by Nicolas Rabener | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Smart Beta ETF vs Customized Factor Portfolios Reducing the risk of conflicting factor exposures May 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Smart beta ETFs have multiple factor exposures Combining these in a portfolio leads to factor...
by Nicolas Rabener | Apr 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Factor Olympics Q1 2025 And the winner is… April 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Momentum and low volatility maintain their winning streak Value rebounded from negative to positive, while quality moved in the opposite direction...
by Nicolas Rabener | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Are Low-Risk Stocks Really Low-Risk? Why are there no funds offering exposure to the best-performing factor? March 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The long-short low volatility factor generated a higher long-term return than momentum,...
by Nicolas Rabener | Feb 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Is it Profitable to Invest in Profitable Firms? Comparing stocks with positive versus negative earnings. February 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Abhik Roy, CFA. SUMMARY The profitability of U.S. stocks has declined over the last two decades The number of...
by Nicolas Rabener | Jan 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Factor Olympics 2024 And the winner is… January 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The losers of last year, ie momentum and low volatility, became the winners of this year Momentum performed the best, size the worst Smart beta...
