Good News Regarding One of the START Saving Program's Investment Funds
On December 19, 2011, Vanguard announced that the Vanguard Total World Stock
Index Fund has changed its target benchmark to the FTSE® Global All Cap Index
from the FTSE® All-World Index. The new target benchmark offers broader diversification
to the fund's shareholders by adding exposure to U.S. and international small-capitalization
stocks. Vanguard also announced that it has eliminated the 0.25% purchase
fee on the Total World Stock Index Fund's Investor and Institutional shares,
effective immediately.
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