Factors: Shorting Stocks vs the Index

Factors: Shorting Stocks vs the IndexDo Short Stock Positions Contribute to Factor Returns? July 2018. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Most factor investing research is based on long-short stock portfolios Investible risk premia strategies...

ETFs, Smart Beta & Factor Exposure

ETFs, Smart Beta & Factor ExposureDo Smart Beta ETFs Provide the Desired Factor Exposure? July 2018. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYFactor exposure analysis can be used to derive factor themesSmart beta ETFs offer relatively low factor...

Stock Portfolio Optimization

Stock Portfolio OptimizationMeasuring and Tuning Factor Exposure July 2018. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYPortfolios frequently contain stocks representing duplicate factor risks or insignificant weightsAn optimisation process focused on...

Impact of Single Stocks on Factor Returns

Impact of Single Stocks on Factor ReturnsDo Single Stocks Matter for Factor Investors? July 2018. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Factor portfolios are typically created by equal weighting stocks The impact of single stocks is therefore...

Factor Crowding Model

Factor Crowding ModelMob Management Measures July 2018. Reading Time: 15 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYCrowded factors exhibit higher drawdowns than uncrowded factorsA multi-metric approach can be successfully applied to measure factor crowdingEffective in...

Factor Olympics 1H 2018

Factor Olympics 1H 2018And the Winner is… July 2018. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYFactor performance in 1H 2018 is comparable to 2017The Size factor has taken the lead, likely reflecting the threat of global trade warsValue has...