BlackRock (BLK) converted its high-yield municipal bond fund into an active exchange-traded fund, creating the iShares High ...

Most funds advertise their fees as something called an expense ratio. It shows what percentage of a fund's total dollars go ...

Did your mutual fund beat the market last year? The answer isn’t clear, since it depends on how you define “the market.” Consider the nearly 3,900 actively managed U.S. equity mutual funds ...

With more than $9 trillion in assets, Vanguard dominates the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund landscape in the United States. Vanguard’s ETFs and mutual funds are go-to choices for long-term ...

If you put $70,000 in a money market fund today, after 12 months ... That’s because the 100 largest money market mutual funds offer investors a 5.13% average yield, while the average savings ...

A mutual fund allows you to pool your money with other investors to buy stocks, bonds and other securities. Because mutual funds typically involve a larger number of asset types, they diversify ...

Professional stock pickers in the mutual-fund industry had a tough time in 2024 beating indexes that passively track U.S. large-cap equities, according to BofA Global Research. Just 36% of ...

Zoe Van Schyndel is a writer and lecturer with 33+ years of experience in finance and investing. She previously worked as a branch chief with the SEC. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A first-rate mutual fund portfolio is diversified. It holds funds focusing on U.S. stocks and bonds as well as international securities.