Are Equity Market Anomalies Disappearing? Evidence from the U.K.

36 Pages Posted: 23 Jan 2018

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John Cotter

University College Dublin

Niall McGeever

University College Dublin (UCD)

Date Written: January 15, 2018

Abstract

We study the persistence over time of nine well-known equity market anomalies in the cross-section of U.K. stocks. We find strong evidence of diminished statistical significance for most of these anomalies including the return reversal and momentum effects. Two anomalies -- firm profitability and stock turnover -- remain quite robust throughout our sample period. These results hold for both portfolio sorts and Fama-MacBeth regression analyses and are robust to the use of alternative methods of risk adjustment. Our findings are consistent with improvements in market efficiency over time with respect to well-known anomaly variables.

Keywords: Anomalies, Asset Pricing, Market Efficiency

JEL Classification: G10, G12

Suggested Citation

Cotter, John and McGeever, Niall, Are Equity Market Anomalies Disappearing? Evidence from the U.K. (January 15, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3102563 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3102563

John Cotter

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Niall McGeever (Contact Author)

University College Dublin (UCD) ( email )

Belfield
Belfield, Dublin 4 4
Ireland

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