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Discover the key findings from Style Research's Markets Analyzer for Asia-Pacific including China and Japan at the end of February 2011. Learn why style investing is effective, the best markets for value investments, and why small cap stocks outperform. Gain insights on factors like book value, dividend yield, earnings growth, and more. Understand the impact of rebalancing and weighting schemes in shaping investment returns in the long term.
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Returns to Styleusing Style Research’s Markets Analyzer Asia Pacific x Japan x China End February 2011
International Experience • Style Investing works • Value and Small Cap works long term • Best Value Markets – China, Japan and Korea • Most markets have small cap premium • High beta stocks do not generally perform well
Overview • Value works long term • like in other markets • Sales to Price best over 10 years – 4.1% pa xs return • Small cap performs better than large cap • Like other markets • High Beta does not work • like other markets • Nothing works consistently • Top 10 inconsistent over different time periods
Approach • Benchmark = market • All stocks with market cap of USD 100 million • Analysis after country & sector adjustment • Factor screen within countries and sectors • Eliminates country and sector bias • Rebalanced every 6 months • Repriced every month • Includes dividends
Returns to Style – last 10 yearsQuality and Value works! SA, annualised
Weight: Market Cap, Rebal 6 mths 4.1% pa
Weight: Market Cap, Rebal 3 mths 4.4% pa
Weight: Earnings, Rebal 6 mths 7.9% pa
overview • Value works long term • like in other markets • Sales to Price works best over 10 years • Small cap works better than large cap • Like other markets • High Beta does not work • like other markets • Nothing works consistently • Top 10 inconsistent over different time periods • Rebalance and weighting schemes make a difference