Mutual Fund and ETF Fees Remained Near Historic Lows in 2025

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WASHINGTON, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Average expense ratios for both actively managed and index mutual funds have decreased over the past 29 years, contributing to the overall decline in mutual fund expense ratios, a new report released today by the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows. Similarly, average ETF expense ratios have seen a marked decline since 2017. The report, Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Funds, 2025, finds that from 1996 to 2025, average expense ratios fell 62% for equity mutual funds and 57% for bond mutual funds. Over the past nine years, expense ratios for index equity and bond ETFs have declined by 33% and 50%, respectively.

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