Fund performance

Mutual funds that invest in U.S. stocks had another strong week, picking up $3.5 billion. They have now picked up $16.1 billion in a three-week period, a strong start after 25 weeks of declines.

First, there was the Great Recession.

Mutual funds increased their assets by $174.3 billion to $13.047 trillion in December, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Institutional investors are expected to increase their use of exchange-traded funds and institutional demand for fixed income ETFs are expected to rise, according to new findings from iShares.

Russell Indexes today launched the Russell High Efficiency Defensive Indexes, which it touts as “the first and only series of low volatility benchmarks to offer low targeted tracking error.”

Stock funds started the year with a bang.

Pioneer Investments is reshuffling its fund lineup including reorganizing four domestic equity funds and liquidating another.

First, there was the Great Recession.

Stock funds started the year with a bang.

Long-term mutual funds posted inflows of $22.04 billion for the week ended Wednesday, January 16, according to the Investment Company Institute.

It’s $20 billion and counting for exchange-traded fund purveyor WisdomTree Investments.

Investors in mutual funds rushed to bond funds in 2012, shunning stock mutual funds.

If you thought the path to the mutual fund world is a straight line, then you haven't met John Brandmeyer, who transformed a family business from selling medical products to marketing funds.

Mutual funds overall may have enjoyed a hot week of flows. But not so for money market mutual funds.

Hennessy Advisors closed out 2013 with a huge ramp up in assets thanks to its acquisition of funds from FBR Funds.

Morningstar has launched the Morningstar US Real Asset Index, a diversified portfolio of liquid assets that traditionally provide a hedge against inflation, including Treasury inflation-protected securities, real estate investment trusts, and commodity stocks and futures.

January 23 marks the 20th anniversary of the exchange-traded fund industry, started with the launch of the SPDR S&P 500 fund, rolled out by State Street Global Advisors.

"If the data do not prove that indexing wins, well, the data are wrong."

US exchange-traded fund assets increased by $292.7 billion or 28% in 2012, in part driven by positive cash flows of $182.6 billion, marking a new all-time high for the industry on the eve of its 20th anniversary, according to data from State Street Global Advisors.

Mario Gabelli is starting 2013 off on the right track.