Home Bias at the Fund Level

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Home Bias at the Fund Level

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Hau, Harald
Rey, Hélène

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This paper presents new stylized facts on the distribution of the home bias at the fund level. We find (i) a large heterogeneity in the degree of home bias across mutual funds; (ii) a positive correlation between the size of funds and home bias; and (iii) a positive correlation between the size of funds, the number of foreign countries and the number of sectors in which they invest. These facts constitute a challenge for existing theories.

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- Harald Hau & Helene Rey, 2008. "Home Bias at the Fund Level," NBER Working Papers 14172, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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F37 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Finance Forecasting and Simulation
G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Pension Funds; Other Private Financial Institutions

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