Prior studies examining the relation between the shareholdings by institutional investors and firm value
have produced mixed results. These studies have assumed that a linear relation exists between corporate value
and institutional shareholdings. The purpose of this study is to further investigate the nature of this relationship
and by partitioning institutional investors into institutions that have appointed a representative to the board of
directors of the firms in which they have a block investment and institutions with a similar holding but without a
representative on the board of directors. The study is based on a sample of 123 firms with available financial
and institutional ownership data. A cross-sectional regression analysis is used to test the relation between
corporate value and institutional ownership with and without board representation. The results of the study
suggest that share ownership by investors with board representation is positively related to the value of the firm
at lower levels of ownership.