download_data_factors_ff {tidyfinance}R Documentation

Download and Process Fama-French Factor Data

Description

Downloads and processes Fama-French factor data based on the specified type (e.g., "factors_ff3_monthly"), and date range. The function first checks if the specified type is supported and requires the 'frenchdata' package to download the data. It processes the raw data into a structured format, including date conversion, scaling factor values, and filtering by the specified date range.

Usage

download_data_factors_ff(type, start_date, end_date)

Arguments

type

The type of dataset to download, corresponding to the specific Fama-French model and frequency.

start_date

The start date for filtering the data, in "YYYY-MM-DD" format.

end_date

The end date for filtering the data, in "YYYY-MM-DD" format.

Value

A tibble with processed factor data, including the date, risk-free rate, market excess return, and other factors, filtered by the specified date range.

Examples


  download_data_factors_ff("factors_ff3_monthly", "2000-01-01", "2020-12-31")



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