Style Consistency and Mutual Fund Returns: The Case of Russia

17 Pages Posted: 25 Apr 2019

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Adiya Bayarmaa

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) - International College of Economics and Finance

Guglielmo Maria Caporale

Brunel University London - Department of Economics and Finance; London South Bank University; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Date Written: 2019

Abstract

This paper carries out style analysis for Russian mutual funds using monthly data from the National Managers’ Association over the period January 2008-December 2017; specifically, it applies the RSBA method developed by Sharpe (1992) for evaluating the impact of style on returns, and uses the Style Drift Score (SDS) introduced by Idzorek (2004) as a measure of a fund’s style drifting activity. The main findings can be summarised as follows. In the Russian case there is a significant positive relationship between style consistency and profitability of funds. Further, Russian funds are characterised by a high level of style drift, namely deviations from the investment strategy declared at the time of registration as required by Russian law.

Keywords: mutual funds, style consistency, performance, Russia

JEL Classification: C230, G140, G190

Suggested Citation

Bayarmaa, Adiya and Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Style Consistency and Mutual Fund Returns: The Case of Russia (2019). CESifo Working Paper No. 7605, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3377702 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3377702

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