ESGV Fees and Costs — Vanguard ESG U.s. Stock ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-29
The net expense ratio is 0.09%: a 0.08% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $66K in broker commissions, 0.0007% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 3%.
ESGV Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESGV. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.08% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.09% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.09% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ESGV Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESGV, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $58 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.10% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.09%) | $9 | $30 | $52 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $1 | $5 |
| Total costs | $10 | $31 | $58 |
| Value after costs | $10,490 | $11,545 | $12,705 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
ESGV 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): 0.0007%
- Total broker commissions: $66K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $324.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 3%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $200K (0.002% of average net assets)
ESGV Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CITIGROUP INC. | $14K | 23.76% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $8K | 13.92% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LP | $7K | 12.40% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $7K | 11.69% |
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $4K | 7.16% |
| VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC. | $4K | 6.94% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $4K | 6.65% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $4K | 6.61% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $3K | 5.89% |
| Themis Trading LLC | $3K | 4.99% |
ESGV Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | $315.8M | 97.42% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $2.6M | 0.80% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $2.5M | 0.76% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $2.1M | 0.65% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $670K | 0.21% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $193K | 0.06% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | $146K | 0.04% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | $84K | 0.03% |
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $52K | 0.02% |
| UBS GROUP AG | $44K | 0.01% |
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.