Renowned quantitative investor and AQR Capital Management principal, Tobias Moskowitz, believes that the momentum factor seen in sports betting contracts also applies to financial markets. He explains that people tend to follow winning streaks and over-bet on them, leading to potential overpricing of underdogs and underpricing of big favorites. Moskowitz brings these insights to AQR, a quantitative asset manager that takes a factor investing approach. The firm believes that certain quantifiable factors persist and can lead to outperformance over the long run. Last year, AQR’s Absolute Return Strategy, Equity Market Neutral Global Value, and Global Macro strategies all had record years. Moskowitz emphasizes the importance of combining theory with practice and acknowledges that while extreme bets can be found in both sports and financial markets, making significant profits is challenging due to competition. He also addresses the scrutiny faced by value investing, stating that the reasoning behind factor investing remains sound. Moskowitz believes in sticking with factor investing, staying disciplined, and remaining diversified in the long term. He notes that people are starting to take notice of value investing again. Despite the S&P 500 Index’s growth-led run this year, Moskowitz suggests that it may be due to random chance and questions if there is something missing from current models. He concludes that it’s unlikely to last.
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The hopes and dreams of sports punters is identical to the fear and greed of investors, says a professor who studies them both.
