Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs

The purpose of this study is to find evidence that shows that either active management of private pension funds in Colombia actually adds value to the investors or, on the contrary, investors would achieve better results if they invested in passively managed products such as, for example, an ETF (Ex...

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Main Author: Edgardo Cayón Fallón
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad ICESI 2010-04-01
Series:Estudios Gerenciales
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0123592310701108
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description The purpose of this study is to find evidence that shows that either active management of private pension funds in Colombia actually adds value to the investors or, on the contrary, investors would achieve better results if they invested in passively managed products such as, for example, an ETF (Exchange Trade Fund). After conducting a review of data available from 30 different private pension funds in Colombia and 30 ETFs that had similar investment goals to these portfolios, our findings reveal that, using common performance indicators, a Colombian investor would have a better ROI by investing in passively managed products (ETFs) than in portfolios currently offered by voluntary pension funds in Colombia
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spelling doaj.art-b4913b07f292463ba99640a471971d9a2022-12-22T00:31:29ZspaUniversidad ICESIEstudios Gerenciales0123-59232010-04-0126115133810.1016/S0123-5923(10)70110-8Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFsEdgardo Cayón FallónThe purpose of this study is to find evidence that shows that either active management of private pension funds in Colombia actually adds value to the investors or, on the contrary, investors would achieve better results if they invested in passively managed products such as, for example, an ETF (Exchange Trade Fund). After conducting a review of data available from 30 different private pension funds in Colombia and 30 ETFs that had similar investment goals to these portfolios, our findings reveal that, using common performance indicators, a Colombian investor would have a better ROI by investing in passively managed products (ETFs) than in portfolios currently offered by voluntary pension funds in Colombiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0123592310701108Portfolio performanceactive managementvoluntary pension market in Colombia
spellingShingle Edgardo Cayón Fallón
Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs
Estudios Gerenciales
Portfolio performance
active management
voluntary pension market in Colombia
title Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs
title_full Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs
title_fullStr Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs
title_short Evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in Colombia: a performance analysis using proxy ETFs
title_sort evidence of active management of private voluntary pension funds in colombia a performance analysis using proxy etfs
topic Portfolio performance
active management
voluntary pension market in Colombia
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0123592310701108
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