An Examination of Mutual Fund Timing Ability Using Monthly Holdings Data
In this paper, the authors use monthly holdings to study timing ability. These data differ from holdings data used in previous studies in that the authors' data have a higher frequency and include a full range of securities, not just traded equities. Using a one-index model, the authors find, as do two recent studies, that management appears to have positive and statistically significant timing ability. When a multiindex model is used, the authors show that timing decisions do not result in an increase in performance, whether timing is measured using conditional or unconditional sensitivities. The authors show that sector rotation decisions with respect to high-tech stocks are a major contribution to negative timing. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.
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2011
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Authors: | Elton, Edwin J. ; Gruber, Martin J. ; Blake, Christopher R. |
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Review of Finance. - European Finance Association - EFA, ISSN 1572-3097. - Vol. 16.2011, 3, p. 619-645
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European Finance Association - EFA |
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