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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors, expense ratios are an important but sometimes overlooked element that can have a real impact on long-term returns. The expense ratio is the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Vanguard has announced “historic" reductions to the expense ratios for about 43% of its U.S.-based mutual fund and ETF share classes. The asset manager, started by famed low-cost investor Jack Bogle, ...