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Intermediary Balance Sheet Constraints, Bond Mutual Funds’ Strategies, and Bond Returns

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  • Giannetti, Mariassunta
  • Chotibhak, Jotikasthira
  • Rapp, Andreas
  • Waibel, Martin

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We show that after the introduction of the leverage ratio constraints on bank-affiliated dealers, bond mutual funds have engaged in more liquidity provision in investment-grade corporate bonds and that the performance of funds with liquidity-supplying strategies has benefited. Not only have regulations transferred profits associated with liquidity provision in the corporate bond market to mutual funds, but the liquidity and returns of investment-grade corporate bonds have become more exposed to redemptions from the bond mutual fund industry, suggesting that the regulations have made investment-grade corporate bonds more volatile. Accordingly, we observe that investment-grade corporate bonds that are more exposed to leverage ratio constraints experienced a more severe deterioration in liquidity and returns at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Giannetti, Mariassunta & Chotibhak, Jotikasthira & Rapp, Andreas & Waibel, Martin, 2024. "Intermediary Balance Sheet Constraints, Bond Mutual Funds’ Strategies, and Bond Returns," CEPR Discussion Papers 19250, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:19250
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    Liquidity;

    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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