The Network of Mutual Funds: A Dynamic Heterogeneous Graph Neural Network for Estimating Mutual Funds Performance

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Abstract

Mutual funds are interconnected to each other through multiple types of links, including but not limited to co-investment, advisors, firms, and managers. These connections enable information flow among network entities, influence investment decisions, and ultimately impact mutual fund managers' performance. In this paper, we propose a dynamic graph neural network approach to model these heterogeneous relationships and their contributions to mutual fund performance. Using the graph attention mechanism, our model learns latent embedding for mutual funds and their invested assets dynamically in each month and then uses the embedding to estimate future returns. Empirical analysis confirms that the proposed method outperforms the state-of-the-art DeepWalk model by 10%. Furthermore, this study also reveals the importance of networks in mutual fund performance. The inclusion of network connections in a feedforward machine learning model significantly increases the performance of the model by 118%. Finally, portfolio analysis and regression estimation on next month's excess return show that the proposed approach has a significant economic contribution over current benchmark approaches.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICAIF 2023 - 4th ACM International Conference on AI in Finance
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages235-243
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9798400702402
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 27 2023
Event4th ACM International Conference on AI in Finance, ICAIF 2023 - New York City, United States
Duration: Nov 27 2023Nov 29 2023

Publication series

NameICAIF 2023 - 4th ACM International Conference on AI in Finance

Conference

Conference4th ACM International Conference on AI in Finance, ICAIF 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York City
Period11/27/2311/29/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Finance

Keywords

  • Fintech
  • Graph Neural Networks
  • Mutual Fund Prediction
  • heterogeneous Graph

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