Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap 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.

Transaction fee history

 * The fund imposed an 0.75% transaction fee on both purchases and redemptions of Investor shares from inception (April 02, 2009) through 2011.
 * The fund imposed an 0.50% transaction fee on both purchases and redemptions of Investor shares during 2012.
 * The fund imposed an 0.25% transaction fee on both purchases and redemptions of Investor shares during 2013.
 * The fund transaction fee on Investor Shares was rescinded in 2014.