Does past performance matter? The persistence scorecard

Ciekawe zestawienie o zdolności zachowania ponadprzeciętnych wyników przez fundusze na amerykańskim rynku w latach 2009-2013.

"The phrase “past performance is not an indicator of future outcomes” (or some variation thereof) can be found in the fine print of most mutual fund literature. Yet due to either force of habit or conviction, investors and advisors consider past performance and related metrics to be important factors in fund selection. So does past performance really matter?"
"Very few funds can consistently stay at the top. Our studies show that as time horizons widen, the performance persistence of top quartile managers declines. Of the 692 funds that were in the top quartile as of September 2011, only 7.23% managed to stay in the top quartile at the end of September 2013. Similarly, 5.28% of the large-cap funds, 10.31% of the mid-cap funds and 8.15% of the small-cap funds remain in the top quartile. (...)
Looking at longer-term performance, only 7.71% of large-cap funds, 0.88% of mid-cap funds and 9.9% of small-cap funds maintained a top-half performance over five consecutive 12-month periods. Random expectations would suggest a repeat rate of 6.25%."