Factor Models for Asset Returns - University of Washington
Factor Models for Asset Returns
Eric Zivot University of Washington BlackRock Alternative Advisors
March 14, 2011
Outline 1. Introduction 2. Factor Model Specification 3. Macroeconomic factor models 4. Fundamental factor models 5. Statistical factor models
Introduction Factor models for asset returns are used to
? Decompose risk and return into explanable and unexplainable components ? Generate estimates of abnormal return ? Describe the covariance structure of returns ? Predict returns in specified stress scenarios ? Provide a framework for portfolio risk analysis
Three Types of Factor Models
1. Macroeconomic factor model (a) Factors are observable economic and financial time series
2. Fundamental factor model (a) Factors are created from observerable asset characteristics
3. Statistical factor model (a) Factors are unobservable and extracted from asset returns
Factor Model Specification
The three types of multifactor models for asset returns have the general form
Rit = i + 1if1t + 2if2t + ? ? ? + KifKt + it
(1)
= i + 0ift + it
? Rit is the simple return (real or in excess of the risk-free rate) on asset i (i = 1, . . . , N ) in time period t (t = 1, . . . , T ),
? fkt is the kth common factor (k = 1, . . . , K), ? ki is the factor loading or factor beta for asset i on the kth factor,
? it is the asset specific factor.
Assumptions
1. The factor realizations, ft, are stationary with unconditional moments E[ft] = f
cov(ft) = E[(ft - f )(f t - f )0] = f
2. Asset specific error terms, it, are uncorrelated with each of the common factors, fkt, cov(fkt, it) = 0, for all k, i and t.
3. Error terms it are serially uncorrelated and contemporaneously uncorrelated across assets cov(it, js) = 2i for all i = j and t = s = 0, otherwise
Notation
Vectors with a subscript t represent the cross-section of all assets
Rt = R..1t , t = 1, . . . , T
(N ?1)
RN t
Vectors with a subscript i represent the time series of a given asset
Ri = R..i1 , i = 1, . . . , N
(T ?1)
RiT
Matrix of all assets over all time periods (columns = assets, rows = time period)
R
= R..11
??? ...
RN.. 1
(T ?N)
R1T ? ? ? RNT
Cross Section Regression
The multifactor model (1) may be rewritten as a cross-sectional regression model at time t by stacking the equations for each asset to give
Rt = + B ft + t , t = 1, . . . , T (2)
(N ?1)
B
=
(N ?1)
..01
(N
?K)(K?1)
= ..11
?? ..
(N ?1)
? .
1..K
(N ?K)
0N
N1 ? ? ? NK
E[t0t|ft] = D = diag(21, . . . , 2N )
Note: Cross-sectional heteroskedasticity
Time Series Regression
The multifactor model (1) may also be rewritten as a time-series regression model for asset i by stacking observations for a given asset i to give
Ri
(T ?1)
F
= =
(T1?fT..101)(1?=i1)+f1(..T1
F
?K
)(K?i1)
+ i ,
(T ?1)
??? ...
fK.. t
i = 1, . . . , N
(3)
(T ?K)
fT0
f1T ? ? ? fKT
E[i0i] = 2i IT
Note: Time series homoskedasticity
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