<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Investors are interested in sector diversification on stock markets among other important portfolio topics. This paper looks at five sector indices on Croatian capital market as an example of a small, relatively illiquid market. Sector indices have been constructed at the beginning of 2013 and since then there is a lack of studies, which focus on sector diversification on Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE). Thus, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the recent dynamics of risk and performance of five sector indices on ZSE by employing MGARCH (Multivariate Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity) models empirically. Output from the analysis is used to form guidance for investors on Croatian capital market. The results indicate that in the observed period from February 4th 2013 to October 13th 2015 portfolios based on MGARCH methodology outperform other portfolios in terms return and risk. Thus, it is advisable to use this methodology when making portfolio selection.</p></abstract>

Investors are interested in sector diversification on stock markets among other important portfolio topics. This paper looks at five sector indices on Croatian capital market as an example of a small, relatively illiquid market. Sector indices have been constructed at the beginning of 2013 and since then there is a lack of studies, which focus on sector diversification on Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE). Thus, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the recent dynamics of risk and performance of five sector indices on ZSE by employing MGARCH (Multivariate Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity) models empirically. Output from the analysis is used to form guidance for investors on Croatian capital market. The results indicate that in the observed period from February 4th 2013 to October 13th 2015 portfolios based on MGARCH methodology outperform other portfolios in terms return and risk. Thus, it is advisable to use this methodology when making portfolio selection.

Measuring Dynamics of Risk and Performance of Sector Indices on Zagreb Stock Exchange

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb,

Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics

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Investors are interested in sector diversification on stock markets among other important portfolio topics. This paper looks at five sector indices on Croatian...

Measuring Dynamics of Risk and Performance of Sector Indices on Zagreb Stock Exchange

Published Online: Oct 17, 2016

Page range: 27 - 41

Received: Oct 12, 2015

Accepted: Dec 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/crebss-2016-0003

Keywords
MGARCH, Croatian capital market, time varying risk, beta, performance measurement

© 2015 Tihana Škrinjarić, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Measuring Dynamics of Risk and Performance of Sector Indices on Zagreb Stock Exchange

Published Online: Oct 17, 2016

Page range: 27 - 41

Received: Oct 12, 2015

Accepted: Dec 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/crebss-2016-0003

KeywordsMGARCH, Croatian capital market, time varying risk, beta, performance measurement

© 2015 Tihana Škrinjarić, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
MGARCH, Croatian capital market, time varying risk, beta, performance measurement