A passive index-tracking fund carries relatively little manager risk. Its main risk RELATIVE to its benchmark is instead:
Tracking error/tracking risk applies to index funds and ETFs — the risk of failing to match the benchmark closely due to fees, cash, sampling or replication method — rather than active manager underperformance.
Assigning active-fund risks such as key-person risk to a passive index tracker.
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