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Skewness Sentiment and Market Anomalies

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  • Alok Kumar

    (Herbert Business School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146)

  • Mehrshad Motahari

    (Bayes Business School, City, University of London, London EC1Y 8TZ, United Kingdom)

  • Richard J. Taffler

    (Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom)

Abstract

This study demonstrates that skewness preference of investors is an important driver of various market anomalies. Using a combined measure of mispricing based on 11 prominent anomaly strategies, we show that return predictability associated with the mispricing component of market anomalies is stronger among firms with higher idiosyncratic skewness. The predictability differences are driven by the higher underperformance of high-skewness firms in short anomaly portfolios. Skewness does not affect the performance of long anomaly portfolios. Portfolio holdings data from a retail brokerage firm show that investors with stronger skewness preferences assign relatively larger weights to stocks in short anomaly portfolios.

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  • Alok Kumar & Mehrshad Motahari & Richard J. Taffler, 2024. "Skewness Sentiment and Market Anomalies," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 70(7), pages 4328-4356, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:70:y:2024:i:7:p:4328-4356
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2023.4898
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