Generative AI for European asset pricing: alleviating the momentum anomaly

Matthias Mattusch

The European Journal of Finance, 2025, vol. 31, issue 7, 850-888

Abstract: We challenge the notion of classical factor models that concentrated factors, particularly the anomalous momentum factor, dominate the European stock market. We use a generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) asset pricing model that incorporates the economic rationale of no-arbitrage and treats the European capital market as a complex system. This model outperforms all European benchmarks over 16 years out-of-sample, with an annualized Sharpe ratio of 3.68, a cross-sectional $ R^2 $ R2 of over 22%, and an explained variation of over 13%. Using interpretable AI techniques, we find that the model sees a zoo of factors in the European market rather than just a concentrated set. These excellent results stem from time-conditional modeling, which requires momentum, especially for tangency portfolio weights. Conditional betas can substitute momentum more efficiently. Overall, the risk-sharing mechanism for European assets is more complex than previously thought.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2024.2439979

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