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Worries over weak U.S. data, the impact of President Trump’s multi-front trade war and the interest rate outlook has whipsawed investors in recent weeks.

The top 20 collected nearly $1 trillion in combined assets.

Nearly all posted losses over the last year.

One of its products added a record $368 million after the firm discreetly slashed its fee in March.

The firm unveiled a discount in a footnote on page 94 of a revised regulatory filing.

Despite the weakest one-year performance, these funds had double-digit annualized returns the past three years.

The sector has seen an inflow surge in recent months as Treasury yields continue to fall.

The manager is touting momentum stocks even as its own ETF tracking the style suffers its longest outflow streak ever.

The average fee was nearly 20 basis points higher than the top-performer.

The dueling plans will almost double both firms’ platforms to nearly 1,000 combined products.