11.   Investors can beat the index by buying those stocks whose weightings can be expected to grow significantly, and by selling those whose weightings are likely to fall.

12.   Investors have flocked to the funds as an alternative to funds that aim to beat market indices and often fail.

13.   Index funds are a tough sell since most investors want to beat the index, not match it.

14.   It beat the index in the month of May.

15.   On average, they beat their index in three of five measuring periods.

16.   Once again, however, the majority of fund managers were unable to beat the indices which serve as their benchmarks.

17.   Poppenhagen has pulled off that kind of performance by, in a sense, beating the index at its own game.

18.   Rekenthaler said few government bond funds beat the index because the U.S. interest-rate market -- the dominant factor behind government bond returns -- is so efficient.

19.   Small-cap funds beat their index more often and with even bigger margins.

20.   Some large managers, while not beating the indexes, have at least held their own.