Evaluating the performance of global emerging markets equity exchange-traded funds

David Blitz and Joop Huij

Emerging Markets Review, 2012, vol. 13, issue 2, 149-158

Abstract: We examine the performance of passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to global emerging markets equities. We find that the tracking errors of these funds are substantially higher than previously reported levels for developed markets ETFs. ETFs that use statistical index replication techniques turn out to be especially prone to high tracking errors, and particularly so during periods of high cross-sectional dispersion in stock returns. At the same time, we find no convincing evidence that these funds earn higher returns than ETFs that rely on full-replication techniques.

Keywords: Exchange-traded funds; Performance evaluation; Tracking error (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2012.01.004

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