Through the launch of its Open Indexes Project, the fund tracker is now offering free access to more than 100 global equity indexes and hopes to build a brand as well.
Despite redemptions, largest bond funds hold up well.
Putting past performance in perspective.
Global ETF manager sees big opportunities in U.S. market.
Academic study in Germany concludes that poor fund selection and rotten market timing contribute to poor performance
F3 shares trim expense ratios by about 37 basis points.
Acquisition of $12.3B social investment manager marks big step into the ESG market.
Also, with the exception of some metals funds, most funds don't own the actual commodity.
The robo-adviser claims the new service could boost a portfolio's return by 0.48% a year, or 15% over 30 years.
Plus: Wells Fargo's woes continue, the scariest presidential election could get even scarier, and how to spend that extra hour this weekend
The flipside is the 3-year averages are getting worse.
Plus: How Clinton and Trump won't save Social Security, more scrutiny for sales charges, and taking the 5% challenge.
According to a study by Unigestion, investors worried about the outcome on Nov. 8 should forget gold and Treasuries.
Plus: The wealthy prepare for Clinton's tax hikes, bullish on financial and health-care stocks, and those expensive World Series tickets.
Seven of the firm's eight taxable actively managed bond funds rank in the top 6% of their respective categories, beating the largest 50 fixed-income funds tracked by Morningstar.
It's no different than comparing stocks to bonds.
Passive funds, ETFs attract fee-based advisers to fund giant. <b><i>(Related read: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20160906/FREE/906009999/PH/9-facts-that-make-vanguard-the-king-of-mutual-funds"" target="”blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">9 facts that make Vanguard the king of mutual funds</a>)</b></i>
Vanguard and BlackRock get biggest inflows.
