The Determinants and Consequences of Information Acquisition via EDGAR

Contemporary Accounting Research - Tập 32 Số 3 - Trang 1128-1161 - 2015
Michael S. Drake1, Darren T. Roulstone2, Jacob R. Thornock3
1Brigham Young University
2The Ohio State University
3University of Washington

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Abstract

Using a novel data set that tracks all web traffic on the SEC's EDGAR servers from 2008 to 2011, we examine the determinants and capital market consequences of investor information acquisition of SEC filings. The average user employs the database very few times per quarter and most users target specific filing types such as periodic accounting reports; a small subset of users employ EDGAR almost daily and access many filings. EDGAR activity is positively related with corporate events (particularly restatements, earnings announcements, and acquisition announcements), poor stock performance, and the strength of a firm's information environment. EDGAR activity is related to, but distinct from, other proxies of investor interest such as trading volume, business press articles, and Google searches. Finally, information acquisition via EDGAR, both to obtain earnings news and to provide context for it, has a positive influence on market efficiency with respect to earnings news. Overall, our results are important because they provide a unique, user‐based perspective on investor access of mandatory disclosures and its impact on price formation.

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Contemporary Accounting Research

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