Not exact matches
«Our estimates... imply that implementation costs erode almost the entirety
of the return to value and
momentum strategies...
momentum profits, in particular, may be
out of reach for the typical asset manager.»
The
momentum migrated from one marque to the other as
strategies played
out and Corvette Racing was a well - oiled machine in the stops, having worked extensively on slashing the time spent in the driver changes, to place Gavin right in the middle
of a highly entertaining fight for fifth, sixth and seventh positions during the last stint.
While our emphasis on higher - quality, large - cap stocks with above - average dividends was slightly
out of step with a
momentum - driven environment, we believe it is a prudent
strategy from a longer - term standpoint.
(For more on this, check
out Gary Antonacci's study
of monthly
momentum strategies for U.S. - based investors in his recent book Dual Momentum Inv
momentum strategies for U.S. - based investors in his recent book Dual
Momentum Inv
Momentum Investing.)
Ultimately, the equity investor will haul in a larger alpha catch by emulating the skilled fisherman: first, identifying a promising location (i.e., small cap stocks), then using multiple lines and hooks (i.e., implementing value,
momentum, and quality
strategies to exploit the chum
of risk and mispricing in each), and lastly, dangling the lure
of skilled active management to tease
out the smallest trading costs possible.
«Our estimates... imply that implementation costs erode almost the entirety
of the return to value and
momentum strategies...
momentum profits, in particular, may be
out of reach for the typical asset manager.»
As a result, the performance
of strategies based on measuring
momentum over the last two months, four months, and all the way
out to 80 months can be compared.
The rationale was that yesterday's tests looked for the top 3 ETFs
out of only 5 each month based on
momentum and thus «forced» the
strategy to invest in some ETFs that may be showing poor overall
momentum.