Posts Tagged ‘ Size Effect ’

Factor Universality?

2010/08/10
By Steve LeCompte
Factor Universality?

...evidence from German stocks supports belief in the pervasiveness of a momentum effect and perhaps a value premium, but not market beta and size effects. Any sentiment effect is likely weak, specific to susceptible stocks and concentrated in intervals after very low sentiment.
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Doing Momentum with Style (ETFs)

2010/07/23
By Steve LeCompte
Doing Momentum with Style (ETFs)

...a simple style momentum strategy implemented with ETFs may perform well compared to the overall stock market and individual style ETFs.
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ETF Style by Calendar Month

2010/07/21
By Steve LeCompte
ETF Style by Calendar Month

...evidence from very limited data suggests that there may be some systematic differences in seasonality among size and value/growth ETFs, but the combination of small sample size and modest magnitude of differences does not support confident belief.
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Federal Funds Rate Size Effect?

2010/05/19
By Steve LeCompte
Federal Funds Rate Size Effect?

...evidence from simple tests on a small sample offers weak support for a belief that large (small) capitalization stocks fare better when the Federal Funds Rate target is increasing (decreasing).
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In Search of Super-anomalies

2010/04/05
By Steve LeCompte
In Search of Super-anomalies

...investors may be able to streamline the search for anomalous returns by focusing on two factors: (1) firm size, representing the rational risk of failure; and, (2) a seasonal factor related to...

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