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Fund Classification Systems

Fund Classification Systems is a standardized framework used in investment management to categorize investment funds based on their primary investment objectives, asset types, geographic exposure, and risk-return profiles, thereby enabling consistent comparison, performance evaluation, and regulatory oversight across diverse fund offerings.

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87

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65

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Mutual fund styles

Stephen J. Brown, William N. Goetzmann · Journal of Financial Economics · 1997 · 497 citations · Full text

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Sources of Durability and Change in Market Classifications: A Study of the Reconstitution of Product Categories in the American Mutual Fund Industry, 1944-1985

Michael Lounsbury, Hayagreeva Rao · Social Forces · 2004 · 309 citations

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Mutual Fund Misclassification: Evidence Based on Style Analysis

Dan diBartolomeo, Erik Witkowski · Financial Analysts Journal · 1997 · 165 citations

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The ABCs of mutual funds: On the introduction of multiple share classes

Vikram K. Nanda, Z. Jay Wang, Lu Zheng · Journal of Financial Intermediation · 2009 · 105 citations

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Islamic Mutual Funds as Faith-Based Funds in a Socially Responsible Context

Gianfranco Forte, Federica Miglietta · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2007 · 69 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. WN
    William N. Goetzmann

    Yale University, United States

    2 publications · 561 citations

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  2. DA
    Debashis Acharya

    University of Hyderabad, India

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  3. LZ
    Lu Zheng

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    2 publications · 140 citations

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  4. GS
    Gajendra Sidana

    Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. HK
    Halil Kiymaz

    Rollins College, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

    2

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Institutions

65

  1. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    140 citations

  2. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    198 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Dallas

    Richardson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    102 citations

  4. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    561 citations

  5. Rollins College

    Winter Park, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  6. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  7. Boston Public Library

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

  8. China Nonferrous Metals Changsha Investigation Design Institute

    Changsha, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 200 citations

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  2. Financial Analysts Journal

    FAJ · 3 publications · 243 citations

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  3. Managerial Finance

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  4. The Journal of Business

    JB · 2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 2 publications · 66 citations

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