to be robust using both the realized volatility model and the GARCH model, confirm that the value premium cannot be …

We present empirical evidence that stocks with low volatility earn high risk-adjusted returns. The annual alpha spread … of global low versus high volatility decile portfolios amounts to 12% over the 1986-2006 period. We also observe this … volatility effect within the US, European and Japanese markets in isolation. Furthermore, we find that the volatility effect …