While many do have
slightly higher expense ratios than their developed - market peers — a reflection of the higher cost of investing in these markets — that is not always the case.
Those A / B / C shares generally all come with
much higher expense ratios than the comparable (and in many case identical) «no - load» shares available.
There are many reasons,
including high expense ratios and variable return rates, why you should look beyond target - date funds and consider all funds available in your 401 (k).
Since expense ratios are directly reflected in the performance of the funds, actively managed funds and their
often higher expense ratios are automatically at a disadvantage to index funds.
Plus, they can potentially put you into investments that have
high expense ratios while not offering you similar ones with lower expense ratios.
Some mutual funds have
very high expense ratios but on average you will see lower expense ratios among popular ETFs, especially those that track market indices.
For example, is an ETF's
higher expense ratio worth it because the ETF overweights an underpriced company that is poised to move higher?
401K plans are NOTORIOUS
for high expense ratios and why leave your money in a plan where you have a limited choice of investments anyway versus a self - directed IRA where you can invest in anything you want?
Because of the expenses involved in purchasing options to mimic the return of an index, within the confines of the cap and participation rates, IULs can
feature higher expense ratios than traditional UL policies.
No Performance Track Record Thematic without enough Diversification Average Fund
Manager High Expense Ratio Close Ended — No Liquidity
A number of the micro-cap ETFs carry
relatively high expense ratios but may well be worth the extra expenses given their profit potential for investors.
In general mutual funds are more expensive because
of higher expense ratios (the ongoing annual costs), load fees (typically 2 to 5 percent of the investment), transaction costs and taxes on short - term capital gains.
ETPs with the lowest expense ratio in each ETFdb Category are assigned a higher Expenses Realtime Rating than ETPs
with higher expense ratios.
Investors who don't want exposure to the fund or
its higher expense ratio must opt - out.
In the long run,
high expense ratios are difficult for portfolio managers to overcome, particularly for funds with lower risk, less aggressive investment objectives.
It has a slightly
higher expense ratio, but it will rollover automatically to VTSAX when you hit $ 10k.
It has a slightly
higher expense ratio, but they automatically transfer you to VTSAX when you hit $ 10k.
I would have guessed that a small cap index would carry
a higher expense ratio, but it does not.
The downside with Fidelity is
higher expense ratios.
What if the reason a fund has
a higher expense ratio is because it makes you a lot more money, even after subtracting the fee, than the lower - cost fund?
Pros of investing in mutual funds: Easy way for small investors to invest in a portfolio of stocks or bonds with a relatively small investment Cons of investing in mutual funds:
High expense ratios and mediocre performance generally associated with actively managed funds
Even after you account for
the higher expense ratio and the fact that its distribution yield is a few tenths of a percent lower, the outperformance is still meaningful.