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Purchase and Redemption Patterns of US Equity Mutual Funds

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  • Edward S. O’Neal

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I decompose net flows into purchase and redemption rates for a sample of equity funds. I find a strong relation between purchase rates and redemption rates indicating a significant clientele of rapid fund traders. I also find that investors punish poor performance with higher redemptions. Over my sample period, index funds display lower redemption rates than do actively managed funds. I find that load fund investors base fund-trading decisions on previous performance to a greater extent than do no-load fund investors. This result suggests that investment advisors and brokers play a significant role in increased mutual fund trading activity.

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  • Edward S. O’Neal, 2004. "Purchase and Redemption Patterns of US Equity Mutual Funds," Financial Management, Financial Management Association, vol. 33(1), Spring.
  • Handle: RePEc:fma:fmanag:oneal04
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    1. Jie Jiang & David G. Shrider & Huangwen Ting & Yanran Wu, 2021. "Are mutual fund investors loss averse? Evidence from China," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 56(2), pages 231-250, May.
    2. Fang, Jieyan & Ruenzi, Stefan, 2009. "Rapid Trading bei deutschen Aktienfonds: Evidenz aus einer großen deutschen Fondsgesellschaft," CFR Working Papers 09-04, University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR).

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