US-based asset manager Vanguard has cut fees on six of its core equity ETFs, effective 7 October 2025.
The changes bring the total number of fee cuts across Vanguard’s European range to 13 in 2025, following reductions on seven fixed income ETFs earlier this year.
The fee cuts include the popular Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF, which tracks the FTSE All-World index, whose ongoing charges figure (OCF) has been reduced from 0.22% to 0.19% (unhedged).
Vanguard has also reduced fees on its FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF, FTSE ESG Emerging Markets All Cap UCITS ETF, FTSE Japan UCITS ETF, Germany All Cap UCITS ETF, and FTSE North America UCITS ETF.
Jon Cleborne, Head of Vanguard Europe, said: “This latest round of equity fund fee cuts will help investors keep more of their returns.
“It’s part of our ongoing mission to lower the cost and complexity of investing – helping to make money for investors, not from them. We estimate the reduction in the FTSE All-World UCITS ETF alone will save investors USD 13.7 million per year, with total annual savings from today’s changes expected to reach approximately USD 18.5million.”
Following these latest changes, the average asset-weighted expense ratio across Vanguard’s European equity index and fixed income range will be 0.13%, according to the company.
Total cost savings from all 2025 fee reductions to date – across both fixed income and equity ETFs – are projected to reach approximately USD 22 million per annum.