Essays about: "risk-adjusted returns"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 206 essays containing the words risk-adjusted returns.

  1. 11. Socially Responsible and Financially Rewarding: The Relationship Between ESG and Stock Market Returns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristian Eklund; Felix Freiherr von Uslar-Gleichen; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG Performance; ESG Index; Index Returns; Sustainable Finance; Systematic Risk;

    Abstract : We study the link between the ESG-performance of 20 OECD countries and the excess returns of their major stock indices between 2005 and 2015. Our research shows a significant positive relationship between the two metrics. READ MORE

  3. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Predictive Modeling and Statistical Inference for CTA returns : A Hidden Markov Approach with Sparse Logistic Regression

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Oskar Fransson; [2023]
    Keywords : Probability theory; Statistical inference; finance; CTA; managed futures; machine learning; statistical learning; stochastic process; sparse logistic regression; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Hidden Markov model;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on predicting trends in Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), also known as trend-following hedge funds. The paper applies a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) for classifying trends. Additionally, by incorporating additional features, a regularized logistic regression model is used to enhance prediction capability. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Performance of Growth Stocks Compared to Value Stocks : – A Study Conducted on the Swedish and Danish Stock Market

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Philip He Voong; Niels Larsen; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Most investors strive to achieve the same goal with their investments, maximize returns and profits. However, the approach deviates as there are many alternatives on the stock markets. Preferences such as the amount of risk also influences an investor’s selection of stocks. READ MORE