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Trading Out of Sight: An Analysis of Cross-Trading in Mutual Fund Families

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  • Alexander Eisele

    (University of Lugano)

  • Tamara Nefedova

    (Université Paris-Dauphine)

  • Gianpaolo Parise

    (EDHEC)

  • Kim Peijnenburg

    (Netspar; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); EDHEC Business School - Department of Economics & Finance)

Abstract

This paper explores the incentives for mutual funds to trade with sibling funds affiliated with the same group. To this end, we construct a dataset of almost one million equity transactions and compare the pricing of trades crossed internally (cross-trades) with that of twin trades executed with external counterparties. We find that cross-trades are used either to opportunistically reallocate performance among trading funds or to reduce transaction costs for both counterparties. The prevalent incentive depends on the intensity of internal monitoring and the market state. We discuss the implications for the literature on fund performance and the current regulatory debate.

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  • Alexander Eisele & Tamara Nefedova & Gianpaolo Parise & Kim Peijnenburg, 2013. "Trading Out of Sight: An Analysis of Cross-Trading in Mutual Fund Families," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 13-19, Swiss Finance Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp1319
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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