Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2006-08-24. Featured series: Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
CIK: 0001004655
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2006-08-24
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0000932471-06-001208
Reported net assets: $94.6B

Series & classes (2)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund	Investor Shares	—	Yes
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund	ETF Shares	VYM	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.15%
Management fee: 0.13%
Net expense ratio: 0.18%
Other expenses: 0.02%

Investment objective

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that are characterized by high dividend yield.

Advisers

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)