The effect of holdings data frequency on conclusions about mutual fund behavior

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 912-922

  Elton, Edwin J ^a   Gruber, Martin J ^a   Blake, Christopher R ^b   Krasny, Yoel ^a   Ozelge, Sadi O ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bloomberg LP   (United States)

Author keywords

Momentum; Mutual funds; Taxes; Tournaments; Window dressing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649338138     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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