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.

If clients “looked just three months ago, these numbers would be glaringly different,” an expert says.

The firm has struggled to make money this year amid the market volatility sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The funds have recorded $248 billion in net inflows in 2020, up about 5% from this time last year.

The alternative asset manager surpassed its previous peak from the fourth quarter of 2017.

The 20 top-performers have generated gains well over 50% in the first seven months of the year.

A combination of GLD’s higher fees and an almost relentless demand for the yellow metal have catapulted it from fourth on the revenue leader board in 2017.

Despite growing to about $1.1 trillion in AUM, senior executives made a series of bets to keep pace in a changing industry that have yet to pay off.

An iShares ETF investing in companies it says has “positive environmental, social and governance characteristics” has more than tripled gains of the S&P 500.

Despite besting the broader market over the long-term, those at the top have underperformed in the first half of 2020.

“The primary drawback of fewer hedge fund filings is lack of clarity around crowding risk,” strategists from the firm write.