Evidence supporting factor-based seasonalities
By Tommi Johnsen, PhD|August 21st, 2023|Seasonality, Factor Investing, Research Insights, Basilico and Johnsen, Academic Research Insight, Momentum Investing Research|
Factor seasonality reflects its own stock-level equivalent. It is not an independent risk factor.
The Performance of Listed Private Equity
By Larry Swedroe|August 18th, 2023|Private Equity, Research Insights, Larry Swedroe|
It is important to diversify the risks of private equity. This is best achieved by investing indirectly through a private equity fund rather than through direct investments in individual companies. Because most such funds typically limit their investments to a relatively small number, it is also prudent to diversify by investing in more than one fund. Unfortunately, the evidence we reviewed suggests that diversifying by investing in LPEs is not an effective strategy. And finally, top-notch funds are likely closed to most individual investors.
Flight to Safety in the Regional Bank Crisis of 2023
By Elisabetta Basilico, PhD, CFA|August 14th, 2023|Banking Institutions, Research Insights, Basilico and Johnsen, Academic Research Insight|
This article provides insights into the behavior of depositors and the role of large banks during a banking crisis, offering valuable implications for policymakers, regulators, and researchers in the field of banking and finance.
Value and Profitability/Quality: Complementary Factors
By Larry Swedroe|August 11th, 2023|Quality Investing, Larry Swedroe, Research Insights, Factor Investing, Value Investing Research|
There are various measures of value and quality, with one being Marx’s gross profits-to-assets.
Wes Talks with Belle about Creating Your Own ETF
By Wesley Gray, PhD|August 10th, 2023|ETF Operations, Podcasts and Video, Research Insights, Media, Tax Efficient Investing, ETF Investing|
In this episode host Belle Osvath, CFP® talks with Dr. Wesley Gray the founder of ETF Architect and Alpha Architect, about how advisors can create their own ETFs which can be used to help manage client funds and taxes. They discuss the creation process, the cost, and what type of advisory practice would benefit the most from their own ETF.
Global Factor Performance: August 2023
By Wesley Gray, PhD|August 7th, 2023|Index Updates, Factor Investing, Research Insights, Tool Updates, Tactical Asset Allocation Research|
The following factor performance modules have been updated on our Index website.
Investor demand, rating reform and equity returns
By Tommi Johnsen, PhD|August 7th, 2023|Price Pressure Factor, Research Insights, Factor Investing, Basilico and Johnsen, Academic Research Insight, Momentum Investing Research, Active and Passive Investing|
The traditional financial theory attributes security returns to market- or factor-based risk, with no role ascribed to other influences. In this research, the authors argue for including investor demand as an additional variable in explaining returns. Can changes in investor demand generate systematic changes in security returns?
The Quality Factor and the Low-Beta Anomaly
By Larry Swedroe|August 4th, 2023|Factor Investing, Larry Swedroe, Research Insights, Low Volatility Investing|
The empirical evidence demonstrates that returns to the low-beta anomaly are well explained by exposure to other common factors, and it has only justified investment when low-beta stocks were in the value regime, after periods of strong market and small-cap stock performance, and when they excluded high-beta stocks that had low short interest.
Doug Discusses 1042 QRP and ESOP Transactions
By Wesley Gray, PhD|August 3rd, 2023|Podcasts and Video, Research Insights, Media, Momentum Investing Research|
Doug Pugliese, the head of our 1042 QRP business, was recently invited on the ScuttleButt Podcast to discuss the ESOP landscape and the costs and benefits of 1042 QRP transactions. (article on the topic is here).
DIY Trend-Following Allocations: August 2023
By Ryan Kirlin|August 1st, 2023|Index Updates, Research Insights, Tool Updates, Tactical Asset Allocation Research|
Full exposure to domestic equities. Full exposure to international equities. Partial exposure to REITs. Partial exposure to commodities. No exposure to intermediate-term bonds.