# Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD WORLD FUND registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2018-05-02. Featured series: Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: VANGUARD WORLD FUND
- CIK: 0000052848
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2018-05-02
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0000932471-18-005957
- Reported net assets: $6.6B

## Series & classes (2)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004443) | Admiral Shares | VTCAX | — |
| [Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004443) | ETF Shares | VOX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.09%
- Management fee: 0.08%
- Net expense ratio: 0.12%
- Other expenses: 0.01%

## Investment objective

Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of communication services stocks.

## Advisers

- [The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105958)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2025-12-16 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-320080)
- [485APOS — 2025-05-30 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-25-004911)
- [485APOS — 2020-07-09 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001683863-20-011751)
- [485APOS — 2018-11-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-18-007442)
- [485APOS — 2018-06-27 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-18-006221)
- [485APOS — 2017-07-26 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-17-004685)
- [485APOS — 2014-02-21](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-14-004623)
- [485APOS — 2013-04-17](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-13-006280)
- [485APOS — 2013-01-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-13-000607)
- [485APOS — 2012-02-29](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-12-003815)
- [485APOS — 2010-10-07](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-10-003170)
- [485APOS — 2010-07-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000932471-10-002407)

## More

- [Registrant profile: VANGUARD WORLD FUND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/52848)
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