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About Wesley Gray, PhD

After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife’s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm dedicated to an impact mission of empowering investors through education. He is a contributor to multiple industry publications and regularly speaks to professional investor groups across the country. Wes has published multiple academic papers and four books, including Embedded (Naval Institute Press, 2009), Quantitative Value (Wiley, 2012), DIY Financial Advisor (Wiley, 2015), and Quantitative Momentum (Wiley, 2016). Dr. Gray currently resides in Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico with his wife and three children. He recently finished the Leadville 100 ultramarathon race and promises to make better life decisions in the future.

Global Factor Performance: July 2021

The following factor performance modules have been updated on our Index website.[ref]free access for financial professionals[/ref] Standardized PerformanceFactor PerformanceFactor ExposuresFactor PremiumsFactor AttributionFactor Data Downloads

The Different Types of ESG Investors

ESG as Waving Banners and as Pulling Plows Meir StatmanJournal of Portfolio Management, 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]

Factors Timing is a Difficult Practice

Factor Exposure Variation and Mutual Fund Performance Ammann, Fischer and WeigertFinancial Analyst Journal, 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]

Global Factor Performance: June 2021

The following factor performance modules have been updated on our Index website.[ref]free access for financial professionals[/ref] Standardized PerformanceFactor PerformanceFactor ExposuresFactor PremiumsFactor AttributionFactor Data Downloads

Global Factor Performance: May 2021

The following factor performance modules have been updated on our Index website.[ref]free access for financial professionals[/ref] Standardized PerformanceFactor PerformanceFactor ExposuresFactor PremiumsFactor AttributionFactor Data Downloads

Gender Gaps in Venture Capital Performance

Gender Gaps in Venture Capital Performance Gompers, Mukharlyamov, Weisburst, and XuanJournal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to [...]

Global Factor Performance: April 2021

The following factor performance modules have been updated on our Index website.[ref]free access for financial professionals[/ref] Standardized PerformanceFactor PerformanceFactor ExposuresFactor PremiumsFactor AttributionFactor Data Downloads

An Economic Framework for ESG Investing

Responsible Investing: The ESG Efficient Frontier Pedersen, Fitzgibbons, and PomorskiJournal of Financial Economics, 2020A version of this paper can be found hereWant to read our summaries [...]

Global Factor Performance: March 2021

The following factor performance modules have been updated on our Index website.[ref]free access for financial professionals[/ref] Standardized PerformanceFactor PerformanceFactor ExposuresFactor PremiumsFactor AttributionFactor Data Downloads

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