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  1. 1. Do Swedish fund managers create value? A study on the skill of fund managers of actively managed Swedish funds

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Charlie Blidén; Christoffer Wielbass; [2024]
    Keywords : Managerial Skill; Mutual Funds; Value Added; Crisis and No-Crisis; Green and Brown Funds;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the performance and skill of fund managers in the Swedish mutual fund industry, challenging the traditional view that actively managed funds underperform the market. Utilizing a novel approach, the study defines skill as 'realized value added', which incorporates gross alpha and assets under management. READ MORE

  3. 2. The illiquidity exposure factor: An overlooked driver of mutual fund performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jakob Häger; Tim Hansson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Illiquidity; liquidity; mutual funds; fund performance; factor models; alpha;

    Abstract : This paper examines if Swedish-focused mutual funds with more illiquid holdings produce higher alpha. By extending the classic Fama and French five-factor model, we pinpoint the effect of illiquidity in underlying holdings on mutual fund alpha generation through a two-step regression model with data between 2019-2022. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does the Fee Affect the Performance of Real Estate Funds? : An Explanatory Study on the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish Market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nellie Rönnqvist; Oskar Vigren; [2023]
    Keywords : Mutual funds; Real estate funds; Annual fee; Risk-adjusted return; Real estate market; Investors; Performance; Diversification; Savings; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Relationship; Motive; Sweden; Norway; Finland;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, investing and saving in mutual funds has become a popular alternativefor generating returns. Interest continues to grow and is widespread among different types ofinvestors, ranging from small-scale savers to professional investors, as well as differentgeographic markets. READ MORE

  5. 4. Where does the revenues in the mutual fund industry come from? A qualitative study exploring actively managed mutual funds where a distinction has been made between bank- and nonbank distributed fund

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Lina Harling; Lovisa Gorton; [2023]
    Keywords : AUM; Mutual fund; Fund fee; Distribution channel;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates where the revenues in the mutual fund industry comes from and what determines the large amount of assets under management (AUM) within this industry. A qualitative study has been conducted where eight different interviews were held with interviewees within various seniorities at different institutions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating clustering techniques in financial time series

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Johan Millberg; [2023]
    Keywords : clustering; machine learning; financial time series; time series; unsupervised learning; cluster validation; cluster evaluation; klustring; klusteranalys; finansiella tidsserier; maskininlärning; klustervalidering; evalueringsteknik;

    Abstract : This degree project aims to investigate different evaluation strategies for clustering methodsused to cluster multivariate financial time series. Clustering is a type of data mining techniquewith the purpose of partitioning a data set based on similarity to data points in the same cluster,and dissimilarity to data points in other clusters. READ MORE