Heads we win, tails you lose: Is there equity in Islamic equity funds?
We made the first estimate of the proportion of fund alpha statistically attributable to luck rather than skill for a sample of Malaysian Islamic equity funds. Broadly, the funds do not outperform market benchmarks. In the limited instances where performance is superior, based on a contemporary met...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/41388/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41388/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41388/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41388/1/PACFIN649_-_Published_Version.pdf |
| Summary: | We made the first estimate of the proportion of fund alpha statistically attributable to luck rather than skill for a sample of Malaysian Islamic equity funds. Broadly, the funds do not outperform market benchmarks. In the limited instances where performance is superior, based on a
contemporary methodology, as much as 47% of the observed positive fund alpha is statistically attributable to luck. Thus, at 5% significance level, we find only 1.95% of our funds to be genuinely skilled. Our findings raise questions regarding the equitability of these funds levying fixed fees, making a case for potential innovation in fund remuneration structure. |
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