Essays about: "Capital Asset Pricing Models"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words Capital Asset Pricing Models.

  1. 1. Unveiling the Impact of ESG Ratings on Risk-Adjusted Returns : Evidence from European Companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : David Melin; Otta Alexander; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; Sustainability; Risk-adjusted return; Risk factor; Factor model; Portfolio; Europe;

    Abstract : This study uses a sample of 600 companies from Europe to investigate the risk-adjusted returns of four portfolios with high and low ESG ratings between 2011 and 2021. Four asset pricing models and additional measures for risk and return are tested on different portfolio weights. READ MORE

  2. 2. Asset Pricing in Different Periods of Stock Market Volatility : The Varied Effectiveness of Carhart's Four-Factor Model in the Swedish Market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Robin Munkhammar; Svensson Hampus; [2023]
    Keywords : Capital Asset Pricing Models; Carhart Four-Factor Model; Swedish Stock Market Volatility;

    Abstract : Investing in the Swedish stock market has over time proven to be an effective way to increase wealth. Nationally speaking, Sweden’s population is also one of the best in the world at investing their savings. Four out of five swedes invest at least some part of their private savings into mutual funds which approximately amounts to 8. READ MORE

  3. 3. Economic Policy Uncertainty and Stock Market Performance: The Role of CSR

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

    Author : Albin Hammarberg; Victor Möller; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic Policy Uncertainty; Corporate Social Responsibility; Capital Asset Pricing Model; Fama French Three Factor Model; Stock Market Returns;

    Abstract : This research study aims to examine the association between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and stock market performance, and to investigate whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) has an impact on this relationship. The dataset used in this study comprises firms listed on the S&P 500 index from 2013 to 2022 and is applied on two models, the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Fama French Three Factor Model. READ MORE

  4. 4. How to choose green?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Adrian Thureborn; Jakob Ödman; [2022-02-28]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates if there is any difference between active managed funds and passive managed funds in regard to their risk-adjusted return. The thesis focuses on Swedish sustainable funds that invest in accordance with the ESG (environmental, governance and social) criteria during the time period 2011-2021. READ MORE

  5. 5. Mispricing of Climate Risk

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Dahlquist; Lena Maria Tschanhenz; [2022]
    Keywords : Bloomberg GHG estimates; Risk premium for climate risk; ESG reporting; Sustainable investing; Stock market equilibrium; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: Study the relationship between stock returns and GHG emissions regarding a risk premium related to greenness. This by using GHG emissions estimated by Bloomberg rather than companies self-reported estimates. Methodology: The study conducts a time-invariant model by cross-sectional OLS regression to estimate the risk premium for greenness. READ MORE