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Import Vanguard Transactions

Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, known for its index funds. HCC StockWatcher can import the CSV transaction history from Vanguard's transaction download.

Export from Vanguard

  1. 1Log into your Vanguard account at vanguard.com.
  2. 2Navigate to My Accounts > Transaction History.
  3. 3Select the account and date range.
  4. 4Click Download and choose CSV format.
  5. 5Save the file to your computer.

Import into HCC StockWatcher

  1. 1Go to the Transactions page and click Import.
  2. 2Select your Vanguard CSV file. The parser is auto-detected.
  3. 3Review the preview — each transaction is shown with date, symbol, quantity, price, and type.
  4. 4Confirm the import. Your holdings and estimated cost basis update immediately.

Parser Details

The Vanguard parser reads the Transaction Type and Transaction Description columns together, covering buys, sells, dividends and reinvestments, contributions and transfers in, and distributions and transfers out. Every row is recorded in US dollars.

Supported CSV Fields

Account NumberTrade DateTransaction TypeSymbolSharesShare PriceTransaction DescriptionCommission FeesInvestment Name

What transfers from your Vanguard CSV

Exactly what the Vanguard parser reads out of the file, and what you will still need to enter yourself afterwards.

Read from the file

  • Buy and sell rows: Trade Date, Symbol, Shares, and Share Price — mutual funds and ETFs alike.
  • Commission Fees, applied as the fee on each trade.
  • Dividend and reinvestment rows, recorded as dividend income.
  • Contributions and transfers in as deposits; distributions and transfers out as withdrawals.
  • Investment Name is kept as the transaction note.

Entered by hand afterwards

  • Shares acquired by reinvestment. A reinvestment row is recorded as dividend income, not as a share purchase, so add those shares as a buy if you want the lot.
  • Cost basis for transferred-in positions. A Transfer In row is recorded as a cash deposit, not as a share lot.
  • Currency. Every Vanguard row is recorded in US dollars on the US market.
  • Option contracts, and bond terms such as face value, coupon rate, and maturity date.
  • Corporate actions such as splits, mergers, spinoffs, and return of capital are skipped. Account Number is used only to recognise the file, so pick the destination portfolio yourself.

Estimated capital gains, adjusted cost base, and the year-end United States and Canadian reference reports are all derived from these transactions, so anything missing here is missing from those figures too. See how estimated tax reporting works

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HCC StockWatcher is an informational tool for portfolio tracking. All cost basis and P&L figures are estimates. Consult your brokerage statements and a qualified tax professional for official records.