RT Journal Article T1 The explanatory power of expenses in the performance of Eurozone mutual funds A1 Correia Domingues, Renato A1 Durán Santomil, Pablo A1 Otero González, Luis K1 Mutual funds K1 Expenses K1 Performance K1 Ratings AB We studied the relationship between the mutual fund’s expenses and their profitability, as well as their ability to predict future performance. We used regressions in panel data with a sample of equity mutual funds of the eurozone area from 2003 to 2014. We concluded that expenses are an important determinant of performance in the eurozone and we show evidence that there is, in the short-term, a negative relationship between the profitability of the year and the level of expenses of the fund. Furthermore, there is also a relationship between the profitability of mutual funds with their level of expenses after one and three years. On the other hand, by applying the quantile regression, it seems clear that the funds with the highest returns have a positive relationship with the level of expenses. PB Universidade da Coruña SN 2254-7088 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40334 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40334 LA eng NO Correia-Domingues, R., Duran-Santomil, P. ., & Otero-Gonzalez, L. . (2022). The explanatory power of expenses in the performance of eurozone mutual funds. European Journal of Government and Economics, 11(1), 31–50. https://doi.org/10.17979/ejge.2022.11.1.8767 DS Minerva RD 25 abr 2026