Factor models for Chinese A-shares

Matthias X. Hanauer, Maarten Jansen, Laurens Swinkels, Weili Zhou

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Abstract

We compare the performance of commonly employed asset pricing models on a large, liquid, but mostly segmented Chinese A-shares equity market. When restricting ourselves to factor models developed for the U.S. equity market, the q-factor model performs well. However, it is outperformed by a modified Fama-French six-factor model and by a four-factor asset pricing model tailored to the Chinese A-shares market. A data-driven method results in a seven-factor model, however the ranking of asset pricing models changes when we incorporate transaction costs. Both direct and data-driven model comparison methods now lead to a three-factor model comprising a market, size, and earnings-based value factor.
Original languageEnglish
Article number102975
JournalInternational Review of Financial Analysis
Volume91
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2024

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