VHCIX Fees and Costs — Vanguard Health Care Index Fund, Admiral Shares
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 $300K in broker commissions, 0.0016% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 4%.
VHCIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VHCIX. 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 | 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 |
VHCIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in VHCIX, 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 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $1 | $5 |
| Total costs | $10 | $32 | $58 |
| Value after costs | $10,490 | $11,544 | $12,704 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
VHCIX 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): 0.0016%
- Total broker commissions: $300K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 4%
- Securities on loan, average value: $30.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.9M (0.010% of average net assets)
VHCIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $128K | 43.01% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $92K | 30.87% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | $26K | 8.72% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | $22K | 7.53% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $10K | 3.51% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $6K | 1.97% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $4K | 1.51% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $4K | 1.18% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $3K | 0.90% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $2K | 0.80% |
VHCIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | $2.5B | 99.25% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $12.2M | 0.48% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $2.5M | 0.10% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $2.2M | 0.09% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $1.1M | 0.04% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $680K | 0.03% |
| Leerink Partners LLC | $378K | 0.01% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $105K | 0.00% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LP | $4 | 0.00% |
Vanguard Health Care 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VHCIX | Admiral Shares | 0.09% | none |
| VHT | ETF Shares | 0.09% | — |
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.