Fund performance

Funds focused on the sector lost more than $2.4 billion in August, the most since 2016.

Some of the biggest laggards have managed short-term gains of more than 40%.

Investors are trying to eliminate the cash drag in their portfolios, says Dan Suzuki, deputy CIO at Richard Bernstein.

Among some 500 large-cap U.S. mutual funds, those with at least one-third of manager positions held by women have beaten those with none, data show.

More than 600,000 ounces of the precious metal have been added to ETFs since mid-May.

“The reality is they were always supported by a large team,” according to CEO Jenny Johnson.

A range of factors have been cited for the clean-tech rally, including maturing wind and solar industries after a collapse in oil prices earlier this year.

More than half of these funds have fees higher than 75 basis points.

Fees for the category's best performing mutual funds and ETFs are much like the price of bullion: expensive.

Now, with a flood of day traders entering the market, a memorable moniker could be more valuable than ever.