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, while mutual fund strategies are largely trend following. The only institutional performers---the 2/3 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 …
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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 …
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Hedge fund activism generates persistent performance, but heterogeneity in performance suggests that some hedge fund activists are more skilled than others. We use a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Bayesian estimation algorithm to isolate a time-invariant activist-specific skill component from...
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This paper examines the governance role of hedge fund activists by analyzing the impact of these activists on CEO turnover, CEO pay, and CEO pay-performance link in targeted companies. Using the difference-in-difference approach, we first find significantly higher CEO turnover following hedge...
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