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Products February 25, 2011
Vanguard Lowers Expense Ratios
The expense ratios of seven Vanguard international index funds have declined since 2009.
Reported by PLANADVISER staff
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.
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% |