Time-Varying Beta Model: HAR-Beta Kunal Jain Economics 201FS Duke University April 21, 2010
Background CAPM Model R a,t+1 = B a,t *R m,t Conventional CAPM model uses a constant beta computed from monthly returns over a 5-year time period. (Banz, Journal of Financial Economics, 1981) Harvey (1989), Ferson and Harvey (1991,1993), Jagannathan and Wang (1996) all question the notion of a constant beta element –Try different modeling strategies to estimate a time varying beta. HAR-Beta Model Calculate Realized Betas over a 1-day, 5-day, and 1-month time interval to build the conditional betas. t=1 corresponds to daily realized Beta, t=5 corresponds to weekly realized Beta, t=22 corresponds to monthly realized Beta. β t+1 = β 0 + α D β t + α W β t-5,t + α M β t-22,t + ε t+1
Motivation Motivation: Test the validity of the HAR-Beta model, using daily, weekly, and monthly realized Betas, to substantiate a time-varying Beta model to estimate daily returns. Method: –Find mean return from 5 year-daily data Compute differentials over a specified time interval to find MSE –Calculate Constant Betas from monthly 5-year data Simulate returns using constant Beta to find MSE over specified time interval –Calculate HAR-Beta Coefficients Model calculated Beta Coefficients over specified time interval to find predicted Betas. Simulate returns using time-varying HAR-Beta to find MSE over specified time interval
Data SPY –January 2, 2001 – January 3, 2009 KO, PEP, MSFT, BAC, JNJ, WMT, XOM, AMZN, JPM (9 equities) –January 2, 2001 – January 3, 2009 Calculated Time Interval –January 2, 2001-January 2, 2006 Simulated Time Interval –January 3, 2006 – January 2, 2008 Sampling Frequency- 10 minutes Units – Annualized Standard Deviation
EquityBeta ( ) 5-year monthly returns (10-minute sampling) Coca Cola (KO) Pepsi (PEP) Microsoft (MSFT) Bank of America (BAC) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Wal-mart (WMT) Exxon Mobil (XOM) Amazon (AMZN) J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) Constant Beta
HAR-Beta (KO,SPY) Calculate HAR-Beta coefficients over calculated time interval (January 2, 2001-January 2, 2006) Calculate Beta predictions using calculated HAR-Beta coefficients over simulated time interval (January 3, 2006 – January 2, 2008) Use Beta predictions to calculate expected return and compare with actual return to find differentials. –MSE: (Annualized Standard Deviation Units) β0β Β t Β t Β t
Mean Squared Error’s 10-Minute Sampling Standard Deviation Units EquityMean ReturnConstant BetaHAR-Beta Coca Cola (KO) Pepsi (PEP) Microsoft (MSFT) Bank of America (BAC) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Wal-mart (WMT) Exxon Mobil (XOM) Amazon (AMZN) J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM)
Mean Squared Error’s 5-Minute Sampling Standard Deviation Units EquityMean ReturnConstant BetaHAR-Beta Pepsi (PEP) Microsoft (MSFT) Bank of America (BAC) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Future Research Analysis with more equities Different Sampling Frequencies Test HAR-Beta estimates with weekly returns Specific Literature