Daily BriefsQuantitative Analysis

Daily Brief Quantitative Analysis: Finding Funds with Diversification Potential and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Finding Funds with Diversification Potential
  • TWSE Short Interest Weekly (May 12th): Wistron, Novatek, Nan Ya Printed

Finding Funds with Diversification Potential

By Nicolas Rabener

  • Downside betas do not help to identify diversifying strategies. These need to be combined with upside betas
  • Betas to the S&P 500 were more useful than betas to the VIX
  • We contrasted the downside and upside betas of eight hedge fund types that are marketed as diversifying strategies. 

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (May 12th): Wistron, Novatek, Nan Ya Printed

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of May 12th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD13.4bn.
  • We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
  • We highlight short interest changes in Wistron, Novatek, Nan Ya Printed.

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