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Setting the record straight: The truths about index fund investing
Vanguard's August 2026 study estimates index fund investors have avoided roughly $570 billion in extra fees since 2000 thanks to lower expense ratios.
Vanguard in the Research Library
3 papers indexed, Dec 2025 to Aug 2026.
3 carry an ETFIQ take.
Vanguard is a fund company that issues ETFs and publishes research on them. The library holds 3 of its public papers, published Dec 2025 to Aug 2026, on bonds, outlooks, flows. Description in ETFIQ’s words.
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Jeff Johnson on the rise of active fixed income ETFs
In an April 2026 podcast summary, Vanguard, citing Morningstar, says fixed income drew approximately $600 billion of flows in 2025, roughly 70% of it into ETFs.
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2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside
Vanguard's December 2025 outlook expects muted US stock returns over five to 10 years and sets its VEMO portfolio at 60% bonds and 40% stocks.
Where ETFIQ’s figures meet Vanguard’s
3 papers with an ETFIQ takeSetting the record straight: The truths about index fund investingPaper: roughly $570 billion in fees saved by index fund investors since 2000 through lower expense ratios. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.Jeff Johnson on the rise of active fixed income ETFsPaper: Morningstar's count of approximately $600 billion of fixed income flows in 2025, roughly 70% of which went to ETFs. ETFIQ: +$35.7bn net flow into bond ETFs, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, over the 204 of 833 with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downsidePaper: an outlook portfolio of 60% bonds and 40% stocks, based on five to 10 year projections. ETFIQ: +$461.8bn net flow, Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 713 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.
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