Company:  VANGUARD WORLD FUND (EDV)
Form Type:  485APOS
Filing Date:  2/29/2012 
CIK:  0000052848 
Address:  PO BOX 2600
V26 
City, State, Zip:  VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania 19482 
Telephone:  (610) 669-1000 
Fiscal Year:  08/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$110.95   		Change: 
1.21 (1.10%)  
Trade Time: 
03:59 PM EST   		Market Cap: 
$188.62M
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  FORM 485APOS
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TABLE
    Investment Objective
    Fees and Expenses
      SHAREHOLDER FEES
      OPERATING EXPENSES
    Primary Investment Strategies
    Primary Risks
      FUND PERFORMANCE
    Investment Advisor
    Plain Talk About Fund Expenses
    Other Investment Policies and Risks
    Investment Advisor
    Share Price
    Financial Highlights
    Plain Talk About How to Read the Financial Highlights Tables
      FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TABLE
    Additional Information
    Investment Objective
    Fees and Expenses
      SHAREHOLDER FEES
      OPERATING EXPENSES
    Primary Investment Strategies
    Primary Risks
      FUND PERFORMANCE
    Investment Advisor
    How Do I Buy and Sell Vanguard ETF Shares?
    Plain Talk About Fund Expenses
    Other Investment Policies and Risks
    Investment Advisor
    Share Price and Market Price
    Financial Highlights
    Plain Talk About How to Read the Financial Highlights Table
      FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TABLE
    STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
      INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND NONFUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
      SHARE PRICE
      PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
      MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
        FUND PERFORMANCE
        OPERATING EXPENSES
        OPERATING EXPENSES
      Officers and Trustees
      Position(s) Funds' Trustee/ and Outside Directorships ...
        NAME AND TITLE
      Position(s) Funds' Trustee/ and Outside Directorships ...
      Position(s) Funds' Trustee/ and Outside Directorships ...
        COMPENSATION TABLE
        TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP
        TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP
        TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP
        TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP
        TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP
      INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
      A. Delaware Management Company
      Sub-Advisor-Schroder Investment Management North America Limited
      B. M&G Investment Management Limited
      PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
        FUND PERFORMANCE
      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    PART C
      Item 28. Exhibits
      Item 29. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with ...
      Item 30. Indemnification
      Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
      Item 32. Principal Underwriters
        NAME AND TITLE
      Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records
      Item 34. Management Services
      Item 35. Undertakings
    SIGNATURES
    EXHIBIT INDEX
  EXHIBIT 99.N 18F-3 PLAN
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