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CRSP Survivor-Bias-Free US Mutual Fund Database

As the provider of the only complete database of both active and inactive mutual funds, CRSP leads the way in mutual fund research.

  • Initially developed by Mark M. Carhart of Goldman Sachs Asset Management for his 1995 dissertation entitled, “Survivor Bias and Persistence in Mutual Fund Performance” ​
  • Designed to facilitate research on the historical performance of open-ended mutual funds by using survivor-bias-free data​
  • Complete historical information for over 64,000 open-ended funds of which more than 33,000 are active and over 31,000 are delisted​

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User Guide for SAS, ASCII & R

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User Guide for CRSPSift

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Knowledge Base

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Data Access Tools

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Release Notes

Key Features

Documents & Resources

CRSP Survivor-Bias-Free US Mutual Fund Database Guide

A detailed user guide for CRSPSift

CRSP Survivor-Bias-Free US Mutual Fund Database Guide

A detailed user guide for SAS, ASCII & R file formats

Knowledge Base

Additional notes and FAQ about this product

Data Access Tools

Access information for this product

Release Notes

Quarterly & annual release notes

CRSP databases are characterized by their comprehensive corporate action information and highly accurate total return calculations.

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