Of the five largest U.S.-focused equity ETFs by assets after the three major S&P 500 ETFs, four have topped the U.S. benchmark this year with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEArca: IWM) being the laggard. [Cheap ETFs for Portfolio-Building]
In the 12-months ended Jun 30, passive funds have brought in 68% of asset inflows, with ETFs making up 35% and passive mutual funds 33%, while actively managed mutual funds brought in 32% of assets, writes John Rekenthaler, V.P. of research for Morningstar.
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Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of IWM and SPY.