Carry

66 Pages Posted: 2 Dec 2013

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Ralph S. J. Koijen

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Tobias J. Moskowitz

AQR Capital; Yale University, Yale SOM; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Lasse Heje Pedersen

AQR Capital Management, LLC; Copenhagen Business School - Department of Finance; New York University (NYU); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Evert B. Vrugt

VU University Amsterdam, PGO-IM

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Date Written: December 2013

Abstract

Any security’s expected return can be decomposed into its “carry” and its expected price appreciation, where carry is a model-free characteristic that can be observed in advance. While carry has been studied almost exclusively for currencies, we find that carry predicts returns both in the cross section and time series for a variety of different asset classes including global equities, global bonds, commodities, US Treasuries, credit, and options. This predictability rejects a generalized version of the uncovered interest rate parity and expectations hypothesis in favor of models with varying risk premia. Our global carry factor across markets delivers strong average returns and, while it is exposed to recession, liquidity, and volatility risks, its performance presents a challenge to asset pricing models.

Keywords: bonds, carry trade, commodities, corporate bonds, currencies, global recessions, liquidity risk, options, predictability stocks, volatility risk

JEL Classification: E44, F30, F31, G11, G12, G13, G14, G15

Suggested Citation

Koijen, Ralph S. J. and Moskowitz, Tobias J. and Moskowitz, Tobias J. and Pedersen, Lasse Heje and Vrugt, Evert B., Carry (December 2013). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9771, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2362320

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Evert B. Vrugt

VU University Amsterdam, PGO-IM ( email )

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