A Multi-Factor Model for the Japenese Equity Market
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Document ID: 1998-240 (previously Report 40)
Published on: 1st November 1998
We show how the historic covariance matrix for 500 Japanese equities can be summarised using a factor model. The factor model is then used to calculate portfolio risk estimates for various numbers of factors.