Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund expenses

main article: Expense ratios

 examines the history of the fund's measurable expenses: the management expense ratio and the commission ratio, which measures the cost of fund brokerage commission expense.

Transaction fee history

 * 2.0% purchase fee; 1.0%  redemption fee from 1994 through 1/1/1997
 * 1.5% purchase fee from 1/1/1997 through 11/2/1997; 1.0% redemption fee
 * 1.0% purchase fee from 11/3/1997 through 3/31/2000; 1.0% redemption fee
 * 0.50% purchase fee from 4/1/2000 through 06/26/2008; 0.5% redemption fee
 * 0.25% purchase fee from 06/26/2008 through 10/30/09; 0.25% redemption fee
 * 0.50% purchase fee from 10/30/09 through 12/7/2011; 0.25% redemption fee
 * 0.25% purchase fee from 12/07/2011; 0.25% redemption fee
 * Purchase fee and redemption transaction fees rescinded on February 29, 2012.