Jack Bogle may have envisioned a world of rock-bottom fees and sleepy index funds — but the ETF market in 2025 looks more like a speculative arcade than a cost-cutting utopia.

The average fee of an exchange-traded fund launched in 2024 is 61 basis points, one of the highest averages in data going back to 2010, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence analysis.

That New Charge on Your Bill? Call It a ‘This Tariff Isn’t Our Fault’ Fee. ... with levies totaling 145% since January—while passing the buck to President Trump.

Next-Gen ETFs Buck Vanguard Effect With Fees Near Decade Highs. Average fee for new funds is among highest in decades: BI; Growth of low-cost passive ushered in expensive, niche funds ...