Despite the lower allocation
for small capitalization stocks, this percentage is relatively high given the relative size of that market segment.
In summary, evidence suggests that Google search frequency data may disproportionately measure the attention of naive investors / traders and therefore indicate some temporary price pressure
for small capitalization stocks.
Not exact matches
One study, analyzing data from 1904 to 1974, concluded that the average return
for stocks during the month of January was five times greater than any other month during the year, particularly noting this trend existed in
small -
capitalization stocks.
This is largely because of the continued strength of
small - and to some extent mid-cap
stocks, which account
for the majority of issues traded, but not of
capitalization.
This predictive power is strong
for speculative
stocks with highly subjective valuations (
small -
capitalization stocks,
stocks without positive earnings, growth
stocks and
stocks that pay no dividend), because their prices tend to be most overvalued when sentiment is high.
Regardless, it's an interesting strategy, and an obvious extension
for an investor focussed on
small capitalization stocks and activist targets.
The thesis of the paper was that there were a large number of undervalued companies with strong fundamentals and solid growth prospects in the
small cap sector (defined as
stocks with a market
capitalization between $ 50M and $ 250M) lacking a competitive auction
for their shares.
For more information on market
capitalization, read Understanding
Small - And Big - Cap
Stocks.
For stock funds, it classifies funds according to primary market
capitalization (large, mid and
small) and investment style (growth, core and value).
While this approach may include large
capitalization stocks, the search
for absolute value usually leads to companies with
smaller capitalizations.
Over the long term,
small capitalization stocks have produced higher returns than large cap
stocks but in exchange
for more volatility.
The glaring problem with this method, when used with the Compustat database, is that it's virtually impossible to buy the
stocks that account
for the performance advantage of
small capitalization strategies.
For now, though, the Fund is biased toward
smaller capitalization stocks.
As we saw last week, the average cashflow yield
for the equally weighed value portfolio is slightly lower than the average cashflow yield
for the market
capitalization - weighted portfolios, which indicates that, over the full period, bigger
stocks tended to be a cheaper method
for buying cashflow than
smaller stocks.
Market
capitalization - weighted returns are useful
for demonstrating that the outperformance of value over glamour is not a function of the value portfolios containing
smaller stocks.
The premise, simply stated, is to identify undervalued
small capitalization stocks lacking a competitive auction
for their shares where a catalyst in the form of a merger or buy - out might emerge to close the value gap.
Less trading volume may make it more difficult
for the investment adviser to sell
stocks of
smaller capitalization companies at quoted market prices.
The Russell 2000 index is a commonly used benchmark
for mutual funds that identify themselves as «
small - cap,» much like the S&P 500 index is used to benchmark large
capitalization stocks.
Managing a portfolio of 250
stocks is not an easy task
for Ellenbogen or any fund manager, especially when it consists of
small capitalization stocks and late stage private investments.
Remember my quote from James P. O'Shaughnessy: «The glaring problem with this method is that it's virtually impossible to buy the
stocks that account
for the performance advantage of
small capitalization strategies..»
«The glaring problem with this method is that it's virtually impossible to buy the
stocks that account
for the performance advantage of
small capitalization strategies..»
The premise of the report was that undervalued
small capitalization stocks (those with a market
capitalization between $ 50M and $ 250M) lacked a competitive auction
for their shares and required the emergence of a catalyst in the form of a merger or buy - out to close the value gap.
The indices used
for each asset class are: core real estate, NCREIF Property Index, listed REITs, FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index; government bonds, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Treasury Master; corporate bonds Baa - rated, Barclays US Aggregate Corporate Intermediate; large -
capitalization stocks, Russell 1000 index;
small - cap
stocks, Russell 2000 Index; commodities, S&P GSCI Commodity Index.