*For the 10-year period ended March 31, 2023, 41 of 52 Vanguard stock ETFs and 11 of 13 Vanguard bond ETFs—for a total of 52 of 65 Vanguard ETFs—outperformed their Lipper peer-group averages. Results will vary for other time periods. Only ETFs with a minimum 10-year history were included in the comparison. Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. The competitive performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. View ETF performance.
**Source: Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2022.
***Vanguard average ETF expense ratio: 0.05%. Industry average ETF expense ratio: 0.25%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry average excludes Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2022.
†Source: The Karn Group. Includes market orders entered from January 3, 2022, through December 30, 2022, during market hours with share sizes from 1 to 1,999. Excludes orders received during locked, crossed, or fast markets or during destination outages.
1Vanguard received top ratings for "#1 Most Trusted Financial Companies – ETF/Fund Companies" in 2022 among 11 ETF and fund companies selected by Investor's Business Daily (IBD). In partnership with TechnoMetrica, IBD conducted 2 independent polls and surveyed more than 6,500 consumers in June and July 2022. The survey was copresented by IBD's sister company, MarketWatch. After 2 research phases, IBD computed the component scores by taking the difference between the percentage of respondents who gave a very high or high rating and the percentage who gave a low or very low rating to the following attributes and corresponding weightings: quality of products/services (19.09%), ethical business practices and values (16.97%), privacy and security of personal data (16.32%), customer service (16.2%), fair prices and fees (14.15%), company responsiveness to customer needs (12.32%), and innovation of processes/offerings (4.95%). Additional details about IBD's methodology are available on their website. Although Vanguard compensates IBD for marketing services, IBD's opinions and evaluations are independent and unrelated to the selection for this award.
2Commission-free trading of Vanguard ETFs applies to trades placed both online and by phone. Commission-free trading of non-Vanguard ETFs applies only to trades placed online; most clients will pay a commission to buy or sell non-Vanguard ETFs by phone. It also excludes leveraged and inverse ETFs, which can't be purchased through Vanguard but can be sold with a commission. Commission-free trading of non-Vanguard ETFs also excludes 401(k) participants using the Self-Directed Brokerage Option; see your plan's current commission schedule. Vanguard Brokerage reserves the right to change the non-Vanguard ETFs included in these offers at any time. All ETFs are subject to management fees and expenses; refer to each ETF's prospectus for more information. Account service fees may also apply. All ETF sales are subject to a securities transaction fee. See the Vanguard Brokerage Services® commission and fee schedules for full details.
