DP6721 Home Bias at the Fund Level

Author(s):	Harald Hau, Hélène Rey
Publication Date:	March 2008
Keyword(s):	asset allocation, diversification, investment behaviour
JEL(s):	F37, G11, G15, G23
Programme Areas:	International Macroeconomics, Financial Economics
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This paper presents new stylized facts on the distribution of the home bias at the fund level. We find (i) a large heterogeneity in the degree of home bias across mutual funds; (ii) a positive correlation between the size of funds and home bias; and (iii) a positive correlation between the size of funds, the number of foreign countries and the number of sectors in which they invest. These facts constitute a challenge for existing theories.