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A note on the out-of-sample performance of resampled efficiency

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  • Bernd Scherer

    (Deutsche Asset Management)

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The concept of resampled efficiency (RE) is debated both in academia as well as among practitioners. For supporters of RE the litmus test seems to be out-of-sample performance. While Markowitz and Usmen have shown that RE outperforms a Bayesian alternative, the present study is able to reverse their results. The key is to understand that Bayesian methods are literally impossible to test out-of-sample. For every distribution, a prior will be found that will outperform resampling (and vice versa). Equally, for every prior, a distribution will be found where resampling outperforms. The fact that one method outperforms another for a given set of data means little. In the absence of theory, investors do not know when one method will outperform the other, as they do not know the true distribution.

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  • Bernd Scherer, 2006. "A note on the out-of-sample performance of resampled efficiency," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(3), pages 170-178, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:assmgt:v:7:y:2006:i:3:d:10.1057_palgrave.jam.2240211
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jam.2240211
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    Cited by:

    1. Becker, Franziska & Gürtler, Marc & Hibbeln, Martin, 2009. "Markowitz versus Michaud: Portfolio optimization strategies reconsidered," Working Papers IF30V3, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Finance.
    2. Gabriel Frahm, 2015. "A theoretical foundation of portfolio resampling," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 79(1), pages 107-132, July.
    3. David King, 2007. "Portfolio optimisation and diversification," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 8(5), pages 296-307, December.
    4. Esra Ulasan & A. Özlem Önder, 2023. "Large portfolio optimisation approaches," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 24(6), pages 485-497, October.

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