Panels A: Predictability results
Pre-COVID sample (8/31/2010 to 12/31/2019) COVID-19 sample (01/01/2020 to 9/15/2020)
Islamic stocks Conventional stocks Islamic stocks Conventional stocks
Without control 0.3760*** (0.1276) [2.9455] 0.0884 (0.1134) [0.7793] 0.0207 (0.0478) [0.4328] -0.0177 (0.0631) [-0.2796]
With control 0.3273*** (0.1114) [2.9385] 0.1069 (0.1111) [0.9624] 0.0036 (0.0148) [0.2421] 0.0022 (0.0197) [0.1124]
Nobs 2366 2366 178 178
Panel B: In-Sample forecast evaluation
Pre-COVID sample (8/31/2010 to 12/31/2019) COVID-19 sample (01/01/2020 to 9/15/2020)
Islamic stocks Conventional stocks Islamic stocks Conventional stocks
Without control 1.1844 0.5785 2.1739*** 1.2422
With control 2.8730*** 3.2848*** 2.3774*** 2.3384***
Nobs 1775 1775 140 140
Panel C: Out-of-Sample forecast evaluation [Pre-COVID sample (8/31/2010 to 12/31/2019)]
Islamic stocks Conventional stocks
h=10 h=20 h=30 h=10 h=20 h=30
Without control 1.2089 1.2131 1.2170 0.5390 0.4698 0.4414
With control 2.8929*** 2.8922*** 2.9057*** 3.2675*** 3.2375*** 3.2305***
Nobs 1785 1795 1805 1785 1795 1805
Panel D: Out-of-Sample forecast evaluation [COVID-19 sample (01/01/2020 to 9/15/2020)]
Islamic stocks Conventional stocks
h=5 h=10 h=20 h=5 h=10 h=20
Without control 2.1228*** 2.0375*** 2.1386*** 1.1527 1.0643 1.0328
With control 2.3286*** 2.2346*** 2.4255*** 2.2738*** 2.2855*** 2.2912***
Nobs 150 160 170 150 160 170