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Abnormal Returns in<br />

Small Firm Portfolios<br />

Results:<br />

– Portfolio with smallest firm on average experienced<br />

returns >20% a year higher than portfolio with largest<br />

firms.<br />

– Investors can form portfolios that systematically earn<br />

abnormal returns based on firm size.<br />

– Persistence of small firm abnormal returns reduces the<br />

chance that the results are due to market inefficiencies.<br />

– CAPM does not adequately describe stock return<br />

behavior.

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