Style Effects in the Cross-Section of Stock Returns

• Main Authors: TEO, Melvyn, WOO, Sung-Jun
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Stocks; Mutual funds; Style; Style investing; Return predictability; Finance and Financial Management; Portfolio and Security Analysis
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2359; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3358/viewcontent/StyleEffectsCrossSectionStockReturns_pp.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Using CRSP stock and mutual fund data, we find strong evidence for reversals at the style level (e.g., large value, small growth, etc.). There are significant excess and risk-adjusted returns for stocks in styles characterized by the worst past returns and net inflows. We also find evidence for mome...