Analysis: Is the game up for active management?
Only 31% of active managers outperformed a passive alternative in 2024
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Active Versus Passive
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Terry Smith defends Fundsmith Equity record after fourth year of underperformance
The £22.5bn fund rose by 8.9% in 2024, trailing both the MSCI World Index, up 20.8%, and the IA Global sector average of 12.6%
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Morningstar: Three key themes that should be top of investors’ minds
Investors should keep an eye on these three trends that could sway portfolio returns over the coming months, writes Nicolo Bragazza
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ARK Invest: 80% of ETF investors are indifferent to active versus passive debate
Investors prefers a blended approach, as both strategies can boost or hinder returns depending on the sector
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The 15% of US funds that beat the S&P 500 over the past decade
How did these 20 active funds succeed where so many others failed?
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Is there any point investing in the US actively?
Active funds don’t come close to the high returns of the index trackers, with many multi-asset managers cutting their active exposure all together
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bfinance: Less than 30% of global managers beat the market in Q2
They lagged the global index by 4.5 percentage points despite taking markedly more risk
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SJP: The five areas ultra-high-net-worth investors are allocating
Iain McLeod examines the key trends driving the world’s wealthiest investors’ portfolios
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HSBC: We need to re-examine the active vs passive debate
Active funds may have lost some of their shine, but a blended portfolio is essential to any investor, writes Sefian Kasem
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Tyndall’s Wintle: The hidden dangers of passive investing
Tracker funds are seen as the low-risk route to investing, but Felix Wintle says this assumption may need a re-think
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LSEG report: Most active funds are underperforming their benchmarks
Only 35% of active funds beat their benchmark over the past 12 months, and ESG portfolios were even worse off
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Lipper report: European investors ditch active funds for ETFs
Exchange-traded funds received €16bn in February whilst mutual funds lost €5.9bn