Nearly 30 years ago, Eugene Fama and Kenneth French introduced their three-factor model, augmenting the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) with small minus big (SMB) and high minus low (HML).…
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Academic Research Spotlight: Migration by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French (Ep. 85)
This week, we look at some interesting research that took a unique approach to explaining the value and size premiums. We examine the paper “Migration” by Eugene Fama and Kenneth…
The Value Premium is Smaller, but Not Dead
Although the value factor is one of the longest standing for stocks, the value premium has shrunk. This according to a recent article in AAII. The article notes that since…
Ken French: We Can’t Tell if Value Premium Has Disappeared
In a paper published last month, the team of Eugene Fama and Ken French—credited with identifying the value premium back in 1992—analyzed how the value factor has fared over the…
Study Raises Questions About Factor Significance
A new study has found that most of the market anomalies academics have identified are not statistically significant, says a recent Wall Street Journal article. After analyzing 447 anomalies (the…