Understanding Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Styles Using Return Based Style Analysis

57 Pages Posted: 16 Aug 2002 Last revised: 29 Nov 2022

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Arik Ben Dor

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Ravi Jagannathan

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF); Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad

Date Written: August 2002

Abstract

We provide an introduction to the use of return based style analysis of Sharpe (1992) in practice. We demonstrate the importance of selecting the right style benchmarks and how the use of inappropriate style benchmarks may lead to wrong conclusions. When style analysis is applied to sector oriented funds such as healthcare, precious metals, energy, technology, etc., the set of benchmarks should include sector or industry indexes. Following Glosten and Jagannathan (1994), Fung and Hsieh (2001), and Agarwal and Naik (2001), we show how to analyze the investment style of hedge fund managers by including the returns on selected option based strategies as style benchmarks. In the examples we consider, return based style analysis provides insights not available through commonly used 'peer' evaluation alone.

Suggested Citation

Ben Dor, Arik and Jagannathan, Ravi, Understanding Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Styles Using Return Based Style Analysis (August 2002). NBER Working Paper No. w9111, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=324053

Arik Ben Dor

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