Essays about: "Mutual funds"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 219 essays containing the words Mutual funds.

  1. 16. From rags to riches - An explorative study of the technological influence within modern retail investor behavior

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nima Karlsson; Eric Svensson; [2022-08-16]
    Keywords : Retail investing; Investor; Digitalization; Gamification; Persuasive technology; Social media; Information asymmetries CSR; Firm responsibility; Stakeholders;

    Abstract : Swedish citizens have a long background of passively investing in stocks and mutual funds. With the rise of new technologies, an ongoing surge of retail investors actively participating in the financial markets have been identified. READ MORE

  3. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Exploring Net Inflows in Securities Trading - Analysing Which Factors Contribute the Most to Net Inflows for a Swedish Niche Bank

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Carl-Johan Fröling; Vilhelm Wilén; [2022]
    Keywords : regression analysis; multiple linear regression; net inflows; niche bank; mutual funds; stocks; bachelor thesis; regressionsanalys; multipel linjär regression; nettoflöden; nischbank; fond; fonder; aktie; aktier; kandidatexamensarbete; kandidatexamensuppsats;

    Abstract : This thesis examines which factors drive overall net inflows to a Swedish niche bank. It further investigates whether these factors are the same or different from the factors that drive net inflows to mutual funds as well as shares. READ MORE

  6. 20. Do investors care about ESG when markets turn sour? Evidence from the mutual fund industry during the COVID-19 crisis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Marlene Rosenberger; Mohammed Albarbari; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG investing; Sustainable investment; Mutual fund flows; Mutual fund returns; COVID-19 crisis;

    Abstract : This thesis empirically examines the effect of the sustainability rating on sustainable fund returns and fund flows to gain a better understanding of the motivation underlying sustainable investing. By conducting panel regression analyses as well as Difference in Difference analyses on a selected sample of EU equity funds, we show that under normal market conditions sustainable funds outperform conventional funds. READ MORE