| dc.description.abstract | The quality factor of Asness, Frazzini and Pedersen (2013) combines several quality
dimensions, identified in previous literature, into one strategy which presents an asset pricing
puzzle of quality being positively correlated with prices yet very weakly describing them,
and at the same time quality minus junk being significantly profitable. I document similar
results by following their construction methodology and observe QMJ profits to be
dominated by the short side. I find that quality and value are hedges and higher returns can
be achieved by combining the two strategies. I also find evidence of a robust size effect and
the beta anomaly by sorting quality within size and market beta portfolios. Lastly, I observe
that a managed volatility portfolio, which limits risk exposure when volatility is high,
produces a significant alpha for quality. | nb_NO |
