passive

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PE firms and other such assets can come with higher fees than passive funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Overall, passive indexed mutual funds and ETFs received $232.9 billion in new money, and active funds only $97.6 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

"It shows that these non-pathogenic bacteria are not just passive residents but can actively manipulate human cells by injecting their proteins into our cells."

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

And yet, just once, before I said good-bye to the world, what would it be like to be something other than passive?

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate