RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fixed-Income Securities and the January Effect
JF The Journal of Wealth Management
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 46
OP 51
DO 10.3905/jwm.2000.320385
VO 3
IS 2
A1 Natalie Chieffe
A1 Nancy O. Cromwell
A1 James A. Yoder
YR 2000
UL https://pm-research.com/content/3/2/46.abstract
AB The authors analyze the January effect in fixed-income securities using stochastic dominance analysis. They define the January effect as the superior return performance observed in financial securities during January relative to other months, suggesting that other authors have observed that effect in several asset classes, such as common stock, preferred stock, securitized mortgages, and real estate investment trusts. Comparing January return distributions of corporate and government fixed-income portfolios to those of other months, they find some evidence of superior January return performance in risky, high-yield bonds but none in high-grade bonds. They conclude by advising investors seeking to exploit the January effect in fixed-income securities to focus on low-grade bonds and to avoid high-grade bonds.