Just 8.2% of large-cap domestic mutual funds outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 20 years. The odds are better over shorter time horizons, but ultimately the index seems to have a clear advantage.

Because AVUS is an ETF, it's best compared with Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index ETF VTI. In that same period, the cumulative gain for VTI was 91.9%. Although that outperformance by AVUS is far ...

Consider the nearly 3,900 actively managed U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds tracked by investment researcher Morningstar. In calendar 2024, just 13.2% of these investments beat the S ...

In a year when everything seemed to go up, the industry generated some of its strongest returns in a decade. Was 2024 a real ...

Closet indexing occurs when an actively managed fund closely mimics a benchmark index, like the S&P 500, while charging the ...

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The landscape of rural India is undergoing a profound transformation. Traditionally, an agriculture-driven economy, rural ...

Factor-based index funds leverage specific filters to refine stock selection, balancing the transparency of passive investing ...

The JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF holds 103 stocks that closely mirror the Nasdaq-100 index. It writes covered ...

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