Returns-Based Style Analysis of Convertible Bond Funds

Autor:	Dale L. Domian, William Reichenstein
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Growth stock Economics and Econometrics Zero-coupon bond Style analysis Financial economics Bond Economics Asset allocation Convertible bond Bond market index Finance Returns-based style analysis
Zdroj:	The Journal of Fixed Income. 18:52-64
ISSN:	2168-8648 1059-8596
DOI:	10.3905/jfi.2009.18.3.052
Popis:	This study presents returns-based style analysis on a convertible bond index and 16 convertible bond funds for 1998–2007 and two subperiods. It allows investors to better calculate their asset allocation. For the full period and both subperiods, the average convertible bond fund9s returns closely track the returns from a portfolio of 60% stocks, 30% high-grade bonds, and 10% cash, where the stock exposure contains a strong tilt toward small-cap stocks. Not surprisingly, results vary across convertible bond funds, but all of these funds have implied stock exposures from about 50% to 80% for all periods. Despite their name, from an asset-allocation perspective most convertible bond funds should be viewed as mostly stocks, especially small-cap growth stocks.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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