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Tournaments in Mutual Fund Families

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Alexander Kempf (University of Cologne - Department of Finance)
Stefan Ruenzi (University of Cologne - Department of Finance)

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Abstract

In this paper we examine intra-firm competition in the mutual fund industry. Our empirical study of the US mutual fund industry shows for the first time that managers within mutual fund families compete against each other. They adjust the risk they take depending on the relative position within their fund family. In particular, we show that the direction of the adjustment crucially hinges on the competitive situation within a family. This behavior is in accordance with predictions derived from theoretical models. Our results have serious implications for investors, fund management companies and regulatory authorities.

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Date of creation: 22 Apr 2004
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Keywords: Mutual Funds; Risk-Taking; Rank-Order Tournaments; Rank-of- Ranks Tournament; Family Tournament; Intra-Firm Competition;

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  1. Stefan Ruenzi, 2004. "Mutual Fund Growth in Standard and Specialist Market Segments," Finance 0406005, EconWPA, revised 27 Jun 2004. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Jennifer Huang & Clemens Sialm & Hanjiang Zhang, 2009. "Risk Shifting and Mutual Fund Performance," NBER Working Papers 14903, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Fabrice Hervé, 2006. "Famille de fonds de pension, performance et persistance de la performance," Working Papers FARGO 1060903, Université de Bourgogne - Latec/Fargo (Research center in Finance,organizational ARchitecture and GOvernance). [Downloadable!]
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