CMA |
The average return from two conservative investment portfolios minus two aggressive investment portfolios. Source: French Data Library |
Daily alphas |
Daily alphas are the intercepts of the regression models of WSB mentioned stocks’ excess returns on six factor models, including market excess return, SMB, HML, CMA, RMW and MOM factors |
HML |
The average return on a factor that longs the two value portfolios and shorts the two growth portfolios. Source: French Data Library |
Last month return |
The previous month returns of each stock mentioned in WSB. Source: CRSP |
Market to Book |
Market value of equity divided by book value of equity. Source: CRSP and COMPUSTAT |
Market value of equity |
Market value of equity. Source: CRSP |
MOM |
Average return on the two high prior returns portfolios minus the average return from two low prior return portfolios, in which both high and low prior returns were determined using prior 2–12 months returns. Source: French Data Library |
Rm—Rf
|
Value-weighted return on the market portfolio minus the one-month Treasury bill rate. Source: French Data Library |
RMW |
The average return from buying two robust operating profitability portfolios and selling two weak operating profitability portfolios. Source: French Data Library |
Short interest |
Total adjusted short interest scaled by shares outstanding. Source: COMPUSTAT |
SMB |
The average return on the nine small stock portfolios minus the that on the nine big stock portfolios. Source: French Data Library |
Total assets |
Total value of assets. Source: COMPUSTAT |