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 ...

Amplify Online Retail ETF tracks a global index focused on eCommerce, travel, omnichannel, and marketplaces. Learn more about ...

Tracking error, the amount by which an ETF's returns deviate from its benchmark index, is a fact of life and an often ignored fact at that. In some instances, a high ...

For ETFs that close at the same time as their index, daily returns are typically almost identical. For all the other ETFs, with different closing times, which can include commodity and bond indexes, ...

(MoneyWatch) Investing in stocks involves accepting economic and political risks in return for higher expected returns than you can earn investing in Treasury bills or CDs. To help address these risks ...

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 ...

When I was a kid growing up in Miami, I used to trade baseball cards. I thought I was very smart. I amassed what I thought was a pretty nice collection and convinced my friends to go to baseball card ...

Advisers today can access more-exotic locales and asset classes than ever before, thanks to exchange-traded funds. The evolution of the ETF universe, however, means ...

Investors who study their index funds closely eventually learn of tracking error – the difference between the fund's performance and that of the underlying index it ...

Tracking error, the amount by which an ETF’s returns deviate from its benchmark index, is a fact of life and an often ignored fact at that. In some instances, a ...

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 ...