diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 241c07a..0cdff8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 ## Changes
 
 - Remove sync result `noop` as isn't used anywhere anymore
+- Adds `fetchData` option to `scan`. Setting this to `false` enables faster
+  retrieval of transaction metadata.
 
 ## Fixes
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f9550f..e9e8924 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,31 +107,36 @@ deno install -frA --name ckv jsr:@cross/kv/cli
 ### Methods
 
 - `KV(options)` - Main class. Options are optional.
-  - `async open(filepath, createIfMissing)` - Opens the KV store.
-    `createIfMissing` defaults to true.
-  - `async set<T>(key, value)` - Stores a value.
-  - `async get<T>(key)` - Retrieves a value.
-  - `async *iterate<T>(query, limit, reverse)` - Iterates over entries for a
-    key. Limit and reverse are optional.
-  - `async listAll<T>(query, limit, reverse)` - Gets all entries for a key as an
-    array. Limit and reverse are optional.
-  - `listKeys(query)` - List all keys under <query>.
-  - `async delete(key)` - Deletes a key-value pair.
-  - `async sync()` - Synchronizez the ledger with disk.
+  - `async open(filepath, createIfMissing = true)` - OOpens the KV store at the
+    specified file path, creating it if it doesn't exist (default behavior).
+  - `async set<T>(key, value)` - Stores a value associated with the given key.
+  - `async delete(key)` - Removes the key-value pair identified by the key.
+  - `async get<T>(key)` - Retrieves the value associated with the specified key.
+    Returns null if the key does not exist.
+  - `async *iterate<T>(query, limit, reverse)` - Asynchronously iterates over
+    the latest values matching the query
+  - `async listAll<T>(query, limit, reverse)` - Retrieves all latest values
+    matching the query as an array.
+  - `async *scan<T>(query, limit, reverse)` - Asynchronously iterates over the
+    transaction history (all set and delete operations) for keys matching the
+    query. Optionally recurses into subkeys and fetches the associated data.
+  - `listKeys(query)` - Returns an array of all keys matching the given query.
+  - `async sync()` - Manually synchronizes the in-memory index with the on-disk
+    data store.
   - `watch<T>(query, callback, recursive): void` - Registers a callback to be
-    called whenever a new transaction matching the given query is added to the
-    database.
+    invoked whenever a matching transaction (set or delete) is added.
   - `unwatch<T>(query, callback): void` - Unregisters a previously registered
     watch handler.
-  - `beginTransaction()` - Starts an atomic transaction.
-  - `async endTransaction()` - Ends an atomic transaction, returns a list of
-    `Errors` if any occurred.
-  - `async vacuum()` - Reclaims storage space.
-  - `on(eventName, eventData)` - Listen for events such as `sync`,
-    `watchdogError` or `closing`.
-  - `isOpen()` - Returns true if the database is open and ready for
-    transactions.
-  - `async close()` - Closes the KV store.
+  - `beginTransaction()` - Starts an atomic transaction, ensuring data
+    consistency for multiple operations.
+  - `async endTransaction()` - Commits all changes made within the transaction,
+    or rolls back if errors occur.
+  - `async vacuum()` - Optimizes storage by removing redundant transaction
+    history, retaining only the latest value for each key.
+  - `on(eventName, eventData)` - Subscribes to events like `sync`,
+    `watchdogError`, or `closing` to get notified of specific occurrences.
+  - `isOpen()` - Returns true if the database is open and ready for operations.
+  - `async close()` - Closes the KV store, ensuring resources are released.
 
 ### Keys
 
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/stats.ts b/src/cli/commands/stats.ts
index 0f10e28..c6d8264 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/stats.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/stats.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async function stats(
   let ledgerInvalidCount = 0;
   if (kvStore) {
     try {
-      for await (const entry of kvStore.scan([], true)) {
+      for await (const entry of kvStore.scan([], true, false)) {
         if (entry.operation === KVOperation.SET) {
           ledgerSetCount++;
         } else if (entry.operation === KVOperation.DELETE) {
diff --git a/src/lib/kv.ts b/src/lib/kv.ts
index d4078be..4d7ff90 100644
--- a/src/lib/kv.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kv.ts
@@ -345,18 +345,20 @@ export class KV extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Asynchronously iterates over data entries associated with a given key.
+   * Asynchronously iterates over transactions associated with a given key.
    *
    * @param query - Representation of the key to search for, or a query object for complex filters.
    * @param recursive - Match all entries matching the given query, and recurse.
+   * @param fetchData - Return transactions with full data. Setting this to false improves performance, but does only yield transaction metadata.
    * @returns An async generator yielding `KVTransactionResult` objects for each matching entry.
    */
   public async *scan<T = unknown>(
     query: KVKey | KVQuery,
     recursive: boolean = false,
+    fetchData: boolean = true,
   ): AsyncGenerator<KVTransactionResult<T>> {
     this.ensureOpen();
-    for await (const result of this.ledger!.scan(query, recursive)) {
+    for await (const result of this.ledger!.scan(query, recursive, fetchData)) {
       if (result?.transaction) { // Null check to ensure safety
         const processedResult = result.transaction.asResult<T>(); // Apply your processing logic here
         yield processedResult;
diff --git a/src/lib/ledger.ts b/src/lib/ledger.ts
index c62026a..a9a1017 100644
--- a/src/lib/ledger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ledger.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class KVLedger {
     try {
       await this.readHeader();
 
-      // If the ledger is re-created (by vacuum or overwriting), there will be a time in the cached header
+      // If the ledger is re-created (by vacuum or overwriting), there will be one time in the cached header
       // and there will be a different time after reading the header
       if (currentCreated !== 0 && currentCreated !== this.header.created) {
         // Return 0 to invalidate this ledger
@@ -205,11 +205,13 @@ export class KVLedger {
    *
    * @param query
    * @param recursive
+   * @param fetchData
    * @returns An async generator yielding `KVLedgerResult` objects for each matching transaction.
    */
   public async *scan(
     query: KVQuery,
     recursive: boolean,
+    fetchData: boolean = true,
   ): AsyncIterableIterator<KVLedgerResult> {
     this.ensureOpen();
 
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ export class KVLedger {
         );
         if (result.transaction.key?.matchesQuery(query, recursive)) {
           // Check for completeness
-          if (result.complete) {
+          if (result.complete || !fetchData) {
             yield result;
           } else {
             const completeResult = await this.rawGetTransaction(
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ export class KVLedger {
     try {
       if (!externalFd) fd = await rawOpen(this.dataPath, false);
 
-      // Fetch 2 + 4 + 4 bytes (signature, header length, data length) + prefetch
+      // Fetch 2 + 4 + 4 bytes (signature, header length, data length)
       const transactionLengthData = await readAtPosition(
         fd!,
         TRANSACTION_SIGNATURE.length + 4 + 4,
diff --git a/src/lib/transaction.ts b/src/lib/transaction.ts
index ca852de..27e3366 100644
--- a/src/lib/transaction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/transaction.ts
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ export class KVTransaction {
   }
 
   public headerFromUint8Array(
-    data: Uint8Array | DataView,
+    data: Uint8Array,
     readHash: boolean = true,
   ) {
-    const dataView = data instanceof DataView ? data : new DataView(
+    const dataView = new DataView(
       data.buffer,
       data.byteOffset,
       data.byteLength,
@@ -167,11 +167,9 @@ export class KVTransaction {
 
     // Decode hash bytes
     if (readHash) {
-      this.hash = new Uint8Array(
-        dataView.buffer.slice(
-          dataView.byteOffset + offset,
-          dataView.byteOffset + offset + hashLength,
-        ),
+      this.hash = data.slice(
+        offset,
+        offset + hashLength,
       );
     }
     offset += hashLength;