Preferences for Stock Characteristics As Revealed by Mutual Fund Portfolio Holdings
Preferences for Stock Characteristics As Revealed by Mutual Fund Portfolio Holdings
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-6261.1996.tb05204.x
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发表时间:
1996-03
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8
通讯作者:
Eric G. Falkenstein
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作者:
Eric G. Falkenstein
This investigation of the cross-section of mutual fund equity holdings for the years 1991 and 1992 shows that mutual funds have a significant preference towards stocks with high visibility and low transaction costs, and are averse to stocks with low idiosyncratic volatility. These findings are relevant to theories concerning investor recognition, a potential agency problem in mutual funds, tests of trend-following and herd behavior by mutual funds, and corporate finance. Copyright 1996 by American Finance Association.