Active investing is drawing growing interest as investors look to spread their money beyond a handful of mega- cap technology stocks. Strategies that blend data-driven models with managers' judgment calls are gaining ground over purely passive approaches. Smart beta ETFs, which some describe as "quasi-active,†pulled in about $37 billion during 2025, according to insights from Nate Geraci, president of NovaDius Wealth Management and co-founder of The ETF Store. These funds follow factor-based rules without m ...