Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares 

Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX) is a passively managed, low-cost investment vehicle that primarily allocates capital to equities of large-capitalization U.S. companies. These companies operate in market segments poised for faster expansion compared to the overall economy. Its objective is to mirror the performance of a specific broad growth index by holding a representative sample, or virtually all, of the securities within that benchmark, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold methodology. While exposed to general market fluctuations, a distinct risk lies in its concentration on large-cap growth stocks, which may, at certain periods, underperform the broader equity market. Regarding 75% of its total portfolio, the fund adheres to specific diversification constraints: it may not acquire more than 10% of the voting shares of any single issuer, nor allocate over 5% of its total assets to the securities of a single issuer. An exception to these limitations is granted when necessary to closely replicate the composition of its target index. Furthermore, these restrictions do not apply to investments in obligations issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities.