For years, research has been conducted to correctly model and predict the risk and return structures of Private Equity … (PE) funds. Although past research has revealed valuable insight into the features of those funds, most risk and return … this paper is to develop a methodology to correctly determine the risk and return profiles of Private Equity funds given …

This paper examines the relation between idiosyncratic risk and mutual fund performance using asset pricing models. We … performance. We find that idiosyncratic risk cannot be eliminated in UK mutual funds. We show that idiosyncratic risk is … risk significantly increases the number of funds showing statistically significant and positive selectivity skills (alpha …

In the presence of rising concern about climate change that potentially affects risk and return of investors’ portfolio … companies, active investors might have dispersed climate risk exposures. We compute mutual fund covariance with market ….24% per month on a risk-adjusted basis. High climate beta funds tilt their holdings toward stocks with high potential to hedge …

options in defined contribution retirement plans. We document large differences in realized TDF returns and risk profiles … reflects optimal risk-taking by fund families with low market share, especially those entering the market after 2006. Using … plan-level data, we find little evidence that 401(k) plan sponsors match the risk profile of the TDFs in their plans to the …

performance fees even though these funds may be more expensive. According to agency theory, performance fees could incentivize … managers to achieve better returns, but they could also result in excessive risk taking. While we find evidence that these … Prospect Theory preferences can help explain the emergence of certain financial products beyond other "classical" explanations …

Mutual fund risk-taking via active portfolio rebalancing varies both in the crosssection and over time. In this paper …, I show that the same is true for funds' off- balance sheet risk-taking, even after controlling for on-balance sheet … information. In the empirical application, I show that German equity funds have increased their risk-taking via synthetic leverage …

Mutual fund risk-taking via active portfolio rebalancing varies both in the cross-section and over time. In this paper …, I show that the same is true for funds' off- balance sheet risk-taking, even after controlling for on-balance sheet … information. In the empirical application, I show that German equity funds have increased their risk-taking via synthetic leverage …

We develop a new factor selection methodology of spanning the space of hedge fund risk factors with all available … interpretation of ETF returns as proxies to alternative risk factors driving hedge fund returns. We further consider portfolios of …