European Active/Passive Barometer Report: Mid-year 2025

Track how active funds perform versus passive peers across European, Asian, and African categories.

In the first half of this year, active managers faced significant challenges, as evidenced by the drop in their one-year success rate to 23.1% in February. However, their ability to adapt and rebalance portfolios allowed them to recover and gradually match the end-2024 success rate. This highlights the potential benefits of active management in navigating turbulent markets, and underscores the risks involved.

The latest European Active/Passive Barometer report analyzes nearly 30,500 unique active and passive European-domiciled funds across categories, including success rates, annualized excess returns, and more.


Download the report to see how active and passive fund performance trends can help guide your investment decisions. 

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