Investor heterogeneity and the market for fund benchmarks: Evidence from passive ETFs

IF 3.6 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Journal of Banking & Finance Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107412

Leonard Kostovetsky , Jerold Warner

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Abstract

The market for passive ETFs and passive ETF benchmarks has exploded. Passive ETF sponsors get index benchmarks mainly from brand name index providers such as S&P and Russell. We show how benchmark and index provider characteristics are relevant for sponsors and different investor types. ETF benchmarks from large index providers attract more capital. Institutional flows exhibit a strong preference for brand name benchmarks, but do-it-yourself retail investor flows do not. ETFs that change benchmarks reduce their tracking error and have 7% higher flows in the subsequent three months, again driven by institutional flows.

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Journal of Banking & Finance Multiple-

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6.40

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5.40%

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262

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