Form 485BPOS VANGUARD WORLD FUND
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| Form N-1A |
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 2-17620) UNDER |
| THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 164 |
| and |
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT (NO. 811-01027) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY |
| ACT OF 1940 |
| Amendment No. 164 |
| VANGUARD WORLD FUND |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust) |
| P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) |
| Registrants Telephone Number (610) 669-1000 |
| Anne E. Robinson, Esquire |
| P.O. Box 876 |
| Valley Forge, PA 19482 |
| It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) |
| [X] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) |
| [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| [ ] on , (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
| [ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
| [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485 |
| If appropriate, check the following box: |
| [ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a |
| previously filed post-effective amendment. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Valley Forge and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 27th day of February, 2019.
VANGUARD WORLD FUND
BY:________/s/ Mortimer J. Buckley*____________
Mortimer J. Buckley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Mortimer J. Buckley* | Chairman and Chief Executive | February 27, 2019 |
| Officer | ||
| Mortimer J. Buckley | ||
| /s/ Emerson U. Fullwood* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Emerson U. Fullwood | ||
| /s/ Amy Gutmann* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Amy Gutmann | ||
| /s/ JoAnn Heffernan Heisen* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| JoAnn Heffernan Heisen | ||
| /s/ F. Joseph Loughrey* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| F. Joseph Loughrey | ||
| /s/ Mark Loughridge* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Mark Loughridge | ||
| /s/ Scott C. Malpass* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Scott C. Malpass | ||
| /s/ Deanna Mulligan* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Deanna Mulligan | ||
| /s/ André F. Perold* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| André F. Perold | ||
| /s/ Sarah Bloom Raskin* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Sarah Bloom Raskin | ||
| /s/ Peter F. Volanakis* | Trustee | February 27, 2019 |
| Peter F. Volanakis | ||
| /s/ Thomas J. Higgins* | Chief Financial Officer | February 27, 2019 |
| Thomas J. Higgins | ||
*By: /s/ Anne E. Robinson
Anne E. Robinson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed on January 18, 2018, see File Number 33-32216, Incorporated by Reference.
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | |
| XBRL Instance Document | Ex-101.INS |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | Ex-101.SCH |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | Ex-101.CAL |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | Ex-101.DEF |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | Ex-101.LAB |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | Ex-101.PRE |
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