Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund — new fund registration

VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2021-07-22. Featured series: Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
CIK: 0001004655
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2021-07-22
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0001683863-21-004222
Reported net assets: $9.1B

Series & classes (2)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	Admiral Shares	VIAAX	—
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	ETF Shares	VIGI	—

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)