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Type Working Paper
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Size and Momentum Profitability in International Stock Markets
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Peter Schmidt
  • Urs von Arx
  • Andreas Schrimpf
  • Andreas Ziegler
  • Alexander Wagner
Language
  • English
Institution University of Zurich
Series Name Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper
Number 15-29
Number of Pages 107
Date 2017
Abstract Text We study the link between the profitability of momentum strategies and firm size, drawing on an extensive dataset covering 23 stock markets across the globe. We first present evidence of an "extreme" size premium in a large number of countries. These size premia, however, are most likely not realizable due to low stock market depth. We also show that international momentum profitability declines sharply with market capitalization. Momentum premiums are also considerably diminished by trading costs, when taking into account the actual portfolio turnover incurred when implementing this strategy. In contrast to strategies based on size, we find that momentum premia especially for medium-sized stocks still remain economically and statistically significant in most equity markets worldwide after adjusting for transaction costs.
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Digital Object Identifier 10.2139/ssrn.2642185
Other Identification Number merlin-id:12368
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