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Antecedents of Equity Fund Performance: A Contingency Perspective

Li Xian Liu

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2093-5498

College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Dr, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia

E-mail Address: li.liu1@jcu.edu.au

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Fuming Jiang

School of Management, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia

E-mail Address: Fuming.Jiang@curtin.edu.au

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Jizhong Li

School of Management, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia

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Omar Al Farooque

UNE Business School, University of New England, 17a Union Road, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

E-mail Address: omaral.farooque@une.edu.au

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Abstract

While the fund performance management literature has clearly documented that the fund size, fund family size, and net cash flow are important antecedents of equity fund performance, prior empirical studies have revealed mixed results that have not been adequately explained. Through the lens of the contingency perspective, we developed a conceptual model that examines how the expense ratio and management compensation as contextual factors interact with the fund size, fund family size, and net cash flow to affect equity fund performance. The empirical analyses were based on panel data including 690 equity funds in China over a 7-year period from 2009 to 2015. The results show that the expense ratio and management compensation moderate the effects of the fund family size and net cash flow on fund performance, and management compensation also moderates the relationship between the fund size and fund performance.

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JEL: G11, G23, M10

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