(PUB) Investing 2015

March 2015

Morningstar FundInvestor

7

Data through February 28, 2015 Vanguard REIT Index Adm

Ticker

Status Yield Total Assets

Mstar Category

VGSLX Open

3.5% $54,188 mil

Real Estate

Morningstar Analyst Rating 03-02-15

Investment Style Equity Stock %

Historical Profile Return Risk Rating Above Avg Above Avg Above Avg

98% 98% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100%

Œ

Manager Change Partial Manager Change

15.0 20.0 26.0

Morningstar Pillars Process Performance

Growth of $10,000

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive

Investment Values of Fund Investment Values of MSCI Ac Wrld ND

10.0

People Parent Price

6.0

Performance Quartile (within Category) History

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 02-15

Morningstar Analyst Rating Morningstar evaluates mutual funds based on five key pillars, which its analysts believe lead to funds that are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analyst Rating Spectrum Œ „ ´ˇ ¨

80.16 30.81 15.58 -0.97

109.15 84.49

87.25

51.75

63.33 29.76 -4.87

78.44 28.49 15.82

82.15

93.24 17.69 -0.30 2.82 14.87

118.20 114.83 91.58

NAV

12.01 1.17 -0.16 3.58 8.43

-36.98 -16.39 35.16

8.62

2.42

30.32 26.16

2.93 -0.99 -0.02 0.00 2.93

Total Return %

-28.05 14.21

5.21 1.35 3.18

15.97

-20.38 1.56

+/-MSCI Ac Wrld ND +/-S&P US REIT TR USD

-0.87 3.22

0.31 2.61

1.16 4.15

0.02 4.28

0.14 2.52 6.10 1.95 0.96 0.12 2.36 40

0.02 3.02 -0.60 2.77 1.18 0.10 2.53 27

0.06 4.58

3.95

Income Return % Capital Return %

26.86

-40.16 -19.00 31.94

25.61

24.21

25.74

66

55

44

50

30

46

30

29

32

45

Total Rtn % Rank Cat

Pillar Spectrum Positive ∞

2.51 1.58 0.18 4.16

2.81 2.23 0.16 3.47

2.68 1.92 0.14 2.98

2.81 1.60 0.14 2.34

2.73 1.53 0.10 2.62

2.09 0.69 0.11 3.46

2.67 0.00 0.13 4.07

2.28 1.03 0.10 2.44

4.13 0.00 0.10 2.65

0.00 0.00

Income $

§ Negative

¶ Neutral

Capital Gains $ Expense Ratio % Income Ratio % Turnover Rate % Net Assets $mil

. . .

Performance 02-28-15 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Total

7

13

17

11

13

10

16

12

10

9

11

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

10.07 -3.98 13.15 7.44 28.49 6.49 3.58 -14.55 15.24 8.62 10.72 3.73 -0.02 2.49 17.69 8.07 -1.61 -3.00 -0.71 2.42 9.98 7.02 -3.13 14.30 30.32

1,010

1,876

3,047

1,743

1,058

1,371

4,479

5,221

6,917

15,301 14,374 7,571

Portfolio Analysis 01-31-15 Share change since 12-14 Total Stocks:141 Sector

Rating and Risk Time Load-Adj

PE Tot Ret% % Assets

Morningstar

Morningstar Risk vs Cat

Morningstar Risk-Adj Rating

Period Return % Rtn vs Cat

Simon Property Group Inc Public Storage Equity Residential Health Care REIT, Inc.

Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est Real Est

42.9 5.30 8.47

1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr

22.61 15.37 17.68

Trailing

Total +/- MSCI

+/- S&P %Rank Growth of

37.6

4.04

.

Return%Ac Wrld ND US REIT TR USD

Cat

$10,000

+Avg +Avg +Avg

High +Avg +Avg

44.8 7.22 3.66

3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Yr

4.91 3.00 10.62 9.66 22.61 15.06 15.37 3.80 17.68 6.97 9.51 3.14

-0.03 -0.06 -0.03 -0.06 -0.03 0.27

43 10,491 45 11,062 49 12,261 16 15,356 16 22,569

54.0 46.7 34.3

3.64 3.54 3.11

. . .

10 Yr Incept

9.51

Ventas Inc

12.09

AvalonBay Communities In

3 Yr Avg 5 Yr Avg 10 Yr Avg 15 Yr Avg

Prologis Inc

34.5 -0.74 3.10

Other Measures

Standard Index

Best Fit Index DJ Real Est

HCP Inc

21.8

2.98

.

MSCI Ac Wrld ND

26 24,805 . . . . . Tax Analysis Tax-Adj Rtn% %Rank Cat Tax-Cost Rat %Rank Cat

Boston Properties Inc Vornado Realty Trust Host Hotels & Resorts In General Growth Propertie Essex Property Trust Inc Realty Income Corp SL Green Realty Corp Kimco Realty Corp Digital Realty Trust Inc Federal Realty Investmen American Realty Capital Macerich Co

48.5 6.78 2.91

Alpha

10.0 0.45

0.3

77.5 21.9

2.56 2.38 1.97 1.66

. . . .

Beta

0.98 100

R-Squared

12

74.6 3.13 2.20

3 Yr (estimated) 5 Yr (estimated) 10 Yr (estimated)

13.91 16.29

19 22 16

1.26 1.18 1.26

48 69 31

Standard Deviation

13.55 15.37

122.0

8.0

Mean

48.5 5.72 1.66

8.13

Sharpe Ratio

1.12

58.5

1.65

.

Potential Capital Gain Exposure: 21% of assets

34.1 4.53 1.56 66.7 0.12 1.36

Morningstar’s Take by Robert Goldsborough 03-02-15 Vanguard REIT Index is one of the cheapest ways for investors to gain broad market-capitalization-weighted exposure to REITs. Vanguard’s managers and traders have done a fine job hewing as closely as possible to the benchmark, so this fund’s return has never lagged its index by more than its low 0.10% expense ratio. Real estate is traditionally considered an asset class that can benefit from active management, but this fund has a long track record as a strong performer relative to actively managed funds in the real estate Morningstar Category. Because of its low cost, close tracking, and above-average category performance, we assign it a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold. REITs manage commercial properties, rent them out under long-term leases, collect rent, and by law must distribute the majority of their accounting earnings, typically resulting in strong payouts. Traditionally viewed as a liquid way to buy commercial real estate and improve a portfolio’s diversification, the sector’s investor base has expanded in recent years. Thanks to REITs’ relatively higher yields, the asset class now

60.6

1.34

.

attracts income-oriented investors. Despite a commonly held view that active

8.40 1.15

.

Current Investment Style

Industry Weightings

% of Stocks

Rel Cat 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.3

management in the real estate sector can outperform by exploiting shifts in industry dynamics or focusing on smaller names, very few actively managed funds have outperformed over time. As a result, this index fund’s performance landed in its category’s first and second quartiles during the past three-, five-, and 10-year periods ending Feb. 19, 2015. This fund tends to be more volatile than the category average, but its risk-adjusted return also has been higher, compensating investors for the additional risk. Higher rates are the REIT sector’s greatest potential headwind. As rates rise, REITs’ interest payments go up, meaning they have less cash flow available for dividends for equity investors. Higher rates mean less business reinvestment. REITs with a lot of debt and higher levels of near-term maturities--which would need to be refinanced--will fare worse than REITs with less debt and long-dated debt maturity schedules.

Market Cap % Giant 0.0 Large 42.6 Mid 37.7 Small 16.6 Micro 3.1 Avg $mil: 10,205

Value Blnd Growth

Large Mid Small

Retail

28.5 18.3 12.1 14.8 11.9

Residential Industrial Healthcare Diversified Hotel/Motel Mgmt & Dev Office

6.8 6.5 0.0 1.1

Value Measures Price/Earnings Price/Book Price/Sales Price/Cash Flow Dividend Yield % Long-Term Erngs Book Value Sales Cash Flow Historical Erngs Growth Measures

Rel Category

Other

42.60 2.47 7.13 17.93 3.76 5.70 -1.24 1.31 5.17 10.34

1.07 1.11 1.20 1.19 1.07 0.89 NMF 0.33 1.12 1.70

Composition - Net

Cash 0.1 Stocks 99.9 Bonds 0.0 Other 0.0 Foreign 0.0

% Rel Category

(% of Stock)

Address:

Vanguard Specialized Funds Valley Forge, PA 19482 800-662-7447 www.vanguard.com

Minimum Purchase: Min Auto Inv Plan:

$10000

Add: $100 IRA: $0

$0

Add: $100

Profitability

% Rel Category

Sales Fees:

No-load 0.08% 3Yr:$32 Quarterly

Return on Equity Return on Assets Net Margin

9.62 3.13 20.05

1.28 1.17 1.04

Web Address: Inception: Advisor: Subadvisor: NTF Plans:

Management Fee:

11-12-01

Actual Fees:

Mgt:0.08% Dist: .

Vanguard Group, Inc.

Expense Projections: Income Distribution:

5Yr:$56 10Yr:$128

None

Vanguard NTF

Mutual Funds ß ®

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