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48 results for optimal portfolio selection

RPS uses graph-based representation learning for better portfolio optimization.

problem Improving portfolio optimization with better returns and lower risks.
method RPS redefines the distance matrix of financial assets using Representation Learning and Clustering algorithms.
result RPS proposes a heuristic to select closer to the optimal subset of assets.

New heuristic selects fewer assets for efficient portfolios, reducing costs.

problem High transaction costs and fees from including many assets in portfolios.
method Surrogate formulation to select assets, re-optimizes portfolio with fewer assets.
result Effective in constructing portfolios with fewer assets, reducing costs.

Paper presents a new framework for optimal asset and signal combination.

problem Optimal asset and signal combination problem.
method Two-stage approach: reformulate dynamic portfolio selection problem, then use Canonical Correlation Analysis.
result Improved performance of proposed method over natural benchmarks.

ChatGPT selects stocks for investment portfolios, but optimization models improve results.

problem Using AI for investment advice due to model inaccuracies.
method Used ChatGPT to generate a stock universe, then compared various portfolio optimization strategies.
result Combining AI-generated stock selection with advanced optimization models yields better investment outcomes.

Enhanced portfolio selection using sentiment data and LSTM.

problem Improving portfolio selection through sentiment analysis and price prediction.
method Semantic Attention Model for sentiment prediction, LSTM for price prediction, mean-variance strategy for portfolio optimization.
result Sentiment-aware portfolio strategies outperform non-sentiment aware models on average.

Study solves optimal portfolio selection using HJB equation.

problem Optimal portfolio selection problem.
method Maximal monotone operator method, Banach fixed-point theorem, Fourier transform, monotone operators technique.
result Existence and uniqueness of solution to HJB equation.

The problem of portfolio optimization is one of the most important issues in asset management. This paper proposes a new dynamic portfolio strategy based on the time-varying structures of MST networks in Chinese stock markets, where the market condition is further considered when using the optimal portfolios for invest…

2016-08-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses RL to optimize multi-asset portfolios in fluctuating markets.

problem Optimizing multi-asset portfolios in time-varying financial markets.
method Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) algorithm for policy learning, policy iteration process.
result SAC algorithm outperforms in various criteria in simulated and real financial markets.

SCS identifies a range of plausible equally weighted portfolios, quantifying selection uncertainty.

problem Uncertainty in selecting the best equally weighted portfolio subset.
method Introduces Selection Confidence Set (SCS) for EWPs, covering plausible portfolios with high probability.
result SCS quantifies selection uncertainty and covers the unknown optimal selection with high probability.

Study proposes DRL for investor-specific portfolio optimization considering asset volatility.

problem Dynamic allocation of funds balancing risk and return under market conditions.
method Volatility-guided Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) framework.
result Proposed DRL portfolios outperform baseline strategies.

A scalable gradient-based framework for sparse portfolio selection.

problem Sparse minimum-variance portfolio selection with cardinality constraint.
method Gradient-based optimization with Boolean relaxation and tunable parameter.
result Matches commercial solvers in most instances, differing by a few assets with negligible error in portfolio variance.

Study optimal portfolio selection using average and current profitability of risky assets.

problem Continuous-time mean-variance portfolio selection in time-varying financial markets.
method Introduced AP and CP indexes; estimated AP and CP using second-order variation of an auxiliary wealth process.
result Estimations of AP and CP are more accurate than traditional MLE.

Study optimal portfolio selection with Recovery Average Value at Risk, showing better control over liabilities.

problem Optimizing portfolios with a new risk measure under known or uncertain distributions.
method Existence results for mean-risk optimal portfolios under different distributional assumptions.
result Portfolio selection under Recovery Average Value at Risk provides better control over liabilities.

The paper solves portfolio selection using Rényi divergence and optimization.

problem Single-period portfolio selection under CRRA utility.
method Information-theoretic lens, Rényi divergence, Rényi entropy, Blahut-Arimoto-style alternating optimization.
result CRRA portfolio selection is equivalent to a Rényi information-projection problem.

Given a set of assets and an investment capital, the classical portfolio selection problem consists in determining the amount of capital to be invested in each asset in order to build the most profitable portfolio. The portfolio optimization problem is naturally modeled as a mean-risk bi-criteria optimization problem w…

2019-07-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper optimizes stock portfolios with constraints based on performance attribution.

problem Optimizing stock portfolios with performance attribution constraints.
method Minimizes expected tail loss, constrains asset allocation and selection effect, tests on Dow Jones stocks.
result Imposing constraints on asset allocation and selection effect improves portfolio performance.

BPASGM uses sparse graphical models to optimize portfolio selection.

problem Portfolio optimization in high-dimensional settings with estimation error.
method BPASGM extends BPA to a sparse graphical model, screening assets for diversification.
result BPASGM portfolios outperform standard mean-variance portfolios in risk-adjusted performance.

New model considers wealth and time affecting risk aversion in portfolio selection.

problem Optimal investment strategy and consumption process depend on wealth and future income balance.
method Proposed a new mean-variance-utility framework with time and state-dependent risk aversion, solved using game theory.
result Equilibrium investment and consumption policies derived, aligning with investor behavior.

This paper considers portfolio construction in a dynamic setting. We specify a loss function comprised of utility and complexity components with an unknown tradeoff parameter. We develop a novel regret-based criterion for selecting the tradeoff parameter to construct optimal sparse portfolios over time.

2017-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper solves multi-period portfolio selection with constraints using a dynamic factor model.

problem Multi-period mean-variance portfolio selection with constraints.
method Dynamic factor model, dynamic programming, piecewise linear feedback policy.
result Optimal portfolio policies determined by two stochastic processes.

Generative AI models enhance sector-based investment portfolios, but performance varies by market conditions.

problem Improving investment performance through better stock selection in volatile markets.
method Applied LLMs from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and xAI to select and weight stocks within S&P 500 sectors.
result LLM-weighted portfolios outperform sector indices in stable markets but underperform in volatile ones.

Study quantifies model risk in dynamic portfolio selection using KL divergence.

problem Model risk in financial portfolio selection under uncertainty.
method Defined model risk as KL divergence loss, solved nonlinear equations for optimal robust strategy.
result Optimal robust strategy can be obtained semi-analytically in worst case scenario.

Study optimal portfolios in a non-Markovian regime-switching model with random time horizon.

problem Optimal portfolio selection in a market with non-Markovian regime-switching and random time horizon.
method Formulated as a constrained stochastic linear-quadratic optimal control problem, derived closed-form expressions for optimal portfolios and efficient frontier.
result Closed-form expressions for optimal portfolios and efficient frontier derived under non-Markovian regime-switching and random time horizon.

This paper optimizes portfolio selection by penalizing tracking error, improving Sharpe ratio.

problem Optimizing portfolio allocation with a penalty for deviation from a reference portfolio.
method Formulated as a McKean-Vlasov control problem, provides explicit solutions and asymptotic expansions.
result The penalized portfolio strategy outperforms standard mean-variance and reference portfolios in most cases.

The paper proposes a new portfolio optimization model that includes VaR risk measure.

problem Computational hardness of portfolio optimization models with VaR as a risk measure.
method Formulated as a Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming (MIQP) problem, the model minimizes variance with constraints on expected return and VaR.
result The proposed Mean-Variance-VaR portfolios outperform traditional Mean-Variance and Mean-VaR portfolios in out-of-sample performance.

Paper proposes a new portfolio model for better investment decisions.

problem Traditional portfolio models fail to adapt to nonstationary markets.
method Developed a mean-detrended cross-correlation portfolio model (M-DCCP model).
result The M-DCCP model outperforms traditional models in constructing optimal portfolios.

ML helps select variables for minimum-variance portfolios, reducing risk and improving performance.

problem Optimizing minimum-variance portfolios with relevant predictors.
method Parameterized minimum-variance portfolio weights using a large pool of firm-level characteristics and their transformations.
result ML-selected predictors lead to lower risk and better performance in minimum-variance portfolios.

Empirical study shows Randomized Signature Methods improve portfolio optimization in financial markets.

problem Drift estimation in non-linear, non-parametric financial markets is challenging.
method Applied Randomized Signature Methods for non-linear, non-parametric drift estimation in multi-variate financial markets.
result Randomized Signature Methods provide features on the same scale and improve portfolio optimization in real-world settings.

We solve a portfolio selection problem with four objectives, finding convex scalarizations for part of the Pareto front.

problem Portfolio selection with four objectives: mean, variance, skewness, and kurtosis.
method Linearly scalarize MVSK objectives into a convex polynomial FλF_λ over the probability simplex, compute optimizers for each λλ.
result Identify a set of hyper-parameters for which the scalarization is convex, allowing computation of part of the Pareto front.

Introduces SMMV preferences to avoid inconsistency in portfolio selection.

problem Monotone mean-variance preferences fail to differentiate strictly dominant payoffs.
method Introduces strictly monotone mean-variance preferences and applies them to portfolio selection problems.
result SMMV preferences provide a more rational basis for assessing prospects and coincide with MV preferences under certain conditions.

New methods for equity fund selection and portfolio construction using mutual fund top holdings.

problem Classic equity fund selection and portfolio construction problems.
method Propose an easy-to-implement framework to produce a long-short portfolio from mutual fund top holdings.
result Generate impressive results and show statistical evidence.

This study compares three portfolio design approaches for stock selection.

problem Designing a profitable portfolio with precise stock returns and risks.
method Three portfolio design approaches: mean-variance portfolio, hierarchical risk parity, and autoencoder-based portfolio.
result Autoencoder portfolios outperform MVP on annual returns, but MVP is best on risk-adjusted returns.

Robust optimization improves portfolio selection by accounting for deep uncertainties.

problem Managing deep uncertainties in future asset returns for successful portfolio selection.
method Robust optimization (RO) models incorporating general assumptions on uncertain risk parameters.
result RO models outperform traditional models in comprehensive empirical assessments.

The paper optimizes portfolios by selecting financial ratios via PCA for better value investment.

problem Embedding value investment in portfolio optimization models.
method Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to filter out dominant financial ratios, then applying portfolio optimization model with second-order stochastic dominance criteria.
result PCA-SPO(B) strategy outperforms other models in terms of downside deviation, CVaR, VaR, Sortino, Rachev, and STARR ratios.

Unified framework for portfolio optimization using multiple hypotheses.

problem Risk diversification in portfolio allocation.
method Structured ensemble learning approach with diversity control.
result Structured ensembles link predictor diversity to risk diversification.