Value vs Quality: More Correlated than Ever?

Value vs Quality: More Correlated than Ever? Why? March 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY P/E and ROE long-short factors have become highly correlated During certain periods investors favor expensive and unprofitable stocks However, it...

Factor Olympics 2023

Factor Olympics 2023 And the winner is… January 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The performance of factors was unexciting and poor in 2023 Quality performed the best, low volatility the worst Low-risk and cheap stocks are...

The Illusion of the Small-Cap Premium

The Illusion of the Small-Cap Premium Small-cap stocks outperform large-cap stocks, right? December 2023. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Small-cap investing is intuitively appealing However, small-caps have underperformed in most markets...

Factor Olympics 2023 Q3

Factor Olympics 2023 Q3 And the winner is… October 2023. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Most popular factors generated negative excess returns year-to-date Quality stocks performed best, low-risk stocks worst Somewhat surprisingly,...