Investors may bristle at the mere mention of tracking error—but that’s what helps them keep more of their money while maximizing their after-tax returns. Taxes can have a major impact on the long-term ...

Christine Benz: Hi, I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.com. What is tracking error, and what information does it yield about mutual funds? Joining me to discuss that topic is Russ Kinnel. He is ...

Here's how I know the ETF Revolution has long since passed, and what we're living in now is the new ETF normal:The questions from advisors are getting a lot smarter. I used to get emails about how ...

This ETF screener is based on tracking errors and differences (ETF return minus index return). It will help users evaluate ...

Tracking error is a number that lets an investor know how closely his or her investment tracks like an index. For example, if you have a portfolio of large cap U.S ...

Most of us believe that index funds will consistently deliver returns similar to the market, regardless of whether we invest in SIPs or a lump sum. Now imagine this: one person invests Rs 5 lakh as a ...

CalPERS' board is expected to decide in September whether to remove alternative investments from its tracking-error calculation used to control risk. Deciding to do ...

There’s a fading but lingering misconception that socially responsible investing (SRI) means sacrificing returns against a benchmark. When evaluating the pros and cons of responsible investing, ...

In an ideal world, a tracker fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) would perfectly match the index it is supposed to follow so a FTSE 100 tracker will deliver exactly the same return as the FTSE 100. In ...