Fund performance

In today’s age of data and algorithms, the underpinnings of human-led investment philosophies are in question.

The average expense ratio among the poorest performers was 11 basis points lower than the category’s leaders.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

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The firm’s acting head has cut jobs and merged teams to reign in withdrawals that began after manager Tim Haywood’s suspension, who was dismissed Thursday.

The Fed’s pause on interest rate hikes has been a “net positive” for the category, an expert says.

Since the financial crisis, many managers pivoted from making money to playing defense.

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

There’s more on investors’ minds than fees after U.S. stocks suffered their worst year in a decade, a new study finds.

Multiple rate hikes by the Fed last year contributed to less-than-stellar results.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Volatility “makes investors a little bit more negative and cautious,” says DWS Chief Financial Officer Claire Peel.

The pessimism is especially unusual given that the group’s asset flows haven’t moved opposite the market in more than a decade.

All 20 funds posted losses over the last year.

Money managers would be better off selling holdings at random, a study suggests.

Nearly all of the outflows came from mutual funds and ETFs that posted losses.

High-yield and leveraged loan funds “rebounded incredibly strongly (too strongly, possibly),” a strategist writes.

The Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund has experienced 10 consecutive months of redemptions, underperforming 80% of peers.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

“Recent small reductions in headcount reflect the need to balance our workforce growth with the current needs of our business," the company says.