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US ETFs raked in $195 billion in the first quarter.

Active funds continued to underperform compared with passive alternatives last year but where were the best and worst performers?

Long-term trends and low costs can help investors decide between active and passive funds.

Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Over the past decade, the financial landscape has undergone significant shifts marked by economic uncertainties,

ARK Innovation and other actively managed ETFs are having a banner year. Picking winners is as tricky as ever.

Vanguard is pushing deeper into active management with the launch today of its second active bond exchange-traded fund. A third will follow later this month.

A considerable number of Australian real estate investment trust (A-REIT) managers have been able to outperform the average total return of passive strategies over the long term, while their global counterparts have struggled.

Morningstar has revealed that in sectors such as Australia mid/small blend and local large value equities, active funds demonstrate superiority, while passive funds remain dominant in markets with representative indexes.

Out of 8,212 actively managed mutual funds and ETFs in the US, the report states, 57% survived and beat their average passive counterpart over the 12-month period to the end of June. That represents a

In a rare reversal, the 12 months through June 2023 were some of active managers’ best, the latest Active/Passive Barometer finds.