There’s a fading but lingering misconception that socially responsible investing (SRI) means sacrificing returns against a benchmark. When evaluating the pros and cons of responsible investing, ...

Despite those examples, ETFs generally have very small tracking errors. That's because fees are very low, and, since ETFs are traded like stocks, they do not have to buy and sell securities to meet ...

Tracking error, the amount by which an ETF's returns deviate from its benchmark index, is a fact of life and an often ignored fact at that. In some instances, a high ...

Most of us believe that index funds will consistently deliver returns similar to the market, regardless of whether we invest in SIPs or a lump sum. Now imagine this: one person invests Rs 5 lakh as a ...

Investors may bristle at the mere mention of tracking error—but that’s what helps them keep more of their money while maximizing their after-tax returns. Taxes can have a major impact on the long-term ...

The iShares Semiconductor ETF tracks semiconductor sector performance with major holdings like Broadcom, Nvidia, and AMD. SOXX has underperformed its benchmark, has a ...

In an ideal world, a tracker fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) would perfectly match the index it is supposed to follow so a FTSE 100 tracker will deliver exactly the same return as the FTSE 100. In ...

CalPERS' board is expected to decide in September whether to remove alternative investments from its tracking-error calculation used to control risk. Deciding to do ...

Private markets have become a popular asset class recently but some advisers are still hesitant regarding their transparency and liquidity while the corporate regulator ASIC is undergoing its own ...

The United States capital markets regulator — the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — approved 11 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from BlackRock, Vanguard, Franklin Templeton, ...