Investment funds

Outfits like Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater have grown so big that they’ve effectively become printing presses for their ultra-rich owners.

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

The dueling plans will almost double both firms’ platforms to nearly 1,000 combined products.

Although the issuer has amassed $127 billion in less than a decade, only four of the firm’s 22 ETFs focuses on debt.

As the demand for more specialized products increases, the largest ETF providers are continuing their race to the bottom.

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

Fresh doubts about whether star managers can deliver consistently superior returns have been raised following Bill Gross’ retirement.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Trade tension and a record-long government shutdown have left many in the “more defensive parts of the market,” one TD Ameritrade strategist says.

At Pimco, the fixed-income giant he co-founded, Bill Gross racked up one of the longest winning streaks of any money manager.

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

The calculus has changed due to plunging coin prices and regulatory tightening, which raises the risk of forced refunds.

Despite its death, Barclays is transitioning assets and trading volume to a nearly identical version of the fund.

The platform will offer a range of crypto products for large investors, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The emerging markets credit fund will pursue long-term investments in conditions that the manager says may already equate to a bear market.

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.

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

A growing body of research is looking into whether the expanding influence of passively managed funds is making companies less willing to compete.