Actively Managed Funds and Morningstar

Morningstar: Just over half of all actively managed funds that focus on U.S. stocks are beating their benchmarks this year, as of May 31, says Morningstar, a Chicago-based investment-research firm. The average active fund was up 4%, compared with a 3.4% gain for the average index fund. By contrast, active funds trailed index funds.., according to Wall Street Journal and This looks like a better year for stock pickers. So what should you do if your mutual fund is still coming up short? (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.