Analysis of the Performance of Mexican Pension Funds: Evidence from a Stationary Bootstrap Application

Rodríguez Arnulfo, Zúñiga Gerardo and Rodríguez Pedro N.

No 2008-02, Working Papers from Banco de México

Abstract: This paper assesses the performance of Mexican pension funds (AFORES) by using an asset pricing model that includes macroeconomic factors and benchmark portfolios to explain returns. We apply a bootstrap statistical technique to obtain the cross-sectional distribution of performance measures (alphas) across all pension funds. This is done to determine whether a pension fund manager adds value to the portfolio before commissions charges, or if the performance observed, after controlling for the relevant factors, is simply explained by luck. Moreover, by comparing pension fund alphas to the distributions of alphas corresponding to lower rankings, we can find out if a particular fund statistically distinguishes itself from others. Our results provide evidence that pension funds managers do not add value to the portfolio and that funds are not distinguishable from each other.

JEL-codes: C14 G11 G23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-02
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