Testing the Capital Asset Pricing Model And the Fama-French Three-Factor Model By Jiaxin Ling (Cindy) March 19‚ 2013 Key words: Asset Pricing‚ Statistical Methods‚ CAPM‚ Fama-French Three-Factor Model Abstract: This paper examines the Capital Asset Pricing Model(CAPM) and the Fama-French three-factor model(FF) and the Fama-MacBeth model(FM) for the 201211 CRSP database using monthly returns from 25 portfolios for 2 periods ---July 1931 to June 2012 and July 1631 to June 2012. The theory’s
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of the mutual funds and their influence on funds’ performance on the example of Centras Securities Investment Company Instructor: M Mujibul Haque‚ Ph.D. Prepared by: Jumasheva Sulushash‚ 20070299 Sergey Savinykh‚ 20074290 Fall 2009 Table of Contents Acknowledgement 3 Introduction 4 1. Investment opportunities in Kazakhstan 5 2. Mutual funds in the
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Chapter 1 Company profile INTRODUCTION TO SBI MUTUAL FUND SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading fund houses in the country with an investor base of over 4.6 million and over 20 years of rich experience in fund management consistently delivering value to its investors. SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. is a joint venture between ’The State Bank of India ’ one of India ’s largest banking enterprises‚ and Society General Asset Management (France)
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Mutual Funds Meredith Markham Managerial Finance Marc Lafond‚ MBA May 5‚ 2013 Mutual Funds There are many different people that can be considered investors. With so many different types of investors‚ it is only natural that there be a variety of types of mutual funds to invest in. “At last count there were more than 10‚000 mutual funds in North America” meaning there “are more mutual funds than stocks” (“Mutual Funds‚” n.d.). For this paper‚ we will focus on five types of mutual funds:
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INVESTIGATING MUTUAL FUNDS IN GHANA: IT’S RISK‚ RETURN AND PERFORMANCE ABSTRACT Over the years‚ investors have been attracted to mutual funds. This study seeks to do an-depth analysis of the Ghanaian mutual fund industry between the years 2006 and 2010. An exhaustive literature review on mutual funds and portfolio diversification will be conducted. An assessment of the performance of mutual funds will be done using the Sharpe and Sortino ratios as well as the Jensen Alpha. Comparisons will be made
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CONCEPT OF A MUTUAL FUND…………………………………………………2 ADVANTAGES OF MUTUAL FUNDS………………………………..…………..3 DISADVANTAGES OF MUTUAL FUNDS………………………………………..5 FREQUENTLY USED TERMS…………………………………………………….6 TYPES OF MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES…………………………………………..7 BY STRUCTURE BY INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE APPROACHES TO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (FUND MANAGEMENT STYLE)………………………….…12 MUTUAL FUND AND PAKISTAN………………………………………………13 MUFAP (MUTUAL FUND ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN) TAXATION ON MUTUAL FUNDS RULES GOVERN MUTUAL FUNDS …………………………………………
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Chapter 04 Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which one of the following invests in a portfolio that is fixed for the life of the fund? A. Mutual fund B. Money market fund C. Managed investment company D. Unit investment trust 2. ______ are partnerships of investors with portfolios that are larger than most individual investors but are still too small to warrant managing on a separate basis. A. Commingled funds B. Closed-end funds C. REITs D. Mutual funds
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No-Load Mutual Funds Mutual funds can be classified into two types - Load mutual funds and No-Load mutual funds. Load funds are those funds that charge commission at the time of purchase or redemption. They can be further subdivided into (1) Front-end load funds and (2) Back-end load funds. Front-end load funds charge commission at the time of purchase and back-end load funds charge commission at the time of redemption. Large cap funds Large cap funds are those mutual funds‚ which seek capital
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1. Choose 1 fund from the Globe and Mail 15-Year Mutual fund Review issue [on internet] as follows: 1. fund names start with the same letter as your surname [or as close as possible] 2. 1 Canadian fund (equity or balanced) 3. fund should have 15 years of data. 1. Prepare a 5-6 page typewritten report on the fund you have chosen - Title Page: Your name‚ Student ID Number‚ etc. Names of the Fund
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Econometric models are statistical models in econometrics. Investors can use alpha and beta to judge manager’s performance but fund managers had style timing opportunities apart from market timing‚ such as size‚ growth and momentum timing. (Car hart‚ 1997) The six portfolios meant to minimize underlying risk factor in returns related to size& book-to-market equity. (Fama‚ et al. 1993) The variable name and description for regression of CAPM‚ 3-factor‚ 4-factor and 5- factor models are: Variable
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