The value and momentum factors have earned high praise in recent years as complementary sources of risk premia for designing and managing equity portfolios. AQR’s widely cited paper “Value and Momentum Everywhere” a few years back helped popularize the idea, pointing to applications in equities and beyond. There’s no shortage of support from the wider world of investment management. Earlier this week, for instance, Jack Vogel at Alpha Architect outlined “Why Investors Should Combine Value and Momentum.” Not surprisingly, there are several investment funds focused on the strategy, including the recently launched Cambria Value and Momentum ETF (VAMO).
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