Salim Ramji is betting the path to Vanguard Group customers’ hearts is still through their wallets. In the first major initiative in Ramji’s six-month run as chief executive, Vanguard on Monday slashed the fees on nearly half of its U.

Vanguard announced fee reductions for 168 mutual fund and exchange-traded share classes across 87 funds. The move will save investors roughly $350 million this year. The asset manager’s wide fee cut comes less than a month after Vanguard agreed to pay more than $100 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission over alleged violations involving its target date retirement funds.

Vanguard Group has slashed the fees for dozens of its mutual funds and ETFs in a record move that’s likely to send a shock wave through the asset management industry.Most Read from BloombergNew York’s

Vanguard on Monday announced reductions to the management fees of 87 investment funds, reportedly the largest such cuts in company history.

Key Takeaways The Vanguard Group on Monday announced the largest management fee cuts in its history.The move will reduce the cost of putting money in 87 exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, Vanguard said.

The company’s sweeping expense ratio cuts for dozens of funds may pressure other asset managers to lower their costs too.