scholarly journals Risk, return & performance evaluation of selected mutual fund schemes – a study on large & mid cap funds

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-362
Author(s):  
Krunal K Bhuva ◽  
Ashok R. Bantwa
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Stock Selection ◽  
Market Returns ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Risk Return ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Better Than

This paper studies the persistence of mutual fund performance. Academic research oftenfocuses on fund returns. This study intends to examine the performance of selected Large cap and Mid capmutual fund schemes of Indian Mutual fund industry during the study period 2007 to 2011. The performanceof selected schemes is evaluated in terms of average returns, systematic risk, and unsystematic risk and byusing different measures like: Sharpe, Jenson, Treynor and FAMA. After detailed analysis it is found thatexcept two all the sampled schemes have performed better than market. Supporting the establishedrelationship of high risk - high return, better performing schemes are exposed to higher risk. The findings alsorevealed that majority of the schemes were adequately diversified and about 60% of the schemes were able tobeat the market with help of better stock selection skill of fund managers. Finding from the t-test calculationsshows that there is no difference between returns from large cap mid cap mutual funds in long run. From thereturn comparison of mutual funds and market, in 2008 & 2011 large cap are underperforming than marketand in 2011 only mid cap mutual funds are showing less return than market returns.

scholarly journals MANAGERIAL ABILITIES AND FACTOR INVESTMENT STYLE PERFORMANCES OF MALAYSIAN MUTUAL FUND MANAGERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-135
Author(s):  
Pick-Soon Ling ◽  
Ruzita Abdul-Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Stock Selection ◽  
Investment Style ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Equity Mutual Funds ◽  
Timing Ability ◽  
Stock Picking

Background and Purpose: Studies focusing on mutual fund managerial abilities and investment style strategies are still scarce in the literature. Thus, this study aims to provide new evidence and insights into the managerial abilities and investment style performances of Malaysian fund managers.   Methodology: A total of 444 Malaysian equity mutual funds (EMFs) were evaluated using Carhart’s model incorporated with Treynor-Mazuy (T-M) and Henriksson-Merton (H-M) market timing models for the study period, from January 1995 to December 2017.   Findings: Fund managers displayed superior stock selection skills with 32 percent and 43 percent of funds for T-M and H-M respectively, with perverse market timing ability which accounted for 39 percent and 42 percent of funds for T-M and H-M respectively. Perverse timing ability had reduced the superior stock-picking skills of fund managers. This suggests that the EMFs performance could further improve if respective fund managers perform better in market timing ability. The finding also indicates that size effect (SMB) and value effect (HML) play significant roles in investment style strategies, while results of momentum factor (WML) propose that Malaysian fund managers have followed the contrarian strategy.   Contributions: This study contributes in several ways especially in the literature of portfolio management as the evidence is obtained from the largest mutual funds sample size and the longest study period. Moreover, this study also used the highest frequency data to study the effects of market timing which were overlooked in previous studies.   Keywords: Adjusted carhart, Malaysian market, market timing, mutual fund, stock selection.   Cite as: Ling, P-S., & Abdul-Rahim, R. (2021). Managerial abilities and factor investment style performances of Malaysian mutual funds.  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 118-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp118-135

Style and Skill: Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, and Momentum

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 5505-5531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Grinblatt ◽  
Gergana Jostova ◽  
Lubomir Petrasek ◽  
Alexander Philipov
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Hedge Fund ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Short Sales ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Liquidity Provision ◽  
Stock Picking ◽  
Hedge Fund Performance

Classifying mandatory 13F stockholding filings by manager type reveals that hedge fund strategies are mostly contrarian, and mutual fund strategies are largely trend following. The only institutional performers—the two thirds of hedge fund managers that are contrarian—earn alpha of 2.4% per year. Contrarian hedge fund managers tend to trade profitably with all other manager types, especially when purchasing stocks from momentum-oriented hedge and mutual fund managers. Superior contrarian hedge fund performance exhibits persistence and stems from stock-picking ability rather than liquidity provision. Aggregate short sales further support these conclusions about the style and skill of various fund manager types. This paper was accepted by Tyler Shumway, finance.

scholarly journals Investing in the “New Economy”: Mutual Fund Performance and the Nature of the Firm

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Physical Assets

AbstractAlthough stock returns of intangibles-intensive firms tend to exceed physical assets-intensive firms, risk-adjusted returns of actively managed mutual funds significantly decrease (increase) with their portfolios’ exposure to intangibles-intensive (physical assets-intensive) firms. Fund managers tend to exhibit skill when they focus on difficult-to-value (e.g., small) firms, except when the firms are intangibles-intensive. In sum, the worst-performing funds are in areas of the market that seem to offer ample opportunities for professional investors due to exacerbated mispricing. The negative impact of investments in intangibles-intensive firms on fund performance appears to be driven by extrapolation bias and decreases with learning from experience.

scholarly journals The Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Mutual Funds Performance in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-53
Author(s):  
Cai Li ◽  
Rosemond Atampokah ◽  
Helena Akolpoka ◽  
Priscilla Avonie ◽  
Baku R. Kwame
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Foreign Portfolio Investment ◽  
Macroeconomic Variables ◽  
Macroeconomic Conditions ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
The World ◽  
World Champion ◽  
The Impact

Development across the globe has been an agenda many citizens of the world champion irrespective of the area, sector or discipline within which it is being advocated. Politically, socially, and in the world of economics, mutual fund has gained significance within country’s economic environment. The phenomenal growth in the financial market of mutual funds can be attributed to the increase in the various financial schemes available, improvement in fund mobilization, as well as the growth of investments in the country. We examined the impact of macroeconomic variables on mutual fund performance of all mutual fund companies in Ghana over the period of 2008 to 2016. We performed correlation analysis, hence examined the co-movement of the returns from the selected funds with the key macroeconomic variables. We find macroeconomics variables positively affect the returns of funds. The effect comes by the amount of money available for investments. We further find exchange rate as the strongest macroeconomic variable affects the performance of mutual funds in Ghana. We established that Ghana receives a significant amount of foreign portfolio investment (FPI), where investors in other countries bring in their money to make investment on our financial markets. Our results provide evidence for fund managers on approach in dealing with macroeconomic conditions and its volatilities.

scholarly journals Mutual Fund Performance: Evidence from India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 11714-11723
Keyword(s):  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Mutual Fund Performance ◽  
Stock Selection ◽  
Multifactor Models ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Timing Ability

We empirically examine fund managers’ stock selection and market timing ability using various risk-adjusted measures such as CAPM and multifactor models of FamaFrench (1993) and Carhart (1997) to gauge mutual fund performance in India. The sample consists of 183 actively managed equity-oriented funds and covers the period from April 2000 to March 2018. The study, on the whole, documents some evidence of positive and significant stock selection ability but fails to yield any notable evidence of market timing ability of fund managers. Our results are robust according to various riskadjusted performance evaluation techniques, sub-period analysis, excluding the crisis period and at the individual fund level. The findings of our study are in line with the previous studies that report limited selectivity skill and market timing ability among fund managers. The main implication of the study is that active portfolio management may not be very rewarding in comparison to a passive investment strategy.

Characteristics of Successful Hedge Fund Managers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashrafee T. Hossain ◽  
Samir Saadi ◽  
Maxim Treff
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Hedge Fund ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hedge Fund Performance

Managerial skill is a key determinant of a hedge fund’s success. Identifying the key characteristics of successful managers is important because of a strong relation between hedge fund performance and managerial skills. This chapter provides a brief history of some highly successful hedge fund managers as well as a discussion of the different demands of the hedge fund industry versus other pooled investments, such as mutual funds. Furthermore, the chapter examines the differences between hedge fund and mutual fund managers involving return expectations, performance measures, and compensation. Next the chapter explores the key characteristics that hedge fund managers should possess to be successful. Although some characteristics are easy to identify and measure, others are less so. The chapter also includes a detailed discussion of social versus human capital.

scholarly journals Mutual Fund Performance in Slovenia: An Analysis of Mutual Funds with Investment Policies in Europe and the Energy Sector

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Hribernik ◽  
Uroš Vek
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Mutual Fund Performance ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Information Ratio ◽  
Risk And Return ◽  
Investment Policies ◽  
Fund Managers

Mutual Fund Performance in Slovenia: An Analysis of Mutual Funds with Investment Policies in Europe and the Energy Sector This paper examines the risk and return performance of mutual funds in Slovenia from 2005 until August 2009. The research is limited to the regional investment policies in Europe and the energy sector. Using monthly returns, we analyzed different risk-adjusted measures such as: the Treynor ratio, the Sortino ratio and the Information ratio. We also studied selections and timing ability using the Treynor-Mazuy model. The risk and return performance of mutual funds in the Slovenian market does not deviate from those in developed markets. We also found out that the selection ability of fund managers is better than market timing and that the findings of this paper are in accordance with other international studies.

Do Mutual Funds Perform When It Matters Most to Investors? US Mutual Fund Performance and Risk in Recessions and Expansions

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 607-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Kosowski
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Regime Switching ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Marginal Utility ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Switching Performance ◽  
Equity Mutual Funds

This paper shows that the stylized fact of average mutual fund underperformance documented in the literature stems from expansion periods when funds have statistically significant negative risk-adjusted performance and not recession periods when risk-adjusted fund performance is positive. These results imply that traditional unconditional performance measures understate the value added by active mutual fund managers in recessions, when investors' marginal utility of wealth is high. The risk-adjusted performance (or alpha) difference between recession and expansion periods is statistically and economically significant at 3% to 5% per year. Our findings are based on a novel multi-variate conditional regime-switching performance methodology used to carry out one of the most comprehensive examinations of the performance of US domestic equity mutual funds in recessions and expansions from 1962 to 2005. The findings are robust to the choice of the factor model (including bond and liquidity factor extensions), the use of NBER business cycle dates, fund load, turnover, expenses and percentage of equity holdings.

scholarly journals THE EVALUATION OF MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCE IN LITHUANIA CONSIDERING RISK AND TIMING ABILITY / LIETUVOS INVESTICINIŲ FONDŲ VEIKLOS VERTINIMAS, ATSIŽVELGIANT Į RIZIKĄ IR SAVALAIKIŠKUMĄ

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Gavrilova
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Mutual Fund ◽  
Fund Performance ◽  
Sharpe Ratio ◽  
Mutual Fund Performance ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Investment Return ◽  
Timing Ability

Over the last decade, Lithuania has witnessed a growing interest in investment promoted by the need to successfully manage available funds. Direct investments (e. g. buying and selling stocks) require a specific knowledge of investment instruments. Therefore, an ordinary investor finds investment in mutual funds easier and cheaper. Usually the most important questions to the investor include measuring the results of a fund and the quality of the actions performed by the fund managers. The article evaluates the rates of mutual fund performance and identifies their shortages. The methods for evaluating investment return according to the level of risk and timing ability of the fund managers are presented using the Sharpe ratio and Treynor-Mazuy model on the basis of which mutual funds in Lithuania are analyzed. Santrauka Paskutinįjį dešimtmetį Lietuvoje pastebimas žmonių susidomėjimo investavimu augimas – tai skatina poreikis sėkmingai „įdarbinti“ turimas laisvas lėšas. Investuoti tiesiogiai (perkant atskirų įmonių akcijas ir pan.) daug kam yra pernelyg sudėtinga (reikia specialių žinių apie įvairius investavimo objektus, gilios rinkos analizės), be to, dažnai tiesiogiai investuoti yra gana brangu, todėl ne vienas žmogus pasirenka sprendimą – investuoti į fondus. Fondų dalyviams aktualiausia, kaip tinkamai vertinti fondų rezultatus. Straipsnyje identifikuojami investicinių fondų valdymo įmonių naudojami veiklos vertinimo rodikliai bei jų trūkumai. Pateikiamas investicinių fondų veiklos vertinimo, atsižvelgiant į riziką ir savalaikiškumą, metodas naudojant Šarpo bei Treynoro ir Mazuy rodiklius. Remiantis rodikliais atlikta Lietuvos investicinių fondų grąžos bei fondų valdytojų efektyvumo analizė.

scholarly journals Selectivity and Market Timing Ability of Fund Managers: Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Conventional HSBC Saudi Mutual Funds

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zouaoui
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Mutual Funds ◽  
Market Timing ◽  
Performance Persistence ◽  
Stock Selection ◽  
Fund Managers ◽  
Market Index ◽  
Good Market ◽  
Timing Ability ◽  
Better Than

This paper empirically compares the market timing, the stock selection and the performance persistence of Islamic and conventional HSBC Saudi mutual funds by using monthly returns from April 2011 to December 2018. The data was grouped into five portfolios based on geographical investment basis (locally, Arab, internationally) and Sharia compliance (Islamic and conventional). The empirical results indicate that Islamic funds underperformed conventional funds internationally but not locally. Findings suggest that the market selectivity skills of managers in the Islamic funds are better than the conventional funds. In addition, only the managers of Saudi conventional funds investing internationally have a good market timing skills, thus, they are able to beat the market index by predicting its movements and buying and selling accordingly. Furthermore, this study gives a brief idea about the performance persistence of HSBC Saudi funds. The results confirm existence of the persistence performance when the funds do not apply Sharia law and when they are instead focused internationally.

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