TY - BOOK AU - English II,Philip C. AU - Dukes, William P. AU - Demiralp, Ilhan TI - Mutual Fund Exit and Mutual Fund Fees SN - 00222186 AV - HB73 JOU PY - 2011/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Asset management KW - Business liquidation KW - Fees KW - Fiduciary management KW - Fixed costs KW - Investment strategies KW - Money management KW - Mutual funds KW - Portfolio management N2 - We examine the effect of mutual fund fee structure on mutual fund exit mode and timing. The evidence presented herein is consistent with fee maximization by mutual fund sponsors or managers, increased conflicts of interest for funds charging 12b-1 fees and higher management fees, and a pecking order for mutual fund exit method. Specifically, mutual fund exits that result in decreased fee income are delayed relative to exits that do not and exit strategies that retain fee income are more likely than strategies that do not UR - https://doi.org/10.1086/658492 ER -