Access an overview of your accounts to check your total assets and balances. Dive deeper to track your account performance, cost basis details, or day change information for each of your holdings. Make trades, deposit checks directly into your accounts, and review your transaction history.

Your brokerage account includes a settlement fund - a money market mutual fund used to pay for and receive proceeds from brokerage transactions. The most common investments held in Vanguard accounts are mutual funds and ETFs (from Vanguard and other fund families) and individual stocks, bonds, options, and CDs.

Vanguard set out in 1975 under a radical ownership structure that remains unique in the asset management industry. Our company is owned by its member funds, which in turn are owned by fund shareholders. With no outside owners to satisfy, we focus squarely on meeting the investment needs of our clients.

Our unique, investor-owned structure keeps us focused on your needs first.* Your goals are always our goals. Vanguard is made up of more than 50 million investors, all with unique stories and individual goals.

Expense ratios: Vanguard earns money from the expense ratios of its own mutual funds and EFTs. Expense ratios are the fees paid by investors for investing in the fund. Vanguard's expense ratios are known to be very low, but with so much funds invested they add up to be a source of income for Vanguard.

Please note: You need to be a U.S. citizen with a U.S. mailing address to open an account. If you live or work outside the U.S., please check out our international site.

Vanguard's mission is to "take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success."6 It prides itself on its stability, transparency, low costs, and risk management. It is a leader in offering passively managed mutual funds and ETFs.

As a broker, Vanguard is best suited for long-term or retirement savers, investors who prefer low-cost investment vehicles, and investors who prefer investing in index funds via mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Vanguard is different by design. We're owned by the people who own our funds, which makes us unique in the industry. This means you can trust that we are your partner, focusing on your long-term success instead of quarterly results.

Leader in low-cost funds: The company has a solid reputation for the well-below-average expense ratios on its index funds and exchange-traded funds. For long-term investors looking to pair a buy-and-hold strategy with the lowest-cost offerings, it's hard to beat the service and selection found with Vanguard.

in the USA Made in the USA* Skilled Vanguard technicians help bring to life the highest-quality commercial engines in the industry. Take a firsthand look at the people and processes behind the Vanguard manufacturing formula - we think you'll like what you see.

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