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 ...

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, ...

Tracking error is defined as the standard deviation of the difference between the fund’s returns and the returns on the index. In an ideal world, a tracker fund or ...

If a price-based tracking error, or the ETF price return minus index return, is abnormally high, it could mean the price has ...

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 ...

This index fund screener is based on tracking error and return differences wrt benchmarks (also known as tracking differences ...

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 ...