Global Asset Allocation Shifts

68 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2015

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Tim Alexander Kroencke

FHNW School of Business

Maik Schmeling

Goethe University Frankfurt - Department of Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Andreas Schrimpf

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Tuebingen

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Date Written: March 25, 2015

Abstract

We show that global asset reallocations of U.S. fund investors obey a strong factor structure, with two factors accounting for more than 90% of the overall variation. The first factor captures switches between U.S. bonds and equities. The second reflects reallocations from U.S. to international assets. Portfolio allocations respond to U.S. monetary policy, most prominently around FOMC events when institutional investors reallocate from basically all other asset classes to U.S. equities. Reallocations of both retail and institutional investors show return-chasing behavior. Institutional investors tend to reallocate toward riskier, high-yield fixed income segments, consistent with a search for yield.

Keywords: Portfolio Rebalancing, Mutual Funds, Momentum, Search For Yield, Monetary Policy

JEL Classification: G11, G15, F30

Suggested Citation

Kroencke, Tim Alexander and Schmeling, Maik and Schrimpf, Andreas, Global Asset Allocation Shifts (March 25, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2584871 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2584871

Tim Alexander Kroencke

FHNW School of Business ( email )

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Basel, 4002
Switzerland

Maik Schmeling

Goethe University Frankfurt - Department of Finance ( email )

House of Finance
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Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60323
Germany

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

Andreas Schrimpf (Contact Author)

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department ( email )

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CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

University of Tuebingen ( email )

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72074 Tuebingen, Baden Wuerttemberg 72074
Germany

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