Same goes for Smart Beta ETFs that attempt to beat the market by buying more of some stocks and less of others relative to the index based on a handful
of idiosyncratic factor exposures.
Not exact matches
Specifically, a recent analysis by Graham Secker, MS & Co.'s European equity strategist, found that recent disappointments in European corporate profits are a function
of at least three important
factors that may be reversing:
idiosyncratic issues related to heavily skewed index exposure to financials and commodity - linked industries; weak operating profit leverage linked to declining emerging market sales; and less aggressive use
of buybacks, tax optimization and non-operating cost reductions versus U.S. peers.
While this issue is more
idiosyncratic, it has been one
of the key
factors hurting energy prices, particularly crude oil prices.
Second - quarter corporate earnings also came in generally upbeat, pointing to robust growth even after allowing for the exceptional performance
of sectors like financials and energy, where
idiosyncratic factors helped to drive earnings expansion.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the history
of Hollywood production mirrors the history
of venture capital in the United States, as each new film presents an
idiosyncratic set
of risk
factors, and each new production or distribution technology distorts return forecasts for a new generation
of film speculators.
Most important, they have no way
of determining that introduction
of the «similar approaches» was the cause
of improvement, as opposed to being just present when other systematic or
idiosyncratic factors promoted improvement in these several schools.
We assume that the drift in the returns
of asset prices consists
of an
idiosyncratic component and a common component given by a co-integration
factor.
She defines
idiosyncratic volatility as the standard deviation
of daily residuals from monthly regressions
of returns (in excess
of the risk - free rate) for each stock versus Fama - French model
factors.
Salmon Run is arguably Splatoon 2's best mode, with its various
idiosyncratic Boss Salmonids playing a substantial contributing
factor to its level
of success and quality.
The persistence
of this pattern over three chief justiceships — the third Chief Justice a woman — suggests that there is more to this than the casual byplay
of idiosyncratic personalities; something that may be structural and enduring, although I have identified other considerations that suggest that there may be
factors at play other than gender alone.
When a judge leaves the Supreme Court prematurely, it is likely a combination
of all these
factors — tough job, dull town, attractive opportunities elsewhere, not much love in the air on Wellington Street — plus, no doubt, a few
idiosyncratic personal considerations.