FundamentalFactor.Cov {FinCovRegularization}

Covariance Matrix Estimation by Fundamental Factor Model

Description

Estimate covariance matrix by fitting a fundamental factor model using OLS or WLS regression

Usage

FundamentalFactor.Cov(assets, exposure, method = "WLS")

Arguments

assets

a N*p matrix of asset returns, N indicates sample size and p indicates the dimension of asset returns

exposure

a p*q matrix of exposure indicator for the fundamental factor model, p corresponds to the dimension of asset returns, q indicates the number of fundamental industries

method

a character, indicating regression method: "OLS" or "WLS"

Value

an estimated p*p covariance matrix

Examples

data(m.excess.c10sp9003)
assets <- m.excess.c10sp9003[,1:10]
Indicator <- matrix(0,10,3)
dimnames(Indicator) <- list(colnames(assets),c("Drug","Auto","Oil"))
Indicator[c("ABT","LLY","MRK","PFE"),"Drug"] <- 1
Indicator[c("F","GM"),"Auto"] <- 1
Indicator[c("BP","CVX","RD","XOM"),"Oil"] <- 1
FundamentalFactor.Cov(assets,exposure=Indicator,method="WLS")