Expense Ratio History

VZICX expense ratio history

Vanguard International Core Stock Fund, Admiral Shares

Fund company
Vanguard
Type
Mutual fund

0.38%

In basis points
38 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$38
Prospectus dated
28 January 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.35% on 31 January 2023

Fee over time

VZICX expense ratio: 0.35% until 31 Jan 2023, then 0.38%; read at 0.38% on 28 Jan 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%Sep 2019Oct 2020Nov 2021Dec 2022Jan 2024Feb 20250.35% before0.38% from 31 Jan 2023
VZICX expense ratio: 0.35% until 31 Jan 2023, then 0.38%; read at 0.38% on 28 Jan 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%Sep 2019Nov 2021Jan 20240.35% before0.38% from 31 Jan 2023
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 2 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
VZICX (this page) Admiral Shares 0.38% — 28 Jan 2026
VWICX Investor Shares 0.47% — 28 Jan 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 Jan 2026 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-01-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2025 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2024 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2023 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2023 0.38% Raised from 0.35% to 0.38%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-01-31
31 Jan 2022 0.35% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2021 0.35% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Oct 2019 0.35% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-10-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.38% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$481 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,695.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$39
3 years$122
5 years$214
10 years$481

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 7 prospectuses for this share class since 2019. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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