Download This PaperThe Information Value of Stock Lending Fees: Are Lenders Price Takers?
Review of Finance, 21, 2353–2377, 2017
40 Pages Posted: 8 Dec 2016 Last revised: 28 Feb 2019
Date Written: December 6, 2016
Abstract
We find that higher stock lending fees predict significantly lower future returns after controlling for shorting demand for U.S. stocks during the period 2007–2010. These results suggest that active institutional investors on the supply side play an important role in the return predictability of fees and they not only respond to demand but also price in additional information around earnings news announcements. Overall, we find evidence that stock lenders are informed and, together with short sellers, contribute to the price discovery process.
Keywords: Institutional ownership; Securities lending market; Short selling; Short-sale constraints
JEL Classification: G10, G12, G14
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Ruth Seow Kuan Tan
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Sustainable & Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) ( email )
Singapore
Weina Zhang
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Sustainable & Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) ( email )
Singapore
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