Index Funds vs Actively Managed Funds
Index Funds vs
Actively Managed Funds
Index Funds vs
Actively Managed Funds
Compare two investing styles—cost, strategy, and long-term results.
Index funds track the performance of a market index (like the S&P 500). They don't try to beat the market—they aim to match it.
Actively managed funds are run by fund managers who pick stocks and try to outperform the market.
Index funds track the performance of a market index (like the S&P 500). They don't try to beat the market—they aim to match it.
Actively managed funds are run by fund managers who pick stocks and try to outperform the market.
According to SPIVA reports, over 85% of active large-cap funds underperform the S&P 500 over 10 years.
Actively managed funds may outperform the market—but most don't.
