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Tracking Ability and Pricing Efficiency of Exchange Traded Funds: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul

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  • Baş, Nazlı Kalfa
  • Sarıoğlu, Serra Eren

    (Istanbul University)

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance and pricing efficiency of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) operating in the Turkish Capital Markets. In this paper, we examine the tracking errors and pricing efficiencies of 16 ETFs during the period 2005-2013. This is the first paper that makes an investigation with covering all ETFs in Turkish Capital Markets. Using daily data, we find out that Turkish ETFs underperform their underlying indices. We use three different methods (arithmetic mean, absolute mean and quadratic tracking error) to measure the tracking errors and find that these errors are significantly different from zero. The pricing efficiencies of ETFs are computed using four different methods: premiums and discounts calculated in Turkish Liras (TL) and percentage and absolute values of these calculations. As a result of our analysis, we find that Turkish ETFs are priced closely to their net asset values and there exists no arbitrage opportunities in this context.

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  • Baş, Nazlı Kalfa & Sarıoğlu, Serra Eren, 2015. "Tracking Ability and Pricing Efficiency of Exchange Traded Funds: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul," Business and Economics Research Journal, Uludag University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, vol. 6(1), pages 19-33, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:buecrj:0174
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    Cited by:

    1. Kent T. Saunders, 2018. "Analysis of International ETF Tracking Error in Country-Specific Funds," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 46(2), pages 151-160, June.
    2. L. Alamelu & Nisha Goyal, 2023. "Investment Performance and Tracking Efficiency of Indian Equity Exchange Traded Funds," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Springer;Japanese Association of Financial Economics and Engineering, vol. 30(1), pages 165-188, March.
    3. Ewa Feder-Sempach & Tomasz Miziołek, 2023. "How precisely European equity ETFs mirror their flagship benchmarks? Evidence from funds replicating performance of Euro Stoxx 50 Index," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 24(2), pages 121-135, March.
    4. Dobson, Peter, 2020. "ETFs tracking errors on global markets with consideration of regional diversity," MPRA Paper 103695, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Czereszenko, Witalij, 2021. "Pursuing the aim of Exchange Traded Funds at the time of Covid-19," MPRA Paper 111319, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Subhashis Nandy, 2016. "Empirical Observations on the Tracking Errors and the Risk-Adjusted Returns of REIT-Based Exchange Traded Funds," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(9), pages 1-63, August.

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    Keywords

    Exchange traded funds; tracking error; pricing efficiency; Borsa Istanbul;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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