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An Analysis of Mutual Fund Managers¡¯ Timing Abilities ¨C Evidence From Chinese Equity Funds

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  • Jun-Hao Li
  • Chun-Fan You

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This paper examines Chinese mutual fund managers¡¯ market, volatility, and liquidity abilities. Using a daily frequency sample of Chinese open-end equity funds from 2015 to 2019, we find evidence that mutual fund managers can time the market. Among the funds with different investment styles, the active funds have better market and liquidity timing ability, whereas the steady funds have better volatility timing ability. In different investment periods, there are more funds with timing ability in the fall period than in the rise period. We find the same results in the market (T-M), volatility, and liquidity timing models. It is especially for the active funds, nearly half of which have liquidity timing ability in the fall period. Among the funds with stock selection ability, the funds with market timing ability can outperform than the funds with other timing ability.

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  • Jun-Hao Li & Chun-Fan You, 2020. "An Analysis of Mutual Fund Managers¡¯ Timing Abilities ¨C Evidence From Chinese Equity Funds," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(4), pages 214-230, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:ijfr11:v:11:y:2020:i:4:p:214-230
    DOI: 10.5430/ijfr.v11n4p214
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