Does investor sentiment affect fund crashes? Evidence from Chinese open-end funds

Abstract

This paper aims to detect the impact of investor sentiment on the open-end fund crashes, drawing on the open-end stock funds and partial stock funds of China for the 2009–2019 period. The results show that the rise of investor sentiment will significantly increase the risk of the open-end fund crashes, which remains valid after robustness tests. Further researches indicate that the market timing and stock selection abilities of fund managers weaken the positive impact of investor sentiment on the open-end fund crashes, and the market illiquidity promotes the positive impact of investor sentiment on the open-end fund crashes.