Professional Investor Re-Entry and the January Effect

ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, Vol. 2

Posted: 14 May 1998

See all articles by Charles J. Cuny

Charles J. Cuny

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Mark Fedenia

University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Finance, Investment and Banking

Robert A. Haugen

Haugen Custom Financial Systems

Abstract

A re-entry theory for abnormal behavior of financial markets in January is derived and tested. The model predicts that, by optimally shifting portfolios to mimic a benchmark, successful investment managers lock in superior performance, while unsuccessful investment managers lock out possible termination. Price pressure, ensuing from re-entry, occurs at the turn of the year, when managers uniformly prefer to reverse benchmark matching strategies. Analysis of professionally managed portfolios over the period 1969-1989 provides mixed support for the theory. At year-end, extreme performers exhibit some movement toward the S&P 500 index. This pattern reverses shortly after the turn of the year.

JEL Classification: G10

Suggested Citation

Cuny, Charles John and Fedenia, Mark A. and Haugen, Robert A., Professional Investor Re-Entry and the January Effect. ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, Vol. 2, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7579

Charles John Cuny

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Mark A. Fedenia (Contact Author)

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