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expense

[ik-spens] / ɪkˈspɛns /


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SpaceX expects to list its stock later next week, but the prospect of another trillion-dollar-plus company hitting the market may be causing investors to reposition at the expense of other major tech names.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

VOO charges an expense ratio of 0.03% versus 0.09% for State Street.; the iShares ETF also charges 0.03%.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

If there was one pocket of weakness, it may have been on the expense side.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Royce Small-Cap Fund has a net expense ratio of 1.24%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

It cost almost three dollars, but she couldn’t think of what to do about the expense.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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