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Vanguard Wellington Fund – ‘NSAR-B’ for 11/30/08

On:  Tuesday, 1/27/09, at 4:03pm ET   ·   Effective:  1/27/09   ·   For:  11/30/08   ·   Accession #:  932471-9-73   ·   File #:  811-00121

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 1/27/09  Vanguard Wellington Fund          NSAR-B     11/30/08    4:87K                                    Vanguard Horizon FundsVanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares (VWENX) — Investor Shares (VWELX)

Annual Report by an Investment Company   —   Form N-SAR   —   ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NSAR-B      Vanguard Wellington Fund                              11     44K 
 2: EX-99       Declaration of Trust                                  23±    86K 
 3: EX-99       Miscellaneous Exhibit                                  2      5K 
 4: EX-99.77B ACCT LTTR  Pwc Letter                                    2±     9K 


‘NSAR-B’   —   Vanguard Wellington Fund




SEC Info rendering:  Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR


Form N-SAR
 
Annual Report by an Open-End Investment Company
 
Report 
 
      Registrant:   Vanguard Wellington FundList all N-SARs

Annual Report for the 2nd-half period ended at fiscal year end:  11/30/08

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing?  None Found
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant?  Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report?  No
Is this a change to a previous Report?      No
 
Registrant 
 
 1.SEC CIK:      105563
SEC File #:   811-00121

Telephone #:  610-669-1000
 
 2.Address:      100 Vanguard Boulevard
              Malvern, PA  19355
 
 3.Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 4.Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant?  No
 
 
Funds/Series Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
 7.Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company?  No
 
Investment Adviser 
 
 8.1Name:         Wellington Management Co. LLP
Role:         Adviser
SEC File #:   801-15908
Location:     Boston, MA
 
Administrator 
 
10.1Name:         The Vanguard Group, Inc.
SEC File #:   801-11953
Location:     Malvern, PA
 
Principal Underwriter 
 
11.1Name:         Vanguard Marketing Corp.
SEC File #:   008-21570
Location:     Malvern, PA
 
Shareholder Servicing/Transfer Agent 
 
12.1Name:         The Vanguard Group, Inc.
SEC File #:   084-00772
Location:     Malvern, PA
 
Independent Public Accountant 
 
13.1Name:         Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP
Location:     Philadelphia, PA
 
Affiliated Broker/Dealer 
 
14.1Name:         Vanguard Marketing Corp.
SEC File #:   008-21570
 
Custodian 
 
15.1Name:         JP Morgan Chase Bank
Role:         Custodian
Location:     New York, NY

Type of custody:  Section 17(f)(1) — Bank
 
18.Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4?  Yes
 
Family of Investment Companies 
 
19.Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies?  Yes

Total number of registered management investment companies, Series
and portfolios (excluding any Unit Investment Trusts) in the family:  156

The Identification Code of the family for Form N-SAR Filings:  VANGUARDGR
 
Brokerage Commissions Paid on Portfolio Transactions 
 
20.The brokers who received the largest amount of gross brokerage
commissions during the period:
 
20.1Broker:       UBS Securities LLC
IRS #:        13-3873456
Commissions paid ($000s)1,773
 
20.2Broker:       Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
IRS #:        13-5659485
Commissions paid ($000s)1,357
 
20.3Broker:       Goldman, Sachs & Co.
IRS #:        13-5108880
Commissions paid ($000s)1,178
 
20.4Broker:       Morgan Stanley
IRS #:        13-2655998
Commissions paid ($000s)1,067
 
20.5Broker:       Bernstein (Sanford C.) & Co., Inc.
IRS #:        13-2625874
Commissions paid ($000s)776
 
20.6Broker:       Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IRS #:        13-2919773
Commissions paid ($000s)744
 
20.7Broker:       Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-2730828
Commissions paid ($000s)640
 
20.8Broker:       Frank Russell Securities, Inc.
IRS #:        91-0604934
Commissions paid ($000s)620
 
20.9Broker:       Liquidnet, Inc.
IRS #:        13-4095933
Commissions paid ($000s)567
 
20.10Broker:       Banc of America Securities LLC
IRS #:        56-2058405
Commissions paid ($000s)531
 
21.Total brokerage commissions paid by the Registrant during the period:
  Aggregate paid ($000s)14,372
 
Portfolio Transactions with Entities Acting as Principals 
 
22.The entities acting as principals with whom the Registrant did the
largest amount of portfolio transactions, based on total value of
principal, during the period:
 
22.1Entity:       BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
IRS #:        13-3235334
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)5,914,380
Registrant’s sales ($000s)6,041,100
 
22.2Entity:       Banc of America Securities LLC
IRS #:        56-2058405
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)2,494,873
Registrant’s sales ($000s)2,287,047
 
22.3Entity:       J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-3224016
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)814,557
Registrant’s sales ($000s)698,403
 
22.4Entity:       Barclays Capital Inc.
IRS #:        13-3410233
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)1,010,250
Registrant’s sales ($000s)493,270
 
22.5Entity:       Lehman Brothers Inc.
IRS #:        13-2518466
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)580,370
Registrant’s sales ($000s)810,094
 
22.6Entity:       Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-2730828
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)543,532
Registrant’s sales ($000s)793,116
 
22.7Entity:       Goldman, Sachs & Co.
IRS #:        13-5108880
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)694,165
Registrant’s sales ($000s)457,408
 
22.8Entity:       Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IRS #:        13-2919773
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)433,496
Registrant’s sales ($000s)177,659
 
22.9Entity:       Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
IRS #:        13-5659485
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)227,953
Registrant’s sales ($000s)354,431
 
22.10Entity:       Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
IRS #:        13-5674085
Registrant’s purchases ($000s)273,947
Registrant’s sales ($000s)221,227
 
23.Total purchase/sale transactions by the Registrant during the period:
   Aggregate purchases ($000s)13,767,058
   Aggregate sales ($000s)13,359,982
 
Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers 
 
24.At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities?  Yes

25.

The brokers or dealers, or their parents (issuers):
 
25.1Name:         Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
IRS #:        13-5659485
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)96,325
 
25.2Name:         Goldman, Sachs&Co.
IRS #:        13-5108880
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)278,607
 
25.3Name:         Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IRS #:        13-2919773
Type of security owned:  Equity
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)51,935
 
25.4Name:         Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IRS #:        13-2919773
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)208,477
 
25.5Name:         Banc of America Securities LLC
IRS #:        56-2058405
Type of security owned:  Equity
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)331,117
 
25.6Name:         Goldman, Sachs & Co.
IRS #:        13-5108880
Type of security owned:  Equity
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)118,477
 
25.7Name:         UBS Securities LLC
IRS #:        13-3873456
Type of security owned:  Equity
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)171,737
 
25.8Name:         UBS Securities LLC
IRS #:        13-3873456
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)52,201
 
25.9Name:         J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-3224016
Type of security owned:  Equity
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)275,473
 
25.10Name:         J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-3224016
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)205,841
 
25.11Name:         Morgan Stanley
IRS #:        13-2655998
Type of security owned:  Equity
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)103,757
 
25.12Name:         Morgan Stanley
IRS #:        13-2655998
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)195,925
 
25.13Name:         Banc of America Securities LLC
IRS #:        56-2058405
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)909,137
 
25.14Name:         Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith
IRS #:        13-5674085
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)167,777
 
25.15Name:         (See a prior Form N-SAR for who was...)  Deleted
 
25.16Name:         BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
IRS #:        13-3235334
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)277,435
 
25.17Name:         Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
IRS #:        13-2730828
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)92,832
 
25.18Name:         (See a prior Form N-SAR for who was...)  Deleted
 
25.19Name:         Barclays Capital Inc.
IRS #:        13-3410233
Type of security owned:  Debt
Value of securities owned at period end ($000s)42,162
 
25.20Name:         (See a prior Form N-SAR for who was...)  Deleted
 
25.21Name:         (See a prior Form N-SAR for who was...)  Deleted
 
Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers 
 
26.Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ...............................  No
Receipt of investment research and statistical info ....................  Yes
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations .........................  No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
  and execution ........................................................  Yes
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................  No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person .........................  No
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
  profits thereon...
    To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
      affiliated person of either ......................................  No
    To the Registrant ..................................................  Yes
Other ..................................................................  No
 
Investment Company Type 
 
27.Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company?  Yes, Open-End
 
Sales and Repurchases 
 
28.Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
 
1st Month of period:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
516,322
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 431,182
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 556,740
2nd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
538,296
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 651,101
3rd Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
606,946
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 444,020
4th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
446,452
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 384,518
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 761,523
5th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
510,586
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 1,359,083
6th Month:
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
373,263
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 588,812

Total of all months:  ($000s)
    Total NAV of shares sold:
      New sales (including exchanges) ............................
2,991,865
      Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ 815,700
      Other ......................................................
    Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. 4,361,279

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s)0
 
Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance) 
 
29.Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period?  No
 
34.Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period?  No
 
37.Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period?  No
 
39.Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period?  Yes
 
Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares 
 
40.During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1?  No
 
Advisory Fee 
 
45.Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period?  Yes
 
46.Did the Registrant/Series pay more than one Investment Adviser directly
for investment advice during the period?  No
 
47.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee based solely on a percentage
of its assets?  No
 
49.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based solely
on a percentage of its income?  No
 
50.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based on
some combined percentage of its income and assets?  No
 
51.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on its investment performance?  Yes
 
52.Was the Registrant’s/Series’ advisory fee during the period based in
whole or in part on the assets, income or performance of other
Registrants?  No
 
53.Were the expenses of the Registrant/Series limited or reduced at any
time during the period by some agreement or understanding other than by
Blue Sky Laws?  No
 
54.Indicated below are whether services were supplied or paid for wholly or
in substantial part by Investment Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) in
connection with the advisory or administrative contract(s) but for which
the Adviser(s) or Administrator(s) are not reimbursed by the Registrant:

Provided to the Registrant?
Occupancy and office rental ............................................  No
Clerical and bookkeeping services ......................................  No
Accounting services ....................................................  No
Services of independent auditors .......................................  No
Services of outside counsel ............................................  No
Registration and filing fees ...........................................  No
Stationery, supplies and printing ......................................  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s interested Directors ...........  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s disinterested Directors ........  No
Salaries & compensation of Registrant’s Officers who aren’t Directors ..  No
Reports to current shareholders ........................................  No
Determination of offering and redemption prices ........................  No
Trading department .....................................................  No
Prospectus preparation and printing for current shareholders ...........  No
Other ..................................................................  No
 
Miscellaneous Info 
 
55.Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
    Overdrafts?  No
    Bank loans?  No
 
56.During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies?  Yes
 
57.Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend?  No
 
Classification and Asset Allocation 
 
58.Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company?  No
 
59.Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company?  Yes
 
60.Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period?  Yes

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period?  Yes
 
61.The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity:  $10,000
 
62.Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities?  No
 
66.Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities?  Yes

Which best describes its primary investment objective:

    Aggressive capital appreciation?  No
               Capital appreciation?  No
    Growth?                           No
    Growth and income?                No
               Income?                No
    Total return?                     Yes
 
67.Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund?  Yes
 
68.Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
    Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals?  No
    Located primarily in countries other than the United States?  No
 
69.Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund?  No
 
Investment Practices 
 
70.Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity                                            Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements?           Yes to both
Writing or investing in options on equities?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on debt securities?      Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock indices?        Yes      No
Writing or investing in interest rate futures?           Yes to both
Writing or investing in stock index futures?             Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on futures?              Yes      No
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures?  Yes      No
Writing or investing in other commodity futures?         No        
Investments in restricted securities?                    Yes to both
Investments in shares of other investment companies?     Yes to both
Investments in securities of foreign issuers?            Yes to both
Currency exchange transactions?                          No        
Loaning portfolio securities?                            Yes to both
Borrowing of money?                                      Yes      No
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons?  Yes      No
Margin purchases?                                        No        
Short selling?                                           No        
 
Portfolio Turnover 
 
71.Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
 
Purchases ($000s)14,836,459
Sales ($000s):      13,997,566

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s)46,370,513

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value):  30%
 
Financial Info — Income and Expenses 
 
72.The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73:  12

Income  ($000s)
Net interest income ..............................................
938,139
Net dividend income .............................................. 813,019
Account maintenance fees .........................................
Net other income ................................................. 8,923

Expenses  ($000s)
Advisory fees ....................................................
34,149
Administrator fees ............................................... 30,091
Salaries and other compensation ..................................
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. 40,779
Custodian fees ................................................... 513
Postage ..........................................................
Printing expenses ................................................ 716
Directors’ fees .................................................. 70
Registration fees ................................................
Taxes ............................................................
Interest .........................................................
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service ..........
Auditing fees .................................................... 33
Legal fees .......................................................
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments .. 10,645
Amortization of organization expenses ............................
Shareholder meeting expenses .....................................
Other expenses ...................................................
Total expenses ................................................... 116,996

Expense reimbursements ($000s):   816

Net investment income ($000s):    1,643,901

Realized capital gains ($000s):   1,994,202
Realized capital losses ($000s)2,582,732

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s)0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s)14,218,636

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s)1,033,168
Dividends for a second class of shares ($000s)682,485

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s)2,090,698
 
73.Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income:    $1.0940
Dividends for a second class of shares:  $1.9500

Distribution of capital gains:  $0.0000
Other distributions:            $0.0000
 
Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data 
 
74.Assets  ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. 3,529
Repurchase agreements ............................................ 956,500
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... 378,495
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ 12,763,139
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ...
Common stock ..................................................... 23,130,964
Options on equities ..............................................
Options on all futures ...........................................
Other investments ................................................ 19,365
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... 30,602
Receivables from affiliated persons ..............................
Other receivables ................................................ 343,599
All other assets .................................................
Total assets ..................................................... 37,626,193

Liabilities  ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased .....................
315,343
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... 88,691
Senior long-term debt ............................................
Other liabilities:
  Reverse repurchase agreements ..................................
  Short sales ....................................................
  Written options ................................................
  All other liabilities .......................................... 40,700

Equity  ($000s)
Senior equity ....................................................
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ 37,181,459

Number of shares outstanding (000s):   945,042
Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares (000s)357,553

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent):  $23.79
NAV per share of a second class of shares (to nearest cent):  $41.10

Total number of shareholder accounts:  1,110,035

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s)0
 
75.Monthly average net assets during the period ($000s)47,261,457
 
Additional Disclosures 
 
77.Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)?  Yes

EX-99.77B:  Accountant’s Report re: Internal ControlsYes

EX-99.77Q1: Other DisclosureYes

EX-99.77Q3: Other InfoYes
 
Subsidiaries 
 
78.Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report?  No
 
Fidelity Bond in Effect at Fiscal Year End 
 
80.Insurer:      ICI Mutual Insurance Co.
2nd Insurer:  N/A

Aggregate face amount of coverage for the Registrant/Series on all bonds
on which it is named as an insured ($000s)400,000
 
81.Is the bond part of a joint fidelity bond(s) shared with other
investment companies or other entities?  Yes

How many other investment companies or other entities are covered by the
bond (counting each Fund/Series as a separate investment company):  206
 
82.Does the mandatory coverage of the fidelity bond have a deductible?  No
 
83.Were any claims with respect to this Registrant/Series filed under the
bond during the period?  No
 
84.Were any losses incurred with respect to this Registrant/Series that
could have been filed as a claim under the fidelity bond but were not?  No
 
85.Are the Registrant’s/Series’ Officers and Directors covered as Officers
and Directors of the Registrant/Series under any errors and omissions
insurance policy owned by the Registrant/Series or anyone else?  Yes

Were any claims filed under such policy during the period with respect
to the Registrant/Series?  No
 
 Signature  Top of Form N-SAR 
                                                                                    
/s/      Elizabeth Haegele      
Name:   Elizabeth Haegele
Title:  Manager

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