Initiative on Quality Shareholders Highlights

Authors

Lawrence A. Cunningham, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Status

Accepted

Abstract

Highlights of a research initiative that formalizes the longstanding intuition that the sorts of shareholders a company attracts influences its performance. Contains lists of the best shareholders in corporate America, measured by long holding periods and high portfolio concentration, and lists of the companies that attract such shareholders in high density. Notes and explains how such shareholders and companies have been prone to outperform rivals. Explores what quality shareholders look for in companies and a dozen of the practices and policies that, evidence shows, companies can use to attract quality shareholders. Includes bibliographic references and suggestions for further research.

GW Paper Series

2020-69

SSRN Link

http://ssrn.com/abstract=3697259

Comments

This Publication is part of The Quality Shareholder Initiative at the Center for Law, Economics and Finance (C-LEAF), at The George Washington University Law School, Prof. Lawrence A. Cunningham, Faculty Director.

Recommended Citation

Center for Law, Economics and Finance Occasional Paper Series (2020)