Size, Value, and Momentum in International Stock Returns

36 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2010 Last revised: 23 Jun 2011

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Eugene F. Fama

University of Chicago - Finance

Kenneth R. French

Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: June 21, 2011

Abstract

In the four regions (North America, Europe, Japan, and Asia Pacific) we examine, there are value premiums in average stock returns that, except for Japan, decrease with size. Except for Japan, there is return momentum everywhere, and spreads in average momentum returns also decrease from smaller to bigger stocks. We test whether empirical asset pricing models capture the value and momentum patterns in international average returns and whether asset pricing seems to be integrated across the four regions. Integrated pricing across regions does not get strong support in our tests. For three regions (North America, Europe, and Japan) local models that use local explanatory returns provide passable descriptions of local average returns for portfolios formed on size and value versus growth. Even local models are less successful in tests on portfolios formed on size and momentum.

Suggested Citation

Fama, Eugene F. and French, Kenneth R., Size, Value, and Momentum in International Stock Returns (June 21, 2011). Fama-Miller Working Paper, Tuck School of Business Working Paper No. 2011-85, Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 11-10, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1720139 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1720139

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