Equity Funds
Learn about the latest developments among equity mutual funds, including active and passive funds.
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By Janet Levaux(Hollywood, Fla.) International-stock funds have been outpacing their U.S. counterparts in early 2010, as they did in 2009. According to Morningstar, some $576 million flowed into...
June 15, 2010
Putnam Investments to Launch Multi-Cap Equity FundsPutnam Investments announced Monday, June 14, that it will be launching a suite of three U.S. multi-cap equity funds, available by late September 2010.
June 01, 2010
Investors Leaving Money Markets, As Flows Go to Bonds, EquitiesAccording to the latest Lipper research, investors withdrew nearly $150 billion from money market funds in March, their 14th straight month of net redemptions. They...
June 01, 2010
The ETF Advisor: Utility ETFs Promise Low Volatility and Steady DividendsIn the aftermath of the stock market's two most gut wrenching years since the Great Depression, it's no secret that investors want stability and current...
May 20, 2010
Islamic Funds Boost Results, Latest Lipper Research ShowsIslamic equity funds, which invest in accordance with Islamic principles or Shariah law, ranged in performance from a boost of 28% for Russia funds to -3% for gold/precious metals.
May 20, 2010
Lipper Research Finds Islamic Funds' Results Are Sharply HigherIslamic funds invested in the Gulf Cooperation Council (or GCC, which includes several Arab states on the Persian Gulf) sharply improved their position in Lipper rankings, according to a recent report.
May 01, 2010
Positive Returns: Four Quarters in a Row"Equity funds strung together their fourth consecutive quarter of plus-side returns during first quarter 2010, posting a 4.64 percent return despite losing ground in January,"...
April 30, 2010
Markets Down for the Week; Fund Flows Keep Rolling Inajor U.S. stock markets ended the week of April 26 down slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined about 2 percent and ended the week...