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Review of Financial Studies Vol. 6 No. 1 1993

Efficiency with Costly Information: A Reinterpretation of Evidence from Managed Portfolios

Edwin J. Elton; Martin J. Gruber; Sanjiv Ranjan Das; Matthew Hlavka

New York University

Abstract

We investigate the informational efficiency of mutual fund performance for the period 1965–84. Results are shown to be sensitive to the measurement of performance chosen. Wefind that returns on S&P stocks, returns on non-S&P stocks, and returns on bonds are significant factors in performance assessment. Once we correct for the impact of non-S&P assets on mutual fund returns, wefind that mutual funds do not earn returns that justify their information acquisition costs. This is consistent with results for prior periods.

DOI
10.1093/rfs/6.1.1
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
1-22
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref

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