In Comparing Actively Managed Mutual Funds with Those Funds That

In comparing actively managed mutual funds with those funds that simply buy and hold a large market portfolio (index funds) , we would expect that

A) the actively managed funds provide a higher return than the index funds.
B) the index funds provide a higher return than the actively managed funds.
C) actively managed funds and index funds provide the same returns.
D) index funds provide a lower return than actively managed funds only if taxes are taken into consideration.