TY - UNPB
T1 - Equity Returns and the Fund Flow Sensitivity Premium
AU - Mukherjee, Abhiroop
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We empirically identify stocks which make flows into mutual funds holding them more performance-sensitive, and show that fund managers dislike holding these stocks; these stocks earn positive abnormal returns of around 3.5% annually; and, the sensitivity premium has increased over time as the mutual fund sector has grown. Higher flow-performance sensitivity seems to be induced by small, hard-to-value stocks with low analyst coverage and less liquidity; but, abnormal returns to sensitive stocks are not subsumed by these underlying characteristics. Finally, falsification tests show that aversion to sensitive stocks is more related to managerial exposure to investor-driven flows, rather than liquidity-preference.
AB - We empirically identify stocks which make flows into mutual funds holding them more performance-sensitive, and show that fund managers dislike holding these stocks; these stocks earn positive abnormal returns of around 3.5% annually; and, the sensitivity premium has increased over time as the mutual fund sector has grown. Higher flow-performance sensitivity seems to be induced by small, hard-to-value stocks with low analyst coverage and less liquidity; but, abnormal returns to sensitive stocks are not subsumed by these underlying characteristics. Finally, falsification tests show that aversion to sensitive stocks is more related to managerial exposure to investor-driven flows, rather than liquidity-preference.
UR - https://openalex.org/W1922049512
M3 - Preprint
T3 - Social Science Research Network
BT - Equity Returns and the Fund Flow Sensitivity Premium
ER -