Fundos Comportamentais possuem Desempenho Superior? Uma Análise baseada em Evidências Internacionais

Abstract

This work has analyzed the performance of 31 behavioral mutual funds in the USA, Europe and Japan described in Santoni and Kelshiker (2010). Were observed the performances of the funds and their respective benchmarks in four indicators: the Sharpe index, Sortino Index, Omega Measure and the Behavioral Performance Measure. The horizon of analysis was 10 years (Jan/04 to Dec/14) divided in intervals of 6, 12, 36, 60 and 120 months. Based on the consolidation of indicators the funds were ranked and classified into three bands of performance: top, middle and bottom. In the interval of 120 months there was, in general, no significant (5%) difference in the average performance between the funds and the benchmarks. The analysis by intervals indicated that the performance of the funds in relation to the benchmarks worsen as the investment horizon increases. In shorter intervals (6 and 12 months) there was, in average, a significant difference in performance while in longer maturities (36 and 60 months) the average performance of the funds was significantly lower than the benchmarks. In the mean of all intervals the average performance of the funds was significantly lower than the benchmarks