Tong Yao

University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business

Acquisitions

5020 Main Library

Iowa City, IA 52242-1000

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

34

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Scholarly Papers (34)

1.

Forecasting Stock Returns through An Efficient Aggregation of Mutual Fund Holdings

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming, AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 19 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2012
Russ Wermers, Tong Yao and Jane Zhao
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and PanAgora Asset Management
Downloads 3,270 (7,903)
Citation 21

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mutual funds, performance persistence, portfolio disclosure, stock selection

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Do Mutual Funds Time the Market? Evidence from Portfolio Holdings

AFA 2005 Philadelphia Meetings Paper, Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 86, 2007
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2020
George J. Jiang, Tong Yao and Tong Yu
Washington State University, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 1,630 (23,699)
Citation 12

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market timing, mutual fund

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Stock Price Jumps and Cross-Sectional Return Predictability

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2013
George J. Jiang and Tong Yao
Washington State University and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 1,612 (24,104)
Citation 13

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stock return predictability, firm characteristics, stock price jumps, asset pricing theory

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Citation 18

Dissecting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Anomaly

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Mar 2012
University of Idaho, Washington State University, Gonzaga University and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 1,348 (30,941)
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idiosyncratic volatility, stock returns, robustness, market microstructure effect

Dissecting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Anomaly

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Nov 2020
University of Idaho, Washington State University, Gonzaga University and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 149 (411,930)
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Idiosyncratic volatility anomaly, Robustness, Market microstructure effect, Microcaps, Penny stocks, Stock return reversal

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The Information Content of Idiosyncratic Volatility

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2009, 44(1), 1-28.
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2012
Washington State University, Gonzaga University and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 1,391 (30,091)
Citation 21

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Idiosyncratic Volatility, Corporate Disclosure

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In Search of Habitat

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 19 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2021
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 1,256 (34,894)

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Preferred habitat; bond yield; quantitative easing

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Can Mutual Funds Profit from Post Earnings Announcement Drift? The Role of Competition

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2020
University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 1,196 (37,474)
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mutual funds, competition, post earnings announcement drift, anomaly

The Asset Growth Effect: Insights from International Equity Markets

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2013
Akiko Watanabe, Yan Xu, Tong Yao and Tong Yu
University of Alberta - School of Business, HKU, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 1,155 (38,765)
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asset growth effect, investment-based asset pricing, international capital market

The Asset Growth Effect: Insights from International Equity Markets

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Volume 108, Issue 2, May 2013, Pages 529-563, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-913
Posted: 21 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2013
Akiko Watanabe, Yan Xu, Tong Yao and Tong Yu
University of Alberta - School of Business, HKU, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate

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asset growth effect, international stock markets

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Corporate Disclosure, Analyst Forecast Dispersion, and Stock Returns

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2016
University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics, Gonzaga University and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 1,123 (41,126)
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Corporate disclosure, analyst forecast dispersion, mispricing

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Do Mutual Funds Profit from the Accruals Anomaly?

AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings, Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2008
University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 859 (59,737)
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accruals anomaly, mutual fund, arbitrage risk

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Dynamic Factors and the Source of Momentum Profits

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 May 2006
Tong Yao
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 744 (72,463)
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momentum, dynamic principal component

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Uncommon Value: The Characteristics and Investment Performance of Contrarian Funds

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Apr 2012
Kelsey D. Wei, Russ Wermers and Tong Yao
University of Texas at Dallas, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 743 (72,586)
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Liquidity Premium in the Eye of the Beholder: An Analysis of the Clientele Effect in the Corporate Bond Market

Asian Finance Association (AsFA) 2013 Conference
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 May 2013 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2021
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Pennsylvania State University - University Park - Department of Finance, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 620 (91,438)
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Corporate Bond Holdings, Liquidity Clientele, Corporate Bond Liquidity and Spreads

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Evaluating Dynamic Strategies: The Free Lunch Was No Banquet

Boston College Working Paper
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Jan 2003
Eric Jacquier and Tong Yao
Boston University School of Management and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 613 (92,756)
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Data mining, Efficient markets, Genetic algorithm, Moving average, Technical analysis, Trading rule

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Prudent Man or Agency Problem? On the Performance of Insurance Mutual Funds

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Oct 2004
Xuanjuan Chen, Tong Yao and Tong Yu
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 598 (95,784)
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Mutual fund performance, flow, agency problem, insurance

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R&D Spillover and Predictable Returns

Review of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2015
Yi Jiang, Yiming Qian and Tong Yao
California State University, Fullerton, University of Connecticut - Department of Finance and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 557 (104,702)

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R&D spillover, limited attention, stock return predictability

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The Alphas of Beta and Idiosyncratic Volatility

Journal of Financial Markets, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2022
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Department of Finance, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Department of Finance
Downloads 526 (112,455)

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Beta anomaly, Idiosyncratic volatility anomaly, alpha

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Costly Information Production, Information Intensity, and Mutual Fund Performance

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2021
Washington State University, Lehigh University -- Perella Department of Finance, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 502 (119,016)
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information intensity; performance persistence

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Informed Option Trading and Stock Market Mispricing

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2011
Redouane Elkamhi, Yong Lee and Tong Yao
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 483 (124,705)
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informed option trading, idiosyncratic volatility anomaly

20.

The Consensus-Beating Game

EFA 2003 Annual Conference Paper No. 399
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2011
Tong Yao and Mark H. Liu
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
Downloads 481 (125,304)

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corporate disclosure, earnings guidance, consensus-beating

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On the Predictability of Chinese Stock Returns

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2010
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Tongji University - School of Economics and Management, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 480 (125,621)
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anomalies, return predictability, emerging markets, China

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Testing Heterogeneous-Agent Models: An Alternative Aggregation Approach

Journal of Monetary Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Nov 2006
Pierluigi Balduzzi and Tong Yao
Boston College - Carroll School of Management and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 413 (150,084)
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pricing kernel, heterogeneity

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Asset Growth and Stock Returns: Evidence from Asian Financial Markets

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2010
Tong Yao, Tong Yu, Ting Zhang and Shaw Chen
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate, University of Dayton - School of Business Administration and University of Rhode Island - College of Business Administration
Downloads 381 (164,317)
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Mutual Fund Skills and the Performance of Corporate Acquirers

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Mar 2012
Amrita Nain and Tong Yao
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 354 (178,233)
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Investment Policies and Risk Sharing by Corporate Pensions

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2023
Wei Li, Tong Yao and Jie Ying
University of Iowa - Department of Finance, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and Southern Illinois University - Department of Economics & Finance
Downloads 298 (214,322)

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Defined-benefit corporate pensions; pension investments

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Confirmation Bias in Analysts’ Response to Consensus Forecasts

Huan Cai, Tong Yao & Xiaodi Zhang (2022): Confirmation Bias in Analysts’ Response to Consensus Forecasts, Journal of Behavioral Finance, DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2022.2138395
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 19 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2022
Huan Cai, Tong Yao and Xiaodi Zhang
Cornell College, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Downloads 250 (256,609)

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Confirmation Bias, Analyst Earnings Forecasts, Weighting Inefficiency, Behavioral Finance.

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Liquidity Characteristics of Market Anomalies and Institutional Trading

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2022
Pennsylvania State University, University of Massachusetts Amherst - Department of Finance, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Department of Finance
Downloads 223 (286,772)
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Institutional trading, market anomalies, liquidity characteristics, market efficiency

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Capital Mobility and the Long-Run Return-Risk Trade-Offs of Industry Portfolios

Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 70, 2023
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 03 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2022
Jia Chen, Xin Xu and Tong Yao
Peking University, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 210 (303,543)

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Industry portfolio; Sharpe ratio; Maximum diversification strategy; Investment-based asset pricing; Q-factors

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Learning and Incentive: A Study on Analyst Response to Pension Underfunding

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2012
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate and University of Dayton - School of Business Administration
Downloads 203 (313,421)
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pension funding, analyst forecasts, learning, incentive

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Peer-based R-squared and Mutual Fund Performance

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2022
Tong Yao and Jie Ying
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and Southern Illinois University - Department of Economics & Finance
Downloads 155 (398,255)

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Mutual Funds, Stock Peers, Regression R-squared, Performance Prediction

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The Impact of Capping the SALT Deduction on Municipal Bond Pricing

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Dec 2022
University of Baltimore - Merrick School of Business, Wayne State University, State University of New York, SUNY at Stony Brook University, College of Business and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 124 (475,870)

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municipal bonds, Trump tax cuts, SALT deduction, real estate taxes

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Does Operating Risk Affect Portfolio Risk? Evidence from Insurers' Securities Holding

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2020
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business and University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate
Downloads 121 (485,040)
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Operating Risk; Investment Risk; Credit Risk, Financing Constraints

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Heterogeneous Turnover-Performance Relations

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 17 Feb 2021
Ke Shen, Lin Tong and Tong Yao
Lehigh University -- Perella Department of Finance, Fordham University - Finance Area and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Downloads 111 (517,539)
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Mutual funds, Portfolio turnover, Performance persistence

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Do Firms Get High? The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Firm Performance, Corporate Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Activity

Posted: 16 Jan 2020
Jue Wang, Shagun Pant and Tong Yao
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Iowa - Department of Finance and University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business

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