Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Mutual Fund Asset Allocation Changes

8 Pages Posted: 2 Feb 2015

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Clemens Sialm

University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Laura T. Starks

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

Hanjiang Zhang

Washington State University - Carson College of Business

Date Written: January 11, 2015

Abstract

In this paper we compare changes in asset allocations between mutual funds held in defined contribution pension plans and funds held by other investors. We investigate how flows into equity and fixed income mutual funds depend on macroeconomic conditions. We find that defined contribution plans react more sensitively to these conditions suggesting effects on mutual fund managers and other investors.

Keywords: Portfolio Choice, Macroeconomic Conditions, Economic Uncertainty

JEL Classification: G11, G23, H55, E44

Suggested Citation

Sialm, Clemens and Starks, Laura T. and Zhang, Hanjiang, Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Mutual Fund Asset Allocation Changes (January 11, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2558757 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2558757

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United States

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Laura T. Starks

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance ( email )

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Hanjiang Zhang

Washington State University - Carson College of Business ( email )

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