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We measure the ability of professional investment managers in timing cashflow vs. discount-rate news, the two components of market returns. We find that the average U.S. equity mutual fund exhibits cashflow-timing skills of 2.12/year, but discount-rate timing of -0.84/year; further,...
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This paper challenges existing studies of mutual fund market timing that find little evidence of timing ability. Using a sample of daily returns for 35 countries, we find that more than a third of mutual funds show significantly positive market timing ability across all countries. We show that...
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Using a sample of equity closed-end funds, we document significant portfolio holdings disclosure valuation effects and strategic disclosure timing by portfolio managers. An event study analysis reveals statistically significant positive (negative) abnormal returns associated with early (late)...
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funds do not time the market. This conclusion is robust when controlling for publicly available information in evaluating …
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(FOFs). In this paper we examine a new database that separates out for the first time the effects of diversification (the … variance reducing effects of diversification peter out once FOFs hold more than 20 underlying hedge funds. Yet the majority of … FOFs are more diversified than this. We find a new and surprising result that this excess diversification actually …
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Funds of hedge funds are diversified investment vehicles that provide investors with diversification either across …
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In this study, we delve into the financial market to compare the performance of prominent AI and robotics-related stocks against traditional IT indices, such as the Nasdaq, and specialized AI and robotics ETFs. We evaluate the role of these stocks in diversifying portfolios, analyzing their...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the volatility-timing performance of Singapore-based funds under the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Investment Scheme and non-CPF linked funds by taking into account the currency risk effect on internationally managed funds. In particular, we empirically...
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