Essays about: "Fama French Five-Factor Model"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words Fama French Five-Factor Model.

1. 1. Combining Value Investing with Quality Investing: Empirical Evidence from the European and Nordic Stock Markets

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Oleksii Chepil; [2024]
   Keywords : value investing; quality investing;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore whether stock selection based on five value metrics and six quality metrics can generate superior returns compared to the overall market. The selected markets are the Nordic one (Nasdaq OMX Nordic 120 being the benchmark) and the European one (STOXX Europe 600 being the benchmark), while the selected time period is 2001-2023 for Europe and 2010-2023 for the Nordics. READ MORE

3. 2. The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Kristoffer Holmgren; Måns Hurtigh; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Fama-French; ESG; Morningstar; Morningstar Globe Rating; funds; global equity funds; sustainability; excess return;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating categories, and time effects. Treating the Morningstar Globe Rating as a time-invariant variable, a sample of 80 Swedish global equity funds are divided into two sustainability groups, ‘Low’ and ‘High’, grouping funds with 1-3 globes into a reference group. READ MORE

4. 3. The illiquidity exposure factor: An overlooked driver of mutual fund performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jakob Häger; Tim Hansson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Illiquidity; liquidity; mutual funds; fund performance; factor models; alpha;

   Abstract : This paper examines if Swedish-focused mutual funds with more illiquid holdings produce higher alpha. By extending the classic Fama and French five-factor model, we pinpoint the effect of illiquidity in underlying holdings on mutual fund alpha generation through a two-step regression model with data between 2019-2022. READ MORE

5. 4. To Sin or Not to Sin? A Study of Traditional and New Sin Stocks on the American Stock Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Eriksson; Herman Ljungberg; Oliver Lönegård; [2023]
   Keywords : Sin Stocks; New Sin Stocks; Sustainable Investments; Social Norms; Socially Responsible Investing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the difference in stock return between traditional sin stocks, new sin stocks, and their respective peer stocks. The purpose was to expand the scarcely researched area of new sin stocks by being the first one to focus on new sin stocks on the American stock market (United States NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ stock exchanges), as this area has only been researched in Europe before. READ MORE

6. 5. The Challenges of Sustainable Investing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Herman Rönnberg; Filip Björkholm; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; sin stocks; Sustainable investing; Russell 3000; Portfolio Construction; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, investment preferences towards portfolio construction have changed from focusing solely on profit maximization, into a combination of good financial perfor- mance as well as a responsible sustainability outcome. The purpose of this paper is three- fold: first, to investigate whether a sustainable portfolio based on a high environmental, social and governance (ESG) score contributes to positive returns or affects financial per- formance negatively. READ MORE