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Are Vanguard mutual fund expense ratios still the lowest in the industry or have other platforms undercut them on broad market index funds recently.

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries10/31/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Are Vanguard mutual fund expense ratios still the lowest in the industry or have other platforms undercut them on broad market index funds recently.
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 broad US stock market index mutual fund expense ratios Vanguard VTSAX Fidelity FSKAX Schwab SWTSX Fidelity ZERO FZROX current expense ratioGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
2026 S&P 500 index mutual fund expense ratios Vanguard VFIAX Fidelity FXAIX Schwab SWPPX expense ratio officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
official expense ratios VTSAX VTSAX VTSAX FSKAX FZROX SWTSX SWPPX 2026Google ↗
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ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short fact67%Other / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason33%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

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Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 broad US stock market index mutual fund expense ratios Vanguard VTSAX Fidelity FSKAX Schwab SWTSX Fidelity ZERO FZROX current expense ratio Google ↗
2026 S&P 500 index mutual fund expense ratios Vanguard VFIAX Fidelity FXAIX Schwab SWPPX expense ratio official Google ↗
official expense ratios VTSAX VTSAX VTSAX FSKAX FZROX SWTSX SWPPX 2026 Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
2026 broad US stock market index mutual fund expense ratios Vanguard VTSAX Fidelity FSKAX Schwab SWTSX Fidelity ZERO FZROX current expense ratio
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Short fact——1x
of 1
2026 S&P 500 index mutual fund expense ratios Vanguard VFIAX Fidelity FXAIX Schwab SWPPX expense ratio official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1
official expense ratios VTSAX VTSAX VTSAX FSKAX FZROX SWTSX SWPPX 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1