Tag Archives: Net-of-Fees Returns
Outcome-Oriented Solutions: Where Active and Passive Meet
What do presidential debates and an argument between passive and active investors have in common? They are both thrilling, demand the highest levels of rhetorical skills, don’t change audience opinions, and everyone goes home entertained. While presidential debates remain as exciting as ever, the shrillness of conversation between active and passive investors seems to have…
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Risk-Adjusted SPIVA® Year-End 2019 Scorecard: Most Active Managers Still Lagged
In addition to absolute returns, institutional investors also evaluate active funds by risk-adjusted returns. This is not surprising since Modern Portfolio Theory tells us that higher returns tend to be associated with higher risk. Our Risk-Adjusted SPIVA Scorecard was introduced in 2018 as an extension of the standard SPIVA Scorecards. It aims to assess whether…
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Retail Fee Premium and its Impact on Fund’s Performance: Observations From SPIVA® Institutional Year-End 2016 Scorecard
The impact of fees on managers’ performance continues to make headlines. With the most recent round of actively managed fee reductions[1] taking place in February 2017, market participants can benefit from lower fees as managers compete for capital. In the recently issued “SPIVA Institutional Scorecard – How Much Do Fees Affect the Active Versus Passive…
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