Products February 25, 2011

Expense Ratio Drops on Seven International Index Offerings

February 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The expense ratios of seven Vanguard international index funds have declined from 2009, the company announced.

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A news release said the reductions are a function of the way Vanguard funds operate: When funds experience greater efficiencies (either through asset growth, operating cost reductions, or a combination of both), the savings are delivered to the fund owners in the form of lower expenses.

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Vanguard Fund	Expense Ratio	Investor	Admiral	ETF	Signal	Institutional
Emerging Markets Index	2010	0.35%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.15%
	2009	0.40%	0.27%	0.27%	0.27%	0.23%

European Stock Index	2010	0.26%	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%	0.10%
	2009	0.27%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.12%

Pacific Stock Index	2010	0.26%	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%	0.10%
	2009	0.27%	0.16%	0.16%	0.16%	0.12%

Developed Markets Index	2010	0.22%	—	—	—	0.07%
	2009	0.22%	—	—	—	0.12%

Total World Stock Index	2010	0.45%	—	0.25%	—	0.23%
	2009	0.50%	—	0.30%	—	0.25%

FTSE All-World ex-U.S. Index	2010	0.35%	—	0.22%	—	0.15%
	2009	0.40%	—	0.25%	—	0.15%

FTSE All-World ex-U.S. Small Cap	2010	0.55%	—	0.33%	—	0.30%
	2009	0.63%	—	0.40%	—	0.37%