Guanhao Feng

Testing Alphas in Linear Factor Models: A Portfolio Approach

This paper develops a test for evaluating linear factor models in high-dimensional settings. The proposed Maximum Random Sparse Portfolio (MRSP) test generates L random sparse portfolios, each obtained through K random draws, and then selects the hardest-to-price portfolio to ass...

Heterogeneous predictability on mutual fund alphas:A sparse clustering GMM approach

Mutual fund managers’ skills, measured by risk-adjusted alphas, are predictable using fund characteristics identified by machine learning (e.g., Kaniel et al., 2023, JFE; DeMiguel et al., 2023, JFE). However, alpha's predictive power varies across funds and periods, with most fun...