KODEX 200 vs TIGER 200: How 0.01% Fee Gap Compounds Over Five Years
KODEX 200 and TIGER 200 track the same KOSPI 200 index with negligible fee difference (~0.01%)Monthly $1,500 investment over 5 years compounds to roughly $126,000, yet fee drag difference totals only $50–$150 in absolute dollarsFor Korean retail investors with $500k+, fee efficiency starts mattering; below that threshold, trading costs and entry timing dominateUS investors face hidden FX spreads (0.5–1.5%) and custody fees that dwarf any 0.01% fee gap entirely—a critical disconfirming factorData from official ETF prospectuses and yfinance; exact fee impact depends on entry timing, rebalancing frequency, and account size Two ETFs, One Index, One Micro-Difference Monthly $30K investment 20-year compound growth simulation KODEX 200 and TIGER 200 are South Korean equity ETFs, both engineered to track the KOSPI 200 index[ETF....