# Vanguard ETF Research, Summarized

> 3 public research papers from Vanguard, Dec 2025 to Aug 2026, each summarized by ETFIQ, 3 with ETFIQ’s own figures beside it, as of Oct 21, 2026.

Data as of Oct 21, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Index as of Oct 21, 2026.

## Vanguard in the Research Library

3 papers indexed, Dec 2025 to Aug 2026. 3 carry an ETFIQ take.

Vanguard is a fund company that issues ETFs and publishes research on them. The library holds 3 of its public papers, published Dec 2025 to Aug 2026, on bonds, outlooks, flows. Description in ETFIQ’s words.

vanguard.com ↗

### Papers

Vanguard · Issuer · Aug 14, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### Setting the record straight: The truths about index fund investing

Vanguard's August 2026 study estimates index fund investors have avoided roughly $570 billion in extra fees since 2000 thanks to lower expense ratios.

Flows Read the paper ↗

Vanguard · Issuer · Apr 1, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### Jeff Johnson on the rise of active fixed income ETFs

In an April 2026 podcast summary, Vanguard, citing Morningstar, says fixed income drew approximately $600 billion of flows in 2025, roughly 70% of it into ETFs.

Bonds Read the paper ↗

Vanguard · Issuer · Dec 10, 2025 · ETFIQ take

#### 2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside

Vanguard's December 2025 outlook expects muted US stock returns over five to 10 years and sets its VEMO portfolio at 60% bonds and 40% stocks.

Outlooks Bonds Read the paper ↗

### Where ETFIQ’s figures meet Vanguard’s

- Setting the record straight: The truths about index fund investing : Paper: roughly $570 billion in fees saved by index fund investors since 2000 through lower expense ratios. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.

- Jeff Johnson on the rise of active fixed income ETFs : Paper: Morningstar's count of approximately $600 billion of fixed income flows in 2025, roughly 70% of which went to ETFs. ETFIQ: +$35.7bn net flow into bond ETFs, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, over the 204 of 833 with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.

- 2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside : Paper: an outlook portfolio of 60% bonds and 40% stocks, based on five to 10 year projections. ETFIQ: +$461.8bn net flow, Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 713 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.

### Other issuers in the library

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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