Determinants of Flows into Retail Bond Funds

Xinge Zhao (First Author)

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Abstract

Despite the growth of investments by individuals in bond funds, no research has investigated the determinants of these money flows into the funds. This study examined such determinants and the behavior of bond fund investors in the 1992–2001 period. Bond fund investors chase risk-adjusted performance leaders instead of raw return leaders. Bond fund investors, particularly investors in municipal bond funds and government security funds, are sensitive to expenses, such as operating expenses and sales loads. Poor long-term equity market returns tend to increase investors' investments in government security funds, Ginnie Mae funds, and high-quality bond funds.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-42
JournalFinancial Analysts Journal
Volume61
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Corresponding author email

zxinge@ceibs.edu

Keywords

  • Behavioral Finance
  • Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • Fixed Income
  • Mutual Funds
  • Pooled Funds
  • Portfolio Management

Indexed by

  • ABDC-A
  • Scopus
  • SSCI

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