VBMFX Fees and Costs — Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, Investor Shares
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.15%: a 0.14% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 38%.
VBMFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VBMFX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.14% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
VBMFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in VBMFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $95 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.16% 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 0.15%) | $16 | $50 | $87 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $2 | $9 |
| Total costs | $16 | $52 | $95 |
| Value after costs | $10,484 | $11,524 | $12,667 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
VBMFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $355.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
- Securities lending: none during the year
VBMFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | $71.0B | 25.56% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $36.3B | 13.06% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $30.7B | 11.04% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | $26.5B | 9.53% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $24.9B | 8.98% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LP | $22.5B | 8.10% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $17.9B | 6.46% |
| Bank of Montr??al | $16.7B | 6.01% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | $16.5B | 5.94% |
| Stonex Group Inc. | $14.8B | 5.33% |
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTBSX | Institutional Select Shares | 0.01% | none |
| VBMPX | Institutional Plus Shares | 0.02% | none |
| BND | ETF Shares | 0.03% | — |
| VBTIX | Institutional Shares | 0.03% | none |
| VBTLX | Admiral Shares | 0.04% | none |
| VBMFX | Investor Shares | 0.15% | none |
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.