# Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2006-02-08. Featured series: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS
- CIK: 0000734383
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2006-02-08
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0000893220-06-000213
- Reported net assets: $124.7B

## Series & classes (3)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000002923) | Investor Shares | VGPMX | — |
| [Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000011322) | Investor Shares | — | Yes |
| [Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000011322) | VIPER Shares | VIG | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
- Management fee: 0.12%
- Net expense ratio: 0.20%
- Other expenses: 0.03%

## Investment objective

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund (the Fund), seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time.

## Advisers

- [Vanguard Group, Inc (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105958)
- [Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/338003)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2021-07-22](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-21-004223)
- [485APOS — 2019-03-07 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-19-006466)
- [485APOS — 2018-07-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-18-006377)
- [485APOS — 2018-02-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-18-000670)
- [485APOS — 2017-07-13](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-17-004620)
- [485APOS — 2013-10-16](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-13-008226)
- [485APOS — 2010-07-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-10-002403)
- [485APOS — 2010-03-26](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-10-001608)
- [485APOS — 2007-03-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-07-000637)
- [485APOS — 2006-04-21](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-06-000777)
- [485APOS — 2006-04-20](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-06-000775)
- [485APOS — 2006-04-20](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-06-000772)

## More

- [Registrant profile: VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/734383)
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