Many studies on mutual funds have demonstrated the existence of herding behavior and positive feedback trading. However, most research has not examined the characteristics of herding behavior, but simply attempted to determine if herding behavior exists. These studies fail to probe into the...

When analysing the behavior of investors, the emphasis is usually on positive feedback and herding behavior, and the existing literature abounds with studies on the domestic strategy of mutual funds or on their impact. Due to the advantages in terms of the data, many studies investigate US data....