Essays about: "cross-section of stock returns"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words cross-section of stock returns.

  1. 1. How Does the Three-factor Model Perform and What Explains its Performance? Empirical tests on Swedish stock portfolios

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Björck; [2023]
    Keywords : Three-factor model; stock returns; Swedish stocks; CAPM; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this study the three-factor model of Fama and French (1992; 1993) is evaluated on portfolios of Swedish stocks. Both a cross-section and time series approach are used to evaluate the model. The results show that beta, size, and book-to-market are significant variables in explaining excess returns of Swedish stock portfolios. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Performance of Stocks Earning Extreme Single-Day Returns: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Dominik Schleuss; Tavish Gantz; [2021]
    Keywords : MAX Effect; Extreme returns; Cross-section of returns; Lottery-like payoffs; Behavioral Finance;

    Abstract : In 2011, Bali et al. presented evidence that stocks with extreme one and multi day-returns significantly underperform stocks with less extreme returns in the following month. They attributed this to investors exhibiting a preference for stocks with lottery-like payoffs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Momentum and Trend in Sweden: Enhancing profits and limiting downside risk by using indicators from different time horizons

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alan Dari Lindahl; Jan Wiki; [2020-07-07]
    Keywords : momentum; momentum crash; echo; trend; moving averages; cross-section; downside risks; predictability; factor models; turnover; transaction costs;

    Abstract : Although being one of the most robust anomalies ever discovered, the momentum factor occasionally suffer big losses during market recessions periods. We apply and compare different factor models, and find that when sorting the momentum factor on prior 2-6 months it earns a higher average monthly return compared to the common sorting on prior 2-12 months. READ MORE

  5. 4. Asset growth and the cross-section of stock returns: Evidence from Nordic equity markets

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Joel Wägmark; Fredrik Biesèrt; [2020]
    Keywords : Asset Growth Effect; Asset Growth Anomaly; Investment Factor; Nordics;

    Abstract : We investigate the relationship between firm year-on-year percentage change in total assets and subsequent stock returns in Nordic equity markets. Asset growth rates are strong predictors of future stock returns and hold for firm capitalization. Of particular interest, the asset growth effect is present among large capitalization Nordic stocks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Industry Anomalies: An examination of asset pricing anomalies through an industry-specific framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristiyan Denev; Aleksandar Strinic; [2020]
    Keywords : Industry returns; Asset pricing; Anomalies; Industry Factors; Investment strategies;

    Abstract : The finance literature has discovered a large number of anomalies in the cross-section of stock returns over the past three decades. This thesis examines whether some of the most robust anomalies also appear within industries, and whether some are more prominent than others within specific industry sectors. READ MORE