Core-satellite investing with commodity futures momentum

Immo Stadtmüller, Benjamin R. Auer () and Frank Schuhmacher
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Immo Stadtmüller: University of Leipzig
Benjamin R. Auer: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Chair of Finance
Frank Schuhmacher: University of Leipzig

Journal of Asset Management, 2024, vol. 25, issue 3, No 4, 287 pages

Abstract: Abstract Core-satellite strategies are often implemented to combine the benefits of passive and active investing. Our study analyzes a particularly attractive and quasi-frictionless core-satellite approach: Adding active commodity futures momentum satellites to passive cores diversified across traditional asset classes. We show that momentum portfolios, enhanced by long-term reversal and skewness information, are highly valuable satellites. Considering them with low fixed weights, as suggested by popular strategic allocations, leads to significant improvements in investment performance and reduces portfolio sensitivities to shocks in investor fear. In contrast, using time-varying optimized weights based on satellite alphas or tail risk minimization turns out to be less advantageous. Interestingly and regardless of the considered weighting scheme, momentum satellites shine primarily by lowering portfolio risk (instead of increasing portfolio return) which supports modern interpretations of the role of active management.

Keywords: Core-satellite investing; Commodity momentum; Portfolio optimization; Strategic portfolio weighting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1057/s41260-024-00352-5

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