Comparative Study of Momentum and Contrarian Behavior of Different Investors: Evidence from the Indian Market

Bhaskar Chhimwal () and Varadraj Bapat ()
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Bhaskar Chhimwal: IIT Bombay
Varadraj Bapat: IIT Bombay

Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 2021, vol. 28, issue 1, No 3, 19-53

Abstract: Abstract We examine the investment behavior of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), and retail investors based on past returns in the Indian context. Using the quarterly shareholding and return data of Indian firms from 2009 to 2018, this study employs m × n momentum strategy proposed by Jegadeesh and Titman (J Finance 48(1):65–91, 1993). A robust correlation-based comprehensive technique is used to find momentum and contrarian behavior. It is observed that FIIs and DIIs show momentum behavior in the short run in the market whereas retail investors show contrarian behavior. Moreover, Retail investors’ contrarian behavior is found to be stronger in past losing firms. This study also reports that FIIs show the momentum behavior in service-oriented industries while contrarian behavior of retail investor is stronger in firms which require local knowledge. These findings may be useful for policymakers, portfolio managers and academicians in emerging markets economies.

Keywords: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs); Domestic institutional investors (DIIs); Retail investors; Momentum; Contrarian; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G11 G23 G41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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