Factor Valuations: Current vs Historical

Factor Valuations: Current vs Historical  What’s cheap, what’s expensive? July 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Some factors are trading at historically low valuations Cheap stocks are cheap, high momentum and profitable...

Factor Optimization via ETFs

Factor Optimization via ETFs Is a value ETF necessary to gain exposure to the value factor? June 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Factor exposures can be acquired from various sources For example, energy stocks are cheaper than stocks...

The Pitfalls of Portfolio Optimization

The Pitfalls of Portfolio Optimization Beware of the man selling high Sharpe portfolios June 2024. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Sharpe ratio-optimized multi-asset portfolios deteriorate significantly out-of-sample Targeting volatility...

Micro Cap or Micro Crap Stocks?

Micro Cap or Micro Crap Stocks? The endless quest for hidden gems in the stock market April 2025. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Small-cap stocks have struggled to outperform since Banz’s 1981 study on the size factor Micro-cap stocks...