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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Inst (VFWSX)On Dec 7: 87.85  Down 0.44 (0.50%)  
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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Inst
The Vanguard Group P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482
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Phone: 800-662-7447
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Foreign Large Blend
Fund Family:Vanguard
Net Assets:1.61B
Year-to-Date Return:31.43%
Yield:1.93%
Morningstar Rating:N/A
Fund Inception Date:30-Apr-07
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Foreign Large Blend
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Duane F. Kelly
Lead Manager since 02-Mar-07
Kelly is a principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1989 and has managed investment portfolios since 1992.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$5,000,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:NaN
Min Initial Investment, AIP:NaN
Min Subsequent Investment:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:N/A
VFWSX can be purchased from 14 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks to track the performance of the FTSE All-World ex-US Index. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the index, a free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index of approximately 2,200 stocks of companies located in 46 countries.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (23-Dec-08): 1.59
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Annual Holdings Turnover YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Average for Category: 95.24%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseVFWSXCategory
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Total Expense Ratio:0.15% 1.43%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 5.37%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.70%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 48$699
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 85$1,068
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 192$2,131
* Per $10,000 invested


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