Expense Ratio History

VGT expense ratio history

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Fund company
Vanguard
Type
ETF

0.09%

In basis points
9 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$9
Read on
19 October 2026, from Vanguard fact sheet (PDF)
Last change
Cut from 0.10% on 20 December 2024

Fee over time

VGT expense ratio: 0.10% until 20 Dec 2024, then 0.09%; read at 0.09% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%Dec 2015Oct 2017Aug 2019Jun 2021Apr 2023Feb 20250.10% before0.09% from 20 Dec 2024
VGT expense ratio: 0.10% until 20 Dec 2024, then 0.09%; read at 0.09% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%Dec 2015Aug 2019Apr 20230.10% before0.09% from 20 Dec 2024
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
VITAX Admiral Shares 0.09% — 19 Dec 2025
VGT (this page) ETF Shares 0.09% — 19 Dec 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
19 Oct 2026 0.09% Read from the sourceExpense ratio as reported in the most recent prospectus (fact sheet dated 30 June 2026)Source: Vanguard fact sheet (PDF)
19 Dec 2025 0.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-19 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
20 Dec 2024 0.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-20 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
20 Dec 2024 0.09% Cut from 0.10% to 0.09%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2025-02-03
22 Dec 2023 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-12-22 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
21 Dec 2022 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-12-21 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
17 Dec 2021 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-17 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
22 Dec 2020 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-12-22 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
20 Dec 2019 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-12-20 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
3 Dec 2018 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-12-03 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
21 Dec 2017 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-12-21 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
22 Dec 2016 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-12-22 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
22 Dec 2015 0.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-12-22 (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 0.09% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$116 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $16,146.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$9.22
3 years$29
5 years$51
10 years$116

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.

SEC filings give 11 prospectuses for this share class since 2015. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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