A wide range of empirical biases hampers hedge fund databases. In this paper we focus upon survival-related biases and disentangle look-ahead biases due to self-selection of funds and due to fund termination. Self-selection arises because funds voluntarily report their information to data...

This paper analyzes the properties of a number of estimators that can be used to estimate short-run persistence in mutual fund returns. When data for different funds are pooled, it is advisable to correct for cross-sectional differences in expected returns. However, these adjustments may induce...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Linear static models -- 3 Dealing with heterogeneity and endogeneity: fixed effects, IV and GMM -- 4 Outliers, missing values and other data issues -- 5 Linear dynamic models -- 6 Models with limited...

This paper examines whether investors chase hedge fund investment styles. We find that better-performing and more popular styles are rewarded with higher inflows in subsequent periods. This indicates that investors compare hedge fund styles in terms of recent performance and popularity, and they...