Index tracking and hedge fund replication aim at cloning the return time series properties of a given benchmark, by either using only a subset of its original constituents or by a set of risk factors. In this paper, we propose a model that relies on the Sorted l1 Penalized Estimator, called SLOPE, for index tracking and hedge fund replication. We show that SLOPE is capable of not only provid- ing sparsity, but also to form groups among assets depending on their partial correlation with the index or the hedge fund return times series. The grouping structure can then be exploited to cre- ate individual investment strategies that allow building portfolios with a smaller number of active positions, but still comparable tracking properties. Considering equity index data and hedge fund returns, we discuss the real-world properties of SLOPE based approaches with respect to state-of-the art approaches.

Sparse index clones via the sorted l1-Norm / Kremer, Philipp J.; Brzyski, Damian; Bogdan &, Małgorzata; Paterlini, Sandra. - In: QUANTITATIVE FINANCE. - ISSN 1469-7688. - 2021:(2021). [10.1080/14697688.2021.1962539]

Sparse index clones via the sorted l1-Norm

Sandra Paterlini
2021-01-01

Abstract

Index tracking and hedge fund replication aim at cloning the return time series properties of a given benchmark, by either using only a subset of its original constituents or by a set of risk factors. In this paper, we propose a model that relies on the Sorted l1 Penalized Estimator, called SLOPE, for index tracking and hedge fund replication. We show that SLOPE is capable of not only provid- ing sparsity, but also to form groups among assets depending on their partial correlation with the index or the hedge fund return times series. The grouping structure can then be exploited to cre- ate individual investment strategies that allow building portfolios with a smaller number of active positions, but still comparable tracking properties. Considering equity index data and hedge fund returns, we discuss the real-world properties of SLOPE based approaches with respect to state-of-the art approaches.
2021
Kremer, Philipp J.; Brzyski, Damian; Bogdan &, Małgorzata; Paterlini, Sandra
Sparse index clones via the sorted l1-Norm / Kremer, Philipp J.; Brzyski, Damian; Bogdan &, Małgorzata; Paterlini, Sandra. - In: QUANTITATIVE FINANCE. - ISSN 1469-7688. - 2021:(2021). [10.1080/14697688.2021.1962539]
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