Do sin stocks deprive Islamic stock portfolios of diversification? some insights from the use of MGARCH-DCC

Mustaffa Kamil, Nazrol Kamil and Bacha, Obiyathulla Ismath and Masih, Mansur (2012) Do sin stocks deprive Islamic stock portfolios of diversification? some insights from the use of MGARCH-DCC. In: The Malaysian Finance Association 13th Annual Conference 2011, 10th-12th June 2011, Langkawi. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

There is argument that Shari’ah compliant portfolios are at a disadvantage in terms of portfolio diversification given that the exclusion of “sin stocks” shrinks the Islamic investor’s investment universe. This paper investigates firstly, whether there is empirical evidence to substantiate such a claim, and secondly, can something be done to alleviate this disadvantage. Our results show that there are statistical evidences that Islamic portfolios are deprived of some benefits of diversification, at the sector level. However, the empirical evidences do not permit us to generalize such a finding at the specific stock level. By analyzing the temporal characteristics of correlations using MGARCH-DCC, we argue that Islamic portfolios can minimize loss of diversification benefit by adopting appropriate portfolio allocation strategies. In particular, market sentiment and commodity prices are two key variables that can drive portfolio allocation switching decisions. In short, while there are some evidences that investors of Shari’ah compliant portfolios are denied of some additional benefits of diversification, there are arguably avenues to mitigate such a disadvantage.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	4979/67447
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sin stocks deprive Islamic stock, MGARCH-DCC
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Finance Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Nazrol Kamil Mustaffa Kamil
Date Deposited:	23 Apr 2019 15:17
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2019 15:17
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/67447

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