We extend
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Not exact matches
«This
analysis does show that it usually takes some time to trade at
low levels of
volatility after a spike to historically elevated levels.
In this blog, we continue the
analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the
low volatility index relative to the S&P Read more -LSB-...]
Their
analysis involves (1) estimating the factor characteristics of each stock in a broad index; (2) aggregating the characteristics across all stocks in the index; and (3) matching aggregated characteristics to a mimicking portfolio of five indexes representing value, size, quality, momentum and
low volatility styles, adjusted for estimated expense ratios.
A similar
analysis over the five - year period through July 2016 reveals that the fund cumulatively returned 18.8 % compared to 28 % for its reference ETF portfolio that had a slightly
lower volatility.
Our
analysis indicates the potential of a
low volatility factor strategy in reducing return
volatility in U.S. preferred stocks.
Your investment
analysis should include these high probability value strategies because they improve returns and
lower portfolio
volatility.
An
analysis of
volatility portfolio performance of common stock on the major US exchanges from 1968 to 2015 shows
low volatility stocks deliver significantly higher excess returns.
In this blog, we continue the
analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the
low volatility index relative to the S&P 500.
These ETFs use
volatility weighting to
lower volatility of the market (sometimes this delivers a premium), or technical
analysis to avoid drawdown and preserve capital.
At about 15 %, the fund's
volatility, measured by an annualized standard deviation of monthly returns in the entire
analysis period, was slightly
lower than that of the overall stock market.