Is the predictability of dividend payments fully reflected in stock prices? European evidence

dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributor.advisorUngeheuer, Michael
dc.contributor.authorNiinimäki, Simo
dc.contributor.departmentRahoituksen laitosfi
dc.contributor.schoolKauppakorkeakoulufi
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Businessen
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-17T17:03:08Z
dc.date.available2019-02-17T17:03:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents European level evidence on the dividend month premium asset pricing anomaly which was discovered from the U.S. stock markets by Hartzmark and Solomon (2013). Stocks with predicted ex-dividend day in this month earn significant abnormal returns compared to all other stocks. After regressing portfolios monthly excess returns with Fama-French five-factor model and momentum factor, I find statistical significant results from Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Results are indicating that risk-based explanations are unlikely to be correct. The dividend month premium is consistent with dividend clientele theory.en
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/36490
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-201902171652
dc.language.isoenen
dc.programmeRahoitusen
dc.subject.keyworddividenden
dc.subject.keywordasset pricing anomalyen
dc.subject.keywordprice pressureen
dc.subject.keywordex-dividend dayen
dc.titleIs the predictability of dividend payments fully reflected in stock prices? European evidenceen
dc.typeG1 Kandidaatintyöfi
dc.type.ontasotBachelor's thesisen
dc.type.ontasotKandidaatintyöfi

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