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Small Firm Effect

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Small Firm Effect
A theory stating that publicly-traded companies with low market capitalization tend to outperform larger ones. Part of the small firm effect may be explained by the fact that these firms are riskier and, therefore, have higher returns. Additionally, small firms have lower stock prices and, thus, what would be a small price appreciation for a large firm can, in fact, be huge for a small firm. See also: Neglected-firm effect.


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Whaley, 1983, "Transactions Costs and the Small Firm Effect," Journal of Financial Economics 12, 57-79.
A Test of the Differential Information Hypothesis Explaining the Small Firm Effect.
Many mutual funds and institutions subsequently exploit this small firm effect by purchasing small capitalization stocks.
 
 
 
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