CRSPMI Additional Information

Vanguard’s selection of the CRSP Indexes for 16 U.S. stock and balanced index funds.

• AP – Vanguard Move Highlights Little Known Index Costs
• Barron’s –
  Citing Costs, Vanguard To Shift Benchmarks For 22 Funds
  New Indexes Are Just As Transparent: Vanguard
• Economist – Index fingered
• Morningstar – Vanguard Index Swap All About Cost
• Pensions & Investments – Vanguard replaces MSCI-based benchmarks on 22 index funds
• Reuters –
  Race to cut ETF costs may leave investors in the dark
  Vanguard dumps MSCI indexes from 22 funds to cut costs
  Analysis: Investors fret over MSCI outlook as ETF price war bites