The Low-volatility Anomaly and the Adaptive Multi-Factor Model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2003.08302v2
• Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:56:31 GMT
• Title: The Low-volatility Anomaly and the Adaptive Multi-Factor Model
• Authors: Robert A. Jarrow, Rinald Murataj, Martin T. Wells, Liao Zhu
• Abstract summary: The paper provides a new explanation of the low-volatility anomaly. We use the Adaptive Multi-Factor (AMF) model estimated by the Groupwise Interpretable Basis Selection (GIBS) algorithm to find basis assets significantly related to low and high volatility portfolios.
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• Abstract: The paper provides a new explanation of the low-volatility anomaly. We use the Adaptive Multi-Factor (AMF) model estimated by the Groupwise Interpretable Basis Selection (GIBS) algorithm to find those basis assets significantly related to low and high volatility portfolios. These two portfolios load on very different factors, indicating that volatility is not an independent risk, but that it's related to existing risk factors. The out-performance of the low-volatility portfolio is due to the (equilibrium) performance of these loaded risk factors. The AMF model outperforms the Fama-French 5-factor model both in-sample and out-of-sample.

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