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Thursday, August 20, 2026The Morning Brief →Sign in
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Jeff Ptak

In PWD coverage since August 19, 2026 · 1 story
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Why active funds lag: their trading erases their stock picks

Morningstar's Jeff Ptak finds the 100 largest active U.S. stock funds picked stocks better than they traded them.
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