NAV Inflation and Impact on Performance in China

42 Pages Posted: 10 Mar 2017 Last revised: 11 Jan 2019

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Mark B. Shackleton

Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance

Jiali Yan

University of Exeter Business School

Chelsea Yaqiong Yao

Lancaster University - Lancaster University Management School

Date Written: November 29, 2018

Abstract

Our study is among the first to examine the net asset value (NAV) inflation practices of fund managers in China, finding that equity funds bolster their portfolios at quarter-end and especially year-end. In support of the NAV inflation hypothesis in China, we further document the following: (1) NAV inflation is more profound for the worst-performing fund managers and (2) the stocks in which fund managers hold larger stakes exhibit a more marked pattern of price inflation around quarter- and year-ends than do other stocks. We also find that closed-end funds in China engage in NAV inflation at quarter- and year-ends.

Keywords: Mutual funds, NAV inflation, Chinese market, closed-end funds

JEL Classification: G11, G12, G23

Suggested Citation

Shackleton, Mark B. and Yan, Jiali and Yao, Yaqiong, NAV Inflation and Impact on Performance in China (November 29, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2929753 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2929753

Mark B. Shackleton

Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance ( email )

The Management School
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Jiali Yan

University of Exeter Business School ( email )

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Yaqiong Yao (Contact Author)

Lancaster University - Lancaster University Management School ( email )

Department of Accounting and Finance
Lancaster University Management School
Lancaster, LA1 4YX
United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.chelseayao.com

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