Essays about: "Fund Size"

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  1. 16. A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, A study about potential closet indexing in the Swedish equity mutual fund industry.

    University essay from

    Author : Philip Dufwa; Johan Johansson; [2020-08-20]
    Keywords : Active Share; Tracking error; Fund activity; Fees; Mutual funds; Closet indexing; Index hugging;

    Abstract : We measure the activity of Swedish domiciled equity mutual funds with Sweden as geographical investment universe, by calculating their active share with respect to major market indices like OMX30 GI and OMX Small Cap TR and retrieving tracking error and r-squared from Bloomberg. Afterwards we calculate the cost to investors by comparing the cost of investing in comparable explicit index funds and the cost of the closet indexers. READ MORE

  3. 17. The difference in risk adjusted performance between socially responsible and conventional equity mutual funds - Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Sebastian Alm; Otilia Esping; [2020-07-01]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the difference in risk-adjusted performance between socially responsible (SR) and conventional equity mutual funds from a Swedish perspective. The study uses mutual fund data from the time-period January 2010 to January 2020. READ MORE

  4. 18. Evaluating Physical Climate Risk for Equity Funds with Quantitative Modelling : How Exposed are Sustainable Funds?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Sofia Wiklund; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change; ESG; sustainable finance; sustainable investment; ESG; hållbar finans; hållbar investering; klimatförändring;

    Abstract : The climate system is undergoing rapid changes because of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The effects from a warmer climate are already noticeable today with more frequent extreme weather events. These extreme weather events have financial consequences and pose risks to the financial system. READ MORE

  5. 19. Resources influencing the growth of a firm at different stages: A qualitative study of Vietnamese SMEs in the IT Sector

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Maiful Begum; Dang Hong Thai; [2020]
    Keywords : SME; IT sector; Growth; Growth Stages; Resources;

    Abstract : This research aims to identify the key resources influencing the growth of IT-based SMEs in Vietnam in 5 different growth stages which were developed by Churchill and Lewis (1983); and we also demonstrated the process how such key resources are created, acquired, accumulated and exploited for the growth accordingly. We interviewed 4 founding members of 4 companies to collect the primary data and used some internet sources for secondary data. READ MORE

  6. 20. European Private Equity Fund Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Englesson; [2020]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Public market equivalent; Performance evaluation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this study, we evaluate the performance of 395 private equity funds by European private equity firms between 1989 and 2018, using real cash flow data gathered from Preqin. The evaluation involves using absolute- and relative performance measures. READ MORE