Index funds don't discriminate against stocks, but they can discriminate against directors and executives who don't deliver their desired profits and returns. Ie, by voting them out. This is already starting to happen. See: https://www.barrons.com/articles/passive-investors-are-the-n...

I mostly read about passive firms voting more on special issues like climate change or good governance. Where did they they talk about voting out directors who didn’t deliver profits? (Honest question, I mostly read the article, then came back to it and hit a paywall.)

> Michelle Edkins, BlackRock’s global head of investment stewardship. “It’s not just about climate. It comes back to the point of governance as a lens, and when it’s not serving shareholder interests, it’s a flag.”

Right. In fact index funds should be better for management since they won't be rocking the boat so much.