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Managerial skill and closed-end fund discounts

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  • Michael Bleaney
  • R. Smith

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Empirical evidence from the UK market is examined in the light of recent theories about closed-end fund discounts. Market pricing of skill, relative to the fees charged for it, accounts for a significant portion of discount variation, but cannot explain the rarity of index funds or why they trade at a discount, since fees tend to be lower than on open-end funds. Index funds have lower discount volatility, consistent with the skill hypothesis. The results imply that managerial skill, relative to the fees charged, does not wholly account for the tendency of closed-end funds to trade at a discount. Copyright Swiss Society for Financial Market Research 2010

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  • Michael Bleaney & R. Smith, 2010. "Managerial skill and closed-end fund discounts," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, vol. 24(4), pages 441-451, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:fmktpm:v:24:y:2010:i:4:p:441-451
    DOI: 10.1007/s11408-010-0144-8
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    Keywords

    Closed-end fund; Fund management; Management fees; F30; G12;
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    JEL classification:

    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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