Dr. Eli Sherrill
Associate Professor
Finance, Insurance and Law

Office
State Farm Hall of Business - SFH 425
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- About
- Education
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Biography
Dr. Sherrill joined the faculty at ISU in 2014. He teaches classes in both finance and risk management & insurance. He is also a co-advisor for Illinois State Students in Finance.
Current Courses
241.001Financial Markets
241.001Financial Markets
241.002Financial Markets
241.003Financial Markets
Teaching Interests & Areas
Finance
Investments
Financial Markets
Risk Management & Insurance
Research Interests & Areas
Exchange-traded funds
Mutual funds
Municipal bonds
Institutional ownership
PhD Finance
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
MS Finance
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
BS Finance
Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Innovation Faculty Award
2022
FIL Department Outstanding Researcher Award
ISU
2019
Dixie L. Mills Faculty Scholar in Finance
ISU
2018
Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business
ISU
2018
FIL Department Outstanding Researcher Award
ISU
2017
Journal Article
Aiken, A., Sherrill, E., & Upton, K. Side-by-Side Management of Mutual Funds and Actively Managed Exchange Traded Funds. Financial Review (2022): 1-25.
Sherrill, E., Shirley, S., & Stark, J. The use of ETFs in internationally-focused mutual fund portfolios. Quarterly Journal of Finance 11.3 (2021): 35.
Sherrill, E., Shirley, S., & Stark, J. ETF use among actively managed mutual fund portfolios. Journal of Financial Markets 51.2020 (2020): 1-15.
Sherrill, E., & Stark, J. ETF Liquidation Determinants. Journal Of Empirical Finance 48 (2018): 357-373.
Sherrill, E., Shirley, S., & Stark, J. Actively managed mutual funds holding passive investments: What do ETF positions tell us about mutual fund ability?. Journal Of Banking And Finance 76 (2017): 48-64.
Presentations
Side-by-Side Management of Mutual Funds and Actively Managed Exchange Traded Funds. Financial Management Association Meeting. (2019)
ETF use among actively managed mutual fund portfolios. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. (2018)
Foreign focused mutual funds and exchange traded funds: Do they improve portfolio management?. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. (2018)
Foreign focused mutual funds and exchange traded funds: Do they improve portfolio management?. Eastern Finance Association. (2018)
Side-by-Side Management of Mutual Funds and Actively Managed Exchange Traded Funds. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southern Finance Association. (2018)
Actively Managed ETFs versus Actively Managed Mutual Funds. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. (2017)
Actively managed mutual funds holding passive investments: What do ETF positions tell us about mutual fund ability?. Eastern Finance Association. (2017)
ETF use among actively managed mutual fund portfolios. Financial Management Association Meeting. (2017)
Foreign focused mutual funds and exchange traded funds: Do they improve portfolio management?. Financial Management Association Meeting. (2017)
Actively managed mutual funds holding passive investments: What do ETF positions tell us about mutual fund ability?. Financial Management Association Meeting. (2016)
Grants & Contracts
Department of Finance, Insurance, & Law Summer Research Grant. Department of Finance, Insurance, & Law. Illinois State University. (2021)