Quantitative Models and Factor Analysis Quantitative Models and Construction - **Model Name**: GRU-based Models - **Construction Idea**: GRU (Gated Recurrent Unit) models are used to capture sequential patterns in financial data, aiming to predict stock movements based on historical trends and other input features [3][4][5] - **Construction Process**: GRU models are trained on historical data to optimize their predictive capabilities. Specific variations of GRU models include `barra1d`, `barra5d`, `open1d`, and `close1d`, which differ in their input features and time horizons [3][4][5] - **Evaluation**: GRU models show mixed performance, with `barra1d` consistently achieving positive returns, while other variations like `close1d` and `barra5d` experience significant drawdowns [3][4][5] Model Backtesting Results - **GRU Models**: - `barra1d`: Weekly excess return of 0.14%, monthly return of 1.20%, and YTD return of 4.77% [32][33] - `barra5d`: Weekly excess return of -0.59%, monthly return of -2.84%, and YTD return of 5.03% [32][33] - `open1d`: Weekly excess return of 0.22%, monthly return of -1.23%, and YTD return of 5.45% [32][33] - `close1d`: Weekly excess return of -0.20%, monthly return of -2.64%, and YTD return of 2.92% [32][33] --- Quantitative Factors and Construction - **Factor Name**: Style Factors (Barra) - **Construction Idea**: Style factors are designed to capture systematic risks and returns associated with specific stock characteristics, such as size, momentum, and valuation [14][15] - **Construction Process**: - **Beta**: Historical beta of the stock - **Size**: Natural logarithm of total market capitalization - **Momentum**: Mean of historical excess returns - **Volatility**: Weighted combination of historical excess return volatility, cumulative excess return deviation, and residual return volatility - **Valuation**: Inverse of price-to-book ratio - **Liquidity**: Weighted turnover rates over monthly, quarterly, and yearly periods - **Profitability**: Weighted combination of analyst-predicted earnings yield, cash flow yield, and other profitability metrics - **Growth**: Weighted combination of earnings and revenue growth rates - **Leverage**: Weighted combination of market leverage, book leverage, and debt-to-asset ratio [15] - **Evaluation**: Style factors exhibit varying performance, with size, non-linear size, and liquidity factors showing strong long positions, while valuation and growth factors perform better in short positions [16][17] - **Factor Name**: Fundamental Factors - **Construction Idea**: Fundamental factors are derived from financial statements and aim to capture the financial health and growth potential of companies [17][18][20] - **Construction Process**: - **ROA Growth**: Growth in return on assets - **ROC Growth**: Growth in return on capital - **Net Profit Growth**: Growth in net profit - **Sales-to-Price Ratio**: Inverse of price-to-sales ratio - **Operating Profit Growth**: Growth in operating profit [21][25][27] - **Evaluation**: Fundamental factors like ROA and ROC growth show positive returns, while static financial metrics like sales-to-price ratio exhibit mixed results [21][25][27] - **Factor Name**: Technical Factors - **Construction Idea**: Technical factors are based on price and volume data, aiming to capture momentum and volatility patterns [18][20][24] - **Construction Process**: - **Momentum**: Calculated over 20, 60, and 120-day periods - **Volatility**: Measured over similar time horizons - **Median Deviation**: Deviation of stock prices from the median [25][27][30] - **Evaluation**: High-momentum stocks generally outperform, while long-term volatility factors show weaker performance [25][27][30] --- Factor Backtesting Results - **Style Factors**: - Size: Weekly return of 0.22%, monthly return of 1.20%, and YTD return of 4.77% [16][17] - Valuation: Weekly return of -0.20%, monthly return of -2.64%, and YTD return of 2.92% [16][17] - **Fundamental Factors**: - ROA Growth: Weekly return of 1.31%, monthly return of 12.03%, and YTD return of 33.49% [21][25] - ROC Growth: Weekly return of 1.74%, monthly return of 4.75%, and YTD return of 10.89% [21][25] - **Technical Factors**: - 20-day Momentum: Weekly return of 3.25%, monthly return of 12.92%, and YTD return of 2.35% [25][27] - 60-day Volatility: Weekly return of 3.65%, monthly return of 16.15%, and YTD return of 28.43% [25][27]

Quantitative Models and Construction 1. Model Name: barra1d - **Model Construction Idea**: This model is part of the GRU factor family and is designed to capture short-term market dynamics through daily data inputs[4][6][8] - **Model Construction Process**: The barra1d model uses daily market data to calculate factor exposures and returns. It applies industry-neutralization and standardization processes to ensure comparability across stocks. The model is rebalanced monthly, selecting the top 10% of stocks with the highest factor scores for long positions and the bottom 10% for short positions, with equal weighting[17][28][29] - **Model Evaluation**: The barra1d model demonstrated strong performance in multiple stock pools, showing resilience in volatile market conditions[4][6][8] 2. Model Name: barra5d - **Model Construction Idea**: This model extends the barra1d framework to a five-day horizon, aiming to capture slightly longer-term market trends[4][6][8] - **Model Construction Process**: Similar to barra1d, the barra5d model uses five-day aggregated data for factor calculation. It follows the same industry-neutralization, standardization, and rebalancing processes as barra1d[17][28][29] - **Model Evaluation**: The barra5d model experienced significant drawdowns in recent periods, indicating sensitivity to market reversals[4][6][8] 3. Model Name: open1d - **Model Construction Idea**: This model focuses on open price data to identify short-term trading opportunities[4][6][8] - **Model Construction Process**: The open1d model calculates factor exposures based on daily opening prices. It applies the same industry-neutralization and rebalancing methodology as other GRU models[17][28][29] - **Model Evaluation**: The open1d model showed moderate performance, with some drawdowns in recent periods[4][6][8] 4. Model Name: close1d - **Model Construction Idea**: This model emphasizes closing price data to capture end-of-day market sentiment[4][6][8] - **Model Construction Process**: The close1d model uses daily closing prices for factor calculation. It follows the same construction and rebalancing methodology as other GRU models[17][28][29] - **Model Evaluation**: The close1d model demonstrated stable performance, with positive returns in certain stock pools[4][6][8] --- Model Backtesting Results 1. barra1d Model - Weekly Excess Return: +0.57%[29][30] - Monthly Excess Return: +0.75%[29][30] - Year-to-Date Excess Return: +4.38%[29][30] 2. barra5d Model - Weekly Excess Return: -2.17%[29][30] - Monthly Excess Return: -3.76%[29][30] - Year-to-Date Excess Return: +4.13%[29][30] 3. open1d Model - Weekly Excess Return: -0.97%[29][30] - Monthly Excess Return: -2.85%[29][30] - Year-to-Date Excess Return: +4.20%[29][30] 4. close1d Model - Weekly Excess Return: -1.68%[29][30] - Monthly Excess Return: -4.50%[29][30] - Year-to-Date Excess Return: +1.90%[29][30] --- Quantitative Factors and Construction 1. Factor Name: Beta - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures historical market sensitivity of a stock[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Calculated as the regression coefficient of a stock's returns against market returns over a specified period[15] 2. Factor Name: Size - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the size effect, where smaller firms tend to outperform larger ones[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Defined as the natural logarithm of total market capitalization[15] 3. Factor Name: Momentum - **Factor Construction Idea**: Identifies stocks with strong recent performance[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Combines historical excess return mean, volatility, and cumulative deviation into a weighted formula: $ Momentum = 0.74 * \text{Volatility} + 0.16 * \text{Cumulative Deviation} + 0.10 * \text{Residual Volatility} $[15] 4. Factor Name: Volatility - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the risk or variability in stock returns[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of historical residual volatility and other measures[15] 5. Factor Name: Valuation - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the value effect, where undervalued stocks tend to outperform[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Defined as the inverse of the price-to-book ratio[15] 6. Factor Name: Liquidity - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the ease of trading a stock[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of turnover rates over monthly, quarterly, and yearly horizons: $ Liquidity = 0.35 * \text{Monthly Turnover} + 0.35 * \text{Quarterly Turnover} + 0.30 * \text{Yearly Turnover} $[15] 7. Factor Name: Profitability - **Factor Construction Idea**: Identifies stocks with strong earnings performance[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of various profitability metrics, including analyst forecasts and financial ratios[15] 8. Factor Name: Growth - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the growth potential of a stock[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of earnings and revenue growth rates[15] --- Factor Backtesting Results 1. Beta Factor - Weekly Return: +0.14%[21] - Monthly Return: +1.65%[21] - Year-to-Date Return: +5.29%[21] 2. Size Factor - Weekly Return: +0.36%[21] - Monthly Return: +1.00%[21] - Year-to-Date Return: +6.37%[21] 3. Momentum Factor - Weekly Return: +2.21%[24] - Monthly Return: +8.80%[24] - Year-to-Date Return: +23.30%[24] 4. Volatility Factor - Weekly Return: +2.82%[24] - Monthly Return: +12.29%[24] - Year-to-Date Return: +25.25%[24] 5. Valuation Factor - Weekly Return: +1.47%[21] - Monthly Return: +2.30%[21] - Year-to-Date Return: -2.26%[21] 6. Liquidity Factor - Weekly Return: +1.80%[21] - Monthly Return: +5.91%[21] - Year-to-Date Return: +19.70%[21] 7. Profitability Factor - Weekly Return: +4.57%[21] - Monthly Return: +7.53%[21] - Year-to-Date Return: +27.56%[21] 8. Growth Factor - Weekly Return: +2.76%[24] - Monthly Return: +6.51%[24] - Year-to-Date Return: +14.51%[24]

Quantitative Models and Construction 1. Model Name: GRU Model - **Model Construction Idea**: The GRU model is used to predict stock returns based on historical data and incorporates various factors to optimize portfolio performance [3][4][5] - **Model Construction Process**: - The GRU model is trained on historical data to capture temporal dependencies in stock returns - It uses multiple input features, including technical and fundamental factors, to predict future returns - The model is applied to different stock pools (e.g., CSI 300, CSI 500, CSI 1000) to evaluate its performance [5][6][7] - **Model Evaluation**: The GRU model demonstrates strong performance in most stock pools, with positive long-short returns across various factors. However, certain sub-models (e.g., `barra5d`) show occasional underperformance [5][6][7] 2. Model Name: Open1d and Close1d Models - **Model Construction Idea**: These models focus on short-term price movements and are designed to capture daily return patterns [8][31] - **Model Construction Process**: - Open1d and Close1d models are trained on daily open and close price data, respectively - They are evaluated based on their ability to generate excess returns relative to the CSI 1000 index [8][31] - **Model Evaluation**: These models show mixed performance, with occasional drawdowns relative to the benchmark index [8][31] 3. Model Name: Barra1d and Barra5d Models - **Model Construction Idea**: These models are based on the Barra factor framework and aim to capture short-term and medium-term return patterns [8][31] - **Model Construction Process**: - Barra1d focuses on daily factor returns, while Barra5d aggregates returns over a 5-day horizon - Both models are tested for their ability to generate excess returns relative to the CSI 1000 index [8][31] - **Model Evaluation**: Barra5d demonstrates strong year-to-date performance, significantly outperforming the benchmark, while Barra1d shows consistent but less pronounced gains [8][31] --- Model Backtest Results 1. GRU Model - **Excess Return**: Positive across most stock pools, with occasional underperformance in specific sub-models like `barra5d` [5][6][7] 2. Open1d Model - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.01% - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 5.23% [32] 3. Close1d Model - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.38% - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 3.64% [32] 4. Barra1d Model - **Weekly Excess Return**: 0.65% - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 3.80% [32] 5. Barra5d Model - **Weekly Excess Return**: 0.02% - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 6.44% [32] --- Quantitative Factors and Construction 1. Factor Name: Beta - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures historical beta to capture market sensitivity [15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Historical beta is calculated based on the covariance of stock returns with market returns [15] 2. Factor Name: Momentum - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures historical excess return trends [15] - **Factor Construction Process**: - Momentum = 0.74 * Historical Excess Return Volatility + 0.16 * Cumulative Excess Return Deviation + 0.1 * Historical Residual Return Volatility [15] 3. Factor Name: Volatility - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures stock price fluctuations to identify high-volatility stocks [15] - **Factor Construction Process**: - Volatility = Weighted combination of historical residual return volatility and other metrics [15] 4. Factor Name: Growth - **Factor Construction Idea**: Focuses on earnings and revenue growth rates [15] - **Factor Construction Process**: - Growth = 0.24 * Earnings Growth Rate + 0.47 * Revenue Growth Rate [15] 5. Factor Name: Liquidity - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures stock turnover to identify liquid stocks [15] - **Factor Construction Process**: - Liquidity = 0.35 * Monthly Turnover + 0.35 * Quarterly Turnover + 0.3 * Annual Turnover [15] --- Factor Backtest Results 1. Beta Factor - **Weekly Long-Short Return**: Positive [16][18] 2. Momentum Factor - **Weekly Long-Short Return**: Negative [16][18] 3. Volatility Factor - **Weekly Long-Short Return**: Positive [16][18] 4. Growth Factor - **Weekly Long-Short Return**: Positive [16][18] 5. Liquidity Factor - **Weekly Long-Short Return**: Positive [16][18]

Quantitative Models and Construction 1. Model Name: GRU Model - **Model Construction Idea**: The GRU model is used to capture temporal dependencies in financial data, leveraging its recurrent structure to predict stock movements and generate long-short signals[4][5][6] - **Model Construction Process**: - Input data includes historical stock prices, technical indicators, and fundamental factors - The GRU network processes sequential data to learn patterns over time - Outputs are used to construct long-short portfolios based on predicted returns[4][5][6] - **Model Evaluation**: The GRU model demonstrates strong performance in certain market conditions, though its results vary across different stock pools[4][5][6] 2. Model Name: Barra Models (barra1d, barra5d) - **Model Construction Idea**: Barra models are factor-based models designed to decompose stock returns into systematic and idiosyncratic components, enabling factor-based portfolio construction[4][5][6] - **Model Construction Process**: - Factors such as size, value, momentum, and volatility are calculated for each stock - Stocks are ranked based on factor scores, and portfolios are constructed by going long the top 10% and short the bottom 10% of stocks based on factor rankings - barra1d uses daily data, while barra5d aggregates data over a 5-day window[4][5][6] - **Model Evaluation**: barra1d shows consistent strong performance, while barra5d experiences significant drawdowns in certain periods[4][5][6] --- Backtesting Results of Models GRU Model - **Open1d**: Weekly excess return: -1.80%, Monthly: -1.96%, YTD: 5.24%[33] - **Close1d**: Weekly excess return: -2.40%, Monthly: -3.10%, YTD: 4.04%[33] Barra Models - **Barra1d**: Weekly excess return: -0.63%, Monthly: -0.34%, YTD: 3.13%[33] - **Barra5d**: Weekly excess return: -1.80%, Monthly: -2.08%, YTD: 6.42%[33] --- Quantitative Factors and Construction 1. Factor Name: Beta - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the sensitivity of a stock's returns to market movements[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Calculated as the historical beta of the stock relative to the market index[15] 2. Factor Name: Size - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the size effect, where smaller firms tend to outperform larger firms[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Natural logarithm of total market capitalization[15] 3. Factor Name: Momentum - **Factor Construction Idea**: Stocks with strong past performance tend to continue performing well in the short term[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: - Weighted combination of historical excess return volatility (0.74), cumulative excess return deviation (0.16), and residual return volatility (0.10)[15] 4. Factor Name: Volatility - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the risk or variability in stock returns[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of historical residual return volatility and other metrics[15] 5. Factor Name: Valuation - **Factor Construction Idea**: Identifies undervalued stocks based on fundamental metrics[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Inverse of price-to-book ratio[15] 6. Factor Name: Liquidity - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the ease of trading a stock[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of monthly turnover (0.35), quarterly turnover (0.35), and annual turnover (0.30)[15] 7. Factor Name: Profitability - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the financial health and earnings quality of a firm[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of analyst-predicted earnings yield, cash flow yield, and other profitability metrics[15] 8. Factor Name: Growth - **Factor Construction Idea**: Identifies firms with strong earnings and revenue growth[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of earnings growth rate (0.24) and revenue growth rate (0.47)[15] 9. Factor Name: Leverage - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the financial risk associated with a firm's debt levels[15] - **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of market leverage (0.38), book leverage (0.35), and debt-to-asset ratio (0.27)[15] --- Backtesting Results of Factors Fundamental Factors - **Growth**: Weekly excess return: 2.41%, Monthly: -2.18%, YTD: 3.20%[28] - **Profitability**: Weekly excess return: 0.22%, Monthly: 40.98%, YTD: 6.12%[28] Technical Factors - **Momentum (20-day)**: Weekly excess return: 1.72%, Monthly: 4.23%, YTD: -5.29%[30] - **Volatility (120-day)**: Weekly excess return: 4.85%, Monthly: 8.64%, YTD: -14.60%[30]

- The report tracks the performance of style factors, including momentum, beta, and liquidity factors, which showed strong long positions, while leverage, market capitalization, and valuation factors exhibited strong short positions[3][16] - The report includes the performance of fundamental factors across different stock pools, such as the CSI 300, CSI 500, and CSI 1000, highlighting that low valuation and high growth stocks were generally strong[5][6][7][20][22][25] - Technical factors' performance was mostly positive, with high volatility and long-term momentum stocks performing well, except for the 20-day momentum factor which showed negative performance[4][18][23][26] - The GRU factors' performance was weak overall, with the close1d model showing strong performance, while other models like open1d and barra1d experienced drawdowns[4][5][6][7][18][20][23][26] - The report details the construction and recent performance of the GRU long-only portfolios, noting that the barra1d model outperformed the CSI 1000 index by 0.38%, while the open1d and close1d models underperformed by 0.40%-0.53%[8][31][32] Factor Construction and Performance - **Barra Style Factors**: The report lists several style factors such as Beta, Market Cap, Momentum, Volatility, Non-linear Size, Valuation, Liquidity, Profitability, Growth, and Leverage, with detailed formulas for each[14][15] - **Fundamental Factors**: The report tracks various fundamental factors, including unexpected growth and growth-related financial factors, with mixed performance across different stock pools[4][5][6][7][18][20][22][25] - **Technical Factors**: The report includes several technical factors, such as 20-day momentum, 60-day momentum, 120-day momentum, and various volatility measures, with detailed performance metrics[4][18][23][26] Factor Performance Metrics - **Fundamental Factors**: - Operating Turnover: -1.14% (1 week), 4.19% (1 month), -11.23% (6 months), -11.52% (YTD), -1.86% (3-year annualized), 3.31% (5-year annualized)[19] - ROC: -0.68% (1 week), 0.89% (1 month), -10.51% (6 months), -10.59% (YTD), -13.06% (3-year annualized), -11.85% (5-year annualized)[19] - ROE Growth: 0.36% (1 week), 2.01% (1 month), 10.43% (6 months), 2.27% (YTD), 0.38% (3-year annualized), 2.61% (5-year annualized)[19] - **Technical Factors**: - 20-day Momentum: -0.73% (1 week), 0.66% (1 month), -8.17% (6 months), -12.18% (YTD), -13.19% (3-year annualized), -13.77% (5-year annualized)[19] - Median Deviation: -0.38% (1 week), -3.25% (1 month), -5.83% (6 months), -4.72% (YTD), -15.12% (3-year annualized), -15.62% (5-year annualized)[19] - 60-day Momentum: 0.35% (1 week), -3.31% (1 month), 2.64% (6 months), 5.08% (YTD), -12.82% (3-year annualized), -16.17% (5-year annualized)[19] GRU Model Performance - **GRU Long-Only Portfolios**: - open1d: -0.40% (1 week), -0.20% (1 month), 2.37% (3 months), 6.32% (6 months), 7.16% (YTD)[32] - close1d: -0.53% (1 week), -0.83% (1 month), 4.38% (3 months), 6.80% (6 months), 6.59% (YTD)[32] - barra1d: 0.38% (1 week), -0.25% (1 month), 0.85% (3 months), 2.85% (6 months), 3.78% (YTD)[32] - barra5d: 0.00% (1 week), -0.36% (1 month), 3.59% (3 months), 7.41% (6 months), 8.37% (YTD)[32] - Multi-Factor: -0.38% (1 week), -0.30% (1 month), 1.62% (3 months), 2.54% (6 months), 2.54% (YTD)[32]

- The report tracks the performance of style factors, including Beta, liquidity, leverage, profitability, and market capitalization, with Beta and liquidity showing strong long positions, while leverage, profitability, and market capitalization exhibit strong short positions [2][16] - Style factors are constructed using various metrics, such as historical Beta, logarithm of total market capitalization, historical excess return averages for momentum, and a weighted combination of volatility measures for the volatility factor. For example, the volatility factor is calculated as $ 0.74 * historical excess return volatility + 0.16 * cumulative excess return deviation + 0.1 * historical residual return volatility $ [15] - Fundamental factors, including growth-related financial metrics and static financial metrics, are tested across different stock pools (e.g., CSI 300, CSI 500, CSI 1000). Growth-related financial factors generally show mixed or negative performance, while static financial factors exhibit varied results depending on the stock pool [3][4][5][6][18][20][23][25] - Technical factors, such as momentum and volatility, generally show positive performance across stock pools, with high-volatility and high-momentum stocks being dominant. For example, the 120-day momentum factor and 20-day volatility factor are highlighted for their significant contributions [3][4][5][6][18][20][23][26] - GRU factors are tested using different models (e.g., barra1d, barra5d, close1d), with performance varying across stock pools. For instance, barra1d shows strong positive performance in CSI 500 and CSI 1000 pools, while close1d experiences significant drawdowns in CSI 1000 [3][4][5][6][18][20][23][26] - Multi-factor strategies and GRU-based long portfolios are evaluated against the CSI 1000 index. GRU long portfolios show weak performance this week, with relative drawdowns of 0.11%-0.25%, while the barra5d model demonstrates strong year-to-date performance, achieving an excess return of 8.36% [7][30][31]

Quantitative Models and Construction Methods - **Model Name**: GRU **Model Construction Idea**: GRU is used for industry rotation and stock selection based on historical data and market trends[3][5][7] **Model Construction Process**: GRU utilizes gated recurrent units to process sequential data, capturing temporal dependencies in stock price movements and industry performance. It incorporates multiple factors such as momentum, volatility, and valuation metrics to predict future trends[3][5][7] **Model Evaluation**: GRU demonstrates strong performance in multi-factor combinations and industry rotation strategies, with notable differentiation across different stock pools[3][5][7] - **Model Name**: Barra **Model Construction Idea**: Barra focuses on style factors to explain stock returns and risks[14][15][16] **Model Construction Process**: Barra includes multiple style factors such as Beta, Size, Momentum, Volatility, Non-linear Size, Valuation, Liquidity, Profitability, Growth, and Leverage. Each factor is calculated using specific formulas: - **Beta**: Historical beta - **Size**: Natural logarithm of total market capitalization - **Momentum**: Mean of historical excess return series - **Volatility**: $0.74 \times \text{historical excess return volatility} + 0.16 \times \text{cumulative excess return deviation} + 0.1 \times \text{historical residual return volatility}$ - **Non-linear Size**: Cubic transformation of market capitalization - **Valuation**: Reciprocal of price-to-book ratio - **Liquidity**: $0.35 \times \text{monthly turnover rate} + 0.35 \times \text{quarterly turnover rate} + 0.3 \times \text{annual turnover rate}$ - **Profitability**: Weighted combination of analyst forecast earnings-price ratio, reciprocal of cash flow ratio, reciprocal of trailing twelve-month P/E ratio, and forecasted growth rates - **Growth**: Weighted combination of earnings growth rate and revenue growth rate - **Leverage**: Weighted combination of market leverage, book leverage, and debt-to-asset ratio[15] **Model Evaluation**: Barra style factors provide a comprehensive framework for analyzing stock returns, with strong differentiation in multi-factor strategies[14][15][16] Model Backtesting Results - **GRU Model**: - **open1d**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 1.56%, yearly 7.78% - **close1d**: Weekly excess return 0.02%, monthly 1.45%, yearly 7.28% - **barra1d**: Weekly excess return -0.24%, monthly -0.07%, yearly 3.61% - **barra5d**: Weekly excess return 0.06%, monthly 1.35%, yearly 8.63% - **Multi-factor combination**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33] Quantitative Factors and Construction Methods - **Factor Name**: Beta **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures historical sensitivity to market movements[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Calculated as historical beta using regression analysis of stock returns against market returns[15] - **Factor Name**: Size **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the impact of market capitalization on stock returns[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Natural logarithm of total market capitalization[15] - **Factor Name**: Momentum **Factor Construction Idea**: Reflects the persistence of stock price trends[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Mean of historical excess return series[15] - **Factor Name**: Volatility **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures risk associated with stock price fluctuations[15] **Factor Construction Process**: $0.74 \times \text{historical excess return volatility} + 0.16 \times \text{cumulative excess return deviation} + 0.1 \times \text{historical residual return volatility}$[15] - **Factor Name**: Non-linear Size **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures non-linear effects of market capitalization on returns[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Cubic transformation of market capitalization[15] - **Factor Name**: Valuation **Factor Construction Idea**: Reflects the relative attractiveness of stock prices[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Reciprocal of price-to-book ratio[15] - **Factor Name**: Liquidity **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures ease of trading stocks[15] **Factor Construction Process**: $0.35 \times \text{monthly turnover rate} + 0.35 \times \text{quarterly turnover rate} + 0.3 \times \text{annual turnover rate}$[15] - **Factor Name**: Profitability **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures earnings quality and growth potential[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of analyst forecast earnings-price ratio, reciprocal of cash flow ratio, reciprocal of trailing twelve-month P/E ratio, and forecasted growth rates[15] - **Factor Name**: Growth **Factor Construction Idea**: Reflects revenue and earnings growth trends[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of earnings growth rate and revenue growth rate[15] - **Factor Name**: Leverage **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures financial risk associated with debt levels[15] **Factor Construction Process**: Weighted combination of market leverage, book leverage, and debt-to-asset ratio[15] Factor Backtesting Results - **Beta**: Weekly excess return -0.24%, monthly -0.07%, yearly 3.61%[31][32][33] - **Size**: Weekly excess return 0.02%, monthly 1.45%, yearly 7.28%[31][32][33] - **Momentum**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 1.56%, yearly 7.78%[31][32][33] - **Volatility**: Weekly excess return 0.06%, monthly 1.35%, yearly 8.63%[31][32][33] - **Non-linear Size**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33] - **Valuation**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33] - **Liquidity**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33] - **Profitability**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33] - **Growth**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33] - **Leverage**: Weekly excess return 0.61%, monthly 0.82%, yearly 3.22%[31][32][33]

Quantitative Models and Construction 1. Model Name: GRU Model - **Model Construction Idea**: The GRU model integrates fundamental and technical features to predict stock performance, leveraging historical data and recurrent neural network structures for time-series analysis [3][4][5]. - **Model Construction Process**: - Input features include fundamental indicators (e.g., financial ratios) and technical indicators (e.g., momentum, volatility) [3][4]. - The GRU (Gated Recurrent Unit) architecture processes sequential data to capture temporal dependencies [3]. - The model is trained on historical data, with optimization targeting the minimization of prediction errors [3]. - **Model Evaluation**: The GRU model shows mixed performance across different stock pools, with notable underperformance in certain scenarios [3][5][6]. 2. Model Name: Barra1d - **Model Construction Idea**: The Barra1d model is a factor-based model that emphasizes short-term price movements and volatility [3][4][5]. - **Model Construction Process**: - Factors include short-term momentum and volatility metrics [3][4]. - The model applies a linear regression framework to estimate factor exposures and returns [3]. - Portfolio construction involves long positions in stocks with high factor scores and short positions in stocks with low scores [3][4]. - **Model Evaluation**: Barra1d demonstrates strong performance in multiple stock pools, with consistent positive returns in backtests [4][5][6]. 3. Model Name: Barra5d - **Model Construction Idea**: Barra5d extends the Barra1d model by incorporating a longer time horizon for factor evaluation [3][4][5]. - **Model Construction Process**: - Factors include medium-term momentum and volatility metrics [3][4]. - The model uses a similar regression-based approach as Barra1d but adjusts for longer-term trends [3]. - Portfolio construction follows the same long-short strategy as Barra1d [3][4]. - **Model Evaluation**: Barra5d shows strong year-to-date performance, outperforming benchmarks in multiple scenarios [5][6][7]. --- Model Backtest Results GRU Model - **Close1d**: Weekly return -1.59%, YTD return 8.61% [31] - **Barra1d**: Weekly return 0.80%, YTD return 22.50% [31] - **Barra5d**: Weekly return 0.63%, YTD return 28.18% [31] Multi-Factor Portfolio - Weekly excess return: -0.19% - YTD excess return: 2.73% [34] --- Quantitative Factors and Construction 1. Factor Name: Beta - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures historical sensitivity of stock returns to market movements [15]. - **Factor Construction Process**: - Calculated as the slope of the regression of stock returns against market returns over a specified period [15]. - **Factor Evaluation**: Beta factor showed strong long-side performance in recent weeks [16]. 2. Factor Name: Momentum - **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures the persistence of stock price trends [15]. - **Factor Construction Process**: - Calculated as the mean of historical excess returns over a defined period [15]. - **Factor Evaluation**: Long-term momentum factors demonstrated positive returns, while short-term momentum factors underperformed [18][20]. 3. Factor Name: Volatility - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures the variability of stock returns [15]. - **Factor Construction Process**: - Weighted combination of historical return volatility, cumulative deviation, and residual volatility [15]. - **Factor Evaluation**: Volatility factors showed strong positive returns, particularly in long-term horizons [18][20]. 4. Factor Name: Growth - **Factor Construction Idea**: Reflects the growth potential of companies based on financial metrics [15]. - **Factor Construction Process**: - Weighted combination of earnings growth rate and revenue growth rate [15]. - **Factor Evaluation**: Growth factors exhibited strong positive returns across multiple stock pools [18][20][23]. --- Factor Backtest Results Beta Factor - Weekly return: Positive [16] Momentum Factor - Long-term momentum: Weekly return 2.87% [22] - Short-term momentum: Weekly return -3.48% [22] Volatility Factor - Long-term volatility: Weekly return 4.01% [22] - Short-term volatility: Weekly return 2.87% [22] Growth Factor - Weekly return: Positive [18][20][23]

Quantitative Models and Construction - **Model Name**: barra1d **Model Construction Idea**: Focuses on short-term factor performance using daily data **Model Construction Process**: Utilizes historical data to calculate factor exposures and applies industry-neutral adjustments. Stocks are ranked based on factor scores, with the top 10% selected for long positions and the bottom 10% for short positions. Adjustments include equal weighting and monthly rebalancing[19][21][30] **Model Evaluation**: Demonstrates strong performance in short-term factor analysis[19][21][30] - **Model Name**: barra5d **Model Construction Idea**: Focuses on medium-term factor performance using five-day data **Model Construction Process**: Similar to barra1d, but uses a five-day rolling window for factor calculations. Stocks are ranked and selected based on factor scores, with monthly rebalancing and equal weighting applied[19][21][30] **Model Evaluation**: Exhibits robust medium-term factor performance, outperforming other models in cumulative returns[19][21][30] - **Model Name**: open1d **Model Construction Idea**: Focuses on factor performance using daily open prices **Model Construction Process**: Factors are calculated using daily open price data, with industry-neutral adjustments applied. Stocks are ranked based on factor scores, and the top 10% are selected for long positions, while the bottom 10% are shorted. Monthly rebalancing is implemented[19][21][30] **Model Evaluation**: Performs well in certain market conditions but shows higher volatility compared to other models[19][21][30] - **Model Name**: close1d **Model Construction Idea**: Focuses on factor performance using daily close prices **Model Construction Process**: Factors are calculated using daily close price data, with industry-neutral adjustments applied. Stocks are ranked based on factor scores, and the top 10% are selected for long positions, while the bottom 10% are shorted. Monthly rebalancing is implemented[19][21][30] **Model Evaluation**: Demonstrates weaker performance compared to other models, with significant drawdowns observed[19][21][30] Model Backtesting Results - **barra1d**: Weekly excess return 0.17%, monthly excess return 0.32%, six-month excess return 4.09%, year-to-date excess return 3.93%[32] - **barra5d**: Weekly excess return 0.13%, monthly excess return 0.39%, six-month excess return 7.59%, year-to-date excess return 7.56%[32] - **open1d**: Weekly excess return -0.35%, monthly excess return -0.71%, six-month excess return 5.85%, year-to-date excess return 6.30%[32] - **close1d**: Weekly excess return 0.55%, monthly excess return 0.40%, six-month excess return 6.40%, year-to-date excess return 6.31%[32] - **Multi-factor model**: Weekly excess return -0.38%, monthly excess return -0.04%, six-month excess return 3.56%, year-to-date excess return 2.82%[32] Quantitative Factors and Construction - **Factor Name**: Beta **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures historical beta to assess market sensitivity **Factor Construction Process**: Calculated using historical beta values derived from regression analysis of stock returns against market returns[15][16] **Factor Evaluation**: Demonstrates strong performance in high-volatility environments[15][16] - **Factor Name**: Momentum **Factor Construction Idea**: Captures historical excess return trends **Factor Construction Process**: Combines weighted averages of historical excess return volatility, cumulative excess return deviation, and residual return volatility using the formula: $ Momentum = 0.74 * Historical Excess Return Volatility + 0.16 * Cumulative Excess Return Deviation + 0.1 * Residual Return Volatility $[15][16] **Factor Evaluation**: Performs well in trending markets but struggles in reversal scenarios[15][16] - **Factor Name**: Volatility **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures stock price fluctuation intensity **Factor Construction Process**: Combines weighted averages of monthly, quarterly, and annual turnover rates using the formula: $ Volatility = 0.35 * Monthly Turnover Rate + 0.35 * Quarterly Turnover Rate + 0.3 * Annual Turnover Rate $[15][16] **Factor Evaluation**: Strong performance in high-volatility stocks[15][16] - **Factor Name**: Valuation **Factor Construction Idea**: Assesses stock valuation using price-to-book ratio **Factor Construction Process**: Calculated as the inverse of the price-to-book ratio[15][16] **Factor Evaluation**: Performs well in identifying undervalued stocks[15][16] Factor Backtesting Results - **Beta**: Weekly excess return 0.17%, monthly excess return 0.32%, six-month excess return 4.09%, year-to-date excess return 3.93%[32] - **Momentum**: Weekly excess return -0.38%, monthly excess return -0.04%, six-month excess return 3.56%, year-to-date excess return 2.82%[32] - **Volatility**: Weekly excess return 0.55%, monthly excess return 0.40%, six-month excess return 6.40%, year-to-date excess return 6.31%[32] - **Valuation**: Weekly excess return 0.13%, monthly excess return 0.39%, six-month excess return 7.59%, year-to-date excess return 7.56%[32]

Quantitative Models and Construction 1. Model Name: GRU Model - **Model Construction Idea**: The GRU model integrates fundamental and technical features to predict stock performance[3][19] - **Model Construction Process**: The GRU model is a recurrent neural network (RNN) variant designed to handle sequential data. It uses gating mechanisms to control the flow of information, allowing it to capture temporal dependencies in financial data. Specific details on the input features or training process are not provided in the report[3][19] - **Model Evaluation**: The GRU model shows mixed performance, with significant drawdowns in certain market segments[3][19] 2. Model Name: Barra1d - **Model Construction Idea**: A short-term factor model based on the Barra framework, focusing on daily data[3][19] - **Model Evaluation**: Barra1d exhibits significant drawdowns in multiple market segments, indicating weaker performance[3][19] 3. Model Name: Barra5d - **Model Construction Idea**: A medium-term factor model based on the Barra framework, focusing on 5-day data[3][19] - **Model Evaluation**: Barra5d demonstrates strong performance, achieving positive returns in various market segments[3][19] 4. Model Name: Close1d - **Model Construction Idea**: A short-term model focusing on daily closing prices[3][19] - **Model Evaluation**: Close1d performs well in certain market segments, achieving positive returns[3][19] 5. Model Name: Open1d - **Model Construction Idea**: A short-term model focusing on daily opening prices[3][19] - **Model Evaluation**: Open1d shows weaker performance, with significant drawdowns in certain market segments[3][19] --- Model Backtesting Results 1. GRU Model - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.08% to -0.54% relative to the CSI 1000 Index[7][30] 2. Barra1d - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.54%[31] - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 3.75%[31] 3. Barra5d - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.31%[31] - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 7.42%[31] 4. Close1d - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.40%[31] - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 5.73%[31] 5. Open1d - **Weekly Excess Return**: -0.08%[31] - **Year-to-Date Excess Return**: 6.68%[31] --- Quantitative Factors and Construction 1. Factor Name: Beta - **Factor Construction Idea**: Measures historical beta to capture market sensitivity[15] 2. Factor Name: Market Capitalization - **Factor Construction Idea**: Logarithm of total market capitalization[15] 3. Factor Name: Momentum - **Factor Construction Idea**: Average historical excess returns[15] 4. Factor Name: Volatility - **Factor Construction Process**: $ Volatility = 0.74 * \text{Historical Excess Return Volatility} + 0.16 * \text{Cumulative Excess Return Deviation} + 0.1 * \text{Residual Return Volatility} $ - **Parameters**: - Historical Excess Return Volatility: Measures the standard deviation of excess returns - Cumulative Excess Return Deviation: Captures deviations in cumulative returns - Residual Return Volatility: Measures the volatility of residual returns[15] 5. Factor Name: Nonlinear Market Capitalization - **Factor Construction Idea**: Cubic transformation of market capitalization[15] 6. Factor Name: Valuation - **Factor Construction Idea**: Inverse of price-to-book ratio[15] 7. Factor Name: Liquidity - **Factor Construction Process**: $ Liquidity = 0.35 * \text{Monthly Turnover} + 0.35 * \text{Quarterly Turnover} + 0.3 * \text{Annual Turnover} $ - **Parameters**: - Monthly Turnover: Measures trading activity over a month - Quarterly Turnover: Measures trading activity over a quarter - Annual Turnover: Measures trading activity over a year[15] 8. Factor Name: Profitability - **Factor Construction Process**: $ Profitability = 0.68 * \text{Analyst Forecast Earnings Yield} + 0.21 * \text{Inverse Price-to-Cash Flow} + 0.11 * \text{Inverse Price-to-Earnings (TTM)} $ $ + 0.18 * \text{Analyst Long-Term Growth Forecast} + 0.11 * \text{Analyst Short-Term Growth Forecast} $ - **Parameters**: - Analyst Forecast Earnings Yield: Measures expected earnings relative to price - Inverse Price-to-Cash Flow: Captures cash flow efficiency - Analyst Growth Forecasts: Reflects expected growth rates[15] 9. Factor Name: Growth - **Factor Construction Process**: $ Growth = 0.24 * \text{Earnings Growth Rate} + 0.47 * \text{Revenue Growth Rate} $ - **Parameters**: - Earnings Growth Rate: Measures growth in earnings - Revenue Growth Rate: Measures growth in revenue[15] 10. Factor Name: Leverage - **Factor Construction Process**: $ Leverage = 0.38 * \text{Market Leverage} + 0.35 * \text{Book Leverage} + 0.27 * \text{Debt-to-Asset Ratio} $ - **Parameters**: - Market Leverage: Measures leverage based on market value - Book Leverage: Measures leverage based on book value - Debt-to-Asset Ratio: Captures the proportion of debt in total assets[15] --- Factor Backtesting Results 1. Momentum Factors - **120-Day Momentum**: Weekly return -2.37%[28] - **60-Day Momentum**: Weekly return -2.17%[28] - **20-Day Momentum**: Weekly return -1.69%[28] 2. Volatility Factors - **60-Day Volatility**: Weekly return -1.53%[28] - **20-Day Volatility**: Weekly return -0.96%[28] - **120-Day Volatility**: Weekly return 0.78%[28] 3. Median Deviation - **Weekly Return**: -0.40%[28]