The Dow is arguably the best active fund ever engineered By: MarketWatch December 22, 2016 at 16:06 PM EST For long stretches of time, the Dow has outperformed the S&P 500, a nearly unprecedented accomplishment for an active fund. Read More >> Related Stocks: AT&T Inc Apple Dow Industrials SPDR Goldman Sachs Group News Corporation SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Standard & Poors 500