Vanguard Lowers Expense Ratios

The expense ratios of seven Vanguard international index funds have declined since 2009.

The reductions are a function of the way Vanguard funds operate, the company reported. When funds experience greater efficiencies (either through asset growth, operating cost reductions, or a combination of both), the savings are delivered to the fund owners in the form of lower expenses.

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 Vanguard Fund 

 Expense Ratio 

 Investor 

 Admiral 

 ETF 

 Signal 

 Institutional 

Emerging Markets Index

2010

0.35%

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

0.15%

 

2009

0.40%

0.27%

0.27%

0.27%

0.23%

       

European Stock Index

2010

0.26%

0.14%

0.14%

0.14%

0.10%

 

2009

0.27%

0.16%

0.16%

0.16%

0.12%

       

Pacific Stock Index

2010

0.26%

0.14%

0.14%

0.14%

0.10%

 

2009

0.27%

0.16%

0.16%

0.16%

0.12%

       

Developed Markets Index

2010

0.22%

0.07%

 

2009

0.22%

0.12%

       

Total World Stock Index

2010

0.45%

0.25%

0.23%

 

2009

0.50%

0.30%

0.25%

       

FTSE All-World ex-U.S. Index

2010

0.35%

0.22%

0.15%

 

2009

0.40%

0.25%

0.15%

       

FTSE All-World ex-U.S. Small Cap

2010

0.55%

0.33%

0.30%

 

2009

0.63%

0.40%

0.37%

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