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Asian Review of Financial Research, Vol., No..
pp.2038~2070
pp.2038~2070
Why do fund managers increase risk?
Yeonjeong Ha Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kwangsoo Ko Pusan National University
Based on the convex relationship between fund performance and cash flows, many studies show that loser funds increase their risk to improve performance. However, in a recent paper, Huang, Sialm, and Zhang (2011) show the performance is particularly severe for funds that increase their risk. This paper examines the relationship between risk-increase and cash flows. Using fund net flows, inflows, and outflows, this study explains the reason why fund managers increase risk. Risk-increase affect inflows and outflows but not net flows because the net effects of inflows and outflows are mixed and blurred. Therefore, a fund¡¯s assets under management do not change as risk increases. When performance is better (the best), risk-increase has a positive effect on inflows, which is related to idiosyncratic risk. When performance is worse (the worst), riskincrease has a negative effect on outflows, which is related to systematic risk. The results suggest that risk-increase may lead to an agency problem between fund managers and investors.
Yeonjeong Ha
Kwangsoo Ko
Based on the convex relationship between fund performance and cash flows, many studies show that loser funds increase their risk to improve performance. However, in a recent paper, Huang, Sialm, and Zhang (2011) show the performance is particularly severe for funds that increase their risk. This paper examines the relationship between risk-increase and cash flows. Using fund net flows, inflows, and outflows, this study explains the reason why fund managers increase risk. Risk-increase affect inflows and outflows but not net flows because the net effects of inflows and outflows are mixed and blurred. Therefore, a fund¡¯s assets under management do not change as risk increases. When performance is better (the best), risk-increase has a positive effect on inflows, which is related to idiosyncratic risk. When performance is worse (the worst), riskincrease has a negative effect on outflows, which is related to systematic risk. The results suggest that risk-increase may lead to an agency problem between fund managers and investors.
Fund risk-increase,Fund inflows,Fund outflows,Agency problems