Essays about: "RISK DIVERSIFICATION"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 172 essays containing the words RISK DIVERSIFICATION.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills? Evidence From a Swedish Setting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Anton Li; Ricky Yu; [2023]
   Keywords : Individual stocks; Treasury bills; Skewness; Buy-and-hold returns; Diversification;

   Abstract : Most Swedish stocks listed since 1983 post lifetime buy-and-hold returns that are less than one-month Swedish Treasury bills. In terms of risk-adjusted returns for the same time horizon, individual Swedish stocks vastly underperform value-weighted benchmarks when measured with a Sharpe ratio. READ MORE

4. 3. Does the Fee Affect the Performance of Real Estate Funds? : An Explanatory Study on the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Nellie Rönnqvist; Oskar Vigren; [2023]
   Keywords : Mutual funds; Real estate funds; Annual fee; Risk-adjusted return; Real estate market; Investors; Performance; Diversification; Savings; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Relationship; Motive; Sweden; Norway; Finland;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, investing and saving in mutual funds has become a popular alternativefor generating returns. Interest continues to grow and is widespread among different types ofinvestors, ranging from small-scale savers to professional investors, as well as differentgeographic markets. READ MORE

5. 4. Agree to Disagree? Disentangling ESG Rating Disagreement and its Impact on Stock Returns

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

   Author : Olof Gustavsson; Theodor Samaras; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG ratings; Disagreement; Stock returns; Risk; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : This study investigates the phenomenon of ESG rating disagreement and its financial implications. Using a sample of the largest firms listed on the Nordic markets, we examined whether disagreement in ESG ratings from five widely used rating agencies between 2018-2022 positively affected the underlying stock returns. READ MORE

6. 5. Portfolio Optimization Problems with Cardinality Constraints

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

   Author : Abolgasem Esmaeily; Felix Loge; [2023]
   Keywords : Portfolio Optimization; Modern Portfolio Theory MPT • Mixed Integer Programming MIP ; Efficient Frontier; Cardinality Constraints; Daily Returns; Expected Returns; Asset Allocation; Diversification;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the mean variance optimization problem with respect to cardinalityconstraints. The aim of this thesis is to figure out how much of an impact transactionchanges has on the profit and risk of a portfolio. We solve the problem by implementingmixed integer programming (MIP) and solving the problem by using the Gurobi solver. READ MORE