This could result in
increased volatility of returns.
Not exact matches
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number
of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in
increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up
of production
of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception
of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty
returns or the potential recall
of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability
of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration
of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers
of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits
of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing,
increase promotion
of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all
of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods
of significant stock price
volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity
of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization
of products under development, such as our pipeline
of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development
of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack
of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
In a guest post in The High Frequency Trading Review, Narang freely admits that «there has been an
increasing incidence, in recent times,
of days exhibiting unusually high
volatility (measured as days when the close - to - close
return, or alternatively, the high - low trading range are large in magnitude).»
As a result, it is now clear that the U.S. is in the latter stages
of the multi-year credit cycle, a period when rising corporate leverage negatively affects
returns to corporate debt as investors demand higher risk premiums to compensate for the greater
volatility created by
increased leverage.
Bellwether's investment philosophy is simple; companies with growing profitability and a history
of increasing the dividend paid to shareholders inevitably produce above average
returns with lower
volatility.
The Funds» use
of derivatives may reduce the Funds»
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the Funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
After almost a decade
of slow growth, we may finally be
returning to what one might call «the old normal»: faster economic growth coming together with the
return of increasing costs, inflation, rising interest rates, and greater
volatility.
None
of the factors consistently generated positive performance during recent market crashes However, almost any factor exposure would have
increased the risk -
return ratio
of an equity - centric portfolio Low
Volatility and Mean - Reversion would have been most beneficial, Momentum least INTRODUCTION A
Assuming a slightly higher
volatility of 30 percent - about the risk
of many 401K portfolios, say the authors - the chance
of a negative
return increases.
If you assume that a diversified portfolio
of US Stocks, International Stocks, Small Capitalization Stocks, and some Bonds will significantly
increase returns and reduce
volatility you may be surprised to learn, that recently the stock funds are quite highly correlated.
The iShares Currency Hedged ETF's use
of derivatives may reduce the funds»
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
Volatility increases as you
increase the equity mix, which in turn
increases the range
of returns — including into the negative zone represented by the grey areas.
Data for the last 60 years demonstrates that adding small stocks, foreign stocks, real estate and emerging - market stocks to a portfolio generally reduces the level
of volatility or risk, and at the same time
increases the portfolio's
return.
Using a differences - in - differences methodology, we find that politically active firms saw an
increase in their stock's
volatility along with negative long - term abnormal stock
returns upon the release
of the NCR.
In fact,
volatility (which we view as an asset to be utilised) is a key component that
increases our chances
of providing superior
returns over time - thus we welcome
volatility» Allan Mecham
The Fund's use
of derivatives may reduce the Fund's
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
The iShares Currency Hedged Funds» use
of derivatives may reduce the Funds»
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the Funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
INC's use
of derivatives may reduce the Fund's
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
The back - tested results
of the 17 - year period ending Feb. 28, 2017, show that the S&P U.S. High Yield Low
Volatility Corporate Bond Index may offer an intersection that bridges the volatility gap between the high - yield and investment - grade bond sectors, with increased return e
Volatility Corporate Bond Index may offer an intersection that bridges the
volatility gap between the high - yield and investment - grade bond sectors, with increased return e
volatility gap between the high - yield and investment - grade bond sectors, with
increased return efficiency.
While covered - call strategies appear to promise «a free lunch»
of increased returns with less risk, investors who care about more than the
volatility of returns will not find this an efficient strategy.
With an eye on total long term portfolio
return and annual rebalancing, AFAIK,
increased volatility of the unhedged in your portfolio should be a good thing, once the very long term trend
of the unhedged fund is upwards.
Such an investor cares greatly about
volatility of returns, as the more volatile
return streams
increase the chances
of being a forced seller at a very disadvantageous price for the portfolio.
One
of the most popular formulas, the capital asset pricing model or CAPM, basically states that as
volatility increases, investors should expect larger
returns.
A fund's use
of derivatives may reduce
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
Tata Balanced Fund aims at creating a combination
of equity and debt instruments which will
increase the
returns of the portfolio and at the same time it optimally manages the
volatility of fund.
The Funds» use
of derivatives may reduce the Funds»
returns and / or
increase volatility and subject the Funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation.
Stocks
of small companies have higher incidences
of price
volatility and mispricing,
increasing opportunities for investors to earn excess
returns.
Some people also point to specific situations where stock diversification has been shown to reduce or maintain
volatility while
increasing returns of your overall portfolio to a certain degree.
Rising rates,
increased economic uncertainty and the
return of market
volatility have driven the spreads on other perceived «safe» short - dated assets, such as IG credit, wider.
By adding a bit
of historically highly volatile and high performing emerging market stocks, we can hope to boost the
return by almost 1 % while hardly
increasing the
volatility.
Bonds prices fluctuate less than currency movements, so if you don't use hedging you will actually
increase the
volatility of your portfolio without
increasing your expected
return.
On the other hand, the more aggressive the asset allocation, the higher the initial spending rate — with one caveat: As the equity percentage approaches 100 %, the
return volatility will likely
increase, and over shorter time horizons may actually
increase the chance
of prematurely running out
of money.»
The inclusion
of technical traders
increases volatility, broadening the
return distribution and making the fat tails appear less prominent.
The model calculates the realized portfolio
volatility (annualized daily
volatility) based on daily total
returns, and then either
increases or decreases the equity exposure
of the portfolio to maintain the target risk level.
He found that allocating 7 - 16 %
of a portfolio to precious metals (SPMI), reduced
volatility and
increased rate
of return.
Your emotions and the actions you take during times
of increased volatility or drawdown will ultimately have more impact on your long - term
returns than any exogenous thing that may come along.
In other words, can we decrease portfolio
volatility and
increase portfolio
returns by rotating a small percentage
of our portfolio in and out
of leveraged ETFs?
The longer central banks suppress
volatility, the more painful & savage its
return will be... And in the last couple
of years, the seeds have been sown for
increasing volatility & a more normal / functioning FX market: The SNB abruptly abandoned its euro cap, the Fed began raising rates, the UK voted for Brexit, America voted for Trump, the UK now has a June general election, and Le Pen won 21 % +
of the first round French vote.
Other studies also suggest too much foreign currency exposure creates more
volatility with no
increase in expected
returns — which is,
of course, a lousy combination.
The goal is to identify stocks which a) have a long history
of increasing dividend payouts, b) have a recent history
of low
volatility or a history
of high risk - adjusted
returns.
Selling VIX futures
increased both annualized
return and
volatility, while writing put or call options tended to reduce portfolio
volatility by forgoing part
of the
returns.
In my series «5 Simple Ways to Beat the Market», I demonstrated that the Dividend Aristocrats (BATS: NOBL), the subset
of the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) that has paid
increasing dividends for at least twenty - five years, has produced higher
returns than the market with lower
volatility of returns.
In times
of increased volatility, investors may look for stocks exhibiting better fundamentals around
return on equity, earnings variability or cash
return on assets.
Assuming a slightly higher
volatility of 30 percent - about the risk
of many 401K portfolios, say the authors - the chance
of a negative
return increases.
Asset allocation is the art and science
of spreading money around between different types
of investment asset classes to stabilize and
increase returns and lower
volatility and risk through diversification.
3) Asset Allocation: The art and science
of spreading money around between different types
of investment asset classes to help
increase and stabilize
returns, while lower risks and
volatility through diversification.
Diversification into real estate and other asset classes when done right can reduce the risk and
volatility of your portfolio and
increase return potential.