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Ex–Dividend Day Price and Volume: The Case of 2003 Dividend Tax Cut

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  • Zhang, Yi
  • Farrell, Kathleen A.
  • Brown, Todd A.

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We examine the impact of the 2003 dividend tax cut, which removes the differential taxation between dividends and capital gains for individual investors, on the ex–dividend day price and trading volume. We find the ex–dividend day price and volume are affected by taxes, risk, and transaction costs. The ex–dividend day price drop ratio (excess return) increases (decreases) and dividend clienteles weaken after the tax cut. Ex–dividend day abnormal volume among high dividend yield stocks decreases after the tax cut consistent with a diminished motivation for tax–induced trading. Our results suggest that individual investors have a measurable effect on the ex–dividend day price and trading volume.

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  • Zhang, Yi & Farrell, Kathleen A. & Brown, Todd A., 2008. "Ex–Dividend Day Price and Volume: The Case of 2003 Dividend Tax Cut," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 61(1), pages 105-127, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:61:y:2008:i:1:p:105-27
    DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2008.1.05
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    1. Josef García Blandón & M?nica Martínez Blasco & Josef Argiles Bosch, 2011. "Ex-Dividend Day Returns when Dividend and Capital Gains are Taxed at the Same Rate," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, vol. 61(2), pages 140-152, June.
    2. Nguyen Ngoc Anh Le & Xiangkang Yin & Jing Zhao, 2020. "Effects of investor tax heterogeneity on stock prices and trading behaviour around the ex‐dividend day: the case of Australia," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(4), pages 3775-3812, December.
    3. Masanori Orihara, 2023. "Election-Day Market Reactions to Tax Proposals: Evidence from a Close Vote," Working Papers 2219, Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics.
    4. Efthymiou, Vassilis A. & Episcopos, Athanasios & Leledakis, George N. & Pyrgiotakis, Emmanouil G., 2021. "Intraday analysis of the limit order bias on the ex-dividend day of U.S. common stocks," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 405-421.
    5. Bali, Rakesh & Francis, Jack Clark, 2016. "Ex day effects of the 2003 dividend tax cut," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 11-22.
    6. Chen, Hung-Ling & Chow, Edward H. & Shiu, Cheng-Yi, 2013. "Ex-dividend prices and investor trades: Evidence from Taiwan," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 39-65.
    7. Moritz Wagner & Xiaopeng Wei, 2020. "Cum-Ex Trading – The Biggest Fraud in History?," Working Papers in Economics 20/19, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance.
    8. Huang, Wei & Rhee, S. Ghon & Suzuki, Katsushi & Yasutake, Taeko, 2022. "Do investors value shareholder perks? Evidence from Japan," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    9. Tseng, Yun-lan & Hu, Shing-yang, 2013. "Tax reform and the identity of marginal traders around ex-dividend days," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 181-199.

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