C000007079 Fees and Costs — Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund, Investor Shares

Data updated: 2026-07-29

The net expense ratio is 0.01%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 0%.

C000007079 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000007079. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.01%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.01%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.01%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee0.00%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000007079 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000007079, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $6 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.01% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.01%)$1$3$6
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$0$1
Total costs$1$3$6
Value after costs$10,499$11,573$12,756
Impact on return, per year0.01%0.01%0.01%

C000007079 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $29.7B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 0%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000007079 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.$7.9B27.45%
BARCLAYS PLC$4.6B16.08%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$4.0B13.77%
U.S. Bancorp$3.0B10.51%
TD Securities (USA) LLC$3.0B10.30%
MORGAN STANLEY$2.0B6.83%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$1.9B6.51%
Royal Bank of Canada$978.3M3.41%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY$968.6M3.38%
PNC Capital Markets LLC$506.5M1.76%

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.