Active managers struggled 'mightily' to beat index funds amid volatility from elections, tariffs, Morningstar finds

Active managers struggled 'mightily' to beat index funds amid volatility from elections, tariffs, Morningstar finds

Actively managed funds are generally said to outperform index funds in times of volatility. That wasn't the case over the past year, Morningstar found.

Active Exchange Traded Funds – an introduction

While the number of trusts has been falling, certain other, newer, structures have been multiplying. Among these are Long Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) and private structures. Another is the subject of this piece: active Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). An interesting recent development in the investment companies sector is the planned conversion of Middlefield Canadian Income Trust from an investment trust to an active ETF. This has recently received r…