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Index funds should be expected to underperform the index

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  • Michael Hanke
  • Klaus Schredelseker

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A widespread belief is that index funds should earn the index return. We argue that this would lead to a serious paradox. In our model, we analyse the effects of an increasing number of investors switching from active to passive investment.

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  • Michael Hanke & Klaus Schredelseker, 2010. "Index funds should be expected to underperform the index," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(10), pages 991-994.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:17:y:2010:i:10:p:991-994
    DOI: 10.1080/17446540802599689
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    3. Wang, Zongrun & Chen, Songsheng, 2019. "Market efficiency, strategies and incomes of heterogeneously informed investors in a social network environment," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 158(C), pages 15-32.

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