The expense ratios of both actively and passively managed equity mutual funds in the United States decreased significantly between 2000 and 2021. In 2021, the expense ratio of actively managed equity mutual funds amounted to 0.68 percent, while the cost ratio of passively managed funds was equal to 0.06 percent.
Expense ratios of equity mutual funds worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by fund management type
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ICI. (June 8, 2022). Expense ratios of equity mutual funds worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by fund management type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/331775/expense-ratios-equity-mutual-funds-usa-by-fund-management-type/
ICI. "Expense ratios of equity mutual funds worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by fund management type." Chart. June 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/331775/expense-ratios-equity-mutual-funds-usa-by-fund-management-type/
ICI. (2022). Expense ratios of equity mutual funds worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by fund management type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/331775/expense-ratios-equity-mutual-funds-usa-by-fund-management-type/
ICI. "Expense Ratios of Equity Mutual Funds Worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by Fund Management Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/331775/expense-ratios-equity-mutual-funds-usa-by-fund-management-type/
ICI, Expense ratios of equity mutual funds worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by fund management type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/331775/expense-ratios-equity-mutual-funds-usa-by-fund-management-type/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Expense ratios of equity mutual funds worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by fund management type [Graph], ICI, June 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/331775/expense-ratios-equity-mutual-funds-usa-by-fund-management-type/