Abstract
By decomposing firm size into horizon-based components, the authors find that the changes in firm size in prior years, instead of its recent level, drive the size premium. Specifically, size five years ago explains 80% of the current firm size but has little predictive power for the size premium. In contrast, the change in size over the prior two to five years explains only 18% of the size but almost completely captures the size premium. Their decomposition indicates that not all small stocks earn a size premium. Only small stocks that had significant losses in market value in the prior two to five years earn a premium. This analysis also offers new insights into the disappearance of the size premium and the return behaviors of new entrants.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 127-143 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Investing |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Analysis of individual factors/risk premia
- Performance measurement*
- Quantitative methods
- Security analysis and valuation
- Statistical methods