Essays about: "Morningstar"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the word Morningstar.

1. 1. ESG Balancing the Books and the Planet: A Quantitative Analysis of Risk-Adjusted Returns in ESG and Traditional Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Benjamin Javidi; Malin Larsson; [2023-08-25]
   Keywords : Capital Asset Pricing Model CAPM ; Fama-French three-factor model; ESG; Sharpe ratio; OLS Regression Analysis; Modern Portfolio Theory;

   Abstract : The demand for sustainable investment has increased in the last decade. “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) are characteristics within sustainable investment and are commonly considered in private investing. READ MORE

3. 2. The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Kristoffer Holmgren; Måns Hurtigh; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Fama-French; ESG; Morningstar; Morningstar Globe Rating; funds; global equity funds; sustainability; excess return;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating categories, and time effects. Treating the Morningstar Globe Rating as a time-invariant variable, a sample of 80 Swedish global equity funds are divided into two sustainability groups, ‘Low’ and ‘High’, grouping funds with 1-3 globes into a reference group. READ MORE

4. 3. EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ESG DISAGREEMENT AND STOCK RETURNS - AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Andrea Pasquali; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : During the recent years investors shifted their preferences towards sustainable stocks and funds, increasing the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance ratings. At a similar pace the related literature started to develop shedding light on some crucial aspects of the ESG ratings, such as the disagreement between rating agencies and the lack of common methodologies to assess the ratings. 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. Climate Disaster-Triggered Attention Shifts: Evidence from Green Mutual Fund Flows

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jack Arkesteijn; Simon Wießner; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate disasters; Climate change; Mutual funds; Behavioral finance; LCD;

   Abstract : This thesis empirically investigates the degree to which climate disasters have a behavioral impact on mutual fund flows into green versus non-green funds. Through a twofold analysis that studies both Google search volume-proxied investor attention as well as green and control mutual fund flows, we show that local climate disasters have a positive impact on both investor attention and behavior towards green funds. READ MORE