Furthermore, the results indicate that there is limited evidence of a positive relationship
between liquidity of the firm and the percentage of institutional ownership. This result is found
in Table II. However, the results show that there is some evidence of a relationship between the
number of shares owned by institutional investors and liquidity (this result is only found in the
pooled models). Hence, there is a limited support for such a relationship. The positive result
can be explained in a way that high liquidity ratio is considered by institutional investors as a
positive signal, because it indicates that firms can easily pay its obligations and hence face
lower risk of default. Thus, this result is in line with Gompers and Metrick (2001) findings.