Essays about: "testing the CAPM model"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words testing the CAPM model.

  1. 1. How Does the Three-factor Model Perform and What Explains its Performance? Empirical tests on Swedish stock portfolios

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Björck; [2023]
    Keywords : Three-factor model; stock returns; Swedish stocks; CAPM; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this study the three-factor model of Fama and French (1992; 1993) is evaluated on portfolios of Swedish stocks. Both a cross-section and time series approach are used to evaluate the model. The results show that beta, size, and book-to-market are significant variables in explaining excess returns of Swedish stock portfolios. READ MORE

  3. 2. Do Swedish Firms Pay Their Boards Excessive Compensation? - A study on the economic determinants and effects of excessive board compensation among Swedish firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Karin Bengtsson; Erica Wollin Björk; [2019-08-08]
    Keywords : Determinants of Board Compensation; Excessive; Chairman; Member; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Ownership; Performance; Risk;

    Abstract : Corporate governance and board issues have not only gained interest due to well-known governance failures such as the 2001 Enron scandal, rather, the field has been of interest at least since 1776 and the development of Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Due to corporations’ immense contribution to economic activity, their agency problems and costs remain substantial. READ MORE

  4. 3. Testing the Performance of the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Fama-French Three-Factor Model - A study on the Swedish Stock Market between 2014-2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Frida Gustafsson; Robert Gustavsson; [2019-07-12]
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    Abstract : The returns of potential investments are interesting for every investor. In this thesis we compared two financial models that are often used to predict expected returns of portfolios with different financial instruments. READ MORE

  5. 4. Value investing; A quest for alpha in the Nordic region - Back-testing the strategies developed by Joel Greenblatt and Joseph Piotroski

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Jonas Wahlström; Alfons Jagut; [2017]
    Keywords : Value Relevance of Accounting Measures; F-Score; MFI; Value Investing; Fama French s three-factor model;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates the performance of the Magic formula and F-score. The investment strategies are applied to the entire Nordic region over the period of 2005-2015 and the returns evaluated using the CAPM and Fama & French's three-factor model. READ MORE

  6. 5. Value Investing on the Nordic Stock Market - Does the Magic Formula constitute a viable strategy for outperforming the market?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emil Håkansson; Pontus Kvarnmark; [2017]
    Keywords : Value Investing; Sharpe Ratio; Nordic Stock Market; Magic Formula; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this thesis we investigate if following the magic formula can yield superior investment returns in relation to the risk taken. The magic formula is a term coined by Joel Greenblatt, describing a systematic approach to successful stock investing. READ MORE