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Exchange Traded Funds. Are similar to closed-end funds: traded securities; entails commission costs ... Hedge funds are privately organized, pooled investment vehicle with no ...

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    Slide 1: Mutual funds (see Ch. 24 Reilly and Brown)

    Diversification Professional management Low capital requirement Reduced transaction costs Access to illiquid markets Access to non-traditional trading strategies Investment Companies An investment company invests a pool of funds belonging to many individuals in a portfolio of individual investments such as stocks and bonds Benefits: Used as a basis for valuation of mutual funds. Selling new shares Redeeming existing shares Calculation: Market Value of Assets – Fund Expenses - Liabilities Shares Outstanding Net Asset Value Money Market Fixed Income Equity Balance & Income Asset Allocation Indexed Specialized Sector Mutual Funds: Investment Policies Mutual funds Open-End Closed-End (Stock trades on secondary market; Net asset value (NAV) is determined daily, but market price determined by supply and demand) - ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) Hedge Funds Private equity/venture capital funds Types of Investment Organizations Fee Structure Front-end load Back-end load Operating expenses 12 b-1 charges distribution costs paid by the fund Alternative to a load Fees and performance Costs of Investing in Mutual Funds Mutual funds: Performance It’s not conclusive Most of the studies suggest that the average MF underperforms its benchmark There is some evidence of short-term performance persistence The evidence show that it’s not easy to find funds that outperform for a long period of time Nonetheless, “hot” funds receive a disproportionately amount of new money Exchange Traded Funds Are similar to closed-end funds: traded securities; entails commission costs Each ETF is a claim on a trust that holds a specified pool of assets (e.g. S&P500 index components) Examples:SPDRs, ishares,HOLDERS Advantages: Liquidity Taxes Can be purchased on margin or sell short ETF are appropriate for short-term investors and the ones who buy in large lots

    Slide 9:Alpha

    Alpha = mutual fund return – benchmark return Higher the Alpha better the fund performance

    Treynor Ratio rp - rf ßp Risk Adjusted Performance:Treynor/Beta Sharpe Ratio rp - rf p ? ? Risk Adjusted Performance: Sharpe Higher the Sharper ratio better the fund performance

    Slide 12:Morningstar rating

    Created in 1984 to provide comprehensive assessment of mutual funds The star system was not meant to predict future performance 5* - the top 20% of the funds 1* the bottom 20%

    Hedge Funds Considerable confusion exists concerning hedge funds – what they are (and are not) and how they work Hedge funds are privately organized, pooled investment vehicle with no restrictions in terms of investment strategies, asset classes and use of leverage Many of them registered off-shore for tax and regulatory reasons Can’t have more than 100 “accredited” investors or 500 “super-accredited” investors Accredited investor: net worth > 1 million or income of $200,000 in each of the past two years Super-Accredited investor: net worth > 5 million Hedge Funds Are not allowed to advertise broadly and engage in “ general solicitation” to the investing public Charge 1-2% of assets under management and 20-25% of profits First hedge fund on record, Jones Hedge Fund, was established in 1949 He hedged the US equity market risk and focused on stock selection By 2001, more than 5,000 funds in existence world-wide Common features: - shorting - leverage - concentration Do they all hedge?

    Slide 15:Hedge Fund Strategies

    Long-short equity Equity market neutral Fixed-income arbitrage Convertible arbitrage Merger arbitrage Global macro Special situations

    Slide 16:Learning objectives

    Discuss the different ways the professional asset management firms can be organized (p. 996-998 in chapter) Discuss how the managers at investment advisory firms and mutual funds are compensated (p. 996-998 in chapter) Discuss the differences between open end, closed end and ETFs Briefly discuss the costs, loads and fees of investing in mutual funds Discuss what the hedge funds are, and how do they differ from traditional professionally managed investment products Discuss five strategies used by hedge funds (p. 1021-1022 chapter) Discuss these two ethical conflicts in the professional asset management industry: Incentive Compensation Schemes and Soft Dollar Arrangements (see p. 1030-1031 in chapter)

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