Dividend payments attenuate agency issues, but they can also be used by managers for management entrenchment. Using open-ended mutual funds, we find that dividend yield (DY) is positively (negatively) related to a fund's post-dividend net cash flow (performance). In addition, we find that...

We analyze mutual fund flow-performance relationship using a novel sample of Chinese mutual funds that trade in a volatile market environment. Consistent with existing literature, we find that the net flow to a fund is positively related to past fund performance. However, the positive...

Using a unique sample of open-ended mutual funds, which are flexible in dividend policy and not required to “pass through” dividend to investors, we test whether funds pay dividend to cater to investor's demand for cash or they exploit investor's imperfect rationality to serve fund managers'...

We analyze the relationship between flows and performance of Chinese mutual funds that trade in a volatile market environment. Consistent with existing literature, we find that the net flow to a fund is positively related to past fund performance. Contrary to previous studies using samples in...