Vanguard just announced its largest fee cut in the asset manager's history, which is great news for investors. Here's what you need to know.

As one of the world’s largest asset managers, Vanguard’s move will pass on significant savings to investors while also putting significant margin pressure on ETF competitors. However, the implications for the ETF industry will vary by ETF category.

Vanguard has cut the expense ratios of 168 mutual fund and exchange-traded share classes across 87 funds, effectively immediately, which will save Vanguard’s investors more than $350 million in 2025 alone, said a Feb. 3 news release.

Vanguard has announced “historic" reductions to the expense ratios for about 43% of its U.S.-based mutual fund and ETF share classes.

Vanguard announced fee reductions for 168 mutual fund and exchange-traded share classes across 87 funds. The move will save investors roughly $350 million this year. The asset manager’s wide fee cut comes less than a month after Vanguard agreed to pay more than $100 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission over alleged violations involving its target date retirement funds.