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Vanguard Group Inc., the world's second-largest ETF issuer, is making what it says is its biggest fee cuts in the company's 50-year history, trimming the expense ratios of dozens of mutual fund and ETF share classes that it claims will save investors more than $350 million in 2025.

Vanguard announced fee reductions for 168 mutual fund and exchange-traded share classes across 87 funds. The move will save investors roughly $350 million this year. The asset manager’s wide fee cut comes less than a month after Vanguard agreed to pay more than $100 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission over alleged violations involving its target date retirement funds.

Key Takeaways The Vanguard Group on Monday announced the largest management fee cuts in its history.The move will reduce the cost of putting money in 87 exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, Vanguard said.

Vanguard announced on Monday that it has reduced management fees for 87 exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. This move is the largest fee cut in the company’s nearly 50-year history. The firm estimates that this decision will save investors $350 million in 2025 alone.