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This study introduces a new portfolio optimization model that maximizes return, minimizes risk, and increases diversification through entropy. The proposed mean-absolute deviation-entropy model offers investors a superior performance ratio and better risk management.

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Area of Science:

  • Quantitative Finance
  • Financial Engineering
  • Operations Research

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  • Traditional portfolio optimization often balances return and risk using models like mean-absolute deviation (MAD).
  • Existing MAD models do not explicitly incorporate portfolio diversification through entropy maximization.
  • Higher entropy correlates with greater portfolio diversification, potentially reducing overall risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel multi-objective optimization model for portfolio selection: the mean-absolute deviation-entropy (MADE) model.
  • To integrate the maximization of portfolio entropy alongside return maximization and risk minimization.
  • To utilize a goal-programming approach for optimizing multiple objective functions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a multi-objective optimization model incorporating mean return, absolute deviation, and entropy.
  • Application of a goal-programming framework to handle the optimal values of the objective functions.
  • Empirical testing using stock return data from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Main Results:

  • The proposed MADE model demonstrates superior performance compared to the traditional MAD model and naive diversification strategies.
  • The MADE model achieved a higher performance ratio, indicating a better risk-return trade-off.
  • Portfolios optimized with the MADE model generated higher mean returns than those from the MAD model and naive diversification.

Conclusions:

  • The mean-absolute deviation-entropy model offers a more effective approach to portfolio optimization.
  • Incorporating entropy maximization enhances portfolio diversification and reduces unsystematic risk.
  • Investors can benefit from the MADE model for constructing well-diversified portfolios with improved performance.