The total on hand for exchange-traded funds and notes, along with passively managed mutual funds, totaled $13.29 trillion at the end of December, nudging higher than the $13.23 trillion held in ...

Navy Vijay Ramavat, managing director of Indira Group, points to the contrasting performance of an active multi-asset fund and its passive fund-of-funds counterpart during a commo ...

A strong year for stocks left little room for active managers to carve out an edge in 2024, while active bond managers benefited from taking on credit risk. Of the 3,200 active funds included in our ...

The rap on actively managed funds is pretty well-established after their most recent 10-year run. They suffered consistent outflows (save for 2021), they struggled to outperform their passive ...

Historically, most exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been passive. But that’s starting to change, with more and more active ETFs coming to market. The growth in active ETFs is largely the result of ...

Active and passive mutual funds represent two distinct approaches to investment management. Active mutual funds are managed by professional fund managers who actively select stocks, bonds, or other ...

Active investing may sound like a better approach than passive investing. After all, we’re prone to see active things as more powerful, dynamic and capable. Active and passive investing each have some ...

Closed-end funds (CEFs) are relatively under the radar compared to peers like exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds. Closed-end funds are generally desirable for two reasons: 1) high income; ...

If you're thinking about investing, one of the first questions that might come up is which approach is right for you. You've probably heard stories of people making quick gains through active ...