Welcome to a different way of investing
We're a community of 20 million who think—and feel—differently about investing. Together, we're changing the way the world invests.

"The idea that investors own the company is something that really resonates with me."
Kashif S.
Vanguarding since 2016




We have no outside owners, which helps us keep costs low. In fact, the average expense ratio for Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs is 82% less than the industry average.* So more of what you earn stays in your pocket. Where it belongs.
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*Vanguard average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio: 0.11%. Industry average ...
*Vanguard average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio: 0.11%. Industry average mutual fund and ETF expense ratio: 0.62%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry averages exclude Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2017.
This hypothetical example assumes a 6% return on a $50,000 investment. If the rate of return were altered, results would vary from those shown. The shaded amounts represent both the amount paid in expenses as well as the "opportunity costs"—the amount you lose because the costs you paid are no longer invested. The final balance shown is after costs. This example doesn't represent any particular investment and doesn't account for inflation. There may be other material differences between investment products that must be considered prior to investing.

"The thing about being client-owned is, there is no us and them."
Karin and Sudarshan Murthy
Vanguarding since 2004


Be part of something special


Any fund family is only as strong as its fund performance. And 89% of our funds have performed better than their peer-group averages over the last 10 years.**
Money market
fund performance
100%
of all our money market funds
Bond fund performance
85%
of all our bond funds
All Vanguard fund performance
89%
of all Vanguard funds
Balanced fund performance
87%
of all our balanced funds
Stock fund performance
91%
of all our stock funds
outperformed their peer averages
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**For the 10-year period ended September 30, 2018, 9 of 9 Vanguard money market funds...
**For the 10-year period ended September 30, 2018, 9 of 9 Vanguard money market funds, 51 of 60 Vanguard bond funds, 20 of 23 Vanguard balanced funds, and 132 of 145 Vanguard stock funds—for a total of 212 of 237 Vanguard funds—outperformed their Lipper peer-group average. 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: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.The competitive performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. View fund performance
You're in good company


We're built differently. You own the funds, and the funds own Vanguard. When you're surrounded by people who care about the same things you care about, everything else falls into place.

Vanguard.com gets an A+ for
transaction satisfaction
"There's reason to trust the firm, which earns an A grade for its culture in Morningstar's Stewardship methodology."
43 Vanguard products made the "Money 50" lists of recommended mutual funds and ETFs.
Read the article"… if [a Wall Street firm's] senior management and board would like to study a culture that does put clients first, they should hop in a limo and go 110 miles southwest to Valley Forge, Pa.—the home of The Vanguard Group."
"In every single time period and data point tested,
low-cost funds beat high-cost funds."
The Morningstar study covered expense ratios from 2005 through 2008 and then tracked the funds' progress through March 2010. Total returns were measured as of the end of March 2010 for mutual funds that survived the study period. The study found that in every asset class over every time period, funds in the cheapest quintile produced higher total returns than those in the most expensive quintile.


Where you belong
Whether you're investing for your first house, college for your kids, or a comfortable retirement, Vanguard can help you reach your goals. Vanguard is where you belong.
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Invest in Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs for just a fraction of what others charge.
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Open an IRA or roll over a 401(k) today. Vanguard makes it easy.
Choose from several 529 plans that can give your child or grandchild the best chance for success.
Invest in Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs for just a fraction of what others charge.
Get a little investment help or let us develop an entire financial plan for you.