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1 V ol at ili ty a nd P re m iu m s i n U S Eq ui ty R et ur ns Eu ge ne F . F am a an d K en ne th R . F re nc h* U nd er st an di ng v ol at ili ty i s cr uc ia l fo r in fo rm ed i nv es tm en t de ci si on s. Th is p ap er e xp lo re s th e vo la til ity o f th e m ar ke t, si ze , a nd v al ue p re m iu m s of th e Fa m a- Fr en ch th re e- fa ct or m od el f or U S eq ui ty re tu rn s. Ta bl e 1 su m m ar iz es th e an nu al p re m iu m s. Th e da ta a re fr om th e C en te r f or R es ea rc h in S ec ur ity Pr ic es (C R SP ) o f t he B oo th S ch oo l o f B us in es s at th e U ni ve rs ity o f C hi ca go . T he C R SP d at a on N Y SE st oc ks s ta rt in 1 92 6; A m ex a nd N A SD A Q s to ck s ar e ad de d in 1 96 3 an d 19 73 , re sp ec tiv el y. T he pr em iu m s in T ab le 1 a re (i ) R M – R F, th e di ff er en ce b et w ee n th e m ar ke t r et ur n an d th e ris kf re e re tu rn , ca lle d th e eq ui ty p re m iu m ; ( ii) S M B (s m al l m in us b ig ), th e si ze p re m iu m ; a nd (i ii) H M L (h ig h m in us lo w bo ok -to -m ar ke t e qu ity ), th e va lu e pr em iu m . Ta bl e 1 al so s um m ar iz es t he a nn ua l re tu rn s fo r th e co m po ne nt s of t he p re m iu m s. Th e m ar ke t re tu rn , l ab el ed R M , i s t he c ap -w ei gh te d re tu rn fo r a ll U S eq ui tie s o n C R SP , a nd th e ris kf re e re tu rn , R F, is th e an nu al r et ur n on a o ne -m on th T re as ur y bi ll ro lle d ov er e ve ry m on th d ur in g th e ye ar . W e us e six po rtf ol io s to c on st ru ct S M B a nd H M L. T he la be ls fo r t he s ix p or tfo lio s ar e de sc rip tiv e. T he fi rs t l et te r, S or B , i nd ic at es th at th e st oc ks in a p or tfo lio a re s m al l ( N Y SE , A m ex , a nd N A SD A Q s to ck s w ith m ar ke t ca p be lo w th e N Y SE m ed ia n) o r bi g (m ar ke t c ap a bo ve th e N Y SE m ed ia n) . T he s ec on d le tte r is G f or gr ow th , N f or n eu tra l, or V f or v al ue . W e de fin e gr ow th s to ck s as N Y SE , A m ex , a nd N A SD A Q s to ck s w ith b oo k- to -m ar ke t ( B /M ) e qu ity ra tio s in th e bo tto m 3 0% o f B /M fo r N Y SE s to ck s. N eu tra l s to ck s ar e th os e w ith B /M in th e m id dl e 40 % o f B /M fo r N Y SE s to ck s. A nd v al ue s to ck s ar e th os e w ith B /M in th e to p 30 % o f B /M f or N Y SE s to ck s. Fl ip pi ng th e ra tio , h ig h B/ M is lo w M /B , s o va lu e st oc ks h av e lo w pr ic es re la tiv e to b oo k va lu e an d gr ow th st oc ks h av e hi gh p ric e- to -b oo k ra tio s. * B oo th S ch oo l of B us in es s, U ni ve rs ity o f C hi ca go ( Fa m a) a nd A m os T uc k Sc ho ol o f B us in es s, D ar tm ou th C ol le ge ( Fr en ch ). Fa m a an d Fr en ch a re a ls o st oc kh ol de rs i n, b oa rd m em be rs o f, an d co ns ul ta nt s t o D im en si on al F un d A dv is or s. 2 W e w ei gh t t he s to ck s in th e si x po rtf ol io s us ed to c on st ru ct S M B a nd H M L by th ei r m ar ke t c ap s, bu t S M B a nd H M L ar e eq ua l-w ei gh t a ve ra ge s of th e re tu rn s on th e si x po rtf ol io s. Sp ec ifi ca lly , t he s iz e pr em iu m , S M B , i s th e si m pl e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s on th e th re e sm al l-s to ck p or tfo lio s m in us th e si m pl e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s o n th e th re e bi g- st oc k po rtf ol io s, SM B = (S G + S N + S V )/3 – (B G + B N + B V )/3 . Li ke w is e, t he v al ue p re m iu m , H M L, i s th e si m pl e av er ag e of t he r et ur ns o n th e tw o va lu e po rtf ol io s m in us th e si m pl e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s o n th e tw o gr ow th p or tfo lio s, H M L = (S V + B V )/2 – (S G + B G )/2 . Th e m ot iv at io n fo r e qu al -w ei gh tin g th e co m po ne nt s of S M B a nd H M L is to h av e a si ze p re m iu m th at is n eu tra l w ith re sp ec t t o va lu e ve rs us g ro w th (b ec au se it e qu al -w ei gh ts it s gr ow th , n eu tra l, an d va lu e co m po ne nt s) a nd a v al ue p re m iu m th at is n eu tra l w ith re sp ec t t o si ze (b ec au se it e qu al -w ei gh ts it s sm al l an d bi g co m po ne nt s) . O ur m es sa ge c en te rs o n th e im po rta nc e of t he v ol at ili ty o f R M – R F, S M B , an d H M L in in ve st m en t o ut co m es . T o se t t he s ta ge , F ig ur es 1 to 3 s ho w a nn ua l v al ue s of th e th re e pr em iu m s fo r t he 19 27 –2 01 1 sa m pl e pe rio d. N ot e th e sc al e of t he v er tic al ( R et ur n) a xi s of t he e qu ity p re m iu m p lo t in Fi gu re 1 , f ro m -6 0% to 6 0% . T hi s w id e sp re ad is n ec es sa ry to a cc om m od at e ye ar -b y- ye ar o bs er va tio ns o f th e an nu al e qu ity p re m iu m . T he m os t e xt re m e re tu rn s ar e in th e 19 30 s, bu t e ve n if w e st ar t i n 19 50 , t he an nu al r et ur ns r an ge f ro m - 39 .9 9% ( 20 08 ) to 4 9. 31 % ( 19 54 ). In s ho rt, r et ur ns t o st oc k in ve st in g ar e vo la til e. F ig ur es 2 a nd 3 , w hi ch p lo t t he e qu ity p re m iu m a lo ng w ith th e si ze p re m iu m (F ig ur e 2) a nd th e va lu e pr em iu m ( Fi gu re 3 ), sh ow t ha t SM B a nd H M L ar e sl ig ht ly l es s vo la til e th an R M – R F, b ut th e vo la til ity o f t he si ze a nd v al ue p re m iu m s i s n ev er th el es s h ig h. N ex t w e ne ed a b it of te rm in ol og y. W he n st at is tic ia ns ta lk a bo ut th e tru e m ea n of a p ro ba bi lit y di st rib ut io n, th ey c al l i t t he e xp ec te d va lu e. S am pl e m ea ns o r a ve ra ge s lik e th os e in T ab le 1 a re e st im at es of e xp ec te d va lu es . H en ce fo rth , w e us e th e te rm “ ex pe ct ed v al ue ” w he n re fe rr in g to tr ue m ea ns . 3 Fo r e ac h po rtf ol io , T ab le 1 sh ow s t w o st at is tic s. Th e fir st is th e av er ag e an nu al re tu rn (s im pl e, n ot co m po un de d) , l ab el ed M ea n. T he s ec on d is th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of a p or tfo lio ’s a nn ua l r et ur ns , l ab el ed St d, w hi ch is a s um m ar y m ea su re o f th e vo la til ity o f ye ar -b y- ye ar r et ur ns . T o fo cu s th e st or y, T ab le 1 sh ow s re su lts o nl y fo r 19 63 –2 01 1, w hi ch i nc lu de s N Y SE , A m ex , an d (b eg in ni ng i n 19 73 ) N A SD A Q st oc ks . T hi s is a l on g 49 -y ea r in ve st m en t lif et im e. W e st re ss t he c on ce pt o f an i nv es tm en t lif et im e to sh ar pe n th e m ai n m es sa ge . I n a nu ts he ll, th e m es sa ge (d ev el op ed in d et ai l b el ow ) i s t ha t l on g tim e pe rio ds ar e re qu ire d to b e re as on ab ly s ur e th at t he a ve ra ge e qu ity p re m iu m , t he a ve ra ge s iz e pr em iu m , o r th e av er ag e va lu e pr em iu m w ill b e po si tiv e. Le t’s m ak e th e po in t c on cr et el y. T ab le 2 p re se nt s es tim at es o f t he li ke lih oo d of a n eg at iv e eq ui ty pr em iu m ( bi lls b ea t s to ck s) f or p er io ds o f in cr ea si ng le ng th . T he c al cu la tio ns u se th e ob se rv ed a ve ra ge an nu al e qu ity p re m iu m f or 1 96 3– 20 11 ( 5. 95 % p er y ea r) a nd th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e ye ar -b y- ye ar re tu rn s ( 17 .8 5% ) a s t he tr ue e xp ec te d va lu e an d vo la til ity (t hu s t he la be l P ro b < 0, E (R M – R F) = 5 .9 5% ). Th e ca lc ul at io ns a ss um e th at a nn ua l o bs er va tio ns o n th e eq ui ty p re m iu m a re n or m al ly d is tri bu te d; in fa ct , th e di st rib ut io n is f at -ta ile d (m or e ou tli er s th an p re di ct ed if r et ur ns a re n or m al ) an d rig ht -s ke w ed ( m or e ex tre m e po si tiv e th an n eg at iv e re tu rn s) . S ta tis tic al th eo ry ( th e ce nt ra l lim it th eo re m ) te lls u s, ho w ev er , th at th e di st rib ut io n of th e av er ag e pr em iu m c on ve rg es to w ar d th e no rm al a s th e pe rio d co ve re d by th e av er ag e in cr ea se s. Th e m ea n of th e an nu al e qu ity p re m iu m f or 1 96 3– 20 11 is la rg e, 5 .9 5% p er y ea r. Th is is w ha t at tra ct s in ve st or s to s to ck s. Th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e pr em iu m is a ls o la rg e, 1 7. 85 % , o r th re e tim es th e m ea n. T he y ea r-b y- ye ar v al ue s of t he p re m iu m a re v ol at ile . A ga in , in ve st m en t in s to ck s is r is ky . Ta bl e 2 sh ow s th at if th e tru e ex pe ct ed v al ue o f th e an nu al e qu ity p re m iu m is 5 .9 5% a nd th e st an da rd de vi at io n is 1 7. 85 % , a n or m al d is tri bu tio n pr ed ic ts th at th e an nu al e qu ity p re m iu m is n eg at iv e— st oc ks un de rp er fo rm T -b ill s— in 3 7% o f t he y ea rs in 1 96 3– 20 11 . I n fa ct , 3 3% (1 6 of 4 9 in A pp en di x Ta bl e A 1) ar e ne ga tiv e. Th e pr ob ab ili ty th at th e av er ag e st oc k re tu rn is b el ow th e av er ag e bi ll re tu rn fa lls if w e le ng th en th e in ve st m en t p er io d. W e ar e us in g si m pl e av er ag e (n ot c om po un d) re tu rn s, so th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of 4 th e av er ag e an nu al p re m iu m f or a p er io d is th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of y ea r-b y- ye ar p re m iu m s di vi de d by th e sq ua re ro ot o f t he n um be r o f y ea rs in th e pe rio d. T hu s, if th e pe rio d co ve re d by th e av er ag e pr em iu m is g re at er th an a y ea r, th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e av er ag e is le ss th an th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of y ea r-b y- ye ar a nn ua l r et ur ns . T ab le 2 s ho w s th at th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e av er ag e eq ui ty p re m iu m d ro ps fr om 17 .8 5% fo r a o ne -y ea r p er io d to 7 .9 8% fo r f iv e ye ar s, 5. 65 % fo r t en y ea rs , 3 .5 7% fo r 2 5 ye ar s, an d 2. 53 % fo r 5 0 ye ar s. N ot e th e ef fe ct o f t he s qu ar e ro ot ru le . T he s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of th e av er ag e re tu rn fa lls a t a sl ow er a nd sl ow er ra te a s t he h ol di ng p er io d is in cr ea se d. B ec au se o ur a ss um ed e xp ec te d an nu al p re m iu m , 5 .9 5% , d oe s no t c ha ng e w he n th e in ve st m en t ho riz on c ha ng es , t he d ec lin e in th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e av er ag e re du ce s th e lik el ih oo d of re al iz in g a ne ga tiv e av er ag e pr em iu m a s th e ho riz on g ro w s. Ta bl e 2 sh ow s th at th e pr ob ab ili ty o f ne ga tiv e av er ag e pr em iu m fa lls fr om 3 7. 0% fo r a o ne -y ea r p er io d to 2 2. 8% fo r 5 y ea rs , 1 4. 6% fo r t en y ea rs , 4 .8 % fo r 2 5 ye ar s, an d 0. 9% f or 5 0 ye ar s. In o th er w or ds , l oo ki ng f or w ar d, th er e is a lm os t a o ne -in -fo ur c ha nc e th at th e av er ag e pr em iu m fo r a fi ve -y ea r p er io d is n eg at iv e, th at is , b ill s be at s to ck s. A t 2 5 ye ar s— a m od er at e in ve st m en t l ife tim e— th er e is st ill a lm os t a o ne -in -tw en ty c ha nc e th at th e re al iz ed a ve ra ge e qu ity p re m iu m is n eg at iv e. It ta ke s a lo ng in ve st m en t l ife tim e, 5 0 ye ar s, to re du ce th e pr ob ab ili ty o f a n eg at iv e re al iz ed av er ag e eq ui ty p re m iu m to 0 .9 % . T o em ph as iz e, e ve n if w e kn ow fo r s ur e th at th e tru e ex pe ct ed v al ue o f t he e qu ity p re m iu m is a he al th y 5. 95 % p er y ea r, th er e is s til l a 0 .9 % c ha nc e th at a n in ve st or w ho h ol ds th e m ar ke t p or tfo lio o f st oc ks fo r t he n ex t 5 0 ye ar s en ds u p w ith a lo w er a ve ra ge a nn ua l r et ur n th an a n in ve st or w ho ro lls o ve r on e- m on th T -b ill s. In de ed , n o m at te r h ow lo ng th e in ve st m en t p er io d, o ne c an n ev er b e pe rf ec tly c er ta in th at th e re al iz ed a ve ra ge p re m iu m w ill b e po si tiv e. S uc h is th e na tu re o f r is k an d re tu rn ! Th er e is a no th er w ay to in te rp re t T ab le 2 . T he d is cu ss io n ab ov e tre at s th e sa m pl e av er ag e eq ui ty pr em iu m fo r 1 96 3– 20 11 a s th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m . B ut w e do n’ t k no w th e va lu e of th e tru e ex pe ct ed pr em iu m , a nd T ab le 2 su m m ar iz es o ur u nc er ta in ty a bo ut it . T he ta bl e sa ys th at if w e ha ve 5 0 ye ar s o f d at a in w hi ch th e av er ag e pr em iu m is 5 .9 5% p er y ea r a nd th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e ye ar -b y- ye ar p re m iu m s is 1 7. 85 % , t he n ou r b es t e st im at e of th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m is 5 .9 5% , b ut it is s ub je ct to s ub st an tia l 5 un ce rta in ty , su m m ar iz ed b y th e es tim at e of t he s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of t he 5 0- ye ar a ve ra ge p re m iu m , 2. 53 % . R ou gh ly s pe ak in g, w ith t hi s 50 y ea rs o f da ta , t he p ro ba bi lit y di st rib ut io n of t he t ru e ex pe ct ed pr em iu m i s no rm al w ith m ea n 5. 95 % a nd s ta nd ar d de vi at io n 2. 53 % . T hu s, th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m m ay b e m uc h bi gg er o r m uc h sm al le r th an 5 .9 5% , a nd t he re i s a 0. 9% c ha nc e th at t he t ru e ex pe ct ed pr em iu m is n eg at iv e. I n ge ne ra l, ev en if th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m d oe s no t c ha ng e th ro ug h tim e, w e ne ve r h av e en ou gh d at a to in fe r i ts v al ue w ith p er fe ct c er ta in ty . T hi s is a no th er w ay to th in k ab ou t r is k in eq ui ty in ve st in g: W e do n’ t k no w th e tru e ex pe ct ed v al ue s o f r is k pr em iu m s. U nf or tu na te ly , u nc er ta in ty a bo ut tr ue e xp ec te d ris k pr em iu m s m ak es u s ev en le ss c on fid en t t ha t in ve st or s w ill e ar n po si tiv e pr em iu m s in a ny g iv en fu tu re p er io d. In e ss en ce , w e ha ve to a dd u nc er ta in ty ab ou t e xp ec te d pr em iu m s to th e es tim at es o f th e un ce rta in ty a bo ut in ve st m en t o ut co m es o bt ai ne d w he n w e tre at th e sa m pl e m ea n pr em iu m s a s t ru e ex pe ct ed v al ue s. To b e pr ec is e (a nd y ou c an sk ip th is p ar ag ra ph a nd th e ne xt if y ou a re w ill in g to ta ke o ur w or d fo r it) , t he s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of a f ut ur e in ve st m en t o ut co m e ov er s om e fix ed h or iz on is th e sq ua re r oo t o f th e su m o f ou r es tim at e of th e va ria nc e of th e ex pe ct ed c om po ne nt a nd th e va ria nc e of th e un ex pe ct ed co m po ne nt , s( In ve st m en t O ut co m e) = [v ar (E xp ec te d Re tu rn ) + v ar (U ne xp ec te d R et ur n) ]1/ 2 . W e ta ke th e va ria nc e of th e ex pe ct ed re tu rn in th is e qu at io n to b e th e va ria nc e of th e es tim at e of th e 50 -y ea r a ve ra ge p re m iu m , t ha t i s, th e sq ua re o f s (M ea n) in T ab le 2 fo r 5 0 Y ea rs (t he la st c ol um n) . I n ot he r w or ds , w e ta ke th e un ce rta in ty a bo ut th e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m to b e lik e th e vo la til ity o f e st im at es o f th e av er ag e pr em iu m f or a 5 0- ye ar s am pl e pe rio d (w hi ch i s re la tiv el y lo w ). Th e va ria nc e of t he un ex pe ct ed re tu rn fo r a g iv en in ve st m en t p er io d (1 to 5 0 Y ea rs in T ab le 2 ) i s th en th e sq ua re o f s (M ea n) fo r th e gi ve n in ve st m en t p er io d. T he o ve ra ll un ce rta in ty , e xp re ss ed in th e eq ua tio n ab ov e, is th e sq ua re ro ot o f th e su m o f th e tw o va ria nc es . N ot e th at th e va ria nc e of th e ex pe ct ed r et ur n is th e sa m e fo r al l in ve st m en t h or iz on s, bu t t he v ar ia nc e of th e un ex pe ct ed re tu rn is lo w er fo r l on ge r i nv es tm en t p er io ds . Ta bl e 2 re po rts t he l ik el ih oo d th at e ac h of t he t hr ee p re m iu m s w ill b e ne ga tiv e ov er v ar io us in ve st m en t h or iz on s w he n w e re co gn iz e th at u nc er ta in ty a bo ut th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m s ad ds to o ur 6 un ce rta in ty a bo ut in ve st m en t o ut co m es (l ab el ed P ro b < 0, E (R M – R F) u nc er ta in ). U nc er ta in ty a bo ut tr ue ex pe ct ed p re m iu m s ha s lit tle e ff ec t o n th e un ce rta in ty a bo ut th e pr em iu m s fo r a o ne -y ea r h ol di ng p er io d. Fo r e xa m pl e, re co gn iz in g ou r u nc er ta in ty a bo ut th e ex pe ct ed v al ue in cr ea se s th e pr ob ab ili ty o f a n eg at iv e re al iz ed e qu ity p re m iu m i n an y pa rti cu la r ye ar f ro m 3 7. 0% t o 37 .1 % . In tu iti ve ly , fo r a on e- ye ar in ve st m en t ho riz on , u nc er ta in ty a bo ut t he e xp ec te d pr em iu m i s sm al l re la tiv e to t he h ig h vo la til ity o f ye ar -b y- ye ar r et ur ns . U nc er ta in ty a bo ut t he e xp ec te d pr em iu m d oe s no t ch an ge w ith t he i nv es tm en t ho riz on , b ut u nc er ta in ty a bo ut th e un ex pe ct ed c om po ne nt o f th e in ve st m en t ou tc om e go es d ow n. A s a re su lt, u nc er ta in ty a bo ut th e ex pe ct ed v al ue h as a b ig ge r r el at iv e im pa ct a t l on ge r h or iz on s, in cr ea si ng th e pr ob ab ili ty o f a n eg at iv e re al iz ed a ve ra ge e qu ity p re m iu m fr om 4 .8 % to 8 .7 % fo r a 2 5 ye ar h or iz on a nd fr om 0 .9 % to 4 .8 % f or 5 0 ye ar s. Th us , l ar ge ly b ec au se o f th e un ce rta in ty a bo ut th e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m , ev en o ve r a lo ng 5 0- ye ar i nv es tm en t lif et im e, a n in ve st or h as a o ne -in -tw en ty c ha nc e of a n eg at iv e re al iz ed a ve ra ge e qu ity p re m iu m . Th e st or ie s fo r th e si ze a nd v al ue p re m iu m s, SM B a nd H M L, a re s im ila r to th at f or th e eq ui ty pr em iu m . D ur in g 19 63 –2 01 1 th e si ze p re m iu m a ve ra ge s 3. 69 % p er y ea r, bu t c on fir m in g th e im pr es si on dr aw n fr om F ig ur e 2, t he v ol at ili ty o f ye ar -b y- ye ar v al ue s of t he p re m iu m i s hi gh , w ith a s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of 1 4. 16 % p er y ea r. A s a re su lt, T ab le 2 s ho w s th at if th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m is 3 .6 9% p er ye ar , t he p ro ba bi lit y th at th e re al iz ed p re m iu m w ill tu rn o ut to b e ne ga tiv e fa lls fr om a bo ut 3 9. 7% fo r a on e- ye ar p er io d to 2 8% fo r f iv e ye ar s, 20 .5 % fo r t en y ea rs , a nd a lm os t 1 0% fo r 2 5 ye ar s. In o th er w or ds , ev en if w e kn ow fo r c er ta in th at s m al l s to ck s ar e ex pe ct ed to b ea t b ig s to ck s by 3 .6 9% p er y ea r, th er e is st ill a o ne in te n ch an ce th at b ig s to ck s pr od uc e a la rg er a ve ra ge re tu rn in a fu tu re 2 5- ye ar p er io d. E ve n fo r 5 0- ye ar p er io ds , t he re is a 3 .3 % p ro ba bi lit y th at th e av er ag e si ze p re m iu m tu rn s o ut to b e ne ga tiv e. A lte rn at iv el y, i f w e ac kn ow le dg e th at w e do n’ t kn ow t he t ru e ex pe ct ed s iz e pr em iu m a nd 5 0 ye ar s of d at a pr od uc e an a ve ra ge S M B re tu rn o f 3 .6 9% p er y ea r w ith a s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of 1 4. 16 % p er ye ar , t he n th e di st rib ut io n of th e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m is c en te re d at 3 .6 9% w ith a s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of 2 % , so a ga in th er e is s ub st an tia l u nc er ta in ty a bo ut th e va lu e of th e tru e ex pe ct ed a nn ua l p re m iu m . I t c ou ld b e m uc h bi gg er t ha n 3. 69 % p er y ea r, bu t it co ul d be m uc h sm al le r, an d th er e is a 3 .3 % c ha nc e th at it i s 7 ne ga tiv e. A ck no w le dg in g th is u nc er ta in ty in cr ea se s th e lik el ih oo d of a n eg at iv e av er ag e si ze p re m iu m to ab ou t 1 0% fo r i nv es to rs w ith a lo ng , 5 0- ye ar in ve st m en t h or iz on . Pr os pe ct s ar e a bi t ro si er f or t he v al ue p re m iu m . Th e av er ag e H M L re tu rn f or 1 96 3– 20 11 i s 5. 29 % p er y ea r, w hi ch is s im ila r to t he a ve ra ge e qu ity p re m iu m , 5 .9 5% . T ho ug h la rg e at 1 3. 94 % , t he st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e H M L re tu rn is le ss th an th at o f t he e qu ity p re m iu m , 1 7. 85 % . A s a re su lt, if th e tru e ex pe ct ed v al ue p re m iu m i s 5. 29 % , t he p ro ba bi lit y th at a n eg at iv e av er ag e va lu e pr em iu m w ill b e ob se rv ed i n a pe rio d of g iv en l en gt h is l ow er t ha n fo r th e eq ui ty p re m iu m . St ill , t he p ro ba bi lit y of a ne ga tiv e av er ag e va lu e pr em iu m fo r a fi ve -y ea r p er io d is a lm os t 2 0% , f al lin g to 1 1. 5% a t t en y ea rs , a nd 2. 9% a t 2 5 ye ar s ( Ta bl e 2) . A lte rn at iv el y, if w e ac kn ow le dg e th at w e do n’ t k no w th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m a nd 5 0 ye ar s of da ta p ro du ce a n av er ag e H M L re tu rn o f 5. 29 % p er y ea r w ith a s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of 1 3. 94 % p er y ea r, th en th e di st rib ut io n of th e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m is c en te re d at 5 .2 9% w ith a s ta nd ar d de vi at io n of 1 .9 7% (c lo se to th at o f th e si ze p re m iu m ), so a ga in th er e is s ub st an tia l u nc er ta in ty a bo ut th e va lu e of th e tru e ex pe ct ed a nn ua l p re m iu m . I t c ou ld b e m uc h bi gg er th an 5 .2 9% p er y ea r, bu t i t c ou ld b e m uc h sm al le r, an d th er e is a 0 .4 % c ha nc e th at it is n eg at iv e. C om bi ni ng b ot h so ur ce s of u nc er ta in ty , t he p ro ba bi lit y of a ne ga tiv e va lu e pr em iu m is 6 .1 % o ve r t he n ex t 2 5 ye ar s a nd 2 .9 % o ve r t he n ex t 5 0 ye ar s. In s um , i nv es tin g in s to ck s is r is ky . E ve n ov er a lo ng in ve st m en t l ife tim e, th er e is n o gu ar an te e th at s to ck s w ill b ea t b ill s, or th at s m al l s to ck s w ill b ea t b ig s to ck s, or th at v al ue s to ck s w ill b ea t g ro w th st oc ks . M or eo ve r, ou r an al ys is is b as ed o n hi gh ly d iv er si fie d po rtf ol io s th at a re p ro ba bl y ra th er f re e of di ve rs ifi ab le v ol at ili ty . F or le ss d iv er si fie d po rtf ol io s, un ce rta in ty a bo ut o ut co m es is h ig he r. Th is is tr ue fo r ac tiv el y m an ag ed s to ck p or tfo lio s, w hi ch a re u nd iv er si fie d al m os t by d ef in iti on . A nd i t’s t ru e in sp ad es fo r r is ki er in ve st m en ts li ke p riv at e eq ui ty a nd h ed ge fu nd s. Ca ve at e m pt or ! 8 Figure 1: Annual Market Return in Excess of the T-Bill Rate 9 Figure 2: Annual RM – RF and SMB Returns 10 Figure 3: Annual RM – RF and HML Returns 11 Ta bl e 1: S um m ar y st at is tic s f or a nn ua l r et ur ns fo r 1 96 3– 20 11 , 4 9 ye ar s Th e ta bl e sh ow s av er ag es (M ea n) a nd s ta nd ar d de vi at io ns (S td ) o f a nn ua l v al ue s of th e eq ui ty p re m iu m , R M – R F, th e si ze p re m iu m , S M B , a nd th e va lu e pr em iu m , H M L. T he e qu ity p re m iu m is th e di ff er en ce be tw ee n th e m ar ke t r et ur n, R M , a nd th e T- bi ll re tu rn , R F. T he s iz e pr em iu m is th e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s on th e th re e po rtf ol io s of s m al l s to ck s (S G , S N , a nd S V ) m in us th e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s on th e th re e po rtf ol io s of b ig s to ck s (B G , B N , a nd B V ). Th e va lu e pr em iu m is th e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s on th e tw o va lu e po rtf ol io s ( SV a nd B V ) m in us th e av er ag e of th e re tu rn s o n th e tw o gr ow th p or tfo lio s ( SG a nd B G ). R M – R F S M B H M L M ea n 5. 95 3. 69 5. 29 St d 17 .8 5 14 .1 6 13 .9 4 R M S G S N S V B G B N B V R F M ea n 11 .2 7 11 .5 8 16 .8 7 19 .2 3 10 .9 6 11 .7 6 13 .8 9 5. 33 St d 17 .7 1 28 .1 4 22 .9 1 24 .2 2 18 .6 2 16 .9 5 18 .6 1 2. 99 12 Ta bl e 2: P ro ba bi lit y th at a n av er ag e pr em iu m is n eg at iv e in p er io ds o f d iff er en t l en gt h Y ea rs i s th e nu m be r of y ea rs i n a pe rio d, a nd s qr t(Y ea rs ) is t he s qu ar e ro ot o f Y ea rs . s (M ea n) i s th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of th e av er ag e pr em iu m , w hi ch is th e st an da rd d ev ia tio n of y ea r-b y- ye ar v al ue s of th e pr em iu m m ul tip lie d by 1 /s qr t(Y ea rs ). Pr ob < 0 is th e pr ob ab ili ty th at th e re al iz ed a ve ra ge p re m iu m in a pe rio d of le ng th Y ea rs is n eg at iv e. W e co m pu te tw o pr ob ab ili tie s f or e ac h pr em iu m . T he fi rs t a ss um es th e av er ag e pr em iu m fo r 1 96 3– 20 11 is th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m a nd th e se co nd re co gn iz es o ur u nc er ta in ty ab ou t t he tr ue e xp ec te d pr em iu m . T he m ea ns o f th e ye ar -b y- ye ar a nn ua l pr em iu m s fo r 19 63 –2 01 1 ar e 5. 95 % ( R M – R F) , 3 .6 9% ( SM B ), an d 5. 29 % ( H M L) p er y ea r, an d th e st an da rd d ev ia tio ns a re 1 7. 85 % (R M – R F) , 1 4. 16 % (S M B) , a nd 1 3. 94 % (H M L) . M ea n/ s( M ea n) te lls u s ho w fa r t he m ea n is fr om z er o, m ea su re d in u ni ts o f th e sta nd ar d de vi at io n of th e m ea n. F or r ea de rs in te re st ed in th e de ta ils , w he n w e as su m e w e kn ow th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m , t he p ro ba bi lit y th at th e re al iz ed a ve ra ge p re m iu m is n eg at iv e in a p er io d of l en gt h (Y ea rs ) is e st im at ed a s th e pr ob ab ili ty t o th e le ft of M ea n/ s( M ea n) f ro m a u ni t no rm al d is tri bu tio n. W he n w e ac kn ow le dg e ou r un ce rta in ty a bo ut t he t ru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m s, ou r un ce rta in ty a bo ut fu tu re re al iz ed re tu rn s i s t he sq ua re ro ot o f t he su m o f t he v ar ia nc e of th e av er ag e re tu rn if w e kn ew th e tru e ex pe ct ed p re m iu m a nd th e va ria nc e of o ur e st im at e of th e pr em iu m . S in ce w e as su m e w e us e 50 y ea rs to e st im at e th e ex pe ct ed v al ue , t he v ar ia nc e of o ur e st im at e is th e sq ua re o f s (M ea n) a t 5 0 ye ar s. Y ea rs 1 5 10 15 20 25 50 1/ sq rt( Y ea rs ) 1. 00 0. 45 0. 32 0. 26 0. 22 0. 20 0. 14 Eq ui ty P re m iu m , R M – R F s( M ea n) 17 .8 5 7. 98 5. 65 4. 61 3. 99 3. 57 2. 53 M ea n/ s( M ea n) 0. 33 0. 74 1. 05 1. 29 1. 49 1. 67 2. 35 Pr ob < 0 , E (R M -R F) = 5 .9 5% 37 .0 % 22 .8 % 14 .6 % 9. 9% 6. 8% 4. 8% 0. 9% Pr ob < 0 , E (R M -R F) u nc er ta in 3 7. 1% 23 .9 % 16 .8 % 12 .9 % 10 .4 % 8. 7% 4. 8% Si ze P re m iu m , S M B s( M ea n) 14 .1 6 6. 33 4. 48 3. 66 3. 17 2. 83 2. 00 M ea n/ s( M ea n) 0. 26 0. 58 0. 82 1. 01 1. 16 1. 30 1. 84 Pr ob < 0 , E (S M B ) = 3 .6 9% 39 .7 % 28 .0 % 20 .5 % 15 .7 % 12 .2 % 9. 7% 3. 3% Pr ob < 0 , E (S M B ) u nc er ta in 39 .8 % 28 .9 % 22 .6 % 18 .8 % 16 .3 % 14 .4 % 9. 7% V al ue P re m iu m , H M L s( M ea n) 13 .9 4 6. 24 4. 41 3. 60 3. 12 2. 79 1. 97 M ea n/ s( M ea n) 0. 38 0. 85 1. 20 1. 47 1. 70 1. 90 2. 68 Pr ob < 0 , E (H M L) = 5 .2 9% 35 .2 % 19 .8 % 11 .5 % 7. 1% 4. 5% 2. 9% 0. 4% Pr ob < 0 , E (H M L) u nc er ta in 35 .4 % 20 .9 % 13 .7 % 9. 9% 7. 6% 6. 1% 2. 9% 13 A pp en di x Ta bl e A 1: A nn ua l R et ur ns , 1 96 3– 20 11 : 4 9 Y ea rs R M SG SN SV B G B N B V R M -R F SM B H M L R F 19 63 20 .8 9 7. 54 16 .5 2 29 .6 8 21 .9 5 17 .0 8 32 .8 2 17 .7 8 -6 .0 4 16 .5 1 3. 11 19 64 16 .3 0 8. 64 17 .7 3 23 .8 7 14 .4 1 19 .8 9 19 .1 5 12 .7 8 -1 .0 7 9. 98 3. 53 19 65 14 .3 9 34 .9 1 33 .4 4 42 .0 6 14 .6 0 8. 38 22 .5 1 10 .4 7 21 .6 3 7. 53 3. 92 19 66 -8 .6 9 -5 .9 4 -6 .1 0 -7 .0 7 -1 0. 78 -5 .4 7 -1 0. 93 -1 3. 44 2. 69 -0 .6 4 4. 75 19 67 28 .5 6 90 .5 9 71 .8 3 68 .1 3 28 .9 1 15 .6 9 32 .1 0 24 .3 5 51 .2 8 -9 .6 3 4. 21 19 68 14 .1 6 32 .4 2 40 .6 5 46 .8 2 3. 84 15 .3 1 27 .0 2 8. 94 24 .5 7 18 .7 9 5. 22 19 69 -1 0. 85 -2 4. 65 -2 2. 76 -2 5. 39 2. 56 -1 6. 79 -1 6. 45 -1 7. 42 -1 4. 04 -9 .8 8 6. 57 19 70 0. 06 -2 1. 49 -7 .6 5 6. 44 -6 .0 9 7. 87 10 .4 9 -6 .4 5 -1 1. 66 22 .2 5 6. 52 19 71 16 .1 9 26 .3 7 21 .4 8 14 .4 6 24 .8 3 5. 92 14 .4 2 11 .8 0 5. 72 -1 1. 16 4. 39 19 72 17 .3 3 0. 77 7. 50 7. 33 21 .3 9 11 .1 8 18 .1 2 13 .5 0 -1 1. 70 1. 65 3. 84 19 73 -1 8. 75 -4 5. 24 -3 2. 72 -2 7. 17 -2 2. 31 -9 .0 7 -4 .0 4 -2 5. 68 -2 3. 24 18 .1 7 6. 93 19 74 -2 7. 94 -3 2. 41 -2 5. 85 -1 8. 61 -2 9. 21 -2 2. 82 -2 3. 22 -3 5. 95 -0 .5 4 9. 89 8. 01 19 75 37 .3 5 60 .8 2 58 .0 2 58 .1 2 34 .2 3 41 .8 6 55 .5 9 31 .5 5 15 .1 0 9. 33 5. 80 19 76 26 .7 7 38 .4 3 47 .4 3 60 .6 5 17 .6 1 40 .5 8 44 .4 8 21 .6 8 14 .6 1 24 .5 5 5. 08 19 77 -2 .9 7 18 .8 1 18 .4 4 23 .2 6 -9 .1 4 -0 .6 1 1. 35 -8 .1 0 22 .9 7 7. 47 5. 13 19 78 8. 53 17 .7 7 21 .0 6 22 .2 7 7. 07 6. 93 3. 76 1. 34 14 .4 5 0. 59 7. 19 19 79 24 .3 9 49 .6 1 38 .0 0 39 .5 3 16 .4 1 23 .4 3 22 .5 0 14 .0 1 21 .6 0 -2 .0 0 10 .3 8 19 80 33 .2 5 53 .1 9 30 .5 8 22 .0 5 35 .7 7 36 .8 2 16 .4 1 21 .9 9 5. 61 -2 5. 25 11 .2 6 19 81 -3 .9 9 -1 0. 65 14 .2 6 17 .6 8 -7 .7 0 -7 .4 2 14 .0 9 -1 8. 71 7. 44 25 .0 6 14 .7 2 19 82 20 .4 3 19 .4 7 33 .4 1 41 .1 7 21 .6 8 17 .7 9 27 .4 1 9. 90 9. 06 13 .7 2 10 .5 3 19 83 22 .6 6 19 .7 8 40 .6 1 47 .9 4 14 .5 5 25 .4 0 27 .4 3 13 .8 7 13 .6 5 20 .5 2 8. 80 19 84 3. 17 -1 3. 83 2. 55 8. 32 -0 .5 2 5. 68 16 .1 0 -6 .6 7 -8 .0 7 19 .3 8 9. 84 19 85 31 .4 1 29 .7 6 35 .2 2 32 .4 1 32 .4 9 32 .6 0 31 .5 6 23 .6 9 0. 25 0. 86 7. 72 19 86 15 .5 5 2. 47 10 .0 6 14 .4 5 14 .7 3 20 .1 1 21 .3 2 9. 40 -9 .7 2 9. 28 6. 16 19 87 1. 81 -1 3. 33 -4 .3 5 -6 .6 2 7. 57 3. 02 -2 .1 4 -3 .6 6 -1 0. 91 -1 .5 0 5. 47 19 88 17 .5 6 14 .6 1 28 .6 1 31 .0 6 12 .6 7 17 .8 7 26 .0 5 11 .2 0 5. 89 14 .9 2 6. 36 19 89 28 .4 2 19 .4 4 17 .9 1 17 .0 5 35 .9 3 25 .7 3 30 .1 2 20 .0 4 -1 2. 46 -4 .1 0 8. 38 19 90 -6 .0 9 -1 8. 35 -1 7. 91 -2 3. 63 0. 89 -5 .7 4 -1 2. 97 -1 3. 93 -1 4. 02 -9 .5 7 7. 84 19 91 33 .6 3 53 .3 0 46 .8 8 40 .8 0 43 .1 1 22 .1 8 27 .4 6 28 .0 3 16 .0 7 -1 4. 07 5. 60 19 92 9. 06 4. 43 22 .4 9 35 .5 9 6. 27 9. 65 23 .7 8 5. 56 7. 60 24 .3 3 3. 50 19 93 11 .5 8 10 .5 9 20 .1 7 26 .9 5 0. 85 16 .8 9 22 .4 0 8. 68 5. 86 18 .9 5 2. 90 19 94 -0 .7 5 -6 .5 6 0. 19 0. 01 2. 60 1. 09 -5 .7 2 -4 .6 6 -1 .4 4 -0 .8 8 3. 91 19 95 35 .6 7 29 .1 0 28 .0 3 33 .3 4 37 .4 9 39 .1 1 36 .7 4 30 .0 7 -7 .6 2 1. 74 5. 60 19 96 21 .1 5 9. 61 22 .6 7 24 .1 8 22 .9 0 25 .3 8 14 .7 2 15 .9 5 -2 .1 8 3. 19 5. 20 19 97 30 .3 3 10 .0 5 32 .2 2 38 .9 3 30 .7 0 37 .3 0 27 .2 4 25 .0 8 -4 .6 8 12 .7 1 5. 25 19 98 22 .2 8 -1 .6 7 -5 .6 8 -0 .7 9 39 .4 5 7. 99 21 .0 6 17 .4 2 -2 5. 54 -8 .7 6 4. 85 19 99 25 .2 3 47 .4 9 21 .9 7 7. 29 27 .0 5 6. 27 -1 .2 4 20 .5 4 14 .8 9 -3 4. 24 4. 69 20 00 -1 1. 08 -2 3. 15 19 .5 7 23 .2 4 -1 3. 45 16 .6 7 20 .2 3 -1 6. 96 -1 .2 7 40 .0 4 5. 88 20 01 -1 1. 27 0. 03 16 .9 8 22 .9 3 -1 4. 67 -1 .2 5 -0 .2 2 -1 5. 13 18 .7 0 18 .6 8 3. 86 20 02 -2 0. 85 -3 1. 95 -1 1. 44 -9 .0 8 -2 2. 58 -1 5. 55 -2 5. 09 -2 2. 48 3. 59 10 .1 8 1. 63 20 03 33 .1 4 54 .8 1 50 .0 9 64 .6 1 27 .9 3 30 .7 5 27 .7 4 32 .1 2 27 .6 9 4. 80 1. 02 20 04 12 .9 9 15 .0 3 20 .6 0 21 .5 6 7. 53 14 .7 9 20 .0 6 11 .8 0 4. 94 9. 53 1. 19 20 05 7. 33 -0 .2 2 8. 52 9. 45 4. 07 7. 96 12 .0 0 4. 35 -2 .0 9 8. 80 2. 98 20 06 16 .2 1 8. 88 22 .2 5 23 .3 7 9. 49 19 .7 7 23 .8 3 11 .4 0 0. 47 14 .4 1 4. 81 20 07 7. 32 5. 11 -2 .5 3 -1 0. 81 11 .4 2 1. 76 3. 26 2. 65 -8 .2 2 -1 2. 04 4. 67 20 08 -3 8. 30 -3 8. 90 -3 1. 25 -3 1. 79 -3 3. 67 -4 1. 42 -3 9. 09 -3 9. 94 4. 08 0. 85 1. 64 20 09 31 .6 2 34 .8 7 31 .8 0 34 .0 7 32 .4 7 21 .6 6 22 .8 7 31 .5 7 7. 91 -5 .2 0 0. 05 20 10 18 .0 5 30 .3 3 29 .7 0 28 .6 5 15 .7 5 20 .5 8 10 .2 8 17 .9 7 14 .0 3 -3 .5 8 0. 08 20 11 -0 .9 0 -3 .2 1 -4 .7 4 -6 .5 2 3. 91 3. 39 -6 .6 4 -0 .9 1 -5 .0 4 -6 .9 3 0. 01