Gjergji Cici

University of Kansas - School of Business

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1654 Naismith Drive

Lawrence, KS 66045

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1.

Does Motivation Matter When Assessing Trade Performance? An Analysis of Mutual Funds

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Does Motivation Matter When Assessing Trade Performance? An Analysis of Mutual Funds

AFA 2005 Philadelphia Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Dec 2004
Gordon J. Alexander, Gjergji Cici and Scott Gibson
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Kansas - School of Business and College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business
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Does Motivation Matter When Assessing Trade Performance? An Analysis of Mutual Funds

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp. 125-150, 2007
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Gordon J. Alexander, Gjergji Cici and Scott Gibson
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management, University of Kansas - School of Business and Arizona State University (ASU)

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The Relation of the Disposition Effect to Mutual Fund Trades and Performance

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 10 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2010
Gjergji Cici
University of Kansas - School of Business
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Mutual funds, disposition effect, flows, behavioral biases, performance, style

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For Better or Worse? Mutual Funds in Side-By-Side Management Relationships With Hedge Funds

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Jun 2006
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson and Rabih Moussawi
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Villanova University - Department of Finance
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mutual funds, hedge funds, side-by-side arrangements, institutional investors

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The Investment Value of Fund Managers’ Experience Outside the Financial Sector

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The Investment Value of Fund Managers’ Experience Outside the Financial Sector

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2017
Gjergji Cici, Monika Gehde-Trapp, Marc-André Goericke and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Mannheim - Finance Area, University of Cologne and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Investor Learning, Investor Experience, Mutual funds

The Investment Value of Fund Managers’ Experience Outside the Financial Sector

The Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 26 Feb 2018
Gjergji Cici, Monika Gehde-Trapp, Marc-André Goericke and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Mannheim - Finance Area, University of Cologne and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Investor Learning, Investor Experience, Mutual funds

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Missing the Marks: Dispersion in Corporate Bond Valuations Across Mutual Funds

Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2010
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson and John J. Merrick Jr.
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Raymond A. Mason School of Business - William & Mary
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mutual funds, bonds, valuation, fair value, corporate bond funds

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The Valuation of Hedge Funds' Equity Positions

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming, AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2016
Gjergji Cici, Alexander Kempf and Alexander Puetz
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance
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Hedge Funds, Return Management, Valuation Deviations

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On the Use of Options by Mutual Funds: Do They Know What They are Doing?

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On the Use of Options by Mutual Funds: Do They Know What They are Doing?

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2014
Gjergji Cici and Luis-Felipe Palacios
University of Kansas - School of Business and University of Pennsylvania, WRDS
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Options, mutual funds, derivatives, performance, hedging, speculation

On the Use of Options by Mutual Funds: Do They Know What They are Doing?

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2014
Gjergji Cici and Luis-Felipe Palacios
University of Kansas - School of Business and University of Pennsylvania, WRDS
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Options, mutual funds, derivatives, performance, hedging, speculation

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The Performance of Corporate-Bond Mutual Funds: Evidence Based on Security-Level Holdings

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The Performance of Corporate-Bond Mutual Funds: Evidence Based on Security-Level Holdings

AFA 2011 Denver Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2020
Gjergji Cici and Scott Gibson
University of Kansas - School of Business and College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business
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corporate bonds, mutual funds, performance, selectivity, timing, style

The Performance of Corporate-Bond Mutual Funds: Evidence Based on Security-Level Holdings

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2010
Gjergji Cici and Scott Gibson
University of Kansas - School of Business and College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business
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corporate bonds, mutual funds, performance, selectivity, timing, style

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Speed of Information Diffusion within Fund Families

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Speed of Information Diffusion within Fund Families

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2016
Gjergji Cici, Stefan Jaspersen and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Information diffusion, mutual fund performance, fund families, investment behavior, organizational structures

Speed of Information Diffusion within Fund Families

Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 Sep 2016
Gjergji Cici, Stefan Jaspersen and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)

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Information Diffusion, Mutual Fund Performance, Fund Families, Investment Behavior, Organizational Structures

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The Index Fund Rationality Paradox

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2010
Gjergji Cici and Michael D. Boldin
University of Kansas - School of Business and Wharton Research Data Services
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Mutual funds, S&P 500 index

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The Impact of Labor Mobility Restrictions on Managerial Actions: Evidence from the Mutual Fund Industry

AFA 2019 Atlanta Meetings Paper, Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 122, 2021
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2021
Gjergji Cici, Mario Hendriock and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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labor mobility, non-compete clauses, mutual funds, career concerns

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Do Financial Advisors Provide Tangible Benefits for Investors? Evidence from Tax-Motivated Mutual Fund Flows

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Do Financial Advisors Provide Tangible Benefits for Investors? Evidence from Tax-Motivated Mutual Fund Flows

EFA 2014 Lugano Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2016
Gjergji Cici, Alexander Kempf and Christoph Sorhage
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Mutual funds; Taxable fund distributions; Financial advisors

Do Financial Advisors Provide Tangible Benefits for Investors? Evidence from Tax-Motivated Mutual Fund Flows

Review of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2016
Gjergji Cici, Alexander Kempf and Christoph Sorhage
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Mutual funds, Taxable fund distributions, Financial advisors

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A Study of Analyst-Run Mutual Funds: The Abilities and Roles of Buy-Side Analysts

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2014
Gjergji Cici and Claire M. Rosenfeld
University of Kansas - School of Business and College of William and Mary - Finance
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Mutual Funds, Portfolio Managers, Buy-Side Analysts, Performance Evaluation, Asset Management, Entrenchment

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#MeToo Meets the Mutual Fund Industry: Productivity Effects of Sexual Harassment

Finance Research Letters, Vol. 40, 2021
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 30 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2021
Gjergji Cici, Mario Hendriock, Stefan Jaspersen and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance, University of Cologne - Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Sexual Harassment, Mutual Fund Performance, Gender Discrimination, Organizational Frictions, Human Capital

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Explaining and Benchmarking Corporate Bond Returns

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 05 Jul 2017
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson and Rabih Moussawi
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Villanova University - Department of Finance
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Corporate bonds, cross-section of returns, credit risk, TRACE, default

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Cross-Company Effects of Common Ownership: Dealings between Borrowers and Lenders with a Common Blockholder

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Dec 2015
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson and Claire M. Rosenfeld
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and College of William and Mary - Finance
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cross-ownership, institutional ownership, active investment, credit market interactions, syndicated lending

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Trading Efficiency of Fund Families: Impact on Fund Performance and Investment Behavior

EFA 2015 Vienna Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2016
Gjergji Cici, Laura Dahm and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Mutual funds; fund families; trading efficiency; fund performance; investment behavior

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Once a Trader, Always a Trader: The Role of Traders in Fund Management

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 18 May 2024
Gjergji Cici, Philipp Schuster and Franziska Weishaupt
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Stuttgart and University of Stuttgart
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Traders; fund managers; transaction costs; corporate bonds

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Do Buy-Side Analysts Inform Sell-Side Analyst Research?

Forthcoming at Accounting and Finance
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 02 May 2024
Gjergji Cici, Philip B. Shane and Yanhua Sunny Yang
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William & Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
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sell-side analysts, buy-side analysts, institutional investors

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Mutual Fund Performance When Parent Firms Simultaneously Manage Hedge Funds

Journal of Financial Intermediation, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Dec 2009
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson and Rabih Moussawi
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Villanova University - Department of Finance
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mutual funds, hedge funds, side-by-side arrangements, institutional investors

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Conflicting Incentives in the Management of 529 Plans

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2022
Justin Balthrop and Gjergji Cici
University of Kansas and University of Kansas - School of Business
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529 plans, conflicts of interest, plan sponsor, program manager, revenue sharing

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The Performance of Corporate Bond Mutual Funds and the Allocation of Underpriced New Issues

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2023
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson, Nan Qin and Pei (Alex) Zhang
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, College of Business, Northern Illinois University and University of Kansas - School of Business
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Corporate bonds, corporate bond fund performance, primary market allocations, underpricing, underwriting relationship

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Market Transparency and the Marking Precision of Bond Mutual Fund Managers

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Market Transparency and the Marking Precision of Bond Mutual Fund Managers

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Oct 2013
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson, Yalin Gündüz and John J. Merrick Jr.
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, Deutsche Bundesbank and Raymond A. Mason School of Business - William & Mary
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TRACE, CDS, bonds, transparency, marks

Market Transparency and the Marking Precision of Bond Mutual Fund Managers

Bundesbank Discussion Paper No. 09/2014
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Jun 2016
Gjergji Cici, Scott Gibson, Yalin Gündüz and John J. Merrick Jr.
University of Kansas - School of Business, College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, Deutsche Bundesbank and Raymond A. Mason School of Business - William & Mary
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TRACE, CDS, bonds, transparency, marks

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On the Valuation Skills of Corporate Bond Mutual Funds

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 15 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2022
Gjergji Cici and Pei (Alex) Zhang
University of Kansas - School of Business and University of Kansas - School of Business
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mutual funds, corporate bonds, investment abilities, market efficiency, selection, timing

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Knowledge Spillovers in the Mutual Fund Industry Through Labor Mobility

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2019
Gjergji Cici, Alexander Kempf and Claudia Peitzmeier
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR) and University of Cologne - Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
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Organization Capital, Knowledge Spillovers, Mutual Funds, Learning-by-Hiring

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The Prevalence of the Disposition Effect in Mutual Funds' Trades

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 May 2014 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2020
Gjergji Cici
University of Kansas - School of Business
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Mutual funds, disposition effect, flows, behavioral biases, performance, style

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Finding your calling: Matching skills with jobs in the mutual fund industry

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2022
Gjergji Cici, Mario Hendriock and Alexander Kempf
University of Kansas - School of Business, University of Cologne - Department of Finance and University of Cologne - Department of Finance & Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
Downloads 128 (423,038)

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human capital, mutual funds, occupational match finding