The clientele effect is a theory that explains how a company's stock price will move according to the demands and goals of investors in reaction to a tax, a dividend or another policy change. The clientele effect first assumes that specific investors are attracted to different company policies, and that when a company's policy changes, investors will adjust their stock holdings accordingly. As a result of this adjustment, the stock price will move up or down.
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