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Peter Lynch's Magellan Fund Beats S&P 500 While Active Funds Lag

2 reports, 2 independent Updated Oct 15
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Peter Lynch managed Fidelity's Magellan Fund for 13 years, achieving an average annual return of roughly 29% and beating the S&P 500 in most years. Despite this record, S&P's SPIVA scorecards show that most active large-cap funds trail the S&P 500 over long periods. Lynch advised ordinary investors to buy index funds, stating that fees and timing errors can negatively impact individual investors.

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The performance highlights the ongoing debate between active fund management and passive investing strategies. Reports indicate that a manager's past outperformance is a poor predictor of future results. This trend reinforces the structural importance of index benchmarks like the S&P 500 in determining market performance.

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  • Peter LynchManaged Fidelity's Magellan Fund, which was benchmarked against the S&P 500 index.
  • S&PProvides the S&P 500 index used to benchmark fund performance.

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