VV Fees and Costs — Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund

Data updated: 2026-08-28

The net expense ratio is 0.03%: a 0.02% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $140K in broker commissions, 0.0002% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 4%.

VV Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VV. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.02%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.01%
Gross expense ratio0.03%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.03%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

VV Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in VV, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $19 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.03% 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 0.03%)$3$10$17
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$0
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$0$2
Total costs$3$10$19
Value after costs$10,497$11,566$12,744
Impact on return, per year0.03%0.03%0.03%

VV 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): 0.0002%
  • Total broker commissions: $140K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.4B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 4%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $3.9M
  • Net income from securities lending: $1.2M (0.002% of average net assets)

VV Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
CITIGROUP INC.$34K25.97%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.$19K14.41%
MORGAN STANLEY$16K11.80%
BARCLAYS PLC$13K9.97%
CITADEL SECURITIES LP$13K9.47%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$12K9.21%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$11K8.50%
Royal Bank of Canada$6K4.19%
Cowen and Company, LLC$5K3.40%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.$4K3.08%

VV Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund$2.4B99.00%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$11.9M0.49%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.$8.5M0.35%
MORGAN STANLEY$3.6M0.15%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY$121K0.00%
CITADEL SECURITIES LP$39K0.00%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$20K0.00%
FMR LLC$14K0.00%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.$13K0.00%
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC$4K0.00%

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
VLISXInstitutional Shares0.03%none
VVETF Shares0.03%none
VLCAXAdmiral Shares0.05%none
VLACXInvestor Shares0.17%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.