Essays about: "Four-Factor Alpha"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Four-Factor Alpha.

  1. 1. There Is Nothing Certain But The Uncertain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Thorstensson; Carl Tjernberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Uncertainty; Vol-of-vol; Ambiguity; Asset Pricing; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Risk and risk aversion are crucial concepts in finance. Models in finance typically assume a known probability distribution of returns, which does often not hold in reality. This papers aims to measure the uncertainty surrounding the probability distribution in equity markets and to evaluate if such uncertainty is priced. READ MORE

  3. 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

  4. 3. 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. 4. Negative Screening : an analysis of the cost or benefit related to screening on industries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Kristoffersson; Noël Klarberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable finance; ESG; negative screening; industries; risk-adjusted return; cost; benefit; portfolio performance; CAPM; Fama-French; Carhart; Sharpe ratio;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the increasingly prevalent concept of sustainability in a financial context. Specifically, the question as to whether negative screening implies a cost or a benefit from an investor perspective is derived from past research’s inconclusive findings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Performance of Small- and Large-cap stock portfolios- The importance of market anomalies across business cycles

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Erik Hulth; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Stock performance; Market anomalies; Asset pricing; Portfolio sorting techniques; Factor-portfolio sorting techniques; Value effect; Size effect; Momentum effect; Temporal influences; Business cycles; GDP-gap; Single-and Multi- Factor models; CAPM; Fama-French Three-Factor model; Carhart Four-Factor model; Risk-adjusted equity returns; Sharpe Ratio; Jensen´s alpha; NASDAQ OMX and NYSE;

    Abstract : This Master´s thesis investigated the importance of the market anomalies size (market capitalization), value (Book-to-Market ratio) and momentum (lagged short-term momentum) for equity returns of small- and large-cap composite stock portfolios. The study focused on two contrasting stock markets (NASDAQ OMX and NYSE) across domestic business cycles over the time-period 2006 to 2021. READ MORE