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| Author: | Sirri, E. R. Tufano, P. |
| Title: | Costly search and mutual fund flows. |
| Journal: | Journal of Finance
1998 : OCT, VOL. 53:5, p. 1589-1622 |
| Index terms: | Funds Unit trusts Consumers USA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors examine the flows of funds into and out of equity mutual funds. Consumers base their fund purchase decisions on prior performance information, but do so asymmetrically investing disproportionately more in funds that performed very well the prior period. Search costs seem to be an important determinant of fund flows. High performance appears to be most salient for funds that exert higher marketing effort, as measured by higher fees. Flows are directly related to the size of the fund's complex as well as the current media attention received by the fund, which lower consumer's search costs. |
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