We present evidence on the trading and performance impact of buy-side analysts. Using data provided by a large global asset manager, we relate buy-side analysts' recommendations to fund transactions on a daily basis. We show that buy-side analysts significantly influence trading decisions: Fund...

Leveraged ETFs provide a convenient mechanism to dynamically change portfolio exposure and can be successfully used to construct robust portfolios that perform well during equity market drops. We start with a classical 60 percent Bonds/ 40 percent Stocks portfolio with monthly rebalancing that...

We discuss performance of some known market anomalies like equal-weighted index, low volatility stock index, factor anomalies of Andrea Frazzini, Ronen Israel and Tobias J. Moskowitz. We suggest the utilization of these anomalies through dynamic risk allocation in portfolios based on these...

In the hedge fund universe, where it is frequently said that performance is extracted from managers, reflecting active asset management, the implementation of hedge fund indices may be surprising, because the notion of index is commonly associated with the notion of passive management. The aim...

In this article we examine the backfill bias or instant history bias for hedge funds using additional information from the Tass database. This is information about the exact date a hedge fund starts reporting to Tass. Using this information we are able to reveal the length of the instant...

Previous research has concluded that prespecified asset allocations used by many Section 529 college savings plans are not only suboptimal, but that they are also so conservative that many investors would do better by avoiding such plans entirely. Recent changes in the tax code and in the rules...

Opinion leaders of an investment network can have a significant impact on capital markets because their investment decisions are adopted by their peers and trigger large trading cascades, increasing herding behavior and comovement among stock returns. This paper analyzes the interaction-based...

In order to ensure long-term viability and impact, many private foundations have three basic investment policy objectives: 1) Distribute 5% of the net fair value of their assets per year; 2) Maintain at least a constant level of real (inflation-adjusted) charitable giving per year; and 3) Do so...

The aim of this paper is to examine if fund attributes such as size, age and family size influence the expense ratio. The study employs multiple regression analysis for cross-section data with the use of three methods of estimation (OLS, Fama–MacBeth and IRLS). The analysis is conducted using...

This article investigates the relationship between the attributes and performance of mutual funds in Poland. The study employs classic measures of return and the most popular organizational factors discussed in the financial literature. By using a relatively large dataset of 152 equity funds...