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Performance maximization of actively managed funds
Guasoni, Paolo; Huberman, Gur; Wang, Zhenyu - 2010
Ratios that indicate the statistical significance of a fund's alpha typically appraise its performance. A growing literature suggests that even in the absence of any ability to predict returns, holding options positions on the benchmark assets or trading frequently can significantly enhance...
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Purchase and redemption decisions of mutual fund investors and the role of fund families
Jank, Stephan; Wedow, Michael - 2010
This paper investigates the purchases and redemptions of a large cross-sectional sample of German equity funds. We find that investors punish bad performance by selling their shares, but also have a tendency to sell winners. Investors in large fund families show higher sales and redemption...
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Purchase and redemption decisions of mutual fund investors and the role of fund families
Jank, Stephan; Wedow, Michael - 2010
This paper investigates the purchases and redemptions of a large cross-sectional sample of German equity funds. We find that investors punish bad performance by selling their shares, but also have a tendency to sell winners. Investors in large fund families show higher sales and redemption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302545
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Investment style of Jordanian mutual funds
Hacini, Ishaq; Dahou, Khadra; Benbouziane, Mohamed - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 5 (2012) 2, pp. 113-127
The study investigates the mutual funds investment style in the Jordanian context. It uses monthly returns of five mutual funds from July 2000 to December 2009. To do so, it employs the 4-factors model with explanatory variables the market portfolio return, a small minus large capitalization...
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Different risk-adjusted fund performance measures: a comparison
Grau-Carles, Pilar; Sainz, Jorge; Otamendi, Javier; … - 2009
-Fisher expansion and on the extreme value theory. Moreover, we construct a performance index similar to the Sharpe ratio using these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299556
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Estimating the intensity of choice in a dynamic mutual fund allocation decision
Goldbaum, David; Mizrach, Bruce - 2005
The paper analyzes the intensity of choice in an agent based financial optimization problem. Mean-variance optimizing agents choose among mutual funds of similar styles but varying performance. We specify a model for the allocation of new funds, switching between funds, and withdrawals and...
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Does active portfolio management create value? An evaluation of fund managers' decisions
Engström, Stefan - 2004
In this paper, I obtain new measures of the value of active portfolio management by forming replicating portfolios. These measures allow for a separate evaluation of fund managers' strategic and tactical decisions. I also obtain new evidence on the value of trading by decomposing it into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281335
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Portfolio choice and the effects of liquidity
González, Ana; Rubio, Gonzalo - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 2 (2011) 1, pp. 53-74
This paper discusses how to introduce liquidity into the well known mean-variance framework of portfolio selection … using a representative sample of Spanish equity portfolios. Either by estimating mean-variance liquidity constrained … frontiers or directly estimating optimal portfolios for alternative levels of risk aversion and preference for liquidity, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317124
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Imperfect predictability and mutual fund dynamics. How managers use predictors in changing systematic risk.
Amisano, Gianni; Savona, Roberto - 2008
Suppose a fund manager uses predictors in changing port-folio allocations over time. How does predictability translate into portfolio decisions? To answer this question we derive a new model within the Bayesian framework, where managers are assumed to modulate the systematic risk in part by...
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Asset class diversification and delegation of responsibilities between central banks and sovereign wealth funds
Aizenman, Joshua; Glick, Reuven - 2010
This paper presents a model comparing the optimal degree of asset class diversification abroad by a central bank and a sovereign wealth fund. We show that if the central bank manages its foreign asset holdings in order to meet balance of payments needs, particularly in reducing the probability...
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