Empirical estimator of diversification quotient

Xia Han, Liyuan Lin and Mengshi Zhao

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Abstract: The Diversification Quotient (DQ), introduced by Han et al. (2025), is a recently proposed measure of portfolio diversification that quantifies the reduction in a portfolio's risk-level parameter attributable to diversification. Grounded in a rigorous theoretical framework, DQ effectively captures heavy tails, common shocks, and enhances efficiency in portfolio optimization. This paper further explores the convergence properties and asymptotic normality of empirical DQ estimators based on Value at Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES), with explicit calculation of the asymptotic variance. In contrast to the diversification ratio (DR) proposed by Tasche (2007), which may exhibit diverging asymptotic variance due to its lack of location invariance, the DQ estimators demonstrate greater robustness under various distributional settings. We further evaluate their performance under elliptical distributions and conduct a simulation study to examine their finite-sample behavior. The results offer a solid statistical foundation for the application of DQ in financial risk management and decision-making.

Date: 2025-06
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