Mutual Fund and ETF Fees Remained Near Historic Lows in 2025
you are currently viewing:Mutual Fund and ETF Fees Remained Near Historic Lows in 2025March 25, 2026-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. Source: Investment Company Institute |
April 13, 2026-Well-known market commentator Nancy Tengler, CEO & CIO of Laffer Tengler Investments is portfolio manager on the TGLR ETF
The Wedbush LAFFER|TENGLER New Era Value ETF (Ticker: TGLR) reorganized today into the Wedbush Series Trust, with Wedbush Fund Advisers assuming the role of adviser to the Fund and bringing TGLR onto its growing ETF platform
April 13, 2026-New TSX listings include leveraged ETFs on NVIDIA, Tesla and Celestica, plus leveraged and non-leveraged ETFs for Constellation Software
Ninepoint Partners LP, one of Canada's leading independent investment managers, is pleased to announce the launch of nine new ETFs on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
April 10, 2026-Innovator Capital Management, LLC ("Innovator") announced today the results of the joint special meeting of shareholders of Innovator IBD(R) Breakout Opportunities ETF (NYSE Arca: BOUT) and Innovator IBD(R) 50 ETF (NYSE Arca: FFTY) (each a "Target Fund" and collectively, the "Target Funds") held of April 10, 2026.
April 10, 2026-Tidal Investments LLC ("Tidal") announces that the Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF (NASDAQ: GLDY) and Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF (NASDAQ: USOY), were halted to allow Tidal to evaluate the accuracy of the Net Asset Values per share (NAVs) published for April 9, 2026 for each fund.
April 10, 2026-Collaboration expands advisor access to VanEck's diversified, research-driven model portfolios spanning equities, fixed income, real assets and digital assets
VanEck today announced that several of its ETF model portfolios are now available through Orion, a premier provider of wealthtech solutions for financial advisors and the enterprise firms that serve them.
April 9, 2026-Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose") today announced its decision to terminate Purpose U.S. Preferred Share Fund (the "Fund") at the close of business on or about June 9, 2026 (the "Termination Date"). The termination will be made in accordance with applicable securities and regulatory requirements, as well as the declaration of trust of the Fund.
April 8, 2026-New research-based ETF targets companies powering the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, as surging data center and energy demand drives long-term infrastructure needs.
Wedbush Fund Advisers,LLC has launched the Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF, which tracks the Solactive Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure Index.
April 8, 2026-Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations
The manager turned first to an overview of broad market developments during the intermeeting period. Earlier in the period, concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) disruptions to certain business models led to declines in policy rate expectations and interest rates and weighed on equity prices.
April 8, 2026--First deal closed at $403.59 million
T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and leader in retirement, announced its entrance to the market as an issuer of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)* with the debut of ROWE CLO 2026-1 Ltd., a US$403.59 million CLO secured primarily by broadly syndicated first-lien loans.
April 8, 2026--Manulife John Hancock Investments today announced the launch of John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: JHDG), managed by Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM). With JHDG, Manulife John Hancock Investments' ETF platform now has 19 funds with more than $12 billion in assets under management.1 Strategies include U.S. and international equity, preferred income, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate and municipal bonds.