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Journal of Financial Economics
Volume 39, Issues 2-3, October-November 1995, Pages 209-235
 
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Aggregate mutual fund flows and security returns

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Vincent A. Warther

Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA


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Abstract

In this paper I find that aggregate security returns are highly correlated with concurrent unexpected cash flows into mutual funds, but unrelated to concurrent expected flows. An unexpected inflow equal to 1% of total stock fund assets ($4.75 billion) corresponds to a 5.7% increase in the stock price index. Further, fund flows are correlated with the returns of the securities held by the funds, but not with the returns of other types of securities. I find evidence of a positive relation between flows and subsequent returns and evidence of a negative relation between returns and subsequent flows.

Author Keywords: Mutual funds; Investment flows; Momentum; Price pressures

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Journal of Financial Economics
Volume 39, Issues 2-3, October-November 1995, Pages 209-235
 
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