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Semiannual Report | June 30, 2018

Vanguard U.S. Stock Index Funds Mid-Capitalization Portfolios

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund

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Contents Your Fund's Performance at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CEO's Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Extended Market Index Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mid-Cap Index Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Mid-Cap Value Index Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 About Your Fund's Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Trustees Approve Advisory Arrangements. . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Your Fund's Performance at a Glance

? Returns for the six months ended June 30, 2018, ranged from negative returns for Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund to more than 6% for Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund, which includes both small- and mid-capitalization holdings. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund returned more than 5%, and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund, which holds both growth and value stocks, returned more than 2%.

? Each fund closely tracked its target index. The Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund was the only one that trailed the average return of its peers.

? Small-cap stocks outperformed their mid- and large-cap counterparts, and growth stocks outpaced value. Small-caps benefited in part because these companies tend to be less affected by global trade tensions.

? The information technology and health care sectors contributed most to the Extended Market Index Fund's returns. Technology, utilities, and consumer services were among the contributors for the other three funds.

Total Returns: Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Investor Shares ETF Shares Market Price Net Asset Value AdmiralTM Shares Institutional Shares Institutional Plus Shares Institutional Select Shares

S&P Completion Index Mid-Cap Core Funds Average Mid-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

Total Returns

6.08%

6.15 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.18 6.07 1.74

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Total Returns: Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Investor Shares ETF Shares Market Price Net Asset Value Admiral Shares Institutional Shares Institutional Plus Shares

CRSP US Mid Cap Index Mid-Cap Core Funds Average Mid-Cap Core Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

Total Returns

2.52%

2.58 2.59 2.58 2.56 2.59 2.60 1.74

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund Investor Shares ETF Shares Market Price Net Asset Value Admiral Shares

CRSP US Mid Cap Growth Index Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

5.51%

5.60 5.59 5.57 5.63 7.28

Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund Investor Shares ETF Shares Market Price Net Asset Value Admiral Shares

CRSP US Mid Cap Value Index Mid-Cap Value Funds Average Mid-Cap Value Funds Average: Derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.

-0.09%

-0.03 0.00 -0.01 0.01 -0.17

Admiral Shares carry lower expenses and are available to investors who meet certain account-balance requirements. Institutional Shares, Institutional Plus Shares, and Institutional Select Shares are available to certain institutional investors who meet specific administrative, service, and account-size criteria. The Vanguard ETF? Shares shown are traded on the NYSE Arca exchange and are available only through brokers. The table provides ETF returns based on both the NYSE Arca market price and the net asset value for a share. U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,879,964; 7,337,138; 7,720,749; 7,925,573; 8,090,646; and 8,417,623.

For the ETF Shares, the market price is determined by the midpoint of the bid-offer spread as of the closing time of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m., Eastern time). The net asset value is also determined as of the NYSE closing time. For more information about how the ETF Shares' market prices have compared with their net asset value, visit , select your ETF, and then select the Price and Performance tab. The ETF premium/discount analysis there shows the percentages of days on which the ETF Shares' market price was above or below the NAV.

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Expense Ratios Your Fund Compared With Its Peer Group

Investor Shares

ETF Shares

Institutional

Admiral Institutional Institutional

Select Peer Group

Shares

Shares Plus Shares

Shares Average

Extended Market Index Fund

0.21% 0.08% 0.08%

0.06%

0.05%

0.02% 1.15%

Mid-Cap Index Fund

0.17

0.05

0.05

0.04

0.03

--

1.15

Mid-Cap Growth Index

Fund

0.19

0.07

0.07

--

--

--

1.21

Mid-Cap Value Index Fund 0.19

0.07

0.07

--

--

--

1.15

The fund expense ratios shown are from the prospectus dated April 25, 2018, and represent estimated costs for the current fiscal year. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the funds' annualized expense ratios were: for the Extended Market Index Fund, 0.20% for Investor Shares, 0.08% for ETF Shares, 0.08% for Admiral Shares, 0.06% for Institutional Shares, 0.05% for Institutional Plus Shares, and 0.02% for Institutional Select Shares; for the Mid-Cap Index Fund, 0.17% for Investor Shares, 0.05% for ETF Shares, 0.05% for Admiral Shares, 0.04% for Institutional Shares, and 0.03% for Institutional Plus Shares; for the Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, 0.19% for Investor Shares, 0.07% for ETF Shares, and 0.07% for Admiral Shares; and for the Mid-Cap Value Index Fund, 0.19% for Investor Shares, 0.07% for ETF Shares, and 0.07% for Admiral Shares. The peer-group expense ratios are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company, and capture information through year-end 2017.

Peer groups: For the Extended Market and Mid-Cap Index Funds, Mid-Cap Core Funds; for the Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, Mid-Cap Growth Funds; for the Mid-Cap Value Index Fund, Mid-Cap Value Funds.

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