Essays about: "mutual index funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words mutual index funds.

  1. 1. Market Value Implications of Increasing Passive Investing

    University essay from

    Author : Andreas Gegerfelt; Elsa Olsson; [2023-07-07]
    Keywords : Passive investing; passive investment bubble; active investing; price-to-earnings ratio; Swedish equity market;

    Abstract : This study examines if recent years’ popularity and large inflow of money to passive index funds have led to inflated prices in the Swedish equity market. The problem was investigated by studying the net fund flows to passive funds and comparing them to active funds over time to measure to what extent they affect the market price-to-earnings ratio. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  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. Value funds - is price what you pay and value actually what you get?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Herman Ohlsson; Patrik Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Asset Pricing; Factor Model; HML Factor; Value Investing; U.S Mutual Funds;

    Abstract : This paper examines the consistency in exposure to the value factor of U.S. value funds in relation to their performance. We use data from the WRDS database from 2000 to 2021 and apply the Carhart 4-factor model on 71 funds. READ MORE