Dividend policy and share price volatility: empirical evidence from Vietnam

Abstract

This paper was conducted to examine the relationship between dividend policy and share price volatility of companies listed on Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) in Vietnam. Data set used in this research was compiled from financial statements of 260 listed firms on HOSE from 2009 to 2018. Three statistical approaches employed to address econometrics issues as well as to improve the accuracy of the regression coefficients like fixed effects model (FEM), random effects model (REM) and general method of movement (GMM). Based on the results from GMM, the association between share price volatility and dividend yield, dividend payout ratio has been explored. The findings show a positive relationship between dividend yield and stock price volatilities and a negative relationship between dividend payout ratio and stock price volatility. In addition, it is found that a firm’s growth rate, leverage and earnings volatility had positive influences on share price volatility while firm’s size had negative effect on share price volatility.

Keywords

• dividend
• firm
• growth rate
• investor
• manager
• volatility