Total active and passive mutual funds in the U.S. 2000-2023
The number of both actively-managed mutual funds and passively-managed index mutual funds in the United States remained relatively consistent between 2000 and 2023. In 2023, there were a total of 6,431 actively-managed mutual funds in the U.S. - a decrease of 181 from the previous year. There were only 516 passively-managed index mutual funds in the U.S. in 2023.