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An intersection–union test for supporting the hypothesis that a given investment strategy is optimal among a set of alternatives is presented. It compares the Sharpe ratio of the benchmark with that of each other strategy. The intersection–union test takes serial dependence into account and...
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Our paper explores the link between cross-sectional fund return dispersion and performance evaluation. The foundation of our model is the simple intuition that in periods of high return dispersion, which is associated with high levels of idiosyncratic risk for zero-alpha funds, it is easier for...
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We discuss various performance measures of beta hedging and offer a new synthetic criterion that accounts for both risk-adjusted return and loss of the trading strategy. We consider two long portfolios hedged by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) that mimics the S&P 500 index. The first portfolio...
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In a passive investing strategy through indexation, the portfolio performance will depend largely on the ability to choose the best index. In this paper, we study the performance of four of the main stock indices in Mexico with the intention of selecting the best one for a passive investing...
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This paper investigates investor disagreement and clientele effects in performance evaluation by developing a measure that considers the best potential clienteles of mutual funds. In an incomplete market under law-of-one-price and no-good-deal conditions, we obtain an upper bound on admissible...
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This paper develops a diagnostic tool for candidate performance measures that accounts for investor disagreement in mutual funds. We compare the evaluation for best clienteles, specified by an upper admissible performance bound, to the one for representative investors implicit in twelve models....
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This paper extends recent discussion on the effectiveness of mutual fund performance measures. We utilize the well-known value premium to examine the ability of mutual fund performance measures to distinguish between the results of value funds and growth funds. Specifically, we examine the...
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In this article we examine the risk factors that help explain long/short equity (LSE) mutual fund performance. We show that for most LSE mutual funds, 50%-80% of their returns can be explained using common factors such as capitalization, book-to-value ratio, dividend yield, and volatility. The...
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