How Important are Foreign Ownership Linkages for International Stock Returns?

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 28 (11), November 2015, 3036–3072.

WBS Finance Group Research Paper No. 175

61 Pages Posted: 15 Mar 2012 Last revised: 30 Aug 2021

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Söhnke M. Bartram

University of Warwick; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

John M. Griffin

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

David T. Ng

Johnson College of Business

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Date Written: March 14, 2012

Abstract

We develop a simple measure of international ownership linkages and show that this measure is of similar importance as the traditional effects coming from country and industry fundamentals. International ownership linkages are not explained by omitted country/industry variations, wealth effects or other explanations like liquidity, investment style, or fund flows. We find that ownership linkage is a summary measure of investment locale that links investor capital around the world. Beyond the level of foreign ownership, the specific ownership composition of a stock is an important facet of international equity returns – a finding which has important implications for diversification.

Keywords: Institutional ownership, asset management, portfolio diversification, international finance, co movement

JEL Classification: G3, F4, F3

Suggested Citation

Bartram, Söhnke M. and Griffin, John M. and Ng, David T., How Important are Foreign Ownership Linkages for International Stock Returns? (March 14, 2012). Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 28 (11), November 2015, 3036–3072., WBS Finance Group Research Paper No. 175, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2022129 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2022129

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