Rising Sector and Style Influences on Global Equity Portfolios

38 Pages Posted: 27 Jun 2003

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Wenling Lin

Office of Comptroller of Currency

Lisa Kopp

Frank Russell Company

Phillip Hoffman

Frank Russell Company

Mark Thurston

Frank Russell Company

Date Written: November 26, 2002

Abstract

This paper investigates how recent market and manager developments - including rising sector risk, reduction in managers' country bets, and greater influence of investment style on managers' stock/sector views - change the hierarchy of global equity's active risk drivers and multi-manager portfolio construction. Using cross-sectional regressions and multi-manager portfolio simulations, we find a shift from the dominance of country risk to style and sector risk. We also find style-balanced portfolios substantially reduce active risk after 1999, mostly in stock/sector selection. Given changing influences of risk factors, this study suggests constructing a portfolio with multi-factor (style, sector, and country) risk-controlled strategies.

Suggested Citation

Lin, Wenling and Kopp, Lisa and Hoffman, Phillip and Thurston, Mark, Rising Sector and Style Influences on Global Equity Portfolios (November 26, 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=410190 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.410190

Wenling Lin (Contact Author)

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Lisa Kopp

Frank Russell Company

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Phillip Hoffman

Frank Russell Company

909 A Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
United States

Mark Thurston

Frank Russell Company

909 A Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
United States