RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Assessing Fixed-Income Fund Manager Style and Performance from Historical Returns JF The Journal of Fixed Income FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 15 OP 25 DO 10.3905/jfi.2001.319280 VO 10 IS 4 A1 David T. Brown A1 William J. Marchshall YR 2001 UL https://pm-research.com/content/10/4/15.abstract AB A fixed income money manager's style and the extent to which the manager's style effects the fund performance is typically determined by examining the positions taken by the manager. However, in many cases detailed data on the portfolio holdings over a long time period are not available. This article develops a methodology for estimating an active fund manager's style and the sources of over or underperformance using only historical returns.