EVIDENCE OF ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY PENSION FUNDS IN COLOMBIA: A PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS USING PROXY ETFs

Authors

  • Edgardo Cayón Fallón Master in Business Administration, McGill University, Canada. Profesor Asociado Finanzas, Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA)
  • Tomás Ricardo Di Santo Rojas Especialista en Finanzas Corporativas, Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA), Colombia. Analista Financiero, Banco Santander, Colombia
  • Camilo Roncancio Peña Especialista en Finanzas Corporativas, Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA), Colombia. Consultor, Blooming Trading S.A. C.I., Colombia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0123-5923(10)70110-8

Keywords:

Portfolio performance, active management, voluntary pension market in Colombia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find evidence that shows that either active management of private pension funds in Colombia actually adds value to the investors or, on the contrary, investors would achieve better results if they invested in passively managed products such as, for example, an ETF (Exchange Trade Fund). After conducting a review of data available from 30 different private pension funds in Colombia and 30 ETFs that had similar investment goals to these portfolios, our findings reveal that, using common performance indicators, a Colombian investor would have a better ROI by investing in passively managed products (ETFs) than in portfolios currently offered by voluntary pension funds in Colombia.

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2010-06-30

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EVIDENCE OF ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY PENSION FUNDS IN COLOMBIA: A PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS USING PROXY ETFs. (2010). Estudios Gerenciales, 26(115), 13-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0123-5923(10)70110-8