Passively managed US mutual funds and exchange traded funds have for the first time amassed more money than their actively managed counterparts, thanks in large part to years of strong inflows into the increasingly popular ETF wrapper.
At the end of December, passive US mutual funds and ETFs held about $13.3tn in assets while active ETFs and mutual funds had just over $13.2tn, according to data released by Morningstar. On net, active funds shed about $450bn last year. Passive funds took in about $529bn.
The ascent of passive strategies has been years in the making, beginning with Vanguard’s launch of the world’s first index mutual fund in 1976 on the premise that stock pickers do not beat the market over the long term.
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