The Review of Asset Pricing Studies Vol. 2 No. 1 2012
Does Mutual Fund Size Matter? The Relationship Between Size and Performance
Abstract
Berk and Green (2004) make a theoretical argument that performance persistence should not exist since new money flows into well-performing mutual funds and there are diseconomies of scale, or because successful funds capture excess returns by raising fees. We find that performance prediction continues when we examine samples of larger and larger funds and that past performance predicts future performance for holding periods up to three years. Funds that outperform index funds of the same risk can be identified. We find that expense ratios are lower for large funds, and decrease as funds get larger or perform well.
- DOI
- 10.1093/rapstu/ras001
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31-55
- Language
- en
- Sources
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