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Fixed income mutual fund performance during and after a crisis: a Canadian case

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  • Laleh Samarbakhsh

    (Ryerson University)

  • Meet Shah

    (Ryerson University)

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This study investigates the performance of the fixed income mutual funds industry, focusing on Canadian fixed income funds before, during, and after the 2008 global financial crisis. After recessionary shocks, investors look for ways to diversify their systematic risks. We investigate Canadian fixed income funds’ excess returns and dollar fund flow and show that the funds significantly underperform bond markets throughout the study period after controlling for fund characteristics and macroeconomic factors. Consistent with previous studies, we find that this underperformance is more apparent during market downturns. Indicating a spiral relationship, these results suggest that institutional investors perform poorly during financial crises, which is also observable in the volatility patterns in dollar fund flow. We also find that the flow is positively related to the crisis period, indicating that the dollar fund flow in fixed income funds reported a positive value during the recession, signifying an inflow.

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  • Laleh Samarbakhsh & Meet Shah, 2021. "Fixed income mutual fund performance during and after a crisis: a Canadian case," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 45(4), pages 654-676, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecfin:v:45:y:2021:i:4:d:10.1007_s12197-021-09541-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s12197-021-09541-z
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    Keywords

    Financial crisis; Fixed income; Fund flow; Mutual fund;
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    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies

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