# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000052848
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-326638
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 4507
**Document Hash:** 17cb6d012662cdf3f0ae8faa7cc84788
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-326638.hdr.sgml**: 20251219

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-326638

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251219

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251219

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WORLD FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000052848

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 046035483
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0831

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-01027
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251587058

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 2600
- **STREET 2:** V26
- **CITY:** VALLEY FORGE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19482
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6106691000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 2600
- **STREET 2:** V26
- **CITY:** VALLEY FORGE
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19482

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WORLD FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020402

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VANGUARD WORLD FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** IVEST FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19850923

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (Series ID: S000004450)

| Class ID   | Class Name     | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000012222 | Admiral Shares | VHCIX           |
| C000012223 | ETF Shares     | VHT             |

**Schedule 14A Information**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

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**Vanguard World Fund**

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**Vanguard Funds**

Special Meeting of Shareholders - Text Template

Hi {name}, this is {agent_ﬁrst_name) with the Broadridge Proxy Services Center, reaching out to you on behalf of your investment in the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.

The Special Meeting of Shareholders has been adjourned to January 6, 2026, and our records indicate that you have not yet cast your vote.

The Board recommends that shareholders approve reclassifying the Fund as nondiversiﬁed because it will allow the Fund's portfolio managers to directly track the Fund's benchmark index without incurring additional expenses, thus allowing for potentially better investment performance.

You should have previously received proxy materials requesting your vote on important matters related to your investment.

Time is critical. Please act and VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY!

To prevent any additional correspondence or phone calls, please contact us at **855-202-9440**, or vote using the link below.

[Individual Link here]

To review the meeting proposals, please click the following link:

 <u>https://materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/MC0151/20250826/NPS_615895.PDF</u> 

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