Fee optimization:
Cheaper funds that do the same job

Fee optimization looks for cheaper funds that do the same job as the ones you hold, so you keep the exposure and pay less.

PortfolioPilot lists up to a few cheaper alternatives for each fund, with a similarity score, the yearly fee, what you would save and the difference in expected return, plus your total possible savings a year. Part of Platinum.

Feature basics

Which plan you need
Fee optimization recommendations. Part of the Platinum plan and Pro
Your current fees in dollars. Part of Gold
Finds
Cheaper funds similar to the ones you own
Shows
Similarity, yearly fee, savings and expected return difference

What does fee optimization find?

The Fees page with a hypothetical portfolio.

portfoliopilot.com/improve/fees

PortfolioPilot fee optimization demo. The Fees page with a hypothetical portfolio.

The portfolio is hypothetical, and all figures are for demonstrative purposes only. Nothing shown is a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

How it works

How fee optimization works in PortfolioPilot

Three steps from your accounts to the answer.

Step 1

Add your accounts

Connect brokerages, 401(k)s and IRAs, upload a statement, or enter holdings by hand.

Step 2

Open Fee saver

In Improve, choose Fee saver.

Step 3

Review the alternatives

Under Fee optimization recommendations, compare each fund with cheaper similar ones.

What you get

How does fee optimization work?

A cheaper fund is only useful if it does the same job.

Similar funds

Each alternative has a similarity score to the fund you hold.

Savings a year

The yearly fee of each fund and what switching would save.

Expected return

The difference in expected return, so savings are not bought with lower returns.

Advisor fees

If you pay an advisor, a line shows what the recommendations could replace.

Related portfolio management features

See what you could save on fees

Add your accounts and see it for your own situation.

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Questions

Questions about fee optimization

Short answers here, with a link to the full help center article where one exists.

What is fee optimization?

Cheaper funds similar to the ones you hold, with what you could save. Read more in the Help Center →

How does PortfolioPilot know my fees?

From each fund's expense ratio and any advisor fee you add. Read more in the Help Center →

Do I have to switch?

No. The list is a set of recommendations; you decide.

Which plan includes it?

Platinum and Pro. Seeing your current fees is part of Gold.