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Sahil Sharma
– Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Dinesh Kumar Sharma
– Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Abstract
Style investing is one in which securities are classified based on some common characteristics in such a manner that assets in each group appear to be similar. When we discuss equity-based style investing, these styles may range from value and size to momentum and quality. Style investing can be defined as a rule based method of investing that generates unique long-term positive average returns across market and asset classes, with a low to zero correlation with o long-only asset classes. The present study is an attempt to examine the performance of the strategy of constructing single-style portfolios using Value and Momentum factors and also constructing a portfolio by combining Value and Momentum styles into a single portfolio using the bottom-up approach. In addition, the portfolios were rebalanced annually. Furthermore, the constructed portfolios were assessed on different risk and return parameters such as CAGR, max-drawdown, volatility, information ratio, tracking error and so on. The research indicates that integrating a specific style into a portfolio can enhance performance by yielding higher returns in exchange for the additional risk assumed. Moreover, it highlights that adopting a bottom-up approach to combining styles not only streamlines the process but also allows investors to gain exposure to multiple styles at once, thereby providing diversification benefits.
Keywords Factor Investing, Momentum, Portfolio Construction, Style, Value, Multi-Factor, Investment Strategy