Quantile regression analysis of hedge fund strategies

Loukia Meligkotsidou, Ioannis D. Vrontos and Spyridon D. Vrontos

Journal of Empirical Finance, 2009, vol. 16, issue 2, pages 264-279

Abstract: Extending previous work on hedge fund pricing, this paper introduces the idea of modelling the conditional quantiles of hedge fund returns using a set of risk factors. Quantile regression analysis provides a way of understanding how the relationship between hedge fund returns and risk factors changes across the distribution of conditional returns. We propose a Bayesian approach to model comparison which provides posterior probabilities for different risk factor models that can be used for model averaging. The most relevant risk factors are identified for different quantiles and compared with those obtained for the conditional expectation model. We find differences in factor effects across quantiles of returns, which suggest that the standard conditional mean regression method may not be adequate for uncovering the risk-return characteristics of hedge funds. We explore potential economic impacts of our approach by analysing hedge fund single strategy return series and by constructing style portfolios.

Keywords: Conditional; quantiles; Model; selection; techniques; Model; uncertainty; Hedge; funds; Bayesian; model; averaging; Risk; factors; Style; portfolio; construction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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