.33% is still way more than Vanguard or Fidelity offers.
Do these funds cover anything different?
Canada, not US, so much smaller market = higher fees generally (stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap principle). Plus eseries are mutual funds rather than ETFs, so the bank can auto pull, invest money with no commission, with fractional units. Vs my choice, Questrade, I have to transfer money in, no auto DRIP, I have to initiate buys or sells, whole units of shares only... but access to US as well as Canadian markets, and hence cheap MER ETFs.