HIGH PORTFOLIO TURNOVER AND PERFORMANCE OF EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS

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Pedro Luiz Albertin Bono Milan
William Eid Junior

Abstract

The active portfolio management aims to outperformance a market portfolio return, however, there is a great discussion among academics and practitioners about the real possibilities to outperformance the market portfolio return by an actively portfolio management. This paper shed light on Brazilian market, pursuing the impact of a high portfolio turnover rate in the performance of equity mutual investment funds. The study evidence high turnover rates negatively affecting the performance of the funds. Furthermore, the performance fee and the size effect are important aspects to acces better performance.

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Pedro Luiz Albertin Bono Milan, Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP-FGV

GV CEF Researcher Centre for Studies in Finance FGV/EAESP School of Business Administration of Sao Paulo Fundação Getúlio Vargas

William Eid Junior, Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP-FGV

Titular Professor GV CEF Coordinator Centre for Studies in Finance FGV/EAESP School of Business Administration of Sao Paulo Fundação Getúlio Vargas