Evidence of herding and positive feedback trading for mutual funds in emerging Asian countries

Meng-Fen Hsieh, Tzu-Yi Yang, Yu-Tai Yang and Jen-Sin Lee

Quantitative Finance, 2011, vol. 11, issue 3, 423-435

Abstract: When analysing the behavior of investors, the emphasis is usually on positive feedback and herding behavior, and the existing literature abounds with studies on the domestic strategy of mutual funds or on their impact. Due to the advantages in terms of the data, many studies investigate US data. However, with the increased flows of capital into emerging markets, studying the behavior of international mutual funds in emerging markets has become more and more important. Nevertheless, studies involving emerging markets are relatively rare. This study examines whether the positive feedback effect and herding behavior exist in Asian markets based on mutual fund data covering the period from 1996 to 2004. The long period enables us to test the sensitivities under the following four conditions, namely the capital volatility (volatile vs. stable), the degree of suffering during the Asian crisis (more suffering vs. less suffering), and the timing of the Asian crisis (pre-, during, and post-crisis), using the exchange rate regime. It was found in this study that mutual fund inflows into the Asian market were attracted by positive stock returns and currency appreciation. Furthermore, it was found that the positive feedback effect and herding behavior did exist in the Asian markets. However, the extent of the above behavior is not the same under different conditions.

Keywords: Herding; Financial crisis; Mutual fund; Positive feedback effect; Behavioral effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/14697688.2010.506882

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