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Equity Factor Investing: Quality

In: Index Fund Management

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  • Fadi Zaher

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While value investing is a well-defined concept among professionals and academics, the definition of high quality companies is much broader and less consistent. Quality often means investing in companies with sustainable and traditional business models—say, elevator technology or healthcare as examples. This chapter discusses how the quality factor is typically measured and designed. It further highlights some key debates, both qualitative and quantitative, and discusses the key drivers of their risk and return. Depending on the choice of characteristics, performance can differ substantially between various quality factor definitions. In general, investors should keep an open mind as to whether a quality factor makes a good investment on its own and whether it should be combined with other factors in the overall portfolio.

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  • Fadi Zaher, 2019. "Equity Factor Investing: Quality," Springer Books, in: Index Fund Management, chapter 5, pages 77-98, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-19400-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19400-0_5
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