Affiliation:
1. The Ohio State University and the National Bureau of Economic Research
2. University of Utah
3. University of Arizona
4. University of Washington
Abstract
Abstract
We show that mutual fund ratings generate correlated demand that creates systematic price fluctuations. Mutual fund investors chase fund performance via Morningstar ratings. Until June 2002, funds pursuing the same investment style had highly correlated ratings. Therefore, rating-chasing investors directed capital into winning styles, generating style-level price pressures, which reverted over time. In June 2002, Morningstar reformed its methodology of equalizing ratings across styles. Style-level correlated demand via mutual funds immediately became muted, significantly altering the time-series and cross-sectional variation in style returns.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Finance,Accounting
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