Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/70113 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
CFR Working Paper No. 10-15 [rev.]
Publisher: 
University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR), Cologne
Abstract: 
We provide evidence on the valuation of equity positions by hedge fund advisors. Reported valuations deviate from standard valuations based on closing prices from CRSP for roughly seven percent of the positions. These deviations are economically significant for about 25 percent of the hedge fund advisors. Advisors with more pronounced valuation deviations show a stronger discontinuity in their reported returns around zero, manage a higher fraction of potentially fraudulent funds, show smoother reported returns, self-report to commercial databases, and are domiciled in offshore locations. Additional tests suggest that the documented equity valuation deviations respond to past performance.
Subjects: 
hedge funds
fair value
return smoothing
valuation manipulation
fraud
JEL: 
G23
G28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
782.22 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.