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    • Different Performance

    Consider the same $10,000 investments in two funds. The first fund has an expense ratio of 1.74 percent. The second fund1s expense ratio is 1.10 percent. Instead of the same return, the fund with the higher expense ratio earns 12 percent a year before fees. The fund with lower fees earns 10 percent a year before fees. The investment in the first fund would grow to $497,415 in 40 years, while the investment in the second fund, with a lower expense ratio, would earn $302,771, or $194,644 less than the fund with higher expenses.

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