Performance Analysis of the Index Mutual Fund

Authors

  • Yasmeen Bano Research Scholar, School of Management Studies, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • S. Vasantha Professor & Research Supervisor (Corresponding Author), School of Management Studies, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajms-2019.8.1.1472

Keywords:

Financial Performance, Index Fund, Risk Adjusted Return, Tracking Error

Abstract

A mutual fund is a professionally managed investment fund that pools together the savings of a number of investors who shares the common financial goals. These investors may be retail or institutional in nature. It offers small or individual investors access to professionally managed portfolios of equities, bonds and other securities. The paper is the study of the performance of Index fund. This is analyzed empirically since the period of 2012 – 2017. The main objective of this research is to evaluate the performance of Index funds. The study examined three parameters such as active returns, tracking error and Jensen’s alpha. In this paper the data has been collected from the secondary sources.

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Published

02-02-2019

How to Cite

Bano, Y., & Vasantha, . S. (2019). Performance Analysis of the Index Mutual Fund. Asian Journal of Managerial Science, 8(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.51983/ajms-2019.8.1.1472