"For a foreign "issuer," the benefits of cross-listing in the United States are extensively documented in the literature. However it is not clear what motivates "investors" to hold American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) rather than the underlying stock of these issuers. The authors address the...

This study evaluates country funds versus American Depository Receipts (ADRs) as tools for international diversification. A portfolio of available ADRs from a specific country (i.e. an ADR index) should provide similar returns to an indexed country fund. We found, however, that ADRs provided...

For a foreign "issuer," the benefits of cross-listing in the United States are extensively documented in the literature. However it is not clear what motivates "investors" to hold American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) rather than the underlying stock of these issuers. The authors address the...