Since Markowitz (1958) and Sharpe (1966), the increasing number of criteria and performance indicators made mutual funds analysis more complex and sometimes risky. In this study we propose to identify the most relevant indicators to classify mutual funds based on their statistical properties....

This paper combines the use of portfolio holdings data and Principal Component Analysis to create synthetic fund indexes. Synthetic funds are funds portfolios which aim to duplicate a fund market in order to represent alternative benchmarks to compare the performance of investment funds. Our...

The objective of this paper is to show similarities or differences of funds' performance according to their domiciliation. Based on performance-risk approach, it seems to be a little evidence of differences between groups of domicile using a classical descriptive analysis. In order to improve...

In this paper, we propose to study the distances and similarities between key performance measures based on clustering data-mining techniques. Based on 15 performance measures related to 211 investment funds and calculated on three sub-periods - 6 months, 1 year and 3 years - clustering...

In this paper we examine the impact of UCITS IV Directive on the performance of European mutual funds. In a sample of 1435 Equity funds from December 2001 to December 2013, we empirically investigate the effects of economies of scale on the relation between size and performance. Using Chen et...

In light of recent financial crises, the role of investment funds is a recurring subject for discussion. Traditional methods must be adapted with the objective to strengthen scientific knowledge of investment funds. This book provides new insights, ideas and empirical evidence to improve tools...