Bond Index Funds: Track bond indexes, suitable for fixed-income investment strategies. Blended Funds: Combine different asset types, such as stocks and bonds, for diversified portfolios.

Immediate Effects of FTSE Russell Change on Index Funds and ETFs. Eight of the 20 affected indexes have US-domiciled funds or ETFs tracking them. The largest of them are noted below.

This index fund invests in corporate bonds and currently has a 4.4% yield with relatively low downside risk. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO 1.51%): In full disclosure, ...

You can invest in an index fund, like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY-0.10%) or the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO-0.08%), whose results mirror the index that they track. Why index funds are so hard to beat ...

It wants to force index-fund managers to join other investors in having to disclose—and secure approval for—any potential purchase that raises their stake to 10% in a bank regulated by the FDIC.

Index funds for taxable brokerage accounts – Lower turnover means less tax impact. At the end of the day, the biggest factor isn't mutual funds vs. index funds—it's actually investing ...

The index-fund revolution has been slow to take over bond funds. Investors are paying the price for that. Passive funds, which aim to match an underlying index rather than beat it, now make up 62% ...