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Large scale mean-variance strategies in the U.S. stock market

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  • Pezzo, Luca
  • Wang, Lei
  • Zirek, Duygu

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We provide an extensive analysis of the profitability of large-scale Mean-Variance (MV) strategies in the US stock market. Implementing MV strategies has never been so rewarding as recently. MV strategies work best in periods where their parameters are more accurately estimated, making strategies more stable and able to adapt to changes in the investment opportunity set. Minimizing over costs is better than going for the classical approach, especially for strategies that target higher returns. This is because cost optimization puts a stabilizing economic bound on the weights, lowering downside risk and enabling better scaling, while driving execution costs toward zero.

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  • Pezzo, Luca & Wang, Lei & Zirek, Duygu, 2023. "Large scale mean-variance strategies in the U.S. stock market," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:66:y:2023:i:c:s0275531923001885
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.102062
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    Keywords

    Mean-Variance; Market-timing; Estimation error; Transaction costs; Profitability;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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