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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During its Board Meeting on 17 December 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) revised the expense ratio framework of mutual funds. It will now only include expenses directly related ...