passive

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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

The company has said the updated rules are meant to ensure the Nasdaq-100 “remains timely and representative” of the market, and to allow passive managers to easily replicate the index.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

However, real-world contexts can also be passive, such as the environment you are in.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Paramount has described the funds as largely passive investors, saying the royal families would not have input into corporate decision-making.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

On the pig farm, that passive blankness returned.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden