VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND
N-30D, 1995-08-22
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                               CHAIRMAN'S LETTER

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

During the six months ended June 30, the first half of Vanguard Institutional
Index Fund's 1995 fiscal year, we participated in the strongest bull market
for common stocks in recent memory. The rally was sharp, sustained, and bereft
of even mild interim setbacks.

     What is more, the market leadership was provided by the large blue-chip
stocks. The Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index, the Fund's
benchmark, is of course heavily weighted towards the nation's largest stocks
and proved to be a formidable competitor for actively managed accounts. The
Fund's total return of +20.19% matched the Index return and led the +16.63%
return of the average equity mutual fund by a wide margin.

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                                          Total Return
                                        ----------------
                                        Six Months Ended
                                         June 30, 1995
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<S>                                          <C>
VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND            +20.19%
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STANDARD & POOR'S 500 STOCK INDEX            +20.19%
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</TABLE>

Note: "Standard & Poor's," "S&P 500," and "500" are registered trademarks of
Standard & Poor's Corporation.

The Fund's return reflects the increase in net asset value from $43.22 per
share on December 31, 1994, to $51.48 per share on June 30, 1995, adjusted to
take into account two dividend distributions of $.22 per share paid in late
March and June.

THE PERIOD IN REVIEW

After a moderately disappointing 1994, the stock market sprung to life as 1995
began. During the past six months, the market has moved upward, week after
week, in virtually straight-line fashion, delighting the bulls and astonishing
the bears. On balance, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose from 3834 as the
year began to 4556 on June 30.

     As usual, there were many opinions as to the source of the market's
surprising strength. In my view, it resulted from a combination of: (1) the
sharp decline in interest rates (the yield on the long-term U.S. Treasury bond
fell from 7.8% to 6.6% during the period, a dip of 120 basis points); (2) the
diminishing threat of additional increases in short-term interest rates by the
Federal Reserve Board; (3) a slight softening in U.S. economic growth,
resulting in continued optimism about the outlook for inflation; (4)
record-breaking corporate profits; and (5) a hint of speculative fever in the
marketplace. Whatever the cause, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index provided a
total return of +20.2% for the six months.

     Particularly dramatic was the dominance of the Standard & Poor's 500
Index, and thus our Fund, over the results achieved by the average general
equity fund. The Index outpaced fully 83% of all professionally managed equity
mutual funds during the past six months--the best ranking that I can recall.
This success follows an equally good 1994, when the Index outpaced 78% of the
equity funds. That said, I would caution you that these two excellent periods
follow relatively low rankings from 1991 to 1993, during which the Index
outpaced "only" about 44% of all general equity funds.

     Much of the return differences between the Index and the average mutual
fund can be traced to market capitalization. Common stock mutual funds, on
average, are more heavily weighted towards medium and smaller capitalization
companies than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which is dominated by the
largest U.S. stocks. Thus, when smaller stocks do well, as in 1991 to 1993,
the average common stock fund can be expected to make a stronger showing
relative to the Index. On the other hand, when larger stocks lead, as in 1994,
and thus far in 1995, the Index may be expected to smartly outperform the
average stock fund.

     In all environments, of course, the index fund strategy has a head start
over the average equity fund due to the vastly lower fund expenses (0.07% for
our Fund versus 1.27% for the average equity fund). In addition, the index
fund's buy-and-hold investment approach results in lower portfolio transaction
costs.

     The chart on page 2 shows how remarkable the Index's results have been so
far in 1995. Again, it was a period when large cap stocks overshadowed those
of smaller companies. Indeed, the return of the Russell





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2000 Index, with a median market capitalization of $400 million, lagged the
return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, with a median market capitalization
of $15.7 billion, by a margin of 5.8% (+14.4% versus +20.2%).

     Over time, the benefits of broad diversification and, most importantly,
low costs have paid off "in spades" for index fund investors. The record of
the past 15 years shows that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index has outpaced 73%
of common stock mutual funds.

     Our prospects relative to other equity funds are only part of the game;
the more important part is the future absolute returns provided by stocks. I
emphasize that the 1995 bull market has been so strong and so swift that
caution should be the order of the day. What this means is that long-term
investors should continue to balance stock holdings with holdings of bonds and
reserves, and not attempt to outguess the market by making major, precipitate
reallocations among these three basic classes of financial assets. In our 1994
Annual Report six months ago, we urged you to "stay the course." It proved
fine advice then; we reiterate it now.

Sincerely,


/s/ JOHN C. BOGLE
- -----------------
John C. Bogle
Chairman of the Board

July 17, 1995

Note: Mutual fund data from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

[FIGURE 1]
Bar chart showing percent of General Equity Funds outperformed by S & P 500
Index for the period 1984-1995.




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                         TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN TABLE

The following table illustrates the results of a single-share investment in
VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND since inception through June 30, 1995.
During the period illustrated, stock prices fluctuated widely; these results
should not be considered a representation of the dividend income or capital
gain or loss that may be realized from an investment made in the Fund today.

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<CAPTION>
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PERIOD                                 PER SHARE DATA                              TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Institutional Index Fund     
                                                            Value with Income    --------------------------      S&P 500
Year Ended        Net Asset   Capital Gains      Income   Dividends & Capital    Capital    Income    Total  Index Total
December 31           Value   Distributions   Dividends      Gains Reinvested     Return    Return   Return       Return
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>        <C>                  <C>          <C>       <C>    <C>          <C>
INITIAL (7/90)       $34.10              --          --                $34.10         --        --       --          --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1990                  31.62              --       $ .52                 32.14       - 7.3%    +1.6%   -  5.7%     -  5.8%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991                  39.91            $.06        1.16                 41.89       +26.4     +3.9    + 30.3      + 30.4
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1992                  41.45             .25        1.17                 45.05       + 4.5     +3.0    +  7.5      +  7.6
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1993                  44.20             .18        1.19                 49.56       + 7.1     +2.9    + 10.0      + 10.1
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994                  43.22             .34        1.21                 50.21       - 1.5     +2.8    +  1.3      +  1.3
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1995 (6/30)           51.48              --         .44                 60.35       +19.1     +1.1    + 20.2      + 20.2
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIFETIME                                                                                               +77.0%      +77.1%
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN                                                                            +12.3%      +12.3%
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</TABLE>

*Includes reinvestment of income dividends and any capital gains distributions
both for the Fund and the Index.

Note: No adjustment has been made for income taxes payable by shareholders on
reinvested income dividends and capital gains distributions.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS--THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE FUND
(PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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                                                                                  SINCE INCEPTION
                                                                        ---------------------------------
                                          INCEPTION                      TOTAL       CAPITAL       INCOME
                                            DATE          1 YEAR        RETURN       RETURN        RETURN
                                          ---------       ------        ------       -------       ------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND          7/31/90      +26.06%        +12.32%       +9.17%        +3.15%
</TABLE>

ALL OF THESE DATA REPRESENT PAST PERFORMANCE. THE INVESTMENT RETURN AND
PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT WILL FLUCTUATE SO THAT INVESTORS' SHARES, WHEN
REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL COST.





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                                                            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                                                     (unaudited)
                                                                   June 30, 1995

                            STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Market
                                                            Value
                                             Shares        (000)+
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>          <C>
COMMON STOCKS
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
 General Electric Co.                     1,927,762    $  108,678
 Exxon Corp.                              1,413,757        99,847
 AT&T Corp.                               1,800,793        95,667
 The Coca-Cola Co.                        1,442,502        91,960
 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ADR              610,088        74,354
 Philip Morris Cos., Inc.                   961,486        71,511
 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.                    2,614,894        69,948
 Merck & Co., Inc.                        1,407,512        68,968
 International Business
  Machines Corp.                            660,896        63,446
*Microsoft Corp.                            661,484        59,782
 Intel Corp.                                942,582        59,618
 Procter & Gamble Co.                       782,311        56,229
 Johnson & Johnson                          734,476        49,669
 Motorola, Inc.                             669,849        44,964
 Hewlett-Packard Co.                        580,620        43,256
 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.              628,899        43,237
 Mobil Corp.                                450,371        43,236
 American International Group, Inc.         359,599        40,994
 PepsiCo, Inc.                              896,356        40,896
 General Motors Corp.                       850,680        39,876
 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                   577,070        39,313
 GTE Corp.                                1,103,975        37,673
 Amoco Corp.                                565,036        37,646
 Abbott Laboratories, Inc.                  908,345        36,788
 BellSouth Corp.                            564,841        35,867
 Ford Motor Co.                           1,168,719        34,769
 Chevron Corp.                              741,975        34,595
 Pfizer, Inc.                               359,365        33,196
 The Walt Disney Co.                        592,748        32,972
 SBC Communications, Inc.                   691,685        32,942
 McDonald's Corp.                           789,486        30,889
 Federal National Mortgage Assn.            310,524        29,306
 Bell Atlantic Corp.                        496,618        27,811
 Ameritech Corp.                            629,636        27,704
 Minnesota Mining &
   Manufacturing Co.                        477,997        27,365
 American Home Products Corp.               350,648        27,131
 Sears, Roebuck & Co.                       442,072        26,469
 Citicorp                                   452,309        26,177
 Eli Lilly & Co.                            332,833        26,127
 The Boeing Co.                             388,760        24,346
 Unilever NV ADR                            182,138        23,701
 Eastman Kodak Co.                          387,339        23,482
 Dow Chemical Co.                           313,715        22,548
 Gillette Co.                               504,368        22,507
 BankAmerica Corp.                          425,971        22,417
 U.S. West Inc.                             535,614        22,295
 Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.              504,091        21,802
 Home Depot, Inc.                           515,985        20,962
 Chrysler Corp.                             420,066        20,111
 Atlantic Richfield Co.                     182,967        20,081
 American Express Co.                       564,419        19,825
 NYNEX Corp.                                484,508        19,501
 Texaco, Inc.                               295,573        19,397
 Emerson Electric Co.                       265,623        18,992
 Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.                   175,156        18,917
*Oracle Corp.                               490,819        18,897
 Schering-Plough Corp.                      423,490        18,686
*Viacom International Class B               391,505        18,156
 Kellogg Co.                                250,203        17,858
 Time Warner, Inc.                          432,320        17,779
*Tele-Communications Inc. Class A           742,993        17,367
 Schlumberger Ltd.                          275,730        17,130
 Southern Co.                               757,354        16,946
 MCI Communications Corp.                   773,543        16,921
 Anheuser-Busch Co., Inc.                   291,801        16,596
 NationsBank, Inc.                          308,864        16,563
*AirTouch Communications Inc.               562,513        16,032
 Travelers Group Inc.                       363,843        15,918
 WMX Technologies Inc.                      550,652        15,625
 Sara Lee Corp.                             545,867        15,557
*Cisco Systems, Inc.                        305,753        15,441
 J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.                    213,463        14,969
 The Seagram Co. Ltd.                       424,373        14,694
 Caterpillar, Inc.                          227,484        14,616
 Banc One Corp.                             449,026        14,481
 Allied-Signal, Inc.                        323,579        14,399
 Lockheed Martin Corp.                      227,335        14,351
 Xerox Corp.                                121,815        14,283
 Texas Instruments, Inc.                    106,063        14,199
 Pacific Gas & Electric Co.                 489,572        14,198
 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.           205,765        14,146
 ITT Corp.                                  120,147        14,117
 Campbell Soup Co.                          283,513        13,892
*COMPAQ Computer Corp.                      297,762        13,511
 Sprint Corp.                               396,604        13,336
 Warner-Lambert Co.                         153,416        13,251
 Chemical Banking Corp.                     274,161        12,954
 Union Pacific Corp.                        233,635        12,938
 Pacific Telesis Group                      482,639        12,911
 Micron Technology Inc.                     233,630        12,820
 J.C. Penney Co., Inc.                      264,490        12,696
 General Re Corp.                            93,236        12,482
 International Paper Co.                    144,152        12,361
 Computer Associates
  International, Inc.                       182,238        12,347
 H.J. Heinz Co.                             277,160        12,299
*Amgen, Inc.                                150,666        12,091
 Colgate-Palmolive Co.                      164,998        12,065
 May Department Stores Co.                  282,734        11,769
 Monsanto Co.                               129,969        11,713
 Baxter International, Inc.                 317,825        11,561
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Market
                                                            Value
                                             Shares        (000)+
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>       <C>
 Rockwell International Corp.               246,519   $    11,278
 Weyerhaeuser Co.                           234,156        11,035
 United Technologies Corp.                  140,414        10,970
 Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.                 587,385        10,940
 Kimberly-Clark Corp.                       182,404        10,921
 Raytheon Co.                               140,109        10,876
 Norwest Corp.                              368,728        10,601
 Northern Telecom Ltd.                      288,432        10,528
 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.                  200,259        10,514
 Automatic Data Processing, Inc.            164,068        10,316
 CPC International, Inc.                    166,458        10,279
 Aluminum Co. of America                    202,726        10,162
 Barrick Gold Corp.                         402,105        10,153
 The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.                 192,951        10,130
 Medtronic, Inc.                            131,310        10,127
 Norfolk Southern Corp.                     150,178        10,118
 PPG Industries, Inc.                       234,712        10,093
 Wells Fargo & Co.                           55,980        10,090
 AMP, Inc.                                  238,652        10,083
 Enron Corp.                                286,406        10,060
 McDonnell Douglas Corp.                    129,895         9,969
 Phillips Petroleum Co.                     298,152         9,951
 ConAgra, Inc.                              279,328         9,742
 Duke Power Co.                             233,126         9,675
 The Chase Manhattan Corp.                  202,075         9,498
 Tenneco, Inc.                              205,823         9,468
 General Mills, Inc.                        179,914         9,243
*Toys R Us, Inc.                            315,532         9,229
 Dean Witter Discover & Co.                 192,178         9,032
 CSX Corp.                                  119,673         8,990
 Georgia-Pacific Corp.                      103,175         8,950
 The Limited, Inc.                          406,513         8,943
 First Union Corp.                          195,782         8,859
 Texas Utilities Co.                        257,004         8,835
 The Bank of New York Co., Inc.             217,300         8,773
 Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.           242,287         8,753
 SCECorp                                    508,931         8,715
 Gannett Co., Inc.                          159,468         8,651
 Albertson's, Inc.                          289,058         8,599
 American Brands, Inc.                      214,933         8,544
 Corning, Inc.                              260,728         8,539
 Scott Paper Co.                            172,382         8,533
 KeyCorp                                    270,357         8,482
 Deere & Co.                                 98,479         8,432
*Novell, Inc.                               416,939         8,287
*Applied Materials, Inc.                     95,800         8,263
 Occidental Petroleum Corp.                 361,150         8,261
 United Healthcare Corp.                    197,110         8,155
 FPL Group, Inc.                            211,113         8,154
 Loews Corp.                                 67,100         8,119
 Aetna Life & Casualty Co.                  128,323         8,068
 The Chubb Corp.                             99,000         7,932
 Consolidated Edison Co.
  of New York, Inc.                         267,323         7,886
 American General Corp.                     233,119         7,868
 First Data Corp.                           136,343         7,755
 Alcan Aluminium Ltd.                       255,726         7,736
 Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.       278,477         7,728
 Unocal Corp.                               277,458         7,665
 SunTrust Banks, Inc.                       130,920         7,626
 Kmart Corp.                                520,009         7,605
 Upjohn Co.                                 196,611         7,447
 American Electric Power Co., Inc.          211,166         7,417
*Silicon Graphics, Inc.                     180,478         7,197
 Dominion Resources, Inc.                   196,627         7,177
 Illinois Tool Works, Inc.                  129,933         7,146
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.             172,539         7,117
 Placer Dome Group, Inc.                    271,413         7,091
 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.             126,941         7,077
 Walgreen Co.                               140,117         7,023
 PECO Energy Corp.                          252,394         6,972
 Wachovia Corp.                             194,883         6,967
 Mellon Bank Corp.                          166,703         6,939
 First Interstate Bancorp.                   86,436         6,936
 Nike, Inc. Class B                          82,213         6,906
 PNC Bank Corp.                             260,089         6,860
*Digital Equipment Corp.                    167,147         6,811
 Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.                 82,972         6,731
 USX-Marathon Group                         338,263         6,681
 UST, Inc.                                  222,677         6,625
 Pitney Bowes, Inc.                         171,853         6,595
 W.R. Grace & Co.                           107,237         6,582
 Mattel, Inc.                               251,664         6,543
 Unicom Corp.                               244,202         6,502
 Hercules, Inc.                             132,725         6,470
 Burlington Northern, Inc.                  101,926         6,460
*AMR Corp.                                   86,535         6,458
 Apple Computer, Inc.                       137,861         6,393
 CIGNA Corp.                                 82,232         6,383
 International Flavors &
  Fragrances, Inc.                          126,985         6,318
 Houston Industries, Inc.                   149,454         6,296
 Entergy Corp.                              259,229         6,254
 Honeywell, Inc.                            144,785         6,244
 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.                  173,193         6,235
 First Chicago Corp.                        102,455         6,134
 Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Co.                       132,249         6,133
 Sysco Corp.                                207,516         6,122
 PacifiCorp                                 323,490         6,065
*DSC Communications Corp.                   130,053         6,047
 Fleet Financial Group, Inc.                161,231         5,986
 Westinghouse Electric Corp.                407,458         5,959
 TRW, Inc.                                   74,037         5,914
 Dayton-Hudson Corp.                         81,633         5,857
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                      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Market
                                                            Value
                                             Shares        (000)+
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<S>                                         <C>      <C>
 NBD Bancorp, Inc.                          182,230  $      5,831
 Ralston-Purina Group                       114,332         5,831
 CoreStates Financial Corp.                 164,390         5,733
 Central & South West Corp.                 217,674         5,714
 The Gap, Inc.                              163,820         5,713
 MBNA Corp.                                 169,048         5,705
 Barnett Banks, Inc.                        110,374         5,657
 Textron, Inc.                               96,882         5,631
 Eastman Chemical                            94,633         5,631
 U.S. Healthcare, Inc.                      182,430         5,587
 Champion International Corp.               106,505         5,552
 Bankers Trust New York Corp.                89,182         5,529
*CUC International, Inc.                    131,400         5,519
 Hershey Foods Corp.                         98,731         5,455
 ALLTEL Corp.                               214,901         5,453
*Boston Scientific Corp.                    170,813         5,445
 Household International, Inc.              109,963         5,443
 Lowes Cos., Inc.                           182,030         5,438
 First Fidelity Bancorp.                     91,981         5,427
 Carolina Power & Light Co.                 177,981         5,384
 Nucor Corp.                                 99,465         5,321
 Burlington Resources, Inc.                 143,991         5,310
 Genuine Parts Co.                          139,654         5,289
*Sun Microsystems, Inc.                     108,816         5,278
 Cooper Industries, Inc.                    133,186         5,261
 Avon Products, Inc.                         77,990         5,225
 Union Carbide Corp.                        156,246         5,215
 Amerada Hess Corp.                         105,841         5,173
 Eaton Corp.                                 88,522         5,145
*Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.                102,605         5,143
 Rubbermaid, Inc.                           183,055         5,080
 Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc.                 143,278         5,033
 Quaker Oats Co.                            152,243         5,005
 Marriott International                     139,324         4,998
 Alco Standard Corp.                         62,560         4,997
 Loral Corp.                                 96,357         4,986
 Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.                     86,279         4,983
 Conrail, Inc.                               89,166         4,960
 Morton International, Inc.                 168,441         4,927
 National City Corp.                        166,924         4,903
 H & R Block, Inc.                          119,223         4,903
 Fluor Corp.                                 94,155         4,896
 Detroit Edison Co.                         164,904         4,865
 Salomon, Inc.                              120,873         4,850
 Masco Corp.                                178,698         4,825
 American Stores Co.                        168,928         4,751
 Bank of Boston Corp.                       126,412         4,740
 St. Paul Cos., Inc.                         96,052         4,731
 Lincoln National Corp.                     107,685         4,711
 Shawmut National Corp.                     147,255         4,694
 Dover Corp.                                 64,511         4,693
 Tyco International Ltd.                     86,898         4,692
 CBS, Inc.                                   69,809         4,677
 Phelps Dodge Corp.                          79,098         4,667
 Halliburton Co.                            129,967         4,646
 Engelhard Corp.                            108,236         4,641
 CINergy Corp.                              176,662         4,637
 Whirlpool Corp.                             83,966         4,618
 Union Camp Corp.                            79,759         4,616
 Dresser Industries, Inc.                   207,384         4,614
 Ingersoll-Rand Co.                         120,224         4,599
 Transamerica Corp.                          78,899         4,596
 Tribune Co.                                 74,879         4,596
*Promus Co., Inc.                           116,627         4,548
 Great Lakes Chemical Corp.                  75,320         4,538
 Becton, Dickinson & Co.                     76,295         4,444
 Santa Fe Pacific Corp.                     173,171         4,416
 Newell Co.                                 179,780         4,405
*Cabletron Systems, Inc.                     81,500         4,340
 Tandy Corp.                                 83,595         4,336
 Union Electric Corp.                       116,237         4,330
 The McGraw-Hill Cos.                        56,760         4,307
*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.               117,352         4,269
 Delta Air Lines, Inc.                       57,805         4,263
 Rohm & Haas Co.                             77,039         4,228
 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.               167,896         4,197
 Panhandle Eastern Corp.                    169,884         4,141
 Newmont Mining Corp.                        98,041         4,105
 Safeco Corp.                                71,672         4,094
 Melville Corp.                             119,368         4,088
 Dow Jones & Co., Inc.                      110,076         4,059
 Williams Cos., Inc.                        115,330         4,022
 Pioneer Hi Bred International               96,327         4,022
 Consolidated Natural Gas Co.               105,945         3,999
 Providian Corp.                            109,797         3,980
 Clorox Co.                                  60,429         3,943
 Ohio Edison Co.                            173,618         3,928
 Praxair, Inc.                              157,017         3,925
*National Semiconductor Corp.               141,237         3,919
 General Public Utilities Corp.             131,200         3,903
 Southwest Airlines Co.                     163,415         3,902
 VF Corp.                                    72,261         3,884
*Federal Express Corp.                       63,796         3,876
 UNUM Corp.                                  82,657         3,875
 Nordstrom, Inc.                             93,569         3,860
 Hilton Hotels Corp.                         54,842         3,853
 The Mead Corp.                              64,085         3,805
 Dillard Department Stores Class A          128,600         3,778
 Inco Ltd.                                  133,414         3,769
 Reynolds Metals Co.                         71,578         3,704
 Coastal Corp.                              119,259         3,622
*Price/Costco Inc.                          221,767         3,604
 Premark International, Inc.                 69,244         3,592
*Computer Sciences Corp.                     62,396         3,549
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Market
                                                            Value
                                             Shares        (000)+
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<S>                                         <C>      <C>
 Northern States Power Co.
  of Minnesota                               76,741  $      3,540
 Harcourt General, Inc.                      82,545         3,508
 Circuit City Stores, Inc.                  109,781         3,472
 Service Corp. International                109,269         3,456
 Sherwin-Williams Co.                        96,866         3,451
*Lotus Development Corp.                     53,741         3,426
*The Kroger Co.                             126,809         3,408
 W.W. Grainger, Inc.                         57,798         3,396
 Westvaco Corp.                              76,623         3,391
 Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.             89,009         3,338
 Sun Co., Inc.                              121,708         3,332
 Dana Corp.                                 115,145         3,296
 Baker Hughes, Inc.                         160,541         3,291
*Tenet Healthcare Corp.                     227,354         3,268
 Knight-Ridder, Inc.                         56,712         3,225
 Louisiana-Pacific Corp.                    122,669         3,220
 General Dynamics Corp.                      71,698         3,182
 Hasbro, Inc.                                99,787         3,168
 Kerr-McGee Corp.                            58,834         3,155
 Great Western Financial Corp.              152,967         3,155
 Golden West Financial Corp.                 66,655         3,141
 Mallinckrodt Group, Inc.                    87,229         3,097
 Deluxe Corp.                                93,410         3,094
 Reebok International Ltd.                   90,854         3,089
*Tellabs, Inc.                               64,200         3,082
 Torchmark Corp.                             81,387         3,072
 Laidlaw Inc. Class B                       315,500         3,037
 Times Mirror Co. Class A                   126,964         3,031
 Parker Hannifin Corp.                       83,598         3,030
 Temple-Inland Inc.                          63,555         3,027
 Jefferson-Pilot Corp.                       55,178         3,021
 Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.                   105,305         3,001
 Sonat, Inc.                                 98,261         2,997
 Black & Decker Corp.                        96,918         2,992
 USX-U.S. Steel Group                        86,917         2,988
 Pall Corp.                                 132,111         2,939
 H.F. Ahmanson & Co.                        133,258         2,932
 Northrop Grumman Corp.                      56,165         2,928
 Nalco Chemical Co.                          77,221         2,809
*FMC Corp.                                   41,557         2,795
 Sigma Aldrich Corp.                         56,762         2,781
 Bausch & Lomb, Inc.                         66,205         2,748
 Comcast Corp. Class A Special              148,043         2,739
 U.S. Bancorp                               111,680         2,680
*Western Atlas Inc.                          60,260         2,674
 Beneficial Corp.                            60,185         2,648
 St. Jude Medical, Inc.                      52,958         2,648
 Johnson Controls, Inc.                      46,486         2,626
 Brown-Forman Corp. Class B                  78,533         2,621
 The Dial Corp.                             105,792         2,618
 New York Times Co. Class A                 110,437         2,595
 Homestake Mining Co.                       156,966         2,590
 James River Corp.                           93,175         2,574
*Andrew Corp.                                43,892         2,535
 Moore Corp. Ltd.                           113,335         2,508
 Pennzoil Co.                                52,607         2,479
 American Greetings Corp. Class A            84,567         2,474
 Ashland Inc.                                70,289         2,469
 Rite Aid Corp.                              95,899         2,457
 Avery Dennison Corp.                        60,626         2,425
 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.                 163,498         2,412
 Echlin, Inc.                                67,751         2,354
 SuperValu, Inc.                             79,141         2,305
 Autodesk, Inc.                              54,232         2,305
 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.                    94,425         2,302
 Whitman Corp.                              118,474         2,295
 Woolworth Corp.                            150,796         2,281
 Pacific Enterprises                         92,677         2,271
 Harris Corp.                                43,945         2,269
 Comcast Corp. Class A                      124,726         2,261
*ALZA Corp.                                  93,998         2,197
*Stone Container Corp.                      103,100         2,191
 Boise Cascade Corp.                         53,653         2,173
 Ryder System, Inc.                          89,665         2,141
 General Signal Corp.                        53,833         2,140
*Tandem Computers, Inc.                     132,308         2,133
 Armstrong World Industries Inc.             42,146         2,113
 Worthington Industries, Inc.               103,406         2,107
*Unisys Corp.                               193,124         2,100
 Manor Care Inc.                             71,353         2,078
 Polaroid Corp.                              50,990         2,078
*Varity Corp.                                47,089         2,072
 Wendy's International, Inc.                115,568         2,066
 Roadway Services, Inc.                      44,108         2,062
*Biomet, Inc.                               132,937         2,044
 Paccar, Inc.                                43,857         2,039
 Cummins Engine Co., Inc.                    46,410         2,025
*Bethlehem Steel Corp.                      124,314         2,020
*Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.               54,324         2,003
 Allergan, Inc.                              73,384         1,991
*Darden Restaurants Inc.                    179,914         1,957
 Maytag Corp.                               121,341         1,941
 Mercantile Stores Co., Inc.                 41,566         1,933
 Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.                    87,343         1,922
 Raychem Corp.                               49,992         1,918
*Ceridian Corp.                              51,914         1,914
 Giant Food, Inc. Class A                    66,903         1,898
 The Stanley Works                           50,062         1,896
 Ecolab, Inc.                                76,262         1,868
 Pep Boys (Manny, Moe & Jack)                69,506         1,859
 Brunswick Corp.                            109,023         1,853
 USF&G Corp.                                111,581         1,813
*Columbia Gas Systems, Inc.                  57,086         1,812
</TABLE>





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                      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Market
                                                            Value
                                             Shares        (000)+
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>      <C>
 Liz Claiborne, Inc.                         85,227  $      1,811
*Fruit of the Loom, Inc.                     85,600         1,808
 Tektronix, Inc.                             36,616         1,803
 Harnischfeger Industries Inc.               51,908         1,797
*Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.                148,211         1,797
 Snap-On Inc.                                45,638         1,768
 C.R. Bard, Inc.                             58,800         1,764
 Federal Paper Board Co., Inc.               49,024         1,734
 Millipore Corp.                             25,527         1,723
*King World Productions, Inc.                41,793         1,693
 Inland Steel Industries, Inc.               55,094         1,680
 Perkin-Elmer Corp.                          47,308         1,679
 The Timkin Co.                              35,129         1,620
*Oryx Energy Co.                            117,034         1,609
 National Service Industries, Inc.           54,989         1,588
 The BF Goodrich Co.                         29,237         1,568
 Teledyne Inc.                               63,715         1,561
 NICOR, Inc.                                 57,573         1,547
 Bemis Co., Inc.                             59,066         1,536
 Thomas & Betts Corp.                        22,182         1,517
 Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.            37,739         1,505
*Amdahl Corp.                               134,402         1,495
 McDermott International, Inc.               60,811         1,467
 ASARCO, Inc.                                47,687         1,454
 Foster Wheeler Corp.                        41,237         1,454
 Potlatch Corp.                              33,055         1,380
 United States Surgical Corp.                65,448         1,366
*Beverly Enterprises Inc.                   106,822         1,322
 ENSERCH Corp.                               75,719         1,297
*Navistar International Corp.                84,849         1,283
 Russell Corp.                               44,143         1,269
 Crane Co.                                   34,048         1,234
 Republic New York Corp.                     21,900         1,226
 Ogden Corp.                                 55,120         1,206
 Ball Corp.                                  34,050         1,187
 Alexander & Alexander Services, Inc.        49,713         1,187
 Briggs & Stratton Corp.                     33,576         1,158
 Echo Bay Mines Ltd.                        127,689         1,149
 Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.      43,293         1,142
 Trinova Corp.                               32,541         1,139
 Pittston Services Group                     47,065         1,130
 Fleming Cos., Inc.                          42,249         1,120
 Jostens Inc.                                51,409         1,092
 TJX Cos., Inc.                              81,760         1,083
 Consolidated Freightways, Inc.              48,922         1,082
 Safety-Kleen Corp.                          65,237         1,052
 Shared Medical Systems Corp.                26,055         1,045
 USLIFE Corp.                                25,885         1,042
 Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.                   38,232         1,032
 Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.                 52,034         1,028
 Bruno's Inc.                                88,214         1,025
 Peoples Energy Corp.                        39,447         1,021
 EG & G, Inc.                                60,434         1,012
*Santa Fe Energy Resources Inc.             102,718           976
 Alberto-Culver Co. Class B                  31,573           955
 Centex Corp.                                32,418           916
 NorAm Energy Corp.                         139,566           907
 Longs Drug Stores, Inc.                     23,062           865
 Pulte Corp.                                 30,105           843
 Springs Industries Inc. Class A             22,618           843
*Viacom International Class A                18,016           838
*Armco, Inc.                                123,455           833
 Helmerich & Payne, Inc.                     27,550           813
 Meredith Corp.                              31,276           794
 John H. Harland Co.                         34,474           789
 First Mississippi Corp.                     23,001           785
*USAir Group, Inc.                           66,458           773
*Rowan Cos., Inc.                            94,143           765
*Cray Research, Inc.                         28,595           697
 Adolph Coors Co. Class B                    43,341           693
 Eastern Enterprises                         22,711           678
 Giddings & Lewis, Inc.                      38,197           678
*Bally Entertainment Corp.                   53,142           651
 ONEOK, Inc.                                 30,308           648
 Charming Shoppes, Inc.                     116,234           610
 NACCO Industries, Inc. Class A               9,897           593
 Stride Rite Corp.                           56,280           584
*Intergraph Corp.                            51,298           571
 Yellow Corp.                                31,430           570
*Community Psychiatric Centers               49,682           559
*Shoney's Inc.                               47,143           554
 Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.                     26,626           536
 Kaufman & Broad Home Corp.                  36,143           524
*Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.            59,825           464
 Brown Group, Inc.                           19,640           447
 Outboard Marine Corp.                       21,986           431
 Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.          15,418           424
*Data General Corp.                          41,986           404
*Zenith Electronics Corp.                    53,052           391
 Handleman Co.                               37,917           365
*M/A-Com, Inc.                               30,158           354
 Zurn Industries, Inc.                       14,082           282
*Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc.                  37,367           252
 Skyline Corp.                               12,041           218
 SPX Corp.                                    3,474            40
*Hartmarx Corp.                                 700             4
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (99.3%)(1)
 (Cost $3,664,190)                                      4,553,414
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</TABLE>





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<PAGE>   9
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Face        Market
                                             Amount         Value
                                              (000)        (000)+
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>            <C>
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (.6%)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
COMMERCIAL PAPER
 BASF Corp. 6.153%, 7/3/95             $     24,346   $    24,338
U.S. TREASURY BILL--NOTE D
 5.68%, 9/21/95                               2,000         1,975
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
 (Cost $26,313)                                            26,313
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.9%)
 (Cost $3,690,503)                                      4,579,727
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (.1%)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
 Other Assets--Notes B and E                               81,204
 Liabilities--Note E                                      (74,412)
                                                          -------
                                                            6,792
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS (100%)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Applicable to 89,096,370 outstanding
 shares of beneficial interest
 (unlimited authorization)                             $4,586,519
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE                                  $51.48
=================================================================
</TABLE>
 +  See Note A to Financial Statements.
 *  Non-Income Producing Security.
(1) The combined market value of common stocks and Standard & Poor's 500 Index
    futures contracts represents 100.0% of net assets.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
AT JUNE 30, 1995, NET ASSETS CONSISTED OF:
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Amount         Per
                                                (000)       Share
                                           ----------      ------
<S>                                        <C>             <C>
 Paid in Capital--Note C                   $3,670,583      $41.20
 Undistributed Net
  Investment Income                            18,927         .21
 Accumulated Net
  Realized Gains--Note C                        7,034         .08
 Unrealized Appreciation of
  Investments--Note D                         889,975        9.99
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS                                 $4,586,519      $51.48
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>   10
                            STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                                                                      June 30, 1995
                                                                                                              (000)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                                       <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
   INCOME
      Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     $  53,964
      Interest  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            78
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total Income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        54,042
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   EXPENSES
      The Vanguard Group--Note B  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         1,284
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total Expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         1,284
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Net Investment Income   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        52,758
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REALIZED NET GAIN
      Investment Securities Sold  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        18,060
      Futures Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         4,745
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Realized Net Gain   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        22,805
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)
      Investment Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       656,733
      Futures Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           559
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  . . . . . . . . . .                       657,292
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  . . . . . . . .                      $732,855
===================================================================================================================
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>   11
                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          SIX MONTHS ENDED               Year Ended
                                                                             JUNE 30, 1995        December 31, 1994
                                                                                     (000)                    (000)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                             <C>                     <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
  Net Investment Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $   52,758              $   86,437
  Realized Net Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             22,805                  59,110
  Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  . . . . . . . . . .            657,292                (104,278)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Net Increase in Net Assets
          Resulting from Operations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            732,855                  41,269
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DISTRIBUTIONS (1)
  Net Investment Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            (37,787)                (86,378)
  Realized Net Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                --                  (24,704)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total Distributions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            (37,787)               (111,082)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET EQUALIZATION CREDITS--Note A  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              1,916                   1,482
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (2)
  Issued   -- Regular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            744,517                 872,789
           -- In Lieu of Cash Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             33,132                 101,035
           -- Exchange  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            113,890                  62,420
  Redeemed -- Regular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           (223,645)               (731,115)
           -- Exchange  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            (43,514)                (74,579)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Net Increase from Capital Share Transactions . . . . . . . . . .            624,380                 230,550
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          1,321,364                 162,219
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSETS
  Beginning of Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          3,265,155               3,102,936
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  End of Period (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $4,586,519              $3,265,155
===================================================================================================================
  (1)   Distributions Per Share
        Net Investment Income   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               $.44                   $1.21
        Realized Net Gain   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                --                    $ .34
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (2)   Shares Issued and Redeemed
        Issued  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             18,460                  21,720
        Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions  . . . . . . . . . . . . .                678                   2,327
        Redeemed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             (5,595)                (18,694)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    13,543                   5,353
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (3)   Undistributed Net Investment Income   . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $   18,927              $    2,040
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>   12
                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Year Ended December 31,           July 31 to
                                               SIX MONTHS ENDED     ---------------------------------------   Dec. 31,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period    JUNE 30, 1995       1994       1993       1992       1991       1990
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD  . . . . . .        $43.22     $44.20     $41.45     $39.91     $31.62     $34.10
                                                        -------     ------   --------     ------    -------     ------
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
   Net Investment Income  . . . . . . . . . . . .           .62       1.23       1.20       1.17       1.16        .52
   Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
      on Investments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          8.08       (.66)      2.92       1.79       8.35      (2.48)
                                                        -------      ------  --------     ------    -------     ------
        TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS    . . .          8.70        .57       4.12       2.96       9.51      (1.96)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DISTRIBUTIONS
   Dividends from Net Investment Income . . . . .          (.44)     (1.21)     (1.19)     (1.17)     (1.16)      (.52)
   Distributions from Realized Capital Gains  . .            --       (.34)      (.18)      (.25)      (.06)        --
                                                        -------     ------   --------     ------    -------     ------
        TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS   . . . . . . . . . .          (.44)     (1.55)     (1.37)     (1.42)     (1.22)      (.52)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD  . . . . . . . . .        $51.48     $43.22     $44.20     $41.45     $39.91     $31.62
======================================================================================================================
TOTAL RETURN  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       +20.19%     +1.31%    +10.02%     +7.54%    +30.34%     -5.74%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
- ------------------------
Net Assets, End of Period (Millions)  . . . . . .        $4,587     $3,265     $3,103     $1,525     $1,069       $512
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets . . . . .         .07%*       .07%       .07%       .07%       .08%      .09%*
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
   Average Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        2.65%*      2.80%      2.72%      2.94%      3.15%     3.98%*
Portfolio Turnover Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . .          5%*+       23%+        4%+        9%+         4%         2%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

* Annualized.

+ Portfolio turnover rates excluding in-kind redemptions were 4%, 19%, 3%, and
  6%, respectively.





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<PAGE>   13
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 as a diversified open-end investment company.

A.       The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. Such
policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of financial
statements.

1.       SECURITY VALUATION: Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the
         latest quoted sales prices as of the close of the New York Stock
         Exchange (generally 4:00 PM) on the valuation date; securities not
         traded are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked
         prices; securities not listed are valued at the latest quoted bid
         prices. Temporary cash investments are valued at amortized cost which
         approximates market value.

2.       FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a
         regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income.
         Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the
         financial statements.

3.       EQUALIZATION: The Fund follows the accounting practice known as
         "equalization," under which a portion of the price of capital shares
         issued and redeemed, equivalent to undistributed net investment income
         per share on the date of the transaction, is credited or charged to
         undistributed income. As a result, undistributed income per share is
         unaffected by Fund share sales or redemptions.

4.       FUTURES: The Fund utilizes Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures
         contracts to a limited extent, with the objectives of maintaining full
         exposure to the stock market, enhancing returns, maintaining liquidity
         and minimizing transaction costs.  The Fund may purchase futures
         contracts to immediately position incoming cash in the market, thereby
         simulating a fully invested position in the underlying index while
         maintaining a cash balance for liquidity. In the event of redemptions,
         the Fund may pay departing shareholders from its cash balance and
         reduce its futures position accordingly. Returns may be enhanced by
         using futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when
         futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the
         underlying securities.

         The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are
         imperfect correlation between changes in market values of stocks
         contained in the underlying index and the prices of futures contracts,
         and the possibility of an illiquid market.  Futures contracts are
         valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Fluctuations
         in the values of futures contracts are recorded as unrealized
         appreciation (depreciation) until terminated, at which time realized
         gains (losses) are recognized. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
         related to open futures contracts is required to be treated as
         realized gain (loss) for Federal income tax purposes.

5.       OTHER: Security transactions are accounted for on the date the
         securities are purchased or sold. Costs used in determining realized
         gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of
         specific securities sold. Dividend income and distributions to
         shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

B.       The Vanguard Group, Inc. provides investment advisory, corporate
management, administrative, marketing, and distribution services and pays for
all other operating expenses, except for taxes, in return for a fee calculated
at an annual percentage rate of the average net assets of the Fund. For the six
months ended June 30, 1995, the fee for such services represented an effective
annual rate of .07 of 1% of average net assets. The Fund's trustees and
officers are also directors and officers of Vanguard.

C.       During the six months ended June 30, 1995, purchases and sales of
investment securities other than U.S. Government securities and temporary cash
investments were $729,342,000 and $105,466,000, respectively.





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<PAGE>   14
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

During the six months ended June 30, 1995, the Fund realized $11,966,000 of net
capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions.  Such gains are not taxable
to the Fund and therefore will not be distributed to shareholders; accordingly,
such gains have been reclassified from accumulated net realized gains to paid
in capital.

D.       At June 30, 1995, unrealized appreciation of investment securities for
financial reporting and Federal income tax purposes was $889,224,000, of which
$938,823,000 related to appreciated securities and $49,599,000 related to
depreciated securities.

At June 30, 1995, the aggregate settlement value of open Standard & Poor's 500
Index futures contracts expiring in September 1995, the related unrealized
appreciation, and the market value of securities deposited as initial margin
for those contracts were $33,923,000, $751,000, and $1,975,000, respectively.

E.       The market value of securities on loan to broker/dealers at June 30,
1995, was $6,731,000, for which the Fund had received cash collateral of
$6,779,000.





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<PAGE>   15
                             TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

JOHN C. BOGLE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chairman and Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the
investment companies in The Vanguard Group.

JOHN J. BRENNAN, President
President and Director of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of each of the
investment companies in The Vanguard Group.

ROBERT E. CAWTHORN, Chairman of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc.; Director of Sun
Company, Inc.

BARBARA BARNES HAUPTFUHRER, Director of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company, Alco Standard Corp., Raytheon Company, Knight-Ridder, Inc., and
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

BRUCE K. MACLAURY, President of The Brookings Institution; Director of American
Express Bank Ltd., The St. Paul Companies, Inc., and Scott Paper Company.

BURTON G. MALKIEL, Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics, Princeton
University; Director of Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Amdahl
Corporation, Baker Fentress & Co., The Jeffrey Co., and Southern New England
Communications Company.

ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR., Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of
NACCO Industries, Inc.; Director of NACCO Industries, The BFGoodrich Company,
and The Standard Products Company.

JOHN C. SAWHILL, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Nature
Conservancy; formerly, Director and Senior Partner of McKinsey & Co. and
President of New York University; Director of Pacific Gas and Electric Company
and NACCO Industries.

JAMES O. WELCH, JR., Retired Chairman of Nabisco Brands, Inc.; retired Vice
Chairman and Director of RJR Nabisco; Director of TECO Energy, Inc. and Kmart
Corporation.

J. LAWRENCE WILSON, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm & Haas
Company; Director of Cummins Engine Company; Trustee of Vanderbilt University
and the Culver Educational Foundation.

                              OTHER FUND OFFICERS

RICHARD F. HYLAND, Treasurer; Treasurer of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and of
each of the investment companies in The Vanguard Group.

RAYMOND J. KLAPINSKY, Secretary; Senior Vice President and Secretary of The
Vanguard Group, Inc.; Secretary of each of the investment companies in The
Vanguard Group.

KAREN E. WEST, Controller; Vice President of The Vanguard Group, Inc.;
Controller of each of the investment companies in The Vanguard Group.

OTHER VANGUARD GROUP OFFICERS

ROBERT A. DISTEFANO           IAN A. MACKINNON
Senior Vice President         Senior Vice President
Information Technology        Fixed Income Group

JEREMY G. DUFFIELD            F. WILLIAM MCNABB III
Senior Vice President         Senior Vice President
Planning & Development        Institutional

JAMES H. GATELY               RALPH K. PACKARD
Senior Vice President         Senior Vice President
Individual Investor Group     Chief Financial Officer





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                          THE VANGUARD FAMILY OF FUNDS

                               FIXED INCOME FUNDS

MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Vanguard Admiral Funds
U.S. Treasury Money
Market Portfolio
Vanguard Money Market Reserves

TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Vanguard Municipal Bond Fund
Money Market Portfolio
Vanguard State Tax-Free Funds
Money Market Portfolios
(CA, NJ, OH, PA)

TAX-EXEMPT INCOME FUNDS
Vanguard Municipal Bond Fund
Vanguard State Tax-Free Funds
Insured Longer-Term Portfolios
(CA, FL, NJ, NY, OH, PA)

INCOME FUNDS
Vanguard Admiral Funds
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund
Vanguard Preferred Stock Fund

                           EQUITY AND BALANCED FUNDS

GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Vanguard Convertible
Securities Fund
Vanguard Equity Income Fund
Vanguard Quantitative Portfolios
Vanguard/Trustees' Equity Fund
U.S. Portfolio
Vanguard/Windsor Fund
Vanguard/Windsor II

BALANCED FUNDS
Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund
Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds
Income Portfolio
Conservative Growth Portfolio
Moderate Growth Portfolio

GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Vanguard STAR Portfolio
Vanguard/Wellesley Income Fund
Vanguard/Wellington Fund
Growth Funds
Vanguard/Morgan Growth Fund
Vanguard/PRIMECAP Fund
Vanguard U.S. Growth Portfolio

AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUNDS
Vanguard Explorer Fund
Vanguard Specialized Portfolios

INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
Vanguard International
  Growth Portfolio
Vanguard/Trustees' Equity Fund
International Portfolio

                                  INDEX FUNDS

Vanguard Index Trust
Total Stock Market Portfolio
500 Portfolio
Extended Market Portfolio
Growth Portfolio
Value Portfolio
Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio

Vanguard International Equity
  Index Fund
European Portfolio
Pacific Portfolio
Emerging Markets Portfolio
Vanguard Bond Index Fund
Vanguard Tax-Managed Fund
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund

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              the Vanguard Family are offered by prospectus only.

                                   Q942-6/95


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                               SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
                                 JUNE 30, 1995







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