Active allocation fails to outperform in more than 85% of multi-asset funds

Fundhouse research

Cristian Angeloni
clock • 2 min read

Active asset allocation in multi-asset funds has failed to outperform benchmarks in the vast majority of cases over the last decade, research by Fundhouse has revealed.

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