Expense Ratio History

VWO expense ratio history

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Fund company
Vanguard
Type
ETF

0.06%

In basis points
6 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$6
Read on
19 October 2026, from Vanguard fact sheet (PDF)
Last change
Cut from 0.07% on 1 February 2026

Fee over time

VWO expense ratio: 0.07% until 1 Feb 2026, then 0.06%; read at 0.06% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.025%0.05%0.075%0.10%Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 20260.07% before0.06% from 1 Feb 2026
VWO expense ratio: 0.07% until 1 Feb 2026, then 0.06%; read at 0.06% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.025%0.05%0.075%0.10%Dec 2025Apr 2026Aug 20260.07% before0.06% from 1 Feb 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it, from the fund company's announcement. Dots: dates we read the fee from a source.

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
19 Oct 2026 0.06% Read from the sourceExpense ratio as reported in the most recent prospectus (fact sheet dated 30 June 2026)Source: Vanguard fact sheet (PDF)
1 Feb 2026 0.06% Cut from 0.07% to 0.06%Effective date given by VanguardSource: Vanguard: expense ratio reductions

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.06% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$77 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $16,194.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$6.15
3 years$19
5 years$34
10 years$77

How we read this figure

We recorded it as: Expense ratio as reported in the most recent prospectus (fact sheet dated 30 June 2026). The figure is copied exactly as the source shows it, and dated the day we read it.

How we read fees

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