Evaluating the Performance of Global Emerging Markets Equity Exchange-Traded Funds
Posted: 6 Mar 2012
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Evaluating the Performance of Global Emerging Markets Equity Exchange-Traded Funds
Date Written: March 6, 2012
Abstract
We examine the performance of passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to global emerging markets equities. We find that the tracking errors of these funds are substantially higher than previously reported levels for developed markets ETFs. ETFs that use statistical index replication techniques turn out to be especially prone to high tracking errors, and particularly so during periods of high cross-sectional dispersion in stock returns. At the same time, we find no convincing evidence that these funds earn higher returns than ETFs that rely on full-replication techniques.
Keywords: Exchange-traded funds, Performance evaluation, Tracking error
JEL Classification: G11, G12, G14
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