Influence of Investor Behavior on Investment Choices among Equity Fund Managers of Listed Firms at Nairobi Securities Exchange-Kenya

Authors

  • Evans Nyabuto Gekonde Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Professor Willy Muturi Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Dr. Josphat Oluoch Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.2400

Keywords:

Accounting Information, Firm Characteristics, Market Factors, Investment Decisions

Abstract

Purpose: This study sought to determine how market factors influence investment decisions in Nairobi Securities Exchange-Kenya. The study would offer valuable contributions from both a theoretical and practical standpoint where it contributes to the general understanding of the drivers of investment in the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya.

Methodology: The study adopted positivism philosophy because the study variables were based on facts derived from the empirical literature review and the theoretical premises discussed in chapter two. Its results are quantitative and explain the relationship between the variables quantitatively. This research used a descriptive research design that allows a researcher to get adequate data from a small population cost-effectively and easily by use of a questionnaire as the research instrument. It is the structure, or the blueprint of research that directs the process of research from the formulation of the research questions and hypotheses to reporting on the research findings Krishnan, (2015). Primary data was collected using standard questionnaires with both closed and open-ended questions. Cronbach's Alpha Test was used to test the internal consistency reliability of measurements. Data was obtained from the unit trusts and pension funds in Nairobi County. The study was conducted during the 2010- 2019 period. This study adopted a census of all fund managers the Nairobi Securities Exchange that have been actively trading for the period starting 2010-2019. The target population for this study was 129 fund managers hence a census of all equity fund managers at the NSE. Quantitative data was coded to facilitate analysis using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS 23). The study performed tests on statistical assumptions such as test of regression assumptions and statistics used. This included tests of reliability, normality, autocorrelation, panel root test, cointegration, linearity, independence, heteroscedasticity, and multicollinearity. Data was extracted from the financial statements and NSE handbooks, Excel program was used to calculate ratios relevant to the study variables. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the study variables; group behavior, accounting information, firm characteristics, and market factors of fund managers at NSE.

Findings: The study concluded that more attention should be focused on firm characteristics to achieve the best investment choices.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was guided by finance theories that acted as its base that supported the empirical literature review which included Resource Based Theory (RBT), agency theory, herding theory and prospect theory. More attention should be paid to the predictors in the order of the magnitude of their effect on investment decision-making.

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2024-03-11

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Gekonde , E., Muturi, W., & Oluoch, J. (2024). Influence of Investor Behavior on Investment Choices among Equity Fund Managers of Listed Firms at Nairobi Securities Exchange-Kenya. International Journal of Finance and Accounting, 9(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.2400

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