Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund

Summary Prospectus

January 25, 2013

Investor Shares for Participants

Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor Shares (VSTCX)

The Fund’s statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated January 25, 2013, are incorporated into and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference.

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.vanguard.com/prospectus . You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-523-1188 or by sending an e-mail request to online@vanguard.com.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, such as business development companies. Business development company expenses are similar to the expenses paid by any operating company held by the Fund. They are not direct costs paid by Fund shareholders and are not used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value. They have no impact on the costs associated with fund operations.

Shareholder Fees  
(Fees paid directly from your investment)  
 
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases None
Purchase Fee None
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends None
Redemption Fee None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Expenses 0.34%
12b-1 Distribution Fee None
Other Expenses 0.04%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1 0.40%

 

1 Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not included in the Fund's financial statements, which provide a clearer picture of a fund's actual operating costs.

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Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invest $10,000 in the Fund’s shares. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
$41 $128 $224 $505

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 66%.

Primary Investment Strategies

The Fund invests in small-capitalization domestic equity securities based on the advisor’s assessment of the relative return potential of the securities. The advisor selects securities that it believes offer a good balance between reasonable valuations and attractive growth prospects relative to their industry peers. The advisor does this by using quantitative models to evaluate all of the securities in the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI US Small Cap 1750 Index, while maintaining a risk profile similar to that of the Index. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in small-cap equity securities.

Primary Risks

An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should expect the Fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the fluctuations of the overall stock market. The Fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the Fund’s performance:

• Stock market risk , which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices.

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• Investment style risk , which is the chance that returns from small-capitalization stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Historically, small-cap stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-cap stocks that dominate the overall market, and they often perform quite differently. Small companies tend to have greater stock volatility because, among other things, these companies are more sensitive to changing economic conditions.

• Manager risk , which is the chance that poor security selection or focus on securities in a particular sector, category, or group of companies will cause the Fund to underperform

relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective. Significant investment in the financials sector subjects the Fund to proportionately higher exposure to the risks of this sector.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Annual Total Returns

The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns compare with those of a relevant market index, which has investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. Keep in mind that the Fund’s past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.

Annual Total Returns — Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor Shares


During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 19.82% (quarter ended June 30, 2009), and the lowest return for a quarter was –25.62% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2012    
 
      Since
      Inception
      (Apr. 24,
  1 Year 5 Years 2006)
Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor Shares 17.30% 3.59% 2.54%
MSCI US Small Cap 1750 Index      
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses) 18.20% 5.00% 4.36%

 

Investment Advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Portfolio Manager

James P. Stetler, Principal of Vanguard. He has managed the Fund since its inception in 2006 (co-managed since 2012).

James D. Troyer, CFA, Principal of Vanguard. He has co-managed the Fund since 2012.

Michael R. Roach, CFA, Portfolio Manager. He has co-managed the Fund since 2012.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares and accumulate on a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan. You will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals from the plan. You should consult your plan administrator, your plan’s Summary Plan Description, or your tax advisor about the tax consequences of plan withdrawals.

Payments to Financial Intermediaries

The Fund and its investment advisor do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.

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Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor Shares—Fund Number 615

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