Heterogeneous Turnover-Performance Relations

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Ke Shen

Lehigh University -- Perella Department of Finance

Lin Tong

Fordham University - Finance Area

Tong Yao

University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business

Date Written: January 6, 2021

Abstract

We document the heterogeneous effects of turnover on mutual fund performance, which help explain the weak cross-sectional turnover-performance relations reported in existing studies. For funds skilled in exploiting short-term investment opportunities, there is a positive empirical relation between turnover and performance. For unskilled funds, the relation turns negative. As a result, performance persistence is stronger among funds with higher turnover. Further, we find that the heterogeneous effects of turnover on performance are not driven by liquidity premium or trade execution skills, but rather due to substantial dispersion in short-term stock selection information.

Keywords: Mutual funds, Portfolio turnover, Performance persistence

JEL Classification: G23

Suggested Citation

Shen, Ke and Tong, Lin and Yao, Tong, Heterogeneous Turnover-Performance Relations (January 6, 2021). Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3761351

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Tong Yao

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