Arbeitspapier

Explaining and benchmarking corporate bond returns

We evaluate how different betas and characteristics related to default, term, and liquidity risk fare against one another in explaining the cross-section of corporate bond returns. We find that characteristics-credit rating, duration, and Amihud illiquidity measure-fare better. Yields add incremental explanatory power. Consistent with yields providing a timelier assessment of default risk than ratings, bonds with higher yields but similar credit ratings, durations and Amihud measures experience more subsequent ratings downgrades, fewer upgrades, and a higher frequency of defaults. Based on our findings, we present characteristic portfolios that can be used to benchmark individual bond and portfolio returns.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CFR Working Paper ; No. 17-03

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Cici, Gjergji
Gibson, Scott
Moussawi, Rabih
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR)
(wo)
Cologne
(wann)
2017

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Cici, Gjergji
  • Gibson, Scott
  • Moussawi, Rabih
  • University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR)

Entstanden

  • 2017

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