Fund Flows, Manager Changes, and Performance Persistence

Wolfgang Bessler

doi:10.1093/rof/rfx017

Fund Flows, Manager Changes, and Performance Persistence

2017-05-17

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DOI：10.1093/rof/rfx017

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Most empirical studies suggest that mutual funds do not persistently outperform an appropriate benchmark in the long run. We analyze this lack of persistence in terms of two equilibrating mechanisms: fund flows and manager changes. Using data on actively managed US equity mutual funds, we find that if neither mechanism is operating, winner funds (top-decile ranked in previous year) continue to significantly outperform loser funds (bottom-decile ranked in previous year) by 4.08 percentage points per annum. However, the difference between previous winner and loser funds declines to zero within one year if the two mechanisms are acting together. Thus, equity mutual fund out- and underperformance are unlikely to persist in well-functioning financial markets.

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Mutual funds

Performance persistence

Fund flows

Manager changes

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