Can Value Investors Do Good?

Can Value Investors Do Good? Combining ESG and Value Investing February 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY ESG factors underperformed the Value factor and market since 2009 Integrating ESG in Value investing decreased returns, but...

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...

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. SUMMARYSmart beta Value ETFs are relatively homogenousSome show high exposures to other equity factors,...

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...