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1.

Alice’s Adventures in Factorland: Three Blunders That Plague Factor Investing

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2019
Robert D. Arnott, Campbell R. Harvey, Vitali Kalesnik and Juhani T. Linnainmaa
Research Affiliates, LLC, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Research Affiliates LLC and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Overfitting, Backtesting, Crowding, Data Mining, Multiple Testing, Downside Risk, Tail Behavior, Non-Normalities, Trading Costs, Bootstrapping, Resampling, Factor Zoo, Factor Investing, Value Investing, Momentum, Size, Accounting Factors, Investment, Low Beta, Accruals, Factor Portfolios, Behavioral

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Factor Momentum

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 12 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2019
Robert D. Arnott, Mark Clements, Vitali Kalesnik and Juhani T. Linnainmaa
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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factor momentum, factor returns, industry momentum

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A Survey of Alternative Equity Index Strategies

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A Survey of Alternative Equity Index Strategies

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 67, No. 5, September/October 2011
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2016
Jason C. Hsu, Tzee-man Chow, Vitali Kalesnik and Bryce Little
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC and Citadel LLC
Downloads 1,962 (7,622)
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alternative, equity

A Survey of Alternative Equity Index Strategies

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 67, No. 5, 2011
Posted: 30 Sep 2011
Tzee-man Chow, Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Bryce Little
Research Affiliates, LLC, Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Citadel LLC

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Portfolio Management, Equity Portfolio Management Strategies, Passive Management, Portfolio Construction and Revision, Implementation Issues, Equity Investments, Equity Markets, Characteristics, Institutions, and Benchmarks, Security Market Indices and Benchmarks

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What Is Quality?

Financial Analysts Journal, vol. 75, no. 2 (Second Quarter 2019): 44–61
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 May 2017 Last Revised: 10 May 2019
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Engin Kose
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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factor investing, multifactor, smart beta, quality factor, quality investing

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Reports of Value’s Death May Be Greatly Exaggerated

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2020
Robert D. Arnott, Campbell R. Harvey, Vitali Kalesnik and Juhani T. Linnainmaa
Research Affiliates, LLC, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Research Affiliates LLC and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
Downloads 1,265 (16,122)

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Value investing, value factor, growth investing, value spread, revaluation, migration, profitability, HML, 3-factor model, iHML, intangibles, book value, intrinsic value, financial accounting, behavioral finance, crowding, data mining, structural change, drawdown

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Beyond Cap-Weight: The Search for Efficient Beta

Journal of Indexes, January-February 2010
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2010
Robert D. Arnott, Vitali Kalesnik, Paul Moghtader and Craig Scholl
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Lazard Asset Management
Downloads 1,073 (20,205)
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alternative indexing, beta selection

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Can Momentum Investing Be Saved?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Jan 2018
Robert D. Arnott, Vitali Kalesnik, Engin Kose and Lillian J. Wu
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Research Affiliates, LLC
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momentum, asset allocation, mutual funds, momentum investing

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How Can 'Smart Beta' Go Horribly Wrong?

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Noah Beck, Vitali Kalesnik and John West
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC and Research Affiliates
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smart beta, factor returns

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Performance Attribution: Measuring Dynamic Allocation Skill

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Performance Attribution: Measuring Dynamic Allocation Skill

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 66, No. 6, 2010
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2013
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Brett W. Myers
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Texas Tech, Rawls College of Business
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Performance Attribution, Mutual Funds, Brinson Attribution

Performance Attribution: Measuring Dynamic Allocation Skill

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 66, No. 6, 2010
Posted: 11 Dec 2010
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Brett W. Myers
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Texas Tech, Rawls College of Business

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Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Peer Group Comparisons, Tactical Asset Allocation, Performance, Performance Attribution, Measuring Manager Skill

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Performance Evaluation of Active Managers: An Overview of Current Practice

Investments & Wealth Monitor, January/February 2011
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 27 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2011
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Russ Wermers
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Performance, Evaluation

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Timing 'Smart Beta' Strategies? Of Course! Buy Low, Sell High!

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Noah Beck and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC and Research Affiliates LLC
Downloads 538 (52,245)
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smart beta, active timing, factor tilts

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The Information in the Term Structure of Commodity Futures

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Jan 2012
Denis B. Chaves, Vitali Kalesnik and Bryce Little
The Vanguard Group, Inc., Research Affiliates LLC and Citadel LLC
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commodities, futures, expectations hypothesis, term structure

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Forecasting Factor and Smart Beta Returns (Hint: History Is Worse than Useless)

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Noah Beck and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC and Research Affiliates LLC
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smart beta, factors, factor tilts, valuation, alpha forecasting

14.

The Incredible Shrinking Factor Return

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Vitali Kalesnik and Lillian J. Wu
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC and Research Affiliates, LLC
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factor return, factor tilts, smart beta

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Informed Traders, Long-Dated Options, and the Cross Section of Stock Returns

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Sep 2017
Mark Clements, Vitali Kalesnik and Juhani T. Linnainmaa
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Option Prices, Cross-Section, Equity Returns, Options

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Why Factor Tilts are Not Smart 'Smart Beta'

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Mark Clements and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC and Research Affiliates LLC
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smart beta, factor tilts

17.

Dynamic Segment Timing and the Predictability of Actively Managed Mutual Fund Returns

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Feb 2016
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik, Brett W. Myers and Ryan J. Whitby
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC, Texas Tech, Rawls College of Business and Utah State University - Huntsman School of Business
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Mutual fund, mutual fund return predictability, mutual fund investment, active management

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To Win with 'Smart Beta' Ask If the Price is Right

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Sep 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Noah Beck and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC and Research Affiliates LLC
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smart beta, factors, factor investing, value factor, valuation

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Presidential Politics and Stock Returns

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 29 Apr 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Bradford Cornell and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA and Research Affiliates LLC
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Politics Stock Returns

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The Optimal Auditing Timing in the Repeated Principal Agent Model

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Jan 2008
Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates LLC
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Repeated Games, Principal Agent, Continuous Time, Optimal Information Acquisition

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Continuous Time Partnerships with Discrete Events

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Jan 2008
Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates LLC
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Repeated games, Jump Process, Continuous time

22.

Computing Optimal Insurance Contract in Closed System

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 25 Jan 2008
Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates LLC
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Repeated Games, Computation Techniques

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The Folly of Hiring Winners and Firing Losers

Journalof Portfolio Management, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2018
Posted: 16 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2018
Robert D. Arnott, Vitali Kalesnik and Lillian J. Wu
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates LLC and Research Affiliates, LLC

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managers, performance chasing, asset allocation, smart beta

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Rip Van Winkle Indexing

Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 41, No. 4, Summer 2015
Posted: 08 Feb 2017
Robert D. Arnott, Noah Beck and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Research Affiliates, LLC and Research Affiliates LLC

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A Framework for Assessing Factors and Implementing Smart Beta Strategies

Journal of Index Investing, vol. 6, no. 1, Summer 2015
Posted: 08 Feb 2017
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Vivek Viswanathan
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Rayliant Global Advisors

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What Drives the Value Premium? Risk versus Mispricing: Evidence from International Markets

Journal Of Investment Management (JOIM), Fourth Quarter 2013
Posted: 15 Nov 2014
Denis B. Chaves, Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Joseph (Yoseop) Shim
The Vanguard Group, Inc., Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Research Affiliates, LLC

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Value premium, mispricing, risk, value, growth, book-to-market ratio, beta, HML

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What Drives the Value Premium? Risk versus Mispricing: Evidence from International Markets

Journal of Investment Management, vol. 11, no. 4, 2013 (Fourth Quarter).
Posted: 08 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2017
Denis B. Chaves, Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Joseph (Yoseop) Shim
The Vanguard Group, Inc., Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Research Affiliates, LLC

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value strategy, value premium, value factor, value investing

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An Examination of Traditional Style Indexes

Journal of Index Investing, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall 2010, pp. 14-23
Posted: 02 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2016
Jason C. Hsu, Vitali Kalesnik and Himanshu Surti
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates LLC and Cambria Investment Management

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Value Investing, Small Cap, Risk Models, Style Indexes

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Risk-Managing the Uncertainty in VAR Parameters

In 'THE VAR IMPLEMENTATION HANDBOOK', Chapter 18, pp. 385-400, G. Gregoriou, ed., McGraw-Hill, 2009
Posted: 26 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2016
Jason C. Hsu and Vitali Kalesnik
Rayliant Global Advisors and Research Affiliates LLC

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Value at Risk, Parameter Uncertainty

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Model Risk for Market Risk Modeling

In 'THE RISK MODELING RISK EVALUATION HANDBOOK: RETHINKING FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES IN THE GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS', G. Gregoriou, C. Hoppe, and C. Wehn, eds, McGraw-Hill, 2010
Posted: 26 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2016
Jason C. Hsu, Shane D. Shepherd and Vitali Kalesnik
Rayliant Global Advisors, Research Affiliates, LLC and Research Affiliates LLC

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Risk Modeling, Parameter Uncertainty

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Does Valuation - Indifferent Indexing Work for the Real Estate Market?

Journal of Investing, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 72-79, Fall 2010
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2016
Feifei Li, Jason C. Hsu and Vitali Kalesnik
Research Affiliates, LLC, Rayliant Global Advisors and Research Affiliates LLC

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Real Estate, REITs, Fundamental Indexing, Valuation-Indifferent Indexing, Alternative Indexing