Two Essays on Mutual Fund Herding

This dissertation consists of two chapters. First chapter examines whether herding by actively managed equity funds affects their performance. For this purpose, first the effect of herding on stock returns is reexamined and evidence is found that, during the herding quarter, stocks bought intensely...

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Main Author: Sonaer, Gokhan
Other Authors: Finance, Insurance, and Business Law
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27663
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112011-141521/