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Business Summary: Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, which seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products. It also includes food and drug retailing companies as well as hypermarkets and consumer supercenters. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.
Financial Summary: BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 August 2014, Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF revenues increased 9% to $43M. Net income increased 14% to $239.2M. Revenues reflect an increase in demand for the Company's products and services due to favorable market conditions. Net income benefited from Unrealized Appreciation & Realized Gains increase of 15% to $197.9M (income). Basic Earnings per Share excluding Extraordinary Items increased from $14.44 to $14.47.