• Investing in indices is a passive investment strategy that seeks to replicate the performance of a benchmark index.

  • Indexing offers more diversification as well as lower costs and fees than actively managed strategies.
  • Indexing seeks to match the risk and return of the entire market based on the theory that in the long run the market will outperform any stock selection tool.
  • Fully investing in an index involves buying all index components with a given portfolio weight, while less intensive strategies involve holding only the largest index weight or a selection of important components.