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Jun Wang
Vice President, MSCI Research
About the Contributor
Jun Wang is a Vice President in the Equity Core Research team at MSCI. His focus is on research and development of global, regional and single-country fundamental equity models. Previously, Jun explored experimental physics research in laser and radiofrequency spectroscopy of molecular systems at Yale University. Jun received his Ph.D. in Physics from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China. Jun is a CFA charterholder.
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Positive vaccine news on Nov. 9 caused big moves in industry and style factors. Those hit hardest this year jumped, while previous high performers slumped. Did this mark new factors leadership and a long-awaited rotation from momentum to value?
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Can we identify a COVID-19 factor and quantify companies’ exposure to it? We explored three ways to do so — from very simple to more complex methods.
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The coronavirus market impact spreads globally
Mar 5, 2020 Jun Wang , Jay Yao , George Bonne
Learn MoreFear of a coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic impacts caused sharp drops in global markets after an initially mild response. We look at recent performance from a factor perspective and how quickly factor returns and volatility reverted in past crises.
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The coronavirus epidemic: Implications for markets
Feb 12, 2020 Zhen Wei , Jun Wang , Thomas Verbraken
Learn MoreThe toll from the coronavirus has been felt throughout societies, leading to repercussions on the global economy and financial markets. We examine investor impact through markets’ economic exposures to China and factors and by stress testing portfolios.
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The toll from the coronavirus has been felt throughout societies, leading to repercussions on the global economy and financial markets. We examine investor impact through markets’ economic exposures to China and factors and by stress testing portfolios.
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Did FAANG stocks lead the US stock market drop?
Oct 15, 2018 Andrei Morozov , Jun Wang
Learn MoreFears of a global slowdown have sent U.S. stock markets plummeting recently. Given FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) have been a dominant force in driving U.S. market performance higher over the past few years, did these stocks lead the market’s downward trajectory?
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Managing Risk Over Different Investment Horizons
Sep 25, 2018 Jun Wang , Andrei Morozov
Learn MoreGiven high market valuations, some investors worry that a market pullback may be at hand. We saw markets gyrate earlier this year — what if volatility returns? How investors respond to changing market conditions may depend on their time horizons.