Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund expenses

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Vanguard FTSE Social 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 Turnover
[note 2]
Fund CR%
[note 3]
Benchmark tracker
[note 4]
2019 0.18% 0.14% 18% 0.002
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2018 0.18% 0.14% 8% 0.001
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2017 0.20% - 11% 0.002
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2016 0.22% - 16% 0.002
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2015 0.25% - 20% 0.003
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2014 0.27% - 14% 0.001
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2013 0.28% - 29% 0.003
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2012 0.29% - 45% 0.003
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2011 0.29% - 11% 0.002
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2010 0.29% - 35% 0.001
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2009 0.29% - 30% 0.005
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2008 0.24% - 41% 0.007
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2007 0.24% - 20% 0.003
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2006 0.24% - 51% 0.003
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FTSE 4Good US Select
2005 0.25% - 12%
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Calvert Social Index
2004 0.25% - 8%
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Calvert Social Index
2003 0.25% - 14%
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Calvert Social Index
2002 0.25% - 18%
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Calvert Social Index
2001 0.25% - 10%
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Calvert Social Index
2000 0.25% - 3%
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Calvert Social Index

Notes

  1. Chart:Expense ratio

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  2. The higher than average turnover in 2005 was due to a change in the fund's tracking index.
  3. 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:
    Passive table

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  4. The fund has tracked two indexes in its history:
    • Calvert Social Index through December 16, 2005.
    • FTSE4Good US Select Index thereafter.

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