VFIAX expense ratio history

Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares

Fund company: Vanguard
Type: Index mutual fund

Expense ratio: 0.04%

In basis points: 4 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000: $4
Read on: 19 October 2026, from Vanguard fact sheet (PDF)

Fee over time

Each dot is a date we read the fee from a source. We haven't recorded an earlier figure for this fund yet.

Every figure we've recorded

Date	Fee	What happened
19 Oct 2026	0.04%	Read from the sourceExpense ratio as of 28 April 2026 (fact sheet dated 30 September 2026)Source: Vanguard fact sheet (PDF)

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.04% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$51 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $16,225.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
After	Fees paid
1 year	$4.10
3 years	$13
5 years	$23
10 years	$51

Notes

Admiral Shares of the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, the same fund as VOO. Each share class has its own expense ratio.

How we read this figure

We recorded it as: Expense ratio as of 28 April 2026 (fact sheet dated 30 September 2026). The figure is copied exactly as the source shows it, and dated the day we read it.

How we read fees