Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Boney, Vaneesha
Author's Email Address	v_boney@yahoo.com
URN	etd-06172007-203208
Title	Mutual and Exchange Traded Funds: Market Effects and the Impact of Investor Sentiment
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Finance, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title David Peterson Committee Chair James Doran Committee Member Stacy Sirmans Committee Member Thomas Zuehlke Committee Member Yingmei Cheng Committee Member
Keywords	Investor Sentiment Exchange Traded Funds Mutual Funds REITS
Date of Defense	2007-05-25
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract I have composed a three essay dissertation. I examine mutual and/or exchange traded funds in an attempt to give a deeper understanding of the interplay between our financial markets and fund investors, in order to: 1) determine the effects new products have on the market of existing and similar products and 2) determine whether investor perceptions and potential biases (as proxied by measures of investor sentiment) affect fundamental aspects of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and closed-end funds (CEFs). Specifically, this dissertation seeks to examine the impacts of the introduction of the ETF and determine whether there are significant effects on the creation and deletion activity common to ETFs and the market price deviations from net asset value per share (NAV) of REIT CEFs given various real estate market environments.
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