Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund expenses

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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund expenses examines the history of the fund's measurable expenses: the management fees[note 1] and the commission ratio, which measures the cost of fund brokerage commission expense.

Expense Ratios and Turnover [1]
Year Investor ER Admiral ER ETF ER Turnover Fund CR%
[note 2]
Benchmark tracker
[note 3]
2018 0.22% 0.16% 0.11% 17% 0.008
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2018 0.22% - 0.12% 15% 0.010
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2017 0.25% - 0.13% 14% 0.009
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2016 0.27% - 0.13% 14% 0.009
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2015 0.31% - 0.17% 9% 0.009
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2014 0.37% - 0.19% 13% 0.013
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2013 0.40% - 0.20% 19% 0.007
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2012 0.45% - 0.25% 18% 0.008
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2011 0.50% - 0.28% 37% 0.019
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2010 0.55% - 0.33% 19% 0.146
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap
2009 0.78% - 0.55% 19% 0.760
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Global ex-U.S. Small Cap

Transaction fee history

  • The fund imposed an 0.75% transaction fee on both purchases and redemptions of Investor shares from inception (April 02, 2009) through 2011.
  • The fund imposed an 0.50% transaction fee on both purchases and redemptions of Investor shares during 2012.
  • The fund imposed an 0.25% transaction fee on both purchases and redemptions of Investor shares during 2013.
  • The fund transaction fee on Investor Shares was rescinded in 2014.

Notes

  1. Chart:Expense ratio

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  2. The Fund CR (Commission Ratio) is derived by dividing the brokerage commissions paid by the fund into a fund's average net assets. Brokerage commission expense is the only transaction expense that can be quantified. Additional transaction costs, such as spread costs and market impact costs, must be estimated. See table for data, derived from annual reports and EDGAR NSAR filings:
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  3. The fund tracks the FTSE Global ex U.S. Small Cap Index.

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