VZICX Fees and Costs — Vanguard International Core Stock Fund, Admiral Shares

Data updated: 2026-08-28

The net expense ratio is 0.38%: a 0.35% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $4.9M in broker commissions, 0.1423% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 87%.

VZICX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of VZICX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.35%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.03%
Gross expense ratio0.38%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio0.38%
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

VZICX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in VZICX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $330 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.55% 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 0.38%)$40$125$218
Trading costs (broker commissions)$15$47$82
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$8$30
Total costs$55$180$330
Value after costs$10,445$11,396$12,433
Impact on return, per year0.55%0.55%0.55%

VZICX Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1423%
  • Total broker commissions: $4.9M
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.5B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 87%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $3.2M
  • Net income from securities lending: $65K (0.002% of average net assets)

VZICX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION$701K17.42%
UBS GROUP AG$673K16.71%
MORGAN STANLEY$572K14.20%
CITIGROUP INC.$534K13.25%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.$421K10.46%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.$348K8.64%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.$344K8.54%
BNP PARIBAS$159K3.95%
BARCLAYS PLC$139K3.45%
Royal Bank of Canada$136K3.38%

VZICX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund$3.5B100.00%

Vanguard International Core Stock Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
VZICXAdmiral Shares0.38%none
VWICXInvestor Shares0.47%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.