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Active Management Verdict: Only 13% of US Large-Cap Funds Beat Benchmarks Over a Decade

New performance data renews pressure on the stock-picking industry as fee compression, index dominance and concentrated mega-cap leadership compound the hurdle for discretionary managers.

Just 13% of US large-cap stock-picking funds outperformed their benchmarks over the past ten years, according to the latest scorecard data. The result intensifies the secular flow shift toward passive vehicles and sharpens scrutiny of expense ratios across the fund complex.

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Credit Investors Retreat Up the Curve as Duration Risk Overshadows Carry

Fresh strategy notes favour low-duration allocations and warn that investment-grade ETFs still carry too much interest-rate sensitivity even as yields improve income profiles.

Portfolio commentary is converging on a short-duration tilt: LQD is flagged as offering better income but excessive rate risk, while low-duration additions are being made in credit-oriented trusts. The positioning shift reflects lingering uncertainty over the terminal policy rate and long-end term premium.

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