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OUTPERFORMING STOCK INDICES USING PROXIES FOR RISK AND RETURNS. Vashishta Bhaskar Duquesne University Presented at QWAFAFEW September 9, 2014. Introduction. Efficient markets Implications for investors Active equity portfolio management strategies
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OUTPERFORMING STOCK INDICES USING PROXIES FOR RISK AND RETURNS Vashishta Bhaskar Duquesne University Presented at QWAFAFEW September 9, 2014
Introduction • Efficient markets • Implications for investors • Active equity portfolio management strategies • Empirical results of sort by factor methodologies • Expansion of existing quantitative techniques
Efficient Markets • A market in which security prices rapidly reflect all available information • Random walk (short term) • Provide positive return (long term) • Expected Returns are a function of Size, Relative Value (value-growth), Risk and Momentum
Implications for Investors and Money Managers • Risk tolerance • Diversification • Passive investing • Buy & hold portfolios • Indexing
Active Equity Investing • Fundamental Analysis • Top-down • Bottom-up • Technical indicators • Identify Attributes that provide superior returns
Empirical Results of Factor Based Strategies – Sort methodology • Fama-French 1992 study concluded that small market equity portfolios performed better than large equity; • And, higher book-to-market performed better than lower book-to-market.
Adapted from What Works on Wall Street. Size Effect 1952-2003 Adapted from What Works on Wall Street pgs. 61-62 *Market leaders defined as: non-utility, market cap > avg., cf > avg., sales > 50% of avg. from COMPUSTAT.
Why Z – Score? • Expected return from Corporate Bonds = Risk free rate + bond risk premium • Expected Return from Equity = Company specific bond rate + equity risk premium Z score model and calculation provided at the end of this presenation
Limited conclusions and further research • CAPX is indicative of future returns • Z score can be used as a further discriminant as a proxy for risk • There are additional factors such as value and momentum that can be incorporated in an overall strategy • Scaled CAPX or items such as retention ratio may be useful