Vanguard REIT Index Fund expenses

 examines the history of the fund's measurable expenses: the management fees and the commission ratio, which measures the cost of fund brokerage commission expense. Note that the fund's fiscal year (for annual report issuance) ends on January 31 of each year.

Transaction fee history

 * The fund imposed a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than one year from inception (May 13, 1996) through May 2013, when this fee was rescinded.