Essays about: "Fama French Three Factor Models"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 essays containing the words Fama French Three Factor Models.
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1. 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 institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. The Challenges of Sustainable Investing
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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3. Economic Policy Uncertainty and Stock Market Performance: The Role of CSR
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : 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
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4. How Do Unexpected Changes in Interest Rates Explain the Variation of Excess Return: Testing an Extended Fama–French Five-Factor Model on the Swedish Stock Market
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In the realm of asset pricing models, the Fama-French five-factor model has become a foundational framework for explaining the variation of excess stock returns. However, as financial markets continue to evolve, there arises a need to explore potential extensions to capture additional sources of risk and return. READ MORE
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5. Sin Stocks: An Analysis of the Sin Premium in the US, European, and Asia-Pacific Markets
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to explain the return of so-called sin stocks, which include businesses operating in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapon, and oil & gas industries. Due to their negative public perception, these stocks are anticipated to yield a sin premium. READ MORE