Journal articles
Year
2012
Abstract
We use a new dataset to study how mutual fund flows depend on past performance across 28 countries.
We show that there are marked differences in the flow-performance relationship across countries, suggesting
that US findings concerning its shape do not apply universally. We find that mutual fund investors
sell losers more and buy winners less in more developed countries. This is because investors in more
developed countries are more sophisticated and face lower costs of participating in the mutual fund
industry. Higher country-level convexity is positively associated with higher levels of risk taking by fund
managers.
RAMOS, S., FERREIRA, M., KESWANI, A. et MIGUEL, A. (2012). The flow-performance relationship around the world. Journal of Banking & Finance, 36(6), pp. 1759-1780.