ETFs

Despite their high fees and double-digit returns, nearly all have even outperformed themselves so far this year.

Worries about the proliferation of new funds were high at the first Bogleheads conference without the company’s former leader.

Strategies may include building out RIA channels and cash sweep programs in efforts to make up for revenue declines.

The top 20 nearly doubled their gains over the last year, data show.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

More than $1 trillion is invested in bond ETFs, with trading leaping 41% in 2018 from a year earlier, according to research.

By slashing fees, custodians are also eliminating special ETF platforms they had spent the past five years building out.

The move follows similar offers from other major brokerages in the last two weeks, as firms race to woo clients with the lowest-priced products possible.

Despite recent rebranding efforts, the EventShares fund hasn’t seen an inflow since May.

“Not every muni is trying to achieve the same thing,” an expert says.