Stock Market Anomalies in Modern Portfolio Theory
Date of Graduation
Fall 1989
Degree
Master of Business Administration
Department
Management and Information Technology
Committee Chair
Dane Peterson
Abstract
The development of modern portfolio theory was largely induced out of the need to accurately predict investment risk and return. Markowitz was the pioneer in developing modern portfolio theory with his efficient frontier. The efficient markets hypothesis and the capital asset pricing model added to the body of modern portfolio theory. The capital asset pricing model is still largely accepted by the investment community today however, anomalies have been found in the theory. Stocks with low price/earnings ratios, stocks of companies with relatively low capitalization, and stocks of neglected firms all have been found to have higher returns than would be predicted using the capital asset pricing model. These three types of stocks have also been found to exhibit significantly high returns during the month of January. Arbel and Strebel posit that all four of the anomalies presented in this thesis can be tied to an underlying factor of risk, known as estimation risk, which is not included in the capital asset pricing model. Carvell and Strebel corrected the misspecified capital asset pricing model with the inclusion of estimation risk, to more accurately predict risk and return, thus expanding the ability of modern portfolio theory.
Subject Categories
Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Copyright
© David G. Heidbrink
Recommended Citation
Heidbrink, David G., "Stock Market Anomalies in Modern Portfolio Theory" (1989). MSU Graduate Theses. 3085.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3085
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