Market-driven pricing vs. NAV stability in mutual funds impacts investor strategy. ETFs minimize capital gains compared to mutual funds, boosting after-tax returns. ETFs offer trading versatility and ...

Exchange traded funds have quietly become one of the most important tools in personal finance, giving small investors access ...

Some fund providers are converting mutual funds to ETFs to offer more tax-efficient investments. Generally, these conversions are a step in the right direction for investors. Relatively little effort ...

Mutual funds are bleeding assets anew, just as their ETF cousins break fresh records. Now, firms from Lazard to Aberdeen Group Plc. are pushing to convert traditional funds into exchange-traded ones, ...

Actively managed exchange-traded funds are the fastest-growing part of the fund industry. By now, nearly all the big fund companies have embraced the idea and rolled out funds of their own. So, you ...

Looking for the best way to track the U.S. large-cap market in your long-term portfolio? See how the top S&P 500 index funds ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Dimensional Fund Advisors’ request to offer both exchange-traded fund and mutual fund share classes within the same fund structure, making ...

Market-making firms in the $13 trillion exchange-traded fund industry may come under strain amid a potential wave of new ...

With more than $1.4 trillion in flows and more than 1,000 product launches, it’s safe to say the industry is booming.

Municipal bond exchange-traded funds drew more than double the amount of cash this year compared to traditional mutual funds focused on the asset class, highlighting the growing popularity of ETFs as ...

ETFs are traded like stocks, allowing buying/selling throughout the trading day. Mutual funds are priced at net asset value at the end of each trading day. ETFs offer better tax efficiency than mutual ...