The ex ante SOLNG Portfolio shown on the title page is made up of the following four Vanguard index funds:

VIGRX – Growth Index
VIVAX – Value Index
VEXMX – Extended Market Index
VBMFX – Total Bond Market Index

The quarterly returns of these funds can be obtained from the Vanguard Personal Investors page. Simply "search by symbol" and go to the bottom of the "Prices & Performance" tab.

The proportions of the funds in the ex ante SOLNG Portfolio are reallocated at the beginning of each quarter. Here are the quarterly mixes since the beginning of 1996. These percentages, together with the quarterly returns of the individual funds, completely determine the performance of the ex ante SOLNG Portfolio since the beginning of 1996—as shown in the title page graphic.

ex ante SOLNG Portfolio

quarter	VIGRX	VIVAX	VEXMX	VBMFX
2002q3	0.0%	0.0%	7.7%	92.3%
2002q2	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%	92.0%
2002q1	0.0%	0.0%	7.1%	92.9%
2001q4	0.0%	0.0%	6.0%	94.0%
2001q3	0.0%	0.0%	5.4%	94.6%
2001q2	0.0%	3.3%	0.0%	96.7%
2001q1	0.0%	10.3%	0.7%	89.0%
2000q4	6.1%	0.0%	12.8%	81.1%
2000q3	35.6%	0.0%	0.0%	64.4%
2000q2	67.8%	0.0%	0.0%	32.2%
2000q1	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
1999q4	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
1999q3	30.3%	0.0%	0.0%	69.7%
1999q2	17.6%	0.0%	0.0%	82.4%
1999q1	15.7%	0.0%	0.0%	84.3%
1998q4	14.1%	0.0%	0.0%	85.9%
1998q3	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%
1998q2	14.4%	52.6%	0.0%	33.0%
1998q1	28.5%	71.5%	0.0%	0.0%
1997q4	9.0%	91.0%	0.0%	0.0%
1997q3	47.6%	52.4%	0.0%	0.0%
1997q2	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
1997q1	87.6%	12.4%	0.0%	0.0%
1996q4	95.6%	4.4%	0.0%	0.0%
1996q3	74.9%	25.1%	0.0%	0.0%
1996q2	8.2%	91.8%	0.0%	0.0%
1996q1	12.5%	87.5%	0.0%	0.0%