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U.S. Domiciled Funds: Active vs. Passive Record passive inflows suggest passive equity funds will surpass active in the coming years. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch US Equity & US Quant Strategy

U.S. Active Fund Managers vs. Benchmarks It is hard for active fund managers to beat their benchmarks over the long term. Image: Financial Times

Passive Over Active Funds History suggests that investor outflows from active funds are smallest after periods of high policy uncertainty. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Passive Equity Fund Assets vs. Active Record passive inflows suggest passive equity funds will surpass active by 2022. Image: BofA Merrill Lynch

U.S. Active vs. Passive Fund Net Flows Active mutual funds exhibits persistent outflows, while inflows into index-tracking U.S. mutual funds and ETFs continue to rise. Image: Bloomberg

Active Equity Managers Still Underperform This chart shows the low percentage of active funds that outperformed and how difficult it really is to beat the market over time. You may also like “The Rise of Passive Investing.” Image: PIMCO

U.S. Interest Rates Make the Dollar More Attractive The strong dollar is the result of higher U.S. interest rates and the fact that the U.S. economy is outperforming the world. But Fed rate cuts are coming. Image: Financial Times

Cumulative Net Flows into Passive and Active Equity Funds since 2005 Here is the cumulative net flows into passive and active equity funds from 2005 to 2019. Passive is indexes & ETFs. Until active equity funds drop fees, it will certainly continue.

NAAIM Exposure Index – Investor Sentiment The National Association of Active Investment Managers Exposure Index represents the two-week moving average exposure to U.S. equity markets reported by NAAIM members. The NAAIM Exposure Index drops to 72%. NAAIM members are slightly less bullish than last week. Image: National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM)

S&P 500 Equity Risk Premium: Earnings Yield Minus 10-Year Treasury Yield Chart suggesting that the S&P 500 equity risk premium looks attractive. Image: SunTrust Private Wealth Management