In One of the Most Volatile Markets in Decades, Active Fund Managers Underperformed Again
Of the nearly 3,000 active funds Morningstar analyzed, only 47% survived and outperformed their average passive counterpart in the 12 months through June 2021.
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Of the nearly 3,000 active funds Morningstar analyzed, only 47% survived and outperformed their average passive counterpart in the 12 months through June 2021.
Active funds outperformed their average passive peer in just five of the 54 Morningstar equity categories
Stock-pickers have had a particularly difficult time keeping up.
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