BlackRock published a new Viewpoint report named ‘Index Investing Supports Vibrant Capital Markets’ that defends Index Investing

The firm writes that index investing has profoundly changed the way investors seek returns, manage risk, and build portfolios.

“For nearly 50 years, index investment vehicles have lowered costs and simplified access to diversified investments for all investors, from sophisticated institutions to individuals. Technology and data have also transformed the range of investments that can be tracked by an index. Choice now extends beyond traditional equity indexes, which include stocks in proportion to their market-capitalisation, to a whole array of more dynamic indexes compiled according to other methodologies.”