This paper aims to contribute to the lack of research on the learning process of mutual fund markets. The empirical design is focused on the ability of the Spanish equity mutual fund industry to learn from its important errors. The choice of this industry is justified by both its relevance in...

This paper aims to contribute to the lack of research on the learning process of mutual fund markets. The empirical design is focused on the ability of the Spanish equity mutual fund industry to learn from its important errors. The choice of this industry is justified by both its relevance in...

By using Lakonishok et al.(1992) measure, this work provides empirical evidence of herding behaviour in strategic assets allocated by Spanish funds investing in domestic equities from July 1997 to June 2002. This phenomenon is found with more significance when considering more important...