While actively - managed ETFs
run by professional money managers are still scarce, you can bet that innovative money management firms are working diligently to overcome the challenges of making this product available worldwide.
Mutual funds are a great way for investors to gain exposure to many different stocks, bonds and other asset classes in a single, diversified portfolio that is
run by a professional money manager.
Many variable annuities offer investment portfolios that are actively
managed by professional money managers, thereby allowing you to create your own investment strategy among the various subaccounts.
While a mutual fund is typically built and actively managed
by a professional money manager, ETFs generally employ a more passive approach: they try to replicate the holdings, weightings and / or performance of a particular index.