The impact of ESG investment on fund performance: Evidence from mutual fund style drift

IF 4.8 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Pacific-Basin Finance Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.pacfin.2025.102707

Jiayu Lin , Dongliang Pan , Yezhou Sha

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Abstract

This study analyzes the impact of ESG investment on fund performance using a sample of China's open-end mutual funds from January 2006 to December 2020. ESG investment style scores were constructed based on portfolio weights and MSCI ESG investment styles. The results show a significant positive correlation between overall ESG investment styles (including the environmental, social, and governance sub-dimensions) and fund performance. After adjusting for four-factor risk, the High-Low strategy (Long-short) yielded monthly excess returns ranging from 0.371% to 0.465%. After considering different degrees of style drift, the funds with lower style drift experienced a stronger positive impact from ESG investment styles, with the High-Low strategy contributing up to 0.615% in monthly excess returns. These findings offer practical strategies for fund managers to optimize portfolio allocation and provide valuable guidance for investors selecting ESG-style funds. This study provides theoretical and empirical support for sustainable finance development in emerging markets.

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Pacific-Basin Finance Journal BUSINESS, FINANCE-

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6.80

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157

期刊介绍： The Pacific-Basin Finance Journal is aimed at providing a specialized forum for the publication of academic research on capital markets of the Asia-Pacific countries. Primary emphasis will be placed on the highest quality empirical and theoretical research in the following areas: • Market Micro-structure; • Investment and Portfolio Management; • Theories of Market Equilibrium; • Valuation of Financial and Real Assets; • Behavior of Asset Prices in Financial Sectors; • Normative Theory of Financial Management; • Capital Markets of Development; • Market Mechanisms.