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Vanguard |
Fidelity |
Schwab |
E*TRADE |
Robinhood |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available yields for cash swept into a brokerage settlement account without a subscription2 As of 5/4/2026* |
Up to 3.58% Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund 7-day yield3 |
Up to 3.29% Fidelity Government Money Market Fund 7-day yield4 |
0.01% Default Sweep APY (annual percentage yield)4 |
Up to 0.15% E*TRADE Bank Deposit Program APY4 |
0.00% APY for non-Gold subscription customers. See below for details4 |
Fee or commission to buy Vanguard mutual funds online |
$0 |
Up to $100
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Up to $74.95
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$0
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Does not offer mutual funds |
Minimum to invest in a Vanguard ETF® |
$1
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$1 |
Share price |
Share price5 |
$1 |
Competitor information obtained from their respective websites as of 5/4/2026. Competitor information is subject to change without notice. Vanguard Brokerage Services® is a division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation (VMC), a registered broker-dealer, member FINRA and SIPC, and we are comparing VMC to the brokerage offerings of Fidelity, Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, and Robinhood.
*The performance data shown represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns will fluctuate. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited. For Vanguard performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit www.vanguard.com/performance. Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund (VMFXX) is a money market fund used as a sweep (settlement) option for Vanguard Brokerage Accounts. For competitor performance data, please go to their respective websites. The money market yields listed more closely reflect the current earnings of the fund than the average annual total returns shown.
Vanguard is expected to save investors $250 million this year alone6
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Vanguard's low fees can help you save * -
*As of December 31, 2025, Vanguard's average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio is 0.07%. Industry average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio: 0.44%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry averages exclude Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2025. This is a hypothetical calculation that does not represent any particular investment and does not account for inflation. Results shown are not guaranteed. There may be other material differences between investment products that must be considered prior to investing.
A track record of strong performance
- Money market
- Bond
- Balanced
- Stock
Our funds are crafted with you in mind to help you reach your goals of investment success. Over the last 10 years we have had a history of strong performance.1
100%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
71%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
91%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
88%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
100%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
71%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
91%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
88%
Vanguard funds outperformed their peer averages
- Money market
- Bond
- Balanced
- Stock
Our funds are crafted with you in mind to help you reach your goals of investment success. Over the last 10 years we have had a history of strong performance.1
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1For the 10-year period ended March 31, 2026, 6 of 6 Vanguard money market funds, 77 of 108 Vanguard bond funds, 21 of 23 Vanguard balanced funds, and 172 of 196 Vanguard stock funds—for a total of 276 of 333 Vanguard funds—outperformed their Lipper peer-group averages. Results will vary for other time periods. Only mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) with a minimum 10-year history were included in the comparison Source: LSEG Lipper. The competitive performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. http://www.vanguard.com/performance
2APY (annual percentage yield) reflects the total amount of interest earned on an investment over one year, assuming interest is compounded and no withdrawals are made. APY might change at any time at any of the financial firms' discretion. The settlement fund options available at each firm are different and the terms and features may vary. For example, there are bank sweep programs which sweep eligible balances to banks which offer FDIC coverage, while money market funds held in a brokerage account are securities eligible for SIPC coverage. The yield or rate offered by each program will vary. It's important to consider the differences between each program before choosing what's best for you.
3Vanguard Brokerage Services® (VBS®) offers various account types with varying settlement fund options for a client to choose from. The settlement fund is where VBS automatically sweeps uninvested cash deposited into a brokerage account. The Federal Money Market Fund is currently the highest-yielding settlement fund option offered in a Vanguard Brokerage Account. Vanguard Cash Deposit (VCD) is also available, at a lower rate, for investors who prefer to have their settlement funds FDIC insured. Cash Plus Accounts only offer the bank sweep program as a settlement fund option which, like VCD, offers FDIC coverage. Bank sweep balances swept to Program Banks are FDIC insured subject to applicable limits and certain conditions. VMC is not a bank. FDIC insurance only covers failure of the program banks. VCD and bank sweep balances are held at one or more Program Banks, earning a variable APY. The applicable sweep option and terms are described in the Vanguard Brokerage Account Agreement and related disclosures.
4The Fidelity fund yield is the average amount earned by the fund after expenses over the past 7 days (per date indicated) and annualized. For Schwab, APY is the amount of total interest earned on a bank product in 1 year and reflects the Schwab Default Sweep for the Schwab One Interest for retail and Bank Sweep Account for retirement. Other rates may be available for other non-default core options, which may be available and are not reflected in the above average. For E*TRADE, the Bank Deposit Program ("BDP") is the only sweep vehicle available to most clients. Free credit balances are automatically deposited into an interest-bearing account(s) at FDIC-insured banks. Deposit balances below $500,000 are 0.01%, from $500,000 to $999,999 are 0.05%, and $1 million and above are 0.15% interest rate tier. Interest rate tiers are based upon value of total deposit balances in the account. Any deposit balances above $20 million in an account are swept, without limit, to Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Securities Portfolio (Participant Share Class), MGPXX, which had a 7-day effective yield of 3.29% as of May 4, 2026. For Robinhood non-Gold members, uninvested cash in Robinhood self-directed investing accounts will not be swept to a bank and will be held as a free credit balance and will not earn interest. Free credit balances, while covered by SIPC, are not FDIC insured. Robinhood's Cash Sweep program is now part of the High-Yield Cash Program, which allows Robinhood Gold subscribers ($5/month) to earn a 3.35% annual percentage yield (APY) on eligible uninvested brokerage cash. Eligible cash up to and including $10,000 in Robinhood accounts will earn 3.35% APY as free credit balances as part of the Brokerage-Held Cash program, while cash over $10,000 will also earn 3.35% APY but be swept to FDIC-insured program banks as part of the Cash Sweep program. Please consider each type of account and products carefully, as there are differences in services and fees. You could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although these funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee that it will do so. An investment in money market funds is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
5E*TRADE offers ETF fractional shares through automatic investing with a minimum of $25.
6Savings due to the reduction in expense ratios were calculated on a share class basis for each fund for which there is a Vanguard-initiated reduction. Assets under management (AUM) as of November 30, 2024, for each relevant share class was multiplied by 2024 expense ratios. The same AUM data was then multiplied by 2025 reduced expense ratios. The difference was added across funds to determine the total estimated savings to Vanguard investors holding those funds in both 2024 and 2025.
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund: You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.
You must buy and sell Vanguard ETF Shares through Vanguard Brokerage Services (we offer them commission-free) or through another broker (which may charge commissions). See the Vanguard Brokerage Services commission and fee schedules for limits. Vanguard ETF Shares are not redeemable directly with the issuing fund other than in very large aggregations worth millions of dollars. ETFs are subject to market volatility. When buying or selling an ETF, you will pay or receive the current market price, which may be more or less than net asset value.
All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.
Vanguard is reducing expense ratios for certain share classes of some funds. There is no guarantee that any individual investor will save money due to the reductions in fund expense ratios. Not all fund share classes will have a reduced expense ratio and therefore not all investors will experience the estimated savings. Investors that purchase the relevant funds after the expense ratios have been reduced will not experience savings. Savings means future money not spent on expense ratios, and does not entail a rebate or deposit of any sort. Savings figures are estimates and should not be relied upon. Savings is based on data as of November 30, 2024; if other data is used, savings may differ. Estimated savings accrue to existing investors holding relevant share classes for 2024 and 2025. For illustrative purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Vanguard's advice services are provided by Vanguard Advisers, Inc. ("VAI"), a registered investment advisor, or by Vanguard National Trust Company ("VNTC"), a federally chartered, limited-purpose trust company.
The services provided to clients will vary based upon the service selected, including management, fees, eligibility, and access to an advisor. Find VAI's Form CRS and each program's advisory brochure here for an overview.
VAI and VNTC are subsidiaries of The Vanguard Group, Inc., and affiliates of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Neither VAI, VNTC, nor its affiliates guarantee profits or protection from losses.