Estimating Operational Risk for Hedge Funds: The É-Score

23 Pages Posted: 9 Mar 2009

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Stephen J. Brown

New York University - Stern School of Business

William N. Goetzmann

Yale School of Management - International Center for Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Bing Liang

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Department of Finance

Christopher Schwarz

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Date Written: January 2008

Abstract

Using a complete set of the SEC filing information on hedge funds (Form ADV) and the TASS data, we develop a quantitative model called the É-Score to measure hedge fund operational risk. The É-Score is related to conflict of interest issues, concentrated ownership, and reduced leverage in the ADV data. With a statistical methodology, we further relate the É-Score to readily available information such as fund performance, volatility, size, age, and fee structures. Finally, we demonstrate that this risk score can be used to effectively predict fund failures in the future.

Suggested Citation

Brown, Stephen J. and Goetzmann, William N. and Liang, Bing and Schwarz, Christopher, Estimating Operational Risk for Hedge Funds: The É-Score (January 2008). NYU Working Paper No. FIN-08-001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1354491

Stephen J. Brown

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Bing Liang

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Christopher Schwarz

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Department of Operations and Information Managemen
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