Analysis of the influence of asset allocation policy, investment manager performance, and risk level on the performance of Sharia money market mutual funds in Indonesia

Anisah Firli, Risris Rismayani, Dinna Miftahul Jannah
2022 F1000Research  
Islamic money market mutual funds have become an alternative to conventional investment instruments. This research has novelty in determining the variables of mutual fund performance by combining risk and return factors, asset allocation policy variables, and investment manager performance, which have a high impact on the return and risk level in reducing the risk of loss on investment. In addition, this research was conducted on the performance of Islamic money market mutual funds that have
more » ... been studied before. Methods: This research uses data on Islamic money market mutual funds registered with the Financial Services Authority in Indonesia. The performance of Islamic money market mutual funds was calculated using the Sharpe Method and tested using multiple regression analysis. Results: The results showed that the asset allocation policy, investment manager performance, and the level of risk simultaneously have a significant effect on the performance of Islamic money market mutual funds in Indonesia; however, partially, there is no significant effect between (1) the asset allocation policy on the performance of Islamic money market mutual funds in Indonesia: (2) investment manager performance on the performance of Islamic money market mutual funds in Indonesia, and (3) the level of risk on the performance of Islamic money market mutual funds in Indonesia. Conclusions: The results indicated that optimization of returns and risks was needed by considering the composition of asset allocation, choosing the right investment manager, and conducting a good risk level analysis to obtain optimal Islamic money market mutual fund performance.
doi:10.12688/f1000research.109708.1 fatcat:n3hgkmns4jgttpkwyfbthjbk7u