Index Funds and Stewardship: A Practice Worth Encouraging

By Joshua Levin Introduction Indexing, passive ownership, and the relative dominance of BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard (the “Big Three”) have created a concentration of corporate power not seen since the Gilded Age in America. However, whether increased passive ownership is “good” or “bad” for companies and shareholders hinges largely on the activity of the … Continue reading Index Funds and Stewardship: A Practice Worth Encouraging