Value, Momentum & Carry Across Asset Classes

Value, Momentum & Carry Across Asset ClassesFarming is a Profession of Hope (Brian Brett). Investing, too. January 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Cross-asset multi-factor exposure might be an attractive diversifier for an equity...

Corporate Debt in the Chinese Stock Market

Corporate Debt in the Chinese Stock Market How levered are Chinese stocks? January 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY China exhibits the world’s highest corporate debt as % of GDP However, Chinese stocks are not significantly more...

An Anatomy of Smart Beta Value ETFs

An Anatomy of Smart Beta Value ETFs Can Value Investors Capture Factor Returns via Smart Beta? January 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Smart beta Value ETFs are relatively homogenous Some show high exposures to other equity factors,...

ESG Investing: Too Good to be True?

ESG Investing: Too Good to be True?Good versus Bad Corporates January 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY ESG factors generated positive excess returns since 2009 Show positive exposure to Low Volatility & Quality and negative exposure...

Factor Olympics 2018

Factor Olympics 2018And the Winner is… January 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY2018 was negative for classic multi-factor portfoliosLow Volatility generated the best and Value the worst performanceFactor performance was homogenous...

Factor Investing Made in China

Factor Investing Made in China Harvesting Factor Returns in the Middle Kingdom December 2018. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Common equity factors generated attractive risk-adjusted returns in the Chinese stock market Factor performance in...