VIAAX Fees and Costs — Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund, Admiral Shares

Data updated: 2026-09-28

The net expense ratio is 0.16%: a 0.15% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. This share class carries a redemption fee of 0.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $432K in broker commissions, 0.0052% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.

VIAAX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VIAAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.15%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio0.16%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.16%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee0.25%
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

VIAAX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in VIAAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $105 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.17% 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 0.16%)$17$53$93
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$2$3
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$3$10
Total costs$17$57$105
Value after costs$10,483$11,519$12,658
Impact on return, per year0.17%0.17%0.17%

VIAAX Trading Costs

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

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0052%
  • Total broker commissions: $432K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.5B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $23.1M
  • Net income from securities lending: $378K (0.005% of average net assets)

VIAAX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Cowen and Company, LLC$121K30.08%
Nomura Holdings, Inc.$81K20.11%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.$71K17.48%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$63K15.65%
MORGAN STANLEY$21K5.14%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$16K4.06%
CITIGROUP INC.$13K3.25%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.$8K2.09%
UBS GROUP AG$5K1.12%
ICICI Securities Limited$4K1.03%

VIAAX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund$1.5B99.87%
UBS GROUP AG$1.0M0.07%
Royal Bank of Canada$918K0.06%
BARCLAYS PLC$2100.00%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$1640.00%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
VIGIETF Shares0.07%—
VIAAXAdmiral Shares0.16%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.