SEC Company Response from VANGUARD WORLD FUND (CIK 0000052848) — Sep 23, 2025
VANGUARD WORLD FUND (CIK 0000052848)
Date: Sept. 23, 2025 · CIK: 0000052848 · Accession: 0001193125-25-212686
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Letter
Re: Vanguard World Fund (the “Trust”) File No. 2-17620 Post-Effective Amendment No. 175
Dear Ms. Larkin,
This letter responds to your comments provided on July 7, 2025, to the above referenced post-effective amendment that was filed with the Commission on May 30, 2025. In this letter, Vanguard Emerging Markets ex-China ETF, a new series of the Trust, will be referred to as the “Fund.”
Vanguard Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF
Comment 1: More on the Fund and ETF Shares – Security Selection
Comment:
In the section describing the Fund’s index, please add disclosure regarding the
rebalance and reconstitution process of the index.
Response:
The disclosure has been revised accordingly.
Comment 2:
More on the Fund and ETF Shares – Security Selection
Comment:
Please consider adding disclosure on the potential significance of the impact on
the Fund’s performance as a result of emerging markets exposure.
Response:
The disclosure has been revised accordingly.
Comment 3:
More on the Fund and ETF Shares – Security Selection
Comment:
Please consider adding disclosure stating that the rights and remedies associated
with investments in a fund that tracks an index comprised of foreign securities may
be different than a fund that tracks an index comprised of domestic securities.
Response:
The disclosure has been revised accordingly.
P.O. Box 2600
Valley Forge, PA 19482
jane_hongshissler@vanguard.com
Please do not hesitate to contact me at jane_hongshissler@vanguard.com with any questions or comments regarding the above responses.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jane Hong Shissler
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm SEC Comment Response P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482 jane_hongshissler@vanguard.com via electronic filing September 23, 2025 Lisa N. Larkin, Esq. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 Re: Vanguard World Fund (the “Trust”) File No. 2-17620 Post-Effective Amendment No. 175 Dear Ms. Larkin, This letter responds to your comments provided on July 7, 2025, to the above referenced post-effective amendment that was filed with the Commission on May 30, 2025. In this letter, Vanguard Emerging Markets ex-China ETF, a new series of the Trust, will be referred to as the “Fund.” Vanguard Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF Comment 1: More on the Fund and ETF Shares – Security Selection Comment: In the section describing the Fund’s index, please add disclosure regarding the rebalance and reconstitution process of the index. Response: The disclosure has been revised accordingly. Comment 2: More on the Fund and ETF Shares – Security Selection Comment: Please consider adding disclosure on the potential significance of the impact on the Fund’s performance as a result of emerging markets exposure. Response: The disclosure has been revised accordingly. Comment 3: More on the Fund and ETF Shares – Security Selection Comment: Please consider adding disclosure stating that the rights and remedies associated with investments in a fund that tracks an index comprised of foreign securities may be different than a fund that tracks an index comprised of domestic securities. Response: The disclosure has been revised accordingly. 1 P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482 jane_hongshissler@vanguard.com Please do not hesitate to contact me at jane_hongshissler@vanguard.com with any questions or comments regarding the above responses. Sincerely, /s/ Jane Hong Shissler Jane Hong Shissler Associate General Counsel The Vanguard Group, Inc. 2