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Passive Portfolio Management by Indexing: A Performance Analysis of High, Medium and Low Capitalization Indices in Mexico || Administración pasiva de portafolios mediante indexación: un análisis del desempeño de los índices de alta, mediana y baja capitalización en México

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  • Samaniego, Ángel

    (Departamento de Economía, Administración y Mercadología, ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara (México))

  • Rodríguez-Reyes, Luis Raúl

    (Departamento de Economía, Administración y Mercadología, ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara (México))

Abstract

In a passive investing strategy through indexation, the portfolio performance will depend largely on the ability to choose the best index. In this paper, we study the performance of four of the main stock indices in Mexico with the intention of selecting the best one for a passive investing strategy. To solve this question, departing from the Sortino ratio, a definition of probability of success substitutes the average excess return over a target and the use of the maximum standard deviation on the negative target return. The new performance measure gives different results to those of the traditional Sortino ratio, with the IPC large cap being the best index for a passive strategy, in terms of risk-reward ratio and return target. || En una gestión pasiva de inversiones mediante indexación, el desempeño del portafolio dependerá en gran medida de la habilidad para elegir el mejor índice. En este trabajo, se estudia el desempeño de cuatro de los principales índices bursátiles en México con la intención de seleccionar el mejor de ellos para una estrategia de inversión pasiva. Para resolver esta pregunta, a partir de la razón de Sortino, se propone la sustitución del exceso de retorno promedio por una definición de probabilidad de acierto y el uso de la máxima desviación estándar sobre el retorno objetivo negativo. Las nuevas medidas de desempeño arrojan resultados diferentes a los resultados de la medida tradicional de Sortino, siendo el IPC large cap el mejor índice para una estrategia pasiva, en términos de su relación riesgo-rendimiento y objetivo de rentabilidad.

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  • Samaniego, Ángel & Rodríguez-Reyes, Luis Raúl, 2018. "Passive Portfolio Management by Indexing: A Performance Analysis of High, Medium and Low Capitalization Indices in Mexico || Administración pasiva de portafolios mediante indexación: un análisis del d," Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa = Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, vol. 26(1), pages 269-293, Diciembre.
  • Handle: RePEc:pab:rmcpee:v:26:y:2018:i:1:p:269-293
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    Keywords

    CAPM; information ratio; portfolio performance; Sortino ratio; CAPM; ratio de información; desempeño de portafolios; razón de Sortino;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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