Does active portfolio management create value? An evaluation of fund managers' decisions
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In this paper, I obtain new measures of the value of active portfolio management by forming replicating portfolios. These measures allow for a separate evaluation of fund managers' strategic and tactical decisions. I also obtain new evidence on the value of trading by decomposing it into long-term trading decisions, short-term trading decisions, and trading that is the result of regulatory restrictions. Contrary to previous evidence, this paper supports the value of active portfolio management and finds a positive alpha measure for the average fund manager. Moreover, the results show a positive relation between the value created and trading activity.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004