Human Capital efficiency and equity funds’ performance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Larisa Yarovaya, Nawazish Mirza, Jamila Abaidi and Amir Hasnaoui

International Review of Economics & Finance, 2021, vol. 71, issue C, 584-591

Abstract: The paper investigates the impact of human capital efficiency (HCE) on equity funds’ performance during three stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data for 799 open-ended equity funds across five EU countries and ranked them in five categories of HCE and compare their risk-adjusted performance across these categories. The results suggest that during the COVID-19 outbreak, the equity funds that were ranked higher in HCE outperformed their counterparts. We suggest that fund managers should invest in human capital to improve funds’ coping ability and resilience during periods of extreme stress.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mutual funds; Human capital efficiency; Risk-adjusted performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2020.09.017

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