WHAT IS AN ACTIVELY MANAGED FUND?
With an actively managed fund, the focus is on outperforming a specific benchmark, or index. Rather than investing in the same stocks that feature in that index, active managers scrutinise company, industry and market developments (such as earnings reports, new product launches and political events) to identify stocks with the greatest potential to generate a profit.
They can also adjust the structure of their investment portfolios to include different asset classes and sectors based on what their research reveals.