Expense ratios for mutual funds and ETFs have plunged over the past 28 years, per an ICI report. Thanks to the popularity of no-load funds, the average expense ratio for mutual funds has been steadily ...

If you’re an investor, you need to know about expense ratios. These fees — inherent in all mutual funds, index funds and exchange-traded funds — can significantly drag down your portfolio returns. And ...

Investors saved an estimated $5.9 billion in fund expenses last year as the asset-weighted average expense ratio for all US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ticked down to 0.34% in 2024 from ...

Vanguard slashed expense ratios on hundreds of mutual funds and ETFs — amounting to what the firm said is the largest cost cut in its history at over $350 million in investor savings this year.

When evaluating mutual funds and ETFs, investors must also understand the difference between the net expense ratio and the gross expense ratio. The gross expense ratio represents the total annual ...

An expense ratio is the amount of money you pay over the course of a year to own a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF). It's what an investment company charges investors and represents all of ...

Plan participants have incurred substantially lower fees for holding mutual funds over the past two decades, according to new research from the Investment Company Institute. Mutual fund fees in ...

The average expense ratio that investors pay for equity mutual funds in their 401(k) plans dropped to 0.31% in 2023, down from 0.77% in 2000, according to the latest research from the Investment ...

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Company Institute (ICI) research released today finds that retirement savers in 401(k) plans saw average mutual fund expense ratios at historic ...

The equity mutual fund average expense ratio, weighted by assets, has been dropping over the years. The ratio was 0.31% last year vs. 0.77% in 2000, according to the Investment Company Institute. The ...

"Index funds can help investors achieve long-term success through their low costs, broad diversification, low turnover and ...