UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS

Effective Date: February 28, 2013
Accession Number: 0000932471-13-005666
Submission Type: 485APOS
CIK: 0000857489
Company Name: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDS
File Number: 033-32548
REFERENCED SERIES/CLASSES (CONTRACTS)
Series ID Series Name
S000005786 Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000015900 Investor Shares
C000015901 Institutional Shares
C000015902 ETF Shares
C000035633 Admiral Shares
C000038994 Signal Shares
C000096106 Institutional Plus Shares
Series ID Series Name
S000005787 Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000015903 Investor Shares
C000015904 Admiral Shares
C000015905 Institutional Shares
C000015906 ETF Shares
C000038995 Signal Shares
C000096107 Institutional Plus Shares
Series ID Series Name
S000005788 Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000015907 Investor Shares
C000015908 Admiral Shares
C000015909 Institutional Shares
C000015910 ETF Shares
C000038996 Signal Shares
C000096108 Institutional Plus Shares
Series ID Series Name
S000015871 Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000043571 Investor Shares
C000043572 ETF Shares
C000043573 Institutional Shares
C000096109 Institutional Plus Shares
C000105302 Admiral Shares
Series ID Series Name
S000022482 Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000065037 Investor Shares
C000065038 ETF Shares
C000065039 Institutional Shares
Series ID Series Name
S000025074 Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000074579 Investor Shares
C000074580 Institutional Shares
C000074581 ETF Shares
Series ID Series Name
S000030007 Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund
Class (Contract) ID Class (Contract) Name
C000092023 Investor
C000092024 Signal
C000092025 ETF
C000092026 Institutional