Capitalizing on the Greatest Anomaly in Finance with Mutual Funds

Nanigian, David

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2141460

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Capitalizing on the Greatest Anomaly in Finance with Mutual Funds

David Nanigian

The American College

February 4, 2013

Abstract:
Contrary to the predictions of CAPM, empirical research has shown that investing in low-beta stocks can improve the mean-variance efficiency of an investor’s portfolio. Through forming portfolios of mutual funds based on beta, I examine whether or not mutual fund investors can capitalize on this anomaly. I find that one investing in a portfolio of funds in the top quintile of beta can improve her excess returns by an average of 2.97% a year without increasing risk by holding a levered position in a portfolio of funds in the bottom quintile instead.

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Keywords: Mutual fund performance, low risk stocks, CAPM, market anomalies

JEL Classification: G11, G12, G23

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Date posted: September 5, 2012 ; Last revised: February 7, 2013

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Nanigian, David, Capitalizing on the Greatest Anomaly in Finance with Mutual Funds (February 4, 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2141460 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2141460

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