An Empirical Research on the Performance of Asset Pricing Models in the Chinese A-Share Market

Qichen Wang

doi:10.54097/ex8bn271

Authors

Qichen Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ex8bn271

Keywords:

Asset Pricing Models, Chinese Stock Market, Multiple Factors.

Abstract

Asset pricing remains a cornerstone of financial field, providing a framework to understand the anticipated returns of asset portfolios and individual assets. Its widespread application spans academic discourse and practical financial methodologies. This study conducts an empirical analysis of the Chinese A-share Market, utilizing transaction data from the A-share market spanning from 1994 to 2024. It examines the applicability of the traditional asset pricing models within the Chinese stock market. Through classic regression analyses of the CAPM, the Fama and French three-factor model (FF3), the Fama and French five-factor model (FF5), this study verifies that the FF5 provides a superior explanation of stock expectations for the A-share market during this period compared to other traditional asset pricing models. The conclusions of this study indicate that, among the CAPM, FF3, and FF5 models, the number of parameters taken into account by the model and its capacity to explain asset returns are positively correlated.

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