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Abstract
The authors present a robust method for estimating the asset class covariance matrix for use in a mean variance optimizer. The article is based on the work of Ledoit [1997] who proposes a technique for combining the sample covariance matrix with the single index covariance matrix to yield an estimate that has a lower out of sample standard error than does either of the two inputs when used alone. Using data from 1990 through 2001, the authors apply this methodology, with a few of additional modifications, to the AMG Guaranty Trust N.A. universe and present covariance, correlation, and standard deviation estimates.
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