What’s in a (Green) Name? The Consequences of Greening Fund Names on Fund Flows, Turnover, and Performance

We examine a sample of U.S. mutual funds and find that, between 2003 and 2018, 28 funds have changed their name to a sustainability-related appellation. Following the name change, we observe three main outcomes: (i) an increase in fund flows, (ii) a significant rise in portfolio turnover, and (iii) no substantial change in fund betas and alpha

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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	El Ghoul, Sadok
Other Persons:	Karoui, Aymen (contributor)
Publisher:	[2020]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Investmentfonds \| Investment Fund \| Arbeitsmobilität \| Labour mobility \| Anlageverhalten \| Behavioural finance

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (22 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Finance Research Letters, Forthcoming Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 9, 2020 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.3593056 [DOI]
Classification:	G11 - Portfolio Choice ; G23 - Pension Funds; Other Private Financial Institutions ; M14 - Corporate Culture; Social Responsibility
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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