Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2013-02-28. Featured series: Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
CIK: 0001004655
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2013-02-28
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0000932471-13-005689
Reported net assets: $6.5B

Series & classes (4)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund	Admiral Shares	VGAVX	Yes
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund	ETF Shares	VWOB	Yes
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund	Institutional Shares	VGIVX	Yes
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund	Investor Shares	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.20%
Management fee: 0.19%
Net expense ratio: 0.34%
Other expenses: 0.01%

Investment objective

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments and government-related issuers in emerging market countries.

Advisers

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)