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On the cross-sectional distribution of portfolio returns

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  • Calès, Ludovic

    (European Commission)

  • Chalkis, Apostolos

    (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

  • Emiris, Ioannis Z.

    (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the distribution of portfolio returns across portfolios and for given asset returns. We focus on the most common type of investment considering portfolios whose weights are non-negative and sum up to 1. We provide algorithms and formulas from computational geometry and the literature on splines to compute the exact values of the probability density function, and of the cumulative distribution function at any point. We also provide closed-form solutions for the computation of its first four moments, and an algorithm to compute the higher moments. All algorithms and formulas allow for equal asset returns.

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  • Calès, Ludovic & Chalkis, Apostolos & Emiris, Ioannis Z., 2019. "On the cross-sectional distribution of portfolio returns," JRC Working Papers in Economics and Finance 2019-11, Joint Research Centre, European Commission.
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    Keywords

    Cross-section of portfolios; Finance; Geometry; B-spline;
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    JEL classification:

    • C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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