The Secondary Market for Hedge Funds and the Closed-Hedge Fund Premium

作者: Tarun Ramadorai

DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.1106654

关键词: EconomicsFund administrationFund of fundsPerformance feeAlternative betaFinancial economicsOpen-end fundFeeder fundMutual fundClosed-end fund

摘要: Rational theories of the closed-end fund premium puzzle highlight share and asset illiquidity, managerial ability compensation, fees as important determinants premium. Several these attributes are difficult to measure for mutual funds, easier hedge funds. This paper employs new data from a secondary market discovers closed which is highly correlated over time with premium, shows that well-explained by variables suggested rational theories. Sentiment-based explanations do not find support in data.

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