Essays about: "skill returns"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words skill returns.

  1. 1. The illiquidity exposure factor: An overlooked driver of mutual fund performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jakob Häger; Tim Hansson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Illiquidity; liquidity; mutual funds; fund performance; factor models; alpha;

    Abstract : This paper examines if Swedish-focused mutual funds with more illiquid holdings produce higher alpha. By extending the classic Fama and French five-factor model, we pinpoint the effect of illiquidity in underlying holdings on mutual fund alpha generation through a two-step regression model with data between 2019-2022. READ MORE

  3. 2. Coverage initiations : an exploratory casestudy

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Lina Ek; Maria Karlsson Osipova; [2023]
    Keywords : Commissioned equity research; Initiation report; Event study; Abnormal return; Trading volume; Uppdragsanalys; Initieringsrapport; Eventstudie; Abnormal avkastning; Handelsvolym;

    Abstract : This master thesis is exploring the influence of coverage initiation reports issued by commissioned equity research analysts on stock prices and trading volumes. Equity research actors, with their expertise and skill, are providing the market with valuable information and filling the knowledge gaps that investors may have. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating the Effect of Meta-Labeling on Equity Market Neutral Strategy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Niclas Wölner-Hanssen; [2023]
    Keywords : Meta-Labeling; Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio; Equity Market Neutral; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to construct an Equity Market Neutral (EMN) strategy framework to predict intraday excess returns of stocks within the S&P 500 index by utilizing machine learning techniques proposed by (López de Prado, 2018). The constructed EMN strategies within the framework utilizes techniques such as Stacked Single Feature Importance (SSFI), sample weighting, Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio (PSR), and meta-labeling. READ MORE

  5. 4. Skill, Scale and Investor Return in Established and Emerging Markets - An empirical study of equity mutual fund performance between markets with contrasting characteristics

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    Author : Olle Fröling; Olle Wingstrand; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : Equity Mutual Funds; Decreasing Returns to Scale; Alpha; Fund Skill; Fama-French Five-Factor Model; Nordic Equity Funds; Asian Equity Funds; Fixed Effects;

    Abstract : In this report we empirically analyze the effects of returns to scale for equity mutual funds in the Nordic and Asian regions. We also investigate whether or not funds generate alpha (i.e., have skill). READ MORE

  6. 5. Skill Returns and Labor Market Mismatches - Exploring Workforce Potential in Urban Ghana and Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Persson; [2022]
    Keywords : skill returns; labor market mismatches; Ghana; Kenya; STEP; human capital; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Ghana and Kenya have both made significant efforts to strengthen the skills profile of their young and growing workforces. Raising skill levels and matching workers correctly to jobs is believed to increase productivity and reduce unemployment. READ MORE