KB ETF Management Fee '0.001%'.. Industry Lowest

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Junho] KB Asset Management has lowered its ETF management fees to 0.001%. This move aims to shake up the market with the industry's lowest fees. Attention is focused on whether KB Asset Management can become a game changer in the domestic ETF market, which is currently dominated by two major asset management companies.

On the 1st, KB Asset Management reduced the management fees for three representative index-tracking ETFs to an annual rate of 0.001%. The KBSTAR200 ETF and KBSTAR200 Total Return ETF, which track the KOSPI 200, now have total fees lowered to 0.017% and 0.012% per year, respectively. The previous fees were 0.045%. The KBSTAR US Nasdaq 100 ETF, which tracks the US Nasdaq, was reduced from 0.07% to 0.021% annually.

All three products now have the lowest fees in the industry. There are nine products tracking the same index as KBSTAR200, with annual fees ranging from 0.325% to 0.036%. Seven products similar to KBSTAR200 Total Return have annual fees around 0.09% to 0.012%. Three products tracking the US Nasdaq 100 index have annual fees of 0.07%.

KB Asset Management plans to match the lowest fees for its other ETFs as well. With the expansion of the pension fund market and increasing use of ETFs by institutional investors, the strategy is to increase market share by offering the industry's lowest fees.

Hyunseung Lee, CEO of KB Asset Management, explained, "Due to the nature of ETFs, performance differences among products tracking the same index are not significant, so low fees have a major impact on returns for long-term investments. For institutional investors who need to invest long-term, the lowest ETF fees are an undeniable advantage."

Meanwhile, the domestic ETF market is dominated by Mirae Asset Global Investments and Samsung Asset Management, which together hold 77% of the market. KB Asset Management accounts for only 6%.

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