Correlation Risk and Optimal Portfolio Choice

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Finance
Year: 2010
Volume: 65
Issue: 1
Pages: 393-420

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We develop a new framework for multivariate intertemporal portfolio choice that allows us to derive optimal portfolio implications for economies in which the degree of correlation across industries, countries, or asset classes is stochastic. Optimal portfolios include distinct hedging components against both stochastic volatility and correlation risk. We find that the hedging demand is typically larger than in univariate models, and it includes an economically significant covariance hedging component, which tends to increase with the persistence of variance–covariance shocks, the strength of leverage effects, the dimension of the investment opportunity set, and the presence of portfolio constraints.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:jfinan:v:65:y:2010:i:1:p:393-420
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25