{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is an actively managed ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, 1,200 ETFs are actively managed and 1,422 follow an index, among the core stock, bond and commodity funds ETFIQ covers.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf#article","headline":"What is an actively managed ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, 1,200 ETFs are actively managed and 1,422 follow an index, among the core stock, bond and commodity funds ETFIQ covers.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is an actively managed ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do active ETFs cost more?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Usually. 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ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s gap to its benchmark with the window and the date."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is an actively managed ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is an actively managed ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, 1,200 ETFs are actively managed and 1,422 follow an index, among the core stock, bond and commodity funds ETFIQ covers.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":2051,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is an actively managed ETF? \n \n What is an actively managed ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, 1,200 ETFs are actively managed and 1,422 follow an index, among the core stock, bond and commodity funds ETFIQ covers.\n \n In plain words\n An active ETF has a manager who chooses what to own and when to trade. An index ETF follows a published list and changes only when the index does. Both trade on an exchange and publish their holdings.\n Active funds usually charge more, and their results depend on the manager\u2019s choices as well as the market. ETFIQ reads each fund\u2019s documents to say which kind it is, then shows its gap to its named benchmark over a year and what it charged.\n Questions\n Do active ETFs cost more? Usually. Look at the expense ratio on each fund page and compare it with the benchmark fund.\n How can I tell if an ETF is active? Its prospectus says whether it follows an index. ETFIQ shows the answer on the fund page with the source.\n Do active ETFs beat their benchmark? Some do in one year and not the next. ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s gap to its benchmark with the window and the date.\n Where to next\n Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs Rankings What is an ETF benchmark? What is an ETF expense ratio? What is tracking difference in an ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is an actively managed ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is an actively managed ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is an actively managed ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-actively-managed-etf Markdown [What is an actively managed ETF? 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