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Investigating Persistence in the US Mutual Fund Market: A Mobility Approach

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  • Konstantinos Drakos

    (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)

  • Nicholas Giannakopoulos

    (University of Patras, Greece)

  • Panagiotis Theodore Konstantinou

    (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)

Abstract

Performance persistence in the US mutual fund market is investigated, modeling risk-adjusted performance as a Markov Chain. This allows us to explore whether there is a higher probability for funds to remain in their initial ranking, compared to the probability that funds exhibit some kind of movement. We find some degree of inertia due to non-uniformity of transition probabilities across states. Our analysis allows also assesses the proximity of empirical transition matrices to two benchmark matrices, identifying the no-persistence/perfect immobility cases. We find that the observed transition matrices are closer to the no-persistence benchmark and also that performance persistence has decreased over time.

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  • Konstantinos Drakos & Nicholas Giannakopoulos & Panagiotis Theodore Konstantinou, 2015. "Investigating Persistence in the US Mutual Fund Market: A Mobility Approach," Review of Economic Analysis, Digital Initiatives at the University of Waterloo Library, vol. 7(1), pages 54-83, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ren:journl:v:7:y:2015:i:1:p:54-83
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    Cited by:

    1. Dariusz Filip & Tomasz Rogala, 2021. "Analysis of Polish mutual funds performance: a Markovian approach," Statistics in Transition New Series, Polish Statistical Association, vol. 22(1), pages 115-130, March.
    2. Filip Dariusz & Rogala Tomasz, 2021. "Analysis of Polish mutual funds performance: a Markovian approach," Statistics in Transition New Series, Polish Statistical Association, vol. 22(1), pages 115-130, March.

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    Keywords

    Markov Chain; Mobility; Mutual Funds; Persistence;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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