Vanguard World Fund
Supplement Dated March 6, 2023, to the Statement of Additional Information Dated December 21, 2022
Statement of Additional Information Text Changes
In the Investment Advisory and Other Services section, the table under the heading “1. Other Accounts Managed” on page B-64 is replaced as follows:
Portfolio Manager
 
No. of
accounts
Total assets
No. of accounts with
performance-based
fees
Total assets in
accounts with
performance-based
fees
Tom Slater
Registered investment companies1
3
$34.6B
1
$34.5B
 
Other pooled investment vehicles
4
$22.1B
0
$0
 
Other accounts
14
$1.3B
0
$0
Gary Robinson
Registered investment companies1
4
$34.6B
1
$34.5B
 
Other pooled investment vehicles
9
$6.1B
0
$0
 
Other accounts
16
$1.4B
0
$0
1 Includes Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund which held assets of $34.5 billion as of August 31, 2022.
In the same section, the first sentence under the heading “3. Description of Compensation” on page B-64 is replaced as follows:
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Slater are Partners of Baillie Gifford & Co.
Also in the same section, the information under the heading “4. Ownership of Securities” on page B-64 is replaced as follows:
As of August 31, 2022, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Slater did not own any shares of Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund.
© 2023 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
SAI 023B 032023