At the end of November 2025, the SEC formally approved the first applications for mutual fund complexes to offer an ETF share ...

A mutual fund is an investment that allows individuals to pool their money along with other investors and invest in a collection of securities such as stocks and bonds. Most mutual funds invest in ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Dimensional Fund Advisors’ request to offer both exchange-traded fund and mutual fund share classes within the same fund structure, making ...

The expected SEC approval of ETF share classes for mutual funds and vice versa poses more technical and tax-related challenges than simply pressing a button to convert massive holdings. Processing ...

The first actively managed exchange-traded fund share classes are one step closer to becoming a reality. Dimensional submitted its first request for ETF share classes on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Many investors achieve their investment goals using just mutual funds because of their breadth of options, relatively low costs ...

Investors and retirement savers who want to own broad swaths of the stock and bond markets often face a choice: Do they want to buy time-honored mutual funds, or upstart exchange-traded funds? If ...