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Do Funds-of-Funds Deserve Their Fees-on-Fees?Andrew AngColumbia Business School - Finance and Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Matthew Rhodes-KropfHarvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit Rui ZhaoBlackRock, Inc. April 2008 NBER Working Paper No. w13944 Abstract: Since the after-fee returns of funds-of-funds are, on average, lower than hedge fund returns, it is easy to conclude that funds-of-funds do not add value compared to hedge funds. However, funds-of-funds should not be evaluated relative to hedge fund returns in publicly reported databases. Instead, the correct fund-of-funds benchmark is the set of direct hedge fund investments an investor could achieve on her own without recourse to funds-of-funds. We use asset allocation concepts to estimate characteristics of the fund-of-funds benchmark distribution. Since the benchmark characteristics are reasonable, we conclude that funds-of-funds, on average, deserve their fees-on-fees.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 34 working papers seriesDate posted: April 17, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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