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Journal of Banking & Finance Vol. 20 No. 10 1996

Comparative measures of performance for U.S.-based international equity mutual funds

John G. Gallo1; Peggy E. Swanson2

1 University of Nevada, Reno · 2 The University of Texas at Arlington

Abstract

This paper compares an international two-index model to an International Arbitrage Pricing Theory (IAPT) two-factor model to evaluate the performance of 37 U.S.-based international mutual funds over the 1985–1993 period. Results from the index model confirm prior research that international funds perform as well as the market proxy. In contrast, the IAPT model implies superior investment performance by the international funds. Moreover, the two models produce different relative performance rankings. Intertemporal comparisons of the models indicate that the multifactor IAPT model better reflects the international equity return-generating process.

DOI
10.1016/s0378-4266(96)00020-9
Volume
20
Issue
10
Pages
1635-1650
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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