The Tracking Line in the Report: Tracking Error Map

The decision is which line in the fund's periodic report you read before you add money to an index fund. This page does not rank funds by yield, and it does not set a maximum tracking difference. A number you invent as a cutoff is not a rule.

Updated October 14, 2026.

The line, then the comparison

Open the latest periodic report the fund has published. Find the section that states tracking difference or tracking error against the benchmark the fund names. Write:

• the period the report covers,
• the benchmark name in the report,
• the figure the report gives,
• the sentence, if any, that explains why the figure is large.

If the report has no such line, you do not substitute a third-party website's "tracking error." You either find the official report or you do not add money on the basis of tracking.

Compare the benchmark name with the index you thought you bought. If they differ, stop and read the prospectus change. The fee reread is the discipline page. This page is only the tracking line.

China public funds publish periodic reports under the disclosure rules. See the disclosure measures. The measures do not tell you that a particular tracking figure is acceptable.

FAQ

What tracking error is too high?

The report can show a figure. This page will not tell you the figure is fine or fatal. Your stop is an unexplained figure, or a benchmark that is not the index you named.

Can I use last year's report if this year's is late?

Write the date. A late report means you are deciding on old information. Say that in the note. Do not pretend the old figure is current.

Does a small tracking error mean the yield is safe?

No. Tracking is not a yield, and it is not a promise about distributions. The yield source is a different page.

Last reviewed

October 14, 2026.