Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia

The shock of the global COVID-19 pandemic is critical even compared to the great financial crisis of 2007–2008 (Sansa, 2020). This study emphasizes the performances of equity unit trust funds and fixed income unit trust funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, applying daily data from January 2020 to Jun...

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Main Authors: Puvannambehay Tamil Selvam, Noor Zainab Tunggal
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description The shock of the global COVID-19 pandemic is critical even compared to the great financial crisis of 2007–2008 (Sansa, 2020). This study emphasizes the performances of equity unit trust funds and fixed income unit trust funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, applying daily data from January 2020 to June 2020. A total of 32-unit trust funds are selected for the study, consisting of 16 fixed income funds and 16 equity funds. The performance of the unit trust funds is examined by using the Sharpe ratio measure, Treynor ratio measure, and Jensen’s alpha measure to analyses the impact of COVID-19 on the funds. The findings of this research suggest a mixed result of performance, where some funds outperformed the market benchmark while others underperformed it. For the fixed income unit trust funds, both the average standard deviation and average beta underperformed the benchmark index. On the contrary, the total risk of equity funds is higher than the market benchmark, while systematic risk is lower than the market benchmark. Besides, based on the results of Jensen’s alpha, only a few unit trust funds have a positive alpha, implying that some of the fund managers are either good in market timing or in selecting unit trust funds. Investors and fund managers can benefit from this study when making decisions to enhance their portfolios’ performances during the crucial period. This study will also provide a general outlook on the behavior and performance of unit trust funds in Malaysia during the selected period of the COVID-19 crisis.
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spelling ums.eprints-317762022-02-26T07:56:30Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31776/ Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia Puvannambehay Tamil Selvam Noor Zainab Tunggal HF1-6182 Commerce RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine The shock of the global COVID-19 pandemic is critical even compared to the great financial crisis of 2007–2008 (Sansa, 2020). This study emphasizes the performances of equity unit trust funds and fixed income unit trust funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, applying daily data from January 2020 to June 2020. A total of 32-unit trust funds are selected for the study, consisting of 16 fixed income funds and 16 equity funds. The performance of the unit trust funds is examined by using the Sharpe ratio measure, Treynor ratio measure, and Jensen’s alpha measure to analyses the impact of COVID-19 on the funds. The findings of this research suggest a mixed result of performance, where some funds outperformed the market benchmark while others underperformed it. For the fixed income unit trust funds, both the average standard deviation and average beta underperformed the benchmark index. On the contrary, the total risk of equity funds is higher than the market benchmark, while systematic risk is lower than the market benchmark. Besides, based on the results of Jensen’s alpha, only a few unit trust funds have a positive alpha, implying that some of the fund managers are either good in market timing or in selecting unit trust funds. Investors and fund managers can benefit from this study when making decisions to enhance their portfolios’ performances during the crucial period. This study will also provide a general outlook on the behavior and performance of unit trust funds in Malaysia during the selected period of the COVID-19 crisis. Penerbit UMS 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31776/1/Impact%20of%20covid-19%20pandemic%20on%20fixed%20income%20unit%20trust%20fund%20and%20equity%20unit%20trust%20fund%20performance.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31776/2/Impact%20of%20covid-19%20pandemic%20on%20fixed%20income%20unit%20trust%20fund%20and%20equity%20unit%20trust%20fund%20performance1.pdf Puvannambehay Tamil Selvam and Noor Zainab Tunggal (2021) Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia. Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance (LBIBf), 19. pp. 85-99. ISSN 2600-7894 https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/lbibf/article/view/2729
spellingShingle HF1-6182 Commerce
RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
Puvannambehay Tamil Selvam
Noor Zainab Tunggal
Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia
title Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia
title_full Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia
title_fullStr Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia
title_short Impact of covid-19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance: a comparative analysis in Malaysia
title_sort impact of covid 19 pandemic on fixed income unit trust fund and equity unit trust fund performance a comparative analysis in malaysia
topic HF1-6182 Commerce
RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31776/1/Impact%20of%20covid-19%20pandemic%20on%20fixed%20income%20unit%20trust%20fund%20and%20equity%20unit%20trust%20fund%20performance.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31776/2/Impact%20of%20covid-19%20pandemic%20on%20fixed%20income%20unit%20trust%20fund%20and%20equity%20unit%20trust%20fund%20performance1.pdf
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