VONG Fees and Costs — Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
The net expense ratio is 0.06%: a 0.05% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $78K in broker commissions, 0.0002% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 10%.
VONG Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VONG. Prospectus, as of February 2, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.05% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.06% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.06% |
| 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 |
VONG Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in VONG, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $38 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.06% 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 0.06%) | $6 | $20 | $35 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $1 | $3 |
| Total costs | $6 | $21 | $38 |
| Value after costs | $10,494 | $11,555 | $12,724 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.06% |
VONG 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): 0.0002%
- Total broker commissions: $78K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 10%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $139K (0.000% of average net assets)
VONG Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $19K | 25.28% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $18K | 24.33% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | $14K | 17.97% |
| VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC. | $6K | 8.02% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $5K | 7.15% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | $4K | 5.49% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $3K | 4.02% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $3K | 3.97% |
| CITADEL SECURITIES LP | $1K | 1.91% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $1K | 1.87% |
VONG Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | $1.5B | 99.48% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | $3.8M | 0.25% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $1.5M | 0.10% |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | $1.3M | 0.08% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | $719K | 0.05% |
| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | $623K | 0.04% |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $40K | 0.00% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | $11K | 0.00% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | $1K | 0.00% |
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRGWX | Institutional Shares | 0.05% | — |
| VONG | ETF Shares | 0.06% | — |
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.