This reader feels like their mutual funds “are a dirty little secret.” Are mutual funds really that bad, this person asked.

SCHK has nearly matched the five-year return of the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ( VV ), at 14.9%. But not to be outdone, the ...

Sources: FactSet, Dow Jones ETF Movers: Includes ETFs & ETNs with volume of at least 50,000. Sources: FactSet, Dow Jones Bonds: Bond quotes are updated in real-time. Sources: FactSet, Tullett ...

Total mutual fund AUM stood at $2.24 trillion by the end of 2024, a tick lower than the $2.27 trillion in AUM recorded in November, but up from $1.94 trillion from a year prior. Total ETF AUM hit $517 ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have surged in popularity, with global ETF assets surpassing $15 trillion. These investment ...

Active exchange-traded funds are disrupting the fund industry landscape. Asset managers continue to launch active mutual funds, but they are shifting resources toward active ETFs, with a record ...

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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.

Many of these companies have low yields or don't pay dividends at all, bringing down the passive-income opportunity of investing in an S&P 500 index fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). S&P 500 ...

Choosing a fund—whether an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or a mutual fund—involves a bit of analysis, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here, we make the process easy by giving some simple ...