Investment Fee Calculator

See how fees eat into your investment returns over time.

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Fee Impact

Enter your investment details and see the true cost of fees.

Value lost to fees
$0
Without fees: $0 · With fees: $0
Without fees
$0
With fees
$0
Value lost to fees
$0
Percentage lost
0%
Effective annual return
0%
Total fees paid
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Initial investment ($)$100,000
Annual return before fees (%)8%
Annual fee (%)1%
Time period (years)30
ResultValue
Value lost to fees$245,040
Without fees$1,006,266
With fees$761,226
Percentage lost24.4%
Effective annual return7.00%

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Fee Impact

  1. Initial investment ($) — default $100,000
  2. Annual return before fees (%) — default 8%
  3. Annual fee (%) — default 1%
  4. Time period (years) — default 30
  5. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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