Essays about: "Equity index fund"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words Equity index fund.

  1. 1. Market Value Implications of Increasing Passive Investing

    University essay from

    Author : Andreas Gegerfelt; Elsa Olsson; [2023-07-07]
    Keywords : Passive investing; passive investment bubble; active investing; price-to-earnings ratio; Swedish equity market;

    Abstract : This study examines if recent years’ popularity and large inflow of money to passive index funds have led to inflated prices in the Swedish equity market. The problem was investigated by studying the net fund flows to passive funds and comparing them to active funds over time to measure to what extent they affect the market price-to-earnings ratio. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pursuit of Excess Returns: Deciphering Performance in European Buyout Funds A Detailed Exploration of Relative Returns and Their Determinants

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Blomdahl; Erik Hillestad Andréasson; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates the relative performance of European buyout funds compared to public markets. Using a sample of mature buyout funds, obtained from European limited partners, with vintages between 1995 and 2013, we find that a European buyout fund, on average, outperforms the STOXX Europe 600 index by 52% over its lifetime. READ MORE

  4. 3. A valuation of Swedish hedge fund performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elis Grönqvist; Johan Wennerström; [2023-02-09]
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    Abstract : In this thesis we present annual returns of Swedish hedge funds sorted by investment strategies and investigate which strategy performs best and how the Fama-French factors: market premium, value premium and growth premium affect these returns. The Fama-French three-factor model is built on the Capital Asset Pricing Model which tries to describe the relationship between the expected return of an asset and the risk of the asset compared to the market. READ MORE

  5. 4. Do Active Fund Managers Outperform their Peers? A Study of Active Management and Performance in the Swedish Mutual Fund Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : William Levay; Karl Wallén; [2022]
    Keywords : Active Share; Tracking Error; Benchmark-Adjusted Return; Alpha; Benchmark Index;

    Abstract : Primarily, the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between active management and fund performance in the Swedish mutual fund market, 2010-2021. Two measures of active management are used: Active Share and Tracking Error. READ MORE

  6. 5. Active versus Passive fund performance : A quantitative study in risk-adjusted return between actively and passively managed equity funds from 2010 until 2021 including the COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Albert Karlsson; Samuel Krantz; [2022]
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    Abstract : The following paper is a quantitative study that examine whether actively managed equity funds have a higher risk-adjusted return than index funds. The study uses the performance measurement Sharpe ratio to determine the risk-adjusted return for the funds. The time-period of the examination was between January 2010 until December 2021. READ MORE