VMNVX Fees and Costs — Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund, Admiral Shares

Data updated: 2026-09-28

The net expense ratio is 0.14%: a 0.12% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $280K in broker commissions, 0.0133% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 43%.

VMNVX Fees and Expenses

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

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.12%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.02%
Gross expense ratio0.14%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.14%
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

VMNVX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in VMNVX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $98 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 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.14%)$15$46$81
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$8
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$2$9
Total costs$16$53$98
Value after costs$10,484$11,523$12,665
Impact on return, per year0.16%0.16%0.16%

VMNVX 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): 0.0133%
  • Total broker commissions: $280K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 43%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $45.4M
  • Net income from securities lending: $3.4M (0.160% of average net assets)

VMNVX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.$67K28.67%
MORGAN STANLEY$43K18.23%
Nomura Holdings, Inc.$29K12.43%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$25K10.60%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY$20K8.34%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$17K7.26%
Royal Bank of Canada$10K4.17%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.$10K4.16%
Cowen and Company, LLC$7K3.11%
GUZMAN & COMPANY$7K3.03%

VMNVX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund$1.6B100.00%
MORGAN STANLEY$40.00%

Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
VMNVXAdmiral Shares0.14%none
VMVFXInvestor Shares0.21%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.