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Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors

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Graham, JR; Kumar, A
Published in: Journal of Finance
June 1, 2006

We study stock holdings and trading behavior of more than 60,000 households and find evidence consistent with dividend clienteles. Retail investor stock holdings indicate a preference for dividend yield that increases with age and decreases with income, consistent with age and tax clienteles, respectively. Trading patterns reinforce this evidence: Older, low-income investors disproportionally purchase stocks before the ex-dividend day. Furthermore, among small stocks, the ex-day price drop decreases with age and increases with income, consistent with clientele effects. Finally, consistent with the behavioral "attention" hypothesis, we document that older and low-income investors purchase stocks following dividend announcements.

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Journal of Finance

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1540-6261

ISSN

0022-1082

Publication Date

June 1, 2006

Volume

61

Issue

3

Start / End Page

1305 / 1336

Related Subject Headings

  • Finance
  • 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
 

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Graham, J. R., & Kumar, A. (2006). Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors. Journal of Finance, 61(3), 1305–1336. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00873.x
Graham, J. R., and A. Kumar. “Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors.” Journal of Finance 61, no. 3 (June 1, 2006): 1305–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00873.x.
Graham JR, Kumar A. Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors. Journal of Finance. 2006 Jun 1;61(3):1305–36.
Graham, J. R., and A. Kumar. “Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors.” Journal of Finance, vol. 61, no. 3, June 2006, pp. 1305–36. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00873.x.
Graham JR, Kumar A. Do dividend clienteles exist? Evidence on dividend preferences of retail investors. Journal of Finance. 2006 Jun 1;61(3):1305–1336.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Finance

DOI

EISSN

1540-6261

ISSN

0022-1082

Publication Date

June 1, 2006

Volume

61

Issue

3

Start / End Page

1305 / 1336

Related Subject Headings

  • Finance
  • 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment