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.898%

1/29/09

275,000

272,846

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

2/5/09

262,000

259,806

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.877%

2/12/09

8,703

8,629

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.000%

2/19/09

465,000

460,627

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.944%

2/26/09

102,000

101,029

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $6,875,268)

 

 

6,875,268

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

26,323

Liabilities

 

 

 

(13,272)

 

 

 

 

13,051

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 6,888,084,999 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

6,888,319

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

40

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

At August 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

6,888,113

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

206

Net Assets

6,888,319

 

 

 

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.

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

 

 

41

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

195,271

Total Income

195,271

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

575

Management and Administrative

12,207

Marketing and Distribution

1,603

Custodian Fees

100

Auditing Fees

18

Shareholders’ Reports

84

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

9

Total Expenses

14,596

Net Investment Income

180,675

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

(283)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

180,392

 

 

 

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

 

 

42

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

180,675

254,497

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(283)

732

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

180,392

255,229

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(180,675)

(254,497)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(180,675)

(254,497)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

6,279,590

4,658,601

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

175,540

248,231

Redeemed

(5,457,898)

(4,239,110)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

997,232

667,722

Total Increase (Decrease)

996,949

668,454

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

5,891,370

5,222,916

End of Period

6,888,319

5,891,370

 

 

 

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

 

 

43

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.029

.048

.040

.021

.007

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.029

.048

.040

.021

.007

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.029)

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.029)

(.048)

(.040)

(.021)

(.007)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return 1

2.94%

4.88%

4.06%

2.12%

0.74%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$6,888

$5,891

$5,223

$4,558

$4,628

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.23%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.30%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.84%

4.76%

4.01%

2.10%

0.73%

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

44

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, 2005–2008), 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 August 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $592,000 to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 0.59% of Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in financial statements.

 

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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

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

Level 3 —Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).

 

At August 31, 2008, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

Treasury Money Market Fund

 

D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder's account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund is required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008; this expense will be borne by the fund. The coverage lasts until December 18, 2008. The Treasury will decide in December whether to extend the temporary program. If the program is extended, the trustees will decide whether the fund will continue to participate.

 

 

46

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Fund Profile

As of August 31, 2008

 

 

Financial Attributes

 

 

 

7-Day SEC Yield 1

1.80%

Average Weighted Maturity

78 days

Average Quality 2

Aaa

Expense Ratio (8/31/2007) 3

0.10%

 

 

Distribution by Credit Quality 2 (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Aaa

100.0%

 

 

Sector Diversification (% of portfolio)

 

 

 

Treasury

100.0%

 

 

 

1 See the Glossary for a definition.

2 Moody’s Investors Service.

3 The expense ratio shown is from the prospectus dated December 28, 2007. The expense ratio for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, was 0.10%.

 

 

47

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 fund’s 7-day SEC yield reflects its current earnings more closely than do the average annual returns.

 

Cumulative Performance: August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

Initial Investment of $50,000

 


 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

Final Value of

 

Periods Ended August 31, 2008

a $50,000

 

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Investment

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

3.08%

3.09%

3.43%

$70,064

Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index

2.79

3.08

3.42

69,961

iMoneyNet Money Fund Report’s

 

 

 

 

Average 100% Treasury Fund

2.08

2.38

2.80

65,877

 

 

48

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

Fiscal-Year Total Returns (%): August 31, 1998–August 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admiral Treasury

Average

Fiscal Year

Money Market Fund

Fund 1

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

3.1

2.1

7-day SEC yield (8/31/2008): 1.80%

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns: Periods Ended June 30, 2008

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

3.60%

3.06%

3.49%

 

 

 

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

Note: See Financial Highlights table for dividend information.

 

 

49

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Net Assets

As of August 31, 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 (99.9%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.791%–1.828%

9/4/08

1,643,800

1,643,551

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.461%–1.873%

9/11/08

668,708

668,411

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.710%–2.061%

9/18/08

1,913,613

1,911,862

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.864%

9/25/08

695,000

694,141

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.909%

10/2/08

1,439,000

1,436,646

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.613%

10/9/08

1,060,000

1,058,210

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.613%–1.628%

10/16/08

900,000

898,190

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.694%

10/23/08

56,000

55,864

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.715%

10/30/08

1,520,000

1,515,765

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.717%–1.755%

11/6/08

1,198,000

1,194,210

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.879%

11/13/08

1,460,000

1,454,464

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.859%

11/20/08

2,895,000

2,883,098

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

11/28/08

1,422,000

1,415,326

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.071%

12/11/08

636,000

632,342

U.S. Treasury Bill

2.082%

1/8/09

675,000

670,017

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

1/22/09

2,550,000

2,530,552

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.898%

1/29/09

1,120,000

1,111,227

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.939%

2/5/09

800,000

793,301

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.877%

2/12/09

13,273

13,161

U.S. Treasury Bill

1.944%

2/26/09

700,000

693,337

Total U.S. Government Securities (Cost $23,273,675)

 

 

23,273,675

Other Assets and Liabilities (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

58,753

Liabilities

 

 

 

(43,448)

 

 

 

 

15,305

Net Assets (100%)

 

 

 

 

Applicable to 23,288,231,147 outstanding $.001 par value shares of

 

 

beneficial interest (unlimited authorization)

 

 

23,288,980

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

$1.00

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

 

At August 31, 2008, net assets consisted of:

 

 

Amount

 

($000)

Paid-in Capital

23,288,233

Undistributed Net Investment Income

Accumulated Net Realized Gains

747

Net Assets

23,288,980

 

 

 

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.

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

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Year Ended

 

August 31, 2008

 

($000)

Investment Income

 

Income

 

Interest

655,152

Total Income

655,152

Expenses

 

The Vanguard Group—Note B

 

Investment Advisory Services

1,924

Management and Administrative

13,099

Marketing and Distribution

5,381

Custodian Fees

249

Auditing Fees

19

Shareholders’ Reports

67

Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

24

Total Expenses

20,763

Net Investment Income

634,389

Realized Net Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities Sold

(142)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

634,247

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

2008

2007

 

($000)

($000)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net Investment Income

634,389

847,691

Realized Net Gain (Loss)

(142)

2,478

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

634,247

850,169

Distributions

 

 

Net Investment Income

(634,389)

(847,691)

Realized Capital Gain

Total Distributions

(634,389)

(847,691)

Capital Share Transactions (at $1.00)

 

 

Issued

19,825,341

17,590,283

Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

601,195

808,325

Redeemed

(17,201,363)

(14,319,509)

Net Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions

3,225,173

4,079,099

Total Increase (Decrease)

3,225,031

4,081,577

Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of Period

20,063,949

15,982,372

End of Period

23,288,980

20,063,949

 

 

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

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

.030

.049

.041

.023

.009

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

on Investments

Total from Investment Operations

.030

.049

.041

.023

.009

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from Net Investment Income

(.030)

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

Distributions from Realized Capital Gains

Total Distributions

(.030)

(.049)

(.041)

(.023)

(.009)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

3.08%

5.02%

4.22%

2.29%

0.91%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)

$23,289

$20,064

$15,982

$13,838

$13,270

Ratio of Total Expenses to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

0.10%

0.10%

0.13%

0.13%

0.13%

Ratio of Net Investment Income to

 

 

 

 

 

Average Net Assets

2.98%

4.90%

4.15%

2.27%

0.91%

 

 

 

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, 2005–2008), 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 August 31, 2008, the fund had contributed capital of $1,985,000

to Vanguard (included in Other Assets), representing 0.01% of the fund’s net assets and 1.98% of

Vanguard’s capitalization. The fund’s trustees and officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

 

C. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial

Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”), “Fair Value Measurements.” FAS 157 establishes a

framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in

financial statements.

 

The various inputs that may be used to determine the value of the fund’s investments are summarized

in three broad levels. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an

indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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

Level 2 —Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest

rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 —Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine

the fair value of investments).

 

At August 31, 2008, 100% of the fund’s investments were valued using amortized cost, in accordance

with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amortized cost approximates the current fair

value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market,

securities valued at amortized cost are considered to be valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

 

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Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

D. On October 7, 2008, the board of trustees approved the fund’s participation in a temporary program introduced by the U.S. Treasury to guarantee the account values of shareholders in a money market fund in the event the fund’s net asset value falls below $0.995 and the fund’s trustees decide to liquidate the fund. The program covers the lesser of a shareholder's account value on September 19, 2008, or on the date of liquidation. To participate, the fund is required to pay a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008; this expense will be borne by the fund. The coverage lasts until December 18, 2008. The Treasury will decide in December whether to extend the temporary program. If the program is extended, the trustees will decide whether the fund will continue to participate.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Vanguard Money Market Reserves, Vanguard Treasury Funds and Vanguard Admiral Funds and the Shareholders of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund and Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund, and Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Funds”) at August 31, 2008, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodians and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 14, 2008

 

 

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Special 2008 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, is included pursuant to provisions of the

Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 78.5% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2008 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, is included pursuant to provisions of the

Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2008 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, is included pursuant to provisions of the

Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

Special 2008 tax information (unaudited) for Vanguard Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund

 

This information for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, is included pursuant to provisions of the

Internal Revenue Code.

 

For non-resident alien shareholders, 100% of income dividends are interest-related dividends.

 

 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the fund.

 

A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

 

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

 

• Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the fund’s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

• Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect transaction costs incurred by the fund for buying and selling securities. Further, the expenses do not include 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 August 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses

 

Account Value

Account Value

Paid During

Money Market Fund

2/29/2008

8/31/2008

Period 1

Based on Actual Fund Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,012.31

$1.12

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,013.08

0.36

Federal

1,000.00

1,011.53

1.12

Treasury

1,000.00

1,009.72

1.17

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,010.45

0.51

Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return

 

 

 

Prime

 

 

 

Investor Shares

$1,000.00

$1,024.10

$1.12

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,024.85

0.36

Federal

1,000.00

1,024.10

1.12

Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.05

1.17

Admiral Treasury

1,000.00

1,024.70

0.51

 

 

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, 0.22% for Investor Shares and 0.07% for Institutional Shares; for the Federal Money Market Fund, 0.22%; 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.

 

 

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Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangement

 

The board of trustees of Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund, Federal Money Market Fund, Treasury Money Market Fund, and Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund has renewed the funds’ investment advisory arrangement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard—through its Fixed Income Group—serves as the investment advisor for the funds. The board determined that continuing the funds’ internalized management structure was in the best interests of the funds and their shareholders.

 

The board based its decision upon an evaluation of the advisor’s investment staff, portfolio management process, and performance. The trustees considered the factors discussed below, among others. However, no single factor determined whether the board approved the arrangement. Rather, it was the totality of the circumstances that drove the board’s decision.

 

Nature, extent, and quality of services

The board considered the quality of the funds’ investment management over both the short and long term, and took into account the organizational depth and stability of the advisor. The board noted that Vanguard has been managing investments for more than 25 years. George U. Sauter, Vanguard managing director and chief investment officer, has been in the investment management business since 1985. Robert F. Auwaerter, head of Fixed Income Portfolio Management and principal of Vanguard, has been in the investment management business since 1978. The Fixed Income Group adheres to a sound, disciplined investment-management process; the team has considerable experience, stability, and depth.

 

The board concluded that Vanguard’s experience, stability, depth, and performance, among other factors, warranted continuation of the advisory arrangement.

 

Investment performance

The board considered the short- and long-term performance of the funds, including any periods of outperformance or underperformance of relevant benchmarks and peer groups. The board concluded that the funds have performed in line with expectations, and that their results have been consistent with their investment strategies. Information about the funds’ most recent performance can be found in the Performance Summary sections of this report.

 

Cost

The board concluded that the funds’ expense ratios were far below the average expense ratios charged by funds in their respective peer groups. The board noted that the funds’ advisory expense ratios were also well below their peer-group averages. Information about the funds’ expense ratios appears in the About Your Fund’s Expenses section of this report as well as in the Financial Statements sections.

 

The board does not conduct a profitability analysis of Vanguard because of Vanguard’s unique “at-cost” structure. Unlike most other mutual fund management companies, Vanguard is owned by the funds it oversees, and produces “profits” only in the form of reduced expenses for fund shareholders.

 

The benefit of economies of scale

The board of trustees concluded that the funds’ low-cost arrangement with Vanguard ensures that the funds will realize economies of scale as they grow, with the cost to shareholders declining as the funds’ assets increase.

 

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

 

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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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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 and Trustee

 

 

John J. Brennan 1

 

Born 1954

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chairman of the Board and Director/

Trustee Since May 1987;

Trustee of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the investment companies served

Chairman of the Board

by The Vanguard Group; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; President and Chief

156 Vanguard Funds Overseen

Executive Officer of The Vanguard Group and of each of the investment companies

 

served by The Vanguard Group (1996–2008).

 

 

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

156 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

156 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

156 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

156 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

156 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

156 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

156 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

156 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.

156 Vanguard Funds Overseen

 

 

 

 

 

F. William McNabb III

 

Born 1957

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years: Chief Executive Officer, Director,

Chief Executive Officer

and President of The Vanguard Group, Inc., since 2008; Chief Executive Officer and

Since August 31, 2008

President of each of the investment companies served by The Vanguard Group since

President Since March 2008

2008; Director of Vanguard Marketing Corporation; Managing Director of The Vanguard

156 Vanguard Funds Overseen

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

156 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

Glenn W. Reed

Mortimer J. Buckley

Paul A. Heller

Ralph K. Packard

George U. Sauter

 

Founder

 

John C. Bogle

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1974–1996

 

1 These individuals 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.

 

 


 

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

 

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

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and searching for “proxy voting guidelines,” or by

With Hearing Impairment > 800-952-3335

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

 

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

 

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

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fund voted the proxies for securities it owned during

with the offering of shares of any Vanguard

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

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

the fund’s current prospectus.

 

 

 

 

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Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange

 

Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

 

 

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Item 2 : Code of Ethics. The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain technical, non-material changes.

 

Item 3 : Audit Committee Financial Expert. The following members of the Audit Committee have been determined by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees to be Audit Committee Financial Experts serving on its Audit Committee, and to be independent: Charles D. Ellis, Rajiv L. Gupta, JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, André F. Perold, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., and J. Lawrence Wilson.

 

Item 4 : Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees.

Audit Fees of the Registrant

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008: $19,000

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $18,000

Aggregate Audit Fees of Registered Investment Companies in the Vanguard Group.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008: $3,055,590

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $2,835,320

(b) Audit-Related Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008: $626,240

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $630,400

Includes fees billed in connection with assurance and related services provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.

(c) Tax Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008: $230,400

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $215,900

Includes fees billed in connection with tax compliance, planning and advice services provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group and related to income and excise taxes.

(d) All Other Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008: $0

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $0

Includes fees billed for services related to risk management and privacy matters. Services were provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.

(e) (1) Pre-Approval Policies. The policy of the Registrant’s Audit Committee is to consider and, if appropriate, approve before the principal accountant is engaged for such services, all specific audit and non-audit services provided to: (1) the Registrant; (2) The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (3) other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant; and (4) other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group. In making a determination, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

In the event of a contingency situation in which the principal accountant is needed to provide services in between scheduled Audit Committee meetings, the Chairman of the Audit Committee would be called on to consider and, if appropriate, pre-approve audit or permitted non-audit services in an amount sufficient to complete services through the next Audit Committee meeting, and to determine if such services would be consistent with maintaining the accountant’s independence. At the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting, services and fees would be presented to the Audit Committee for formal consideration, and, if appropriate, approval by the entire Audit Committee. The Audit Committee would again consider whether such services and fees are consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

The Registrant’s Audit Committee is informed at least annually of all audit and non-audit services provided by the principal accountant to the Vanguard complex, whether such services are provided to: (1) the Registrant; (2) The Vanguard Group, Inc.; (3) other entities controlled by The Vanguard Group, Inc. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant; or (4) other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.

(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) For the most recent fiscal year, over 50% of the hours worked under the principal accountant’s engagement were not performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant.

(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2008: $230,400

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2007: $215,900

Includes fees billed for non-audit services provided to the Registrant, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing Corporation, and other registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group.

(h) For the most recent fiscal year, the Audit Committee has determined that the provision of all non-audit services was consistent with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

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)

Code of Ethics.

 

(b)

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:

/s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*

 

F. WILLIAM MCNABB III

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: October 14, 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:

/s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III*

 

F. WILLIAM MCNABB III

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Date: October 14, 2008

 

 

 

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS

 

 

By:

/s/ THOMAS J. HIGGINS*

 

THOMAS J. HIGGINS

 

TREASURER

 

 

Date: October 14, 2008

 

 

* By: /s/ Heidi Stam

 

Heidi Stam, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on January 18, 2008, see file Number 2-29601, Incorporated by Reference; and pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on

September 26, 2008, see File Number 2-47371, Incorporated by Reference.

 

 

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