Performance measurement and best-practice benchmarking of mutual funds: combining stochastic dominance criteria with data envelopment analysis |
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Authors: | Timo Kuosmanen |
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Institution: | 1. Economic Research Unit, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Luutnantintie 13, 00410, Helsinki, Finland
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Abstract: | We propose a method for mutual fund performance measurement and best-practice benchmarking, which endogenously identifies a dominating benchmark portfolio for each evaluated mutual fund. Dominating benchmarks provide information about efficiency improvement potential as well as portfolio strategies for achieving them. Portfolio diversification possibilities are accounts for by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Portfolio risk is accounted for in terms of the full return distribution by utilizing Stochastic Dominance (SD) criteria. The approach is illustrated by an application to US based environmentally responsible mutual funds. |
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