Scorecard
• Mutual Fund Insight - Sep 2025
The best and worst of passive funds
With hundreds of index funds out there, how do you separate the consistent performers from the index-huggers? This exclusive scorecard ranks them by risk, tracking error, cost and more--so you can cut through the noise and stay on top of the index investing game.
20-Aug-2025•Value Research Team
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The final layer is human
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