Vanguard

Dec. 18: The proposed active offerings are set to debut in February.

The fund provides exposure to companies associated with cannabis, alcohol and tobacco.

Passive funds are the decisive victor in attracting cash.

The ninth-largest dividend cut ever in the S&P 500 raises concerns of sector concentration.

The division expects annual net inflows of 3% to 5% of AUM in the medium term.

Dec. 11: Asset management experts say these topics will be key drivers in 2018.

With plans to offer six new funds, the passive investing giant is seeing strategic beta as an opportunity, not a threat, says one contributor.

To add insult to injury, these returns didn’t even come cheap. The average expense ratio was more than 1%.

The $284 billion asset manager aims to track municipal bond prices in its mutual funds with the service.

Factor-based approaches to index investing have won heaps of investment. Can it last?