Seth C. Anderson

Initial public offerings : findings and theories

Preface. Writings summarized. 1. Initial public offerings: an introduction. 2. History, regulation, and process. 3. Empirical findings. 4. Theoretical models of IPOs. 5. Testing theories of underpricing. 6.Conclusion. Bibliography. Endnotes. Index.

Closed-end investment companies : issues and answers

Preface. 1. An Introduction to Investment Companies. 2. A Brief History of Closed-End Investment Companies. 3. Summary of the Hypothesized Factors for Closed-End Fund Discounts. 4. Academic Studies. 5. Explanation Summary of Discounts and Premiums. 6. Conclusion. Index.

Fear and Closed-End Fund discounts

Closed-End Fund (CEF) discounts have intrigued researchers for decades. Of the many explanations offered, the behavioural framework of Lee et al. (1991), which posits noise traders subject to sentiment, is the most discussed. In this article, we contribute some novel evidence to the evaluation of this theory by examining the role of implied market volatility (VIX, i.e., the ‘fear index’) in fund discounts using a Dynamic Conditional Correlation (DCC) approach. We find that VIX has almost no role in determining discounts except during periods of extreme market turbulence, providing strong but indirect evidence for the sentiment story.

A closer look at trading strategies for U.S. equity closed-end investment companies

Abstract Earlier studies of U.S. closed-end investment companies (CEICs) examined whether the discount between CEIC price and net asset value could be exploited to gain excess returns. We advance these studies by investigating many more trading strategies and various transaction costs. We find that the role of the span between buy and sell trigger points is highly significant in determining returns, and that transaction costs impact returns and mitigate the influence of the trigger point span. Moreover, the 10 most successful strategies for each transaction cost level exhibit lower coefficients of variation than does the Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) index.

Closed-End Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds, and Hedge Funds

Characteristics of Investment Companies.- A Brief History of Investment Companies.- Closed-End Funds Issues and Studies.- Exchange-Traded Funds: Issues and Studies.- Hedge Funds: Issues and Studies.

The selling and seasoning of investment company offerings

This article investigates the initial and subsequent pricing of Closed-End Investment Company (CEIC) shares offered to the public from 1986 through 1987. Unlike other equities, these showed no abnormal price appreciation at the offering; however, the new CEICs experience significant price declines in the 20 weeks following the offering. The evaporation of the initial premium begins approximately four weeks after the offering date, a lag that coincides with the period of time during which underwriters may cease supporting share prices in the secondary market.

A comparison of the performance of open-and closed-end investment companies

This paper investigates the impact of corporate structure on the return performance and related operational characteristics of open- and closed-end investment companies. A statistical model is used to test for differences in several characteristics of these two different types of funds. The results show that there are differences in the returns of open-and closed-end funds, as well as differences in turnover and expenses of funds with different corporate structures. Moreover, the results are surprising in that they are significantly affected by the type of security held in the funds.

Initial Public Offerings: An Introduction

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) comprises a private firm’s accessing the public capital market through the sale of securities. Thereby, the firm can raise monies more readily than by the retention of profits. Other possible motivations for an IPO include the prestige of ownership of a public company or the desire of major shareholders to exit the company.

A Brief History of Investment Companies

This chapter provides an overview of the historical evolution of investment companies which date to Europe in the late 1700s. Investment trusts became popular as an investment vehicle in Great Britain during the late 1800s. Subsequently, closed-end funds blossomed in the United States during the 1920s, at which time the first open-end fund appeared. The first hedge fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) were formed in the late 1940s and 1993, respectively.

Are auction revenues affected by rising art buyers’ premia? The case of early American art

The steady rise in the premiums charged to art buyers at auction (above hammer price) has been underway since 1992. This article, using a stable and bounded sample of repeat purchase of American works created before 1950, reveals that this tact has reduced hammer prices for that art. However, renewed and hyper-competitive efforts to bring more and higher quality art to market by the two main houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, have resulted in general profitability. Nevertheless, we calculate that a rise in buyers’ premia at Sotheby’s, a publically traded company, has reduced revenues and profits below their potential in the absence of such increases.