Beschreibung
I document a new stylized fact: the higher the share of institutional ownership in a stock, the more its price-dividend ratio is driven by discount rate variation rather than by changes in dividend growth expectations. Hence, the dividend-price ratio of stocks with high institutional ownership predicts returns. Conversely, for stocks held mostly by individual investors, returns are not predictable. As a general equilibrium outcome, return predictability crucially depends on the properties of the marginal investor. More strongly time-varying volatility in the marginal utility of institutions acting as marginal investors in the respective stocks provides a natural explanation for the observed pattern. In an equilibrium model, time-varying redemption risks generate the observed predictability patterns among a priori identical stocks. My findings help explain the weak return predictability of small and value stocks, the postwar predictability reversal, and the fact that dividend smoothing cannot explain that reversal.| Zeitraum | 1 Apr. 2019 |
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| Ereignistitel | 18. Kölner Finanzmarktkolloquium Asset Management (CFR Cologne) |
| Veranstaltungstyp | Keine Angaben |
| Bekanntheitsgrad | International |