Factor Investing

Monster Factor Correlation Chart

We recently added a monster correlation matrix to our factor library data sheet that maps out the correlation of all the factors against every other [...]

Is value dead? Has the story changed? No.

Is (systematic) Value Investing Dead? Ronen Israel, Kristoffer Laursen and Scott RichardsonWorking Paper, published at aqr.comA version of this paper can be found hereWant to read [...]

The Size Effect in Multifactor Portfolios

The lack of a statistically significant size premium in the U.S. since the publication of Rolf Banz’s 1981 paper, “The Relationship Between Return and Market [...]

What’s the Story Behind EBIT/TEV?

A common question we receive at Alpha Architect is the following: "Why do you focus on EBIT/TEV as a value screen for stocks instead of [...]

Trend Following is Everywhere

Similar to some better-known factors, such as size and value, time-series momentum (TSMOM) historically has demonstrated abnormal excess returns. For the less familiar with trend [...]

Dividends, Stock Prices, and Inflation.

Building on the concepts presented in my Dividends Are Different article, here we present data and observations highlighting the relationship between inflation and 1) company [...]

Is There a Tail Risk Premium in Stocks?

It has been well documented both that stock returns have much fatter tails than a normal distribution would generate, and that tail events occur much [...]

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