Pension Fund Herding and the Influence of Management Style

Mercedes Alda and Luis Ferruz

Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2016, vol. 17, issue 2, 144-156

Abstract: In this article, we study the herding phenomenon in Spanish equity pension funds with European investment locations from 2002 to 2012, considering whether the development of different investment strategies by the managers results in herding. In addition, we analyze the performance-herding relationship, observing whether pension fund performance decreases or increases when pension funds herd. Using the herding measure of Lakonishok et al. [1992], we do not find strong imitation behavior, although herding in the market and book-to-market styles are higher. Those pension funds that do not herd or that follow distinctive strategies do not present significant differences in performance with respect to herding funds.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2016.1133625

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