Mutual Fund Performance and Private Information

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Javier Vidal-García

Complutense University of Madrid; Harvard University

Marta Vidal

Universidad Europea de Madrid; Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

Date Written: February 19, 2024

Abstract

This paper examines the use of private information by mutual funds with unconditional and conditional performance models. Using daily data for 35 countries over the 1990-2023 sample period, we find evidence that the use of conditioning information provides a more accurate estimation of fund performance. The use of conditioning information in mutual fund performance measurement is both statistically and economically significant. We show that unconditional alphas and betas are slightly smaller than the average conditional estimates. However, we do not find a robust evidence of private information in mutual fund performance.

Keywords: mutual fund; performance measurement; private information; conditional performance

JEL Classification: G11, G12

Suggested Citation

Vidal-García, Javier and Vidal-García, Javier and Vidal, Marta, Mutual Fund Performance and Private Information (February 19, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2797882 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2797882

Javier Vidal-García (Contact Author)

Complutense University of Madrid ( email )

School of Business Administration
Somosaguas Campus
Madrid, Madrid 28223
Spain

Harvard University ( email )

1875 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Marta Vidal

Universidad Europea de Madrid ( email )

Villaviciosa de Odón
Madrid, 28670
Spain

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) ( email )

Somosaguas Campus
Madrid, 28223
Spain

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