The pilot program was open to a total of two million individual investors in five equity index funds that have combined assets under management of more than $100 billion.
The move into Raymond James’ independent advisor channel is one of several across the industry Monday, including an advisor with $600 million going to J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
The updated framework introduces a new method that Morningstar says is more precise in assessing how much alpha a managed investment can add. Nearly one-fifth of the 200,000 funds the firm rates will be affected, mostly as downgrades.