Investing in Systematic Factor Premiums

Koedijk, Kees C. G.; Slager, Alfred; Stork, Philip A.

Investing in Systematic Factor Premiums

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10824

54 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2015

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Kees C. G. Koedijk

Tilburg University - Department of Finance

Alfred Slager

Tilburg University - TIAS School for Business and Society

Philip A. Stork

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics; Tinbergen Institute - Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam (TIA)

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Date Written: September 2015

Abstract

In this paper we investigate and evaluate factor investing in the United States and Europe for equities and bonds. We show that factor-based portfolios generally produce comparable or better portfolios than market indices. We expand the analysis to other asset classes and factors, work with other optimization methods and add a basic liability structure. The results remain robust when we add real estate and commodities to equities and bonds. Also, the results are not dependent to the removal of a specific factor. Finally, we study the results for a worldwide investor who invests beyond the US and Europe. Over the longer term and with consistently applied factor diversification, factor investing appears to be advantageous.

Keywords: European data, factor investing, optimization, timing

JEL Classification: G11, G12, G15, G23

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Koedijk, Kees G. and Slager, Alfred and Stork, Philip A., Investing in Systematic Factor Premiums (September 2015). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10824. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2661553