has one of the lowest expense ratios in the industry, at 0.03% annually. This fund does not use asset-weighting, but the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) does—and it has a much higher expense ratio: 0.10%. VDC mimics the MSCI US IMI Consumer Staples...
One such fund, the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX), has a current expense ratio of 0.18%. A $10,000 investment in VFINX on January 1, 1992 would have been worth $201,600 at the end of 2021, or 97% of the value of the pure index. On the other hand, take a hypothetical average...
The Vanguard Value Index Fund Admiral Shares (VVIAX) fund is marketed by Vanguard. It tracks the holdings and performance of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value Index. The fund has a net expense ratio of 0.05%. It does require a minimum investment of $3,000. For 2022, the fund had a on...
Assuming 10% annual gains, if you invested $10,000 in a fund like the Vanguard 500 Index (expense ratio of 0.18%), after 20 years you would have $15,000 more than if you had been in a fund with above-average expenses, like Mason Street Index 500 Stock B (expense ratio of 1.50%)...