Unsung benchmark indexes and the ETFs that track them.(The Research: Guide to ETF Investing)(Exchange-Traded Funds)Delegge, Ronald L
For example, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Growth Index. If you had purchased shares of MGK and wanted to evaluate its performance, you'd first find the fund's page on Vanguard's website and l...
An investor looking to invest in an actively managed ETF may track its performance over time against a passive mutual fund or ETF that tracks amid-cap benchmarklike the S&P 400 index, the Russell Midcap Index, or the Wilshire US Midcap Index. Has the actively managed fund outperformed over ...
Using an index, it is possible to see how much value an active manager adds and what investments generated value. What are the types of market indexes? In addition to the indexes included in the table above, several other equity indexes have been designed to track the performance of various...
Additionally, since it is impossible to invest in an index, hypothetical or otherwise, I use actual factor-based ETFs as benchmarks. However, we are still in the early stages of factor ETF evolution, which renders my current benchmark selections far from perfect. Therefore, many of the ETF...
For example, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of the CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Growth Index. If you had purchased shares of MGK and wanted to evaluate its performance, you'd first find the fund's page on Vanguard's website and ...