@article{article_254557, title={Performance Evaluation of A-Type Turkish Mutuals Funds in the Era of Quantitative Easing}, journal={Yildiz Social Science Review}, volume={1}, pages={35–46}, year={2016}, url={https://izlik.org/JA28ZX97LY}, author={Ünal, Gözde and Tan, Ömer Faruk}, keywords={Performance Evaluation,Mutual Funds,Sharpe Ratio,Jensen’s Alpha}, abstract={<p align="justify"> <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;">This paper aims to evaluate the performance of A-type Turkish funds between January 2009 and November 2014. This study period coincides with the period of quantitative easing during which developing economies in financial markets have been influenced <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> dramatically. Thanks to the increase in the money supply directed towards the capital <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> markets, a relief was experienced in related markets following the crisis period. During <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> this 5-year 10-month period, in which the relevant quantitative easing continued, Borsa <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> Istanbul (BIST) yielded 21% compounded on average, per annum. A-type Turkish funds <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> are investigated in order to compare these funds performance within this period. Within <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> this framework, 15 A-type equity funds and 18 A-type variable funds are selected. So as to <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> measure these funds’ performance, Sharpe ratio (1966), Treynor ratio (1965) and Jensen <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> alpha (1968) methods are used. Moreover, Jensen’s alpha also provides information on <span style="font-family: CMR10;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;"> selectivity skills of fund managers. Furthermore, Treynor&Mazuy (1966) regression analysis method is applied for market timing ability of fund managers. </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> <br> </p>}, number={2}