Investment funds

Over the past year, the 20 mutual funds in this ranking have an average gain of more than 100%. Their fees are also more than twice the broader industry.

The changes mark a new phase in the tug-of-war between the structures.

The 20 funds in this ranking shed more than $793 billion over the period.

The firm has been locked in a contest with runner-up Vanguard for flows, with the latter winning last year for the first time since 2013.

“Honestly, it’s a little frightening,” said Joel Schiffman, who oversees defined contribution products in North America for Schroders.

The funds are one of the largest forms of short-term debt vulnerable to investor runs in our financial system, writes former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad.

Here are the industry’s top 20, which brought in more than $700 billion in assets.

The deal will push Paris-based iM Global’s assets above $24 billion and enable it to break into wealth management.

Over the past year, the lineup of stock and bond funds notched an average gain of more than 25%.

Despite low levels of understanding, 75% of people who know about the vehicles still said they were at least somewhat interested in investing in them.

While the quant firm will miss becoming the first to flip mutual funds to ETFs, its nearly $26 billion conversion will by far be the biggest.

This group carried fees nearly three times the industry average.

Some familiar names top the list for these investors who kept about 35% of their brokerage assets in equities.

The move by Guinness Atkinson is likely to be just a start — quant giant DFA is already next in line to make a similar change to its product line.

These long-term leaders also generated gains of more than 76% over the past year.

Both were adamant with House Democrats that their businesses have helped small-time investors access markets that were long the domain of Wall Street.

Just one of the leading 20 mutual funds and exchange-traded products eked out a gain this past decade.

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Much of the industry’s skepticism centers on the cryptocurrency’s unpredictable price swings and the lack of things it can buy since its creation.

Banks weren't involved in the trading frenzy, but some observers say the regulatory response should address risks to all financial institutions.