The report shows that just 38% of active funds both survived and outperformed the asset-weighted average of comparable passive funds in 2025, a decline of four percentage points from the previous year ...

Over the same period, passive ETF launches grew by just 15%. Assets tell a similar story: active ETF assets climbed from $122 ...

Why active ETFs and model portfolios are becoming essential tools for advisors looking to scale without sacrificing active ...

[The “active” versus “passive” investment debate has raged for decades fueled by performance comparison reports like SPIVA, Alpha Architects, and many others chronicling how a large cross-section of ...

Active exchange-traded funds are a hot story and one that I have frequently talked about during the past couple of years. I tend to focus on how active strategies fit into the ETF wrapper, but this ...

The last decade has been a gift to passive index investors. U.S. large-cap equity enjoyed a great run beginning January 1, 2009, producing 14.7% in annualized returns in the S&P 500, an index that has ...

The debate between active and passive management has been going on for years. And while active management has faced headwinds over the past decade or so, it’s starting to reclaim dominance over ...

Passive mutual and exchange-traded funds will top their active counterparts by early next year, but the full picture of the investing marketplace displays much more subtlety, a new study said.

Just how actively managed is your actively managed mutual fund? And, more importantly, what’s the real pay-off for all that activity? These long-standing questions took center stage with the recent ...

The biggest companies in a passive bond portfolio are those that have issued the most debt. Companies in difficulty often have a bigger impact in a bond portfolio than in an equity portfolio. In high ...

Cost is one reason why so many highly educated and well-paid investment experts are having a difficult time beating the benchmark index ...

Active management in ETFs are gaining market share in 2023, as leading managers bring their best ideas into the ETF industry. As of July 31, 169 active ETFs had launched in 2023, comprising nearly 70% ...