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Working Paper
Asset Tangibility, Macroeconomic Risks and the Diversification Discount
April 3, 2014
Some research says that conglomerates trade at a discount relative to a comparable group of companies focused on single lines of business, because investors want to diversify. But we find the "diversification discount" varies, and delve into why here.
Working Paper
Trading Costs of Asset Pricing Anomalies
December 5, 2012
We examine the trading costs, net-of-cost returns and break-even fund sizes of equity strategies designed to capture several of the main asset pricing anomalies documented in the literature.
Working Paper
Trading Costs
August 23, 2018
Using live trade data from a large institutional money manager over a 19-year period, we find actual trading costs to be an order of magnitude smaller than previous studies suggest.
Perspective
Don't Go for the Exacta
October 27, 2015
It’s hard enough to be right. It’s much harder to be right multiple times in a row. Cliff delves into two-step bets and offer insight on when they’re a bad idea.
Perspective
Resisting the Siren Song of Factor Timing
April 15, 2016
It seems that now everyone wants to time factors. In his JPM editorial piece, Cliff argues that investors should resist this siren song.
Perspective
Risk Parity Derangement Syndrome
February 7, 2018
Cliff Asness explains why risk parity and trend-following strategies are not to blame for the recent market volatility.
Perspective
High-Frequency Derangement Syndrome
February 8, 2018
Commentators are still blaming the wrong strategies for the recent market rout.
Perspective
A Fanatic is One Who Can't Change his Mind and Won't Change the Subject¹
July 16, 2017
Ciff Asness critiques Rob Arnott’s strong viewpoints that rising valuations are responsible for the past performance of many factors and that their current valuation levels point to their impending doom.
Book
Optimization Methods in Finance
January 1, 2007
Modern finance has become increasingly technical, requiring the use of sophisticated mathematical tools in both research and practice.
Journal Article
Dynamic Trading With Predictable Returns and Transactions Costs
November 1, 2013
Active investors and asset managers — such as hedge funds, mutual funds and proprietary traders — try to predict security returns and trade to profit from their predictions.