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Index funds lose value during stock market downturns.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that Index funds lose value during stock market downturns?

Unclear. The retrieved items only partially bear on the claim: two papers report a negative correlation between index fund flows and S&P returns, and two studies document that broad market indices (South African sector indices, India's Nifty 50) can suffer sharp losses during downturns. None directly measures whether index funds lose value in market downturns.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
Index Funds and Stock Market Growth
1998
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Massa, M. & Goetzmann, W. N. (1998). Index Funds and Stock Market Growth. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.125470

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Index Funds and Stock Market Growth
1999
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Goetzmann, W. N. & Massa, M. (1999). Index Funds and Stock Market Growth. nber.org. https://www.nber.org/papers/w7033

Modelling Financial Risk in the South African Stock Market: An Application of the Generalised Extreme Value Distribution (GEVD)
2025
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Jakata, O. & Chikobvu, D. (2025). Modelling Financial Risk in the South African Stock Market: An Application of the Generalised Extreme Value Distribution (GEVD). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.33119/erfin.2025.10.2.1

Volatility and Monthly Patterns in the Indian Stock Market: An Empirical Study of the Nifty 50
2026
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Sharma, S., Gupta, C., Malhotra, R., Johari, A., Sayal, A., & Gupta, S. K. (2026). Volatility and Monthly Patterns in the Indian Stock Market: An Empirical Study of the Nifty 50. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIPTM69057.2026.11465824

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