Common Risk Factors in International Stock Markets

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 2019, Volume 33, Issue 3, pp 213–241

79 Pages Posted: 12 Jan 2011 Last revised: 13 Jan 2020

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Peter Steffen Schmidt

University of Zurich - Department of Business Administration

Urs von Arx

ETH Zürich; University of Zurich - Center für Nachhaltigkeit und unternehmerische Verantwortung (CCRS)

Andreas Schrimpf

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Tübingen

Alexander F. Wagner

University of Zurich - Department of Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Swiss Finance Institute

Andreas Ziegler

University of Kassel

Date Written: August 5, 2019

Abstract

A major obstacle for research in international asset pricing and corporate finance has been a lack of reliable and publicly available data on international common risk factors and portfolios. To address this gap, we provide a step-by-step description of how appropriately screened data from Thomson Reuters Datastream and Thomson Reuters Worldscope can be used to construct high-quality systematic risk factors. We provide common risk factors for 23 countries across the globe. To demonstrate the use of this dataset, we present evidence of an "extreme" size premium in a large number of countries. These premia, however, are often not realizable or at least significantly eroded due to transaction costs.

Keywords: Risk factors; value; size; momentum; profitability; investment; international equity markets; asset pricing anomalies; trading costs

JEL Classification: C89, G12, G15

Suggested Citation

Schmidt, Peter Steffen and von Arx, Urs and Schrimpf, Andreas and Wagner, Alexander F. and Ziegler, Andreas, Common Risk Factors in International Stock Markets (August 5, 2019). Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 2019, Volume 33, Issue 3, pp 213–241, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1738315 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1738315

Peter Steffen Schmidt

University of Zurich - Department of Business Administration ( email )

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Urs Von Arx

ETH Zürich ( email )

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Switzerland

University of Zurich - Center für Nachhaltigkeit und unternehmerische Verantwortung (CCRS) ( email )

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Switzerland

Andreas Schrimpf

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

University of Tübingen ( email )

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72074 Tuebingen, Baden Wuerttemberg 72074
Germany

Alexander F. Wagner (Contact Author)

University of Zurich - Department of Finance ( email )

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Zurich, 8032
Switzerland

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) ( email )

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Belgium

Swiss Finance Institute ( email )

Switzerland

HOME PAGE: http://www.alex-wagner.com

Andreas Ziegler

University of Kassel ( email )

Fachbereich 05
Nora-Platiel-Straße 1
34109 Kassel, Hessen 34127
Germany

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