Essays about: "Mutual Fund Performance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 136 essays containing the words Mutual Fund Performance.

  1. 6. Exploring the Issues with ESG assessments in Investment Decision-Making : Insights from the Swedish Fund Market

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Victoria Engström Kindmark; Ellen Surtevall; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG assessment; ESG rating; issues; challenges; sustainable investing; investment decision; mutual funds; ESG-bedömning; ESG betyg; utmaningar; svårigheter; hållbara investeringar; investeringsbeslut; fonder;

    Abstract : Sustainable investing has seen a significant increase in the past years and is continuing to gain momentum with the constant rise of awareness and concern of the climate crisis. It is necessary for modern mutual fund companies to conduct ESG assessments as it provides a comprehensive understanding of a firm's sustainability performance, and identifies potential risks and opportunities which lay ground for investment decisions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Do ESG investors pay a price for doing good - A matched pair analysis of the Swedish fund market.

    University essay from

    Author : Edvin Andersson; Albin Dahlin; Morgan Thisted; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : ESG; sustainability; Sweden; ESG funds; conventional funds; financial performance; matched pair analysis;

    Abstract : In this thesis we examine the financial performance of Swedish mutual equity funds. We look at differences between sustainable, defined as ESG, and conventional funds. The financial performance is examined using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Fama-French three-factor model and Carhart’s four-factor model. READ MORE

  4. 8. Skill, Scale and Investor Return in Established and Emerging Markets - An empirical study of equity mutual fund performance between markets with contrasting characteristics

    University essay from

    Author : Olle Fröling; Olle Wingstrand; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : Equity Mutual Funds; Decreasing Returns to Scale; Alpha; Fund Skill; Fama-French Five-Factor Model; Nordic Equity Funds; Asian Equity Funds; Fixed Effects;

    Abstract : In this report we empirically analyze the effects of returns to scale for equity mutual funds in the Nordic and Asian regions. We also investigate whether or not funds generate alpha (i.e., have skill). READ MORE

  5. 9. Active versus passive: Does increased investments in passive funds have an effect on active fund performance?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Elliot Corell; Jacob Hjelmstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Index fund; Mutual fund; Passive investment; Active investment; Alpha;

    Abstract : In recent decades, there has been a shift towards investing in passively managed funds. Grossman and Stiglitz (1980) describe in their theoretical paper how the share of uninformed investors is positively correlated to the utility of being informed. READ MORE

  6. 10. 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