The Role of Limits to Arbitrage and the Asset Growth Anomaly

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Y. Eric C. Lam ◽  
K. C. John Wei
Keyword(s):  
Limits To Arbitrage ◽  
Growth Anomaly ◽  
Asset Growth

scholarly journals Analysis of Asset Growth Anomaly on Cross-Section Stock Returns: Evidence from Indonesia Stock Exchange

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Buddi Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Growth Effect ◽  
Market Anomalies ◽  
Growth Anomaly ◽  
Asset Growth

Assorted types of market anomalies occur when stock prices deviate from the prediction of classical asset pricing theories. This study aims to examine asset growth anomaly where stocks with high asset growth will be followed by low returns in the subsequent periods. This study, using Indonesia Stock Exchanges data, finds that an equally-weighted low-growth portfolio outperforms high-growth portfolio by average 0.75% per month (9% per annum), confirming existence of asset growth anomaly. The analysis is extended at individual stock-level using fixed-effect panel regression in which asset growth effect remains significant even with controlling other variables of stock return determinants. This study also explores further whether asset growth can be included as risk factor. Employing two-stage cross-section regression in Fama and Macbeth (1973), the result aligns with some prior studies that asset growth is not a new risk factor; instead the anomaly is driven by mispricing due to investors’ overreaction and psychological bias. This result imply that asset growth anomaly is general phenomenon that can be found at mostly all stock market but in Indonesia market asset growth anomaly rise from investors’ overreaction, instead of  playing as a factor of risk.

The Distress Anomaly is Deeper than you Think: Evidence from Stocks and Bonds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doron Avramov ◽  
Tarun Chordia ◽  
Gergana Jostova ◽  
Alexander Philipov
Keyword(s):  
Credit Risk ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Corporate Bonds ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
External Financing ◽  
Earnings Expectations ◽  
Limits To Arbitrage

Abstract The distress anomaly reflects the abnormally low returns of high credit risk stocks during financial distress. Evidence from stocks and corporate bonds reinforces the anomaly and challenges rationales based on shareholders’ ability to extract value from bondholders, time-varying betas, lottery-type preferences, biased earnings expectations, and limits-to-arbitrage. Moreover, mispricing of distressed stocks and bonds is associated with excess investment and excess external financing. Potential real distortions are materially understated when assessed based only on equity mispricing. We emphasize the important role of corporate bonds in dissecting the distress anomaly, and show that the anomaly is an unresolved puzzle.

scholarly journals Hedge Funds, Arbitrage, and Timing

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Lawson ◽  
Robert L. Schwartz ◽  
Seth D. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Hedge Fund ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Risk Premiums ◽  
Growth Anomaly ◽  
Asset Pricing Anomalies ◽  
Pricing Anomalies ◽  
Asset Growth ◽  
Abnormal Profits

This paper is an extension of the work of Lawson and Schwartz (2018) which analyzes the risk-adjusted performance of hedge funds by employing a collection of four, five, seven, and eight-factor models. The purpose is to evaluate how well the top and bottom performing subset of hedge fund strategies have profited on known asset pricing anomalies during two unique time periods, 1994 to 2000 and 2001 to 2008. The bifurcation of the data into two distinct periods allows for a deeper exploration of the potential time-varying significance of estimated factor arbitrage. Our empirical testing suggests that both the top and bottom performing funds did utilize the asset growth anomaly to generate abnormal profits. Top performers tended to invest with a long emphasis on low asset growth, value firms while the bottom-five performing hedge fund strategies tested positive for a predilection towards going long small firms with low asset growth characteristics. Arguably, these outcomes probably align with the nature of the investment philosophy of each fund strategy. Interestingly, however, the time-varying significance of estimated coefficients for the value and returns momentum factors between the two distinct timeframes suggests either intentional or unintentional rotation between the use of available pricing anomalies and risk premiums.

scholarly journals Good Corporate Governance Islamic Social Responsibility, and Firm Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 499-504
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Asset Growth ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to examine the role of Good Corporate Governance toward financial performance and Islamic Social Responsibility disclosure. The financial performance was measured by Return on Asset (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Asset growth, Operating Expenses, and NonPerforming Finance (NPF). Furthermore, this study was carried out by Sharia Bank in Indonesia on 2011-2017. Testing the hypothesis in this study used simple regression. The results of the study show that Good Corporate Governance has a positive effect on financial performance as measured by Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Asset growth. On the contrary, Good Corporate Governance has a negative impact on operating expenses and Non-Performing Finance (NPF). At the same time, the effect of Good Corporate Governance toward Islamic Social Responsibility disclosure (ISR) is not significant.

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