Do Funds-of-Funds Deserve Their Fees-on-Fees?

Andrew Ang, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Rui Zhao

No 13944, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Since the after-fee returns of funds-of-funds are, on average, lower than hedge fund returns, it is easy to conclude that funds-of-funds do not add value compared to hedge funds. However, funds-of-funds should not be evaluated relative to hedge fund returns in publicly reported databases. Instead, the correct fund-of-funds benchmark is the set of direct hedge fund investments an investor could achieve on her own without recourse to funds-of-funds. We use asset allocation concepts to estimate characteristics of the fund-of-funds benchmark distribution. Since the benchmark characteristics are reasonable, we conclude that funds-of-funds, on average, deserve their fees-on-fees.

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Date: 2008-04
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