Vanguard REIT Index Fund expenses

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Vanguard REIT 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. Note that the fund's fiscal year (for annual report issuance) ends on January 31 of each year.

Expense Ratios and Turnover [1]
Year Investor ER Admiral ER
[note 2]
ETF ER Turnover Fund CR%
[note 3]
Benchmark tracker
[note 4]
2019 0.26% 0.12% 0.12% 6% 0.002
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US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50
2018 0.25% 0.11% 0.12% 24% 0.004
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US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50
2017 0.26% 0.12% 0.12% 6% 0.002
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US REIT
2016 0.26% 0.12% 0.12% 7% 0.003
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US REIT
2015 0.26% 0.12% 0.12% 11% 0.004
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US REIT
2014 0.24% 0.10% 0.10% 11% 0.004
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US REIT
2013 0.24% 0.10% 0.10% 9% 0.005
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US REIT
2012 0.24% 0.10% 0.10% 10% 0.004
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US REIT
2011 0.26% 0.12% 0.12% 12% 0.007
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US REIT
2010 0.26% 0.13% 0.13% 16% 0.006
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US REIT
2009 0.21% 0.11% 0.11% 10% 0.012
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US REIT
2008 0.20% 0.10% 0.10% 13% 0.004
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2007 0.20% 0.14% 0.12% 11% 0.008
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2006 0.21% 0.14% 0.12% 17% 0.017
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2005 0.21% 0.16% 0.18% 13% 0.015
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2004 0.24% 0.18% 7% 0.020
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2003 0.27% 0.21% 12% 0.031
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2002 0.28% 0.23% 10% 0.019
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2001 0.33% 14% 0.024
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
2000 0.33% 12% 0.037
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
1999 0.26% 29% 0.057
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
1998 0.24% 2%
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)
1997 0.36% 0%
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US REIT(2% cash adjusted)

Transaction fee history

  • The fund imposed a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than one year from inception (May 13, 1996) through May 2013, when this fee was rescinded.

Notes

  1. Chart:Expense ratio

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  2. On October 6, 2010 Vanguard reduced the minimum requirements for Admiral Shares to $10,000. Vanguard lowers the cost of investing again
  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 three indexes in its history:
    • MSCI US REIT Index adjusted to include a 2% cash position (Lipper Money Market Average) through April 30, 2009;
    • MSCI US REIT Index through February 1, 2018.
    • MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index thereafter.

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