This paper examines the style-based feedback trading behavior of mutual fund managers. We provide an empirical version of the model for style-switching behavior of Barberis and Shleifer (2003). We find style-based feedback trading for 77% of the funds, half of which is positive- (negative-)...

In this paper we combine the heterogeneous agent literature with the market microstructure literature in order to introduce time varying measures of price discovery based on underlying profit maximizing behavior. We set up a heterogeneous agent model with arbitrageurs and chartists, and allow...

This paper studies the extent of feedback trading at the style level by hedge funds from both a positive and a normative perspective. We show that hedge funds continuously adjust their exposure to different risk factors conditional on the recent performance of these styles. The majority of funds...