Do activists align with larger mutual funds?

IF 3.6 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Journal of Banking & Finance Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107402

Manish Jha

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Abstract

This study shows that hedge funds tend to design their activist campaigns to match the preferences and ideologies of institutions holding large stakes in the target company. These preferences are estimated by analyzing the institutions’ past proxy voting behavior. The findings show that activists benefit from this approach.

Campaigns that show a stronger positive correlation between the preferences of larger institutions and activist communications attract more shareholder attention, receive more votes, and are more likely to succeed.

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Journal of Banking & Finance Multiple-

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6.40

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5.40%

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262

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