Even if the fund performs slightly worse than
the benchmark net of all fees, the manager is touted for their stock picking ability.
Not exact matches
During the third quarter
of 2017, Opportunity Equity returned 0.44 % (
net of fees).1 In comparison, the Strategy's unmanaged
benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned 4.48 %.
A track record
of outperforming a
benchmark or asset pricing model by an average
of 2 % per year (
net of fees) over the life
of the fund would get the attention
of many investors, especially when you consider that the equity premium might only be around 5 %.
Among surviving funds over the 2008 — 2017 period, smart beta strategies» returns,
net of fees and taxes on a postliquidation basis, trailed the style
benchmarks» returns by 1.0 %, while the other strategies» deficits ranged from − 1.3 % to − 2.0 %.
The performance
of the
benchmark reflects and is
net of the effect
of an assumed «average mutual fund
fee» of 79 basis points, which was expressed in the Morningstar 2015 Fee Stu
fee»
of 79 basis points, which was expressed in the Morningstar 2015
Fee Stu
Fee Study.
To quote CST's MRFP: «For 2009 the Plan's rate
of return,
net of fees, was 5.3 % versus an investment policy
benchmark of 8.9 %.
However, live results for mutual funds that take on a momentum factor loading are surprisingly weak.1 No US -
benchmarked mutual fund with «momentum» in its name has cumulatively outperformed its
benchmark since inception,
net of fees and expenses.
The median private equity
benchmark return (excluding venture capital) was 12.8 percent,
net of fees, over a 10 - year period.