Learning about Beta: Time-Varying Factor Loadings, Expected Returns,and the Conditional CAPM

Francesco Franzoni and Tobias Adrian
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Francesco Franzoni: University of Lugano and Swiss Finance Institute

No 08-36, Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series from Swiss Finance Institute

Abstract: We complement the conditional CAPM by introducing unobservable long-run changes in risk factor loadings. In this environment, investors rationally `learn' the long-level of factor loadings from the observation of realized returns. As a direct consequence of this assumption, conditional betas are modeled using the Kalman ¯lter. Because of its focus on low frequency variation in betas, our approach circumvents recent criticisms of the conditional CAPM. When tested on portfolios sorted by size and book-to-market, our learning-augmented conditional CAPM fails to be rejected.

Keywords: Asset Pricing; Bayesian Learning; CAPM Anomalies; Value Premium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2008-11
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Journal Article: Learning about beta: Time-varying factor loadings, expected returns, and the conditional CAPM (2009)
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Working Paper: Learning about Beta: Time-varying factor loadings, expected returns, and the Conditional CAPM (2005)
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