Table 5

The effect of screen for size

VariableAllSizePct(t) ≥ 10%SizePct(t) ≥ 30%SizePct(t + 1) ≥ 10%SizePct(t + 1) ≥ 30%AvgSizePct ≥ 10%AvgSizePct ≥ 30%
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
IVOL0.8626 (0.99)−0.2976 (−0.33)−1.1526 (−1.22)4.1343** (4.55)8.4028** (7.89)2.4749** (2.73)4.4690** (4.21)
N187,231168,097130,999168,490131,051168,489131,051
R20.03130.03360.03820.03730.05360.03570.0429
ControlsNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Industry FENoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IVOL0.8143 (1.39)−0.2989 (−0.47)−1.5151* (−2.03)3.6225** (4.75)7.4104** (7.26)2.2511** (3.17)3.9276** (4.07)
N180,717162,468127,147162,906127,253162,864127,246
R20.12670.14120.16800.14790.18590.14320.1703
ControlsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Industry FEYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Note(s): This table presents results of the analysis that examines the effect of screen for size on the estimated relation of idiosyncratic volatility (IVOL) with realized return (Rtt+1). SizePct(t) (SizePct (t + 1)) is the annual rank of firm size on 06/30 of t (t + 1). AvgSizePct is the annual rank of the average of firm size on 06/30 of t and firm size on 06/30 of t + 1. SizePct(t), SizePct (t + 1) and AvgSizePct are scaled to have a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1. IVOL is idiosyncratic volatility measure, defined in  Appendix 2. Industry FE stands for industry fixed effects. Controls stands for control variables, defined in  Appendix 2. T-statistics in parentheses are adjusted for Newey-West autocorrelations of three lags. **, *, and † denote statistical significance at the 1, 5, and 10% levels, respectively, using a 2-tailed test

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