Comment on Can You Really Game Index Funds?parentComments−maaku11yThe majority, sure, but not all. Look at since-inception charts of POGRX, VHT, and BRK.B for example.−Tideflat11yHowever, for a lazy or casual investor discovering the difference between the good managers and the lucky managers is very hard.−maaku11yEh, just compare the active fund against the S&P 500 on a suitably long enough horizon:https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSEARCA%3ASPY%2C+NYSEARCA%...I'll admit it's looking for a needle in haystack though. In all my looking I've only found these three. Really just VHT and POGRX, since the success of BRK (Warren Buffett's company) is common knowledge.
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The majority, sure, but not all. Look at since-inception charts of POGRX, VHT, and BRK.B for example.
However, for a lazy or casual investor discovering the difference between the good managers and the lucky managers is very hard.
Eh, just compare the active fund against the S&P 500 on a suitably long enough horizon:
https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSEARCA%3ASPY%2C+NYSEARCA%...
I'll admit it's looking for a needle in haystack though. In all my looking I've only found these three. Really just VHT and POGRX, since the success of BRK (Warren Buffett's company) is common knowledge.