Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS registered 2 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2015-09-22. Featured series: Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
CIK: 0001004655
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2015-09-22
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0000932471-15-007205
Reported net assets: $9.1B

Series & classes (6)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	Admiral Shares	VIAAX	Yes
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	ETF Shares	VIGI	Yes
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	Investor Shares	—	Yes
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund	Admiral Shares	VIHAX	Yes
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund	ETF Shares	VYMI	Yes
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund	Investor Shares	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.16%
Management fee: 0.15%
Other expenses: 0.01%

Investment objective

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF, an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund (the Fund), seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. companies that have a history of increasing dividends.

Advisers

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)