Passively managed products

Low-cost index funds could be costing investors up to 35 basis points a year.

They may be passive, but they're not standing still. These passively managed funds have yielded enormous returns in the past 10 years.

The firm expects to receive bids this month, according to a person familiar with the matter.

“Expense ratios matter to most people, particularly when you're looking at these mostly passive funds,” an expert says.

Advisors, nervous about the exposure, say they are struggling to get clients to switch things up.

The passively managed fund will be made available to qualified purchasers through family offices, RIAs and other institutions, a person familiar with the matter says.

While Guinness Atkinson pursues the first full mutual fund-to-ETF conversion, similar moves have begun elsewhere in the fund industry.

The fund industry's latest arrivals underline the seismic shifts underway in the business of asset management.

If approved, the firm would be able to issue its own ETFs, although they haven’t registered any individual funds yet.

The fast money has more than three times the impact on equity valuations than long-term investors like pension funds, according to a recent paper.

Investors may be put off by the costs associated with these funds, which had an average expense ratio of more than triple their peers.

The leaders raked in a combined $949 billion over the past decade.

Some of the industry’s biggest players are taking a wait-and-see approach as active, non-transparent funds take their crucial first steps.

Cboe’s first new entry will be a suite of four volatility indexes with different tenors based on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

The ETF aims to track companies specializing in remote-working, learning and entertainment.

Fixed-income ETFs — for the most part — passed their first big test, but it was a roller-coaster ride along the way.

The pandemic has sealed the fate of small, niche offerings that have failed to gain traction.

The fund will track industries such as cloud technologies, remote communications and cyber security, according to an SEC filing.

Proponents have long touted the new structure as a way for the industry to compete with mutual funds.

Passive ETFs are often among the first to feel the pain of investors fleeing risky emerging markets for safer assets.