Working paper

Evaluating fund capacity: issues and methods

Publisher
Superannuation Australia
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This report examines the evaluation of capacity in an investment management context, outlining the key issues and various methods of analysis. We address the following question: “how large can a fund get before it is unable to create additional value for its investors?” In doing so, we frame the discussion under the assumption that an active fund forms a portfolio based on a particular investment ‘signal’, which should be read as a general term for the information or process by which investment opportunities are identified. A signal may comprise indicators, forecasts, viewpoints, a strategy, and so on. The issue being considered is how far a signal can be leveraged through additional funds under management (FUM), before management should consider either closing the fund to new money, or changing the signal and thus the investment process.

Publication Details
DOI:
10.4225/50/583cde5f59a3a
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open