Asset sales in the mutual fund industry: Who gains?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2013

Abstract

We analyze gains from intercorporate sales of mutual fund subsidiaries, using mandated SEC disclosures to assess the performance of mutual funds transferred by these transactions. Sellers are financial conglomerates (banks) using equity-based deals to transfer poorly performing funds to highly focused asset management companies. The transferred funds experience significant improvements in risk-adjusted returns, efficiency, and asset growth. These improvements are closely correlated with the gains in wealth to buyers and sellers at deal announcements, indicating the market efficiently capitalizes expected performance improvements. Our results provide evidence that these transactions transfer assets to acquirers better able to manage them, generating gains for fund holders and buyer and seller shareholders. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Banking and Finance

First Page

4834

Last Page

4849

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