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Investment managers are pushing costlier active ETFs with a record number of launches in 2025.

Actively managed exchange-traded funds are the fastest-growing part of the fund industry. By now, nearly all the big fund companies have embraced the idea and rolled out funds of their own. So, you ...

A recent monthly trends market report from Cerulli Associates found passive ETFs outperformed actively managed funds, although recent flows and launches continue to favor actively managed funds. An ...

While active mutual funds' decade-long record of outflows has only deepened in recent years, asset managers might do well to position themselves for a tipping point in the ascent of passive investing.

Actively managed exchange-traded funds are a growing trend in the investment space. To that point, investors have pulled money from active mutual funds and sought out actively managed ETFs in recent ...

We believe this transition positions the fund for its next phase, supported by experienced portfolio managers.” — Laura Symon Browne, President at Buffalo Funds MISSION, KS, UNITED STATES, May 18, ...

In the competition between active management and passive index funds, chalk another one up for passive. Just 31% of U.S. stock-pickers beat their comparable passive funds for the 12-month period ...

My colleague Amy Arnott recently wrote about the fallacy of the “stock-pickers” market. Time and again, active management’s proponents contend the time is ripe for portfolio managers to beat the ...

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 ...

Shares International Country Rotation Active ETF offers actively managed exposure to global equities through dynamic country ...

Active managers’ long-term struggles have been most acute in the large-cap category where only 8% of funds beat their average passive rival over the decade, Morningstar finds. In the competition ...