This study extends the research on closed-end fund performance persistence by investigating whether the persistence of both net asset value (NAV) and market price returns of U.S. registered closed-end funds is related to various fund characteristics. The sample consists of 505 closed-end funds, which are investigated over the period from January 1976 to December 1996. The analysis tests whether persistence is related to the fund characteristics size, goal, management fees, turnover, fund family membership, fund experience, and the exchange on which a fund is traded. The results vary across holding periods used to calculate persistence but are similar with respect to the NAV and market price returns. Funds with lower expense ratios and funds traded on the NYSE show more persistence of strong NAV and market price performance.
Article
Why does performance persistence vary among closed-end funds?
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
Disciplines
Abstract
Language
en_US
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Citation Information
Bers, M. K., & Madura, J. (2000). Why does performance persistence vary among closed-end funds? Journal of Financial Services Research, 17(2), 127-147. doi:10.1023/A:1008110529949
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