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This study investigates, with a critical approach, if portfolios consisting of high beta stocks yields more than portfolios consisting of low beta stocks in the Swedish stock exchange market. The chosen period is 1999-2016, covering both the DotCom Bubble and the financial crisis of 2008. We also investigate if the Capital Asset Pricing Model is valid by doing a test similar to Fama and Macbeth’s of 1973. Based on earlier studies in the field and our own study we come to the conclusion that high beta stocks does not outperform low beta stocks in the Swedish stock market 1999-2016. We believe that this relationship arises from inefficiencies in the market and irrational investing. By doing this study we observe that, the use of beta as the only risk factor for explaining expected returns on stocks or portfolios is not correct.

Submitted by Maicon Juliano Schmidt (maicons) on 2015-05-25T14:00:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Jorge Augusto Dias Samsonescu.pdf: 443638 bytes, checksum: 0ac887f981377608fa611c1016a91b22 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-25T14:00:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jorge Augusto Dias Samsonescu.pdf: 443638 bytes, checksum: 0ac887f981377608fa611c1016a91b22 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-20 / Banco do Brasil S.A. / Este trabalho analisa o desempenho fora da amostra de carteiras de mínima variância e baixa volatilidade no mercado de ações brasileiro entre 2003 e 2013, comparativamente ao índice IBOVESPA e a uma carteira igualmente ponderada. As carteiras de mínima variância foram otimizadas com restrição de posições vendidas e limite de peso para os ativos. A matriz de covariância foi estimada pelo método amostral e método shrinkage proposto por Ledoit e Wolf (2003). A carteira de baixa volatilidade foi estruturada de forma similar ao método do índice S&P 500 Low Volatility. O período utilizado para o rebalanceamento das carteiras foi quadrimestral e os ativos elegíveis para as carteiras foram os componentes do IBOVESPA em cada quadrimestre analisado. A comparação das carteiras foi feita através dos indicadores de retorno, desvio padrão e índice de Sharpe anualizados, MVaR e maximum drawdown. Os resultados apontam para a importância na escolha do limite de pesos para os ativos das carteiras de mínima variância. As carteiras de menor risco obtiveram os melhores resultados em todos os indicadores testados. / This study analyzes the out-of-sample performance of minimum-variance and low volatility portfolios in the Brazilian stock market from 2003 to 2013, when compared to IBOVESPA index and an equally weighted portfolio. The minimum variance portfolios have been optimized with short selling restriction and weight limits for the assets. The covariance matrix was estimated by sample method and shrinkage method proposed by Ledoit & Wolf (2003). The low volatility portfolio was structured in a similar way to the S&P 500 Low Volatility index method. The portfolios rebalancing period were quarterly and the eligible assets for the portfolios were IBOVESPA components in each analyzed period. The portfolios performance was evaluated through indicators such return, standard deviation, Sharpe ratio, maximum drawdown and MVAR indicators. The results point to the importance in choosing the weight limits for the assets of minimum-variance portfolios. Lower risk portfolios delivered the best results in all tested indicators.