How Informative Is Floating NAV When Securities Trade Infrequently?

Author: Akay, Akay, Akay, Barclay, Bessembinder, Bodie, Boudreaux, Burne, Chalmers, Chang, Chernenko, Gasbarro, Greene, Lee, Warga, Warga, Warga, Zitzewitz
Publisher: -Publications@Marquett

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We examine if a floating net asset value (NAV) increases the transparency of risk for investors. Using closed-income fixed income funds we find little evidence that a floating NAV helps investors better understand the value and risk of a fund when a fund\u27s assets trade infrequently. This potentially informs the debate regarding the adoption of a floating NAV in the money market industry. Our results suggest that it is unlikely that the benefits of floating NAV will outweigh the costs

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