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It Pays to Set the Menu: Mutual Fund Investment Options in 401(k) Plans
Veronika Krepely Pool
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance
Clemens Sialm
University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Irina Stefanescu
Federal Reserve Board, Washington D.C.
August 14, 2015
Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Abstract:
This paper investigates whether mutual fund families acting as service providers in 401(k) plans display favoritism toward their own affiliated funds. Using a hand-collected dataset on the menu of investment options offered to plan participants, we show that fund deletions and additions are less sensitive to prior performance for affiliated than for unaffiliated funds. We find no evidence that plan participants undo this affiliation bias through their investment choices. Finally, the subsequent performance of poorly-performing affiliated funds indicates that this favoritism is not information driven.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 79
Keywords: 401(k), pension plans, trustee, favoritism, mutual funds
JEL Classification: G23, J23
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Date posted: July 19, 2012
; Last revised: August 15, 2015
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